Shareholder Information

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Annual Meeting of Shareholders Tuesday, April 20, 2004, 10 a.m., Corporate Offices.
Direct meeting inquiries to Scott A. Scherff, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel, at 330-471-4226.

Shareholder Information

Dividends on common stock are generally payable in March, June, September and December.

The Timken Company offers an open enrollment dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan through its transfer agent. This program allows current shareholders and new investors the opportunity to purchase shares of common stock without a broker.

Shareholders of record may increase their investment in the company by reinvesting their dividends at no cost. Shares held in the name of a broker must be transferred to the shareholder’s name to permit reinvestment.

Please direct inquiries to:

National City Bank Reinvestment Services
P.O. Box 94946
Cleveland, Ohio 44101-4946

Inquiries concerning dividend payments, change of address or lost certificates should be directed to National City Bank at 1-800-622-6757.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

National City Bank Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 92301
Cleveland, Ohio 44193-0900



 

Independent Auditors

Ernst & Young LLP
200 Market Ave., N.
Canton, Ohio 44702-1418

Stock Listing

New York Stock Exchange trading symbol, “TKR.” Abbreviation used in most newspaper stock listings is “Timken.”

Publications

The Annual Meeting Notice, Proxy Statement and Proxy Form are mailed to shareholders in March.

Copies of Forms 10-K and 10-Q may be obtained from the company’s Web site, www.timken.com/investors, or by written request at no charge from:

The Timken Company Shareholder Relations, GNE-04
P.O. Box 6928
Canton, Ohio 44706-0928

Trademarks

AP™, AP-2™, Fafnir®, Guardian™, Kilian®, SENSOR-PAC™, Spexx®, StatusCheck™, Timken®, Torrington® and UNIT-BEARING™ are all trademarks of The Timken Company.

The Timken Company’s Web site: www.timken.com.



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