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):		March 11, 2003

THE TIMKEN COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-1169 (Commission File Number)		34-0577130 (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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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The Timken Company will conduct a slide presentation during the Salomon Smith Barney Industrial Manufacturing Conference on March 11, 2003. The following are excerpts from the presentation materials that will be used during the conference, which excerpts are being made publicly available in this report. This information is not “filed” pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933. Additionally, the submission of this report on Form 8-K is not an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD. All of the information in this report is presented as of March 11, 2003, and The Timken Company does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

 

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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: March 11, 2003