EXHIBIT 4(f) ------------ Agreement to furnish instruments defining rights of holders of long-term debt 2 [WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES LETTERHEAD]

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                                 EXHIBIT 4(f)
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Agreement to furnish instruments defining rights of holders of long-term debt


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                      [WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES LETTERHEAD]

                                                 August 26, 1997


Securities and Exchange Commission 
Judiciary Plaza
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Washington, D.C. 20549


           Re: Worthington Industries, Inc. - Form 10-K

Gentlemen:

           Worthington Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is today
executing a Form 10-K, Annual Report.

           Pursuant to the instructions relating to the Exhibits, Worthington
Industries, Inc. xxxxxx agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request,
copies of instruments and agreements defining the rights of holders of its
long-term debt and of the long-term debt of its consolidated subsidiaries.

                                        Very Truly yours,

                                        WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                        /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                        Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
                                        President

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