Exhibit 10.1
TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT
     This TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT (this “Instrument”), dated as of October 30, 2006,
by and among WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., (The“Company”), THE BANK OF NEW YORK
TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing
under the laws of the United States of America (the “Prior Trustee”) and U. S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and
existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Successor
Trustee”).
WITNESSETH
     WHEREAS, on May 15, 1996 the Company and Prior Trustee executed an
Indenture that provided for the authentication, delivery and administration of
the Debt Securities.
     WHEREAS, the Prior Trustee has been acting as Trustee, Registrar and Paying
Agent under the Indenture.
     WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture provides that the Trustee may at any
time resign with respect to one or more or all series of Debt Securities by
giving written notice of resignation to the Company.
     WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture further provides that in case the
Trustee shall resign, the Company may appoint a successor Trustee.
     WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture provides that the successor Trustee
shall be qualified under Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
eligible under provisions of Section 7.10 of the Indenture.
     WHEREAS, Section 7.08 of the Indenture further provides that any successor
Trustee appointed under the Indenture shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
the Company and to the Prior Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment,
thereupon the resignation of the Prior Trustee shall become effective and the
Successor Trustee without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become
fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of the
Prior Trustee;
     NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the Indenture and in consideration of the
covenants herein contained, it is agreed as follows (words and phrases not
otherwise defined in this Instrument having the definitions given thereto in the
Indenture):

 

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  1.   Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Prior Trustee has notified
the Company that the Prior Trustee has resigned as Trustee, Registrar and Paying
Agent under the Senior Indenture effective as of November 15, 2006 (the
“Effective Date”).     2.   Effective as of the Effective Date, the Prior
Trustee hereby assigns, transfers, delivers and confirms to the Successor
Trustee all of its rights, title, interest under the Indenture and all of its
rights, title, interests, capacities, privileges, duties and responsibilities as
Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent under the Indenture, except as set forth in
paragraph 19 hereof.     3.   The Prior Trustee agrees to execute and deliver
such further instruments and shall take such further actions as the Successor
Trustee or the Company may reasonably request so as to more fully and certainly
vest and confirm in the Successor Trustee all of the rights, title, interests,
capacities, privileges, duties and responsibilities hereby assigned,
transferred, delivered and confirmed to the Successor Trustee, including without
limitation, the execution and delivery of any instruments required to assign all
liens in the name of the Successor Trustee.     4.   Effective as of the
Effective Date, the Prior Trustee hereby resigns as the Trustee, Registrar and
Paying Agent and the Company appoints the Successor Trustee as successor
Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent under the Indenture; and the Company
confirms to the Successor Trustee all of the rights, title, interest,
capacities, privileges, duties and responsibilities of the Trustee, Registrar
and Paying Agent under the Indenture except as set forth in paragraph 19 hereof.
    5.   The Company agrees to execute and deliver such further instruments and
to take such further action as the Successor Trustee may reasonably request so
as to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the Successor Trustee all the
rights, title, interests, capacities, privileges, duties and responsibilities
hereby assigned, transferred, delivered and confirmed to the Successor Trustee.
    6.   Effective as of the Effective Date, the Successor Trustee hereby
accepts its appointment as successor Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent under
the Indenture and shall be vested with all of the rights, title, interests,
capacities, privileges, duties and responsibilities of the Trustee under the
Indenture.     7.   The Successor Trustee hereby represents that it is qualified
and eligible under the provisions of Sections 7.08 and 7.10 of the Indenture to
be appointed successor Trustee and hereby accepts the appointment as successor
Trustee and agrees that upon the signing of this Instrument it shall become
vested with all the rights, title, interest, capacities, privileges, duties and
responsibilities of the Prior Trustee with like effect as if originally named as
Trustee under the Indenture.     8.   The Successor Trustee shall cause notice
of the resignation, appointment and acceptance effected hereby to be given to
the owners of the Debt Securities.

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  9.   Effective as of the Effective Date, the Successor Trustee shall serve as
Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent as set forth in the Senior Indenture at its
principal corporate trust office in New York, NY or such other address as may be
specified, where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the
Debt Securities may be served.     10.   The Prior Trustee hereby represents and
warrants to the Successor Trustee that:

  a)   To the best of its knowledge no Event of Default and no event which,
after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing under the Indenture.     b)   No covenant or
condition contained in the Indenture has been waived by the Prior Trustee or to
the best of its knowledge by the holders of the percentage in aggregate
principal amount of the Debt Securities required by the Indenture to effect any
such waiver.     c)   To the best of its knowledge there is no action, suit or
proceeding pending or threatened against the Prior Trustee before any court or
governmental authority arising out of any action or omission by the Prior
Trustee as Trustee under the Indenture.     d)   The Prior Trustee has entered
into a First Supplemental Indenture dated February 27, 1997, a Second
Supplemental Indenture date December 12, 1997, a Third Supplemental Indenture
dated October 13, 1998 and a Fourth Supplemental Indenture Dated May 10, 2002.
The Prior Trustee executed no other supplement or amendment to the Indenture or
any other document in connection with the Debt Securities.     e)   As of the
Effective Date, the Prior Trustee holds no moneys in any fund or account
established by it as Trustee, Registrar or Paying Agent under the Indenture.

  11.   Each of the parties hereto hereby represents and warrants for itself
that as of the date hereof, and the Effective Date:

  a)   it has power and authority to execute and deliver this Instrument and to
perform its obligations hereunder, and all such action has been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary proceedings on its part; and     b)   this
Instrument has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it, and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability of this Instrument may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general
application affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights or by general
principles of equity limiting the availability of equitable remedies.

  12.   The parties hereto agree that this Instrument does not constitute an
assumption by the Successor Trustee of any liability of the Prior Trustee
arising out of any actions or inaction by the Prior Trustee under the Indenture.

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  13.   The parties hereto agree that as of the Effective Date, all references
to the Prior Trustee as Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent in the Indenture
shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Trustee. From and after the Effective
Date, all notices or payments which were required by the terms of the Indenture
and Debt Securities to be given or paid to the Prior Trustee, as Trustee,
Registrar and Paying Agent, shall be given or paid to: U.S. Bank Trust National
Association, 175 South Third Street 4th Floor Columbus, OH 43215.     14.   The
removal, appointment and acceptance effected hereby shall become effective as of
the opening of business on the Effective Date.     15.   This Instrument shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.     16.   This
Instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, but which counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.     17.   Nothing contained in this Instrument shall in any way
affect the obligations or rights of the Company or the Prior Trustee. This
Instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the
Prior Trustee and the Successor Trustee and their respective successors and
assigns.     18.   All fees paid to the Prior Trustee in advance but unearned
for the period from and after the Effective Date shall be credited to any
current fees owed the Prior Trustee.* Fees payable by the Company on and after
the Effective Date under the Indenture shall henceforth be invoiced by and paid
to the Successor Trustee at such address and account as shall hereafter be
provided by the Successor Trustee to the Issuer.     19.   This Instrument does
not constitute a waiver or assignment by the Prior Trustee of any compensation,
reimbursement, expenses or indemnity to which it is or may be entitled pursuant
to the Indenture. The Company acknowledges its obligations set forth in
Section 7.06 of the Indenture to indemnify Prior Trustee for, and to hold Prior
Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense incurred without
negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of Prior Trustee and
arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the
trust evidenced by the Indenture (which obligation shall survive the execution
hereof).

* The period for which fees have been paid in advance ends on 11/30/2006.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be duly
executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first
above written.

      WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
   
By:
  /s/Lester V. Hess
 
   
Title:
  Treasurer
 
    THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY,
N.A., as Prior Trustee
 
   
By:
  /s/George N. Reaves
 
   
Title:
  [Prior Bank Contact Title]
 
    U. S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Successor Trustee
 
   
By:
  /s/Scott Miller
 
   
Title:
  Vice President

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