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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TIMKEN WARD J JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TIMKEN CO [TKR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1835 DUEBER AVENUE, S.W. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/21/2015 (Street) CANTON, OH 44706 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/21/2015   M   114,000 A $ 21.07 313,339 D   Common Stock 05/21/2015   F   25,686 D $ 40.6254 287,653 D   Common Stock 05/21/2015   S   88,314 D $ 40.6254 199,339 D   Common Stock               200,000 I By Self as Manager of LLC (1) Common Stock               18,435 I Savings Inv. Plan Common Stock               2,810 I By Spouse (2) Common Stock               12,855 I By Child Common Stock               12,155 I By Child Common Stock               53,000 I By self as Co-Trustee and beneficiary (3) Common Stock               6,000 I By self as Co-Trustee (2) (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Nonqualified Stock Option (Right to buy) (6)

$ 21.07

05/21/2015

M

114,000

(5)

02/05/2017

Common Stock

114,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TIMKEN WARD J JR 1835 DUEBER AVENUE, S.W. CANTON, OH 44706	X

Signatures

Ward J. Timken, Jr.		05/22/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	By self as sole manager of the WJ Timken Jr Family, LLC. Members of the LLC include the reporting person, immediate family members and trusts for the benefit of immediate family members.
(2)	DISCLAIMER: Undersigned disclaims all beneficial ownership
(3)	By self as Co-Trustee and beneficiary of the Ward J. Timken Trust FBO Ward J. Timken, Jr.
(4)	By self as Co-Trustee of the Ward J. Timken Trust FBO Grandchildren
(5)	Balance of shares includes shares received from automatic reinvestment of dividends.
(6)	Nonqualified stock option with limited transferability granted pursuant to The Timken Company Long-Term Incentive plan. Option becomes exercisable in annual 25 percent increments beginning February 5, 2008, the anniversary date of the grant. Option becomes fully exercisable upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company or other similar event.

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