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 28, 2012
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On November 28, 2012, The Timken Company (the “Company”) issued a press release commenting on the Schedule 13D filed by California State Teachers’ Retirement System and Relational Investors LLC with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by this reference.
This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release of The Timken Company dated November 28, 2012 | |
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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 28, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release of The Timken Company dated November 28, 2012 | |
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