Agreement to Furnish Long-Term Debt Instruments to SEC – Worthington Industries, Inc.
Worthington Industries, Inc. agrees to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with copies of any long-term debt agreements not filed with its 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, if requested. This commitment covers Worthington Industries, its consolidated subsidiaries, and the Worthington Armstrong Venture joint venture. The agreement ensures the SEC can access all relevant debt instruments that define the rights of debt holders, even if those documents are not included as exhibits in the 10-K filing.
Exhibit 4.11
July 30, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Worthington Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended |
May 31, 2007 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, 2007 (the Form 10-K).
None of (i) Worthington Industries, Inc., (ii) any of the consolidated subsidiaries of Worthington Industries, Inc. or (iii) Worthington Armstrong Venture, a 50%-owned unconsolidated joint venture (in the form of a general partnership between Armstrong Ventures, Inc., a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries, Inc., and The Worthington Steel Company (Delaware), a subsidiary of Worthington Industries, Inc.), for which financial statements are required to be filed with the Form 10-K, has outstanding any instrument or agreement with respect to its long-term debt, other than those filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits 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 SEC Regulation S-K, Worthington Industries, Inc. hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, a copy of each such instrument or agreement defining (i) the rights of holders of the long-term debt of Worthington Industries, Inc. or (ii) the rights of holders of the long-term debt of a consolidated subsidiary of Worthington Industries, Inc. or (iii) the rights of holders of the long-term debt of Worthington Armstrong Venture, in each case which is not being filed or incorporated by reference 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 |