Interim Management Statement

For Immediate Release

16 August 2012

Worthington Group plc

Interim Management Statement

Worthington Group plc provides an Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 April 2012 to the date of this announcement, as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Trading for the period is in line with management expectations and we have nothing further to report in the short period since our last update on 31 July 2012.

Doug Ware, Chief Executive

Website: www.worthingtongroupplc.co.uk

Enquiries:

Anne Aylesbury, PD Cosec Limited,

Company Secretary, Worthington Group plc on 0208 940 0963

Roland Cornish, Beaumont Cornish Limited on 020 7628 3396