Worthington Steel, Inc.

• nuevoRisks Related to Owning Our Common Shares
• Our net sales are heavily concentrated in the automotive and construction end markets, and a decline in those end markets may have an adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flows.
• Concern about climate change might result in new legal and regulatory requirements to reduce or mitigate the effects of climate change.
• Economic, political and other risks associated with foreign operations could adversely affect our financial results.
• The principal shareholder of Worthington Steel may have the ability to exert significant influence in matters requiring a shareholder vote and could delay, deter or prevent a change in control of Worthington Steel.
• nuevoRestrictions on our interactions with Kloeckner may delay or limit the implementation of our integration strategy and could adversely impact our results of operations.
• The price of our common shares has fluctuated significantly and may continue to fluctuate significantly.
• Certain provisions in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated code of regulations, and of Ohio law, may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, which could decrease the trading price of our common shares.
• Volatility in the U.S. and worldwide capital and credit markets could negatively impact our end markets and result in reduced demand for our products, increased credit and collection risks and other adverse effects on our business.
• Changes to global data privacy laws and cross-border transfer requirements could adversely affect our business and operations.
• f Financial Condition and Results of Operations
• nuevoEconomic or Industry Downturns and Weakness
• Financial difficulties and bankruptcy filings by our customers could have an adverse impact on our business
• Our operating results may be adversely affected by continued volatility in steel prices.
• Our operating results may be affected by fluctuations in raw material prices and our ability to pass on increases in raw material costs to our customers.
• The costs of manufacturing our products and/or our ability to meet our customers’ demands could be negatively impacted if we experience interruptions in deliveries of needed raw materials or supplies.
• nuevoExcess Capacity and Over-Production by Foreign Steel Producers or Decreases in Tariffs
• There also has been stakeholder focus, including by governmental authorities, investors, customers, media and nongovernmental organizations, on environmental sustainability matters, such as climate change, the reduction of greenhouse gases and water consumption.
• Developing and acting on initiatives within the scope of social and environmental sustainability, and collecting, measuring and reporting environmental sustainability-related information and metrics can be costly, difficult and time consuming and is subject to evolving reporting standards.
• Our business could be harmed if we fail to maintain proper inventory levels.
• The loss of significant volume from our key customers could adversely affect us.
• Many of our key end markets, such as automotive and construction, are cyclical in nature.
• We are unable to predict the duration of the current economic conditions or the magnitude or timing of changes in economic activities, which could adversely affect our customers and, in turn, our business.
• Significant reductions in sales to any of the Detroit Three automakers, or to our automotive-related customers in general, could have a negative impact on our business.
• Any future United Auto Workers (“UAW”) strikes against the Detroit Three automakers could have material adverse effects on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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