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Exhibit 1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-57981) pertaining to The Worthington Industries Inc. Deferred Profit
Sharing Plan of our report dated May 15, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements and schedule of The Worthington Industries Inc. Deferred Profit
Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
ERNST & YOUNG
Columbus, Ohio
June 21, 2000
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