CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) will announce third-quarter financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. The financial results will be available on 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.

     Conference Call: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006
                      11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time
     All Callers:     Live Dial-In:  800-344-0593 or 706-634-0975
                     (Call in 10 minutes prior to be included.)
                      Replay Dial-In through Nov. 1, 2006:
                      800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291
                      Conference ID:  5677550 (Valid for live call and replay)
     Live Webcast:    www.timken.com/investor

About The Timken Company

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 $5.2 billion in 2005 and 27,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn™ for better performance.

Media Contact: Jeff Dafler, Manager - Global Media & Government Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-3514, or Facsimile: (330) 471-7032, orjeff.dafler@timken.com

Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Manager - Investor Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-7446, or Facsimile: (330) 471-2797, or steve.tschiegg@timken.com

SOURCE  The Timken Company