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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MCCONNELL JOHN P/OH   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC [WOR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman/Chief Exec Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2016 (Street) COLUMBUS, OH 43085 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 03/03/2016   M   130,000 A $ 18.17 1,708,034 D   Common Shares 03/03/2016   F   96,409 (1) D $ 33.91 1,611,625 D   Common Shares               12,415,982 I By JMAC, Inc. Common Shares               2,428,312 (2) I By the Porter Rardin Trust f/b/o John P. McConnell and Margaret Kollis (2) Common Shares               6,151 (2) I As custodian for his son, C.R.McConnell (2) Common Shares               5,392 I By Spouse, Amy McConnell, as custodian for her son, Luke A. Edmonds Common Shares               118,000 I By The McConnell Family Trust Common Shares               255,875 (3) I By The Margaret R. McConnell Trust f/b/o Margaret Kollis (3) Common Shares               24,755 I By the Worthington Industries, Inc. Deferred Profit Sharing Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 18.17

03/03/2016

M

130,000

06/01/2007(4)

06/01/2016

common shares

130,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCCONNELL JOHN P/OH WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD COLUMBUS, OH 43085	X		Chairman/Chief Exec Officer

Signatures

/S/ John P. McConnell by Dale T. Brinkman, as attorney-in-fact		03/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported common shares were withheld from those which would have otherwise been issued upon exercise of the option, in order to pay the exercise price for the common shares acquired upon exercise of the option and the related withholding taxes.
(2)	The account is enrolled in the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan and the amount listed includes the number of common shares reflected in the most up-to-date information available.
(3)	Amount listed is the most up-to-date information available regarding holdings in the Worthington Industries, Inc. Deferred Profit Sharing Plan Fund which invests in common shares of the Issuer.
(4)	This non-qualified stock option was granted out of the Worthington Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Option Plan and vested at 20% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, the date listed is the first day any portion of the option vested. This option was due to expire on June 1, 2016.

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