Worthington Industries, Inc. Agreement to Furnish Long-Term Debt Instruments to SEC (Form 10-K, 2006)
Worthington Industries, Inc. agrees to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with copies of any long-term debt agreements not filed with its 2006 Annual Report, if requested. The company confirms that no such agreements, other than those already filed or referenced, involve debt exceeding 10% of its total consolidated assets. This agreement ensures regulatory compliance by making additional documents available to the SEC upon request.
Exhibit 4.9
| August 11, 2006 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Worthington Industries, Inc. – Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
May 31, 2006 — SEC File No. 1-8399
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, is today filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006 (the “Form 10-K”).
Neither Worthington Industries, Inc. nor any of its consolidated subsidiaries has outstanding any instrument or agreement with respect to its long-term debt, other than those filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Form 10-K, under which the total amount of long-term debt authorized exceeds 10% of the total assets of Worthington Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In accordance with the provisions of Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, Worthington Industries, Inc. hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of each such instrument or agreement defining the rights of holders of the long-term debt of Worthington Industries, Inc. or of holders of the long-term debt of its consolidated subsidiaries, which is not being filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K.
| Very truly yours, |
| WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| /s/ John S. Christie |
| John S. Christie |
| President and Chief Financial Officer |
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