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):
September 2, 2005
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-1169
(Commission File Number)
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34-0577130
(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.
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Timken Company announced the following statement on September 2, 2005.
The Timken Company and the Steelworkers Union have reached a tentative four-year
agreement that covers hourly employees
at the Canton and Wooster, Ohio, plants.
The Union Negotiating Committee has unanimously recommended that the membership
ratify the early agreement.
Arrangements are now being made for information-ratification meetings. At that
time, the Union Bargaining Committee
will explain details of the tentative agreement
and answer questions.
The current Basic Labor Agreement is scheduled to expire September 26, 2005.
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