TIMKEN CO — Registration Form 2008

May 12, 2008

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2008.

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 34-0577130 (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):

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

Title of		Proposed — Maximum	Proposed — 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	100,000 shares	$36.64	$3,664,000.00	$144.00

(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 May 7, 2008, 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. 333-76062, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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 100,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value (“Common Stock”), of The Timken Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Registrant”), under the Plan.

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PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

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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). |
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| 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. |

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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 12 th day of May 2008.

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)	May 12, 2008
* Glenn A. Eisenberg	Executive Vice President —
Finance and Administration (Principal Financial Officer)	May 12, 2008
* J. Theodore Mihaila	Senior Vice President —
Finance and Controller (Principal Accounting
Officer)	May 12, 2008
* Philip R. Cox	Director	May 12, 2008
Jerry J. Jasinowski	Director
* John A. Luke, Jr.	Director	May 12, 2008
* Robert W. Mahoney	Director	May 12, 2008
* Joseph W. Ralston	Director	May 12, 2008
* John R. Reilly	Director	May 12, 2008
* Frank C. Sullivan	Director	May 12, 2008

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Signature	Title	Date
* John M. Timken, Jr.	Director	May 12, 2008
* Ward J. Timken	Director	May 12, 2008
* Ward J. Timken, Jr.	Director	May 12, 2008
* Joseph F. Toot, Jr.	Director	May 12, 2008
* Jacqueline F. Woods	Director	May 12, 2008

• 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: May 12, 2008
Scott A. Scherff, Attorney-in-Fact

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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)	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.

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