UNITED STATES

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 21, 2025

THE TIMKEN COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number: 1-1169


Ohio		34-0577130
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4500 Mount Pleasant Street NW
North Canton	Ohio	44720
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

234.262.3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, without par value

TKR

The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 21, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Timken Company (the “Company”) approved an increase in the size of the Board from twelve to thirteen members and elected Kimberly K. Ryan as a director. Ms. Ryan will begin serving as a director on January 21, 2025 for a term that expires at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company and will also serve on the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board. Ms. Ryan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hillenbrand, Inc., a global industrial manufacturer of highly engineered processing equipment and solutions.

In connection with her appointment and service to the Board, Ms. Ryan will receive the same compensation as all other non-employee directors of the Company as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 14, 2024. Ms. Ryan and the Company will also enter into the Company’s standard director indemnification agreement, the form of which was previously filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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

Date: January 21, 2025	By:	/s/ Hansal N. Patel
		Hansal N. Patel
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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