CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James W. Griffith, president and chief executive officer, and Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice president - finance and administration, will be presenting at the Smith Barney Citigroup Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York City on Tuesday, March 9. The presentation is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

A webcast of the presentation will be available by linking to:http://www.timken.com/investors on March 9. The webcast will be available for replay for 30 days.

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR, www.timken.com) is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels and a provider of related products and services with operations in 29 countries. The company recorded 2003 sales of $3.8 billion and employed approximately 26,000 at year-end.

Media Contact: Carol A. Titus, Communications Manager, (330) 471-3757,carol.titus@timken.com, or visit http://www.timken.com/media

Investor Contact: Kevin R. Beck, Manager - Investor Relations, (330) 471-7181,http://www.timken.com/investor

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    /CONTACT:  Media, Carol A. Titus, Communications Manager, +1-330-471-3757,
or carol.titus@timken.com, or Investors, Kevin R. Beck, Manager - Investor
Relations, +1-330-471-7181, or kevin.beck@timken.com, both of The Timken
Company/
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CO:  Timken Company; Smith Barney Citigroup Industrial Manufacturing
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