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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 TIMKEN FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from_ Title of each class Common Shares , without par value to Commission file number : 1-1169 THE TIMKEN COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Ohio ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 4500 Mount Pleasant Street NW North Canton Ohio ( Address of principal executive offices ) 234.262.3000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol TKR Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 34-0577130 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No No | Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes | No 44720-5450 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes | No Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated filer Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 0 Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 762 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report Common Shares , without par value 冈 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No | As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 2,974,671,799 based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Class DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Document Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on or about May 7 , 2021 ( Proxy Statement ) Outstanding at January 31 , 2021 75,710,735 shares Parts Into Which Incorporated Part III