The Timken Company 8-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
     
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
            November 5, 2004
 
 

THE TIMKEN COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-1169   34-0577130
  		 
 
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(330) 438-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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EX-99.1 Press Release

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     (d)     On November 5, 2004, Mr. Phillip R. Cox was elected to the Board of Directors of The Timken Company for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2005. Mr. Cox has been named a member of the Company’s Audit Committee.

               Mr. Cox is the founder of Cox Financial Corporation, a provider of financial and estate planning services based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Cincinnati Bell and the University of Cincinnati, and on the boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Bethesda Hospital, Cinergy Corporation, Touchstone Mutual Funds and Long Stanton Manufacturing Company.

               A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Cox’s election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

     
Exhibits.
 
    
99.1
  The Timken Company Press Release dated November 9, 2004, announcing the election of Phillip R. Cox to the Board of Directors.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
 
        
    THE TIMKEN COMPANY
 
        
  By:   /s/ William R. Burkhart
     
 
      William R. Burkhart
      Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 
        

Date: November 11, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit Number     Description of Document
 
    
99.1
    The Timken Company Press Release dated November 9, 2004, announcing the election of Phillip R. Cox to the Board of Directors.