FORM 10-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ☑  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 OR ☐  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ____________ to ____________ Commission file number: 1-1169 THE TIMKEN COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 34-0577130 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 44706 (Zip Code) (State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization)  1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio  (Address of principal executive offices)  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Ohio (330) 438-3000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class  Common Stock, without par value  Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ☑ No  ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes  ☐ No  ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☑ No  ☐ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ☑ No  ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting  company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer  ☑ Accelerated filer  ☐ Non-accelerated filer  ☐ Smaller reporting company  ☐  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ☐ No  ☑ As of June 30, 2011, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was  $4,481,899,833 based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Class  Common Shares, without par value  Outstanding at January 31, 2012 97,739,712 shares DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE  Document  Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders  to be held May 8, 2012 (Proxy Statement) Parts Into Which Incorporated Part III