CANTON, Ohio, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) will announce its second quarter financial results on Thursday, July 28, 2005, 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.

     Conference Call:  Thursday, July 28, 2005
                       11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

     All Callers       Live Dial-In: 706-634-0975
                       (Call in 10 minutes prior to be included)
                       Replay Dial-In through August 4, 2005: 706-645-9291
                       Conference ID: 3420202

     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™ for better performance.

The Timken Company Contacts:

Denise Bowler, Manager - Associate & Financial Communications, Telephone: (330) 471-3485, Facsimile: (330) 471-4118, denise.bowler@timken.com

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

For Additional Information:

www.timken.com/media

www.timken.com/investors

SOURCE The Timken Company