Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On January 4, 2023, John P. McConnell, Executive Chairman of Worthington
Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant"), notified the Board of Directors (the
"Board") of the Registrant that he intends to step down from the Board in June
2023.
(d) In connection with the planned resignation of John P. McConnell from the
Board in June 2023, on January 4, 2023, the Board, in accordance with the
Registrant's Code of Regulations and upon the recommendation of its Nominating
and Governance Committee, increased the number of authorized directors from 11
to 12, and appointed John H. McConnell II as a director of the Registrant to
serve as a member of the class of directors whose terms will expire at the
Registrant's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filling the vacancy created by
the increase in the number of authorized directors. The appointment of John H.
McConnell II, who is the son of John P. McConnell, was effective January 4,
2023.
It is the Board's intention that the terms of John P. McConnell and John H.
McConnell II overlap in order to provide an orderly transition. It is also the
Board's intention that upon John P. McConnell's departure from the Board, the
number of authorized directors will be reduced from 12 to 11.
John H. McConnell II is Vice President, Global Business Development, of the
Registrant's Sustainable Energy Solutions segment, a role he has held since June
2021. He previously served as business director of the Registrant's North
American High Pressure Vessels business from November 2019 to June 2021 and
product manager of the Registrant's Life Support Technology products from June
2014 to November 2019. John H. McConnell II also held various roles with the
Registrant from 2000 to 2012, and with the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2012 to
2014. John H. McConnell II has a bachelor's degree and Master of Business
Administration from The Ohio State University and serves on the boards of the
National Veterans Memorial and Museum, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the
Cohesion Foundation.
There is no arrangement or understanding between John H. McConnell II and any
other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Registrant.
John H. McConnell II has not been appointed to any committees of the Board.
The information required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K
is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure included under the
caption "Transactions With Certain Related Persons - Transactions with Related
Persons" and the disclosure with respect to John P. McConnell included under the
captions "Executive Compensation" and "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management", in each case in the Registrant's definitive Proxy
Statement relating to the Registrant's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which was filed with the SEC on August 15, 2022. As a member of the McConnell
family, John H. McConnell II has an indirect interest in the transactions
disclosed under the above-described captions "Transactions With Certain Related
Persons - Transactions with Related Persons" and "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management".
John H. McConnell II will not receive any compensation in connection with his
appointment and service as a director of the Registrant; however, as a
non-executive employee of the Registrant, he has received and will continue to
receive compensation under the Registrant's normal compensation programs. John
H. McConnell II's compensation for the Registrant's fiscal year ended May 31,
2022 was, and his compensation for the Registrant's fiscal year ending May 31,
2023 is expected to be, less than $300,000 for each fiscal year. John H.
McConnell II's compensation has been, and will continue to be, established by
the Registrant, without the involvement of John P. McConnell, in accordance with
the Registrant's compensation practices applicable to employees with comparable
qualifications and responsibilities and holding similar positions. The
Registrant expects to enter into its standard indemnification agreement for
directors with John H. McConnell II.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 5, 2023, the Registrant issued a news release announcing John H.
McConnell II's appointment to the Board and John P. McConnell's planned
resignation from the Board, a copy of which is included with this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) - (c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits: The following exhibits are included with this Current Report on
Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 News Release issued by Worthington Industries, Inc. on January 5,
2023
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