THE TIMKEN COMPANY

Timken Alloy Steel Europe to Increase Steel Tubing Prices

CANTON, Ohio, June 17/PRNewswire/ -- Timken Alloy Steel Europe Limited, a subsidiary of The Timken Company, announced it would increase base prices on steel tubing by a minimum of 7.5 percent. These price increases apply to all tubing despatched from July 1, 2004. Raw material surcharges will continue to be levied at the rates ruling at date of despatch.

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The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR);(http://www.timken.com) is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels and a provider of related products and services with operations in 27 countries. A Fortune 500 company, Timken recorded 2003 sales of US$3.8 billion and employed approximately 26,000 at year-end.

Media Contact: Robert G. Bourquin, Senior Communications Representative, +1-330-471-7106, or http://www.timken.com/media Investor Contact: Kevin R. Beck, Manager - Investor Relations,
+1-330-471-7181

Web site: http://www.timken.com
http://www.timken.com/media

Source: The Timken Company

Media, Robert G. Bourquin, Senior Communications Representative,
+1-330-471-7106, or Investor Contact, Kevin R. Beck, Manager - Investor Relations, +1-330-471-7181, both of The Timken Company

18 jun 04 08:35