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)

COMPANY SAVINGS PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF TIMKEN FRANCE
(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):

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

Share (1)

Price (1)

Fee

Common Stock, without par value

250,000 shares

$

11.77

$

2,942,500

$

116.00

(1)		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 of 1933, as amended (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.

 

 

     Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement No. 333-150846, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 12, 2008, Registration Statement No. 333-76062, filed with the Commission on December 28, 2001, and Registration Statement No. 333-62481, filed with the Commission on August 28, 1998, are incorporated herein by reference. This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of registering an additional 250,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value (“Common Stock”), of The Timken Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Registrant”), under the Company Savings Plan for the Employees of Timken France.

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)		Company Savings Plan for the Employees of Timken France (the “Plan”) (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-62481 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.

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 5^th day of March 2009.

     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

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.

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)		Company Savings Plan for the Employees of Timken France (filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-62481 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.