As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2004.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM S-8
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
| Ohio | 34-0577130 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
THE VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT PENSION PLAN
FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF THE TIMKEN COMPANY
(Full title of the plan)
Scott A. Scherff
Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel
1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
(Name and address of agent for service)
(330) 438-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Proposed | Proposed | |||||||||||||||
| Title of | Maximum | Maximum | ||||||||||||||
| Securities | Amount | Offering | Aggregate | Amount of | ||||||||||||
| to be | to be | Price Per | Offering | Registration | ||||||||||||
| Registered (1) |
Registered |
Share |
Price (2)(3) |
Fee |
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Common Stock
without par value |
350,000 shares | $ | 22.26 | $ | 7,791,000 | $ | 987.12 | |||||||||
| (1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered pursuant to The Voluntary Investment Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of The Timken Company (the “Plan”). | |||
| (2) | Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices for Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 1, 2004. | |||
| (3) | Estimated solely for the purposes of determining the registration fee. | |||
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-66905 and 333-52866) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 1998 and December 28, 2000, respectively, to register the Common Shares, without par value, of the Registrant to be issued under the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference. This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of registering an additional 350,000 Common Shares of the Registrant under the Plan.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are being filed as part of this registration statement:
| 5 | Opinion of Counsel | |||||
| 23 | (a) | Consent of Independent Auditors | ||||
| 23 | (b) | Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5) | ||||
| 24 | Power of Attorney |
Undertaking Regarding Status of Favorable Determination Letter Covering the Plan.
We will submit the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) in a timely manner and will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this registration statement on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on this 8th day of March 2004.
| THE TIMKEN COMPANY |
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| By: | /s/ Scott A. Scherff | |||
| Scott A. Scherff | ||||
| Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel | ||||
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
Title |
Date |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | March 8, 2004 | ||
James W. Griffith |
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Executive Vice President — Finance and Administration (Principal Financial Officer) | March 8, 2004 | ||
Glenn A. Eisenberg |
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Senior Vice President — Finance and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | March 8, 2004 | ||
Sallie B. Bailey |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
W.R. Timken, Jr. |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Stanley C. Gault |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
John A. Luke, Jr. |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Robert W. Mahoney |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Jay A. Precourt |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Joseph W. Ralston |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Frank C. Sullivan |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
John M. Timken, Jr. |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Ward J. Timken |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Ward J. Timken, Jr. |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Joseph F. Toot, Jr. |
| Director | ||||
Martin D. Walker |
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Director | March 8, 2004 | ||
Jacqueline F. Woods |
| * | This Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the above-named directors and officers of the Company by Scott A. Scherff, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of the Company, as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 24 to this registration statement. |
DATED: March 8, 2004
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By: | /s/ Scott A. Scherff | ||
| Scott A. Scherff, Attorney-in-Fact |
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on this 8th day of March 2004.
| THE VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT PENSION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES OF THE TIMKEN COMPANY |
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| By: | /s/ Scott A. Scherff | |||
| Scott A. Scherff | ||||
| Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number |
Exhibit Description |
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5
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Opinion of Counsel | |
23(a)
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Consent of Independent Auditors | |
23(b)
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5) | |
24
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Power of Attorney |