1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CREEL DIANE C	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/7/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TIMKEN CO [TKR]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 1835 DUEBER AVE SW	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) CANTON, OH 44706        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CREEL DIANE C 1835 DUEBER AVE SW CANTON, OH 44706	X

Signatures
Diane C. Creel		8/7/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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POWER OF ATTORNEY





I, Diane C. Creel, a Director of The Timken Company, hereby constitute



and appoint William R. Burkhart, Scott A. Scherff, Hansal Patel and Nathan D. Bailey each of them, my true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign on my behalf any Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 required pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and to sign any and all amendments to such Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that any of said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any of them or their substitutes, may deem necessary or desirable, in his/

her or their sole discretion, with any such act or thing being hereby ratified and approved in all respects without any further act or deed whatsoever.







Executed this 7th day of August 2012





      /s/ Diane C. Creel