Worthington Industries To Host Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

    COLUMBUS, Ohio--Dec. 17, 2002--Worthington Industries, Inc. will hold its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The company will discuss its second quarter results which will be released earlier the same day.
    A live audio webcast will be available via an Internet link at: www.WorthingtonIndustries.com and will be archived for ninety days. A call replay will be available for those parties who are unable to participate.
    The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

    Worthington Industries is a leading diversified metal processing company with annual sales of approximately $2 billion. The Columbus, Ohio, based company is North America's premier value-added steel processor and a leader in manufactured metal products such as automotive aftermarket stampings, pressure cylinders, metal framing, metal ceiling grid systems and laser welded blanks. The company employs more than 8,000 people and operates 65 facilities in 10 countries.
    Founded in 1955, the company operates under a long- standing corporate philosophy rooted in the golden rule, with earning money for its shareholders as the first corporate goal. This philosophy, an unwavering commitment to the customer and one of the strongest employee/employer partnerships in American industry serve as the company's foundation. Worthington Industries is listed as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America by Fortune magazine.