TIMKEN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TIMKEN CO (TKR)
CIK: 0000098362
Period of Report: 2012-02-08

Reporting Person: Mihaila John Theodore (Sr. VP and Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-08	Common Stock (Restricted)	F	197	$51.35	Disposed	8834	Direct
2012-02-08	Common Stock (Restricted)	F	126	$51.35	Disposed	8708	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-09	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$51.76	A	5800	Acquired	2022-02-09	Common Stock (5800)	Direct
2012-02-09	Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	$	A	3100	Acquired	2014-12-31	Common Stock (3100)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18710	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option becomes exercisable in (a) annual 25 percent increments begining on 2/9/2013 or (b) in the event of retirement, death or disability of the participant or (c) upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company or similar event.

F2: Performance based restricted stock are subject to certain performance criteria between 1/1/2012 and 12/31/2014 and if the criteria is met then they fully vest 3 years therefrom.