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The Timken Company to Announce Fourth Quarter Results

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2004 -- The Timken Company will announce its fourth quarter financial results on Thursday, January 22, 2004 before 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.

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   Conference Call: Thursday, January 22, 2004
                    11 a.m. Eastern Time

   All Callers:     Live Dial-In: 706-634-0975
                    (Call in 10 minutes prior to be included)
                    Replay Dial-In: 706-645-9291
                    Replay Passcode: 4536689

   Live Webcast:    www.timken.com

The Timken Company is a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings, alloy and specialty steels and components, and a provider of related products and services. Following its February 2003 acquisition of The Torrington Company, Timken employs 28,000 people worldwide with operations in 29 countries. In 2002, the combined companies had sales of approximately $3.8 billion.

   Media Contact:
   Carol A. Titus
   Communications Manager
   (330) 471-3757
   www.timken.com/media

   Investor Contact:
   Kevin R. Beck
   Manager - Investor Relations
   (330) 471-7181
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