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EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">Current Report Pursuant<BR>
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>January 26, 2012</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">THE TIMKEN COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">1-1169</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">34-0577130</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">(330) 438-3000</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B></P>

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a press release on January 26, 2012, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by this reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This information shall
not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Exchange
Act&quot;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><U>Exhibits.</U></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 86%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">The Timken Company Press Release dated January 26, 2012, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011.&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>THE TIMKEN COMPANY</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ William R. Burkhart</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">William R. Burkhart<BR> Senior Vice President and General Counsel</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">Date: January 26, 2012</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt">The Timken Company Press Release dated January 26, 2012, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011.&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 26, 2012
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-1169
34-0577130
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(330) 438-3000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
£
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
1
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The Timken Company issued
a press release on January 26, 2012, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by this reference.
This information shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Exhibits.
99.1
The Timken Company Press Release dated January 26, 2012, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011.
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
By:
/s/ William R. Burkhart
William R. Burkhart
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Date: January 26, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
        Number
Description
        of Document
99.1
The Timken Company Press Release dated January 26, 2012, announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011.
4