FORM S-8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2009.
Registration No. 333-__________
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Ohio   34-0577130
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 		  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
OH&R INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Scott A. Scherff
Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
(Name and address of agent for service)
(330) 438-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
     
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                                     
 
              Proposed     Proposed        
  Title of           Maximum     Maximum        
  Securities     Amount     Offering     Aggregate     Amount of  
  to be     to be     Price Per     Offering     Registration  
  Registered     Registered (1)     Share (2)     Price (2)     Fee  
 
Common Stock, without par value
    5,000 shares     $11.77     $ 58,850       $ 3.00    
 
 
(1)   Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the OH&R Investment Plan (the “Plan”).
 
(2)   Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2009, within five business days prior to filing.
 
 

 

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PART II
Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5
EX-23(a)
EX-24

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     Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-41155, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 26, 1997, are incorporated herein by reference. This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of registering an additional 5,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value (“Common Stock”), of The Timken Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Registrant”), under the Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
     The following Exhibits are being filed as part of this Registration Statement:
  4(a)   Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-02553 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  4(b)   Amended Code of Regulations of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 1-1169) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  4(c)   OH&R Investment Plan (the “Plan”) (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-41155 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
  5   Opinion of Counsel.
 
  23(a)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
  23(b)   Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
 
  24   Power of Attorney.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on this 5th day of March 2009.
         
  THE TIMKEN COMPANY
 		  
  By:   /s/ Scott A. Scherff    
    Scott A. Scherff   
    Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel   
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
        
*
 
James W. Griffith
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Glenn A. Eisenberg
  Executive Vice President — Finance and Administration (Principal Financial Officer)   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
J. Theodore Mihaila
  Senior Vice President — Finance and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Philip R. Cox
  Director    March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Jerry J. Jasinowski
  Director    March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
John A. Luke, Jr.
  Director    March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Robert W. Mahoney
  Director    March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Joseph W. Ralston
  Director    March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
John R. Reilly
  Director    March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Frank C. Sullivan
  Director    March 5, 2009

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Signature   Title   Date
 
        
*
 
John M. Timken, Jr.
    Director   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Ward J. Timken
    Director   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Ward J. Timken, Jr.
   Director   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Joseph F. Toot, Jr.
   Director   March 5, 2009
 
        
*
 
Jacqueline F. Woods
   Director   March 5, 2009
 
*   This Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the above-named directors and officers of the Registrant by Scott A. Scherff, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of the Registrant, as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Commission as Exhibit 24 to this Registration Statement.
         
     
DATED: March 5, 2009  By:   /s/ Scott A. Scherff    
    Scott A. Scherff, Attorney-in-Fact   
       
 
     The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on this 5th day of March 2009.
         
  OH&R INVESTMENT PLAN
 		  
  By:   /s/ Scott A. Scherff    
    Scott A. Scherff, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel  
     

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit Description
 
    
4(a)
  Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-02553 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
    
4(b)
  Amended Code of Regulations of the Registrant (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992 (File No. 1-1169) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
    
4(c)
  OH&R Investment Plan (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-41155 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
    
5
  Opinion of Counsel.
 
    
23(a)
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
    
23(b)
  Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
 
    
24
  Power of Attorney.

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