The Timken Company will announce its 2005 annual and fourth quarter financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. The financial results will be available through the Internet at www.timken.com. The company will host a conference call that day for investors and securities analysts to discuss the financial results.

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Conference Call: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

All Callers: Live Dial-In: 706-634-0975
(Call in 10 minutes prior to be included)
Replay Dial-In through Feb. 8, 2006: 706-645-9291
Conference ID: 3960158

Live Webcast: www.timken.com

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) keeps the world turning, with innovative ways to make customers' products run smoother, faster and more efficiently. Timken's highly engineered bearings, alloy steels and related products and services turn up everywhere. With operations in 27 countries, sales of $4.5 billion in 2004 and 26,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn(TM) for better performance.

CONTACT: Steve Tschiegg, Manager - Investor Relations of The Timken Company, +1-330-471-7446, or Facsimile, +1-330-471-2797, or steve.tschiegg@timken.com

SOURCE The Timken Company

Steve Tschiegg, Manager - Investor Relations of The Timken Company, +1-330-471-7446,
or Facsimile, +1-330-471-2797, or steve.tschiegg@timken.com

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