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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
OR
     
o   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)
     
OHIO   34-0577130
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
1835 Dueber Ave., SW, Canton, OH   44706-2798
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
330.438.3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     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 þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ                     Accelerated filer o                     Non-accelerated filer o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
     
Class   Outstanding at March 31, 2007
     
Common Stock, without par value   94,892,637 shares
 
 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
PART I. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-12
EX-18
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
THE TIMKEN COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statement of Income
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   2007   2006
 
Net sales
  $ 1,284,513     $ 1,254,308  
Cost of products sold
    1,027,020       984,495  
 
Gross Profit
    257,493       269,813  
 
               
Selling, administrative and general expenses
    164,303       170,752  
Impairment and restructuring charges
    13,776       1,040  
Loss on divestitures
    354        
 
Operating Income
    79,060       98,021  
 
               
Interest expense
    (9,644 )     (13,065 )
Interest income
    1,955       1,463  
Other expense — net
    (3,385 )     (5,159 )
 
Income Before Income Taxes
    67,986       81,260  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
    (6,268 )     24,166  
 
Income from Continuing Operations
    74,254       57,094  
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
    940       8,846  
 
Net Income
  $ 75,194     $ 65,940  
 
 
               
Earnings Per Share:
               
Basic earnings per share
               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.79     $ 0.61  
Discontinued operations
    0.01       0.10  
 
Net income per share
  $ 0.80     $ 0.71  
 
 
               
Diluted earnings per share
               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.78     $ 0.61  
Discontinued operations
    0.01       0.09  
 
Net income per share
  $ 0.79     $ 0.70  
 
 
               
Dividends per share
  $ 0.16     $ 0.15  
 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet
                 
    (Unaudited)    
    March 31,   December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)   2007   2006
ASSETS
               
Current Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 100,818     $ 101,072  
Accounts receivable, less allowances: 2007 - $38,711; 2006 - $36,673
    740,837       673,428  
Inventories, net
    974,967       952,310  
Deferred income taxes
    86,113       85,576  
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
    14,740       11,083  
Other current assets
    80,123       76,811  
 
Total Current Assets
    1,997,598       1,900,280  
 
               
Property, Plant and Equipment — Net
    1,598,160       1,601,559  
 
               
Other Assets
               
Goodwill
    204,247       201,899  
Other intangible assets
    101,074       104,070  
Deferred income taxes
    169,058       169,417  
Other non-current assets
    53,926       54,308  
 
Total Other Assets
    528,305       529,694  
 
Total Assets
  $ 4,124,063     $ 4,031,533  
 
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities
               
Short-term debt
  $ 109,696     $ 40,217  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    528,742       506,301  
Salaries, wages and benefits
    169,724       225,409  
Income taxes payable
    8,532       52,768  
Deferred income taxes
    635       638  
Current portion of long-term debt
    28,213       10,236  
 
Total Current Liabilities
    845,542       835,569  
 
               
Non-Current Liabilities
               
Long-term debt
    530,590       547,390  
Accrued pension cost
    391,398       410,438  
Accrued postretirement benefits cost
    683,520       682,934  
Deferred income taxes
    14,512       6,659  
Other non-current liabilities
    96,244       72,363  
 
Total Non-Current Liabilities
    1,716,264       1,719,784  
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Class I and II Serial Preferred Stock without par value:
               
Authorized - 10,000,000 shares each class, none issued
               
Common stock without par value:
               
Authorized - 200,000,000 shares
               
Issued (including shares in treasury) (2007 - 95,067,547 shares; 2006 - 94,244,407 shares)
               
Stated capital
    53,064       53,064  
Other paid-in capital
    769,420       753,095  
Earnings invested in the business
    1,282,832       1,217,167  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (537,753 )     (544,562 )
Treasury shares at cost (2007 - 174,909 shares; 2006 - 80,005 shares)
    (5,306 )     (2,584 )
 
Total Shareholders’ Equity
    1,562,257       1,476,180  
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 4,124,063     $ 4,031,533  
 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)   2007   2006
 
CASH PROVIDED (USED)
               
 
               
Operating Activities
               
Net income
  $ 75,194     $ 65,940  
Net (income) from discontinued operations
    (940 )     (8,846 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    54,500       49,490  
Impairment charges
    2,398        
Loss on disposals of property, plant and equipment
    665       531  
Gain on divestiture
          (660 )
Deferred income tax provision
    905       2,452  
Stock based compensation expense
    4,234       3,827  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (64,776 )     (69,452 )
Inventories
    (17,791 )     (37,705 )
Other assets
    1,943       (187 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (63,764 )     (47,542 )
Foreign currency translation (gain) loss
    790       (6,101 )
 
Net Cash Used by Operating Activities — Continuing Operations
    (6,642 )     (48,253 )
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities — Discontinued Operations
    940       11,577  
 
Net Cash Used By Operating Activities
    (5,702 )     (36,676 )
 
               
Investing Activities
               
Capital expenditures
    (60,942 )     (39,354 )
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
    3,630       1,518  
Divestitures
          875  
Acquisitions
    (1,523 )      
Other
    (506 )     (1,205 )
 
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities — Continuing Operations
    (59,341 )     (38,166 )
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities — Discontinued Operations
          (1,719 )
 
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities
    (59,341 )     (39,885 )
 
               
Financing Activities
               
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
    (15,152 )     (14,027 )
Net proceeds from common share activity
    11,886       6,132  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    15,054       38,015  
Payments on long-term debt
    (15,250 )     (38,346 )
Short-term debt activity — net
    67,011       49,507  
 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    63,549       41,281  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1,240       1,148  
 
Decrease In Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (254 )     (34,132 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    101,072       65,417  
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
  $ 100,818     $ 31,285  
 
See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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PART I. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) for The Timken Company (the company) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and disclosures considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Certain amounts in the 2006 Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation.
Note 2 – New Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes requirements and other guidance for financial statement recognition and measurement of positions taken or expected to be taken on tax returns. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48 is recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The company adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the company recorded a $5,623 increase to retained earnings to recognize net tax benefits under the recognition and measurement criteria of FIN 48 that were previously not recognized under the company’s former accounting policy.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value that is based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information to develop those assumptions. Additionally, the standard expands the disclosures about fair value measurements to include separately disclosing the fair value measurements of assets or liabilities within each level of the fair value hierarchy. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 157 on the company’s results of operations and financial condition.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 159 on the company’s results of operations and financial condition.
Note 3 — Inventories
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006
 
Inventories:
               
Manufacturing supplies
  $ 75,838     $ 84,398  
Work in process and raw materials
    433,531       390,133  
Finished products
    465,598       477,779  
 
Inventories
  $ 974,967     $ 952,310  
 

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Note 3 – Inventories (continued)
Effective January 1, 2007, the company changed the method of accounting for certain product inventories for one of its domestic legal entities from the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method to the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. This change affects approximately 8% of the company’s total gross inventory at December 31, 2006. As a result of this change, substantially all domestic inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a LIFO basis, or market. The change is preferable because it improves financial reporting by supporting the continued integration of the company’s domestic bearing business, as well as providing a consistent and uniform costing method across the company’s domestic operations and reduces the complexity of intercompany transactions. SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” requires that a change in accounting principle be reflected through retrospective application of the new accounting principle to all prior periods, unless it is impractical to do so. The company has determined that retrospective application to a period prior to January 1, 2007 is not practical as the necessary information needed to restate prior periods is not available. Therefore, the company began to apply the LIFO method to these inventories beginning January 1, 2007. The adoption of the LIFO method for these inventories did not have a material impact on the company’s results of operations or financial position during the first quarter of 2007.
An actual valuation of the inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must be based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Because these are subject to many forces beyond management’s control, annual results may differ from interim results as they are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.
Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment
The components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006
 
Property, Plant and Equipment:
               
Land and buildings
  $ 615,739     $ 628,542  
Machinery and equipment
    3,085,540       3,036,266  
 
Subtotal
    3,701,279       3,664,808  
Less allowances for depreciation
    (2,103,119 )     (2,063,249 )
 
Property, Plant and Equipment — net
  $ 1,598,160     $ 1,601,559  
 
At March 31, 2007, machinery and equipment included approximately $91,000 of capitalized software. Depreciation expense was $51,882 and $47,039 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006, respectively. Assets held for sale at March 31, 2007 were $11,448. Assets held for sale relate to land and buildings in Torrington, Connecticut and Desford, England and are classified as other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Note 5 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2007 are as follows:
                                 
    Balance                   Balance
    12/31/06   Acquisitions   Other   03/31/07
 
Goodwill:
                               
Industrial
  $ 201,899     $ 1,023     $ 1,325     $ 204,247  
 
Total
  $ 201,899     $ 1,023     $ 1,325     $ 204,247  
 
Acquisitions represent the opening balance sheet adjustment for an acquisition completed in December 2006. Other primarily includes foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Note 5 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued)
The following table displays intangible assets as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
                         
    As of March 31, 2007
    Gross           Net
    Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying
    Amount   Amortization   Amount
 
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
                       
 
Industrial
  $ 54,027     $ 13,739     $ 40,288  
Automotive
    70,696       25,776       44,920  
Steel
    819       284       535  
 
 
  $ 125,542     $ 39,799     $ 85,743  
 
 
                       
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                       
 
                       
Goodwill
  $ 204,247     $     $ 204,247  
Other
    15,331             15,331  
 
 
  $ 219,578     $     $ 219,578  
 
Total intangible assets
  $ 345,120     $ 39,799     $ 305,321  
 
                         
    As of December 31, 2006
    Gross           Net
    Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying
    Amount   Amortization   Amount
 
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
                       
 
Industrial
  $ 54,654     $ 12,754     $ 41,900  
Automotive
    70,545       24,255       46,290  
Steel
    864       313       551  
 
 
  $ 126,063     $ 37,322     $ 88,741  
 
 
                       
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
                       
 
                       
Goodwill
  $ 201,899     $     $ 201,899  
Other
    15,329             15,329  
 
 
  $ 217,228     $     $ 217,228  
 
Total intangible assets
  $ 343,291     $ 37,322     $ 305,969  
 
Amortization expense for intangible assets was approximately $2,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Amortization expense for intangible assets is estimated to be approximately $10,800 for 2007 and is estimated to be approximately $8,600 annually for the next five years.
Note 6 – Equity Investments
Investments accounted for under the equity method were $12,739 and $12,144 at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, and were reported in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In 2006, the company sold a portion of CoLinx, LLC due to the addition of another company to the joint venture.
Equity investments are reviewed for impairment when circumstances (such as lower-than-expected financial performance or change in strategic direction) indicate that the carrying value of the investment may not be recoverable. If impairment does exist, the equity investment is written down to its fair value with a corresponding charge to the Consolidated Statement of Income. No impairments were recorded during the first quarters of 2007 and 2006 relating to the company’s equity investments.

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Note 6 – Equity Investments (continued)
PEL
During 2000, the company’s Steel Group invested in a joint venture, PEL, to commercialize a proprietary technology that converts iron units into engineered iron oxides for use in pigments, coatings and abrasives. The company concluded that PEL was a variable interest entity and that the company was the primary beneficiary. In accordance with FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51,” the company consolidated PEL effective March 31, 2004. In the first quarter of 2006, plans were finalized to liquidate the assets of PEL, and the company recorded a related gain of approximately $3,549. In January 2006, the company repaid, in full, the $23,000 balance outstanding of the revenue bonds held by PEL. In June 2006, the company continued to liquidate PEL, with land and buildings exchanged and the buyer’s assumption of the fixed-rate mortgage, which resulted in a gain of $2,787.
Advanced Green Components
During 2002, the company’s Automotive Group formed a joint venture, Advanced Green Components LLC (AGC), with Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. (Sanyo) and Showa Seiko Co., Ltd. (Showa). AGC is engaged in the business of converting steel to machined rings for tapered bearings and other related products. The company has been accounting for its investment in AGC under the equity method since AGC’s inception. During the third quarter of 2006, AGC refinanced its long-term debt of $12,240. The company guaranteed half of this obligation. The company concluded the refinancing represented a reconsideration event to evaluate whether AGC was a variable interest entity under FIN 46 (revised December 2003). The company concluded that AGC was a variable interest entity and that the company was the primary beneficiary. Therefore, the company consolidated AGC, effective September 30, 2006. All of AGC’s assets are collateral for its obligations. Except for AGC’s indebtedness for which the company is a guarantor, AGC’s creditors have no recourse to the general credit of the company.
Note 7 – Financing Arrangements
Short-term debt at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006
 
Variable-rate lines of credit for certain of the company’s European and Asian subsidiaries with various banks with interest rates ranging from 3.35% to 12.50%
  $ 99,238     $ 27,000  
Fixed-rate short-term loans of an Asian subsidiary with interest rates ranging from 6.76% to 6.84% at March 31, 2007
    10,009       10,005  
Other
    449       3,212  
 
Short-term debt
  $ 109,696     $ 40,217  
 
Borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Securitization financing agreement (Asset Securitization), which provides for borrowings up to $200 million subject to certain borrowing base limitations, are secured by certain trade receivables. Under the terms of the Asset Securitization, the company sells, on an ongoing basis, certain domestic trade receivables to Timken Receivables Corporation, a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, which in turn uses the trade receivables to secure the borrowings, which are funded through a vehicle that issues commercial paper in the short-term market. As of March 31, 2007, there were no outstanding borrowings under this facility. A balance outstanding related to the Asset Securitization would be reflected on the company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet in short-term debt. The yield on the commercial paper, which is the commercial paper rate plus program fees, is considered a financing cost and is included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income. As of March 31, 2007, the company had issued letters of credit totaling $18,758, which reduced the availability under the Asset Securitization to $181,242.
The lines of credit for certain of the company’s European and Asian subsidiaries provide for borrowings up to $246,778. At March 31, 2007, the company had borrowings outstanding of $99,238, which reduced the availability under these facilities to $147,540.

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Note 7 – Financing Arrangements (continued)
Long-term debt at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was as follows:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006
 
Fixed-rate Medium-Term Notes, Series A, due at various dates through May 2028, with interest rates ranging from 6.20% to 7.76%
  $ 191,775     $ 191,601  
Variable-rate State of Ohio Air Quality and Water Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, maturing on November 1, 2025 (3.62% at March 31, 2007)
    21,700       21,700  
Variable-rate State of Ohio Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, maturing on June 1, 2033 (3.62% at March 31, 2007)
    17,000       17,000  
Variable-rate State of Ohio Water Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, maturing on May 1, 2007 (3.62% at March 31, 2007)
    8,000       8,000  
Variable-rate Unsecured Canadian Note, Maturing on December 22, 2010 (4.89% at March 31, 2007)
    50,104       49,593  
Fixed-rate Unsecured Notes, maturing on February 15, 2010 with an interest rate of 5.75%
    248,385       247,773  
Variable-rate credit facility with US Bank for Advanced Green Components, LLC, maturing on July 18, 2008 (6.32% at March 31, 2007)
    12,240       12,240  
Other
    9,599       9,719  
 
 
    558,803       557,626  
Less current maturities
    28,213       10,236  
 
Long-term debt
  $ 530,590     $ 547,390  
 
The company has a $500,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Senior Credit Facility) that matures on June 30, 2010. At March 31, 2007, the company had no outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility and had issued letters of credit under this facility totaling $33,213, which reduced the availability under the Senior Credit Facility to $466,787. Under the Senior Credit Facility, the company has two financial covenants: a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. At March 31, 2007, the company was in full compliance with the covenants under the Senior Credit Facility and its other debt agreements.
In December 2005, the company entered into a 57,800 Canadian Dollar unsecured loan in Canada. The principal balance of the loan is payable in full on December 22, 2010. The interest rate is variable based on the Canadian LIBOR rate and interest payments are due quarterly.
AGC is a joint venture of the company formerly accounted for using the equity method. The company is the guarantor of $6,120 of AGC’s $12,240 credit facility. Effective September 30, 2006, the company consolidated AGC and its outstanding debt. Refer to Note 6 – Equity Investments for additional discussion.
Note 8 — Product Warranty
The company provides warranty policies on certain of its products. The company accrues liabilities under warranty policies based upon specific claims and a review of historical warranty claim experience in accordance with SFAS No. 5. Should the company become aware of a specific potential warranty claim, a specific charge is recorded and accounted for accordingly. Adjustments are made quarterly to the reserves as claim data and historical experience change. The following is a rollforward of the warranty reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2006:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006
 
Beginning balance, January 1
  $ 20,023     $ 910  
Expense
    260       20,024  
Payments
    (47 )     (911 )
 
Ending balance
  $ 20,236     $ 20,023  
 
The product warranty charge in 2006 related primarily to a single production line at an individual plant that occurred during a limited period. The product warranty accrual at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Note 9 – Shareholders’ Equity
An analysis of the change in capital and earnings invested in the business is as follows:
                                                 
            Common Stock   Earnings   Accumulated    
                    Other   Invested   Other    
            Stated   Paid-In   in the   Comprehensive   Treasury
    Total   Capital   Capital   Business   Income   Stock
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 1,476,180     $ 53,064     $ 753,095     $ 1,217,167     $ (544,562 )   $ (2,584 )
 
 
                                               
Cumulative effect of adoption of FIN 48
    5,623                       5,623                  
 
                                               
Net Income
    75,194                       75,194                  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    10,580                               10,580          
Minimum pension adjustment
    (4,023 )                             (4,023 )        
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of reclassifications
    252                               252          
     
Total comprehensive income
    82,003                                          
 
                                               
Dividends — $0.16 per share
    (15,152 )                     (15,152 )                
Tax benefit from stock compensation
    1,137               1,137                          
Issuance (tender) of 94,904 shares from treasury and 823,140 shares from authorized
    12,466               15,188                       (2,722 )
 
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $ 1,562,257     $ 53,064     $ 769,420     $ 1,282,832     $ (537,753 )   $ (5,306 )
 
The total comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $80,268.
Note 10 – Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the numerator and the denominator of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2007:
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2007   2006
Numerator:
               
Income from continuing operations for basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share
  $ 74,254     $ 57,094  
Denominator:
               
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic
    93,963,797       92,942,082  
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
Stock options and awards – based on the treasury stock method
    848,133       1,068,401  
 
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, assuming dilution of stock options and awards
    94,811,930       94,010,483  
 
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.79     $ 0.61  
 
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.78     $ 0.61  
 
The exercise prices for certain stock options that the company has awarded exceed the average market price of the company’s common stock. Such stock options are antidilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. The antidilutive stock options outstanding were 1,713,137 and 563,200 during the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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Note 11 – Segment Information
The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each Group is adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes, excluding the effect of amounts related to certain items that management considers not representative of ongoing operations such as impairment and restructuring, manufacturing rationalization and integration costs, one-time gains and losses on disposal of non-strategic assets, allocated receipts received or payments made under the U.S. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) and loss on the dissolution of subsidiary).
                 
    Three months ended
    March 31,
    2007   2006
 
Industrial Group
               
Net sales to external customers
  $ 544,076     $ 503,444  
Intersegment sales
    366       435  
Depreciation and amortization
    20,625       18,356  
EBIT, as adjusted
    49,175       45,885  
 
Automotive Group
               
Net sales to external customers
  $ 387,960     $ 420,984  
Depreciation and amortization
    20,355       20,818  
EBIT (loss) as adjusted
    (7,233 )     (3,141 )
 
Steel Group
               
Net sales to external customers
  $ 352,477     $ 329,880  
Intersegment sales
    37,815       45,530  
Depreciation and amortization
    13,520       10,316  
EBIT, as adjusted
    61,817       56,983  
 
Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
               
Total EBIT, as adjusted, for reportable segments
  $ 103,759     $ 99,727  
Impairment and restructuring
    (13,776 )     (1,040 )
Manufacturing rationalization expenses
    (13,173 )     (3,413 )
Loss on divestiture
    (354 )      
Other
    343       (308 )
Interest expense
    (9,644 )     (13,065 )
Interest income
    1,955       1,463  
Intersegment adjustments
    (1,124 )     (2,104 )
 
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
  $ 67,986     $ 81,260  
 
Note 12 – Impairment and Restructuring Charges
Impairment and restructuring charges by segment are comprised of the following:
For the three months ended March 31, 2007:
                                 
    Industrial   Automotive   Steel   Total
 
Impairment charges
  $ 2,398     $     $     $ 2,398  
Severance expense and related benefit costs
    (155 )     6,546       4,627       11,018  
Exit costs
    32       264       64       360  
 
Total
  $ 2,275     $ 6,810     $ 4,691     $ 13,776  
 

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Note 12 – Impairment and Restructuring Charges (continued)
For the three months ended March 31, 2006:
                                 
    Industrial   Automotive   Steel   Total
 
Impairment charges
  $     $     $     $  
Severance expense and related benefit costs
          966             966  
Exit costs
    55       19             74  
 
Total
  $ 55     $ 985     $     $ 1,040  
 
Industrial
In May 2004, the company announced plans to rationalize the company’s three bearing plants in Canton, Ohio within the Industrial Group. On September 15, 2005, the company reached a new four-year agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, which went into effect on September 26, 2005, when the prior contract expired. This rationalization initiative is expected to deliver annual pretax savings of approximately $25,000 by 2009 through streamlining operations and workforce reductions, with pretax costs of approximately $35,000 to $40,000.
Impairment charges of $2,398 and exit costs of $32 recorded in the first quarter of 2007 were the result of the Industrial Group’s rationalization plans. During the first quarter of 2006, exit costs of $55 were recorded as a result of the Industrial Group’s rationalization plans. Including rationalization costs recorded in cost of products sold and selling, administrative and general expenses, the Industrial Group has incurred cumulative pretax costs of approximately $25,390 as of March 31, 2007 for these rationalization plans.
Automotive
In 2005, the company announced plans for its Automotive Group to restructure its business and improve performance. These plans included the closure of a manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina and engineering facilities in Torrington, Connecticut and Norcross, Georgia. In February 2006, the company announced additional plans to rationalize production capacity at its Vierzon, France bearing manufacturing facility in response to changes in customer demand for its products.
In September 2006, the company announced further planned reductions in its Automotive Group workforce. In March 2007, the company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
These plans are targeted to collectively deliver annual pretax savings of approximately $75,000 by 2008, with expected net workforce reductions of approximately 1,300 to 1,400 positions and pretax costs of approximately $125,000 to $135,000, which include restructuring costs and rationalization costs recorded in cost of products sold and selling, administrative and general expenses. The Automotive Group has incurred cumulative pretax costs of approximately $74,421 as of March 31, 2007 for these plans.
During the first quarter of 2007, the company recorded $6,546 of severance and related benefit costs and $264 of exit costs associated with the Automotive Group’s restructuring and workforce reduction plans. During the first quarter of 2006, the company recorded $966 of severance and related benefit costs related to the closure of a manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina, and administrative facilities in Torrington, Connecticut and Norcross, Georgia.
Steel
In October 2006, the company announced its intention to exit its European seamless steel tube manufacturing operations located in Desford, England during 2007. The company recorded $4,627 of severance and related benefit costs and $64 of exit costs during the first quarter of 2007 related to this action.

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Note 12 – Impairment and Restructuring Charges (continued)
The rollforward of the consolidated restructuring accrual is as follows:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006
 
Beginning balance, January 1
  $ 31,985     $ 18,143  
Expense
    11,444       29,614  
Payments
    (12,308 )     (15,772 )
 
Ending balance
  $ 31,121     $ 31,985  
 
The restructuring accrual at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The majority of the restructuring accrual at March 31, 2007 is expected to be paid by the end of 2007.
Note 13 – Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans
The following table sets forth the net periodic benefit cost for the company’s retirement and postretirement benefit plans. The amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2007 are based on actuarial calculations prepared during 2006. Consistent with prior years, these calculations will be updated later in the year. These updated calculations may result in different net periodic benefit cost for 2007. The net periodic benefit cost recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2007 is the company’s best estimate of each period’s proportionate share of the amounts to be recorded for the year ended December 31, 2007.
                                 
    Pension   Postretirement
    Three months ended   Three months ended
    March 31,   March 31,
    2007   2006   2007   2006
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost
                               
Service cost
  $ 11,102     $ 11,948     $ 1,250     $ 1,568  
Interest cost
    39,896       40,125       10,300       12,353  
Expected return on plan assets
    (47,049 )     (43,085 )            
Amortization of prior service cost
    2,825       3,118       (475 )     (485 )
Recognized net actuarial loss
    12,499       14,939       2,425       4,064  
Amortization of transition asset
    (40 )     (42 )            
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 19,233     $ 27,003     $ 13,500     $ 17,500  
 
Effective November 30, 2006, the company sold its Latrobe Steel subsidiary. As part of the sale, Latrobe Steel retained responsibility for the pension and postretirement benefit obligations with respect to current and retired employees covered by collective bargaining arrangements. The net periodic benefit cost for the first quarter of 2006 includes $1,165 for defined benefit pension and postretirement plans retained by Latrobe Steel classified as discontinued operations.

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Note 14 – Income Taxes
                 
    Three months ended
    March 31,
    2007   2006
 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
  $ (6,268 )   $ 24,166  
Effective tax rate
    (9.2 )%     29.7 %
 
The company’s provision for income taxes in interim periods is computed by applying its estimated annual effective tax rate against income from continuing operations before income taxes for the period. In addition, non-recurring or discrete items, including interest on prior year tax liabilities, are recorded during the period in which they occur.
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2007 was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate due primarily to (1) a favorable discrete tax adjustment of $32,100 recorded in the first quarter of 2007 to recognize the benefits of a prior year tax position as a result of a change in tax law during the quarter, (2) tax benefits on foreign income, including tax holidays in China and the Czech Republic, as well as earnings of certain other foreign subsidiaries being taxed at a rate less than 35%, (3) the domestic manufacturing deduction provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and (4) aggregate tax benefit of other U.S. tax items, including the accrual of the tax-free Medicare prescription drug subsidy, deductible dividends paid to the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and the U.S. Federal research tax credit. These additional tax benefits were offset partially by (1) the inability to record a tax benefit for losses at certain foreign subsidiaries, (2) taxes incurred on foreign remittances, (3) U.S. state and local income taxes, and (4) the aggregate tax expense of other discrete tax items, including the accrual of interest expense related to uncertain tax positions from prior years.
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2006 was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate due to tax benefits on foreign income, including the extraterritorial income exclusion on U.S. exports, tax holidays in China and the Czech Republic and earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries being taxed at a rate less than 35%, as well as the net favorable impact of other discrete tax items, including tax reserve adjustments. These benefits were offset partially by taxes incurred on foreign remittances, U.S. state and local income taxes, and the inability to record a tax benefit for losses at certain foreign subsidiaries.
Effective January 1, 2007, the company adopted FIN 48, including the provisions of FASB Staff Position No. FIN 48-1, “Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48.” In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the company recorded a $5,623 increase to retained earnings to recognize net tax benefits under the recognition and measurement criteria of FIN 48 that were previously not recognized under the company’s former accounting policy. As of January 1, 2007, the company had approximately $137,300 of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. Included in this amount was approximately $60,300 (including the federal benefit on state tax positions), which represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact the company’s effective income tax rate in any future periods if such benefits were recognized. As of January 1, 2007, the company anticipated a decrease in its unrecognized tax positions of approximately $75,000 to $80,000 during 2007. The anticipated decrease was primarily due to settlements and resulting cash payments related to tax years 2002 to 2005, which are currently under examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The tax positions under examination include the timing of income recognition for certain amounts received by the company and treated as capital contributions pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 118 and other miscellaneous items.
The company will record interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. As of January 1, 2007, the company had approximately $7,800 of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. As of January 1, 2007, the company is subject to examination by the IRS for tax years 2002 to the present. The company is also subject to tax examination in various U.S. state and local tax jurisdictions for tax years 1997 to the present, as well as various foreign tax jurisdictions, including France, Germany and Canada, for tax years 1998 to the present.

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Note 14 – Income Taxes (continued)
During the first quarter of 2007, the company’s unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $29,800, as the company recognized a tax benefit related to a prior year tax position due to a change in tax law in the quarter. The tax position relates to one of the company’s foreign affiliates and was not anticipated as of the beginning of the year. As of March 31, 2007, the company has approximately $107,500 of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. Included in this amount is approximately $31,000 (including the federal benefit on state tax positions), which represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact the company’s effective income tax rate in any future periods if such benefits were recognized. As of March 31, 2007, the company anticipates a decrease in its unrecognized tax positions of approximately $75,000 to $80,000 during the next 12 months. The anticipated decrease is primarily due to settlements and resulting cash payments related to tax years 2002 to 2005, which are currently under examination by the IRS. The tax positions under examination include the timing of income recognition for certain amounts received by the company and treated as capital contributions pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 118 and other miscellaneous items. As of March 31, 2007, the company has accrued approximately $4,500 of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
Note 15 –Divestures
In December 2006, the company completed the divestiture of its subsidiary, Latrobe Steel. Latrobe Steel is a leading global producer and distributor of high-quality, vacuum melted specialty steels and alloys. This business was part of the Steel Group for segment reporting purposes. The following results of operations for this business have been treated as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
                 
    Three Months Ended
    March 31,
    2007   2006
 
Net sales
  $     $ 92,772  
Earnings before income taxes
          14,153  
Net income
          8,846  
Gain on divestiture, net of tax
    940        
 
Income from discontinued operations
  $ 940     $ 8,846  
 
The gain on divestiture recorded in the first quarter of 2007 represents a purchase price adjustment and was net of tax of $611. As of December 31, 2006, there were no assets or liabilities remaining from the divestiture of Latrobe Steel.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Introduction
The Timken Company is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered anti-friction bearings and alloy steels and a provider of related products and services. Timken operates under three segments: Industrial Group, Automotive Group and Steel Group.
The Industrial and Automotive Groups design, manufacture and distribute a range of bearings and related products and services. Industrial Group customers include both original equipment manufacturers and distributors for agriculture, construction, mining, energy, mill, machine tool, aerospace and rail applications. Automotive Group customers include original equipment manufacturers and suppliers for passenger cars, light trucks, and medium- to heavy-duty trucks. Steel Group products include steels of low and intermediate alloy and carbon grades, in both solid and tubular sections, as well as custom-made steel products for both industrial and automotive applications, including bearings.
Financial Overview
 
Overview:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions, except earnings per share)                                
Net sales
  $ 1,284.5     $ 1,254.3     $ 30.2       2.4 %
Income from continuing operations
    74.3       57.1       17.2       30.1 %
Income from discontinued operations
    0.9       8.8       (7.9 )     (89.8 )%
Net income
  $ 75.2     $ 65.9       9.3       14.1 %
Diluted earnings per share:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.78     $ 0.61     $ 0.17       27.9 %
Discontinued operations
    0.01       0.09       (0.08 )     (88.9 )%
Net income per share
  $ 0.79     $ 0.70     $ 0.09       12.9 %
Average number of shares — diluted
    94,811,930       94,010,483             0.9 %
 
The Timken Company reported net sales for the first quarter of 2007 of approximately $1.28 billion, compared to $1.25 billion in the first quarter of 2006, an increase of 2.4%. Sales were higher across the Industrial and Steel Groups, offset by lower sales in the Automotive Group. In December 2006, the company completed the divestiture of its Latrobe Steel subsidiary and recognized a gain on sale, net of tax, of $12.9 million in 2006. Discontinued operations for the first quarter of 2006 represent the operating results, net of tax, of this business in 2006. For the first quarter of 2007, earnings per diluted share were $0.79, compared to $0.70 per diluted share for first quarter of 2006. For the first quarter of 2007, income from continuing operations per diluted share was $0.78, compared to $0.61 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2006.
The company’s first quarter results reflect the ongoing strength of industrial markets and the performance of the Steel Group. The company continued its focus to increase production capacity in targeted areas, including major capacity expansions for industrial products at several manufacturing locations around the world.
The company’s first quarter results also reflect a favorable discrete tax adjustment of $32.1 million to recognize the benefits of a prior year tax position as a result of a change in tax law during the quarter.
The company expects that the continued strength in industrial markets throughout 2007 should drive year-over-year volume and margin improvement. While global industrial markets are expected to remain strong, the improvements in the company’s operating performance will be partially constrained by restructuring initiatives, as well as investments, including Project O.N.E. and Asian growth initiatives. Project O.N.E. is a program designed to improve the company’s business processes and systems. In 2006, the company successfully completed a pilot program of Project O.N.E. in Canada. The company expects to complete the installation of Project O.N.E. for a major portion of its domestic operations during the second quarter of 2007. The objective of the Asian growth initiatives is to increase market share, influence major design centers and expand the company’s network of sources of globally competitive friction management products.
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leadership position in targeted Asian markets. In 2006, the company invested in three new plants in Asia to build the infrastructure to support its Asian growth initiative. The company also expanded its capacity in aerospace products by investing in a new aerospace aftermarket facility in Mesa, Arizona and through the acquisition of the assets of Turbo Engines, Inc. in December 2006. The new facility in Mesa, which will include manufacturing and engineering functions, more than doubles the capacity of the company’s previous aerospace aftermarket operations in Gilbert, Arizona. In February, the company announced the launch of a fully integrated casting operation to produce precision aerospace aftermarket components at this new site. In addition, the company is increasing large-bore bearing capacity in Romania, China, India and the United States to serve heavy industrial markets. The Industrial Group expects to benefit from this increase in large-bore bearing capacity during the second half of 2007.
The company’s strategy for the Automotive Group is to make structural changes to its business to improve its financial performance. In 2005, the company disclosed plans for its Automotive Group to restructure its business. These plans included the closure of its automotive engineering center in Torrington, Connecticut and its manufacturing engineering center in Norcross, Georgia. These facilities were consolidated into a new technology facility on the campus of Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, South Carolina during 2006. The center is primarily responsible for Timken’s development of automotive powertrain technology and allows the company to consolidate its product, process and application engineering. Additionally, the company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina. In February 2006, the company announced plans to downsize its manufacturing facility in Vierzon, France.
In September 2006, the company announced further planned reductions in its Automotive Group workforce. In March 2007, the company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
These plans are targeted to collectively deliver annual pretax savings of approximately $75 million by 2008, with expected net workforce reductions of approximately 1,300 to 1,400 positions and pretax costs of approximately $125 million to $135 million, which include restructuring costs and rationalization costs recorded in cost of products sold and selling, administrative and general expenses.
In December 2006, the company completed the divestiture of its steering business located in Watertown, Connecticut and Nova Friburgo, Brazil. The steering business employed approximately 900 associates.
The company’s strategy for the Steel Group is to focus on opportunities where the company can offer differentiated capabilities while driving profitable growth. In January 2007, the company announced plans to invest approximately $60 million to enable the company to competitively produce steel bars down to 1-inch diameter for use in power transmission and friction management applications for a variety of customers, including the rapidly growing automotive transplants. During the first quarter of 2007, the company added a new induction heat-treat line in Canton, Ohio, which will increase capacity and the ability to provide differentiated product to more customers in its global energy markets. In 2006, the company also completed the divestiture of its Latrobe Steel subsidiary and its Timken Precision Steel Components — Europe business. In addition, the company plans to close its seamless steel tube manufacturing operations located in Desford, England.
The Statement of Income
Sales by Segment:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions, and exclude intersegment sales)                        
Industrial Group
  $ 544.1     $ 503.4     $ 40.7       8.1 %
Automotive Group
    387.9       421.0       (33.1 )     (7.9 )%
Steel Group
    352.5       329.9       22.6       6.9 %
 
Total Company
  $ 1,284.5     $ 1,254.3     $ 30.2       2.4 %
 
The Industrial Group’s net sales in the first quarter of 2007 increased from the first quarter of 2006 as a result of favorable pricing and higher volume across most end markets, particularly the aerospace and heavy industry markets. The impact of foreign currency translation on sales also had a favorable impact. The Automotive Group’s net sales in the first quarter of 2007 decreased from the first quarter of 2006 primarily due to the divestiture of its steering business located in Watertown, Connecticut and Nova Friburgo, Brazil and lower demand from North American light vehicle and heavy truck customers, partially offset by a favorable impact from

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foreign currency translation. The Steel Group’s net sales in the first quarter of 2007 increased from the same period a year ago primarily due to strong demand by customers in the energy and service center sectors, as well as increased pricing and surcharges to recover high raw material costs, partially offset by significantly lower automotive demand.
Gross Profit:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Gross profit
  $ 257.5     $ 269.8     $ (12.3 )     (4.6 )%
Gross profit % to net sales
    20.0 %     21.5 %           (150 ) bps
Rationalization expenses included in cost of products sold
  $ 11.8     $ 3.0     $ 8.8     NM  
 
Gross profit margin decreased in the first quarter of 2007, compared to the first quarter of 2006, as a result of lower volume in the Automotive Group, which led to the underutilization of manufacturing capacity, higher raw material costs and higher rationalization expenses, partially offset by favorable sales volume from the Industrial and Steel businesses, price increases, and increased productivity in the company’s Steel business.
In the first quarter of 2007, rationalization expenses included in cost of products sold primarily related to certain Automotive Group domestic manufacturing facilities, the closure of the company’s seamless steel tube manufacturing operations located in Desford, England, the closure of its manufacturing operations located in Sao Paulo, Brazil and the continued rationalization of the company’s Canton, Ohio Industrial Group bearing facilities. In the first quarter of 2006, rationalization expenses included in cost of products sold primarily related to the company’s Canton, Ohio Industrial Group bearing facilities and certain Automotive Group domestic manufacturing facilities. Rationalization expenses in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 primarily included accelerated depreciation on assets, the relocation of equipment and the write-down of inventory.
Selling, Administrative and General Expenses:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Selling, administrative and general expenses
  $ 164.3     $ 170.8     $ (6.5 )     (3.8 )%
Selling, administrative and general expenses % to net sales
    12.8 %     13.6 %         (80 )bps
Rationalization expenses included in selling, administrative and general expenses
  $ 1.3     $ 0.4     $ 0.9     NM
 
The decrease in selling, administrative and general expenses in the first quarter of 2007, compared to the first quarter of 2006, was primarily due to reductions in Automotive Group selling, administrative and general expenses, as a result of restructuring initiatives, as well as lower-performance based compensation and lower bad debt expense, partially offset by higher costs associated with investments in Project O.N.E.
In the first quarter of 2007, the rationalization expenses included in selling, administrative and general expenses primarily related to the Automotive Group engineering facilities. In the first quarter of 2006, the rationalization expenses included in selling, administrative and general expenses charges primarily related to the rationalization of certain Automotive Group domestic manufacturing facilities.
Impairment and Restructuring Charges:
                         
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change
(Dollars in millions)                        
Impairment charges
  $ 2.4     $     $ 2.4  
Severance and related benefit costs
    11.0       0.9       10.1  
Exit costs
    0.4       0.1       0.3  
 
Total
  $ 13.8     $ 1.0     $ 12.8  
 
Industrial
In May 2004, the company announced plans to rationalize the company’s three bearing plants in Canton, Ohio within the Industrial Group. On September 15, 2005, the company reached a new four-year agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, which went into effect on September 26, 2005, when the prior contract expired. This rationalization initiative is expected to deliver annual pretax savings of approximately $25 million by 2009

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through streamlining operations and workforce reductions, with pretax costs of approximately $35 to $40 million.
Impairment charges of $2.4 million recorded in the first quarter of 2007 were the result of the Industrial Group’s rationalization plans. During the first quarter of 2006, exit costs of $0.1 million were recorded as a result of the Industrial Group’s rationalization plans. Including rationalization costs recorded in cost of products sold and selling, administrative and general expenses, the Industrial Group has incurred cumulative pretax costs of approximately $25.4 million as of March 31, 2007 for these rationalization plans.
Automotive
In 2005, the company announced plans for its Automotive Group to restructure its business and improve performance. These plans included the closure of a manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina and engineering facilities in Torrington, Connecticut and Norcross, Georgia. In February 2006, the company announced additional plans to rationalize production capacity at its Vierzon, France bearing manufacturing facility in response to changes in customer demand for its products.
In September 2006, the company announced further planned reductions in its Automotive Group workforce. In March 2007, the company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
These plans are targeted to collectively deliver annual pretax savings of approximately $75 million by 2008, with expected net workforce reductions of approximately 1,300 to 1,400 positions and pretax costs of approximately $125 million to $135 million, which include restructuring costs and rationalization costs recorded in cost of products sold and selling, administrative and general expenses. The targeted costs are higher than previous estimates of $105 to $115 million. The Automotive Group has incurred cumulative pretax costs of approximately $74.4 million as of March 31, 2007 for these plans.
During the first quarter of 2007, the company recorded $6.5 million of severance and related benefit costs and $0.3 million of exit costs associated with the Automotive Group’s restructuring and workforce reduction plans. During the first quarter of 2006, the company recorded approximately $0.9 million of severance and related benefit costs related to the closure of a manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina, and administrative facilities in Torrington, Connecticut and Norcross, Georgia.
Steel
In October 2006, the company announced its intention to exit its European seamless steel tube manufacturing operations located in Desford, England during 2007. The company recorded approximately $4.6 million of severance and related benefit costs and $0.1 million of exit costs during the first quarter of 2007 related to this action.
Rollforward of Restructuring Accruals:
                 
    3/31/2007     12/31/2006  
(Dollars in millions)                
Beginning balance, January 1
  $ 32.0     $ 18.1  
Expense
    11.4       29.6  
Payments
    (12.3 )     (15.7 )
 
Ending balance
  $ 31.1     $ 32.0  
 
The restructuring accrual at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The majority of the restructuring accrual at March 31, 2007 is expected to be paid by the end of 2007.

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Loss on Divestitures:
                         
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change
(Dollars in millions)                        
(Loss) on Divestitures
  $ (0.4 )   $     $ (0.4 )
 
In December 2006, the company completed the divestiture of the Automotive Group’s steering business located in Watertown, Connecticut and Nova Friburgo, Brazil and recorded a loss on disposal of $54.3 million. The company recorded an additional loss on disposal of $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2007.
Interest Expense and Income:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Interest expense
  $ 9.7     $ 13.1     $ (3.4 )     (26.0 )%
Interest income
  $ 2.0     $ 1.5     $ 0.5       33.3 %
 
Interest expense for the first quarter of 2007 decreased compared to the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to lower average debt outstanding in the current year compared to the same period a year ago. Interest income for the first quarter of 2007 increased compared to the same period a year ago, due to higher invested cash balances.
Other Income and Expense:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Gain on divestitures of non-strategic assets
  $ 0.4     $ 4.0     $ (3.6 )     (90.0 )%
Gain (loss) on dissolution of subsidiaries
          (4.3 )     4.3       100.0 %
Other
    (3.8 )     (4.9 )     1.1       22.4 %
 
Other expense – net
  $ (3.4 )   $ (5.2 )   $ 1.8       34.6 %
 
In the first quarter of 2007, $0.3 million of the gain on divestitures of non-strategic assets related to the sale of the engineering facility in Norcross, Georgia. In the first quarter of 2006, $3.5 million of the gain on divestitures of non-strategic assets related to the sale of assets of PEL, a joint venture of the company. The company consolidated PEL effective March 31, 2004 in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46. In 2006, the company liquidated the joint venture. Refer to Note 6 – Equity Investments for additional discussion.
In 2004, the company began the process of liquidating one of its inactive subsidiaries, British Timken Ltd., located in Duston, England. The company recorded additional non-cash charges on dissolution of $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2006.
For the first quarter of 2007, other expense primarily consisted of operating expenses related to assets held for sale, donations, losses on disposal of assets, minority interests and foreign currency exchange gains. For the first quarter of 2006, other expense included donations, losses on disposal of assets, minority interests, losses from equity investments and foreign currency exchange losses.
Income Tax Expense:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Income tax (benefit) expense
  $ (6.3 )   $ 24.2     $ (30.5 )     (126.0 )%
Effective tax rate
    (9.2 )%     29.7 %           (3,890 ) bps
 
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2007 was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate primarily due to (1) a favorable discrete tax adjustment of $32.1 million recorded in the first quarter of 2007 to recognize the benefits of a prior year tax position as a result of a change in tax law during the quarter, (2) tax benefits on foreign income, including tax holidays in China and the Czech Republic as well as earnings of certain other foreign subsidiaries being taxed at a rate less than 35%, (3) the domestic manufacturing deduction provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and (4) the aggregate tax benefit of other U.S. tax items, including the accrual of the tax-free Medicare prescription drug subsidy, deductible dividends paid to the company’s

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and the U.S. Federal research tax credit. These additional tax benefits were offset partially by (1) the inability to record a tax benefit for losses at certain foreign subsidiaries, (2) taxes incurred on foreign remittances, (3) U.S. state and local income taxes and (4) the aggregate tax expense of other discrete tax items, including the accrual of interest expense related to uncertain tax positions from prior years.
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2006 was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate due to tax benefits on foreign income, including the extraterritorial income exclusion on U.S. exports, tax holidays in China and the Czech Republic and earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries being taxed at a rate less than 35%, as well as the net favorable impact of other discrete tax items, including tax reserve adjustments. These benefits were offset partially by taxes incurred on foreign remittances, U.S. state and local income taxes, and the inability to record a tax benefit for losses at certain foreign subsidiaries.
The effective rate for the first quarter of 2007 was lower than the effective rate for the first quarter of 2006 primarily due to the favorable quarter-over-quarter impact of discrete tax adjustments. This was partially offset by increased losses quarter-over-quarter at certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be recorded.
The company adopted FASB Interpretation (FIN) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement 109,” as of January 1, 2007. Refer to “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements” and Note 14 – Income Taxes for further discussion of the impact of the adoption of FIN 48.
Discontinued Operations:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Operating results, net of tax
  $     $ 8.8     $ (8.8 )     (100.0 )%
Gain on disposal, net of taxes
    0.9             0.9     NM  
 
Total
  $ 0.9     $ 8.8     $ (7.9 )     (89.8 )%
 
In December 2006, the company completed the divestiture of its Latrobe Steel subsidiary and recognized a gain on disposal, net of tax, of $12.9 million. Discontinued operations for the first quarter of 2007 represent an additional $0.9 million gain on disposal, net of tax, due to a purchase price adjustment. Discontinued operations for the first quarter of 2006 represent the operating results, net of tax, of this business.
Business Segments:
The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each segment is adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes, excluding the effect of amounts related to certain items that management considers not representative of ongoing operations such as impairment and restructuring, manufacturing rationalization and integration charges, one-time gains or losses on disposal of non-strategic assets, allocated receipts received or payments made under the U.S. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) and loss on the dissolution of subsidiary). Refer to Note 11 – Segment Information for the reconciliation of adjusted EBIT by Group to consolidated income before income taxes.
Industrial Group:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Net sales, including intersegment sales
  $ 544.4     $ 503.9     $ 40.5       8.0 %
Adjusted EBIT
  $ 49.2     $ 45.9     $ 3.3       7.2 %
Adjusted EBIT margin
    9.0 %     9.1 %           (10 ) bps
 
Sales by the Industrial Group include global sales of bearings and other products and services (other than steel) to a diverse customer base, including: industrial equipment, construction and agriculture, rail, and aerospace and defense customers. The Industrial Group also includes aftermarket distribution operations, including automotive applications, for products other than steel.
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8.0% primarily due to favorable pricing and higher volume across most end markets, particularly in the aerospace and heavy industry markets. The impact of foreign currency translation on sales also had a favorable impact. While net sales increased in the first quarter of 2007, adjusted EBIT margin was slightly lower in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to increases in raw material and logistics costs, as well as higher manufacturing costs associated with capacity additions, which more than offset favorable pricing and higher volume. The Industrial Group continues to focus on improving capacity utilization, product availability and customer service in response to strong industrial demand. The company expects the Industrial Group to benefit in 2007 from continued strength in most global industrial markets and full-year margins are expected to improve over 2006 levels as a result of higher volume, improved pricing and better manufacturing performance. The Industrial Group is also expected to benefit from additional supply capacity of constrained products during the second half of 2007.
Automotive Group:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Net sales, including intersegment sales
  $ 387.9     $ 421.0     $ (33.1 )     (7.9 )%
Adjusted EBIT (loss)
  $ (7.2 )   $ (3.1 )   $ (4.1 )     (132.3 )%
Adjusted EBIT (loss) margin
    (1.9 )%     (0.7 )%           (120 ) bps
 
The Automotive Group includes sales of bearings and other products and services (other than steel) to automotive original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. The Automotive Group’s net sales in the first quarter of 2007 decreased compared to sales in the same period a year ago, primarily due to the divestiture of its steering business located in Watertown, Connecticut and Nova Friburgo, Brazil and lower demand from North American light vehicle and heavy truck customers, partially offset by a favorable impact from foreign currency translation. The divestiture of the steering business was completed in December 2006.
Profitability for the first three months of 2007 decreased compared to the same period a year ago, primarily due to lower volume, which led to the underutilization of manufacturing capacity, particularly at manufacturing facilities in Clinton, South Carolina and Sao Paulo, Brazil, which the Automotive Group plans to close by the end of 2007. The Automotive Group’s profitability was favorably impacted by reductions in selling, administrative and general expenses, as a result of restructuring initiatives. The Automotive Group’s sales are expected to be at levels consistent with those experienced during the second half of 2006 for the remainder of 2007, and the Automotive Group is expected to deliver improved margins due to its restructuring initiatives.
During the first quarter of 2007, the company recorded approximately $6.5 million of severance and related benefit costs and $0.3 million of exit costs associated with the Automotive Group’s restructuring and workforce reduction plans. During the first quarter of 2006, the company recorded approximately $0.9 million of severance and related benefit costs related to the closure of a manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina, and administrative facilities in Torrington, Connecticut and Norcross, Georgia. The Automotive Group’s adjusted EBIT (loss) excludes these restructuring costs, as they are not representative of ongoing operations.
Steel Group:
                                 
    1Q 2007   1Q 2006   $ Change   Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Net sales, including intersegment sales
  $ 390.3     $ 375.4     $ 14.9       4.0 %
Adjusted EBIT
  $ 61.8     $ 57.0     $ 4.8       8.4 %
Adjusted EBIT margin
    15.8 %     15.2 %           60  bps
 
The Steel Group sells steels of low and intermediate alloy and carbon grades in both solid and tubular sections, as well as custom-made steel products for both automotive and industrial applications, including bearings.
In December 2006, the company completed the sale of its Latrobe Steel subsidiary. Sales and adjusted EBIT from these operations for the first quarter of 2006 are included in discontinued operations. The Steel Group’s net sales for the first quarter of 2007, compared to the first quarter of 2006, increased 4.0% primarily due to strong demand by customers in the energy and service center sectors, as well as increased pricing and surcharges to recover high raw material costs, partially offset by significantly lower automotive demand. Profitability for the Steel Group in the first quarter of 2007 increased compared to the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to favorable sales mix, increased pricing and higher manufacturing productivity, as well as lower

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energy costs, partially offset by higher raw material costs.
The company expects the Steel Group to benefit from strong demand in the energy sector throughout 2007, with other sectors increasing slightly over 2006 levels. The company also expects the Steel Group’s Adjusted EBIT to be slightly higher for 2007 compared to 2006, due to higher volume, product mix, price increases and higher manufacturing productivity. Scrap costs are expected to decline from their current level, while alloy and energy costs are expected to remain at high levels. However, these costs are expected to be recovered through surcharges and price increases.
The Balance Sheet
Total assets as shown on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2007 increased by $92.6 million from December 31, 2006. This increase was due primarily to increased working capital required to support higher sales and the impact of foreign currency translation, slightly offset by lower property, plant and equipment — net.
Current Assets:
                                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 100.8     $ 101.1     $ (0.3 )     (0.3 )%
Accounts receivable, net
    740.8       673.4       67.4       10.0 %
Inventories, net
    975.0       952.3       22.7       2.4 %
Deferred income taxes
    86.1       85.6       0.5       0.6 %
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
    14.8       11.1       3.7       33.3 %
Other current assets
    80.1       76.8       3.3       4.3 %
 
Total current assets
  $ 1,997.6     $ 1,900.3     $ 97.3       5.1 %
 
Refer to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for a discussion of the decrease in cash and cash equivalents. Accounts receivable, net increased as a result of the higher sales in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. The impact of foreign currency translation on net accounts receivable was offset by higher allowance for doubtful accounts. The increase in inventories was primarily due to higher volume, increased raw material costs and the impact of foreign currency translation. The increase in other current assets was driven by the reclassification of administrative facilities in Torrington, Connecticut and manufacturing facilities in Desford, England as “assets held for sale.”
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net:
                                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Property, plant and equipment
  $ 3,701.3     $ 3,664.8     $ 36.5       1.0 %
Less: allowances for depreciation
    (2,103.1 )     (2,063.3 )     (39.8 )     1.9 %
 
Property, plant and equipment — net
  $ 1,598.2     $ 1,601.5     $ (3.3 )     (0.2 )%
 
The decrease in property, plant and equipment – net in the first quarter of 2007 was primarily due to depreciation and the reclassification of assets held for sale to other current assets more than offsetting the impact of capital spending.
Other Assets:
                                 
    3/31/2007     12/31/2006     $ Change     % Change  
(Dollars in millions)                                
Goodwill
  $ 204.2     $ 201.9     $ 2.3       1.1 %
Other intangible assets
    101.1       104.1       (3.0 )     (2.9 )%
Deferred income taxes
    169.1       169.4       (0.3 )     (0.2 )%
Other non-current assets
    53.9       54.3       (0.4 )     (0.7 )%
 
Total other assets
  $ 528.3     $ 529.7     $ (1.4 )     (0.3 )%
 

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The increase in goodwill was due to the impact of foreign currency translation and an opening balance sheet adjustment related to an acquisition completed in December 2006. The decrease in other intangible assets was primarily due to the amortization expense recognized in the first quarter of 2007.
Current Liabilities:
                                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Short-term debt
  $ 109.7     $ 40.2     $ 69.5       172.9 %
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    528.8       506.3       22.5       4.4 %
Salaries, wages and benefits
    169.7       225.4       (55.7 )     (24.7 )%
Income taxes payable
    8.5       52.8       (44.3 )     (83.9 )%
Deferred income taxes
    0.6       0.6             0.0 %
Current portion of long-term debt
    28.2       10.2       18.0       176.5 %
 
Total current liabilities
  $ 845.5     $ 835.5     $ 10.0       1.2 %
 
The increase in short-term debt was primarily due to increased net borrowings by the company’s foreign subsidiaries under lines of credit. The increase in accounts payable and other liabilities was primarily due to the increase in purchasing volume to meet the higher production demand. The decrease in salaries, wages and benefits was the result of the payout of 2006 performance-based compensation in the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in income taxes payable was primarily due to the reclassification of a portion of the income taxes payable from current liabilities to non-current liabilities as a result of the adoption FIN 48, offset by the provision for current-year taxes. The increase in the current portion of long-term debt is primarily due to the reclassification of debt that is expected to mature within the next twelve months from non-current liabilities to current liabilities.
Non-Current Liabilities:
                                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Long-term debt
  $ 530.6     $ 547.4     $ (16.8 )     (3.1 )%
Accrued pension cost
    391.4       410.4       (19.0 )     (4.6 )%
Accrued postretirement benefits cost
    683.5       682.9       0.6       0.1 %
Deferred income taxes
    14.5       6.7       7.8       116.4 %
Other non-current liabilities
    96.3       72.4       23.9       33.0 %
 
Total non-current liabilities
  $ 1,716.3     $ 1,719.8     $ (3.5 )     (0.2 )%
 
The decrease in long-term debt is primarily due to the reclassification of debt that is expected to mature within the next twelve months to current liabilities. The decrease in accrued pension cost in the first quarter of 2007 was primarily due to U.S.-based pension plan contributions, partially offset by current year accruals for pension expense. The increase in other non-current liabilities was primarily due to the reclassification of a portion of income taxes payable from current liabilities to non-current liabilities as a result of the adoption of FIN 48.
Shareholders’ Equity:
                                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006   $ Change   % Change
(Dollars in millions)                                
Common stock
  $ 822.5     $ 806.2     $ 16.3       2.0 %
Earnings invested in the business
    1,282.9       1,217.2       65.7       5.4 %
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (537.8 )     (544.6 )     6.8       (1.2 )%
Treasury shares
    (5.3 )     (2.6 )     (2.7 )     103.8 %
 
Total shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,562.3     $ 1,476.2     $ 86.1       5.8 %
 

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The increase in common stock related to stock option exercises by employees and the related income tax benefits. Earnings invested in the business were increased in the first quarter of 2007 by net income of $75.2 million and $5.6 million related to the cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48, partially reduced by dividends declared of $15.2 million. The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily due to the positive impact of the foreign currency translation. The increase in the foreign currency translation adjustment of $10.6 million was due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, such as the Romanian lei, the Brazilian real and the Euro. See “Foreign Currency” for further discussion regarding the impact of foreign currency translation.
Cash Flows:
                         
    3/31/2007   3/31/2006   $ Change
(Dollars in millions)                        
Net cash used by operating activities
  $ (5.7 )   $ (36.6 )   $ 30.9  
Net cash used by investing activities
    (59.3 )     (39.9 )     (19.4 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    63.5       41.3       22.2  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1.2       1.1       0.1  
 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (0.3 )   $ (34.1 )   $ 33.8  
 
The net cash used by operating activities decreased from $36.6 million for the first quarter of 2006 to $5.7 million for first quarter of 2007 as a result of higher net income and a lower use of cash for working capital items, particularly inventories and accounts receivable, partially offset by accounts payable and accrued expenses. Inventories were a use of cash of $17.8 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to a use of cash of $37.7 million in the first quarter of 2006. Accounts receivable was a use of cash of $64.8 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to a use of cash of $69.5 million in the first quarter of 2006. Inventories and accounts receivable increased in the first quarter of 2007 due to higher sales volume. The use of cash in the first quarter of 2007 for accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily due to the payout of 2006 performance-based compensation in the first quarter and the contributions to the company’s U.S.-based pension plans, which more than offset the increase in payables to meet higher production volume. Excluding cash contributions to the company’s U.S.-based pension plans, accounts payable and accrued expenses were a use of cash of $36.8 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to a source of cash of $12.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. The company made cash contributions to its U.S.-based pension plans in the first quarter of 2007 of $27.0 million, compared to $59.6 million in the first quarter of 2006. The decrease in operating cash flows from discontinued operations was primarily due to the elimination of operating results from the company’s former Latrobe Steel subsidiary due to the sale of the business in December 2006.
The net cash used by investing activities of $59.3 million for the first three months of 2007 increased from the prior year primarily due to higher capital expenditures to fund Industrial Group growth initiatives.
The net cash provided by financing activities of $63.5 million for the first quarter of 2007, compared to the first quarter of 2006, increased primarily due to higher net borrowings on credit facilities by the company’s foreign subsidiaries during the first three months of 2007, compared to the first three months of 2006. In addition, proceeds from the exercise of stock options increased during the first three months of 2007 compared to the first three months of 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Total debt was $668.5 million at March 31, 2007, compared to $597.8 million at December 31, 2006. Net debt was $567.7 million at March 31, 2007, compared to $496.7 million at December 31, 2006. The net debt to capital ratio was 26.7% at March 31, 2007, compared to 25.2% at December 31, 2006.

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Reconciliation of total debt to net debt and the ratio of net debt to capital:
Net Debt:
                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006
(Dollars in millions)                
Short-term debt
  $ 109.7     $ 40.2  
Current portion of long-term debt
    28.2       10.2  
Long-term debt
    530.6       547.4  
 
Total debt
    668.5       597.8  
Less: cash and cash equivalents
    (100.8 )     (101.1 )
 
Net debt
  $ 567.7     $ 496.7  
 
Ratio of Net Debt to Capital:
                 
    3/31/2007   12/31/2006
(Dollars in millions)                
Net debt
  $ 567.7     $ 496.7  
Shareholders’ equity
    1,562.3       1,476.2  
 
Net debt + shareholders’ equity (capital)
  $ 2,130.0     $ 1,972.9  
 
Ratio of net debt to capital
    26.7 %     25.2 %
 
The company presents net debt because it believes net debt is more representative of the company’s financial position.
At March 31, 2007, the company had no outstanding borrowings under its $500 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Senior Credit Facility), and had letters of credit outstanding totaling $33.2 million, which reduced the availability under the Senior Credit Facility to $466.8 million. The Senior Credit Facility matures on June 30, 2010. Under the Senior Credit Facility, the company has two financial covenants: a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. At March 31, 2007, the company was in full compliance with the covenants under the Senior Credit Facility and its other debt agreements. Refer to Note 7 – Financing Arrangements for further discussion.
At March 31, 2007, the company had no outstanding borrowings under the company’s Asset Securitization, which provides for borrowings up to $200 million, limited to certain borrowing base calculations, and is secured by certain domestic trade receivables of the company. As of March 31, 2007, there were letters of credit outstanding totaling $18.8 million, which reduced the availability under the Asset Securitization to $181.2 million.
The company expects that any cash requirements in excess of cash generated from operating activities will be met by the availability under its Asset Securitization and Senior Credit Facility. The company believes it has sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations through 2010.
Financing Obligations and Other Commitments
The company expects to make cash contributions of $100 million to its global defined benefit pension plans in 2007.
During the first quarter of 2007, the company did not purchase any shares of its common stock as authorized under the company’s 2006 common stock purchase plan. This plan authorizes the company to buy in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions up to four million shares of common stock. This plan authorizes purchases up to an aggregate of $180 million. The company may exercise this authorization until December 31, 2012. The company does not expect to be active in repurchasing its shares under the plan in the near-term.
The company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or other persons.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Accounting Change:
Effective January 1, 2007, the company changed the method of accounting for certain product inventories for one of its domestic legal entities from the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method to the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. This change affects approximately 8% of the company’s total gross inventory at December 31, 2006. As a result of this change, substantially all domestic inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a LIFO basis, or market. The change is preferable because it improves financial reporting by supporting the continued integration of the company’s domestic bearing business, as well as providing a consistent and uniform costing method across the company’s domestic operations and a reduction in the complexity of intercompany transactions. SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections,” requires that a change in accounting principle be reflected through retrospective application of the new accounting principle to all prior periods, unless it is impractical to do so. The company has determined that retrospective application to a period prior to January 1, 2007 is not practical as the necessary information needed to restate prior periods is not available. Therefore, the company began to apply the LIFO method to these inventories beginning January 1, 2007. The adoption of the LIFO method for these inventories did not have a material impact on the company’s results of operations or financial position during the first quarter of 2007 nor is it expected to have a material impact for the remainder of the year.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FIN 48. This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes requirements and other guidance for financial statement recognition and measurement of positions taken or expected to be taken on tax returns. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48 is recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The company adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. In connection with the adoption of FIN 48, the company recorded a $5.6 million increase to retained earnings to recognize net tax benefits under the recognition and measurement criteria of FIN 48 that were previously not recognized under the company’s former accounting policy.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value that is based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information to develop those assumptions. Additionally, the standard expands the disclosures about fair value measurements to include separately disclosing the fair value measurements of assets or liabilities within each level of the fair value hierarchy. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 157 on the company’s results of operations and financial condition.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS No. 159 on the company’s results of operations and financial condition.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:
The company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. The company reviews its critical accounting policies throughout the year. Except for the adoption of FIN 48, which is discussed in further detail in Note 14 – Income Taxes, the company has concluded that there have been no changes to its critical accounting policies or estimates, as described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, during the three months ended March 31, 2007.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Other Matters:
Foreign Currency:
Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries are translated at the rate of exchange in effect on the balance sheet date; income and expenses are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the quarter. Related translation adjustments are reflected as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from transactions are included in the consolidated statement of income.
Foreign currency exchange losses included in the company’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, were $1.3 million in each period. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the company recorded a positive non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment of $10.6 million that increased shareholders’ equity, compared to a positive non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment of $15.7 million that increased shareholders’ equity in the three months ended March 31, 2006. The foreign currency translation adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was positively impacted by the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies, such as the Romanian lei, the Brazilian real and the Euro.
Quarterly Dividend:
On May 1, 2007, the company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 5, 2007 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2007. This was the 340th consecutive dividend paid on the common stock of the company.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements set forth in this document (including the company’s forecasts, beliefs and expectations) that are not historical in nature are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis contain numerous forward-looking statements. The company cautions readers that actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company due to a variety of important factors, such as:
a)   changes in world economic conditions, including additional adverse effects from terrorism or hostilities. This includes, but is not limited to, political risks associated with the potential instability of governments and legal systems in countries in which the company or its customers conduct business and significant changes in currency valuations;
 
b)   the effects of fluctuations in customer demand on sales, product mix and prices in the industries in which the company operates. This includes the ability of the company to respond to the rapid changes in customer demand, the effects of customer strikes, the impact of changes in industrial business cycles and whether conditions of fair trade continue in the U.S. market;
 
c)   competitive factors, including changes in market penetration, increasing price competition by existing or new foreign and domestic competitors, the introduction of new products by existing and new competitors and new technology that may impact the way the company’s products are sold or distributed;
 
d)   changes in operating costs. This includes: the effect of changes in the company’s manufacturing processes; changes in costs associated with varying levels of operations and manufacturing capacity; higher cost and availability of raw materials and energy; the company’s ability to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in raw materials and energy costs and the operation of the company’s surcharge mechanism; changes in the expected costs associated with product warranty claims; changes resulting from inventory management and cost reduction initiatives and different levels of customer demands; the effects of unplanned work stoppages; and changes in the cost of labor and benefits;

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
e)   the success of the company’s operating plans, including its ability to achieve the benefits from its ongoing continuous improvement and rationalization programs; the ability of acquired companies to achieve satisfactory operating results; and the company’s ability to maintain appropriate relations with unions that represent company associates in certain locations in order to avoid disruptions of business;
 
f)   unanticipated litigation, claims or assessments. This includes, but is not limited to, claims or problems related to intellectual property, product liability or warranty and environmental issues;
 
g)   changes in worldwide financial markets, including interest rates to the extent they affect the company’s ability to raise capital or increase the company’s cost of funds, have an impact on the overall performance of the company’s pension fund investments and/or cause changes in the economy which affect customer demand; and
 
h)   those items identified under Item 1A. Risk Factors in this document and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Additional risks relating to the company’s business, the industries in which the company operates or the company’s common stock may be described from time to time in the company’s filings with the SEC. All of these risk factors are difficult to predict, are subject to material uncertainties that may affect actual results and may be beyond the company’s control.
Except as required by the federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Refer to information appearing under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-Q. Furthermore, a discussion of market risk exposures is included in Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk, of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. There have been no material changes in reported market risk since the inclusion of this discussion in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced above.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the company’s management, including the company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. During the company’s most recent fiscal quarter there have been no changes in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a materially adverse effect on the company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors. The information presented below amends and updates those risk factors and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and information disclosed in that Form 10-K.
Due to developments previously disclosed by the company, the risk factor entitled “We may not be able to realize the anticipated benefits from, or successfully execute, Project O.N.E.” has been updated.
We may not be able to realize the anticipated benefits from, or successfully execute, Project O.N.E.
During 2005, we began implementing Project O.N.E., a multi-year program designed to improve business processes and systems to deliver enhanced customer service and financial performance. During the second quarter of 2007, we will undertake the first major U.S. implementation of Project O.N.E. We may not be able to realize the anticipated benefits from or successfully execute this program. If we are not able to successfully execute this program, we may lose the ability to operate a significant portion of our business, including the ability to schedule production, receive orders, ship product, track inventory and prepare financial statements. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to improve our business processes and systems. We may not be able to successfully do so without substantial costs, delays or other difficulties. We may face significant challenges in improving our processes and systems in a timely and efficient manner.
Implementing Project O.N.E. will be complex and time-consuming, may be distracting to management and disruptive to our businesses, and may cause an interruption of, or a loss of momentum in, our businesses as a result of a number of obstacles, such as:
    the loss of key associates or customers;
 
    the failure to maintain the quality of customer service that we have historically provided;
 
    the need to coordinate geographically diverse organizations; and
 
    the resulting diversion of management’s attention from our day-to-day business and the need to dedicate additional management personnel to address obstacles to the implementation of Project O.N.E.
If we are not successful in executing Project O.N.E., or if it fails to achieve the anticipated results, then our operations, margins, sales and reputation could be adversely affected.
Due to developments previously disclosed by the company, the risk factor entitled “The failure to achieve the anticipated results of our Automotive Group initiatives could materially affect our earnings” has been updated.
The failure to achieve the anticipated results of our Automotive Group initiatives could materially affect our earnings.
During 2005, we announced plans for our Automotive Group to restructure its business and improve performance. In response to reduced production demand from North American automotive manufacturers, in September 2006, we announced further planned reductions in our Automotive Group workforce of approximately 700 associates. These plans are targeted to collectively deliver annual pretax savings of approximately $75 million by 2008, with pretax costs of approximately $125 to $135 million. The failure to achieve the anticipated results of these plans, including our targeted costs and annual savings, could adversely affect our earnings. In addition, increases in other costs and expenses may offset any cost savings from these efforts. Furthermore, the pretax costs required to deliver the targeted savings may increase.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Issuer of Purchases of Common Stock
The following table provides information about purchases by the company during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of its common stock.
                                 
                    Total number   Maximum
                    of shared   number of
                    purchased as   shares that
                    part of publicly   may yet
    Total number   Average   announced   be purchased
    of shares   price paid   plans or   under the plans
Period   purchased (1)   per share (2)   programs   or programs (3)
1/1/07 - 1/31/07
    14,710     $ 28.34             4,000,000  
2/1/07 - 2/28/07
    69,240       28.77             4,000,000  
3/1/07 - 3/31/07
    5,041       28.70             4,000,000  
 
Total
    88,991     $ 28.70             4,000,000  
 
 
(1)   Represents shares of the company’s common stock that are owned and tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted shares and the exercise of stock options.
 
(2)   The average price paid per share is calculated using the daily high and low sales prices of the company’s common stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange at the time the employee tenders the shares.
 
(3)   Pursuant to the company’s 2006 common stock purchase plan, the company may purchase up to four million shares of common stock at an amount not to exceed $180 million in the aggregate. The company may purchase shares under its 2006 common stock purchase plan until December 31, 2012.

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Item 6. Exhibits
     
12
  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
   
18
  Preferability Letter
 
   
31.1
  Certification of James W. Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Timken Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Glenn A. Eisenberg, Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration (principal financial officer) of The Timken Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
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  Certifications of James W. Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Glenn A. Eisenberg, Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration (principal financial officer) of The Timken Company, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
    THE TIMKEN COMPANY    
 
           
Date May 09, 2007   By /s/ James W. Griffith    
         
    James W. Griffith    
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director    
    (Principal Executive Officer)    
 
           
Date May 09, 2007   By /s/ Glenn A. Eisenberg    
         
    Glenn A. Eisenberg    
    Executive Vice President — Finance and    
    Administration (Principal Financial Officer)    

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