Timken Declares Dividend

PR Newswire

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 9

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Mar. 2, 2010, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 22, 2010. It will be the 351st consecutive dividend paid on the common stock of the company.

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR, http://www.timken.com) keeps the world turning, with innovative friction management and power transmission products and services, enabling our customers' machinery to perform more efficiently and reliably. With sales of $3.1 billion in 2009, operations in 26 countries and approximately 17,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn™ for better performance.

    Media Contact: Lorrie Paul Crum
    Manager - Global Media and Strategic Communications
    Mail Code: GNW-37
    1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
    Canton, OH 44706 U.S.A.
    Telephone: (330) 471-3514
    Mobile:  (330) 224-5021
    lorrie.crum@timken.com

    Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg
    Director - Capital Markets and Investor Relations
    Mail Code: GNE-26
    1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
    Canton, OH 44706 U.S.A.
    Telephone: (330) 471-7446
    steve.tschiegg@timken.com

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Contact

Media: Lorrie Paul Crum, Manager – Global Media and Strategic Communications, +1-330-471-3514, Mobile: +1-330-224-5021, lorrie.crum@timken.com; Investor: Steve Tschiegg, Director – Capital Markets and Investor Relations, +1-330-471-7446, steve.tschiegg@timken.com