Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

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Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer

The Timken Company

(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

1835 Dueber Avenue S.W.
Canton, Ohio 44706

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing

Ward Jackson Timken, Jr.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
Canton, Ohio 44706

(c)

Citizenship

United States of America

(d)

Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock Without Par Value

(e)

CUSIP Number

887389104

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

[    ]

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

[    ]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

[    ]

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

[    ]

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

(e)

[    ]

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

[    ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

[    ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

[    ]

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

[    ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

[    ]

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

5,697,572

(b)

Percent of class:

5.9%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

387,818

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

5,309,754

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

387,818

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

5,309,754

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [    ].

Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

                                 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Other persons have the right to receive and, in certain cases, share the right to direct the receipt of the dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of 5,309,754 shares of the securities identified in this Schedule 13G.

5,247,944 shares of the securities identified in this Schedule 13G are held by the Timken Foundation of Canton , which is a private charitable foundation. The four trustees of the Timken Foundation of Canton are Ward J. Timken, Nancy S. Knudsen, Joy A. Timken and me. All of the trustees share the voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by the Timken Foundation of Canton.

61,810 shares of the securities identified in this Schedule 13G are held by my wife or trusts. I disclaim the beneficial ownership of 8,810 shares of these securities as well as the securities held by the Timken Foundation of Canton. I am the beneficiary of a trust which holds the remaining 53,000 shares of these securities.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Item 10.

Certifications

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

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