CANTON, Ohio, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Timken Company will present at the Merrill Lynch 7th Annual Global Industries Conference on May 11 at 10:50 a.m. in London (5:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time). Presenters will be James W. Griffith, president and CEO, and Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice president - finance and administration. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at www.timken.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available until May 21, 2005.

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.

Contact: Denise L. Bowler, Manager - Associate & Financial Communications, +1-330-471-3485, or fax, +1-330-471-4118, or denise.bowler@timken.com , or Steve Tschiegg, Manager - Investor Relations, +1-330-471-7446, or fax, +1-330-471-2797, or steve.tschiegg@timken.com , both of The Timken Company

SOURCE The Timken Company