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The Timken Company

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THE TIMKEN COMPANY 2015 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL SUMMARY

OPERATING DATA

Net Sales

Gross Profit

Adjusted EBIT*

Adjusted EBIT Margin*

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Capital Expenditures

Free Cash Flow*

SHAREHOLDER RETURNS

Adjusted EPS*

Dividends

KEY RATIOS

Net Debt to Capital*

Adjusted Return on Invested Capital*

2015

2014

$  2,872.3 

$  3,076.2

793.9

308.7

10.7%

374.8

105.6

269.2

2.21

1.03

28.2%

10.3%

898.0

375.6

12.2%

281.5

126.8

154.7

2.55

1.00

12.9%

11.5%

REVENUE
Dollars in Billions

ADJUSTED EARNINGS  
PER SHARE* 

DIVIDENDS  
PER SHARE

$3.4

$3.3

$3.1

$3.0

$2.9

$3.04 $3.06

$1.03

$1.00

$0.92

$0.92

$2.55

$2.07

$2.21

$0.78

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

* See Appendix on last page for reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP equivalents.

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TO OUR VALUED  
SHAREHOLDERS:

PROGRESSING IN A CHALLENGING MARKET

We operated The Timken Company with great intensity in 

2015, driving efficiencies, reducing costs, protecting margins 

and generating strong cash flow, all while competing to  

win our customers’ bearings and power transmission 

business. We will remember the year as a challenging one, 

but also as one that validated our strategy and proved our 

many strengths.

Around the world, we faced downward pressures head-on, 

including those from declining end markets and unfavorable 

moves in foreign currencies. We countered these shifts by 

increasing our market penetration, removing more than  

$60 million in costs, producing $269 million in free cash  

flow and delivering double-digit adjusted EBIT margins of 

10.7 percent. 

The Timken management team responded to significant 

macro-economic events throughout 2015 with agility and 

speed, mitigating the impact of the cyclical decline across 

many of our end markets. While revenue declined  

6.6 percent to $2.9 billion, we achieved adjusted earnings 

per share of $2.21 and increased our quarterly dividend  

by 4 percent.  

In Mobile Industries, our 2015 sales were $1.6 billion, with 

adjusted EBIT margins of 10 percent, and we generated  

42 percent of this revenue outside the United States. 

Although Mobile Industries sales were down 7.5 percent,  

5.2 percent was attributable to unfavorable currency.  

We countered the very difficult off-highway equipment  

end-market demand by continuing to grow our business in 

rail, launching several new platforms in the automotive sector 

and acquiring the Carlisle® belts product line. 

Our Process Industries business delivered adjusted EBIT 

margins of 15.9 percent on 2015 sales of $1.3 billion, with  

50 percent of this revenue outside the United States. Process 

Industries sales were down 5.5 percent, which includes  

WE OPERATED THE   

TIMKEN COMPANY WITH   

GREAT INTENSITY IN 2015, 

DRIVING EFFICIENCIES, 

REDUCING COSTS,  

PROTECTING MARGINS   

AND GENERATING STRONG  

CASH FLOW, ALL WHILE 

COMPETING TO WIN  

OUR CUSTOMERS’   

BEARINGS AND POWER 

TRANSMISSION BUSINESS.

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4.6 percent from unfavorable currency. While the broad  

To competitively address global demand, we continue to 

slowdown across industrial end markets during the year 

optimize our footprint while expanding our reach for future 

certainly impacted Process Industries, we continued to gain 

growth. In 2015, this included investments in our Chennai and 

market share in wind energy and benefited from acquisitions. 

Jamshedpur bearing manufacturing facilities in India, a joint 

Across our business segments, we navigated market 

headwinds while setting sights on future growth. Through 

continued investments in DeltaX, our multi-year global 

venture for rail bearings in Russia, expansion of our China 

operations and the announcement of the construction of a 

tapered roller bearing plant in Romania.

initiative to fuel organic growth in bearings, we are 

The year also brought continued focus on improving our cost 

accelerating our product development rate, expanding our 

structure. Through our business processes and operational 

best-in-class technical sales model and increasing global 

excellence, we continued to reduce our SG&A costs in total 

market penetration.  

Given the environment, we achieved solid performance, 

invested in our business and took decisive actions to position the 

Company to deliver greater shareholder value in future years. 

and as a percent of sales. In operations, we reduced costs 

over $60 million through productivity improvements, new 

manufacturing process technologies and product designs, 

lower material costs and restructuring. Our emphasis on costs 

will continue in 2016, with an additional $60 million in savings 

expected as we work to improve our operating margins. 

EXECUTING ON STRATEGY WITH 

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Our ability to navigate the complexities of 2015 resulted 

from our strong commitment to customers, our strategy and 

the Timken Business Model. This framework keeps Timken 

management centered on long-term value creation and 

achieving our vision of being the global leader in bearings and 

power transmission products and services. 

The Timken Business Model defines the strengths that 

differentiate Timken: technology and know-how in friction 

management and power transmission, business capabilities 

that provide excellent customer service at world-class 

efficiency levels, operational excellence and the best talent 

in our industry. With these at our core, we effectively pursue 

opportunities to solve our customers’ most challenging 

applications, across fragmented markets, to original 

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EXPANDING A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO 

equipment manufacturers and end-users through aftermarket 

WITH PURPOSE

channels, with a relentless focus on service.

As this model guides us across the enterprise, the Timken 

team performs within an operating framework that drives 

industry-leading quality, customer service, environmental 

health and safety, and cost competitiveness. Combined 

with our continuous improvement culture, we innovate our 

manufacturing, engineering and quality processes to benefit 

Timken customers and drive improvements to the bottom line. 

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A recognized industry leader in engineered bearings, the 

Company generates 77 percent of revenue from this core 

product line. Today, Timken is No. 1 in tapered roller bearings 

and we aspire to achieve the same in industrial bearings.

We will accomplish this by collaborating with original 

equipment and end-user customers to develop next-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TODAY, TIMKEN IS NO. 1  

IN TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS  

AND WE ASPIRE TO ACHIEVE THE 

SAME IN INDUSTRIAL BEARINGS.

generation products and services that improve the reliability 

MANAGING OUR CAPITAL ALLOCATION 

and efficiency of their capital equipment. DeltaX will help 

STRATEGICALLY

accelerate this effort, providing the organization with the 

strategic focus and resources to fuel outgrowth in our 

bearing product lines. 

Our commitment to shareholders is reflected in our 

disciplined approach to capital allocation. Our priorities 

are to invest in our core business, grow earnings, pay an 

The balance of the Timken portfolio is comprised of adjacent 

attractive dividend, pursue acquisitions that add strategic 

power transmission products and services. This includes gear 

value and generate solid returns, and return capital to 

drives, chain, belts, lubrication systems and an expanding 

shareholders through share buybacks. The goal: To build the 

aftermarket services group, Timken Power Systems. Through 

Timken bearing and power transmission global brand while 

accretive bolt-on acquisitions, we will continue to develop 

generating high returns on invested capital for our investors.  

our offerings in this attractive space.

In addition to our belts acquisition, we paid $87 million in 

In late 2015, we added Carlisle belts to our lineup, bringing 

dividends, representing an increase of 4 percent per share 

a new category of power transmission products into the 

on an annualized basis in 2015. We also repurchased an 

Timken portfolio. To this business, we bring our unique 

additional 8.6 million shares of outstanding stock. At the 

capabilities and industrial distribution channel strength to 

same time, we protected margins, drove cost reductions 

offer customers even greater options. The acquisition is on 

and committed approximately 3.7 percent of our 2015 sales 

track to be accretive in the first year and generate attractive 

to capital expenditure, investing $106 million back into our 

returns for Timken over the long-term.

businesses to expand our market position and improve our 

cost structure. 

In 2015, we also made several moves to significantly  

decrease our gross pension and retiree healthcare liabilities, 

while respecting our financial commitments to our retirees. 

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BY LEVERAGING OUR 

ENGINEERING KNOW-HOW  

AND TECHNOLOGY,  

WE ARE INCREASING OUR 

PRODUCT BREADTH AND 

CAPTURING OPPORTUNITIES 

THAT MAXIMIZE GROWTH.

Through the course of the year, we reduced our gross 

our product breadth and capturing opportunities that 

pension liability by more than 50 percent and our remaining 

maximize growth, targeting those geographies, markets 

plans continue to be well-funded. The dramatic changes in 

and applications where our products and services improve 

our liabilities and assets considerably reduce our exposure to 

customer performance.

volatilities in asset markets.  

With our actions in 2015, we ended the year with a net 

to drive growth. These−along with operational excellence 

debt-to-capital ratio of 28.2 percent, just below our 30 to 

and a focus on capital allocation−will further illustrate why 

40 percent target. Our balance sheet and cash flow will 

Timken remains a compelling investment as well as valued 

With resolve, we are rigorously managing costs and investing 

continue to provide the Company with opportunities to drive 

supplier and employer. 

shareholder value through effective capital allocation.

THE YEAR IN CONTEXT

Over the course of 2015, Timken faced significant challenges, 

with cyclical declines across many of our end markets and 

further negative effects of a strengthening U.S. dollar. Despite 

this, our performance was notable, as we delivered solid 

margins and strong free cash flow reflective of the actions 

taken over the last few years.

As always, our people remain our most vital and valuable 

resource. They allow us to win in the marketplace by bringing 

to life the know-how, innovation and global teamwork that 

create value for customers. We thank them as well as our 

directors, shareholders and customers for their confidence in 

the Company and in our path ahead.

Sincerely,

We remain true to our strategy and confident in our collective 

Richard G. Kyle 

ability to achieve even stronger results. By leveraging our 

President & Chief Executive Officer 

engineering know-how and technology, we are increasing 

February 24, 2016

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN

A decade ago, The Timken Company developed a clear 

strategic vision for the future. Serving complex customer 

needs across diverse industrial markets around the world 

drove us forward and put the Company on a new trajectory. 

We diversified our portfolio, reduced our cyclicality, delivered 

significant value to our customers and produced top-tier 

margins, while meeting various economic and industry 

challenges along the way. 

The remarkable pressures of 2015 validated our strategy and 

how effectively it could protect market share and earnings 

during tough times. As a result, the Board’s commitment to 

our strategy remains stronger than ever, reaffirmed by the 

real-world stress test we experienced over the past year.

exceptionally strong Board of Directors. We thank retiring 

Director Jack Reilly for his direct style, wise counsel and 

vast contribution, and welcome new Director Jim Palmer, 

who brings an immense wealth of experience to the role as 

In the context of unpredictable global markets, the Timken 

recently retired CFO of Northrop Grumman. 

management team delivered very well. This team, remarkable 

for their significant expertise and talent across disciplines, 

operates with great alignment. They move quickly and in-sync 

to execute precisely and efficiently, worldwide. They have 

earned both our thanks and our confidence for navigating 

2015 so effectively. 

It was my particular honor to serve as Chairman this year, as we 

accomplished so much of what was conceived long ago, and 

I look forward to The Timken Company’s future with enthusiasm.

Our response to recent market challenges was also guided 

John M. Timken, Jr. 

by the unwavering commitment and stewardship of an 

Chairman, Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JAMES F. PALMER 
Retired Corporate Vice President and  
Chief Financial Officer,  
Northrop Grumman Corp. 

JOSEPH W. RALSTON 
Retired General, USAF;  
Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group

JOHN P. REILLY  
Retired Chairman, President and  
Chief Executive Officer,  
Figgie International

JOHN M. TIMKEN, JR. 
Chairman, Board of Directors,  
The Timken Company 

MARIA A. CROWE 
President of Manufacturing Operations,  
Eli Lilly and Company 

RICHARD G. KYLE 
President and Chief Executive Officer,  
The Timken Company

JACQUELINE F. WOODS 
Retired President, AT&T Ohio

AJITA G. RAJENDRA 
Chairman, President and  
Chief Executive Officer,  
A. O. Smith Corporation 

CHRISTOPHER L. MAPES 
Chairman, President and  
Chief Executive Officer,  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

WARD J. TIMKEN, JR. 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and 
President, TimkenSteel Corporation

JOHN A. LUKE, JR. 
Chairman, WestRock Company

FRANK C. SULLIVAN 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  
RPM International Inc.

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THE TIMKEN COMPANY  
2015 AT A GLANCE

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, gear 

drives, belts, chain and related products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair services. The 

leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology 

and mechanical power transmission across a variety of bearings and related systems to improve reliability and 

efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the world. The company’s growing product and services 

portfolio features many strong industrial brands including Timken®, Fafnir®, Philadelphia Gear®, Carlisle®, 

Drives® and Interlube™. Known for its quality products and collaborative technical sales model, Timken posted 

$2.9 billion in sales in 2015. With more than 14,000 employees operating from 28 countries, Timken makes the 

world more productive and keeps industry in motion.

LISTED ON THE  
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE  
SINCE 1922

CHANNEL OVERVIEW

PRODUCT OFFERING

Power Transmission Products

Services

16%

7%

77%
Bearings

47%
Distribution /  
End User

53%
OEM

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SALES BY GEOGRAPHY

59%
North America

8%
Latin America

16%
Asia Pacific 

17%
Europe,  
Middle East, 
Africa

IN 2015,

27%

OF REVENUE DERIVED  
FROM DEVELOPING 
MARKETS

14,000
EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE

28

COUNTRIES AND  
TERRITORIES

END-MARKET SECTORS

BUSINESS SEGMENT SALES

20%

14%

11%

10%

General Industrial
Automotive
Rail
Energy
Heavy Truck
Defense
Agriculture
Metals 
Mining 
Civil Aerospace 
Construction
Pulp/Paper
Cement/Aggregate

8%

7%

6%
6%
6%

4%
4%

2%
2%

OUR MISSION

WE USE  

OUR KNOWLEDGE  

TO MAKE 

THE WORLD’S INDUSTRIES  

WORK BETTER.

$1.3 Billion
Process 
Industries

$1.6 Billion
Mobile 
Industries

OUR VISION

BE THE GLOBAL LEADER 

IN BEARINGS AND  

MECHANICAL POWER 

TRANSMISSION,  

CONTINUALLY IMPROVING 

PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY  

AND EFFICIENCY.

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WE REMAIN TRUE TO 

OUR STRATEGY AND 

CONFIDENT IN OUR 

COLLECTIVE ABILITY 

TO ACHIEVE EVEN 

STRONGER RESULTS.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

RICHARD G. KYLE 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

RICHARD M. BOYER 
Vice President, Operations

WILLIAM R. BURKHART 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel 
and Secretary  

SHELLY M. CHADWICK 
Vice President, Treasury and  
Investor Relations

CHRISTOPHER A. COUGHLIN 
Executive Vice President, Group President

MICHAEL J. CONNORS 
Vice President, Global Marketing 

PHILIP D. FRACASSA 
Executive Vice President,  
Chief Financial Officer  

J. TED MIHAILA 
Senior Vice President and  
Corporate Controller

AJAY K. DAS 
Vice President, Strategy and  
Business Development

MICHAEL A. DISCENZA 
Vice President and Controller,  
Mobile and Process Industries

KARI L. GROH 
Vice President, Communications and 
Public Relations

HANS LANDIN 
Vice President, Power Transmission and 
Engineering Systems

AMANDA J. MONTGOMERY 
Vice President, Industrial Bearings

RONALD J. MYERS 
Vice President, Human Resources

DOUGLAS C. NELSON 
Vice President, Compensation and 
Benefits

CARL D. RAPP 
Vice President, Power Systems

SANDRA L. RAPP 
Vice President, Information Technology

ANDREAS ROELLGEN 
Vice President, Sales ROW

BRIAN J. RUEL 
Vice President, Sales Americas

DOUGLAS H. SMITH 
Vice President, Tapered Roller Bearings

PETER M. SPROSON 
President, China

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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, 2015

OR

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
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

4500 Mt. Pleasant St. NW, North Canton, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)

34-0577130
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

44720-5450
(Zip Code)

234.262.3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Common Shares, without par value

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

    Yes  

    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  

    No  

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.   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every 
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).   

 Yes  

    No  

 Yes  

    No  

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will 
not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in 

Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller 
reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

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, 2015, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant 

was $2,734,145,335 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
Common Shares, without par value

Outstanding at January 29, 2016
80,030,053 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Document
Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held on or about May 10, 2016 (Proxy Statement)

Parts Into Which Incorporated
Part III

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
INDEX TO FORM 10-K REPORT

Business

Risk Factors

Unresolved Staff Comments

Properties

Legal Proceedings

Mine Safety Disclosures

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities

Selected Financial Data

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

PART I.
Item 1.

Item 1A.

Item 1B.

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

Item 4A.

PART II.
Item 5.

Item 6.

Item 7.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Item 8.

Item 9.

Item 9A.

Item 9B.

Part III.
Item 10.

Item 11.

Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

Part IV.
Item 15.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Controls and Procedures

Other Information

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Executive Compensation

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related 
Stockholder Matters

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 1. Business

General:

As used herein, the term “Timken” or the “Company” refers to The Timken Company and its subsidiaries unless the 
context otherwise requires.  Timken engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, belts, 
chain and related products and offers a spectrum of power system rebuild and repair services around the world.  The 
Company’s growing product and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands, including Timken, Fafnir, 
Philadelphia Gear, Carlisle, Drives and Interlube.

The Company was founded in 1899 by Henry Timken, who received two patents on the design of a tapered roller 
bearing.    Timken  later  became,  and  continues  to  be,  the  world's  largest  manufacturer  of  tapered  roller  bearings, 
leveraging its expertise to develop a full portfolio of industry-leading products and services.  Timken built its reputation 
as a global leader by applying its knowledge of metallurgy, friction management and mechanical power transmission 
to increase the reliability and efficiency of its customers' equipment across a diverse range of industries.  Today, the 
Company's  global  footprint  consists  of  63  manufacturing  facilities/service  centers,  12  technology  and  engineering 
centers and 26 distribution centers and warehouses, supported by a team comprised of more than 14,000 employees.  
Timken operates in 28 countries and territories around the globe.

Industry Segments and Geographical Financial Information:
Information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to Note 16 - Segment Information in the Notes 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Major Customers:
The Company sells products and services to a diverse customer base globally, including customers in the following 
market sectors: industrial equipment, construction, agriculture, rail, aerospace and defense, automotive, heavy truck 
and energy.  No single customer accounts for 5% or more of total net sales.

Products:
Timken manufactures and manages global supply chains for multiple product lines including anti-friction bearings and 
mechanical power transmission products designed to operate in demanding environments.  The Company leverages 
its technical knowledge, research expertise, and production and engineering capabilities across all of its products and 
end markets to deliver high-performance products and services to its customers.  Differentiation in these product lines 
is achieved by either: (1) product type or (2) the targeted applications utilizing the product.

Engineered Bearings:
The Timken® bearing portfolio features a broad range of anti-friction bearing products, including tapered, spherical 
and cylindrical roller bearings; thrust and ball bearings; and housed units.  Timken is a leading authority on tapered 
roller bearings, and leverages its position by applying engineering know-how and technology across its entire bearing 
portfolio.

A bearing is a mechanical device that reduces friction between moving parts. The purpose of a bearing is to carry a 
load while allowing a machine shaft to rotate freely.  The basic elements of the bearing include two rings, called races; 
a set of rollers that rotate around the bearing raceway; and a cage to separate and guide the rolling elements. Bearings 
come in a number of designs, featuring tapered, spherical, cylindrical or ball rolling elements. The various bearing 
designs accommodate radial and/or thrust loads differently, making certain bearing types better suited for specific 
applications. 

Selection and development of bearings for customer applications and demand for high reliability require sophisticated 
engineering and analytical techniques. High precision tolerances, proprietary internal geometries and quality materials 
provide Timken bearings with high load-carrying capacity, excellent friction-reducing qualities and long service lives. 
The uses for bearings are diverse and can be found in transportation applications that include passenger cars and 
trucks, heavy trucks, helicopters, airplanes and trains.  Ranging in size from precision bearings the size of a pencil 
eraser to those roughly three meters in diameter, Timken components are also used in a wide variety of industrial 
applications: paper and steel mills, mining, oil and gas extraction and production, machine tools, gear drives, health 
and positioning control, wind turbines and food processing.

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Tapered Roller Bearings.  Timken tapered roller bearings can increase power density and can include customized 
geometries, engineered surfaces and specialized sealing solutions.  The Company’s tapered roller bearing line comes 
in  thousands  of  combinations  in  single-,  double-  and  four-row  configurations. Tapered  roller  designs  permit  ready 
absorption of both radial and axial load combinations, which makes them particularly well-adapted to reducing friction 
where shafts, gears or wheels are used. 

Spherical and Cylindrical Roller Bearings.  Timken also produces spherical and cylindrical roller bearings that are 
used in large gear drives, rolling mills and other industrial and infrastructure development applications.  These products 
are sold worldwide to original equipment manufacturers and industrial distributors serving major end-market sectors, 
including construction and mining, natural resources, defense, pulp and paper production, rolling mills and general 
industrial goods.

Ball Bearings.  Timken radial, angular and precision ball bearings are used by customers in a variety of market sectors, 
including aerospace, agriculture, construction, health, machine tool and general industries.  Radial ball bearings are 
designed to tolerate relatively high-speed operation under a range of load conditions.  These bearing types consist of 
an inner and outer ring with a cage containing a complement of precision balls. Angular contact ball bearings are 
designed for a combination of radial and axial loading.  Precision ball bearings are manufactured to tight tolerances 
and come in miniature and instrument, thin section and ball screw support designs.

Housed Units.  Timken markets among the broadest range of bearing housed units in the industry.  These products 
deliver  durable,  heavy-duty  components  designed  to  protect  spherical,  tapered  and  ball  bearings  in  debris-filled, 
contaminated  or  high-moisture  environments.  Common  housed  unit  applications  include  material  handling  and 
processing equipment.

Mechanical Power Transmission:
Belts.  Timken makes and markets a full line of Carlisle® belts used in industrial, commercial and consumer applications. 
The portfolio features more than 20,000 parts designed for demanding applications, which are sold to original equipment 
and aftermarket customers. Carlisle® belts are engineered for maximum performance and durability, with products 
available in wrap molded, raw edge, v-ribbed and synchronous belt designs. Common applications include agriculture, 
construction, industrial machinery, outdoor power equipment and powersports.

Chains.  Timken manufactures precision Drives® roller chain, pintle chain, agricultural conveyor chain, engineering 
class chain and oil field roller chain.  These highly engineered products are used in a wide range of mobile and industrial 
machinery applications, including agriculture, oil and gas, aggregate and mining, primary metals, forest products and 
other heavy industries.  These products are also utilized in the food and beverage and packaged goods sectors, which 
often require high-end, specialty products, including stainless-steel and corrosion-resistant roller chain.

Lubrication Systems.  The Company offers 27 formulations of grease, leveraging its knowledge of tribology and anti-
friction bearings to enable smooth equipment operation.  Interlube® automated lubrication delivery systems dispense 
precise amounts of Timken grease, saving users from having to manually apply lubrication.  These multifaceted delivery 
systems are used by the commercial vehicle, construction, mining, and heavy and general industries.

Aerospace  Products.    The  Company's  portfolio  of  parts,  systems  and  services  for  the  aerospace  market  sector 
includes products used in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for the military and commercial aviation industries.  Timken 
designs, manufactures and tests a wide variety of power transmission and drive train components, including bearings, 
transmissions,  turbine  engine  components,  gears  and  rotor-head  assemblies  and  housings. In  addition  to  original 
equipment, Timken provides aftermarket component repair for bearings and compressor cases. Timken inspects and 
reconditions main engine, gearbox and APU bearings on a wide range of platforms, such as engines, transmissions 
and gearboxes.

Industrial Gearboxes.  The Company’s Philadelphia Gear® line of low- and high-speed gear drive designs are used 
in large-scale industrial applications.  These gear drive configurations are custom-made to meet user specifications, 
offering a wide-array of size, footprint and gear arrangements.  Low-speed drives are commonly used in crushing and 
pulverizing  equipment,  cooling  towers,  conveyors  and  pumps.  High-speed  drives  are  typically  used  by  power 
generation, oil and gas, marine and pipeline industries.

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Other  Products.    The  Company  also  offers  a  full  line  of  seals,  couplings,  augers  and  other  mechanical  power 
transmission components. Timken industrial sealing solutions come in a variety of types and material options that are 
used in manufacturing, food processing, mining, power generation, chemical processing, primary metals, pulp and 
paper, and oil and gas industry applications. Timken couplings, another mechanical power transmission component, 
are commonly found in gear drives, motors and pump applications. The Company also designs and manufactures 
Drives helicoid and sectional augers for agricultural applications, like conveying, digging and combines. 

Services:
Power Systems.  Timken services components in the industrial customer's drive train, including switch gears, electric 
motors and generators, gearboxes, bearings, couplings and central panels.  The Company’s Philadelphia Gear services 
for  gear  drive  applications  include  onsite  technical  services;  inspection,  repair  and  upgrade  capabilities;  and 
manufacturing of parts to OEM specifications. In addition, the Company’s Wazee, Smith Services, Schulz, Standard 
Machine and H&N service centers provide customers with services that include motor and generator rewind and repair 
and uptower wind turbine maintenance and repair. Timken Power Systems commonly serves customers in the power, 
wind energy, hydro and fossil fuel, water management, paper, mining and general manufacturing sectors.

Bearing Repair.  Timken bearing repair services return worn bearings to like-new specifications, which increases 
bearing  service  life  and  can  often  restore  bearings  in  less  time  than  required  to  manufacture  new.  Bearing 
remanufacturing is available for any bearing type or brand - including competitor products - and is well-suited to heavy 
industrial applications such as paper, metals, mining, power generation and cement; railroad locomotives, passenger 
cars and freight cars; and aerospace engines and gearboxes.

Services accounted for approximately 7% of the Company’s net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Sales and Distribution:
Timken products are sold principally by its own internal sales organizations.  A portion of each segment's sales are 
made through authorized distributors. 

Customer collaboration is central to the Company's sales strategy. Therefore, Timken goes where its customers need 
them, with sales engineers primarily working in close proximity to customers rather than at production sites.  In some 
cases, Timken may co-locate with a customer at their facility to ensure optimized collaboration. The Company's sales 
force constantly updates the team's training and knowledge regarding all friction management products and market 
sector trends, and Timken employees assist customers during development and implementation phases and provide 
ongoing service and support.

The Company has a joint venture in North America focused on joint logistics and e-business services. This joint venture, 
CoLinx,  LLC,  includes  five  equity  members:  Timken,  SKF  Group,  the  Schaeffler  Group, ABB  Group  and  Gates 
Corporation.  The e-business service focuses on information and business services for authorized distributors in the 
Process Industries segment.

Timken has entered into individually negotiated contracts with some of its customers. These contracts may extend for 
one or more years and, if a price is fixed for any period extending beyond current shipments, customarily include a 
commitment by the customer to purchase a designated percentage of its requirements from Timken. Timken does not 
believe that there is any significant loss of earnings risk associated with any given contract.

Competition:
The anti-friction bearing business is highly competitive in every country where Timken sells products. Timken competes 
primarily based on total value, including price, quality, timeliness of delivery, product design and the ability to provide 
engineering support and service on a global basis.  The Company competes with domestic manufacturers and many 
foreign manufacturers of anti-friction bearings, including SKF Group, the Schaeffler Group, NTN Corporation, JTEKT 
Corporation and NSK Ltd.

Joint Ventures:
Investments in affiliated companies accounted for under the equity method were approximately $2.6 million and $1.8 
million, respectively, at December 31, 2015 and 2014.  The amount at December 31, 2015 was reported in other non-
current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

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Backlog:
The following table provides the backlog of orders of the Company's domestic and overseas operations at December 31, 
2015 and 2014: 

(Dollars in millions)
Segment:

Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Total Company

December 31,

2015

2014

$

$

587.1 $
356.1
943.2 $

838.5

450.6

1,289.1

Approximately 90% of the Company’s backlog at December 31, 2015, is scheduled for delivery in the succeeding 
twelve months.  Actual shipments depend upon customers' ever-changing production schedules.  Accordingly, Timken 
does not believe that its backlog data and comparisons thereof, as of different dates, reliably indicate future sales or 
shipments.

Raw Materials:
The principal raw material used by the Company to make anti-friction bearings is special bar quality (SBQ) steel.  SBQ 
steel is produced around the world by various suppliers. SBQ steel is purchased in bar, tube and wire forms. The 
primary inputs to SBQ steel include scrap metal, iron ore, alloys, energy and labor. The availability and price of SBQ 
steel are subject to changes in supply and demand, commodity prices for ferrous scrap, ore, alloy, electricity, natural 
gas, transportation fuel, and labor costs.  The Company manages price variability of commodities by using surcharge 
mechanisms on some of its contracts with its customers that provides for partial recovery of these cost increases in 
the price of bearing products.

Any significant increase in the cost of steel could materially affect the Company’s earnings.  Disruptions in the supply 
of SBQ steel could temporarily impair the Company’s ability to manufacture bearings for its customers, or require the 
Company to pay higher prices in order to obtain SBQ, which could affect the Company’s revenues and profitability.  
The availability of bearing quality tubing is relatively limited, and the Company is taking steps to diversify its processes 
to limit its exposure to this particular form of SBQ steel.  Overall, the Company believes that the number of suppliers 
of SBQ steel is adequate to support the needs of global bearing production, and, in general, the Company is not 
dependent on any single source of supply.

Research:
Timken operates a network of technology and engineering centers to support its global customers with sites in North 
America, Europe and Asia. This network develops and delivers innovative friction management and mechanical power 
transmission solutions and technical services. Timken's largest technical center is located at the Company's world 
headquarters in North Canton, Ohio. Other sites in the United States include Manchester, Connecticut; Fulton, Illinois; 
Springfield, Missouri; Keene and Lebanon, New Hampshire; and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Within Europe, the 
Company has technology facilities in Plymouth, England; Colmar, France; and Ploiesti, Romania. In Asia, Timken 
operates technology and engineering facilities in Bangalore, India and Shanghai, China.

Expenditures for research and development amounted to approximately $32.6 million, $38.8 million and $39.3 million 
in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Of these amounts, approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million were funded by 
others in 2014 and 2013, respectively. None was funded by others in 2015.  

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Environmental Matters:
The  Company  continues  its  efforts  to  protect  the  environment  and  comply  with  environmental  protection  laws.  
Additionally, it has invested in pollution control equipment and updated plant operational practices. The Company is 
committed to implementing a documented environmental management system worldwide and to becoming certified 
under the ISO 14001 standard where appropriate to meet or exceed customer requirements. As of the end of 2015, 
16 of the Company’s plants had obtained ISO 14001 certification.

The Company believes it has established appropriate reserves to cover its environmental expenses and has a well-
established environmental compliance audit program for its domestic and international units. This program measures 
performance against applicable laws, as well as against internal standards that have been established for all units 
worldwide.  It is difficult to assess the possible effect of compliance with future requirements that differ from existing 
requirements. 

The Company and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries previously have been and could in the future be identified as potentially 
responsible parties for investigation and remediation at off-site disposal or recycling facilities under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), known as the Superfund, or state laws similar 
to CERCLA. In general, such claims for investigation and remediation have also been asserted against numerous 
other entities.

Management believes any ultimate liability with respect to pending actions will not materially affect the Company’s 
operations, cash flows or consolidated financial position.  The Company is also conducting environmental investigation 
and/or remediation activities at a number of current or former operating sites.  The costs of such investigation and 
remediation activities, in the aggregate, are not expected to be material to the operations or financial position of the 
Company.

New laws and regulations, stricter enforcement of existing laws and regulations, the discovery of previously unknown 
contamination or the imposition of new clean-up requirements may require Timken to incur costs or become the basis 
for new or increased liabilities that could have a materially adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition 
or results of operations.

Patents, Trademarks and Licenses:
Timken owns numerous U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks and licenses relating to certain products.  While Timken 
regards  these  as  important,  it  does  not  deem  its  business  as  a  whole,  or  any  industry  segment,  to  be  materially 
dependent upon any one item or group of items.

Employment:
At December 31, 2015, Timken had more than 14,000 employees.  Approximately 7% of Timken’s U.S. employees 
are covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Available Information:
The Company uses its Investor Relations website at www.timken.com/investors, as a channel for routine distribution 
of important information, including news releases, analyst presentations and financial information. The Company posts 
filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (the SEC), including its annual, quarterly and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K; 
its proxy statements; and any amendments to those reports or statements. All such postings and filings are available 
on the Company’s website free of charge. In addition, this website allows investors and other interested persons to 
sign up to automatically receive e-mail alerts when the Company posts news releases and financial information on 
the Company’s website. The SEC also maintains a website, www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information 
statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The content on any website 
referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report unless expressly 
noted.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

The following are certain risk factors that could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.  The 
risks that are described below are not the only ones that we face.  These risk factors should be considered in connection 
with evaluating forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K because these factors could 
cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements.   
If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively 
affected. 

Risk Relating to our Business

The bearing industry is highly competitive, and this competition results in significant pricing pressure for our 
products that could affect our revenues and profitability. 

The  global  bearing  industry  is  highly  competitive.  We  compete  with  domestic  manufacturers  and  many  foreign 
manufacturers  of  anti-friction  bearings,  including  SKF  Group,  the  Schaeffler  Group,  NTN  Corporation,  JTEKT 
Corporation and NSK Ltd.  Due to the competitiveness within the bearing industry, we may not be able to increase 
prices for our products to cover increases in our costs.  In many cases we face pressure from our customers to reduce 
prices, which could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.  In addition, our customers may choose to purchase 
products from one of our competitors rather than pay the prices we seek for our products, which could adversely affect 
our revenues and profitability.

Our business is capital intensive, and if there are downturns in the industries that we serve, we may be forced 
to  significantly  curtail  or  suspend  operations  with  respect  to  those  industries,  which  could  result  in  our 
recording  asset  impairment  charges  or  taking  other  measures  that  may  adversely  affect  our  results  of 
operations and profitability. 

Our business operations are capital intensive, and we devote a significant amount of capital to certain industries. Our 
profitability is dependent on factors such as labor compensation and productivity and inventory management, which 
are subject to risks that we may not be able to control. If there are downturns in the industries that we serve, we may 
be  forced  to  significantly  curtail  or  suspend  our  operations  with  respect  to  those  industries,  including  laying-off 
employees, reducing production, recording asset impairment charges and other measures, which may adversely affect 
our results of operations and profitability.

Weakness in global economic conditions or in any of the industries or geographic regions in which we or our 
customers  operate,  as  well  as  the  cyclical  nature  of  our  customers'  businesses  generally  or  sustained 
uncertainty in financial markets, could adversely impact our revenues and profitability by reducing demand 
and margins. 

Our results of operations may be materially affected by the conditions in the global economy generally and in global 
capital markets.  There has been significant volatility in the capital markets and in the end markets and geographic 
regions in which we and our customers operate, which has negatively affected our revenues.  Our revenues may also 
be negatively affected by changes in customer demand, changes in the product mix and negative pricing pressure in 
the industries in which we operate.  Margins in those industries are highly sensitive to demand cycles, and our customers 
in  those  industries  historically  have  tended  to  delay  large  capital  projects,  including  expensive  maintenance  and 
upgrades,  during  economic  downturns.   As  a  result,  our  revenues  and  earnings  are  impacted  by  overall  levels  of 
industrial production.

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Our results of operations may be materially affected by conditions in global financial markets or in any of the 
geographic  regions  in  which  we,  our  customers  and  our  suppliers,  operate.  If  an  end  user  cannot  obtain 
financing to purchase our products, either directly or indirectly contained in machinery or equipment, demand 
for our products will be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and 
earnings. 

Global  financial  markets  have  experienced  volatility  in  recent  years,  including  volatility  in  securities  prices  and 
diminished liquidity and credit availability. Our access to the financial markets cannot be assured and is dependent 
on, among other things, market conditions and company performance. Accordingly, we may be forced to delay raising 
capital, issue shorter tenors than we prefer or pay unattractive interest rates, which could increase our interest expense, 
decrease our profitability and significantly reduce our financial flexibility.

If a customer becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, our ability to recover accounts receivable from that customer 
would be adversely affected and any payment we received during the preference period prior to a bankruptcy filing 
may be potentially recoverable by the bankruptcy estate. Furthermore, if certain of our customers liquidate in bankruptcy, 
we may incur impairment charges relating to obsolete inventory and machinery and equipment. In addition, financial 
instability of certain companies in the supply chain could disrupt production in any particular industry. A disruption of 
production in any of the industries where we participate could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition 
and earnings. 

If any of our suppliers are unable or unwilling to provide the products or services that we require or materially increase 
their costs, our ability to offer and deliver our products on a timely and profitable basis could be impaired.  We cannot 
assure you that any or all of our relationships will not be terminated or that such relationships will continue as presently 
in effect. Furthermore, if any of our suppliers were to become subject to bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings, 
we may be unable to arrange for alternate or replacement relationships on favorable terms, which could harm our 
sales and operating results.

Any change in raw material prices or the availability or cost of raw materials could adversely affect our results 
of operations and profit margins.

We require substantial amounts of raw materials, including steel, to operate our business.  Our supply of raw materials 
could be interrupted for a variety of reasons, including availability and pricing.  Prices for raw materials necessary for 
production have fluctuated significantly in the past and could do so in the future.  We generally attempt to manage 
these fluctuations by passing along increased raw material prices to our customers in the form of price increases; 
however, we may be unable to increase the price of our products due to pricing pressure, contract terms or other 
factors, which could adversely impact our revenue and profit margins.  

Moreover, future disruptions in the supply of our raw materials could impair our ability to manufacture our products for 
our  customers  or  require  us  to  pay  higher  prices  in  order  to  obtain  these  raw  materials  from  other  sources.   Any 
significant increase in the prices for such raw materials could adversely affect our results of operations and profit 
margins.

Warranty, recall, quality or product liability claims could materially adversely affect our earnings. 

In our business, we are exposed to warranty and product liability claims.  In addition, we may be required to participate 
in the recall of a product.  If we fail to meet customer specifications for their products, we may be subject to product 
quality costs and claims.  A successful warranty or product liability claim against us, or a requirement that we participate 
in a product recall, could have a material adverse effect on our earnings. 

We may incur further impairment and restructuring charges that could materially affect our profitability. 

We have taken $180.7 million in impairment and restructuring charges in the aggregate during the last five years. 
Changes in business or economic conditions, or our business strategy, may result in additional restructuring programs 
and may require us to take additional charges in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our earnings. 

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Environmental  laws  and  regulations  impose  substantial  costs  and  limitations  on  our  operations  and 
environmental compliance may be more costly than we expect. 

We are subject to the risk of substantial environmental liability and limitations on our operations due to environmental 
laws and regulations. We are subject to extensive federal, state, local and foreign environmental, health and safety 
laws and regulations concerning matters such as air emissions, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste 
handling  and  disposal  and  the  investigation  and  remediation  of  contamination. The  risks  of  substantial  costs  and 
liabilities related to compliance with these laws and regulations are an inherent part of our business, and future conditions 
may develop, arise or be discovered that create substantial environmental compliance or remediation liabilities and 
costs. 

Compliance  with  environmental,  health  and  safety  legislation  and  regulatory  requirements  may  prove  to  be  more 
limiting and costly than we anticipate. To date, we have committed significant expenditures in our efforts to achieve 
and maintain compliance with these requirements at our facilities, and we expect that we will continue to make significant 
expenditures related to such compliance in the future. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings 
brought by private parties or governmental authorities with respect to environmental matters, including matters involving 
alleged noncompliance with or liability under environmental, health and safety laws, property damage or personal 
injury. New laws and regulations, including those that may relate to emissions of greenhouse gases, stricter enforcement 
of existing laws and regulations, the discovery of previously unknown contamination or the imposition of new clean-
up requirements could require us to incur costs or become the basis for new or increased liabilities that could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The Company may be subject to risks relating to its information technology systems.

The Company  relies  on information  technology  systems to process, transmit and  store electronic information  and 
manage and operate its business. A breach in security could expose the Company and its customers and suppliers 
to risks of misuse of confidential information, manipulation and destruction of data, production downtimes and operations 
disruptions, which in turn could adversely affect the Company's reputation, competitive position, business or results 
of operations.

The global nature of our business exposes us to foreign currency fluctuations that may affect our asset values, 
results of operations and competitiveness. 

We are exposed to the risks of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations because a significant portion of our net 
sales, costs, assets and liabilities, are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. These risks include a 
reduction in our asset values, net sales, operating income and competitiveness. 

For those countries outside the United States where we have significant sales, devaluation in the local currency would 
reduce the value of our local inventory as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, a stronger 
U.S. dollar would result in reduced revenue, operating profit and shareholders' equity due to the impact of foreign 
exchange translation on our Consolidated Financial Statements. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may 
make our products more expensive for others to purchase or increase our operating costs, affecting our competitiveness 
and our profitability. 

Changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies and volatile economic, political and market 
conditions in emerging market countries have in the past adversely affected our financial performance and may in the 
future adversely affect the value of our assets located outside the United States, our gross profit and our results of 
operations. 

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Global political instability and other risks of international operations may adversely affect our operating costs, 
revenues and the price of our products. 

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• 

Our international operations expose us to risks not present in a purely domestic business, including primarily: 
changes in tariff regulations, which may make our products more costly to export or import; 
difficulties establishing and maintaining relationships with local original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), 
distributors and dealers; 
import and export licensing requirements; 
compliance  with  a  variety  of  foreign  laws  and  regulations,  including  unexpected  changes  in  taxation  and 
environmental or other regulatory requirements, which could increase our operating and other expenses and 
limit our operations; 
disadvantages of competing against companies from countries that are not subject to U.S. laws and regulations, 
including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); 
difficulty in staffing and managing geographically diverse operations; and 
tax exposures related to cross-border intercompany transfer pricing and other tax risks unique to international 
operations.  

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• 

These and other risks may also increase the relative price of our products compared to those manufactured in other 
countries, reducing the demand for our products in the markets in which we operate, which could have a material 
adverse effect on our revenues and earnings. 

The funded status of our defined benefit and other postretirement plans has caused and may in the future 
cause a reduction in our shareholders' equity.

We may be required to record charges related to pension and other postretirement liabilities as a result of asset returns, 
discount rate changes or other actuarial adjustments. These charges may be significant and would cause a reduction 
in our shareholders' equity.

Expenses and contributions related to our defined benefit plans are affected by factors outside our control, 
including the performance of plan assets, interest rates, actuarial data and experience, and changes in laws 
and regulations. 

Our future expense and funding obligations for the defined benefit pension plans depend upon a number of factors, 
including the level of benefits provided for by the plans, the future performance of assets set aside in trusts for these 
plans, the level of interest rates used to determine the discount rate to calculate the amount of liabilities, actuarial data 
and experience and any changes in government laws and regulations. In addition, if the various investments held by 
our pension trusts do not perform as expected or the liabilities increase as a result of discount rates and other actuarial 
changes, our pension expense and required contributions would increase and, as a result, could materially adversely 
affect our business. We may be legally required to make contributions to the pension plans in the future in excess of 
our current expectations, and those contributions could be material.

Future actions involving our defined benefit and other postretirement plans, such as annuity purchases, lump 
sum  payouts,  and/or  plan  terminations  could  cause  us  to  incur  significant  pension  and  postretirement 
settlement and curtailment charges. 

We have purchased annuities and offered lump sum payouts to defined benefit plan and other postretirement plan 
participants and retirees in the past.  If we were to take similar actions in the future, we could incur significant pension 
settlement and curtailment charges related to the reduction in pension and postretirement obligations from annuity 
purchases, lump sum payouts of benefits to plan participants, and/or plan terminations.

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Work stoppages or similar difficulties could significantly disrupt our operations, reduce our revenues and 
materially affect our earnings. 

A work stoppage at one or more of our facilities, or at facilities of one or more of our suppliers, could have a material 
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, if one or more of our customers 
were to experience a work stoppage, that customer would likely halt or limit purchases of our products, which could 
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

We are subject to a wide variety of domestic and foreign laws and regulations that could adversely affect our 
results of operations, cash flow or financial condition. 

We are subject to a wide variety of domestic and foreign laws and regulations, and legal compliance risks, including 
securities laws, tax laws, employment and pension-related laws, competition laws, U.S. and foreign export and trading 
laws, and laws governing improper business practices. We are affected by new laws and regulations, and changes to 
existing laws and regulations, including interpretations by courts and regulators. 

In addition, we could be adversely affected by violations of the FCPA and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws as well 
as export controls and economic sanction laws. The FCPA and similar anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions generally 
prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of 
obtaining or retaining business. Recently, there has been a substantial increase in the global enforcement of anti-
corruption laws. We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree 
and, in certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices. 
Our policies mandate compliance with these laws, but we cannot assure you that our internal controls and procedures 
will always protect us from the improper acts committed by our employees or agents. If we are found to be liable for 
FCPA, export control or sanction violations, we could suffer from criminal or civil penalties or other sanctions, including 
loss of export privileges or authorization needed to conduct aspects of our international business, which could have 
a material adverse effect on our business.

Compliance with the laws and regulations described above or with other applicable foreign, federal, state, and local 
laws  and  regulations  currently  in  effect  or  that  may  be  adopted  in  the  future  could  materially  adversely  affect  our 
competitive position, operating results, financial condition and liquidity.

If we are unable to attract and retain key personnel our business could be materially adversely affected. 

Our business substantially depends on the continued service of key members of our management. The loss of the 
services of a significant number of members of our management could have a material adverse effect on our business. 
Our future success will also depend on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled personnel, such as engineering, 
finance, marketing and senior management professionals. Competition for these types of employees is intense, and 
we could experience difficulty from time to time in hiring and retaining the personnel necessary to support our business. 
If we do not succeed in retaining our current employees and attracting new high quality employees, our business could 
be materially adversely affected. 

We may not realize the improved operating results that we anticipate from past and future acquisitions and 
we may experience difficulties in integrating acquired businesses. 

We seek to grow, in part, through strategic acquisitions and joint ventures, which are intended to complement or expand 
our businesses, and expect to continue to do so in the future. These acquisitions involve challenges and risks. In the 
event that we do not successfully integrate these acquisitions into our existing operations so as to realize the expected 
return on our investment, our results of operations, cash flow or financial condition could be adversely affected. 

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Our operating results depend in part on continued successful research, development and marketing of new 
and/or improved products and services, and there can be no assurance that we will continue to successfully 
introduce new products and services. 

The success of new and improved products and services depends on their initial and continued acceptance by our 
customers. Our businesses are affected, to varying degrees, by technological change and corresponding shifts in 
customer demand, which could result in unpredictable product transitions or shortened life cycles. We may experience 
difficulties or delays in the research, development, production, or marketing of new products and services which may 
prevent us from recouping or realizing a return on the investments required to bring new products and services to 
market. The end result could be a negative impact on our operating results.

If our internal controls are found to be ineffective, our financial results or our stock price may be adversely 
affected. 

Our most recent evaluation resulted in our conclusion that, as of December 31, 2015, our internal control over financial 
reporting was effective. We believe that we currently have adequate internal control procedures in place for future 
periods,  including  processes  related  to  newly  acquired  businesses;  however,  increased  risk  of  internal  control 
breakdowns generally exists in a business environment that is decentralized. In addition, if our internal control over 
financial reporting is found to be ineffective, investors may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, 
which may adversely affect our stock price.

Risks Relating to the Spinoff of TimkenSteel

Potential indemnification liabilities to TimkenSteel Corporation (TimkenSteel) pursuant to the separation and 
distribution  agreement  and  other  agreements  entered  into  in  connection  with  the  tax-free  spinoff  of 
TimkenSteel  into  a  separate  independent  publicly  traded  company  on  June  30,  2014  (the  Spinoff),  could 
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In connection with the Spinoff, we entered into a separation and distribution agreement, an employee matters agreement 
and a tax sharing agreement, all with TimkenSteel, which provide for, among other things, the principal corporate 
transactions required to effect the Spinoff, certain conditions to the Spinoff and provisions governing the relationship 
between  the  Company  and  TimkenSteel  with  respect  to  and  resulting  from  the  Spinoff. Among  other  things,  the 
separation  and  distribution  agreement  provides  for  indemnification  obligations  designed  to  make  us  financially 
responsible for substantially all liabilities that may exist relating to our continuing business operations, whether incurred 
prior to or after the Spinoff, as well as those obligations of TimkenSteel assumed by us pursuant to the separation and 
distribution agreement. If we are required to indemnify TimkenSteel under the circumstances set forth in the separation 
and distribution agreement, we could be subject to substantial liabilities. 

In connection with the Spinoff, TimkenSteel has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities related to its steel 
business operations, but if it is unable to fulfill such obligations, it could adversely affect our business, financial 
condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, the employee matters agreement and the tax sharing agreement, 
TimkenSteel has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities related to its steel business operations. However, third 
parties could seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities that TimkenSteel has agreed to retain, and there can 
be no assurance that the indemnity from TimkenSteel will be sufficient to protect us against the full amount of such 
liabilities, or that TimkenSteel will be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. In particular, if TimkenSteel is 
unable to pay any prior period taxes for which it is responsible, the Company could be required to pay the entire amount 
of such taxes. If TimkenSteel becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, our ability to recover amounts that TimkenSteel 
has agreed to indemnify us for would be adversely affected. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering 
from TimkenSteel any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses 
ourselves. If TimkenSteel is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations, the underlying liabilities could have a 
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. 

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If the Spinoff does not qualify as a tax-free transaction, the Company and its shareholders could be subject 
to substantial tax liabilities.

The Spinoff was conditioned on our receipt of an opinion from Covington & Burling LLP, special tax counsel to the 
Company, that the distribution of TimkenSteel common shares in the Spinoff qualified as tax-free (except for cash 
received by shareholders in lieu of fractional shares) to the Company, TimkenSteel and the Company’s shareholders 
for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) and related provisions of the Code. The 
opinion relied on, among other things, various assumptions and representations as to factual matters made by the 
Company and TimkenSteel, which, if inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, could jeopardize the conclusions 
reached by such counsel in its opinion. We are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would cause the assumptions 
or representations that were relied on in the opinion of counsel to be inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect. 
The opinion is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, or the courts, and there can be no assurance that 
the qualification of the Spinoff as a transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a) of the Code will not be challenged by 
the IRS or by others in court, or that any such challenge would not prevail. If the Spinoff is determined to be taxable 
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and its shareholders that are subject to U.S. federal income tax 
could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities, as each U.S. holder of the Company’s common shares that 
received TimkenSteel common shares in the Spinoff would generally be treated as having received a taxable distribution 
of property in an amount equal to the fair market value of the TimkenSteel common shares received.

Certain members of our Board of Directors and management may have actual or potential conflicts of interest 
because of their ownership of shares of TimkenSteel or their relationships with TimkenSteel following the 
Spinoff.

Certain members of our Board of Directors and management own shares of TimkenSteel and/or options to purchase 
shares of TimkenSteel, which could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when our directors and 
executive officers are faced with decisions that could have different implications for us and TimkenSteel. Two of our 
directors, Ward J. Timken, Jr. and John P. Reilly, are also directors of TimkenSteel and, in the case of Mr. Timken, 
Chairman,  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of TimkenSteel. This  may  create,  or  appear  to  create,  potential 
conflicts of interest if these directors are faced with decisions that could have different implications for TimkenSteel 
then the decisions have for us.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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Item 2. Properties

Timken has manufacturing facilities at multiple locations in the United States and in a number of countries outside the 
United States.  The aggregate floor area of these facilities worldwide is approximately 10.6 million square feet, all of 
which, except for approximately 2.1 million square feet, is owned in fee.  The facilities not owned in fee are leased.  
The  buildings  occupied  by  Timken  are  principally  made  of  brick,  steel,  reinforced  concrete  and  concrete  block 
construction.  The Company believes all buildings are in satisfactory operating condition to conduct business.

Timken’s Mobile Industries segment's manufacturing facilities and service centers in the United States are located in 
Bucyrus,  Canton  and  New  Philadelphia,  Ohio;  Los Alamitos,  California;  Manchester,  Connecticut;  Carlyle,  Illinois;  
Lenexa, Kansas; Keene and Lebanon, New Hampshire; Iron Station, North Carolina; Gaffney and Honea Path, South 
Carolina; Pulaski and Knoxville, Tennessee; Ogden, Utah and Altavista, Virginia.  These facilities, including warehouses 
at plant locations and a technology and wind center in North Canton, Ohio have an aggregate floor area of approximately 
3.6 million square feet.

Timken’s Mobile Industries segment’s manufacturing plants and service centers outside the United States are located 
in Benoni, South Africa; Villa Carcina, Italy; Colmar, France; Cheltenham, Northampton, Plymouth, and Wolverhampton, 
England; Belo Horizonte, Curtiba and Sorocaba, Brazil; Jamshedpur, India; Sosnowiec, Poland; and Yantai, China.  
These facilities, including warehouses at plant locations, have an aggregate floor area of approximately 2.4 million 
square feet. 

Timken's Process Industries segment's manufacturing plants and service centers in the United States are located in  
Hueytown, Alabama; Sante Fe Springs, California; Broomfield and Denver, Colorado; New Haven, Connecticut; New 
Castle, Delaware; Fulton and Mokena, Illinois; Mishawaka, Indiana; Fort Scott, Kansas;  Augusta and Portland, Maine; 
Springfield, Missouri; Randleman, and Rutherfordton, North Carolina; Union, South Carolina; Ferndale and Pasco, 
Washington; Princeton, West Virginia; and Casper and Rock Springs, Wyoming.  These facilities, including warehouses 
at plant locations and a technology center in North Canton, Ohio have an aggregate floor area of approximately 2.6 
million square feet.

Timken's Process Industries segment's manufacturing plants and service centers outside the United States are located 
in Chengdu, Jiangsu and Wuxi, China; Chennai and Durg, India; Dudley, England; Saskatoon and Prince George, 
Canada; and Ploiesti, Romania.  These facilities, including warehouses at plant locations have an aggregate floor area 
of approximately 2.0 million square feet.

In addition to the manufacturing and distribution facilities discussed above, Timken owns or leases warehouses and 
distribution facilities in the United States, Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, Singapore, Argentina, Australia, and China.

The extent to which the Company uses its properties varies by property and from time to time.  The Company believes 
that its capacity levels are adequate for its present and anticipated future needs.  Most of the Company’s manufacturing 
facilities remain capable of handling additional volume increases.

Item 3. 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 material adverse effect on the Company’s 
consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In October 2014, the Brazilian government antitrust agency announced that it had opened an investigation of alleged 
antitrust violations in the bearing industry.  The Company’s Brazilian subsidiary, Timken do Brasil Comercial Importadora 
Ltda, was included in the investigation.  While the Company is unable to predict the ultimate length, scope or results 
of  the  investigation,  management  believes  that  the  outcome  will  not  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Company’s 
consolidated financial position; however, any such outcome may be material to the results of operations of any particular 
period in which costs, if any, are recognized.  Based on current facts and circumstances, the low end of the range for 
potential penalties, if any, would be immaterial to the Company.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant

The executive officers are elected by the Board of Directors normally for a term of one year and until the election of 
their successors.  All executive officers have been employed by Timken or by a subsidiary of the Company during the 
past five-year period.  The executive officers of the Company as of February 12, 2016 are as follows:

Name
William R. Burkhart

Age    Current Position and Previous Positions During Last Five Years

50

2014 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Christopher A. Coughlin

55

2014 Executive Vice President, Group President

2000 Senior Vice President and General Counsel

2012 Group President

2011 President - Process Industries

Philip D. Fracassa

47

2014 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Richard G. Kyle

50

2014 President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

2012 Senior Vice President - Planning and Development

2010 Senior Vice President and Controller - B&PT

J. Ted Mihaila

61

2006 Senior Vice President and Controller

2013 Chief Operating Officer - B&PT; Director

2012 Group President

2011 President - Mobile Industries & Aerospace

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PART II.

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 
Securities

The Company’s common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TKR.”  The estimated 
number of record holders of the Company’s common shares at December 31, 2015 was 4,411.  The estimated number 
of beneficial shareholders at December 31, 2015 was 40,257.

The following table provides information about the high and low sales prices for the Company’s common shares and 
dividends paid for each quarter for the last two fiscal years.

2015

2014

Stock prices

High

Low

Dividends

per share

Stock prices

High

Low

Dividends

per share

$

$

$

$

43.56 $
43.06 $
36.95 $
32.89 $

37.65 $
36.24 $
26.31 $
26.84 $

0.25 $
0.26 $
0.26 $
0.26 $

61.37 $

69.51 $

49.96 $

44.30 $

52.51 $

57.69 $

42.34 $

37.62 $

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Issuer Purchases of Common Shares:

The following table provides information about purchases of its common shares by the Company during the quarter 
ended December 31, 2015.

Period
10/1/2015 - 10/31/2015

11/1/2015 - 11/30/2015

12/1/2015 - 12/31/2015

Total

Total number
of shares 
purchased (1)

Average
price paid 
per share (2)

424,530 $

866,944

1,445,352

2,736,826 $

29.08

31.34

29.23

29.88

Total number of
shares purchased as
part of publicly
announced
plans or programs

Maximum number
of shares that may
yet be purchased
under the
plans or programs (3)(4)

424,292

866,495

1,445,000

2,735,787

2,603,623

1,737,128

292,128

—

(1)  Of the shares purchased in October, November and December, 238, 449 and 352, respectively, represent 
common shares of the Company that were owned and tendered by employees to exercise stock options, and 
to satisfy withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted 
shares.

(2)  For shares tendered in connection with the vesting of restricted shares, the average price paid per share is 
an average calculated using the daily high and low of the Company’s common shares as quoted on the New 
York Stock Exchange at the time of vesting.  For shares tendered in connection with the exercise of stock 
options, the price paid is the real-time trading share price at the time the options are exercised.

(3)  On February 10, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a share purchase plan pursuant to 
which the Company may purchase up to ten million of its common shares in the aggregate. On June 13, 2014, 
the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an additional ten million common shares for repurchase 
under this plan. This share purchase plan expired on December 31, 2015.

(4)  On January 29, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share purchase plan pursuant 
to which the Company may purchase up to five million of its common shares, in the aggregate. This share 
purchase plan expires on January 31, 2017. The Company may purchase shares from time to time in open 
market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. The Company may make all or part of the purchases 
pursuant to accelerated share repurchases or Rule 10b5-1 plans.

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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities (continued)

*Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal years ending December 31. 

Timken
S&P 500
S&P 400 Industrials

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

$

88 $

102
99

104 $
118
120

122 $
157
173

134 $
178
176

93
181
170

The line graph compares the cumulative total shareholder returns over five years for The Timken Company, the S&P 
500 Stock Index and the S&P 400 Industrials Index.  The graph assumes, in each case, an initial investment of $100 
on January 1, 2011, in Timken common shares, S&P 500 Index and S&P 400 Industrials Index, based on market prices 
at the end of each fiscal year through and including December 31, 2015, and reinvestment of dividends (and taking 
into account the value of the TimkenSteel common shares distributed in the Spinoff). 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Summary of Operations and Other Comparative Data:

(Dollars in millions, except per share and per employee data)
Statements of Income

Net sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Impairment and restructuring charges
Operating (loss) income (1)
Other (expense) income, net
Interest expense, net
(Loss) income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net (loss) income attributable to The Timken Company

Balance Sheets

Inventories, net
Property, plant and equipment, net
Total assets
Total debt:

Short-term debt
Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term debt

Total debt
Net debt (cash)
Total debt
Less: cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 Net debt (cash): (2)
Total liabilities
Shareholders’ equity
Capital:

Net debt (cash)
Shareholders’ equity

Net debt (cash) + shareholders’ equity (capital)

Other Comparative Data

(Loss) income from continuing operations / Net sales
Net (loss) income attributable to The Timken Company / Net sales
Return on equity (3)
Net sales per employee (4)
Capital expenditures
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures / Net sales
Dividends per share
Basic (loss) earnings per share - continuing operations (5)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share - continuing operations (5)
Basic (loss) earnings per share (6)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (6)
Net debt (cash) to capital (2)
Number of employees at year-end (7)
Number of shareholders (8)

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

2,872.3
793.9
494.3
14.7
(151.4)
(7.5)
30.7
(68.0)
—
(70.8)

543.2
777.8
2,785.3

62.0
15.1
580.6
657.7

657.7
(129.8)
527.9
1,440.7
1,344.6

527.9
1,344.6
1,872.5

(2.4%)
(2.5%)
(5.1%)

197.5
105.6
130.8

3.7%

1.03
(0.84)
(0.84)
(0.84)
(0.84)
28.2%

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

3,076.2
898.0
542.5
113.4
208.4
19.9
24.3
149.3
24.0
170.8

585.5
780.5
3,001.4

7.4
0.6
522.1
530.1

530.1
(294.1)
236.0
1,412.3
1,589.1

236.0
1,589.1
1,825.1

4.9%
5.6%
9.4%

210.9
126.8
137.0

4.1%

1.00
1.62
1.61
1.89
1.87
12.9%

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

14,709
40,257

14,378
44,271

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

3,035.4
868.4
546.6
8.7
305.9
6.7
22.5
175.5
87.5
262.7

582.6
855.8
4,477.9

18.6
250.7
176.4
445.7

445.7
(399.7)
46.0
1,829.3
2,648.6

46.0
2,648.6
2,694.6

5.8%
8.7%
6.6%

203.1
133.6
142.4

4.4%

0.92
1.84
1.82
2.76
2.74

1.7%

14,794
52,218

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$
$
$
$

3,359.5
1,028.0
554.5
29.5
444.0
102.0
28.2
331.5
164.4
495.5

611.5
834.1
4,244.2

14.3
9.6
424.9
448.8

448.8
(601.5)
(152.7)
1,997.6
2,246.6

(152.7)
2,246.6
2,093.9

9.9%
14.7%
14.8%

218.0
118.3
149.6

3.5%

0.92
3.41
3.38
5.11
5.07
(7.3%)

15,093
50,783

3,333.6
1,018.0
540.6
14.4
463.0
(0.4)
31.2
280.8
175.8
454.3

669.6
868.6
4,327.4

22.0
5.8
448.6
476.4

476.4
(468.4)
8.0
2,284.9
2,042.5

8.0
2,042.5
2,050.5

8.4%
13.6%
13.7%

218.8
105.5
146.7

3.2%

0.78
2.84
2.81
4.65
4.59

0.4%

15,722
44,238

(1)  Operating (loss) income included pension settlement charges of $465.0 million during 2015.
(2)  The Company presents net debt (cash) because it believes net debt (cash) is more representative of the Company’s 

financial position than total debt due to the amount of cash and cash equivalents.

(3)  Return on equity is defined as (loss) income from continuing operations divided by ending shareholders’ equity.
(4)  Based on average number of employees employed during the year.
(5)  Based on average number of shares outstanding during the year.
(6)  Based on average number of shares outstanding during the year and includes discontinued operations for all 

periods presented.

(7)  Adjusted to exclude temporary employees for all periods.
(8)  Includes an estimated count of shareholders having common shares held for their accounts by banks, brokers 

and trustees for benefit plans.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

OVERVIEW

Introduction:

The Timken Company engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, belts, chain and 
related products and offers a spectrum of power system rebuild and repair services. The Company’s growing product 
and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands, such as Timken, Fafnir, Philadelphia Gear, Carlisle, 
Drives and Interlube. Timken today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, friction management and mechanical 
power transmission across the broad spectrum of bearings and related systems to improve the reliability and efficiency 
of machinery and equipment all around the world. Known for its quality products and collaborative technical sales 
model, Timken focuses on providing value to diverse markets worldwide through both original equipment manufacturers 
(OEMs) and aftermarket channels.  With more than 14,000 people operating in 28 countries, Timken makes the world 
more productive and keeps industry in motion. The Company operates under two reportable segments: (1) Mobile 
Industries and (2) Process Industries. The following further describes these business segments:

•  Mobile Industries serves OEM customers that manufacture off-highway equipment for the agricultural, mining 
and construction markets; on-highway vehicles including passenger cars, light trucks, and medium- and heavy-
duty  trucks;  rail  cars  and  locomotives;  and  rotorcraft  and  fixed-wing  aircraft.  Beyond  service  parts  sold  to 
OEMs, aftermarket sales to individual end users, equipment owners, operators and maintenance shops are 
handled through the Company's extensive network of authorized automotive and heavy-truck distributors.

•  Process Industries serves OEM and end-user customers in industries that place heavy demands on the fixed 
operating equipment they make or use in heavy and other general industrial sectors. This includes metals, 
cement and aggregate production; coal and wind power generation; oil and gas extraction and refining; pulp 
and paper and food processing; and health and critical motion control equipment. Other applications include 
marine equipment, gear drives, cranes, hoists and conveyors. This segment also supports aftermarket sales 
and service needs through its global network of authorized industrial distributors.

Timken  creates  value  by  understanding  customer  needs  and  applying  its  know-how  in  attractive  market  sectors. 
Timken’s business strengths include its channel mix and end-market diversity, serving a broad range of customers 
and  industries  across  the  globe.  The  Company  collaborates  with  OEMs  to  improve  equipment  efficiency  with  its 
engineered products and captures subsequent equipment replacement cycles by selling through independent channels 
in  the  aftermarket.  Timken  focuses  its  international  efforts  and  footprint  in  regions  of  the  world  where  strong 
macroeconomic factors such as urbanization, infrastructure development and sustainability create demand for our 
products and services. 

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The Timken Business Model is the specific framework for how the Company evaluates opportunities and differentiates 
itself in the market. 

The  Company’s  Strategy  is  to  apply  the  Timken  Business  Model  and  leverage  the  Company’s  competitive 
differentiators and strengths to create customer value and drive increased growth and profitability by:

Capturing Opportunities and Expanding Reach.  The Company intends to expand into new and existing 
markets  by  leveraging  its  collective  knowledge  of  metallurgy,  friction  management  and  mechanical  power 
transmission to create value for Timken customers. Using a highly collaborative technical selling approach, 
the  Company  places  particular  emphasis  on  creating  unique  solutions  for  challenging  and/or  demanding 
applications. The Company intends to grow in attractive market sectors around the world, emphasizing those 
spaces that are highly fragmented, demand high service and value the reliability and efficiency offered by 
Timken  products. The  Company  also  targets  those  applications  that  offer  significant  aftermarket  demand, 
thereby providing product and services revenue throughout the equipment’s lifetime.

Performing With Excellence. Timken operates with a relentless drive for exceptional results and a passion 
for  superior  execution.  The  Company  embraces  a  continuous  improvement  culture  that  is  charged  with 
increasing efficiency, lowering costs, eliminating waste, encouraging organizational agility and building greater 
brand equity to fuel future growth. This requires the Company’s ongoing commitment to attract, retain and 
develop the best talent across the world.

Driving Effective Capital Deployment. The Company is intently focused on providing the highest returns for 
shareholders through its capital allocation framework, which includes (1) investing in the core business through 
capital  expenditures,  research  and  development  and  organic  growth  initiatives  like  DeltaX;  (2)  pursuing 
strategic acquisitions to broaden our portfolio and capabilities, with an focus on bearings, adjacent power 
transmission  products  and  related  services;  and  (3)  returning  capital  to  shareholders  through  share 
repurchases and dividends. As part of this framework, the Company may also restructure, reposition or divest 
underperforming product lines or assets.

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The following items highlight certain of the Company's more significant strategic accomplishments in 2015:

Product and Global Manufacturing Footprint Expansion

•  On December 4, 2015, the Company launched the 6000 series line of metric deep groove ball bearings and 
introduced a new line of Drives® Leaf Chain in North America, completing the global rollout of the series as 
an element of the Company's DeltaX growth initiative. DeltaX is a multi-year initiative designed to accelerate 
product development and line expansion.

•  On November 19, 2015, the Company announced plans to build a 161,000-square-foot manufacturing plant 
in Romania. The new plant will produce ISO and inch-sized Timken® tapered roller bearings up to 12 inches 
outside diameter for global power transmission, off-highway and distribution customers. The Company broke 
ground on the new plant in early February 2016, with projected start-up in 2017.

•  On April 28, 2015, the Company expanded its product offering of high performance spherical roller bearings. 
The new product line includes medium bore high performance spherical roller bearings featuring either steel 
or brass cages in a variety of sizes. The new offering of spherical roller bearings includes several new features 
that are expected to contribute to longer bearing life and to run cooler than other comparable products.

•  On April 10, 2015, the Company launched the Timken® UC-series ball bearing housed unit product line, an 

extension of the Company’s housed unit bearing portfolio.

•  On  March  19,  2015,  the  Company  unveiled  its  new  27,000-square-foot,  state-of-the-art  gear  drive 
manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. This facility serves customers in the power generation, oil and gas 
exploration, refining and pipeline/pumping industries that require reliable, high-speed enclosed gearboxes to 
keep pumps, compressors and generators operating in harsh conditions.

Financing Agreements and Pension Plan Transactions

•  On November 30, 2015, the Company amended its $100 million Asset Securitization Agreement (Accounts 

Receivable Facility) to, among other things, extend the maturity to November 30, 2018. 

•  On November 30, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement pursuant to which one of its U.S. defined 
benefit pension plans purchased a group annuity contract from Prudential Insurance Company of America 
(Prudential) that requires Prudential to pay and administer future pension benefits for approximately 3,400 U.S. 
Timken retirees. The purchase was funded by existing pension plan assets and required no cash contribution 
from the Company to Prudential in this transaction. As a result of the purchase of the group annuity contract, 
the Company incurred non-cash pension settlement charges of $241.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. 
Coupled with the group annuity contract purchased in January discussed below, the Company transferred a 
total of approximately $1.1 billion of pension obligations to Prudential in 2015, which reduced the Company's 
total projected benefit obligation by approximately 50%. 

•  On June 19, 2015, the Company amended and restated its five-year $500 million Senior Credit Facility to, 

among other things, extend the maturity to June 19, 2020.

•  On January 23, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement pursuant to which another of its U.S. defined 
benefit pension plans purchased a group annuity contract from Prudential that requires Prudential to pay and 
administer future pension benefits for approximately 5,000 U.S. Timken salaried retirees. The purchase was 
funded by existing pension plan assets and required no cash contribution from the Company to Prudential in 
this transaction. As a result of the purchase of the group annuity contract as well as lump-sum distributions to 
new retirees, the Company incurred pension settlement charges of $215.2 million in the first quarter of 2015. 

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Acquisitions and Divestitures

•  On October 21, 2015, the Company completed the sale of all of the outstanding stock of Timken Alcor Aerospace 
Technologies, Inc. (Alcor), located in Mesa, Arizona.  Alcor was engaged in the design, engineering, sourcing, 
manufacture  and  sale  of  parts  and  components  used  in  gas  turbine  engines  and  helicopter  drivetrain 
applications  and  filing  applications  for  and  obtaining  certificates  reflecting  a    Parts  Manufacturer Approval 
(PMA) issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for such parts and components. For 
the twelve months ending September 30, 2015, Alcor had sales of $20.6 million. The results of the operations 
of Alcor prior to the sale were reported in the Mobile Industries segment. The Company recognized a gain on 
the sale of Alcor of approximately $29 million.

•  On September 1, 2015, the Company acquired all the membership interests of Carlstar Belt LLC (the Belts 
business). The Belts business is a leading North American manufacturer of belts used in industrial, commercial 
and consumer applications. Based in Springfield, Missouri, the Belts business had sales of approximately 
$140 million for the twelve months ending June 30, 2015. The results of the operations of the Belts business 
are reported in the Mobile Industries and Process Industries segments based on the customers served. 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
2015 vs. 2014 

Overview: 

Net sales

(Loss) income from continuing operations

Income from discontinued operations

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
Net (loss) income attributable to The Timken Company $
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:

Continuing operations

Discontinued operations

Diluted (loss) earnings per share

Average number of shares—diluted

$

$

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

2,872.3 $
(68.0)

—

2.8
(70.8) $

(0.84) $
—
(0.84) $

3,076.2 $

149.3

24.0

2.5

(203.9)

(217.3)

(24.0)

0.3

(6.6%)

(145.5%)

(100.0%)

12.0%

170.8 $

(241.6)

(141.5%)

1.61 $

0.26

1.87 $

(2.45)

(0.26)

(2.71)

—

(152.2%)

(100.0%)

(144.9%)

(7.2%)

84,631,778

91,224,328

The decrease in sales was primarily due to the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes and lower end 
market demand, partially offset by the benefit of acquisitions. The Company's net income from continuing operations 
in 2015 was lower compared to 2014 due to non-cash pension settlement charges recorded in 2015, the impact of  
lower volume across most end market sectors, unfavorable price/mix and foreign currency exchange rate changes. 
These factors were partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses, lower material and operating 
costs and a lower provision for income taxes. The decrease in income from discontinued operations in 2015 compared 
with 2014 was due to the spinoff of TimkenSteel that was completed on June 30, 2014. 

Outlook:

The Company expects 2016 full-year sales to decline 4% to 5% compared with 2015, driven by lower demand across 
most market sectors and the estimated impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, partially offset by the impact 
of acquisitions. The Company's earnings from continuing operations are expected to be higher in 2016 than 2015, 
primarily due to the absence of material pension settlement charges in 2016, lower raw material costs, and lower 
selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses,  partially  offset  by  the  impact  of  lower  volume  and  price/mix,  higher 
impairment and restructuring charges and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes. 

The Company expects to generate operating cash from continuing operations of approximately $300 million in 2016, 
a decrease from 2015 of approximately $75 million or 20.0%, as the Company anticipates lower income, excluding 
non-cash impairment and pension settlement charges. Pension contributions are expected to be approximately $15 
million in 2016, compared with $10.8 million in 2015. The Company expects capital expenditures to be approximately 
4.5% of sales in 2016, compared with 3.7% of sales in 2015.

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THE STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Sales:

Net sales

2015

2014

$ Change % Change    

$ 2,872.3

$ 3,076.2

$

(203.9)

(6.6%)

Net sales decreased in 2015 compared with 2014 primarily due to the effect of foreign currency exchange rates of 
$152 million and lower organic sales of $90 million, partially offset by the benefit of acquisitions of $39 million.  The 
decrease in organic sales volume was driven by lower demand across most of the Company's end market sectors, 
partially offset by growth in the wind, military marine, rail and automotive sectors.

Gross Profit:

Gross profit

Gross profit % to net sales

Rationalization expenses included in cost of products sold

2015

793.9

27.6%

6.4

$

$

2014

$ Change

Change

$

$

898.0

29.2%

3.6

$

$

(104.1)

(11.6%)

— (160) bps

2.8

77.8%

Gross  profit  decreased  in  2015  compared  with  2014,  primarily  due  to  the  impact  of  lower  volume  of  $40  million, 
unfavorable price/mix of $37 million and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes of $63 million. These 
factors were partially offset by the impact of inventory valuation adjustments that occurred during 2014 of $20 million, 
lower raw material and operating costs net of manufacturing underutilization and the impact of acquisitions. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative expenses

2015

2014

$ Change

Change

$

494.3

$

542.5

$

(48.2)

(8.9%)

Selling, general and administrative expenses % to net sales

17.2%

17.6%

—

(40) bps

The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2015 compared with 2014 was primarily due to lower 
incentive compensation expense of $28 million and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes of $20 
million. The benefits of cost reduction initiatives were largely offset by the impact of acquisitions, higher pension and 
bad debt expense and costs associated with ongoing growth initiatives. 

Impairment and Restructuring Charges:

Impairment charges

Severance and related benefit costs

Exit costs

Total

2015

2014

$ Change

$

$

3.3 $
7.7

3.7
14.7 $

98.9 $

10.7

3.8

113.4 $

(95.6)

(3.0)

(0.1)

(98.7)

Impairment and restructuring charges of $14.7 million in 2015 were primarily due to severance and related benefit 
costs associated with initiatives to reduce headcount, impairment charges of $3.0 million related to the Company's 
service center in Niles, Ohio and exit costs of approximately $3.0 million related to the Company's termination of its 
relationship with one of its third-party sales representatives in Colombia. Impairment and restructuring charges of 
$113.4 million in 2014 were primarily due to goodwill and other intangible impairment charges of $96.2 million that 
were recorded in the third quarter of 2014.   

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Pension Settlement Charges:

Pension settlement charges

2015

2014

$ Change

$

465.0 $

33.7 $

431.3

Pension settlement charges in 2015 were primarily due to the purchase of group annuity contracts from Prudential by 
two of the Company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans. The two group annuity contracts require Prudential to pay 
and administer future pension benefits for approximately 8,400 U.S. Timken retirees in the aggregate. The Company 
transferred a total of approximately $1.1 billion of its pension obligations and a total of approximately $1.2 billion of 
pension assets to Prudential in these transactions. In addition to the purchase of the group annuity contracts, the 
Company made lump-sum distributions of $37 million to new retirees. The Company also incurred pension settlement 
and curtailment charges related to one of its Canadian defined benefit pension plans. As a result of the group annuity 
contracts,  lump-sum  distributions  as  well  as  pension  settlement  and  curtailment  charges  related  to  the  Canadian 
pension plan, the Company incurred total pension settlement and curtailment charges of $465.0 million, including 
professional fees of $2.6 million, in 2015.

Pension settlement charges recorded in 2014 were primarily the result of the settlement of approximately $110 million 
of the Company's pension obligations related to its defined benefit pension plan in the United States as a result of 
lump sum distributions to new retirees and certain deferred vested plan participants in 2014.

Gain on Divestiture:

Gain on divestiture

2015

2014

$ Change

$

28.7 $

— $

28.7

Gain on divestiture in 2015 was primarily related to the gain on the sale of Alcor of $29.0 million in the fourth quarter 
of 2015, partially offset by a loss on the sale of the Company's repair business in Niles, Ohio of $0.3 million in the 
second quarter of 2015. 

Interest Income (Expense):

Interest (expense)

Interest income

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

(33.4) $
2.7

(28.7) $

4.4

(4.7)

(1.7)

16.4%

(38.6%)

Interest expense for 2015 increased compared with 2014 primarily due to lower capitalized interest and higher average 
debt, partially offset by lower average interest rates. Interest income decreased for 2015 compared with 2014 primarily 
due to lower interest income recognized on the deferred payments related to the sale of real estate in Sao Paulo, 
Brazil (Sao Paulo). The last of the deferred payments was received during the fourth quarter of 2015. 

Other (Expense) Income:

Gain on sale of real estate

Fixed asset write-off

Other income (expense), net

Total

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

$

— $

(9.7)

2.2
(7.5) $

22.6 $

(22.6)

(100.0%)

—

(2.7)

19.9 $

(9.7)

4.9

(27.4)

NM

(181.5%)

(137.7%)

During 2014, the Company recognized a gain of $22.6 million related to the sale of real estate in Sao Paulo. 

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company wrote-off $9.7 million that remained in construction in process (CIP) 
after the related assets were placed into service.  The majority of these assets were placed into service between 2008 
and 2012.  This item was identified during an examination of aged balances in the CIP account. Management of the 
Company concluded that the correction of this error in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the presence of this error in prior 
periods was immaterial to all periods presented.

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Income Tax Expense:

Income tax (benefit) expense

Effective tax rate

2015

2014

$ Change

Change

$

(121.6) $
64.1%

54.7

$

(176.3)

(322.3%)

26.8%

—

3,730 bps

The effective tax rate for 2015 was 64.1%, which reflects a tax benefit on pretax loss. The tax benefit rate of 64.1% 
was  greater  than  the  U.S.  statutory  rate  of  35%  primarily  due  to  the  tax  benefits  of  reversals  of  certain  valuation 
allowances in foreign jurisdictions, U.S. foreign tax credits, earnings in certain foreign jurisdictions where the effective 
tax  rate  was  less  than  35%,  reversals  of  reserves  for  uncertain  tax  positions,  state  and  local  taxes,  the  U.S. 
manufacturing deduction, the U.S. research tax credit and other U.S. tax benefits.  These factors were offset by U.S. 
taxation of foreign earnings, recording of deferred tax liabilities related to foreign branch operations, and losses at 
certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be recorded.

The effective tax rate on pretax income for 2014 was favorable relative to the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due 
to U.S. foreign tax credits, earnings in certain foreign jurisdictions where the effective tax rate was less than 35%, 
adjustments to tax accruals for undistributed foreign earnings, the U.S. manufacturing deduction, the U.S. research 
tax credit and other U.S. tax benefits. These factors were partially offset by U.S. taxation of foreign income, losses at 
certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be recorded, non-deductible intangible asset impairment charges 
recorded in the Mobile Industries segment and accruals for uncertain tax positions.

The  following  is  the  reconciliation  between  the  provision/(benefit)  for  income  taxes  and  the  amount  computed  by 
applying income tax rate of 35% to income before taxes:

Income tax at the U.S. federal statutory rate
Adjustments:
Reversal of valuation allowance
U.S. foreign tax credit
Foreign earnings taxed at different rates including tax holidays
Tax expense related to undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
Accruals and settlements related to tax audits
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
U.S. domestic manufacturing deduction
U.S. research tax credit
Other items (net)
Tax on foreign remittances and U.S. tax on foreign income
Deferred taxes related to branch operations
Foreign losses without current tax benefits

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

Effective tax rate

2015

2014

$

(66.4) $

71.4

(34.7)
(22.4)
(11.0)
—
(5.9)
(4.9)
(4.5)
(1.1)
(1.5)
13.8
11.6
5.4
(121.6) $
64.1%

$

—
(15.1)
(15.7)
(8.7)
12.8
(0.3)
(6.6)
(1.0)
(6.0)
19.6
—
4.3
54.7
26.8%

Discontinued Operations:

Net sales

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Operating results, net of tax

2015

2014

$ Change

$

$

— $
—

—
— $

786.2 $

(786.2)

40.0

16.0

24.0 $

(40.0)

(16.0)

(24.0)

On June 30, 2014, the Company completed the spinoff of TimkenSteel. The operating results, net of tax, included one-
time transaction costs of $57.1 million during 2014. These costs included consulting and professional fees associated 
with preparing for and executing the spinoff of TimkenSteel. 

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company's reportable segments are business units that target different industry sectors. While the segments often 
operate using a shared infrastructure, each reportable segment is managed to address specific customer needs in 
these diverse market segments. The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance 
of each segment is earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). Refer to Note 16 - Segment Information in the Notes to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements for the reconciliation of EBIT by segment to consolidated income before income 
taxes. 

The presentation of segment results below includes a reconciliation of the changes in net sales for each segment 
reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP to net sales adjusted to remove the effects of acquisitions and divestitures 
completed in 2015 and 2014 and foreign currency exchange rate changes. The effects of acquisitions, divestitures 
and  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  changes  on  net  sales  are  removed  to  allow  investors  and  the  Company  to 
meaningfully evaluate the percentage change in net sales on a comparable basis from period to period. 

The following items highlight the Company's acquisitions and divestitures completed in 2015 and 2014:

•  During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company sold all of the outstanding stock of Alcor. Results for Alcor 

were reported in the Mobile Industries segment.

•  During the third quarter of 2015, the Company acquired the Belts business. Results for the Belts business are 

reported in the Mobile Industries and Process Industries segments based on the customers served.

•  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Revolvo Ltd. (Revolvo). 

Results for Revolvo are reported in the Process Industries segment.

•  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company sold its aerospace engine overhaul business. Results for the 

aerospace engine overhaul business were reported in the Mobile Industries segment.  

•  During the second quarter of 2014, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Schulz Group 

(Schulz). Results for Schulz are reported in the Process Industries segment.

Mobile Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

         Divestitures

         Currency

2015

$

$

1,558.3

173.3

$

$

11.1%

2014

1,685.4

65.6

3.9%

$ Change

Change

$

$

(127.1)

107.7

(7.5%)

164.2%

—

720  bps

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

1,558.3

$

1,685.4

$

(127.1)

(7.5%)

21.8

(13.2)

(88.1)

—

—

—

21.8

(13.2)

(88.1)

NM

NM

NM

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions,

divestitures and currency

$

1,637.8

$

1,685.4

$

(47.6)

(2.8%)

The Mobile Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency 
exchange rate changes, decreased $47.6 million or 2.8% in 2015 compared with 2014. The decrease in net sales was 
primarily due to lower volume in the off-highway (primarily agriculture) and aerospace end market sectors, partially 
offset by organic growth in the rail and automotive sectors. EBIT increased in 2015 compared with 2014 primarily due 
to the impact of goodwill impairment and inventory valuation adjustments of $118 million recorded in 2014, a gain on 
the  sale  of Alcor  of  $29  million  recorded  in  2015,  the  benefit  of  lower  raw  material  and  operating  costs  net  of 
manufacturing  underutilization,  lower  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  and  the  impact  of  acquisitions.  
These factors were partially offset by a gain on the sale of real estate in Brazil of $23 million recorded in 2014, lower 
volume of $20 million and unfavorable price/mix of $14 million and the negative impact of foreign currency exchange 
rate changes of $18 million.

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Full-year sales for the Mobile Industries segment are expected to be down approximately 5% in 2016 compared with 
2015. This reflects lower expected volume in the rail, off-highway and aerospace end market sectors and the estimated 
impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, partially offset by organic growth in the automotive end market 
sector and the benefit of acquisitions. EBIT for the Mobile Industries segment is expected to decrease in 2016 compared 
with 2015 as a result of the gain from the sale of Alcor in 2015, the impact of lower volume and the impact of foreign 
currency  exchange  rate  changes,  partially  offset  by  lower  raw  material  and  operating  costs,  selling,  general  and 
administrative expenses and the benefit of acquisitions.

Process Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

         Currency

2015

2014

$ Change

Change

$

$

1,314.0

190.2

$

$

1,390.8

267.1

$

$

14.5%

19.2%

(76.8)

(76.9)

—

(5.5%)

(28.8%)

(470) bps

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

1,314.0

$

1,390.8

$

30.2

(63.5)

—

—

(76.8)

30.2

(63.5)

(5.5%)

NM

NM

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions and

currency

$

1,347.3

$

1,390.8

$

(43.5)

(3.1%)

The Process Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate 
changes, decreased $43.5 million or 3.1% in 2015 compared with 2014 primarily due to lower volume in the industrial 
distribution, services and heavy industries end market sectors, partially offset by organic growth in the wind energy 
and military marine sectors.  EBIT was lower in 2015 compared with 2014 primarily due to the impact of lower volume 
of $21 million, unfavorable price/mix of $24 million, the impact of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate changes 
of $25 million and higher impairment and restructuring charges. These factors were partially offset by lower selling, 
general  and  administrative  expenses,  the  impact  of  lower  material  and  operating  costs  net  of  manufacturing 
underutilization and the impact of acquisitions. EBIT also included a charge of $8.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 
related to the write-off of certain CIP balances.  Refer to Note 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment for additional information.

Full-year sales for the Process Industries segment are expected to be down approximately 4% in 2016 compared with 
2015. This reflects lower expected volume in the industrial distribution, services and heavy industries end market 
sectors and the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, partially offset by the benefit of acquisitions. 
EBIT for the Process Industries segment is expected to increase in 2016 compared with 2015 primarily due to lower 
selling, general and administrative expenses, raw material and operating costs, partially offset by foreign currency 
exchange rate changes and the impact of lower volume and price/mix. 

Unallocated Corporate:

Corporate expenses

Corporate expenses % to net sales

2015

2014

$ Change

Change

$

57.4

$

71.4

$

(14.0)

(19.6 %)

2.0%

2.3%

—

(30) bps

Corporate expenses decreased in 2015 compared with 2014 primarily due to lower incentive compensation expenses 
and the impact of cost reduction initiatives.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
2014 vs. 2013

Overview:

Net sales

Income from continuing operations

Income from discontinued operations

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Diluted earnings per share:

Continuing operations

Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings per share

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

3,076.2 $

3,035.4 $

149.3

24.0

2.5

175.5

87.5

0.3

170.8 $

262.7 $

1.61 $

0.26

1.87 $

1.82 $

0.92

2.74 $

$

$

$

40.8

(26.2)

(63.5)

2.2

(91.9)

(0.21)

(0.66)

(0.87)

—

1.3%

(14.9%)

(72.6%)

NM

(35.0%)

(11.5%)

(71.7%)

(31.8%)

(4.8%)

Average number of shares - diluted

91,224,328

95,823,728

The increase in sales in 2014 compared with 2013 was primarily due to higher volume across most end market sectors, 
partially offset by planned program exits that concluded in 2013. The Company's net income from continuing operations 
in 2014, compared with 2013, was lower due to higher impairment and restructuring charges, the impact of planned 
program exits that concluded at the end of 2013 and pension settlement charges, partially offset by the impact of higher 
volume,  lower  manufacturing  cost  and  the  gain  on  the  sale  of  real  estate  in  Sao  Paulo.  Income  from  continuing 
operations also benefited from a lower effective tax rate. Impairment and restructuring charges primarily related to 
goodwill impairment. Income from discontinued operations was lower in 2014 compared with 2013 due to the spinoff 
of TimkenSteel on June 30, 2014. 

THE STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Sales:

Net sales

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

3,076.2 $

3,035.4 $

40.8

1.3%

Net sales increased in 2014 compared with 2013, primarily due to higher volume of $150 million, as well as the benefit 
of acquisitions of $25 million. These factors were partially offset by planned program exits which concluded in 2013, 
of approximately $110 million and the impact of foreign currency rate changes of $30 million.

Gross Profit:

Gross profit

Gross profit % to net sales

Rationalization expenses included in cost of products
sold

2014

2013

$ Change

Change

898.0

$

868.4

$

29.2%

28.6%

29.6

—

3.4 %

60 bps

3.6

$

5.9

$

(2.3)

(39.0 %)

$

$

Gross profit increased in 2014 compared with 2013, primarily due to the impact of higher volume of $64 million and 
lower manufacturing and material costs of $33 million. These factors were partially offset by planned program exits 
which concluded in 2013 of $35 million, the impact of inventory valuation adjustments of $19 million and the impact 
of lower price/mix of $15 million.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative expenses

$

542.5

$

546.6

$

(4.1)

(0.8 %)

Selling, general and administrative expenses % to net
sales

17.6%

18.0%

—

(40) bps

2014

2013

$ Change

Change

The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2014 compared with 2013 was primarily due to the 
benefit of cost-reduction initiatives of $24 million, partially offset by higher expense related to incentive compensation 
plans of $13 million and the impact of acquisitions of $6 million.

Impairment and Restructuring Charges:

Impairment charges

Severance and related benefit costs

Exit costs

Total

2014

2013

$ Change

$

$

98.9 $
10.7

3.8

0.1 $
9.2

(0.6)

98.8

1.5

4.4

113.4 $

8.7 $

104.7

Impairment and restructuring charges of $113.4 million in 2014 were primarily due to goodwill and other intangible 
impairment charges of $96.2 million for two of the Company's aerospace reporting units within the Mobile Industries 
segment that were recorded in 2014.  Impairment and restructuring charges for 2013 were primarily due to severance 
and related benefit costs of $6 million due to cost-reduction initiatives relating to reductions in headcount in the bearings 
and power transmission business and the recognition of severance and related benefits of $3 million related to the 
closure of the manufacturing facility in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada (St. Thomas).

Pension Settlement Charges:

Pension settlement charges

2014

2013

$ Change

$

33.7 $

7.2 $

26.5

Pension settlement charges recorded in 2014 were primarily due to the settlement of approximately $110 million of 
the Company's pension obligations related to its defined benefit pension plan in the United States as a result of the 
lump sum distributions to new retirees and certain deferred vested plan participants in 2014.  Pension settlement 
charges in 2013 primarily related to the settlement of pension obligations for the Company's Canadian defined pension 
plans as a result of the closure of the Company's manufacturing facility in St. Thomas.      

Interest Income and (Expense):

Interest (expense)

Interest income

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

$

(28.7) $

4.4 $

(24.4) $

1.9 $

(4.3)

2.5

17.6%

131.6%

Interest expense for 2014 increased compared with 2013 primarily due to higher average debt and lower capitalized 
interest.  Interest income increased for 2014 compared with 2013 primarily due to interest income recognized on the 
deferred payments related to the sale of the Company's former manufacturing site in Sao Paulo.

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Other Income (Expense):

Gain on sale of real estate

Other income (expense), net

Total

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

$

22.6 $

(2.7)

19.9 $

5.4 $

1.3

6.7 $

17.2

(4.0)

13.2

318.5%

(307.7%)

197.0%

During 2014, the Company recognized a gain of $22.6 million, compared with $5.4 million in 2013, related to the sale 
of its former manufacturing site in Sao Paulo. 

The Company reported other expense, net in 2014 compared with other income, net in 2013 primarily due to higher 
charitable donations in 2014.  The Company also incurred higher foreign currency exchange rate changes in 2014 
compared with 2013.

Income Tax Expense:

Income tax expense

Effective tax rate

2014

2013

$ Change

Change

$

54.7

$

114.6

$

(59.9)

(52.3 %)

26.8%

39.5%

— (1,270) bps

The effective tax rate on pretax income for 2014 was favorable relative to the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due 
to U.S. foreign tax credits, earnings in certain foreign jurisdictions where the effective tax rate was less than 35%, the 
U.S.  manufacturing  deduction,  the  U.S.  research  tax  credit  and  certain  discrete  tax  benefits.   These  factors  were 
partially offset by U.S. taxation of foreign income, losses at certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be 
recorded, non-deductible intangible asset impairment charges recorded in the Mobile Industries segment and U.S. 
state and local taxes.

The effective tax rate on pretax income for 2013 was unfavorable relative to the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily 
due to U.S. taxation of foreign income including cash repatriation, losses at certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax 
benefit could be recorded and U.S. state and local taxes.  These factors were partially offset by earnings in certain 
foreign jurisdictions where the effective tax rate was less than 35%, U.S. foreign tax credits, the U.S. manufacturing 
deduction and certain discrete U.S. tax benefits. 

The change in the effective tax rate in 2014 compared with 2013 was primarily due to lower U.S. taxation of foreign 
income, lower losses at certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be recorded and lower U.S. state and 
local  taxes,  partially  offset  by  lower  U.S.  foreign  tax  credits,  lower  U.S.  manufacturing  deduction,  non-deductible 
intangible asset impairment charges recorded in the Mobile Industries segment and the net effect of other discrete 
items.

Discontinued Operations:

Net sales

Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Operating results, net of tax

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

$

786.2 $
40.0

16.0

24.0 $

1,305.8 $

(519.6)

127.1

39.6

87.5 $

(87.1)

(23.6)

(63.5)

(39.8%)

(68.5%)

(59.6%)

(72.6%)

On June 30, 2014, the Company completed the Spinoff.  The operating results, net of tax, included one-time transaction 
costs in connection with the separation of the two companies of $57.1 million and $13.0 million during 2014 and 2013, 
respectively.  These costs included consulting and professional fees associated with preparing for and executing the 
Spinoff, as well as lease cancellation fees. 

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each segment is EBIT.  Refer 
to Note 16 - Segment Information in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the reconciliation of EBIT 
by segment to consolidated income before income taxes.

The presentation of segment results below includes a reconciliation of the changes in net sales for each segment 
reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP to net sales adjusted to remove the effects of acquisitions made in 2014 and 
2013  and  changes  in  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  changes.  The  effects  of  acquisitions  and  foreign  currency 
exchange rate changes on net sales are removed to allow investors and the Company to meaningfully evaluate the 
percentage change in net sales on a comparable basis from period to period. 

The following items highlight the Company's acquisitions and divestitures completed in 2014 and 2013:

•  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Revolvo. Results 

for Revolvo are reported in the Process Industries segment. 

•  During the second quarter of 2014, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Schulz. Results 

for Schulz are reported in the Process Industries segment.  

•  During  the  second  quarter  of  2013,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  Hamilton  Gear  Ltd.,  d/b/a 
Standard Machine (Standard Machine), as well as substantially all of the assets of Smith Services, Inc. (Smith 
Services). Results for Standard Machine and Smith Services are reported in the Process Industries segment.  
•  During the first quarter of 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of Interlube Systems Ltd. (Interlube).  

Results for Interlube are reported in the Mobile Industries segment.  

Mobile Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

         Currency

$

$

2014

1,685.4

65.6

3.9%

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

$

1,775.8

193.7

$

$

(90.4)

(128.1)

(5.1%)

(66.1%)

10.9%

—

(700) bps

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

1,685.4 $

1,775.8 $

3.6

(17.1)

—

—

(90.4)

3.6

(17.1)

(5.1%)

NM

NM

(4.3%)  

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions and
currency

$

1,698.9 $

1,775.8 $

(76.9)

The Mobile Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate 
changes, decreased in 2014 compared with 2013, primarily due to lower volume of $80 million.  The lower volume 
was primarily driven by a reduction in sales to the light vehicle sector due to planned program exits that concluded in 
2013 of approximately $110 million and lower heavy truck and aerospace demand, partially offset by organic growth 
in the rail end market sector.  EBIT decreased in 2014 compared with 2013, primarily due to the impact of the aerospace 
business impairment and restructuring charges of $125 million and the impact of lower sales volume and price/mix, 
including planned program exits of $37 million.  These factors were partially offset by the sale of real estate in Sao 
Paulo of $23 million. 

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Process Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

         Currency

2014

2013

$ Change

Change

$

$

1,390.8

267.1

$

$

1,259.6

189.3

$

$

19.2%

15.0%

131.2

77.8

—

10.4 %

41.1 %

420 bps

2014

2013

$ Change

% Change

$

1,390.8

$

1,259.6

$

16.0

(13.3)

—

—

131.2

16.0

(13.3)

10.4 %

NM

NM

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions and
currency

$

1,388.1

$

1,259.6

$

128.5

10.2 %

The Process Industries segment’s net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate 
changes, increased for 2014 compared with 2013, primarily due to an increase in volume of $121 million and favorable 
pricing of $5 million. The higher volume was primarily due to higher demand in the wind energy and industrial distribution 
end market sectors. EBIT in 2014 increased compared with 2013 primarily due to the impact of higher volume of $59 
million and lower material and manufacturing costs of $39 million, partially offset by unfavorable price/mix of $10 million 
and higher selling, general and administrative expenses of $8 million.

Unallocated Corporate:

Corporate expenses

Corporate expenses % to net sales

2014

2013

$ Change

Change

$

71.4

$

70.4

$

2.3%

2.3%

1.0

—

1.4%

— bps

Corporate  expenses  increased  in  2014  compared  with  2013  primarily  due  to  higher  expense  related  to  incentive 
compensation  plans  and  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  changes,  which  were  partially  offset  by  cost-reduction 
initiatives.

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THE BALANCE SHEETS

The following discussion is a comparison of the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

On February 3, 2016, the Company furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission 
that included an earnings release issued that same day reporting results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015, 
which was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 thereto (the Earning Release). The Earnings Release reported: (a) accounts 
receivable of $447.0 million; (b) other assets of $128.9 million; (c) accrued expenses of $247.8 million; and (d) total 
shareholders' equity of $1,337.2 million as of December 31, 2015. The consolidated balance sheet in this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K reports (a) accounts receivable of $454.6 million; (b) other assets of $116.2 million; (c) accrued 
expenses of $255.4 million; and (d) total shareholders' equity of $1,324.5 million as of December 31, 2015. The changes 
reflect adjustments to (1) present offsetting items separately in the accounts receivable and accrued expenses accounts 
and (2) correct an entry between deferred tax assets and other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders' 
equity. 

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable, net
Inventories, net
Deferred income taxes
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
Other current assets

Total current assets

December 31,

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

$

129.6 $
0.2
454.6
543.2
—
22.7
56.1
1,206.4 $

278.8 $
15.3
475.7
585.5
49.9
25.2
51.5
1,481.9 $

(149.2)
(15.1)
(21.1)
(42.3)
(49.9)
(2.5)
4.6
(275.5)

(53.5%)
(98.7%)
(4.4%)
(7.2%)
(100.0%)
(9.9%)
8.9%
(18.6%)

The reduction in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to share repurchases and the acquisition of the Belts 
business.  Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for further discussion of the change in cash and cash 
equivalents. Restricted cash decreased due to the closure of a pledged account for workers compensation. Accounts 
receivable, net, decreased as a result of foreign currency exchange rate changes and lower sales in December 2015 
compared with December 2014, partially offset by the impact of current-year acquisitions. Inventories, net, decreased 
as a result of foreign currency exchange rate changes and lower production volume, partially offset by the impact of 
current-year acquisitions. The change in deferred income taxes was the result of the reclassification to non-current 
deferred tax assets as a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification 
of Deferred Taxes (ASU 2015-17), as of the year ended December 31, 2015. 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net:

Property, plant and equipment
Less: allowances for depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, net

December 31,

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

$

2,171.7 $
(1,393.9)

777.8 $

2,164.1 $
(1,383.6)

780.5 $

7.6
(10.3)
(2.7)

0.4%
(0.7%)
(0.3%)

The change in property, plant and equipment, net, in 2015 was primarily due to current-year acquisitions, partially 
offset by the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes. 

Property, plant and equipment, net included a write-off of $9.7 million in 2015 due to the correction of an error.  Refer 
to Note 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment for additional information.

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Other Assets:

Goodwill
Non-current pension assets

Other intangible assets
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current assets
Total other assets

December 31,

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

$

327.3 $
86.3
271.3
65.9
50.3
801.1 $

259.5 $
176.2
239.8
11.2
52.3
739.0 $

67.8
(89.9)
31.5
54.7
(2.0)
62.1

26.1%
(51.0%)
13.1%
NM
(3.8%)
8.4%

The increase in goodwill was primarily due to the acquisition of the Belts business in the third quarter of 2015. The 
decrease in non-current pension assets was primarily due to the remeasurement of the Company's U.S. defined benefit 
pension plans as a result of the purchase of two group annuity contracts from Prudential, including the related premium, 
that requires Prudential to pay and administer future pension benefits for approximately 8,400 U.S. Timken retirees in 
the aggregate, partially offset by an increase in the discount rate to measure the underlying pension obligation.  The 
increase in other intangible assets was primarily due to the acquisition of the Belts business in the third quarter of 
2015, partially offset by current-year amortization expense.  The increase in deferred income taxes was primarily due 
to the adoption of ASU 2015-17, as well as the impact of current year book-tax temporary differences including pension 
expense, partially offset by bonus depreciation and other items.

Current Liabilities:

Short-term debt

Current portion of long-term debt

Accounts payable

Salaries, wages and benefits

Income taxes payable

Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

December 31,

2015

2014

$ Change % Change

$

$

62.0 $
15.1

159.7

102.3

13.1

153.1
505.3 $

7.4 $

0.6

143.9

146.7

80.2

155.0

533.8 $

54.6

14.5

15.8

(44.4)

(67.1)

(1.9)

(28.5)

NM

NM

11.0 %

(30.3%)

(83.7%)

(1.2%)

(5.3%)

The increase in short-term debt was primarily due to net borrowings of $49 million under the Accounts Receivable 
Facility and additional borrowings under foreign lines of credit of $6 million. The increase in current portion of long-
term debt was primarily due to the reclassification of $15 million of the fixed rate medium-term notes maturing in the 
third quarter of 2016. The increase in accounts payable was due primarily to higher days outstanding driven by the 
Company's initiative to extend payment terms with its suppliers. The decrease in accrued salaries, wages and benefits 
was the result of the impact of fewer associates on the payroll at the end of 2015 as a result of cost reduction initiatives, 
partially offset by lower accruals for 2015 performance-based compensation compared with 2014. The decrease in 
income taxes payable was primarily due to the reclassification of uncertain tax positions to a non-current income taxes 
payable and income tax payments, partially offset by the current tax provision for 2015.

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Non-Current Liabilities:

Long-term debt

Accrued pension cost

Accrued postretirement benefits cost

Deferred income taxes

Other non-current liabilities

Total non-current liabilities

December 31,

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

$

580.6 $
146.9

136.1

3.6

68.2
935.4 $

522.1 $

165.9

141.8

4.1

44.6

878.5 $

58.5

(19.0)

(5.7)

(0.5)

23.6

56.9

11.2%

(11.5%)

(4.0%)

(12.2%)

52.9%

6.5%

The increase in long-term debt was due to borrowings of $265.7 million under the Senior Credit Facility, partially offset 
by payments of $190.6 million and the effect of the reclassification of $15 million of the fixed rate medium-term notes 
maturing in the third quarter of 2016 to current liabilities. The decrease in accrued pension cost during 2015 was 
primarily due to pension contributions of $10.6 million and a decrease of $8.0 million as a result of an increase in the 
discount rate used to measure the pension obligation. The increase in other non-current liabilities during 2015 was 
primarily due to a reclassification of $31.0 million from current income taxes payable to non-current income taxes 
payable, partially offset by a $5.3 million decrease in long-term incentive compensation accruals. 

Shareholders’ Equity:

Common stock

Earnings invested in the business

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Treasury shares

Noncontrolling interest

Total equity

December 31,

2015

2014

$ Change

% Change

$

958.2 $

952.5 $

1,457.6

(287.0)

(804.3)

20.1
1,344.6 $

$

1,615.4

(482.5)

(509.2)

12.9

5.7

(157.8)

195.5

(295.1)

7.2

1,589.1 $

(244.5)

0.6%

(9.8%)

(40.5%)

(58.0%)

55.8%

(15.4%)

Earnings invested in the business in 2015 decreased by the net loss attributable to the Company of $70.8 million and 
dividends declared of $87.0 million. The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily due to a 
pension and post-retirement liability adjustment of $265.9 million after tax, partially offset by a $71.5 million decrease 
in  foreign  currency  translation. The  pension  and  post-retirement  liability  adjustment  was  primarily  due  to  pension 
settlement charges (including the premiums paid), net of the increase in the discount rate to measure the underlying 
pension  obligation. The  foreign  currency  translation  adjustments  were  due  to  the  strengthening  of  the  U.S.  dollar 
relative to most foreign currencies, including Brazilian Real, Canadian Dollar, Chinese Renminbi, Romanian Leu and 
British Pound. See "Other Matters - Foreign Currency" for further discussion regarding the impact of foreign currency 
translation. The increase in treasury shares was primarily due to the Company's purchase of 8.6 million of its common 
shares for $309.7 million in 2015, partially offset by net shares issued for stock compensation plans during 2015.

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CASH FLOWS

Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations

$

Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations

     Net cash provided by operating activities

Net cash used by investing activities - continuing operations

Net cash used by investing activities - discontinued operations

     Net cash used by investing activities

Net cash used by financing activities - continuing operations

Net cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operations

     Net cash used by financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

$

2015

2014

$ Change

374.8 $
—

374.8

(265.2)

—

(265.2)

(241.6)

—

(241.6)

(17.2)
(149.2) $

281.5 $

25.5

307.0

(117.7)

(77.0)

(194.7)

(302.2)

100.0

(202.2)

(15.9)

(105.8) $

93.3

(25.5)

67.8

(147.5)

77.0

(70.5)

60.6

(100.0)

(39.4)

(1.3)

(43.4)

Operating activities from continuing operations provided net cash of $374.8 million in 2015, after providing net cash 
of $281.5 million in 2014.  The increase was primarily due to the net favorable change in working capital items of $89.7 
million from 2014 to 2015. 

The following chart displays the impact of working capital items on cash during 2015 and 2014, respectively: 

Cash provided (used):
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Trade accounts payable
Other accrued expenses
   Increase (decrease) in cash provided (used) for working capital items

$

$

2015

2014

$ Change

11.9 $
52.8
11.6
(51.5)
24.8 $

(48.3) $
(26.8)
8.0
2.2
(64.9) $

60.2
79.6
3.6
(53.7)
89.7

Net cash from continuing operations used by investing activities of $265.2 million in 2015 increased from the same 
period in 2014 primarily due to a $191.6 million increase in cash used for acquisitions, partially offset by a $38.8 million 
increase in cash provided from divestitures.

Net  cash  from  continuing  operations  used  by  financing  activities  was  $241.6  million  in  2015,  compared  with 
$302.2 million in 2014.  The decrease in cash used by financing activities was primarily due to an increase in net 
borrowings, a decrease in restricted cash, partially offset by higher total cost of purchases of the Company's common 
shares during 2015 compared with 2014 and lower net proceeds from the exercise of options. In addition, there was 
a transfer of cash to TimkenSteel as part of the Spinoff in 2014. 

The following chart displays the factors impacting cash from financing activities during 2015 and 2014, respectively: 

2015

2014

85.7 $
(46.5)
(270.9)
16.8
—
(90.3)
3.0
(302.2) $

$ Change
44.4
46.5
(38.8)
(12.7)
14.8
3.3
3.1
60.6

Net borrowings
Cash transferred to TimkenSteel Corporation
Purchase of treasury shares
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Decrease in restricted cash
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
Other
   Decrease in cash used for financing activities

$

$

130.1 $
—
(309.7)
4.1
14.8
(87.0)
6.1
(241.6) $

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Total debt was $657.7 million and $530.1 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  Debt exceeded cash 
and cash equivalents by $527.9 million and $236.0 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The ratio 
of net debt to capital was 28.2% and 12.9% at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

Reconciliation of total debt to net debt and the ratio of net debt to capital:

Net Debt:

Short-term debt

Current portion of long-term debt

Long-term debt

Total debt

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 Restricted cash

Net debt

Ratio of Net Debt to Capital:

Net debt

Total equity

Capital (net debt + total equity)

Ratio of net debt to capital

December 31,

2015

2014

62.0 $
15.1

580.6
657.7 $
129.6

0.2
527.9 $

7.4

0.6

522.1

530.1

278.8

15.3

236.0

December 31,

2015

527.9

1,344.6

1,872.5

$

$

2014

236.0

1,589.1

1,825.1

28.2%

12.9%

$

$

$

$

$

The Company presents net debt because it believes net debt is more representative of the Company's financial position 
than total debt due to the amount of cash and cash equivalents held by the Company.

At December 31, 2015, approximately $123 million, or over 90%, of the Company's cash and cash equivalents resided 
in jurisdictions outside the United States. It is the Company's practice to use available cash in the United States to pay 
down short term debt drawn on its Senior Credit Facility or Accounts Receivable Facility, in order to minimize total 
interest expense.  As a result, the majority of the Company's cash on hand was outside the United States. Repatriation 
of these funds to the United States could be subject to domestic and foreign taxes and some portion may be subject 
to governmental restrictions.  Part of the Company's strategy is to grow in attractive market sectors, many of which 
are outside the United States.  This strategy may include making investments in facilities and equipment and potential 
new acquisitions.  The Company plans to fund these investments, as well as meet working capital requirements, with 
cash and cash equivalents and unused lines of credit within the geographic location of these investments when possible.

The Company has a $100 million Accounts Receivable Facility that matures on November 30, 2018. The Accounts 
Receivable  Facility  is  subject  to  certain  borrowing  base  limitations  and  is  secured  by  certain  domestic  accounts 
receivable of the Company.  As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $49.0 million in outstanding borrowings, at 
an  interest  rate  of  1.05%.    There  was  $5.6  million  of  additional  borrowing  capacity  available  under  the Accounts 
Receivable Facility at December 31, 2015. 

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The Company has a $500.0 million Senior Credit Facility that matures on June 19, 2020.  At December 31, 2015, the 
Company had $75.2 million of outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility and had zero letters of credit 
outstanding, which reduced the availability under the Senior Credit Facility to $424.8 million.  Under the Senior Credit 
Facility, the Company has two financial covenants: a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage 
ratio.  At December 31, 2015, the Company was in full compliance with the covenants under the Senior Credit Facility.  
The maximum consolidated leverage ratio permitted under the Senior Credit Facility is 3.5 to 1.0 (3.75 to 1.0 for a 
limited  period  up  to  four  quarters  following  an  acquisition  with  a  purchase  price  of  $200  million  or  greater). As  of 
December 31, 2015, the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio was 1.44 to 1.0.  The minimum consolidated interest 
coverage ratio permitted under the Senior Credit Facility is 3.5 to 1.0.  As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s 
consolidated interest coverage ratio was 14.86 to 1.0.

The interest rate under the Senior Credit Facility is based on the Company’s debt rating. In addition, the Company 
pays a facility fee based on the consolidated leverage ratio multiplied by the aggregate commitments of all of the 
lenders under the Senior Credit Facility. The Senior Credit Facility has an interest rate of 1.45% as of December 31, 
2015.

Other  sources  of  liquidity  include  short-term  and  long-term  lines  of  credit  for  certain  of  the  Company’s  foreign 
subsidiaries,  which  provide  for  borrowings  up  to  $217.9  million  in  the  aggregate.  The  majority  of  these  lines  are 
uncommitted.  At December 31, 2015, the Company had borrowings outstanding of $13.0 million and guarantees of 
$4.4 million, which reduced the availability under these facilities to $200.5 million.

The Company expects that any cash requirements in excess of cash on hand will be met by the committed funds 
available under its Accounts Receivable Facility and the Senior Credit Facility.  Management believes it has sufficient 
liquidity to meet its obligations through at least the term of the Senior Credit Facility.

The Company expects to remain in compliance with its debt covenants. However, the Company may need to limit its 
borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility or other facilities in order to remain in compliance.  As of December 31, 
2015, the Company could have borrowed the full amounts available under the Senior Credit Facility and Accounts 
Receivable Facility, and would have still been in compliance with its debt covenants.

In August 2014, the Company issued $350 million of fixed-rate unsecured notes that mature in September 2024 (the 
2024 Notes). The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from this issuance to repay the $250 million of fixed-
rated unsecured notes that matured on September 15, 2014.

The Company expects to generate cash from continuing operations of approximately $300 million in 2016, a decrease 
of approximately  $75 million, or 20%, compared with 2015, as the Company anticipates lower income, excluding non-
cash  impairment  and  pension  settlement  charges.  Pension  contributions  are  expected  to  be  approximately  $15.0 
million in 2016, compared with $10.8 million in 2015. The Company expects capital expenditures of approximately 
4.5% of sales in 2016, compared with 3.7% of sales in 2015.

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The Company’s contractual debt obligations and contractual commitments outstanding as of December 31, 2015 were 
as follows:

Payments due by period:

Contractual Obligations
Interest payments

Long-term debt, including current portion

Short-term debt
Operating leases

Purchase commitments
Retirement benefits

Total

Total

Less than
1 Year

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

More than
5 Years

$

$

248.0 $
595.7

62.0
142.2

19.2
297.3
1,364.4 $

26.4 $
15.1

62.0
35.1

12.8
29.2

49.0 $
80.2

48.3 $
—

—
53.9

6.4
47.9

—
39.2

—
77.6

180.6 $

237.4 $

165.1 $

124.3
500.4

—
14.0

—
142.6

781.3

The  interest  payments  beyond  five  years  primarily  relate  to  medium-term  notes.  Refer  to  Note  10  -  Financing 
Arrangements for additional information.  

Purchase commitments are defined as an agreement to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally 
binding on the Company.  Included in purchase commitments above are certain obligations related to take or pay 
contracts, capital commitments, service agreements and utilities.  Many of these commitments relate to take or pay 
contracts, in which the Company guarantees payment to ensure availability of products or services.  These purchase 
commitments do not represent the entire anticipated purchases in the future, but represent only those items that the 
Company is contractually obligated to purchase.  The majority of the products and services purchased by the Company 
are purchased as needed, with no commitment.

In  order  to  maintain  minimum  funding  requirements,  the  Company  is  required  to  make  contributions  to  the  trusts 
established for its defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. The table above shows the 
expected future minimum cash contributions to the trusts for the funded plans as well as estimated future benefit 
payments to participants for the unfunded plans.  Those minimum funding requirements and estimated benefit payments 
can vary significantly. The amounts in the table above are based on actuarial estimates using current assumptions for, 
among other things, discount rates, expected return on assets and health care cost trend rates. See Note 14 - Retirement 
Benefit  Plans  and Note  15  -  Postretirement  Benefit  Plans  in the Notes to the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements 
for  additional information on retirement benefit plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

During 2015, the Company made cash contributions of approximately $10.8 million to its global defined benefit pension 
plans.   The  Company  currently  expects  to  make  contributions  to  its  global  defined  benefit  pension  plans  totaling 
approximately $15 million in 2016. Returns for the Company’s global defined benefit pension plan assets in 2015 were 
0.61%, below the expected rate of return of 6.0% predominantly due to decreases in the long duration fixed-income 
markets. The lower returns negatively impacted the funded status of the plans at the end of 2015.  However, due to 
the Company's pension de-risking activities, as well as a 49 basis points increase in discount rates used to measure 
the Company's defined benefit pension obligations, the lower returns were largely offset and the Company expects  
lower pension expense, excluding pension settlement charges in future years. Refer to Note 14 - Retirement Benefit 
Plans and Note 15 - Postretirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional 
information.

As disclosed in Note 11 – Contingencies and Note 17 – Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements, the Company has exposure for certain legal and tax matters.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately $51.3 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. The 
Company anticipates a decrease in its unrecognized tax positions of $35 million to $40 million during the next 12 
months.  The anticipated decrease is primarily due to settlements with tax authorities. Future tax positions are not 
known at this time and therefore not included in the above summary of the Company’s fixed contractual obligations. 
Refer to Note 17 – Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or other persons.

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RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCMENTS

Information required for this Item is incorporated by reference to Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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 following paragraphs include a discussion of some critical 
areas that require a higher degree of judgment, estimates and complexity.

Revenue recognition:
The Company generally recognizes revenue when title passes to the customer. This occurs at the shipping point except 
for goods sold by certain foreign entities and certain exported goods, where title passes when the goods reach their 
destination. Selling prices are fixed based on purchase orders or contractual arrangements. Shipping and handling 
costs billed to customers are included in net sales and the related costs are included in cost of products sold in the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company recognizes a portion of its revenues on the percentage of completion method measured on the cost-
to-cost basis.  In 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized approximately $66 million, $50 million and $55 million, 
respectively, in net sales under the percentage-of-completion method.

Inventory:
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with approximately 53% valued by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) 
method and the remaining 47% valued by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. The majority of the Company’s domestic 
inventories are valued by the LIFO method, and all of the Company’s international inventories are valued by the FIFO 
method. 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 are based on management’s 
estimates  of  expected  year-end  inventory  levels  and  costs.  Because  these  are  subject  to  many  factors  beyond 
management’s control, annual results may differ from interim results as they are subject to the final year-end LIFO 
inventory valuation. The Company recognized a decrease in its LIFO reserve of $11.6 million during 2015 compared 
with an increase in its LIFO reserve of $0.4 million during 2014.

Goodwill:
The Company tests goodwill and indefinite-lived  intangible assets for impairment at least annually. The Company 
performs its annual impairment test as of October first, after the annual forecasting process is completed. Furthermore, 
goodwill is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value 
may not be recoverable. Each interim period, management of the Company assesses whether or not an indicator of 
impairment is present that would necessitate that a goodwill impairment analysis be performed in an interim period 
other than during the fourth quarter.

The goodwill impairment analysis is a two-step process. Step one compares the carrying amount of the reporting unit 
to its estimated fair value. To the extent that the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, 
step two is performed, where the reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill is compared with the implied fair value of 
goodwill. To the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill, impairment exists 
and must be recognized.

The Company reviews goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Mobile Industries segment has three 
reporting  units  and  the  Process  Industries  segment  has  two  reporting  units. The  reporting  units  within  the  Mobile 
Industries segment are Mobile Industries, Aerospace Transmissions and Aerospace Aftermarket.  The reporting units 
within the Process Industries segment are Process Industries and Industrial Services. 

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The Company prepares its goodwill impairment analysis by comparing the estimated fair value of each reporting unit, 
using an income approach (a discounted cash flow model), as well as a market approach, with its carrying value. The 
income approach and market approach are weighted in arriving at fair value based on the relative merits of the methods 
used and the quantity and quality of collected data to arrive at the indicated fair value. 

The income approach requires several assumptions including future sales growth, EBIT (earnings before interest and 
taxes) margins and capital expenditures. The Company’s reporting units each provide their forecast of results for the 
next  three  years. These  forecasts  are  the  basis  for  the  information  used  in  the  discounted  cash  flow  model. The 
discounted cash flow model also requires the use of a discount rate and a terminal revenue growth rate (the revenue 
growth rate for the period beyond the three years forecasted by the reporting units), as well as projections of future 
operating margins (for the period beyond the forecasted three years). During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company 
used a discount rate for its reporting units of 9.0% to 12.5% and a terminal revenue growth rate of 1% to 3%.

The  market  approach  requires  several  assumptions  including  sales  and  EBITDA  (earnings  before  interest,  taxes, 
depreciation and amortization) multiples for comparable companies that operate in the same markets as the Company’s 
reporting units. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company used sales multiples of 0.60 to 2.55 for its reporting 
units.  During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company used EBITDA multiples of 6.0 to 9.5 for its reporting units. 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $327.3 million of goodwill on its Consolidated Balance Sheet, of which 
$97.0 million was attributable to the Mobile Industries segment and $230.3 million was attributable to the Process 
Industries  segment.  See  Note  9  -  Goodwill  and  Other  Intangible  Assets  in  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements for the carrying amount of goodwill by segment. 

The fair value of the Aerospace Transmission reporting unit was $96.0 million, compared with their carrying value of 
$88.3 million. The fair value of the other reporting units exceeded its carrying value by a significant amount. As a result, 
the Company did not recognize any goodwill impairment charges during the fourth quarter of 2015. 

A 30 basis point increase in the discount rate would have resulted in the Aerospace Transmission reporting unit failing 
step one of the goodwill impairment analysis, which would have required the completion of step two of the goodwill 
impairment analysis to arrive at a potential goodwill impairment loss. A 3.9% decline in projected cash flows would 
have caused the Aerospace Transmission reporting unit to fail and the fair value would have still exceeded its carrying 
value. 

Restructuring costs:
The Company’s policy is to recognize restructuring costs in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 
Topic  420,  “Exit  or  Disposal  Cost  Obligations,”  and  ASC  Topic  712,  “Compensation  and  Non-retirement  Post-
Employment Benefits.” Detailed contemporaneous documentation is maintained and updated to ensure that accruals 
are properly supported. If management determines that there is a change in estimate, the accruals are adjusted to 
reflect this change.

Income taxes:
The Company, which is subject to income taxes in the United States and numerous non-U.S. jurisdictions, accounts 
for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.”  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
recorded for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts 
of existing assets  and  liabilities  and  their  respective  tax  bases,  as  well  as  net  operating  losses  and  tax  credit 
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable 
income in the years  in  which  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  be  recovered  or  settled.  The  Company  records 
valuation allowances against deferred tax assets by tax jurisdiction when it is more likely than not that such assets 
will not be realized. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, the historical and projected financial 
performance of the entity recording the net deferred tax asset is considered along with any other pertinent 
information. Deferred tax assets relate primarily to pension and post-retirement benefit obligations in the United 
States, which the Company believes are more likely than not to result in future tax benefits. In 2015, the Company 
recorded $34.7 million of tax benefit related to the reversal of valuation allowances.  See Note 17 - Income Taxes 
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the valuation allowance reversals. 

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In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate 
income tax determination is uncertain. The Company is regularly under audit by tax authorities. Accruals for 
uncertain tax positions are provided for in accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 740. The Company 
records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. In 2015, the 
Company recorded $5.9 million of net tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions. The Company recorded tax 
benefits of $18.6 million related to settlements with tax authorities and reduction in prior year reserves and $12.7 
million of tax expense related to current and prior year tax positions and interest expense. See Note 17 - Income 
Taxes in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the uncertain tax positions 
reserve reversals. 

Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and 
liabilities, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and accruals for uncertain tax positions.

Benefit Plans:
The Company sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans that cover eligible associates. The Company also 
sponsors several funded and unfunded post-retirement plans that provide health care and life insurance benefits for 
eligible retirees and their dependents. These plans are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 715-30, "Defined 
Benefit Plans – Pension," and ASC Topic 715-60, "Defined Benefit Plans – Other Postretirement."

The measurement of liabilities related to these plans is based on management's assumptions related to future events, 
including discount rates, rates of return on pension plan assets, rates of compensation increases and health care cost 
trend rates. Management regularly evaluates these assumptions and adjusts them as required and appropriate. Other 
plan  assumptions  are  also  reviewed  on  a  regular  basis  to  reflect  recent  experience  and  the  Company's  future 
expectations.  Actual experience that differs from these assumptions may affect future liquidity, expense and the overall 
financial position of the Company.  While the Company believes that current assumptions are appropriate, significant 
differences in actual experience or significant changes in these assumptions may materially affect the Company's 
pension and other post-retirement employee benefit obligations and its future expense and cash flow.

The discount rate is used to calculate the present value of expected future pension and post-retirement cash flows as 
of the measurement date.  The Company establishes the discount rate by constructing a notional portfolio of high-
quality corporate bonds and matching the coupon payments and bond maturities to projected benefit payments under 
the Company's  pension  and  post-retirement  welfare  plans. The bonds  included  in  the portfolio  are  generally  non-
callable. A lower discount rate will result in a higher benefit obligation; conversely, a higher discount rate will result in 
a lower benefit obligation. The discount rate is also used to calculate the annual interest cost, which is a component 
of net periodic benefit cost.

The expected rate of return on plan assets is determined by analyzing the historical long-term performance of the 
Company's pension plan assets, as well as the mix of plan assets between equities, fixed income securities and other 
investments, the expected long-term rate of return expected for those asset classes and long-term inflation rates. 
Short-term asset performance can differ significantly from the expected rate of return, especially in volatile markets. 
A lower-than-expected rate of return on pension plan assets will increase pension expense and future contributions. 

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Defined Benefit Pension Plans:
The Company recognized net periodic benefit cost of $497.8 million in 2015 for defined benefit pension plans compared 
with $54.6 million in 2014.  The increase in net periodic cost was primarily due to higher pension settlement charges 
and lower expected return on plan assets, partially offset by lower interest costs and lower amortization of net actuarial 
losses.  The increase in pension settlement charges was primarily due to the Company entering into two agreements 
pursuant to which two of the Company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans purchased group annuity contracts from 
Prudential.  The  two  group  annuity  contracts  require  Prudential  to  pay  and  administer  future  pension  benefits  for 
approximately 8,400 U.S. Timken retirees in the aggregate. The Company transferred a total of approximately $1.1 
billion  of  its  pension  obligations  and  a  total  of  approximately  $1.2  billion  of  pension  assets  to  Prudential  in  these 
transactions.  In addition to the purchase of the group annuity contracts, the Company made lump-sum distributions 
of $37.3 million to new retirees in the United States. The Company also entered into an agreement pursuant to which 
one of the Company's Canadian defined benefit pension plans purchased a group annuity contract from Canada Life 
Assurance Company of Canada (Canada Life).  The group annuity contract requires Canada Life to pay and administer 
future pension benefits for approximately 40 Canadian retirees.  As a result of the group annuity contracts and lump-
sum distributions, as well as pension settlement and curtailment charges related to the Company's Canadian pension 
plans, the Company incurred total pension settlement and curtailment charges of $465.0 million, including professional 
fees of $2.6 million, in 2015.  In 2014, the Company incurred pension settlement charges of $33.5 million as a result 
of lump sum distributions in 2014 for retirees and a special lump sum offering to certain deferred vested participants.

The lower expected return from plan assets for 2015, compared with 2014, was primarily due to the impact of a 125 
basis point reduction in the expected rate of return on pension plan assets, as well as the impact of lower pension plan 
assets as a result of the purchase of the group annuity contracts.  The decrease in the expected rate of return was 
due to the Company's move to a higher level of fixed income debt securities and a lower level of equity securities to 
maintain its overfunded status on U.S. pension plans. The lower interest costs were primarily due to lower defined 
benefit pension obligations as a result of the purchase of the group annuity contracts in 2015, and the lower amortization 
of net actuarial losses was due primarily to the recognition of pension settlement charges, which reduced the amount 
of net actuarial losses to be amortized. Net actuarial losses are generally amortized over the average remaining service 
period of participants in the defined benefit pension plans. Refer to Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies for additional 
information on the amortization of actuarial gains and losses.

In 2016, the Company expects net periodic benefit cost to decrease to approximately $52 million for defined benefit 
pension plans.  The expected decrease is primarily due to lower pension settlement charges, lower interest costs and 
lower amortization of net actuarial losses, partially offset by lower expected return on plan assets.  Pension settlement 
charges are expected to decrease approximately $440 million as the Company expects to incur pension settlement 
charges of approximately $25 million in 2016, compared with $465.0 million in 2015. Interest costs are expected to 
decrease in 2016, compared with 2015, primarily due to a decrease in the Company's defined benefit pension obligations 
as a result of the purchase of the group annuity contracts in 2015.  Amortization of actuarial losses is expected to 
decrease as a result of the impact of the pension settlement charges that were recorded in 2015.  The expected return 
on plan assets is expected to decrease as a result of lower pension assets due to the purchase of the group annuity 
contracts in 2015 and a lower expected rate of return.

The Company expects to contribute approximately $15 million to its defined benefit pension plans in 2016 compared 
with $10.8 million in 2015.

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The following table below presents a reconciliation of the cumulative net actuarial losses at December 31, 2012 and 
the cumulative net actuarial losses at December 31, 2015:

Net actuarial losses at December 31, 2012

$

1,489.4

Plus/minus actuarial (gains) and losses recognized:

Net actuarial gains recognized in 2013
Net actuarial losses recognized in 2014
Net actuarial losses recognized in 2015

Minus amortization of net actuarial losses:

Amortization of net actuarial losses in 2013
Amortization of net actuarial losses in 2014
Amortization of net actuarial losses in 2015

Settlement charges recognized in 2013
Settlement charges recognized in 2014
Settlement charges recognized in 2015
Curtailment loss recognized in 2015
Spinoff of TimkenSteel
Foreign currency impact
Net actuarial losses at December 31, 2015

$

$

(376.3)
161.2
89.5

(116.8)
(60.9)
(36.3)

(125.6)

(214.0)
(7.2)
(33.5)
(461.2)
(0.6)
(347.4)
(19.2)
280.7

$

During the period between December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2015, net actuarial losses decreased by $1.2 billion.   
This  decrease  included  $501.9  million  of  pension  settlement  charges,  representing  an  acceleration  of  previously 
recognized net actuarial gains and losses, the spinoff of TimkenSteel of $347.4 million, the amortization of actuarial 
losses of $214.0 million and net actuarial gains totaling $125.6 million recognized for defined benefit pension plans. 

The net actuarial gains primarily occurred in 2013, offset by losses in 2014 and 2015.  In 2013, the net actuarial gain 
of $376.3 million was primarily due to a 102 basis point increase in the Company's discount rate used to measure its 
defined benefit pension obligations.  The change in the discount rate accounted for approximately $320 million of the 
net actuarial gain.  In addition to the change in the discount rate, higher than expected asset returns of approximately 
$100 million (a net asset gain of $334.0 million on actual assets in 2013, or positive 10.8% on pension plan assets of 
$3.3 billion, compared with an expected return of $232.0 million, or 8.0%, in 2013). The remaining portion of the net 
actuarial gain for 2013 was due to other changes in actuarial assumptions.  

In 2014, the net actuarial loss of $161.2 million was primarily due to an 82 basis point reduction in the Company's 
discount  rate  used  to  measure  its  defined  benefit  pension  obligations,  as  well  as  the  impact  of  adopting  the  new 
RP-2014 mortality tables for pension obligations.  The change in the discount rate accounted for approximately $226 
million of the net actuarial loss, and the change due to the adoption of the new RP-2014 mortality tables accounted 
for approximately $59 million.  Net actuarial losses as a result of the discount rate and the adoption of the new mortality 
tables were partially offset by higher than expected asset returns of approximately $117 million (a net asset gain of 
$292.7 million on actual assets in 2014, or positive 11.2% on pension plan assets of $2.1 billion, compared with an 
expected return of $175.7 million, or 7.25%, in 2014).  The remaining portion of the net actuarial loss for 2014 was 
due to other changes in actuarial assumptions.

In 2015, the net actuarial loss of $89.5 million was primarily due to the amount of the premium of $116.1 million paid 
to  Prudential  (the  difference  between  the  pension  assets  transferred  to  Prudential  and  the  pension  obligations 
transferred to Prudential) in connection with the purchase of the group annuity contracts in 2015, as well as lower than 
expected asset returns of $51.8 million (a net asset gain of $27.5 million on actual assets in 2015, or a positive 1.3% 
on pension assets of $858.3 million, compared with an expected return of $79.3 million, or 6.0%, in 2015). These items 
were partially offset by a 50 basis point increase in the Company's discount rate used to measure its defined benefit 
pension obligations. The change in the discount rate accounted for $56.1 million. The remaining portion of the net 
actuarial loss for 2015 was due to other changes in actuarial assumptions.

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During the period between December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2015, the Company contributed a total of $152.6 
million to its global defined benefit pension plans, of which approximately $105.0 million was discretionary.   As discussed 
above, the Company expects to contribute approximately $15 million to its global defined benefit pension plans in 
2016.  Despite the net actuarial losses recorded for the period between December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2015, 
only approximately $11 million of contributions were required in 2015.  The contributions over the last three years, as 
well as favorable returns on pension assets, have contributed to the Company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans 
being overfunded and a lower requirement for the Company to contribute to its defined benefit pension plans. The 
effect of actuarial losses on future earnings and operating cash flow, as well as a higher discount rate to measure the 
Company's pension obligations, is expected to be favorable in 2016, compared with 2015.

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied a discount rate of 4.20% for one month and a discount rate of 
3.98% for eleven months for one of its U.S. defined benefit pension plans due to the remeasurement of the defined 
benefit pension plan as a result of the purchase of a group annuity contract in January 2015.  For expense purposes 
in 2015, the Company applied a discount rate of 4.20% for eleven months and a discount rate of 4.64% for one month 
for another of its U.S. defined benefit pension plans as a result of a remeasurement of the defined benefit pension 
plan as a result of the purchase of a group annuity contract in November 2015.  For expense purposes in 2016, the 
Company will apply a discount rate of 4.69% to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans. 

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied an expected rate of return of 6.00% for the Company’s U.S. 
pension plan assets.  For expense purposes in 2016, the Company will apply an expected rate of return on plan assets 
of 5.75%.  The reduction in expected rate of return on plan assets is due to the Company's move to a greater investment 
in fixed-income debt securities and a reduction in equity securities in an effort to de-risk the pension assets and maintain 
its overfunded status on U.S. pension plans. 

The following table presents the sensitivity of the Company's U.S. projected pension benefit obligation (PBO), total 
equity and 2016 expense to the indicated increase/decrease in key assumptions:

Assumption:
Discount rate
Actual return on plan assets
Expected return on assets

+ / - Change at December 31, 2015

Change

PBO

Equity

2016 Expense

+/- 0.25% $
+/- 0.25%
+/- 0.25%

21.1 $
 N/A
 N/A

21.1 $

1.3
 N/A

1.9
—
1.2

In the table above, a 25 basis point decrease in the discount rate will increase the PBO by $21.1 million and decrease 
total equity by $21.1 million.  The change in equity in the table above is reflected on a pre-tax basis.  Defined benefit 
pension plans in the United States represent 64% of the Company's benefit obligation and 65% of the fair value of the 
Company's plan assets at December 31, 2015.  The Company uses a combined U.S. federal and state statutory rate 
of approximately 37% to calculate the after tax impact on equity for U.S. plans.  The Company uses the local statutory 
tax rate in effect to calculate the after tax impact on equity for all remaining non-U.S. plans.  For some non-U.S. plans, 
a valuation allowance has been recorded against the tax benefits recorded in equity and, therefore, no tax benefits 
are recognized on an after tax basis. 

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Postretirement Benefit Plans:
The Company recognized net periodic benefit cost of $5.1 million in 2015 for postretirement benefit plans, compared 
with $7.4 million in 2014. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest costs, partially offset by a higher expected 
return on plan assets. The lower interest costs were primarily due to a 64 basis point decrease in the Company's 
discount rate for expense purposes from 4.59% for 2014 to 3.95% for 2015.  The higher expected return on plan assets 
for 2015 was primarily due to a 125 basis point increase in the expected return on VEBA assets.

In 2016, the Company expects net periodic benefit cost to increase slightly to $5.3 million for post-retirement benefit 
plans.  The expected increase is primarily due to a lower expected return on plan assets of $0.5 million, partially offset 
by lower interest costs of $0.4 million.  The lower expected return on plan assets was primarily due to a 25 basis point 
decrease in the expected rate of return for 2016.  The expected decrease in interest costs was primarily due to lower 
accumulated benefit obligation.

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied a discount rate of 3.95% for 2015 to its post-retirement benefit 
plans. For expense purposes in 2016, the Company will apply a discount rate of 4.39% to its post-retirement benefit 
plans. For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied an expected rate of return of 6.25% to the Voluntary 
Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) trust assets.  For expense purposes in 2016, the Company will apply an 
expected rate of return of 6.00% to the VEBA trust assets. 

The following table presents the sensitivity of the Company's accumulated other post-retirement benefit obligation 
(ABO), total equity and 2016 expense to the indicated increase/decrease in key assumptions:

Assumption:

Discount rate

Actual return on plan assets

Expected return on assets

Change

ABO

Equity

2016 Expense

+ / - Change at December 31, 2015

+/- 0.25%

$

4.6 $

4.6 $

+/- 0.25%

+/- 0.25%

 N/A

 N/A

0.3

 N/A

0.4

—

0.3

In the table above, a 25 basis point decrease in the discount rate will increase the ABO by $4.6 million and decrease 
equity by $4.6 million. The change in total equity in the table above is reflected on a pre-tax basis. 

For measurement purposes for post-retirement benefits, the Company assumed a weighted-average annual rate of 
increase in per capita cost (health care cost trend rate) for medical and prescription drug benefits of 6.75% for 2016, 
declining steadily for the next seven years to 5.0%; and 8.75% for HMO benefits for 2016, declining gradually for the 
next 15 years to 5.0%.  The assumed health care cost trend rate may have a significant effect on the amounts reported.  
A one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have increased the 2015 total 
service and interest cost components by $0.3 million and would have increased the post-retirement obligation by $6.4 
million.  A one percentage point decrease would provide corresponding reductions of $0.3 million and $5.7 million, 
respectively.

Other loss reserves:
The Company has a number of loss exposures that are incurred in the ordinary course of business such as environmental 
claims, product liability, product warranty, litigation and accounts receivable reserves. Establishing loss reserves for 
these  matters  requires  management’s  judgment  with  regards  to  estimating  risk  exposure  and  ultimate  liability  or 
realization. These loss reserves are reviewed periodically and adjustments are made to reflect the most recent facts 
and circumstances.

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OTHER DISCLOSURES:

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 reporting period. 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 Statements of Income.

The Company recognized a foreign currency exchange loss resulting from transactions of $0.3 million, $9.9 million 
and $9.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 
2015,  the  Company  recorded  a  negative  non-cash  foreign  currency  translation  adjustment  of  $71.5  million  that 
decreased shareholders’ equity, compared with a negative non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment of $41.3 
million that decreased shareholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2014. The foreign currency translation 
adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2015 were negatively impacted by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar 
relative to most other currencies.

Trade Law Enforcement:
The U.S. government has an antidumping duty order in effect covering tapered roller bearings from China. The Company 
is a producer of these bearings, as well as ball bearings and other bearing types, in the United States. In 2012, the 
U.S. government extended this order for an additional five years. Antidumping duty orders covering ball bearings from 
Japan and the United Kingdom were sunset, as expected, by the U.S. Department of Commerce in March 2014, 
retroactive to September 2011.

U.S. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA):
CDSOA provides for distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Customs) from 
antidumping cases to qualifying domestic producers where the domestic producers have continued to invest in their 
technology, equipment and people. 

In  September  2002,  the  World  Trade  Organization  (WTO)  ruled  that  CDSOA  payments  are  not  consistent  with 
international trade rules.  In February 2006, U.S. legislation was enacted that ended CDSOA distributions for dumped 
imports covered by antidumping duty orders entering the United States after September 30, 2007.  Instead, any such 
antidumping duties collected would remain with the U.S. Treasury.  Several countries have objected that this U.S. 
legislation is not consistent with WTO rulings, and were granted retaliation rights by the WTO, typically in the form of 
increased tariffs on some imported goods from the United States.  The European Union and Japan have been retaliating 
in this fashion against the operation of U.S. law.

In 2006, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled, in two separate decisions, that the procedure for determining 
recipients  eligible  to  receive  CDSOA  distributions  was  unconstitutional.   In  addition,  several  other  court  cases 
challenging various provisions of CDSOA were ongoing.  As a result, from 2006 through 2010, U.S. Customs withheld 
a portion of the amounts that would otherwise have been distributed under CDSOA.

In February 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed both of the 2006 decisions of the CIT.   
Later in December 2009, a plaintiff petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a further appeal, but the Supreme Court 
declined the petition, allowing the appellate court reversals to stand.  At that time, several court cases challenging 
various  provisions  of  the  CDSOA  were  still  unresolved,  so  U.S.  Customs  accepted  the  CIT’s  recommendation  to 
continue to withhold CDSOA receipts related to 2006 through 2010 until January 2012.

U.S. Customs began distributing the withheld funds to affected domestic producers in early April 2012.  In April 2012, 
the Company received CDSOA distributions for amounts originally withheld from 2006 through 2010.

While some of the challenges to CDSOA have been resolved, others are still in litigation.  Since there continue to be 
legal challenges to CDSOA, U.S. Customs has advised all affected domestic producers that it is possible that CDSOA 
distributions could be subject to clawback.  Management of the Company believes that the likelihood of clawback is 
remote.

Quarterly Dividend:
On February 12, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per common 
share. The quarterly dividend will be paid on March 3, 2016 to shareholders of record as of February 23, 2016. This 
will be the 375th consecutive dividend paid on the common shares of the Company.

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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain  statements  set  forth  in  this Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  and  in  the  Company’s  2015 Annual  Report  to 
Shareholders (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, 
Management’s  Discussion  and Analysis  on  pages  18  through  47  contains  numerous  forward-looking  statements. 
Forward-looking statements generally will be accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” 
“expect,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “intend,” “may,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or other similar words, phrases 
or expressions. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of 
the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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 factors, such as:

(a)  deterioration in world economic conditions, or in economic conditions in any of the geographic regions in 
which the Company or its customers or suppliers conducts business, including additional adverse effects 
from the global economic slowdown, terrorism or hostilities. This includes: political risks associated with 
the potential instability of governments and legal systems in countries in which the Company, its customers 
or suppliers conduct business, and 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 rapid changes in customer 
demand, the effects of customer bankruptcies or liquidations, the impact of changes in industrial business 
cycles, and whether conditions of fair trade continue in the U.S. markets;

(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 produced, 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; availability and 
cost of raw materials; changes in the expected costs associated with product warranty claims; changes 
resulting  from  inventory  management  and  cost  reduction  initiatives;  the  effects  of  unplanned  plant 
shutdowns; and changes in the cost of labor and benefits;

(e)  the success of the Company’s operating plans, announced programs, initiatives and capital investments; 
the  ability  to  integrate  acquired  companies;  the  ability  of  acquired  companies  to  achieve  satisfactory 
operating  results,  including  results  being  accretive  to  earnings;  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: claims or problems related to intellectual 

property, product liability or warranty, environmental issues, and taxes;

(g)  changes in worldwide capital markets, including availability of financing and interest rates on satisfactory 
terms, which affect: the Company’s cost of funds and/or ability to raise capital; and the ability of customers 
to obtain financing to purchase the Company’s products or equipment that contain the Company’s products;

(h)  the impact on the Company's pension obligations due to changes in interest rates, investment performance, 

changes in law or regulation, and other tactics designed to reduce risk;

(i)  retention of CDSOA distributions;

(j) 

the Company's ability to avoid any indemnification liabilities entered into with TimkenSteel in connection 
with the Spinoff, and the ability of TimkenSteel to satisfy any indemnification liabilities it entered into in 
connection with the Spinoff; 

(k)  the taxable nature of the Spinoff; and

(l) 

those items identified under Item 1A. Risk Factors on pages 6 through 12.

Additional risks relating to the Company’s business, the industries in which the Company operates or the Company’s 
common  shares  may  be  described  from  time  to  time  in  the  Company’s  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission. 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.

Readers are cautioned that it is not possible to predict or identify all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that 
may affect future results and that the above list should not be considered to be a complete list. 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 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk:
Changes in short-term interest rates related to several separate funding sources impact the Company’s earnings. 
These sources are borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Facility, borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility 
and short-term bank borrowings by its international subsidiaries.  If the market rates for short-term borrowings increased 
by one-percentage-point around the globe, the impact would be an increase in interest expense of $1.4 million annually, 
with a corresponding decrease in income from continuing operations before income taxes of the same amount.  This 
amount was determined by considering the impact of hypothetical interest rates on the Company’s borrowing cost and 
year-end debt balances by category.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Change Risk:
Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies, including the Euro, also impact the Company’s 
earnings.  The greatest risk relates to products shipped between the Company’s European operations and the United 
States, as well as intercompany loans between Timken affiliates. Foreign currency forward contracts are used to hedge 
a portion of these intercompany transactions.  Additionally, hedges are used to cover third-party purchases of products 
and equipment. As of December 31, 2015, there were $235.7 million of hedges in place.  A uniform 10% weakening 
of the U.S. dollar against all currencies would have resulted in a charge of $15.7 million related to these hedges, which 
would have partially offset the otherwise favorable impact of the underlying currency fluctuation.  In addition to the 
direct impact of the hedged amounts, changes in exchange rates also affect the volume of sales or foreign currency 
sales price as competitors’ products become more or less attractive.

Commodity Price Risk:
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to market risk with respect to commodity price fluctuations, 
primarily related to our purchases of raw materials and energy, principally steel and natural gas.  Whenever possible, 
the Company manages its exposure to commodity risks primarily through the use of supplier pricing agreements that 
enable  the  Company  to  establish  the  purchase  prices  for  certain  inputs  that  are  used  in  our  manufacturing  and 
distribution business.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Net sales

Cost of products sold

Gross Profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Impairment and restructuring charges

Gain on divestiture

Pension settlement charges

Operating (Loss) Income

Interest expense

Interest income

Gain on sale of real estate

Other (expense) income, net

(Loss) Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

(Loss) Income From Continuing Operations

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

Net (Loss) Income

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to The Timken Company

Amounts Attributable to The Timken Company's Common Shareholders:

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of income taxes

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to The Timken Company

Net (Loss) Income per Common Share Attributable to The Timken Company
 Common Shareholders

(Loss) earnings per share - continuing operations

Earnings per share - discontinued operations

Basic (loss) earnings per share

Diluted (loss) earnings per share - continuing operations

Diluted earnings per share - discontinued operations

Diluted (loss) earnings per share

Dividends per share

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Year Ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

$

2,872.3 $

3,076.2 $

2,078.4

2,178.2

793.9

494.3

14.7

(28.7)

465.0

(151.4)

(33.4)

2.7

—

(7.5)

(189.6)

(121.6)

(68.0)

—

(68.0)

2.8

898.0

542.5

113.4

—

33.7

208.4

(28.7)

4.4

22.6

(2.7)

204.0

54.7

149.3

24.0

173.3

2.5

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(70.8) $

170.8 $

(70.8) $

—

(70.8) $

(0.84) $

—

(0.84) $

(0.84) $

—

(0.84) $

146.8 $

24.0

170.8 $

1.62 $

0.27

1.89 $

1.61 $

0.26

1.87 $

1.03 $

1.00 $

3,035.4

2,167.0

868.4

546.6

8.7

—

7.2

305.9

(24.4)

1.9

5.4

1.3

290.1

114.6

175.5

87.5

263.0

0.3

262.7

175.2

87.5

262.7

1.84

0.92

2.76

1.82

0.92

2.74

0.92

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in millions)

Net (Loss) Income

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and post retirement liability adjustment

Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Comprehensive Income, net of tax

Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

Year Ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

$

(68.0) $

173.3 $

263.0

(73.5)

265.9

1.1

193.5

125.5

0.8

(41.8)

(43.1)

(0.4)

(85.3)

88.0

2.0

(19.0)

398.3

0.3

379.6

642.6

(7.2)

649.8

Comprehensive Income Attributable to The Timken Company

$

124.7 $

86.0 $

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in millions)
ASSETS
Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash

Accounts receivable, less allowances (2015 - $16.9 million; 2014 - $13.7 million)

Inventories, net
Deferred income taxes

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
Other current assets

Total Current Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Other Assets
Goodwill

Non-current pension assets

Other intangible assets

Deferred income taxes

Other non-current assets

Total Other Assets

Total Assets

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current Liabilities

Short-term debt

Current portion of long-term debt

Accounts payable, trade

Salaries, wages and benefits

Income taxes payable

Other current liabilities

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

Long-term debt
Accrued pension cost

Accrued post-retirement benefits cost
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current liabilities

Total Non-Current Liabilities

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) (2015 - 98,375,135; 2014 - 98,375,135 shares)

Stated capital
Other paid-in capital

Earnings invested in the business
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Treasury shares at cost (2015 - 18,112,047; 2014 - 9,783,375 shares)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

Noncontrolling interest

Total Equity

Total Liabilities and Equity

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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December 31,

2015

2014

129.6 $
0.2
454.6

543.2
—
22.7
56.1
1,206.4

777.8

327.3

86.3

271.3

65.9

50.3

801.1
2,785.3 $

62.0 $
15.1

159.7

102.3

13.1

153.1

505.3

580.6
146.9

136.1
3.6
68.2
935.4

278.8

15.3

475.7

585.5
49.9

25.2
51.5
1,481.9

780.5

259.5

176.2

239.8

11.2

52.3

739.0

3,001.4

7.4

0.6
143.9

146.7

80.2

155.0

533.8

522.1
165.9

141.8
4.1
44.6
878.5

—

—

53.1
905.1
1,457.6
(287.0)
(804.3)

1,324.5

20.1
1,344.6
2,785.3 $

53.1
899.4
1,615.4
(482.5)
(509.2)

1,576.2

12.9

1,589.1

3,001.4

$

$

$

$

 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in millions)
CASH PROVIDED (USED)
Operating Activities

Year Ended December 31,
2014

2013

2015

Net (loss) income attributable to The Timken Company

Net income from discontinued operations
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating
activities:

$

(70.8) $
—
2.8

170.8 $
(24.0)
2.5

Depreciation and amortization
Impairment charges
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
Gain on divestitures
Deferred income tax benefit
Stock-based compensation expense
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation
Pension and other postretirement expense
Pension and other postretirement benefit contributions
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable
Inventories
Accounts payable, trade
Other accrued expenses
Income taxes
Other, net

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - continuing operations
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities - discontinued operations

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Investing Activities

Capital expenditures
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $0.1 million in 2015 and $0.4 million in 2013
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
Divestitures
Investments in short-term marketable securities, net
Other

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities - continuing operations
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities - discontinued operations

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities

Financing Activities

Cash dividends paid to shareholders
Purchase of treasury shares
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Deferred financing costs
Accounts receivable securitization financing borrowings
Accounts receivable securitization financing payments
Payments on long-term debt
Short-term debt activity, net
Decrease in restricted cash
Cash transferred to TimkenSteel Corporation
Other

Net Cash Used by Financing Activities - continuing operations
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities - discontinued operations

Net Cash Used by Financing Activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

Decrease In Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year

$

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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130.8
3.3
11.8
(28.7)
(170.1)
18.4
(1.5)
502.9
(29.8)

11.9
52.8
11.6
(51.5)
(40.4)
21.3
374.8
—
374.8

(105.6)
(213.3)
9.8
46.2
(1.8)
(0.5)
(265.2)
—
(265.2)

(87.0)
(309.7)
4.1
1.5
265.7
(2.0)
116.0
(67.0)
(190.6)
6.0
14.8
—
6.6
(241.6)
—
(241.6)
(17.2)
(149.2)
278.8
129.6 $

137.0
98.9
(20.2)
—
(53.3)
21.8
(7.1)
62.0
(49.9)

(48.3)
(26.8)
8.0
2.2
(15.3)
23.2
281.5
25.5
307.0

(126.8)
(21.7)
18.5
7.4
4.9
—
(117.7)
(77.0)
(194.7)

(90.3)
(270.9)
16.8
7.1
346.2
(3.2)
90.0
(90.0)
(250.7)
(9.8)
—
(46.5)
(0.9)
(302.2)
100.0
(202.2)
(15.9)
(105.8)
384.6
278.8 $

262.7
(87.5)
0.3

142.4
0.1
(1.1)
—
(33.0)
16.3
(10.9)
55.1
(93.4)

(4.6)
34.6
0.9
(39.6)
67.5
(17.0)
292.8
137.2
430.0

(133.6)
(64.2)
7.1
—
5.5
1.1
(184.1)
(191.9)
(376.0)

(87.5)
(189.2)
13.1
10.9
1.9
—
—
—
(9.9)
4.8
—
—
6.6
(249.3)
—
(249.3)
(6.5)
(201.8)
586.4
384.6

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

The Timken Company Shareholders

Other
Paid-In
Capital

Earnings
Invested
in the
Business

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Treasury
Shares

Non-
controlling
Interest

Total

Stated
Capital

53.1 $ 891.4 $ 2,411.2 $

(1,013.2) $ (110.3) $

(11.5)

398.3

0.3

262.7

(87.5)

1.3

10.9
18.6

(22.0)
(3.8)

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Year Ended December 31, 2013
Balance at January 1, 2013

Net income
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and post-retirement liability adjustment (net 
of income tax of $226.5 million)

Change in fair value of derivative financial
  instruments, net of reclassifications
Change in ownership of noncontrolling interest
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interest
Dividends – $.92 per share
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
Stock-based compensation expense
Purchase of treasury shares
Stock option exercise activity
Restricted shares (issued) surrendered
Shares surrendered for taxes

Balance at December 31, 2013

Year Ended December 31, 2014

Net income
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and post-retirement liability adjustment (net 
of income tax of $23.9 million)

Change in fair value of derivative financial
  instruments, net of reclassifications

Dividends declared to noncontrolling interest
Dividends – $1.00 per share
Distribution of TimkenSteel
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
Stock-based compensation expense
Purchase of treasury shares
Stock option exercise activity
Restricted shares (issued) surrendered
Shares surrendered for taxes

Balance at December 31, 2014

Year Ended December 31, 2015

$2,246.6 $
263.0
(19.0)

398.3

0.3

8.9
(2.8)
(87.5)
10.9
18.6
(189.2)
7.8
1.0
(8.3)  
$2,648.6 $

173.3
(41.8)

(43.1)

(0.4)

(1.1)
(90.3)
(823.1)
7.1
23.9
(270.9)
16.7
0.9
(10.7)  
$1,589.1 $

Net (loss) income
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and post-retirement liability adjustment (net 
of income tax benefit of $155.4 million)

Change in fair value of derivative financial
  instruments, net of reclassifications

Dissolution of joint venture

Investment in joint venture by noncontrolling interest
party

(68.0)
(73.5)

265.9

1.1

(0.2)

6.6

Dividends – $1.03 per share
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
Stock-based compensation expense
Purchase of treasury shares
Stock option exercise activity
Restricted shares (issued) surrendered
Shares surrendered for taxes

Balance at December 31, 2015

(87.0)
1.5
18.4
(309.7)
4.2
0.2
(4.0)  
$1,344.6 $

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

53.1 $ 896.4 $ 2,586.4 $

170.8

(90.3)
(1,051.5)

7.1
23.9

(23.8)
(4.2)

53.1 $ 899.4 $ 1,615.4 $

(70.8)

(87.0)

1.5
18.4

(7.5)
(6.7)

53.1 $ 905.1 $ 1,457.6 $

54

14.4
0.3
(7.5)

7.6
(2.8)

12.0

2.5
(0.5)

(1.1)

12.9

2.8
(2.0)

(0.2)

6.6

20.1

(189.2)
29.8
4.8
(8.3)  
(626.1) $ (273.2) $

(41.3)

(43.1)

(0.4)

228.4

(270.9)
40.5
5.1
(10.7)  
(482.5) $ (509.2) $

(71.5)

265.9

1.1

(309.7)
11.7
6.9
(4.0)  
(287.0) $ (804.3) $

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies 

Principles of Consolidation: 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company in which a controlling 
interest is maintained. Investments in affiliated companies that the Company does not control, and the activities of 
which it is not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for using the equity method. All intercompany accounts and 
transactions are eliminated upon consolidation. 

Revenue Recognition: 
The Company recognizes revenue when title passes to the customer. This occurs at the shipping point except for 
goods  sold  by  certain  foreign  entities  and  certain  exported  goods,  where  title  passes  when  the  goods  reach  their 
destination. Selling prices are fixed based on purchase orders or contractual arrangements. Shipping and handling 
costs billed to customers are included in net sales and the related costs are included in cost of products sold in the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company recognizes a portion of its revenues on the percentage-of-completion method measured on the cost-
to-cost basis. In 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $66 million, $50 million and $55 million, respectively, 
in net sales under the percentage-of-completion method.

Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be 
cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash:
Cash of $0.2 million and $15.3 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, was restricted. The decrease 
was primarily due to cash restricted for workers compensation claims in 2014, which was replaced by a $14.5 million 
letter of credit in 2015. 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts, which represents an estimate of the losses expected 
from the accounts receivable portfolio, to reduce accounts receivable to their net realizable value. The allowance is 
based  upon  historical  trends  in  collections  and  write-offs,  management’s  judgment  of  the  probability  of  collecting 
accounts and management’s evaluation of business risk. The Company extends credit to customers satisfying pre-
defined credit criteria. The Company believes it has limited concentration of credit risk due to the diversity of its customer 
base.

Inventories: 
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The majority of domestic inventories are valued by the LIFO 
method and the balance of the Company's inventories is valued by the FIFO method.

Investments: 
Short-term investments are investments with maturities between four months and one year and are valued at amortized 
cost, which approximates fair value. The Company held short-term investments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 
with a fair value and cost basis of $9.7 million and $8.4 million, respectively, which were included in other current assets 
on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Property, Plant and Equipment: 
Property,  plant  and  equipment,  net  is  valued  at  cost  less  accumulated  depreciation.  Maintenance  and  repairs  are 
charged to expense as incurred. The provision for depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method 
based upon the estimated useful lives of the assets. The useful lives are approximately 30 years for buildings, three 
to ten years for computer software and three to 20 years for machinery and equipment.

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Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The impairment of long-lived assets is evaluated when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying 
amount of the asset or related group of assets may not be recoverable. If the expected future undiscounted cash flows 
are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized at that time to reduce the asset to 
the lower of its fair value or its net book value.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: 
Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight-line method over their legal or estimated useful 
lives,  with  useful  lives  ranging  from  one  to  20  years. Goodwill  and  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  not  subject  to 
amortization are tested for impairment at least annually. The Company performs its annual impairment test as of October 
1, after the annual forecasting process is completed. Furthermore, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are 
reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying values may not be 
recoverable in accordance with accounting rules related to goodwill and other intangible assets. 

Product Warranties: 
The Company provides limited warranties on certain of its products. The Company accrues liabilities for warranties 
based upon specific claims and a review of historical warranty claim experience in accordance with accounting rules 
relating to contingent liabilities. The Company records and accounts for its warranty liability based on specific claim 
incidents. Should the Company become aware of a specific potential warranty claim for which liability is probable and 
reasonably estimable, a specific charge is recorded and accounted for accordingly. Adjustments are made quarterly 
to the accruals as claim data and historical experience change.

Income Taxes: 
The  Company  accounts  for  income  taxes  in  accordance  with ASC  740,  “Income Taxes.”  Deferred  tax  assets  and 
liabilities are recorded for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying 
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as net operating loss and tax credit 
carryforwards. The Company recognizes valuation allowances against deferred tax assets by tax jurisdiction when it 
is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Accruals for uncertain tax positions are provided for in 
accordance with ASC 740-10. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a 
component of income tax expense.

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 reporting period. 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 Statements of Income.

The Company recognized a foreign currency exchange loss resulting from transactions of $0.3 million, $9.9 million 
and $9.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 
2015,  the  Company  recorded  a  non-cash  foreign  currency  translation  adjustment  of  $71.5  million  that  decreased 
shareholders’ equity, compared with a non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment of $41.3 million that decreased 
shareholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2014. The foreign currency translation adjustments for the year 
ended December 31, 2015 were negatively impacted by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to most other 
currencies.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits:
The Company recognizes an overfunded status or underfunded status (i.e., the difference between the fair value of 
plan assets and the benefit obligations) as either an asset or a liability for its defined benefit pension and postretirement 
benefit  plans  on  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets,  with  a  corresponding  adjustment  to  accumulated  other 
comprehensive loss, net of tax. The adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss represents the current year 
net unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service costs. These amounts will be recognized 
in future periods as net periodic benefit cost. Net actuarial gains and losses for the Company's defined benefit pension 
plan in the United Kingdom are amortized over the remaining life expectancy of the participants in the plan.

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Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

For all other plans, the Company generally amortizes actuarial gains and losses over the remaining service period of 
active participants. However, in accordance with its policy, the Company updates the census data for its U.S. defined 
benefit pension plans on an annual basis. The updated 2015 census data indicated that, as a result of the Spinoff, 
over 95% of the participants in one of the U.S. plans were inactive. Therefore, the Company changed the amortization 
period over which actuarial gains and losses related to that plan will be amortized to be based on the remaining expected 
life of inactive participants in the plan. This change resulted in an amortization period of 15.5 years, compared to 10.1 
years had the change not been made. The impact of the change resulted in lower pension expense of $5.7 million 
($3.6 million after-tax, or $0.04 per share) for the first eleven months of 2015. On November 30, 2015, the Company 
purchased a group annuity contact from Prudential covering substantially all of the inactive participants in this plan. 
Refer to Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans for additional information. Subsequent to this transaction, the vast majority 
of the participants remaining in this plan were active. Therefore, the Company changed the amortization period back 
to the remaining service period of active participants in December 2015. 

Stock-Based Compensation: 
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense based on the grant date fair value of the stock-based 
awards over their required vesting period. Stock options are issued with an exercise price equal to the opening market 
price of Timken common shares on the date of grant. The fair value of stock options is determined using a Black-
Scholes option pricing model, which incorporates assumptions regarding the expected volatility, the expected option 
life, the risk-free interest rate and the expected dividend yield. The fair value of stock-based awards that will settle in 
Timken common shares, other than stock options, is based on the opening market price of Timken common shares 
on the grant date. The fair value of stock-based awards that will settle in cash are remeasured at each reporting period 
until settlement of the awards.

Earnings Per Share: 
Only  certain  unvested  restricted  share  grants  provide  for  the  payment  of  nonforfeitable  dividends.  The  Company 
considers these awards as participating securities. Earnings per share are computed using the two-class method. 
Basic  earnings  per  share  are  computed  by  dividing  net  income  less  undistributed  earnings  allocated  to  unvested 
restricted shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings 
per share are computed by dividing net income less undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted shares by 
the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the dilutive impact of outstanding stock-
based awards.

Derivative Instruments: 
The Company recognizes all derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Derivatives that are not 
designated as hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings. If the derivative is designated and qualifies as a 
hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are either offset against the 
change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments through earnings or recognized in accumulated 
other comprehensive loss until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The Company’s holdings of forward foreign 
currency  exchange  contracts  qualify  as  derivatives  pursuant  to  the  criteria  established  in  derivative  accounting 
guidance, and the Company has designated certain of those derivatives as hedges.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
In November 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2015-17, "Income Taxes (Topic 
740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes." ASU 2015-17 requires entities to classify all deferred tax assets 
and liabilities as noncurrent on the balance sheet instead of separating deferred taxes into current and noncurrent 
amounts. Prior to the issuance of this new accounting guidance, entities were required to classify deferred tax assets 
and liabilities as current or noncurrent based on how the related assets or liabilities are classified. This new accounting 
guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption of this new guidance is 
permitted. Effective October 1, 2015, the Company adopted ASU 2015-17 because the Company believes the adoption 
of ASU 2015-17 provides greater transparency to the overall presentation of deferred taxes. The Company adopted 
ASU 2015-17 on a prospective basis, and the Company did not retrospectively restate prior year amounts. 

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Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting 
for  Measurement-Period  Adjustments."  ASU  2015-16  eliminates  the  requirement  for  an  acquirer  in  a  business 
combination  to  account  for  measurement-period  adjustments  retrospectively.  Instead,  acquirers  must  recognize 
measurement-period  adjustments  during  the  period  in  which  they  determine  the  amounts,  including  the  effect  on 
earnings of any amounts they would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the 
acquisition date. The new guidance does not eliminate the requirement for the measurement period to be completed 
within one year. This new accounting guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The 
adoption of ASU 2015-16 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial 
condition.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-07, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in 
Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)." ASU 2015-07 eliminates the requirement 
to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value 
(NAV) practical expedient provided in ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement." Instead entities will be required to disclose 
the fair values of such investments so that financial statement users can reconcile amounts reported in the fair value 
hierarchy table and the amounts reported on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning 
after  December  15,  2015,  with  retrospective  application  to  all  periods  presented.  Early  adoption  is  permitted. The 
Company is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of ASU 2015-07 will have on the Company's consolidated 
financial statements. The adoption of ASU 2015-07 is not expected to have an impact on the Company's results of 
operations or financial condition as the new guidance addresses disclosure only. 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-04, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Practical Expedient 
for the Measurement Date of an Employer's Defined Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets." ASU 2015-04 allows employers 
with fiscal year ends that do not coincide with a calendar month end to make an accounting policy election to measure 
defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the end of the month closest to their fiscal year ends. Employers that 
elect to use this practical expedient must do so for all their defined benefit plans. In addition, all employers can elect 
to remeasure defined plan assets and obligations in interim periods at the closest calendar month end to an event that 
triggers a remeasurement,  such as a plan settlement or  curtailment. ASU 2015-04 is effective for public business 
entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, with prospective application. Early adoption is permitted. 
Effective October 1, 2015, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2015-04 that allows an employer to remeasure 
defined benefit plan assets and obligations in interim periods at the closest month end to an event that triggers a 
remeasurement. The  adoption  of ASU  2015-04  had  no  effect  on  the  Company's  results  of  operations  or  financial 
condition. 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - Simplifying the 
Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." ASU 2015-03 requires that all costs incurred to issue debt be presented in the 
balance sheet as a direct deduction in the carrying value of debt. Prior to the issuance of this new accounting guidance, 
debt issuance costs were required to be presented in the balance sheet as a deferred charge (i.e., an asset), and only 
a debt discount was recorded as a direct deduction to the carrying value of debt. This new accounting guidance is 
effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 is not expected to have 
a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." ASU 2014-09 
introduces a new five-step revenue recognition model in which an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer 
of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled 
in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand 
the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including 
qualitative and quantitative disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments 
and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. On July 9, 2015, the FASB decided to delay the 
effective date of this new accounting guidance by one year, which will result in it being effective for annual periods 
beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09 on the 
Company's results of operations or financial condition.

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Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, "Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant 
and Equipment (Topic 360)." ASU 2014-08 amends the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and requires 
additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic 
shift in operations or that have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results should be presented 
as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 also requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will 
provide  financial  statement  users  with  more  information  about  the  assets,  liabilities,  income,  and  expenses  of 
discontinued operations. This new accounting guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 
2014. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have any impact on the Company's results of operations or 
financial condition.

Use of Estimates: 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial 
statements and accompanying notes. Because actual results could differ from these estimates, the Company reviews 
and updated these estimates and assumptions regularly to reflect recent experience.

Reclassifications: 
Certain  amounts  reported  in  the  2014  and  2013  consolidated  financial  statements  for  segment  results  have  been 
reclassified to conform to the current segment presentation. 

Note 2 - Discontinued Operations 

On June 30, 2014, the Company completed the separation of its steel business through the Spinoff, creating a new 
independent publicly traded company, TimkenSteel.  The Company's Board of Directors declared a distribution of all 
outstanding  common  shares  of TimkenSteel  through  a  dividend.   At  the  close  of  business  on  June  30,  2014,  the 
Company's shareholders received one common share of TimkenSteel for every two common shares of the Company 
they held as of the close of business on June 23, 2014. 

In connection with the Spinoff, the Company and TimkenSteel entered into certain transitional relationships, including 
a  commercial  supply  agreement  for  TimkenSteel  to  supply  the  Company  with  certain  steel  products  and  other 
relationships  described  in  the  section  of  this Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  titled  "Risks  Relating  to  the  Spinoff  of 
TimkenSteel."   

The operating results, net of tax, included one-time transaction costs of approximately $57 million and $13 million for 
2014 and 2013, respectively, in connection with the separation of the two companies.  These costs primarily consisted 
of consulting and professional fees associated with preparing for and executing the Spinoff, as well as lease cancellation 
fees.    In  addition  to  the  one  time  transaction  costs,  the  Company  incurred  approximately  $15  million  of  capital 
expenditures related to the Spinoff in 2014.

The following  table  presents the results  of operations  for TimkenSteel  that have been reclassified  to discontinued 
operations for all periods presented:

Year Ended December 31,

2014

2013

Net sales

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling, administrative and general expenses

Separation costs

Interest expense, net

Other (income) expense, net

Income before income taxes

Income tax expense

$

786.2 $

642.0

144.2

46.4

57.1

0.8

(0.1)

40.0

16.0

Income from discontinued operations

$

24.0 $

59

1,305.8

1,082.2

223.6

80.5

13.0

—

3.0

127.1

39.6

87.5

Note 2 - Discontinued Operations (continued)

The following table presents the carrying value of assets and liabilities immediately preceding the Spinoff on June 30, 
2014.

ASSETS
   Cash and cash equivalents

   Accounts receivable, net

   Inventories, net

   Deferred income taxes

   Other current assets

   Property, plant, and equipment, net

   Goodwill

   Non-current pension assets

   Other intangible assets

   Other non-current assets

     Total assets, discontinued operations

LIABILITIES
   Accounts payable, trade

   Salaries, wages and benefits

   Income taxes payable

   Other current liabilities

   Long-term debt

   Accrued pension cost

   Accrued postretirement benefits cost

   Deferred income taxes

   Other non-current liabilities

     Total liabilities, discontinued operations

2014

46.5

178.9

238.2

20.2

4.0

751.6

12.6

83.5

11.2

2.6

1,349.3

132.8

52.0

0.1

15.9

130.2

24.5

68.3

91.7

10.7

526.2

$

$

$

$

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Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures 

Acquisitions:
On September 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of the Belts business for $213.7 million, including cash 
acquired of approximately $0.1 million.  The Company incurred approximately $1 million of legal and professional fees 
to acquire the Belts business. The Belts business is a leading North American manufacturer of belts used in industrial, 
commercial  and  consumer  applications,  and  sold  under  multiple  brand  names,  including  Carlisle®,  Ultimax®  and 
Panther®,  among  others. The  acquisition  of  the  Belts  business  further  diversifies  the  Company's  portfolio  beyond 
engineered  bearings,  bringing  customers  an  expanded  offering  of  mechanical  power  transmission  products  and 
services.  The product portfolio includes more than 20,000 parts that utilize wrap molded, raw edge, v-ribbed and 
synchronous belt designs.  Based in Springfield, Missouri, the Belts business had sales of approximately $140 million 
for the twelve months ending June 30, 2015, and employs approximately 750 employees.  The results of the operations 
of the Belts business are reported in both the Mobile Industries and Process Industries segments based on customers 
served.

On November 30, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of Revolvo, a specialty bearing company 
based in Dudley, U.K., for $9.7 million.  In 2015, the Company received $0.3 million in connection with a post-closing 
working capital adjustment.  Revolvo makes and markets ball and roller bearings for industrial applications in process 
and heavy industries.  Revolvo's split roller bearing housed units are widely used by mining, power generation, food 
and beverage, pulp and paper, metals, cement, marine and waste-water end users. The Company reported the results 
for Revolvo in the Process Industries segment. 

On April 28, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of assets from Schulz for $12.0 million in cash.  Schulz 
provides electric motor and generator repairs, motor rewinds, custom controls and panels, systems integration, pump 
services, machine rebuilds, hydro services and diagnostics for a broad range of commercial and industrial applications.  
Schulz serves customers nationwide in the commercial nuclear power market sector, as well as regionally in the hydro 
and fossil fuel market sectors, water management, paper and general manufacturing sectors in the New England and 
Mid-Atlantic regions.  Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Schulz employs 125 associates. The Company reported the 
results for Schulz in the Process Industries segment. 

On  May 13,  2013,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  Standard  Machine,  which  provides  new  gearboxes, 
gearbox service and repair, open gearing, large gear fabrication, machining and field technical services to end users 
in Canada and the western United States, for $37.0 million in cash, including cash acquired of approximately $0.1 
million.  Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Standard Machine employs 125 people and serves a wide 
variety of industrial sectors including mining, oil and gas, and pulp and paper.  The Company reported the results for 
Standard Machine in the Process Industries segment.

On April 11, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Smith Services, an electric 
motor repair specialist, for $13.2 million.  Based in Princeton, West Virginia, Smith Services employs approximately 
140 people.  The Company reported the results for Smith Services in the Process Industries segment.

On  March 11,  2013,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  Interlube,  which  makes  and  markets  automated 
lubrication delivery systems and related components to end market sectors including commercial vehicles, construction, 
mining, and heavy and general industries, for $14.5 million, including cash acquired of approximately $0.3 million.  
Based in Plymouth, U.K., Interlube employs about 90 people.  The Company reported the results for Interlube in the 
Mobile Industries segment.

Pro  forma  results  of  these  operations  have  not  been  presented  because  the  effects  of  the  acquisitions  were  not 
significant to the Company’s income from operations or total assets in 2015, 2014 or 2013, respectively.

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Note 3 – Acquisitions and Divestitures (continued)

The purchase price allocations, net of cash acquired, and any subsequent purchase price adjustments for acquisitions 
in 2015, 2014 and 2013 are presented below:

Assets:

Accounts receivable

Inventories

Other current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Goodwill

Other intangible assets

Total assets acquired

Liabilities:

Accounts payable, trade

Salaries, wages and benefits

Other current liabilities

Accrued pension cost

Accrued postretirement liability

Other non-current liabilities

Total liabilities assumed

Net assets acquired

2015

2014

2013

$

$

$

$

$

13.3 $
48.5

1.1

37.9

70.8

63.9
235.5 $

10.2 $
1.1

1.3

2.3

1.1

5.9
21.9 $
213.6 $

4.5 $

5.4

0.3

2.8

4.7

7.5

25.2 $

2.3 $

—

1.0

—

—

0.5

3.8 $

21.4 $

10.6

12.7

0.4

19.5

18.1

13.0

74.3

3.3

1.4

0.9

—

—

4.5

10.1

64.2

The amounts for 2015 in the table above represent the preliminary purchase price allocation for the Belts business.

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation for identifiable intangible assets acquired in 
2015:

Trade name
Technology / Know-how
All customer relationships
Capitalized software
Total intangible assets

Purchase
Price Allocation

Weighted-
Average Life
11 years
20 years
20 years
3 years

$

$

1.7
17.1
43.9
1.2
63.9  

The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for identifiable intangible assets acquired in 2014:

Trade name
Technology / Know-how
All customer relationships
Non-compete agreements
Total intangible assets

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Purchase
Price Allocation

Weighted-
Average Life
7 years
17 years
15 years
5 years

$

$

0.6
2.6
4.2
0.1
7.5

Note 3 – Acquisitions and Divestitures (continued)

Divestitures:
On October 21, 2015, the Company completed the sale of all of the outstanding stock of Alcor.  Alcor, located in Mesa, 
Arizona, had sales of $20.6 million for the twelve months ending September 30, 2015.  The results of the operations 
of Alcor  were  reported  in  the  Mobile  Industries  segment.    The  Company  recorded  proceeds  of  $43.4  million  and 
recognized a gain on the sale of Alcor of $29.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2015.  The gain was reflected in gain 
on divestitures in the Consolidated Statement of Income. 

On April 30, 2015, the Company completed the sale of a service center in Niles, Ohio. The Company received $2.8 
million in cash proceeds for the service center. The Company recognized a loss of $0.3 million from the sale reflected 
in gain on divestitures in the Consolidated Statement of Income. 

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company classified assets of the aerospace engine overhaul business, located 
in Mesa, Arizona, as assets held for sale. In connection with this classification, the Company recorded an impairment 
charge of $1.2 million. In November 2014, the Company sold the assets of the aerospace engine overhaul business 
for $7.4 million and recorded an immaterial loss. 

Note 4 - Investment in Joint Venture 

On March 6, 2014, Timken Lux Holdings II S.A.R.L, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a joint venture agreement 
with Holme Services Limited (joint venture partner).  During 2015, the Company and its joint venture partner established 
TUBC Limited located in Tikhvin, Russia for the purpose of producing bearings to serve the rail market sector in Russia.  
During  2015,  the  Company  and  its  joint  venture  partner  amended  and  restated  the  joint  venture  agreement  and 
contributed $6.9 million and $6.6 million, respectively, to TUBC Limited. The Company and its joint venture partner 
will have a 51% controlling interest and 49% controlling interest, respectively, in TUBC Limited.  The Company expects 
to contribute approximately $9 million in 2016.  

Note 5 - 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 years ended December 31: 

Numerator:

Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to The
Timken Company

Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock

Net (loss) income from continuing operations available to common    
shareholders for basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per
share

Denominator:

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding – basic
Effect of dilutive securities:

Stock options and awards - based on the treasury 
stock method

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, assuming
dilution of stock options and awards

Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations

Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations

$

$

$

$

2015

2014

2013

(70.8) $

146.8 $

—

—

175.2

(0.2)

(70.8) $

146.8 $

175.0

84,631,778

90,367,345

94,989,561

—

856,983

834,167

84,631,778

91,224,328

95,823,728

(0.84) $

(0.84) $

1.62 $

1.61 $

1.84

1.82

The exercise prices for certain stock options that the Company has awarded exceed the average market price of the 
Company’s common shares. Such stock options are antidilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted 
earnings per share. During 2015, all stock options were anti-dilutive as the Company experienced a loss from continuing 
operations. The antidilutive stock options outstanding were 1,986,907, 523,252 and 382,525 during 2015, 2014 and 
2013, respectively.

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Note 6 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

The following tables present details about components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the 
years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:

Balance at December 31, 2014

Other comprehensive (loss) income before 
reclassifications, before income tax

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss), before income tax

Income tax (benefit)

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income, net of
income taxes

Non-controlling interest

Net current period comprehensive (loss) income, net of
income taxes and non-controlling interest

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
adjustments

Pension and 
postretirement 
liability 
adjustments

Change in fair 
value of 
derivative 
financial 
instruments

Total

$

(0.7) $

(481.0) $

(0.8) $

(482.5)

(73.5)

(80.6)

—

—

(73.5)

2.0

(71.5)

501.9

(155.4)

265.9

—

265.9

3.0

(1.2)

(0.7)

1.1

—

1.1

(151.1)

500.7

(156.1)

193.5

2.0

195.5

(287.0)

Balance at December 31, 2015

$

(72.2) $

(215.1) $

0.3 $

Balance at December 31, 2013

Other comprehensive (loss) income before 
reclassifications, before income tax

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss), before income tax

Income tax (benefit) expense

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income, net of
income taxes
Non-controlling interest

Distribution of TimkenSteel

Net current period comprehensive (loss) income, net of
income taxes and non-controlling interest

Balance at December 31, 2014

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
adjustments

Pension and 
postretirement 
liability 
adjustments

Change in fair 
value of 
derivative 
financial 
instruments

Total

$

37.5 $

(663.2) $

(0.4) $

(626.1)

(41.8)

(166.0)

—

—

(41.8)

0.5

3.1

99.0

23.9

(43.1)

—

225.3

0.7

(0.8)

(0.3)

(0.4)

—

—

(207.1)

98.2

23.6

(85.3)

0.5

228.4

(38.2)

182.2

$

(0.7) $

(481.0) $

(0.4)

(0.8) $

143.6

(482.5)

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications and income taxes includes the effect of foreign currency.  

Of the $501.9 million of before-tax reclassification of pension and postretirement liability adjustments, $461.8 million 
was included in pension settlement charges in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 
31, 2015.  The remaining before-tax reclassification of pension and postretirement liability adjustments of $40.1 million 
in 2015 were due to the amortization of actuarial losses and prior service costs and were included in costs of products 
sold and selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  The reclassification 
of  the  remaining  components  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  (loss)  was  included  in  other  income 
(expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  

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Note 7 - Inventories 

The components of inventories at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

Manufacturing supplies

Raw materials

Work in process

Finished products

Subtotal

Allowance for surplus and obsolete inventory

Total Inventories, net

2015

2014

$

$

$

24.7 $
58.8

181.9

296.2
561.6 $
(18.4)
543.2 $

25.0

51.3

219.3

302.7

598.3

(12.8)

585.5

Inventories at December 31, 2015 valued on the FIFO cost method were 53% and the remaining 47% were valued 
by the LIFO method. If all inventories had been valued at FIFO, inventories would have been $188.1 million and $199.7 
million greater at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The Company recognized a decrease in its LIFO reserve 
of $11.6 million during 2015, compared to an increase in its LIFO reserve of $0.4 million during 2014. 

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company recorded an inventory valuation adjustment of $18.7 million related to 
its former Aerospace segment.  The Company recorded this adjustment during the third quarter of 2014 as a result of 
the announcement of a plan to exit the engine overhaul business, as well as other product lines and lower than expected 
future sales. The Company disposed of the related inventory during the fourth quarter of 2014.

The Company realized income of $1.7 million as a result of a LIFO inventory liquidation during 2015.  

Note 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment 

The components of property, plant and equipment, net at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

Land and buildings

Machinery and equipment

Subtotal

Less allowances for depreciation

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

2015

2014

430.3 $

1,741.4
2,171.7 $
(1,393.9)

428.8

1,735.3

2,164.1

(1,383.6)

777.8 $

780.5

$

$

$

Total depreciation expense was $94.6 million, $115.5 million and $124.7 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 

At December 31, 2013, property, plant and equipment, net included $63.3 million of capitalized software.  During the 
fourth quarter of 2014, the Company transferred approximately $45 million of capitalized software from property, plant 
and equipment to intangible assets.  Depreciation expense for capitalized software was $13.7 million and $23.1 million 
in 2014 and 2013, respectively. 

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company wrote-off $9.7 million that remained in CIP after the related assets 
were placed into service. This item was identified during an examination of aged balances in the CIP account and 91% 
of the amount related to fiscal years prior to 2013. Net loss attributable to The Timken Company in 2015 included a 
charge of $9.7 million ($6.1 million, or $0.07 per share, after-tax) due to the correction of this error. Management of 
the Company concluded that the correction of this error in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the presence of this error in 
prior periods was immaterial to all periods presented.

In November 2013, the Company finalized the sale of its former manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo.  The Company 
received approximately $30 million over a twenty-four month period, all of which was received as of December 31, 
2015.  The total costs of this transaction, including the net book value of the real estate and broker's commissions, 
were approximately $3 million.  The Company began recognizing the gain on the sale of this site using the installment 
method.  In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recognized a gain of $5.4 million ($5.4 million after tax).  In the 
first quarter of 2014, the Company changed to the full accrual method of recognizing the gain after it had received 25% 
of the total sales value.  As a result, the Company recognized the remaining gain of $22.6 million ($19.5 million after 
tax) related to this transaction during the first quarter of 2014.

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Note 9 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 

Goodwill:
The  Company  tests  goodwill  and  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  for  impairment  at  least  annually. The  Company 
performs its annual impairment test as of October 1 after the annual forecasting process is completed. Furthermore, 
goodwill  and  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  are  reviewed  for  impairment  whenever  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. 

The Company reviews goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Mobile Industries segment has three 
reporting units and the Process Industries segment has two reporting units.

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill were as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2015:

Beginning Balance

Acquisitions

Other

Ending Balance

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Total

$

$

89.6 $

169.9 $

259.5

8.2

(0.8)

62.6

(2.2)

70.8

(3.0)

97.0 $

230.3 $

327.3

Acquisitions in 2015 related to the preliminary purchase price allocation for the Belts business completed on September 
1, 2015. $59.7 million of the goodwill acquired for the Belts business is tax-deductible and will be recognized over 15 
years for tax purposes. The remaining $11.1 million is non-deductible for tax purposes. “Other” primarily includes foreign 
currency translation adjustments.

Year ended December 31, 2014:

Beginning Balance

Acquisitions

Impairment

Other

Ending Balance

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Total

$

176.7 $

169.4 $

346.1

—

(86.3)

(0.8)

3.3

—

(2.8)

3.3

(86.3)

(3.6)

$

89.6 $

169.9 $

259.5

The change related to acquisitions reflects the results of preliminary purchase price allocations for the acquisitions of 
Schulz on April 28, 2014 and Revolvo on November 30, 2014. The goodwill acquired from Schulz of $2.9 million is tax-
deductible and will be amortized over 15 years. The goodwill acquired from Revolvo of $0.4 million is tax-deductible 
and is estimated to be amortized over approximately 15 years. These amounts were updated in 2015. “Other” primarily 
included foreign currency translation adjustments for 2014. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional 
information on the acquisitions listed above. 

During the third quarter of 2014, the Company reviewed goodwill for impairment for two of its reporting units within the 
Company's former Aerospace segment (now included in the Mobile Industries segment) as a result of declining sales 
forecasts and financial performance within the segment. The Company utilizes both an income approach and a market 
approach in testing goodwill for impairment. The Company utilized updated forecasts for the income approach as part 
of the goodwill impairment review. As a result of the lower earnings and cash flow forecasts, the Company determined 
that the Aerospace Transmissions and the Aerospace Aftermarket reporting units could not support the carrying value 
of their goodwill. As a result, the Company recorded a pretax impairment loss of $86.3 million during the third quarter 
of 2014, which was reported in impairment and restructuring charges in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

In 2015 and 2013, no goodwill impairment losses were recorded.

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Note 9 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued)

Intangibles Assets:
The following table displays intangible assets as of December 31:

Gross
Carrying
Amount

2015

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Gross
Carrying
Amount

2014

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Intangible assets subject
 to amortization:

Customer relationships

$

Know-how

Industrial license
agreements

Land-use rights

Patents

Technology use

Trademarks

PMA licenses

Non-compete agreements

Software

Intangible assets not
 subject to amortization:

Tradename

FAA air agency
 certificates

Total intangible assets

$

$

$

$

198.9 $
31.9

70.0 $
6.7

128.9 $
25.2

0.1

8.3

2.1

53.6

6.5

—

0.1

4.7

2.1
14.0

3.3
—

2.7
243.8
547.9 $

2.5
197.6
301.0 $

—

3.6

—

39.6

3.2

—

0.2

160.1 $

59.0 $

33.4

0.1

8.7

2.3

37.0

5.4

5.3

3.5

5.1

0.1

4.7

2.0

11.9

3.0

4.5

3.2

46.2
246.9 $

235.0

182.0

490.8 $

275.5 $

15.7 $

— $

15.7 $

15.8 $

8.7

24.4 $
572.3 $

—
— $
301.0 $

8.7
24.4 $
271.3 $

8.7

24.5 $

515.3 $

— $

—

— $

275.5 $

101.1

28.3

—

4.0

0.3

25.1

2.4

0.8

0.3

53.0

215.3

15.8

8.7

24.5

239.8

In addition to recording an impairment loss related to goodwill, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $9.9 
million related to intangible assets within the former Aerospace segment during the third quarter of 2014.

Intangible assets acquired in 2015 were $63.9 million for the acquisition of the Belts business. Intangible assets subject 
to amortization acquired in 2015 were assigned useful lives of three to 20 years and had a weighted-average amortization 
period of 19.4 years. Intangible assets acquired in 2014 were $4.7 million for the Schulz acquisition and $2.8 million 
for the Revolvo acquisition. Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired in 2014 were assigned useful lives of 
five to 20 years and had a weighted-average amortization period of 14.5 years. 

Amortization  expense  for  intangible  assets  was  $36.2  million,  $21.5  million  and  $17.7  million  for  the  years  ended 
December 31,  2015,  2014  and  2013,  respectively. Amortization  expense  for  intangible  assets  is  estimated  to  be 
approximately: $34.4 million in 2016; $30.0 million in 2017; $25.3 million in 2018; $21.0 million in 2019; and $17.1 
million in 2020.

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Note 10 - Financing Arrangements 

Short-term debt for the years ended December 31 was as follows:

Variable-rate Accounts Receivable Facility with interest rate of 1.05% at December
31, 2015

Variable-rate lines of credit for certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries with
  various banks with interest rates ranging from 0.31% to 0.44% and 0.51% to
  5.13% at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively

Short-term debt

2015

2014

$

$

49.0 $

13.0
62.0 $

—

7.4

7.4

The lines of credit for certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries provide for borrowings up to $217.9 million. Most 
of these lines of credit are uncommitted. At December 31, 2015, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries had borrowings 
outstanding of $13.0 million and guarantees of $4.4 million, which reduced the availability under these facilities to 
$200.5 million.

The weighted-average interest rate on short-term debt during the year was 1.1%, 3.1% and 3.2% in 2015, 2014 and 
2013, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on short-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014 
was 0.90% and 1.39%, respectively. The decrease in the weighted-average interest rate was primarily due to increased 
borrowings in the U.S. at a lower rate. 

The Company has a $100 million Accounts Receivable Facility that matures on November 30, 2018. Under the terms 
of the Accounts Receivable Facility, the Company sells, on an ongoing basis, certain domestic trade receivables to 
Timken Receivables Corporation, a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary that in turn uses the trade receivables to 
secure  borrowings  which  are  funded  through  a  vehicle  that  issues  commercial  paper  in  the  short-term  market.  
Borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Facility are limited to certain borrowing base calculations. Any amounts 
outstanding  under  this  Accounts  Receivable  Facility  would  be  reported  in  short-term  debt  on  the  Company's 
Consolidated Balance Sheets. Certain borrowing base limitations reduced the availability of the Accounts Receivable 
Facility to $54.6 million at December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, there were outstanding borrowings of $49.0 
million under the Accounts Receivable Facility, which reduced the availability under this facility to $5.6 million. As of 
December 31, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Accounts Receivable Facility. The cost of this 
facility, which is the commercial paper rate plus program fees, is considered a financing cost and is included in interest 
expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The yield rate was 1.05%, 0.20% and 0.96%, at December 31, 
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Long-term debt for the years ended December 31 was as follows:

Fixed-rate Medium-Term Notes, Series A, mature at various dates through
 May 2028, with interest rates ranging from 6.74% to 7.76%
Fixed-rate Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing on September 1, 2024, with an interest
rate of 3.875%

Variable-rate Senior Credit Facility with an interest rate of 1.45% at December 31,
2015

Other

Total debt

Less current maturities

Long-term debt

2015

2014

$

175.0 $

175.0

345.4

75.2

0.1
595.7 $
15.1
580.6 $

346.4

—

1.3

522.7

0.6

522.1

$

$

The Company has a $500 million Senior Credit Facility, which matures on June 19, 2020. At December 31, 2015, the 
Company had $75.2 million of outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility, which reduced the availability 
under  this  facility  to  $424.8  million.  Under  the  Senior  Credit  Facility,  the  Company  has  two  financial  covenants:  a 
consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. At December 31, 2015, the Company was in 
full compliance with the covenants under the Senior Credit Facility.

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Note 10 – Financing Arrangements (continued)

On August 20, 2014, the Company issued the 2024 Notes. The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of 
the 2024 Notes to repay the Company's 2014 Notes and for general corporate purposes.

The maturities of long-term debt for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2015 are as follows: 2016 – $15.1 
million; 2017 – $5.0 million; 2018 – zero; 2019 – zero and 2020 - $75.2 million.

Interest  paid  was  $32.1  million  in  2015,  $34.4  million  in  2014  and  $31.0  million  in  2013. This  differs  from  interest 
expense due to the timing of payments and interest capitalized of zero in 2015, $1.6 million in 2014 and $12.7 million 
in 2013.

The Company and its subsidiaries lease a variety of real property and equipment. Rent expense under operating leases 
amounted to $33.5 million, $33.0 million and $35.6 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At December 31, 
2015, future minimum lease payments for noncancelable operating leases totaled $142.2 million and are payable as 
follows: 2016 - $35.1 million; 2017 - $29.4 million; 2018 - $24.4 million; 2019 - $20.8 million; 2020 - $18.5 million and 
$14.0 million thereafter. 

Note 11 - Contingencies 

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have been identified as potentially responsible parties for investigation 
and remediation under the Superfund or similar state laws with respect to certain sites.  Claims for investigation and 
remediation have been asserted against numerous other entities, which are believed to be financially solvent and are 
expected to fulfill their proportionate share of the obligation. 

The Company had an accrual of $1.2 million and $1.5 million for environmental matters that are probable and reasonably 
estimable as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  This accrual was recorded based upon the best estimate 
of costs to be incurred in light of the progress made in determining the magnitude of remediation costs, the timing and 
extent of remedial actions required by governmental authorities and the amount of the Company’s liability in proportion 
to other responsible parties.  Of the 2015 and 2014 accruals, $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, was included 
in the rollforward of the restructuring accrual as of December 31, 2015, discussed further in Note 12 - Impairment and 
Restructuring Charges.

In addition, the Company is subject to various lawsuits, claims and proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of 
its  business.  The  Company  accrues  costs  associated  with  legal  and  non-income  tax  matters  when  they  become 
probable and reasonably estimable.  Accruals are established based on the estimated undiscounted cash flows to 
settle the obligations and are not reduced by any potential recoveries from insurance or other indemnification claims. 
Management believes that any ultimate liability with respect to these actions, in excess of amounts provided, will not 
materially affect the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2014, the Brazilian government antitrust agency announced that it had opened an investigation of alleged 
antitrust violations in the bearing industry.  The Company’s Brazilian subsidiary, Timken do Brasil Comercial Importadora 
Ltda, was included in the investigation.  While the Company is unable to predict the ultimate length, scope or results 
of  the  investigation,  management  believes  that  the  outcome  will  not  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Company’s 
consolidated financial position; however, any such outcome may be material to the results of operations of any particular 
period in which costs, if any, are recognized.  Based on current facts and circumstances, the low end of the range for 
potential penalties, if any, would be immaterial to the Company.

Product Warranties:
In addition to the contingencies above, the Company provides limited warranties on certain of its products.  The following 
is a rollforward of the warranty liability for 2015 and 2014: 

Beginning balance, January 1

Expense (Income)

Payments

Ending balance, December 31

2015

2014

$

$

1.7 $
0.6

(1.3)
1.0 $

4.2

(1.4)

(1.1)

1.7

The product warranty liability for 2015 and 2014 was included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance 
Sheets.

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Note 12 - Impairment and Restructuring Charges 

Impairment and restructuring charges by segment were as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2015:

Impairment charges
Severance expense and related benefit costs
Exit costs
Total

Year ended December 31, 2014:

Impairment charges
Severance expense and related benefit costs
Exit costs
Total

Year ended December 31, 2013:`

Impairment charges
Severance expense and related benefit costs
Exit costs
Total

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Corporate

Total

0.1 $
4.5
0.8
5.4 $

3.2 $
2.6
2.9
8.7 $

— $
0.6
—
0.6 $

3.3
7.7
3.7
14.7

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Corporate

Total

98.2 $
9.3
2.0
109.5 $

0.3 $
1.4
1.8
3.5 $

0.4 $
—
—
0.4 $

98.9
10.7
3.8
113.4

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Corporate

Total

— $
6.6
(1.5)
5.1 $

0.1 $
2.6
0.9
3.6 $

— $
—
—
— $

0.1
9.2
(0.6)
8.7

$

$

$

$

$

$

The following discussion explains the major impairment and restructuring charges recorded for the periods presented; 
however, it is not intended to reflect a comprehensive discussion of all amounts in the tables above.

Mobile Industries:
On September 8, 2014, the Company announced plans to restructure its former Aerospace segment.  In connection 
with the restructuring, the Company: (1) eliminated leadership positions and integrated substantially all aerospace 
activities into Mobile Industries under the direction of Christopher A. Coughlin, Executive Vice President and Group 
President; (2) sold the assets of its aerospace engine overhaul business, located in Mesa, Arizona, during the fourth 
quarter of 2014; (3) evaluated strategic alternatives for its aerospace MRO parts business, also located in Mesa; and 
(4) announced plans to close its aerospace bearing facility located in Wolverhampton, U.K. by early 2016, rationalizing 
the  capacity  into  existing  facilities.    In  conjunction  with  this  announcement,  the  Company  reviewed  goodwill  for 
impairment  for  its  three  reporting  units  within  the Aerospace  segment  as  a  result  of  declining  sales  forecasts  and 
financial performance within the segment. As a result of that review, the Company recorded a pretax goodwill impairment 
charge  of  $86.3  million  during  the  third  quarter  of  2014  related  to  its Aerospace  Transmissions  and Aerospace 
Aftermarket reporting units. In addition, the Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $9.9 million, 
an impairment charge of $1.2 million for its engine overhaul business, which it classified as assets held for sale and 
severance and related benefits of $0.3 million.  During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recorded severance 
and related benefits of $3.7 million related to the planned closure of Wolverhampton.  See Note 18 - Fair Value for 
additional information on the impairment charges for the former Aerospace segment.

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Note 12 – Impairment and Restructuring Charges (continued)

In May 2012, the Company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in St. Thomas, which was expected to 
be completed  in  approximately  one year, and  was intended  to consolidate  bearing  production  from this plant with 
existing U.S. operations to better align the Company's manufacturing footprint and customer base. In connection with 
this closure, the Company also moved customer service for the Canadian market to its offices in Toronto. The Company 
completed the closure of this manufacturing facility on March 31, 2013. The closure of the St. Thomas manufacturing 
facility displaced 190 employees. The Company has incurred pretax costs related to this closure of approximately 
$41.8 million as of December 31, 2015, including rationalization costs recorded in cost of products sold.  During 2013, 
the Company recorded $1.1 million of severance and related benefits related to this closure. 

In March 2007, the Company announced the closure of its manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo.  The Company completed 
the closure of this manufacturing facility on March 31, 2010.  Mobile Industries has incurred cumulative pretax expenses 
of approximately $55.2 million as of December 31, 2015 related to this closure. In 2013, the Company recorded a 
favorable adjustment of $2.0 million associated with the closure of this facility. The favorable adjustment for 2013 was 
primarily related to environmental remediation costs. 

In addition to the above charges, during 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded severance and related benefit costs   
of $1.2 million and $2.9 million related to the rationalization of one of its facilities in Europe. 

Process Industries
During 2015, the Company recorded $2.9 million of exit costs related to the Company's termination of its relationship 
with one of its third-party sales representatives in Colombia.

In addition, the Company recorded impairment charges of $3.0 million related to one of the Company's repair business 
in Niles, Ohio. See Note 18 - Fair Value for additional information on the impairment charges for the repair business.

Workforce Reductions:
In 2015, the Company recognized $6.5 million of severance and related benefits to eliminate approximately 100 positions 
to improve efficiency and reduce costs.  Of the $6.5 million charge for 2015, $3.4 million related to the Mobile Industries 
segment, $2.5 million related to the Process Industries segment and $0.6 million related to Corporate positions.  During 
2013, the Company recognized $5.9 million of severance and related benefit costs to eliminate approximately 180 
positions.  Of the $5.9 million charge for 2013, $3.4 million related to the Mobile Industries segment and $2.5 million 
related to the Process Industries segment.

Consolidated Restructuring Accrual: 
The  following  is  a  rollforward  of  the  consolidated  restructuring  accrual  for  the  years  ended  December 31:

Beginning balance, January 1

Expense

Payments

Ending balance, December 31

2015

2014

9.5 $

11.4

(9.6)
11.3 $

10.8

14.5

(15.8)

9.5

$

$

The restructuring accrual at December 31, 2015 and 2014 was included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated 
Balance Sheets. 

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Note 13 - Stock Compensation Plans

Under the Company’s long-term incentive plan, the Company’s common shares have been made available for grant, 
at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, to officers and key employees in the form 
of stock option awards. Stock option awards typically have a ten-year term and generally vest in 25% increments 
annually beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. In addition to stock option awards, the Company has 
granted restricted shares, deferred shares, performance-based restricted stock units and time-vested restricted stock 
units under the long-term incentive plan.

During 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $6.6 million ($4.1 million 
after tax or $0.05 per diluted share), $13.7 million ($8.5 million after tax or $0.09 per diluted share) and $12.1 million 
($7.6 million after tax or $0.08 per diluted share), respectively, for stock option awards.

The fair value of stock option awards granted during 2015, 2014 and 2013 was estimated at the date of grant using a 
Black-Scholes option-pricing method with the following assumptions:

Weighted-average fair value per option (Pre-Spinoff for 2014 and 2013)

$

11.67

$

23.09

$

21.17

2015

2014

2013

Risk-free interest rate

Dividend yield

Expected stock volatility

Expected life - years

1.58%

2.29%

36.53%

5

1.64%

1.75%

1.09%

2.29%

50.96%

50.66%

5

6

Historical information was the primary basis for the selection of the expected dividend yield, expected volatility and the 
expected lives of the options.  The dividend yield was calculated based upon the last dividend prior to the grant compared 
to the trailing 12 months' daily stock prices.  The risk-free interest rate was based upon yields of U.S. zero coupon 
issues with a term equal to the expected life of the option being valued.  Forfeitures were estimated at 2.3%.

A summary of stock option award activity for the year ended December 31, 2015 is presented below:

Number of
Shares

Weighted-average
Exercise Price

Weighted-average
Remaining
Contractual Term

Aggregate 
Intrinsic Value
(millions)

Outstanding - beginning of year

Granted - new awards
Exercised
Canceled or expired

Outstanding - end of year
Options expected to vest
Options exercisable

3,168,363 $
491,615
(297,765)
(82,345)
3,279,868 $
3,257,113 $
2,034,395 $

33.57
41.56
22.35
40.95
35.60
35.55
32.41

6 years $
6 years $
5 years $

5.9
5.9
5.9

The total intrinsic value of stock option awards exercised during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 
was $5.6 million, $21.5 million and $25.2 million, respectively.  Net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock option 
awards were $4.1 million, $16.8 million and $13.1 million, respectively.  Income tax benefits were $1.3 million, $5.9 
million and $8.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

In 2015, the Company issued 288,585 performance-based restricted stock units and 211,980 time-vesting restricted 
stock units to officers and key employees.  These performance-based restricted stock units vest based on achievement 
of specified performance objectives and cliff-vest after 3 years.  These performance-based restricted stock units settle 
in either cash or shares, with 8,580 shares expected to settle in cash and 280,005 expected to settle in shares. Time-
vesting restricted stock units vest in 25% increments annually beginning on the first anniversary of the grant or cliff-
vest after five years.  Time-vesting restricted stock units also settle in either cash or shares, with 6,010 time-vesting 
restricted stock units expected to settle in cash and 205,970 time-vesting restricted stock units expected to settle in 
common shares.  For time-vesting restricted stock units that are expected to settle in cash, the Company had $6.1 
million and $15.3 million, accrued in salaries, wages and benefits as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, 
on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Note 13 - Stock Compensation Plans (continued)

A summary of stock award activity, including restricted shares, deferred shares, performance-based restricted stock 
units and time-vested restricted stock units that will settle in common shares, for the year ended December 31, 2015 
is as follows:

Outstanding - beginning of year

Granted - new awards

Vested

Canceled or expired

Outstanding - end of year

Number of Shares

Weighted-average
Grant Date Fair Value

687,030 $

485,975

(103,953)

(54,282)

1,014,770 $

39.61

41.39

36.37

41.44

40.69

As of December 31, 2015, a total of 1,014,770 stock awards have been awarded that have not yet vested.  The Company 
distributed 103,953, 171,135 and 221,542 shares in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, due to the vesting of these 
awards. The shares awarded in 2015, 2014 and 2013 totaled 485,975, 520,912 and 111,640, respectively.  The Company 
recognized compensation expense of $11.8 million, $10.1 million and $6.5 million, for the years ended December 31, 
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, relating to restricted shares.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had unrecognized compensation expense of $28.7 million related to stock 
option awards and restricted shares. The unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a 
total weighted-average period of two years. The number of shares available for future grants for all plans at December 31, 
2015 was 8,285,028.

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans 

The Company and its subsidiaries sponsor a number of defined benefit pension plans, which cover eligible employees, 
including certain employees in foreign countries. These plans are generally noncontributory. Pension benefits earned 
are generally based on years of service and compensation during active employment. The cash contributions for the 
Company’s defined benefit pension plans were $10.8 million, $21.1 million and $120.7 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, 
respectively. 

The following tables summarize the net periodic benefit cost information and the related assumptions used to measure 
the net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:

U.S. Plans
2014

2013

2015

International Plans
2014

2013

2015

Components of net periodic benefit
cost:

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets

Amortization of prior service cost
Amortization of net actuarial loss

Curtailment

Settlement

Special termination benefits

Less: Discontinued operations

Net periodic benefit cost

$

15.4 $

21.5 $

35.7 $

2.2 $

2.4 $

45.6

(62.6)

2.8

31.1

—

456.4

—

—

$

488.7 $

98.3

(152.0)

3.5

55.6

—

32.7

—

116.2

(207.6)

4.5

109.2

—

—

—

(8.0)

51.6 $

(24.2)

33.8 $

12.3

(16.7)

17.7

(23.7)

0.1

5.2

0.6

4.8

0.6

—

0.1

5.3

—

0.8

—

0.4

2.8

18.5

(24.4)

—

7.6

—

7.2

—

0.4

9.1 $

3.0 $

12.1

Assumptions

U.S. Plans:

Discount rate

Future compensation assumption

Expected long-term return on plan assets

International Plans:

Discount rate

Future compensation assumption

Expected long-term return on plan assets

2015

2014

2013

3.98% to 4.64%

4.68% / 5.02%

4.00%

2.00% to 3.00%

2.00% to 3.00%

2.00% to 3.00%

6.00%

7.25%

8.00%

1.50% to 8.75%

3.25% to 9.75%

2.75% to 9.00%

2.20% to 8.00%

2.30% to 8.00%

2.30% to 8.00%

2.25% to 9.25%

3.00% to 8.50%

3.25% to 8.50%

In 2015, the Company entered into two agreements pursuant to which two of the Company's U.S. defined benefit 
pension plans purchased group annuity contracts from Prudential. The two group annuity contracts require Prudential 
to pay and administer future pension benefits for approximately 8,400 U.S. Timken retirees in the aggregate. The 
Company transferred a total of approximately $1.1 billion of its pension obligations and a total of approximately $1.2 
billion of pension assets to Prudential in these transactions. In addition to the purchase of the group annuity contracts, 
the Company made lump-sum distributions of $37.2 million to new retirees in the U.S. The Company also entered into 
an agreement pursuant to which one of the Company's Canadian defined benefit pension plans purchased a group 
annuity  contract  from  Canada  Life. The  group  annuity  contract  requires  Canada  Life  to  pay  and  administer  future 
pension  benefits  for  approximately  40  Canadian  retirees.  As  a  result  of  the  group  annuity  contracts,  lump-sum 
distributions, as well as pension settlement and curtailment charges related to the Company's Canadian pension plans, 
the Company incurred total pension settlement and curtailment charges of $465.0 million, including professional fees 
of $2.6 million, in 2015.

In 2014, the Company incurred pension settlement charges of $33.7 million, including professional fees, primarily to 
settle approximately $110 million of the Company's pension obligations related to one of its defined benefit pension 
plans  in  the  U.S.  as  a  result  of  the  lump  sum  distributions  for  2014  retirements  and  certain  deferred  vested  plan 
participants.

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

The discount rate assumption is based on current rates of high-quality long-term corporate bonds over the same period 
that benefit payments will be required to be made. The expected rate of return on plan assets assumption is based on 
the weighted-average expected return on the various asset classes in the plans’ portfolio. The asset class return is 
developed using historical asset return performance as well as current market conditions such as inflation, interest 
rates and equity market performance.

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied a discount rate of 4.20% for one month of 2015 and a discount 
rate of 3.98% for eleven months for one of its U.S. defined benefit pension plans due to the remeasurement of the 
defined benefit pension plan as a result of the purchase of a group annuity contract in January 2015. For expense 
purposes in 2015, the Company applied a discount rate of 4.20% for eleven months of 2015 and a discount rate of 
4.64% for one month for another of its U.S. defined benefit pension plans as a result of a remeasurement of the defined 
benefit pension plan due to the purchase of a group annuity contract in November 2015. For expense purposes in 
2016, the Company will apply a discount rate of 4.69% to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans. 

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied an expected rate of return of 6.00% for the Company’s U.S. 
pension plan assets. For expense purposes in 2016, the Company will apply an expected rate of return on plan assets 
of  5.75%. The  reduction  in  expected  rate  of  return  on  plan  assets  was  due  to  the  Company's  move  to  a  greater 
investment in fixed-income debt securities offset by a reduction in equity securities in an effort to de-risk the assets 
and maintain its overfunded status on U.S. pension plans. 

The following tables set forth the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets, funded status and amounts 
recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the defined benefit pension plans as of December 31, 2015 and 
2014:

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Amendments

Actuarial losses (gains)

Employee contributions

International plan exchange rate change

Curtailment

Benefits paid

Special termination benefits

Settlements

Acquisitions

Spinoff of TimkenSteel

Benefit obligation at end of year

U.S. Plans

International Plans

2015

2014

2015

2014

$

1,703.9 $

2,642.4 $

415.7 $

491.1

15.4

45.6

—

68.8

—

—

—

21.5

98.3

—

239.6

—

—

—

(100.9)

(234.6)

—

(1,162.8)

19.9

—

—

—

—

(1,063.3)

2.2

12.3

—

(31.6)

—

(29.5)

0.5

(17.6)

0.6

(14.5)

—

—

$

589.9 $

1,703.9 $

338.1 $

2.4

17.7

0.3

38.7

0.3

(29.5)

—

(23.5)

—

—

—

(81.8)

415.7

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

$

1,772.4 $

2,870.0 $

349.4 $

420.6

U.S. Plans

International Plans

2015

2014

2015

2014

Actual return on plan assets

Employee contributions

Company contributions / payments

International plan exchange rate change

Acquisitions

Settlements

Benefits paid

Spinoff of TimkenSteel

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

Funded status at end of year

Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Non-current assets

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

Net actuarial loss

Net prior service cost

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in
accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL):

AOCL at beginning of year

Net actuarial loss (gain)

Prior service cost

Recognized net actuarial loss

Recognized prior service cost

Loss recognized due to curtailment

Loss recognized due to settlement

Foreign currency impact

TimkenSteel Spinoff

23.0

250.5

—

4.4

—

17.6

(1,162.8)

—

4.5

—

—

—

(100.9)

(234.6)

—

(1,118.0)

553.7

1,772.4

4.5

—

6.4

(23.6)

—

(14.5)

(17.6)

—

304.6

(36.2) $

68.5 $

(33.5) $

69.0 $

176.2 $

17.3 $

(4.2)

(4.1)

(101.0)

(103.6)

(4.9)

(45.9)

(36.2) $

68.5 $

(33.5) $

42.2

0.3

16.6

(21.2)

—

—

(23.5)

(85.6)

349.4

(66.3)

—

(4.0)

(62.3)

(66.3)

187.4 $

566.5 $

93.3 $

132.3

9.1

11.9

0.5

0.7

196.5 $

578.4 $

93.8 $

133.0

$

$

$

$

$

$

578.4 $

865.4 $

133.0 $

142.7

108.4

—

(31.1)

(2.8)

—

(456.4)

—

—

141.0

—

(55.6)

(3.5)

—

(32.7)

—

(336.2)

(18.9)

—

(5.2)

(0.1)

(0.6)

(4.8)

(9.6)

—

20.2

0.3

(5.3)

(0.1)

—

(0.8)

(9.8)

(14.2)

Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at
December 31

$

196.5 $

578.4 $

93.8 $

133.0

The  presentation  in  the  above  tables  for  amounts  recognized  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  on  the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets is before the effect of income taxes. 

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

The following table summarizes assumptions used to measure the benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension 
plans at December 31:

Assumptions

U.S. Plans:

Discount rate

Future compensation assumption

International Plans:

Discount rate

Future compensation assumption

2015

2014

4.20%
2.00% to 3.00% 2.00% to 3.00%

4.69%

2.00% to 8.50% 1.50% to 8.75%
2.20% to 8.00% 2.20% to 8.00%

Defined benefit pension plans in the United States represent 64% of the benefit obligation and 65% of the fair value 
of plan assets as of December 31, 2015.

Certain of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans were overfunded as of December 31, 2015. As a result, $86.3 
million and $176.2 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are included in non-current pension assets 
on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The current portion of accrued pension cost, which was included in salaries, 
wages and benefits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $9.1 million and $8.1 million at December 31, 2015 and 
2014, respectively. In 2015, the current portion of accrued pension cost relates to unfunded plans and represents the 
actuarial present value of expected payments related to the plans to be made over the next 12 months.

The accumulated benefit obligation at December 31, 2015 exceeded the market value of plan assets for several of the 
Company’s pension plans. For these plans, the projected benefit obligation was $207.6 million, the accumulated benefit 
obligation was $196.8 million and the fair value of plan assets was $52.2 million at December 31, 2015.

The total pension accumulated benefit obligation for all plans was $0.9 billion and $2.1 billion at December 31, 2015 
and 2014, respectively.

Investment performance increased the value of the Company’s pension assets by 0.6%.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s defined benefit pension plans did not directly hold any of the 
Company’s common shares.

The estimated net actuarial loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from 
accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $16.5 million and 
$1.7 million, respectively.

Plan Assets:
The Company’s target allocation for pension plan assets, as well as the actual pension plan asset allocations as of 
December 31, 2015 and 2014, was as follows: 

Asset Category
Equity securities

Debt securities

Other

Total

Current Target
Allocation

Percentage of Pension Plan
Assets at December 31,

6% to

70% to

7% to

12%

90%

15%

2015

15%

63%

22%

100%

2014

10%

77%

13%

100%

The current asset allocation deviates from the target asset allocation due to the transfer of fixed income assets to 
Prudential in connection with the annuity purchase for one of the Company's US pension plans that was completed in 
November 2015. The Company intends to have the actual asset allocations in line with the target allocations by the 
conclusion of 2016.  

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

The Company recognizes its overall responsibility to ensure that the assets of its various defined benefit pension plans 
are managed effectively and prudently and in compliance with its policy guidelines and all applicable laws. Preservation 
of capital is important; however, the Company also recognizes that appropriate levels of risk are necessary to allow 
its  investment  managers  to  achieve  satisfactory  long-term  results  consistent  with  the  objectives  and  the  fiduciary 
character of the pension funds. Asset allocations are established in a manner consistent with projected plan liabilities, 
benefit payments and expected rates of return for various asset classes. The expected rate of return for the investment 
portfolio is based on expected rates of return for various asset classes, as well as historical asset class and fund 
performance.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly 
transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The FASB provides accounting rules 
that classify the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 - 

Level 2 - 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Unadjusted  quoted  prices  in  active  markets  for  similar  assets  or  liabilities,  or 
unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets 
that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the 
asset or liability.

Level 3 - 

Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for those investments of the Company’s pension assets measured 
at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015:

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

Government and agency securities

Corporate bonds - investment grade

Equity securities - U.S. companies

Equity securities - international
companies

Common collective funds - domestic
equities

Common collective funds -
international equities

Common collective funds - fixed
income

Common collective funds - other

Limited partnerships

Real estate partnerships

Risk parity

Total Assets

U.S. Pension Plans

International Pension Plans

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

$

65.9 $

23.9 $

42.0 $

— $

31.0 $

12.8 $

18.2 $

35.1

56.0

9.8

6.1

13.0

14.2

173.5

—

52.8

99.7

27.6

32.9

—

9.7

6.1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

2.2

56.0

0.1

—

13.0

14.2

173.5

—

—

71.9

27.6

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

52.8

27.8

—

—

3.0

—

0.9

—

81.4

85.0

103.3

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

3.0

—

0.9

—

81.4

85.0

103.3

—

—

—

$

553.7 $

72.6 $ 400.5 $

80.6 $ 304.6 $

12.8 $

291.8 $

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the level 3 assets by fund for the year ended 
December 31, 2015:

Limited

Partnerships Real Estate

Total

Beginning balance, January 1

$

66.1 $

27.8 $

Purchases

Sales

Realized losses

Unrealized gains

0.6

(9.8)

(7.5)

3.4

7.0

(8.3)

(4.7)

6.0

Ending balance, December 31

$

52.8 $

27.8 $

93.9

7.6

(18.1)

(12.2)

9.4

80.6

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for those investments of the Company’s pension assets measured 
at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014:

U.S. Pension Plans
Level 2
Level 1

Total

International Pension Plans

Level 3

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

55.3 $

0.8 $

54.5 $

— $

25.5 $

— $

25.5 $

Government and agency securities

Corporate bonds - investment grade

Equity securities - U.S. companies

Equity securities - international
companies

Asset backed securities

Common collective funds - domestic
equities

Common collective funds -
international equities

Common collective funds - fixed
income

Common collective funds - other

Limited partnerships

Real estate partnerships

Risk Parity

Total Assets

505.9

473.7

22.7

16.3

—

22.6

27.4

379.5

—

66.1

112.6

90.3

496.4

—

22.7

16.3

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

9.5

473.7

—

—

—

22.6

27.4

379.5

—

—

84.8

90.3

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

66.1

27.8

—

—

2.7

30.2

26.6

3.4

2.1

60.6

108.9

89.4

—

—

—

—

—

30.2

25.7

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

2.7

—

0.9

3.4

2.1

60.6

108.9

89.4

—

—

—

$ 1,772.4 $

536.2 $ 1,142.3 $

93.9 $ 349.4 $

55.9 $

293.5 $

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the level 3 assets by fund for the year ended 
December 31, 2014:

Limited

Partnerships Real Estate

Total

Beginning balance, January 1

$

78.8 $

21.1 $

Purchases

Sales

Realized losses

Unrealized gains

2.1

(16.8)

(11.0)

13.0

10.5

(5.6)

(4.1)

5.9

Ending balance, December 31

$

66.1 $

27.8 $

99.9

12.6

(22.4)

(15.1)

18.9

93.9

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Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents are valued at redemption value. Government and agency securities are valued at the 
closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded. Certain corporate bonds are 
valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the bond is traded. Equity securities (both common 
and preferred stock) are valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual security is 
traded. Common collective funds are valued based on a net asset value per share. Asset-backed securities are valued 
based  on  quoted  prices  for  similar  assets  in  active  markets.  When  such  prices  are  unavailable,  the  plan  trustee 
determines a valuation from the market maker dealing in the particular security. 

Limited partnerships include investments in funds that invest primarily in private equity, venture capital and distressed 
debt. Limited partnerships are valued based on the ownership interest in the net asset value of the investment, which 
is used as a practical expedient to fair value, per the underlying investment fund, which is based upon the general 
partner's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the assets and liabilities 
of the partnership. Real estate investments include funds that invest in companies that primarily invest in commercial 
and residential properties, commercial mortgage-backed securities, debt and equity securities of real estate operating 
companies, and real estate investment trusts. Other real estate investments are valued based on the ownership interest 
in the net asset value of the investment, which is used as a practical expedient to fair value per the underlying investment 
fund, which is based on appraised values and current transaction prices. Risk parity investments include funds that 
invest in diversified global asset classes (equities, bonds, inflation-linked bonds, and commodities) with leverage to 
balance risk and achieve consistent returns with lower volatility. Risk parity investments are valued based on the closing 
prices of the underlying securities in the active markets in which they are traded. 

Cash Flows:

Employer Contributions to Defined Benefit Plans

2014

2015

2016 (planned)

Future benefit payments, including lump sum distributions, are expected to be as follows:

Benefit Payments

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021-2025

$

$

21.1

10.8

15.0

94.5

67.4

59.5

83.8

63.2

331.6

Employee Savings Plans:
The Company sponsors defined contribution retirement and savings plans covering substantially all employees in the 
United States and employees at certain non-U.S. locations. The Company has contributed its common shares to certain 
of these plans based on formulas established in the respective plan agreements. At December 31, 2015, the plans 
held 4,116,090 of the Company’s common shares with a fair value of $117.7 million. Company contributions to the 
plans, including performance sharing, were $22.4 million in 2015, $26.1 million in 2014 and $28.5 million in 2013. The 
Company paid dividends totaling $4.2 million in 2015, $4.7 million in 2014 and $5.5 million in 2013 to plans holding 
the Company’s common shares. The Spinoff also resulted in a dividend of $81.9 million of TimkenSteel common shares 
in 2014 to plans holding the Company's common shares.

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Note 15 - Postretirement Benefit Plans 

The Company and its subsidiaries sponsor several funded and unfunded postretirement plans that provide health care 
and  life  insurance  benefits  for  eligible  retirees  and  dependents.  Depending  on  retirement  date  and  employee 
classification, certain health care plans contain contribution and cost-sharing features such as deductibles, coinsurance 
and limitations on employer-provided subsidies.  The remaining health care and life insurance plans are noncontributory.

The following tables summarize the net periodic benefit cost information and the related assumptions used to measure 
the net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31:

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets

Amortization of prior service credit

Amortization of net actuarial loss

Less: discontinued operations

Net periodic benefit cost

Assumptions:

Discount rate

Rate of return

2015

2014

2013

$

$

0.4 $

1.3 $

10.9

(7.1)

0.8

0.1

—
5.1 $

16.7

(8.5)

1.0

—

(3.1)

7.4 $

2.9

21.7

(11.1)

(0.2)

2.3

(6.4)

9.2

2015

2014

2013

3.95% 4.33% / 4.59%
5.00%
6.25%

3.80%

5.00%

The discount rate assumption is based on current rates of high-quality long-term corporate bonds over the same period 
that benefit payments will be required to be made.  The expected rate of return on plan assets assumption is based 
on the weighted-average expected return on the various asset classes in the plans’ portfolio.  The asset class return 
is developed using historical asset return performance as well as current market conditions such as inflation, interest 
rates and equity market performance.

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied a discount rate of 3.95% to its postretirement benefit plans.  For 
expense purposes in 2016, the Company will apply a discount rate of 4.39% to its postretirement benefit plans. 

For expense purposes in 2015, the Company applied an expected rate of return of 6.25% to the VEBA trust assets.  
For expense purposes in 2016, the Company will apply an expected rate of return of 6.00% to the VEBA trust assets. 

The following tables set forth the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets, funded status and amounts 
recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2015 and 
2014:

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Actuarial (gains) losses

International plan exchange rate change

Benefits paid

Spinoff of TimkenSteel

 Acquisition

Benefit obligation at end of year

81

2015

2014

$

$

284.6 $
0.4

10.9

(7.7)

(0.3)

(26.3)
—

1.1
262.7 $

515.6

1.3

16.7

18.0

(0.1)

(37.1)

(229.8)

—

284.6

  
  
Note 15 - Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued)

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

Company contributions / payments

Return on plan assets

Benefits paid

Spinoff of TimkenSteel

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

Funded status at end of year

Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

Net actuarial loss

Net prior service cost

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in AOCL:
AOCL at beginning of year

Net actuarial loss
Recognized net actuarial loss
Recognized prior service credit
Spinoff of TimkenSteel

Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31

2015

2014

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

120.7 $
19.0

(1.3)

(26.3)

—

112.1
(150.5) $

(14.4) $

(136.1)
(150.5) $

19.2 $
2.1
21.3 $

21.5 $
0.7
(0.1)
(0.8)
—
21.3 $

240.1

49.4

12.2

(37.1)

(143.9)

120.7

(163.9)

(22.1)

(141.8)

(163.9)

18.5

3.0

21.5

13.3
14.3
—
(1.0)
(5.1)
21.5

The  presentation  in  the  above  tables  for  amounts  recognized  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  on  the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets is before the effect of income taxes.

The following table summarizes assumptions used to measure the benefit obligation for the postretirement benefit 
plans at December 31:

Assumptions:

Discount rate

2015

2014

4.39%

3.95%

The current portion of accrued postretirement benefit cost, which was included in salaries, wages and benefits on the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $14.4 million and $22.1 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  In 
2015, the current portion of accrued postretirement benefit cost related to unfunded plans and represented the actuarial 
present value of expected payments related to the plans to be made over the next 12 months.

The  estimated  net  actuarial  loss  and  prior  service  cost  for  the  postretirement  plans  that  will  be  amortized  from 
accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $0.1 million and $1.0 
million of expense, respectively.

For measurement purposes, the Company assumed a weighted-average annual rate of increase in the per capita cost 
(health care cost trend rate) for medical benefits of 6.75% for 2015, declining gradually to 5.0% in 2023 and thereafter; 
and 6.75% for 2015, declining gradually to 5.0% in 2023 and thereafter for prescription drug benefits; and 8.75% for 
2015, declining gradually to 5.0% in 2031 and thereafter for HMO benefits. Most of the Company's postretirement 
plans include caps that limit the amount of the benefit provided by the Company to participants each year, which lessens 
the impact of health care inflation costs to the Company.

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Note 15 - Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued)

The assumed health care cost trend rate may have a significant effect on the amounts reported.  A one percentage 
point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have increased the 2015 total service and interest 
cost components by $0.3 million and would have increased the postretirement benefit obligation by $6.4 million.  A 
one percentage point decrease would provide corresponding reductions of $0.2 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

The  Medicare  Prescription  Drug,  Improvement  and  Modernization  Act  of  2003  (the  Medicare  Act)  provides  for 
prescription drug benefits under Medicare Part D and contains a subsidy to plan sponsors who provide “actuarially 
equivalent” prescription plans.  The Company’s actuary determined that the prescription drug benefit provided by the 
Company’s postretirement plan is considered to be actuarially equivalent to the benefit provided under the Medicare 
Act.  In accordance with ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits,” all measures of the accumulated 
postretirement benefit obligation or net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the financial statements or accompanying 
notes reflect the effects of the Medicare Act on the plan for the entire fiscal year.  The 2015 expected subsidy was $1.8 
million, of which zero was received prior to December 31, 2015.

Plan Assets:
The Company’s target allocation for the VEBA trust assets, as well as the actual VEBA trust asset allocation as of 
December 31, 2015 and 2014, was as follows:

Asset Category
Equity securities
Debt securities

Total

Current Target
Allocation

Percentage of VEBA Assets
at December 31,

34% to
54% to

46%
66%

2015
42%
58%
100%

2014
51%
49%
100%

The  Company  recognizes  its  overall  responsibility  to  ensure  that  the  assets  of  its  postretirement  benefit  plan  are 
managed effectively and prudently and in compliance with its policy guidelines and all applicable laws.

Preservation of capital is important; however, the Company also recognizes that appropriate levels of risk are necessary 
to allow its investment managers to achieve satisfactory long-term results consistent with the objectives and the fiduciary 
character of the postretirement funds.  Asset allocations are established in a manner consistent with projected plan 
liabilities, benefit payments and expected rates of return for various asset classes.  The expected rate of return for the 
investment portfolio is based on expected rates of return for various asset classes, as well as historical asset class 
and fund performance.

The  following  table  presents  the  fair  value  hierarchy  for  those  investments  of  the  Company’s  VEBA  trust  assets 
measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015:

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Common collective fund - U.S. equities

Common collective fund - international equities

Common collective fund - fixed income

Total Assets

$

$

3.0 $

28.2

18.3

62.6
112.1 $

— $

3.0 $

—

—

—

28.2

18.3

62.6

— $

112.1 $

—

—

—

—

—

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Note 15 - Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued)

The  following  table  presents  the  fair  value  hierarchy  for  those  investments  of  the  Company’s  VEBA  trust  assets 
measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014:

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Common collective fund - U.S. equities

Common collective fund - international equities

Common collective fund - fixed income

Total Assets

$

$

7.9 $

39.9

22.1

50.8
120.7 $

— $

7.9 $

—

—

—

39.9

22.1

50.8

— $

120.7 $

—

—

—

—

—

Cash and cash equivalents are valued at redemption value.  Common collective funds are valued based on a net asset 
value per share, which is used as a practical expedient to fair value.  When such prices are unavailable, the plan trustee 
determines a valuation from the market maker dealing in the particular security.

Cash Flows:
Employer Contributions to the VEBA Trust:

2014

2015

2016 (planned)

Future benefit payments are expected to be as follows:

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021-2025

$

20.0

—

—

Expected
Medicare
Subsidies

Net Including
Medicare
Subsidies

Gross

$

29.0 $

1.7 $

27.7

26.5

25.1

23.7

101.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

7.8

27.3

26.0

24.8

23.4

22.0

93.6

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Note 16 - Segment Information 

The Company operates under two reportable segments: (1) Mobile Industries and (2) Process Industries. 

Description of types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues:
The Company's reportable segments are business units that target different industry sectors. While the segments often 
operate using a shared infrastructure, each reportable segment is managed to address specific customer needs in 
these diverse market segments.

Mobile Industries offers an extensive portfolio of bearings, seals, lubrication devices and systems, as well as power 
transmission components, engineered chain, augers, belts and related products and maintenance services, to OEMs 
and  end  users  of:  off-highway  equipment  for  the  agricultural,  construction,  mining,  outdoor  power  equipment  and 
powersports markets; on-highway vehicles including passenger cars, light trucks and medium- and heavy-duty trucks; 
rail cars and locomotives. Beyond service parts sold to OEMs, aftermarket sales to individual end users, equipment 
owners,  operators  and  maintenance  shops  are  handled  through  the  Company's  extensive  network  of  authorized 
automotive and heavy-truck distributors, and include hub units, specialty kits and more. Mobile Industries also provides 
power  transmission  systems  and  flight-critical  components  for  civil  and  military  aircraft,  which  include  bearings, 
helicopter transmission systems, rotor-head assemblies, turbine engine components, gears and housings. 

Process Industries supplies industrial bearings and assemblies, power transmission components such as gears and 
gearboxes, couplings, seals, lubricants, chains, belts and related products and services to OEMs and end users in 
industries that place heavy demands on operating equipment they make or use. This includes; metals, mining, cement 
and aggregate production; coal and wind power generation; oil and gas; pulp and paper in applications including printing 
presses; and cranes, hoists, drawbridges, wind energy turbines, gear drives, drilling equipment, coal conveyors, health 
and critical motion control equipment, marine equipment and food processing equipment. This segment also supports 
aftermarket sales and service needs through its global network of authorized industrial distributors. In addition, the 
Company’s industrial services group offers end users a broad portfolio of maintenance support and capabilities that 
include repair and service for bearings and gearboxes as well as electric motor rewind, repair and services. 

Measurement of segment profit or loss and segment assets:
The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on return on capital and profitable growth. The 
primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each segment is EBIT. 

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant 
accounting policies. 

Factors used by management to identify the enterprise’s reportable segments:
Net sales by geographic area are reported by the destination of net sales, which is reflective of how the Company 
operates its segments. Long-lived assets by geographic area are reported by the location of the subsidiary. 

Timken’s non-U.S. operations are subject to normal international business risks not generally applicable to a domestic 
business.  These  risks  include  currency  fluctuation,  changes  in  tariff  restrictions,  difficulties  in  establishing  and 
maintaining relationships with local distributors and dealers, import and export licensing requirements, difficulties in 
staffing and managing geographically diverse operations and restrictive regulations by foreign governments, including 
price and exchange controls, compliance with a variety of foreign laws and regulations, including unexpected changes 
in  taxation  and  environmental  regulatory  requirements,  and  disadvantages  of  competing  against  companies  from 
countries that are not subject to U.S. laws and regulations, including the FCPA.

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Note 16 - Segment Information (continued)

Geographic Financial Information:

Net sales:
United States

Americas excluding United States

Europe / Middle East / Africa

Asia-Pacific

Property, Plant and Equipment, net:
United States

Americas excluding United States

Europe / Middle East / Africa

Asia-Pacific

2015

2014

2013

1,566.1 $
339.7

496.7

469.8
2,872.3 $

1,623.6 $

1,663.0

378.1

559.8

514.7

349.4

564.4

458.6

3,076.2 $

3,035.4

446.7 $
10.6

92.5

228.0
777.8 $

443.5 $

13.9

96.2

226.9

780.5 $

497.1

14.7

105.5

238.5

855.8

$

$

$

$

Business Segment Information:
The following tables provide segment financial information and a reconciliation of segment results to consolidated 
results:

Net sales to external customers:

Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Segment EBIT:

Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Total EBIT, for reportable segments

Unallocated corporate expenses

Unallocated pension settlement charges

Interest expense

Interest income

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

Assets employed at year-end:
Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Corporate

2015

2014

2013

1,558.3 $
1,314.0
2,872.3 $

1,685.4 $

1,390.8

3,076.2 $

1,775.8

1,259.6

3,035.4

173.3 $
190.2
363.5 $
(57.4)

(465.0)

(33.4)

2.7
(189.6) $

65.6 $

267.1

332.7 $

(71.4)

(33.0)

(28.7)

4.4

204.0 $

193.7

189.3

383.0

(70.4)

—

(24.4)

1.9

290.1

$

$

$

$

$

2015

2014

$

$

1,240.8 $
1,227.4

317.1
2,785.3 $

1,373.8

1,209.6

418.0

3,001.4

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Note 16 - Segment Information (continued)

Capital expenditures:
Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Corporate

Depreciation and amortization:
Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Corporate

2015

2014

2013

$

$

$

$

47.5 $
57.5

0.6
105.6 $

61.4 $
68.1

1.3
130.8 $

55.7 $

70.1

1.0

48.2

80.3

5.1

126.8 $

133.6

65.7 $

68.8

2.5

71.4

67.9

3.1

137.0 $

142.4

Corporate assets include corporate buildings and cash and cash equivalents.

87

 
 
Note 17 - Income Taxes 

Income before income taxes, based on geographic location of the operations to which such earnings are attributable, 
is provided below. As the Company has elected to treat certain foreign subsidiaries as branches for U.S. income tax 
purposes, pretax income attributable to the United States shown below may differ from the pretax income reported in 
the Company’s annual U.S. Federal income tax return.

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes:

United States
Non-United States

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

The (benefit) provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

Current:
Federal
State and local
Foreign

Deferred:
Federal
State and local
Foreign

United States and foreign tax (benefit) expense on (loss) income

2015

2014

2013

(307.7) $
118.1
(189.6) $

39.5 $

164.5
204.0 $

189.4
100.7
290.1

2015

2014

2013

26.8 $
5.4
16.3
48.5 $

(146.1) $
(13.1)
(10.9)
(170.1) $
(121.6) $

61.1 $
2.8
44.1
108.0 $

(46.9) $
(4.4)
(2.0)
(53.3) $
54.7 $

96.8
11.5
39.3
147.6

(35.7)
1.8
0.9
(33.0)
114.6

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

The Company made net income tax payments of $83.3 million, $111.6 million and $98.9 million in 2015, 2014 and 
2013, respectively.

The following table is the reconciliation between the (benefit) provision for income taxes and the amount computed by 
applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35% to income before taxes:

Income tax at the U.S. federal statutory rate
Adjustments:
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
Tax on foreign remittances and U.S. tax on foreign income
Tax expense related to undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries
Foreign losses without current tax benefits
Foreign earnings taxed at different rates including tax holidays
U.S. domestic manufacturing deduction
U.S. foreign tax credit
U.S. research tax credit
Accruals and settlements related to tax audits
Reversal of valuation allowance
Deferred taxes related to branch operations
Other items, net

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

Effective income tax rate

$

88

2015

2014

2013

$

(66.4) $

71.4

$

101.5

(4.9)
13.8
—
5.3
(11.0)
(4.5)
(22.4)
(1.1)
(5.9)
(34.7)
11.6
(1.4)
(121.6) $
64.1%

(0.3)
19.6
(8.7)
4.3
(15.7)
(6.6)
(15.1)
(1.0)
12.8
—
—
(6.0)
54.7
26.8%

$

8.4
41.0
8.7
9.5
(3.9)
(8.8)
(25.9)
(3.2)
(10.8)
—
—
(1.9)
114.6

39.5%

  
 
Note 17 - Income Taxes (continued)

In connection with various investment arrangements, the Company has been granted a “holiday” from income taxes 
for one  affiliate  in Asia for  2015, 2014  and  2013. These agreements  began  to  expire at  the end  of 2010,  with full 
expiration in 2018. In total, the agreements reduced income tax expense by $1.3 million in 2015, $1.3 million in 2014 
and $0.7 million in 2013. These savings resulted in an increase to earnings per diluted share of approximately $0.01 
in 2015, approximately $0.01 in 2014 and approximately $0.01 in 2013.

Income tax expense includes U.S. and international income taxes. At December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 
the total amount of earnings planned to be reinvested outside of the U.S. were approximately $547.6 million and $486.7 
million,  respectively. The  Company  has  determined  that  U.S.  earnings  are  sufficient  to  cover  U.S.  cash  needs  for 
operations and foreign earnings will be reinvested outside the U.S. The Company intends to continue to make substantial 
investments to support the ongoing development and growth of our international operations. It is not practicable to 
calculate the deferred taxes that could be associated with the earnings indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S.; however, 
foreign tax credits would be available to reduce federal income taxes in the event of distribution.

The effect of temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 and 2014 
was as follows:

Deferred tax assets:
Accrued postretirement benefits cost
Accrued pension cost
Other employee benefit accruals
Tax loss and credit carryforwards
Other, net
Valuation allowances

Deferred tax liabilities - principally depreciation and amortization

Net deferred tax assets

2015

2014

$

$

$

72.3 $
36.3
10.9
100.3
40.0
(83.7)
176.1 $
(113.8)

62.3 $

91.4
16.3
16.9
117.9
60.0
(145.4)
157.1
(100.3)
56.8

The Company has a U.S. foreign tax credit carryforward of $2.0 million that will begin to expire in 2023, and U.S. state 
and local credit carryforwards of $0.8 million, portions of which will expire in 2016. The Company also has U.S. state 
and local loss carryforwards with tax benefits totaling $1.5 million, portions of which will expire at the end of 2016. In 
addition, the Company has loss carryforwards in various non-U.S. jurisdictions with tax benefits totaling $95.9 million 
having various expiration dates, as well as tax credit carryforwards of $0.1 million. The Company has provided valuation 
allowances of $68.9 million against certain of these carryforwards. The majority of the non-U.S. loss carryforwards 
represent local country net operating losses for branches of the Company or entities treated as branches of the Company 
under U.S. tax law. Tax benefits have been recorded for these losses in the United States. The related local country 
net operating loss carryforwards are offset fully by valuation allowances. In addition to loss and credit carryforwards, 
the Company has provided valuation allowances of $14.8 million against other deferred tax assets.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $50.4 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. Included in this 
amount was $38.0 million 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 December 31, 2015, the Company anticipates a 
decrease in its unrecognized tax positions of approximately $35.0 million to $40.0 million during the next 12 months. 
The anticipated decrease is primarily due to settlements with tax authorities and the expiration of various statutes of 
limitation. As  of  December 31,  2015,  the  Company  had  accrued  $12.2  million of  interest  and  penalties  related  to 
uncertain tax positions. The Company records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component 
of income tax expense.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $57.5 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. Included in this 
amount was $47.3 million 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 December 31, 2014, the Company had accrued 
$16.5 million of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

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Note 17 - Income Taxes (continued)

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $49.5 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits.  Included in this 
amount was $35.8 million 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 December 31, 2013, the Company had accrued 
$9.8 million of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

The following table reconciles the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 
2015, 2014 and 2013:

Beginning balance, January 1
Tax positions related to the current year:

Additions

Tax positions related to prior years:

Additions
Reductions

Settlements with tax authorities
Lapses in statutes of limitation
Ending balance, December 31

2015

2014

2013

$

57.5 $

49.5 $

112.6

6.5

0.7

9.3

5.0
(4.0)
(14.6)
—
50.4 $

14.7
(3.5)
(3.0)
(0.9)
57.5 $

6.9
(1.4)
(77.9)
—
49.5

$

During 2015, gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased primarily due to settlements with tax authorities related to 
various prior year tax matters, including certain U.S. federal taxes, U.S. state and local taxes and taxes related to the 
Company’s international operations. These decreases were partially offset by accruals related to prior year tax matters, 
including  certain  U.S.  federal  taxes,  U.S.  state  and  local  taxes  and  taxes  related  to  the  Company’s  international 
operations.

During 2014, gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased primarily due to net reductions related to various current year 
and prior year tax matters, including settlement of tax matters with government authorities and taxes related to the 
Company’s international operations. These decreases were partially offset by additions related to prior year tax matters, 
including  certain  U.S.  federal  taxes,  U.S.  state  and  local  taxes  and  taxes  related  to  the  Company’s  international 
operations.

During 2013, gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased primarily due to net reductions related to various current year 
and prior year tax matters, including settlement of tax matters with government authorities and taxes related to the 
Company’s international operations.  These decreases were partially offset by additions related to prior year tax matters, 
including  certain  U.S.  federal  taxes,  U.S.  state  and  local  taxes  and  taxes  related  to  the  Company’s  international 
operations.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company was subject to examination by the IRS for tax years 2012 to the present. The 
Company was also subject to tax examination in various U.S. state and local tax jurisdictions for tax years 2006 to the 
present, as well as various foreign tax jurisdictions, including China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and India for tax 
years 2002 to the present. The current portion of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits was presented on the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets within income taxes payable, and the non-current portion was presented as a component 
of other non-current liabilities.  

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 Note 18 - Fair Value 

The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet 
measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash

Short-term investments

Foreign currency hedges

Total Assets

Liabilities:

Foreign currency hedges

Total Liabilities

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash

Short-term investments

Foreign currency hedges

Total Assets

Liabilities:

Foreign currency hedges

Total Liabilities

Total

December 31, 2015
Level 2
Level 1

Level 3

129.6 $

110.2 $

19.4 $

0.2

9.7

8.2

—

—

—

0.2

9.7

8.2

147.7 $

110.2 $

37.5 $

0.4 $

0.4 $

— $

— $

0.4 $

0.4 $

Total

December 31, 2014
Level 2
Level 1

Level 3

278.8 $

155.6 $

123.2 $

15.3

8.4

12.4

—

—

—

15.3

8.4

12.4

314.9 $

155.6 $

159.3 $

0.3 $

0.3 $

— $

— $

0.3 $

0.3 $

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Cash and cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased and 
are valued at redemption value. Short-term investments are investments with maturities between four months and one 
year and are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Company uses publicly available foreign 
currency forward and spot rates to measure the fair value of its foreign currency forward contracts.

The Company does not believe it has significant concentrations of risk associated with the counterparts to its financial 
instruments.

The  following  table  presents  those  assets  measured  at  fair  value  on  a  nonrecurring  basis  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2015 using Level 3 inputs: 

Long-lived assets held for sale:
Repair business in Niles, Ohio

Total long-lived assets held for sale

Long-lived assets held and used:
Fixed assets

Total long-lived assets held and used

Carrying
Value

Fair Value
Adjustment

Fair Value

$

$

$

$

5.8 $

5.8 $

(3.0) $

(3.0) $

0.8 $

0.8 $

(0.3) $

(0.3) $

2.8

2.8

0.5

0.5

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Note 18 - Fair Value (continued)

Assets held for sale of $5.8 million associated with the Company's service center in Niles, Ohio were written down to 
their fair value of $2.8 million during the first quarter of 2015, resulting in an impairment charge of $3.0 million.  The 
fair value of these assets was based on the price that the Company expected to receive from the sale of these assets. 

Various items of property, plant and equipment, with a carrying value of $0.8 million, were written down to their fair 
value of $0.5 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $0.3 million.  The fair value for these assets was based on 
the price that would be received in a current transaction to sell the assets on a standalone basis, considering the age 
and physical attributes of these items, as these assets had been idled. 

The  following  table  presents  those  assets  measured  at  fair  value  on  a  nonrecurring  basis  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2014 using Level 3 inputs: 

Long-lived assets held for sale:
Aerospace overhaul business

Total long-lived assets held for sale

Long-lived assets held and used:
Goodwill

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

Amortizable intangible assets

Fixed assets

Total long-lived assets held and used

Carrying
Value

Fair Value
Adjustment

Fair Value

$

$

$

$

8.0 $

8.0 $

(1.2) $

(1.2) $

92.5 $

(86.3) $

14.2

4.4

1.5

(5.5)

(4.4)

(1.5)

6.8

6.8

6.2

8.7

—

—

112.6 $

(97.7) $

14.9

During 2014, assets held for sale of $8.0 million and assets held and used of $112.6 million were written down 
to their fair value of $6.8 million and $14.9 million, respectively, and impairment charges of $1.2 million and $97.7 
million, respectively,  were  included  in  earnings. The  fair  value  of  these  assets  was  based  on  the  price  that  the 
Company expected to receive to sell these assets.                                                                                       On   

On~September  8,  2014,  the  Company  announced plans to restructure its former Aerospace segment. In connection 
with the restructuring, the Company: (1) eliminated leadership positions and integrated  substantially  all  aerospace 
activities into Mobile Industries under the direction of its Group President; (2) sold the assets of its aerospace 
engine overhaul business, located in Mesa, Arizona, during the fourth quarter of 2014; (3) evaluated strategic 
alternatives for its aerospace MRO parts business, also located in Mesa; and (4) announced plans to close its 
aerospace bearing facility located in Wolverhampton, U.K. by early 2016, rationalizing the capacity into existing 
facilities.

In  conjunction  with  the  above Aerospace  announcement,  the  Company  reviewed  goodwill  for  impairment  for  its 
Aerospace Transmissions and Aerospace Aftermarket reporting units.  Step one of the goodwill impairment test failed 
for both of these reporting units.  Therefore, the Company conducted step two of the goodwill impairment test.  The 
carrying value of goodwill for the Aerospace Transmissions reporting unit was $56.9 million, and the carrying value of 
the Aerospace Aftermarket  reporting  unit  was  $35.6  million.   The  implied  fair  value  of  goodwill  for  the Aerospace 
Transmissions reporting unit was $1.7 million, and the implied fair value of the Aerospace Aftermarket reporting unit 
was $4.5 million.  As a result of the carrying value of goodwill for these two reporting units exceeding fair value, the 
Company recorded a pretax impairment charge of $86.3 million during the third quarter of 2014. 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets that were classified as assets held and used associated with the Company's Aerospace 
Aftermarket reporting unit with a carrying value of $14.2 million were written down to their fair value of $8.7 million 
resulting in an impairment charge of $5.5 million.  In conjunction with the above Aerospace announcement, the Company 
also reviewed indefinite-lived intangible assets within the Aerospace segment for impairment.  The fair value for these 
intangible assets was based on a relief from royalty method. 

Intangible assets that were classified as assets held and used associated with the Company's Aerospace Aftermarket 
reporting unit with a carrying value of $4.4 million were written down to their fair value of zero resulting in an impairment 
charge of $4.4 million.  The fair value for these intangible assets was based on the price that would be received in a 
current transaction to sell the assets on a standalone basis.

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Note 18 - Fair Value (continued)

Various items of property, plant and equipment, with a carrying value of $1.5 million, were written down to their fair 
value of zero, resulting in an impairment charge of $1.5 million.  The fair value for these assets was based on the price 
that would be received in a current transaction to sell the assets on a standalone basis, considering  the age and 
physical attributes of these items, as these assets had been idled. 

Financial Instruments:
The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts 
receivable, net, accounts payable, trade, short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Due to their short-term nature, 
the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, net, accounts payable, 
trade and short-term borrowings are a reasonable estimate of their fair value. The fair value of the Company’s long-
term fixed-rate debt, based on quoted market prices, was $521.5 million and $558.6 million at December 31, 2015 and 
2014, respectively. The carrying value of this debt was $520.4 million and $521.4 million at December 31, 2015 and 
2014, respectively.

Note 19 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities 

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations.  The primary risks managed by 
using derivative instruments are foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk and interest rate risk.  Forward 
contracts on various foreign currencies are entered into in order to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk 
on  forecasted  revenue  denominated  in  foreign  currencies.  Other  forward  exchange  contracts  on  various  foreign 
currencies are entered into in order to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with certain of the 
Company’s commitments denominated in foreign currencies.  Forward contracts on various commodities are entered 
into in order to manage the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of natural gas used in the Company’s 
manufacturing process.  Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s 
fixed and floating-rate borrowings.

The Company designates certain foreign currency forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted revenues and 
certain interest rate hedges as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings.  The majority of the Company’s natural gas 
forward  contracts  are  not  subject  to  any  hedge  designation  as  they  are  considered  within  the  normal  purchases 
exemption.

The Company does not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.  As of December 31, 
2015 and 2014, the Company had approximately $235.7 million and $194.1 million, respectively, of outstanding foreign 
currency forward contracts at notional value.  Refer to Note 18 – Fair Value for the fair value disclosure of derivative 
financial instruments.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy:
For certain derivative instruments that are designated as and qualify as cash flow hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure 
to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk), the effective portion of the gain or 
loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into 
earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during 
which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of 
the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (i.e., the ineffective portion), 
or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, are recognized in the Consolidated Statement 
of Income during the current period.

To protect against a reduction in the value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from export sales over 
the next year, the Company has instituted a foreign  currency cash flow hedging program.  The Company hedges 
portions of its forecasted intra-group revenue or expense denominated in foreign currencies with forward contracts.  
When the dollar strengthens significantly against foreign currencies, the decline in the present value of future foreign 
currency revenue is offset by gains in the fair value of the forward contracts designated as hedges.  Conversely, when 
the dollar weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is offset by losses in the 
fair value of the forward contracts.

The maximum length of time over which the Company hedges it exposure to the variability in future cash flows for 
forecasted transactions is generally eighteen months or less.

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Note 19 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (continued)

Fair Value Hedging Strategy:
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to changes 
in the fair value of an asset or a liability or an identified portion thereof that is attributable to a particular risk), the gain 
or loss on the derivative instrument as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged 
risk are recognized in the same line item associated with the hedged item (i.e., in “interest expense” when the hedged 
item is fixed-rate debt).

Purpose for Derivative Instruments not designated as Hedging Instruments:
For  derivative  instruments  that  are  not  designated  as  hedging  instruments,  the  instruments  are  typically  forward 
contracts.   In  general,  the  practice  is  to  reduce  volatility  by  selectively  hedging  transaction  exposures  including 
intercompany loans, accounts payable and accounts receivable.   Intercompany loans between entities with different 
functional currencies are typically hedged with a forward contract at the inception of loan with a maturity date at the 
maturity of the loan.  The revaluation of these contracts, as well as the revaluation of the underlying balance sheet 
items, is recorded directly to the income statement so the adjustment generally offsets the revaluation of the underlying 
balance sheet items to protect cash payments and reduce income statement volatility. 

The following table presents the fair value and location of all assets and liabilities associated with the Company's 
hedging instruments within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives designated as hedging
instruments

Foreign currency forward contracts

Balance Sheet
Location
Other non-current
assets/liabilities

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Foreign currency forward contracts

Other non-current
assets/liabilities

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

Fair Value
 at 12/31/15

Fair Value
 at 12/31/14

Fair Value
 at 12/31/15

Fair Value
 at 12/31/14

$

2.2 $
2.2

0.6 $
0.6

0.2 $
0.2

6.0

11.8

0.2

—

—

0.3

0.3

Total Derivatives

$

8.2 $

12.4 $

0.4 $

The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments and their location within the Consolidated Statements 
of Income:

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign currency forward contracts

Interest rate swaps

Total

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign currency forward contracts

Interest rate swaps

Total

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Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in
 Other Comprehensive Income (loss)(OCI) on 
derivative instruments

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2013
2014

2015

$

$

3.0 $
—
3.0 $

1.3 $

(2.1)

(0.8) $

0.7

—

0.7

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (loss)
Income (AOCI) into income (effective portion)

Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2013
2014
2015

$

$

1.5 $
(0.3)
1.2 $

0.2 $

(0.1)

0.1 $

0.4

—

0.4

Note 19 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (continued)

Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in
 income on derivative instruments

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

Derivatives not designated as
hedging instruments

Foreign currency forward contracts

Total

Location of gain or (loss)
recognized in income on
derivative
Other (expense) income,
net

2015

2014

2013

$

$

(5.7) $
(5.7) $

19.1 $

19.1 $

(7.6)

(7.6)

Note 20 - Research and Development 

The Company performs research and development under Company-funded programs and under contracts with the 
federal government and others.  Expenditures committed to research and development amounted to $32.6 million, 
$38.8 million and $39.3 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  Of these amounts, approximately zero, $0.3 
million and $0.4 million, respectively, were funded by others.  Expenditures may fluctuate from year-to-year depending 
on special projects and needs.

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Note 21 - Quarterly Financial Data 

(Unaudited)

Net sales

Gross profit
Impairment and restructuring charges (1)
Gain (loss) on divestiture(2)
Pension settlement charges (3)
Net (loss) income (4)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net (loss) income attributable to The Timken Company

Net (loss) income per share - Basic:

Net (loss) income per share - Diluted:

Dividends per share

Net sales
Gross profit(5)
Impairment and restructuring charges (6)
Pension settlement charges (7)
Income (loss) from continuing operations

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Net income (loss) (8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to The Timken Company

Net income (loss) per share - Basic:

Income (loss) from continuing operations

Income (loss)  from discontinuing operations

Total net income (loss) per share

Net income (loss) per share - Diluted:

Income (loss) from continuing operations

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

Total net income (loss) per share

Dividends per share

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

4.4

—

3.6

64.5

1.1

63.4

225.5

99.4

—

(10.2)

(11.0)

(21.2)

0.7

(21.9)

1st

2nd

2015

3rd

4th

Total

$

722.5 $

728.0 $

707.4 $

714.4 $

2,872.3

202.5

205.1

195.4

6.2

—

215.2

(134.8)

0.4

(135.2)

(1.54) $

(1.54) $

0.25 $

1.4

0.3

4.4

37.7

1.0

36.7

0.43 $

0.43 $

0.26 $

190.9

2.7

(29.0)

241.8

(35.4)

0.3

(35.7)

793.9

14.7

(28.7)

465.0

(68.0)

2.8

(70.8)

(0.84)

(0.84)

1.03

0.76 $

0.75 $

0.26 $

(0.44) $

(0.44) $

0.26 $

1st

2nd

2014

3rd

4th

Total

736.8 $

789.2 $

788.0 $

762.2 $

3,076.2

218.1

233.6

3.2

0.7

60.3

23.5

83.8

0.3

83.5

0.64 $

0.26

0.90 $

0.64 $

0.26

0.90 $

0.25 $

5.4

—

57.6

6.2

63.8

1.1

62.7

0.62 $

(0.12) $

0.07

(0.12)

0.69 $

(0.24) $

0.61 $

(0.12) $

0.07

0.68 $

0.25 $

(0.12)

(0.24) $

0.25 $

220.8

5.4

33.0

41.6

5.3

46.9

0.4

46.5

0.46 $

0.06

0.52 $

0.46 $

0.06

0.52 $

0.25 $

898.0

113.4

33.7

149.3

24.0

173.3

2.5

170.8

1.62

0.27

1.89

1.61

0.26

1.87

1.00

Earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters presented; therefore, the sum of the quarterly 
earnings per share may not equal the total computed for the year.

(1)  Impairment and restructuring charges for the first quarter of 2015 included exit costs of $3.1 million, impairment 
charges of $2.7 million and severance and related benefit costs of $0.4 million.  Impairment and restructuring 
charges for the third quarter of 2015 included severance and related benefits of $4.3 million and exit costs of 
$0.1 million. 

(2)  Gain on divestitures in the fourth quarter of 2015 included a gain of $29.0 million on the sale of Alcor located 

in Mesa, Arizona.

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Note 21 - Quarterly Financial Data (continued)

(3)  Pension settlement charges in the first and fourth quarters of 2015 related to two agreements pursuant to 
which  two  of  the  Company's  U.S.  defined  benefit  pension  plans  purchased  group  annuity  contracts  from 
Prudential, which require Prudential to pay and administer future benefits for a total of approximately 8,400 
U.S. Timken retirees in the aggregate, as well as lump sum distributions to new retirees during 2015.  Pension 
settlement charges of $215.2 million were recorded during the first quarter of 2015 and pension settlement 
charges of $241.8 million were recorded during the fourth quarter of 2015. 

(4)  The net loss attributable to the Company for the fourth quarter of 2015 included a charge of $9.7 million ($6.1 
million, or $0.07 per share, after-tax) due to the correction of an error. Refer to Note 8 - Property, Plant and 
Equipment for additional information.

(5)  Gross profit for the third quarter of 2014 included an inventory valuation adjustment of $18.7 million related to 

the Company's Mobile Industries segment.

(6)  Impairment and restructuring charges for the second quarter of 2014 included severance and related benefits 
of $2.8 million, exit costs of $1.8 million and impairment charges of $0.8 million.  Impairment and restructuring 
charges for the third quarter of 2014 included impairment charges of $98.0 million, severance and related 
benefits of $1.3 million and exit costs of $0.1 million.  The impairment charges primarily related to the impairment 
of  goodwill  and  intangible  assets  for  two  of  the  Company's Aerospace  reporting  units.    Impairment  and 
restructuring charges for the fourth quarter of 2014 included severance and related benefits of $4.4 million 
and exits costs of $1.0 million.  

(7)  Pension settlement charges for the fourth quarter of 2014 primarily related to the settlement of approximately 

$110 million of pension obligation for one of the Company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans.

(8)  Net income for the first quarter of 2014 included a gain of $22.6 million on the sale of real estate in Sao Paulo.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of The Timken Company and subsidiaries

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Timken Company and subsidiaries as of 
December  31,  2015  and  2014,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  income,  comprehensive  income, 
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015.  Our audits 
also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a).  These financial statements and schedule 
are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial 
statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether 
the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence 
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting 
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement 
presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial 
position of The Timken Company and subsidiaries at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the consolidated results of 
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015, in conformity 
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, 
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects 
the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has adopted ASU 2015-17 Income 
Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States), The Timken Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria 
established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 24, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion 
thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
February 24, 2016 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company’s management carried out an 
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of 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 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

There have been no changes during the Company’s fourth quarter of 2015 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.

Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The management of The Timken Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control 
over  financial  reporting  for  the  Company.    Timken’s  internal  control  system  was  designed  to  provide  reasonable 
assurance regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.  Because of its inherent 
limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any 
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of 
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Timken  management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31,  2015.    In  making  this  assessment,  it  used  the  criteria  set  forth  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring 
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  Based on this assessment under COSO’s “Internal Control-
Integrated Framework (2013 framework),” management believes that, as of December 31, 2015, Timken’s internal 
control over financial reporting is effective.

On September 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of the Belts business.  As permitted by SEC guidance, 
the scope of Timken's evaluation of internal control over financing reporting as of December 31, 2015 did not include 
the internal control over financial reporting of the Belts business.  The results of the Belts business are included in the 
Company's consolidated financial statements beginning September 1, 2015.  The total assets of the Belts business 
represented eight percent of the Company's total assets at December 31, 2015.  Net sales of the Belts business 
represented one percent of the Company's consolidated net sales for the year then ended and four percent of net loss 
for the year then ended. The Company will include the Belts business in the Company's internal control over financial 
reporting assessment as of December 31, 2016.

Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an audit report on our assessment of 
Timken’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, which is presented below.

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The Board of Directors and Shareholders of The Timken Company and subsidiaries

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have audited The Timken Company and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 
2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring 
Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (2013  framework)  (the  COSO  criteria).    The  Timken  Company  and 
subsidiaries’ management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its 
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of 
Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether 
effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audit included obtaining 
an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing 
and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing 
such  other  procedures  as  we  considered  necessary  in  the  circumstances.    We  believe  that  our  audit  provides  a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding 
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with 
generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies 
and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect 
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions 
are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted 
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with 
authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have 
a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may 
deteriorate.

As indicated in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management’s 
assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal 
controls of Carlstar Belt, which is included in the 2015 consolidated financial statements of The Timken Company and 
subsidiaries and constituted 8% and 15% of total and net assets, respectively, as of December 31, 2015 and 1% and 
4% of revenues and net loss, respectively for the year then ended.  Our audit of internal control over financial reporting 
of The Timken  Company  and  subsidiaries  also  did  not  include  an  evaluation  of  the  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting of Carlstar Belt.

In our opinion, The Timken Company and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control 
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States), the consolidated balance sheets of The Timken Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 
2014 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows 
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 of The Timken Company and subsidiaries and our 
report dated February 24, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Cleveland, Ohio
February 24, 2016 

Item 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

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PART III.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Required information is set forth under the captions “Election of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership 
Reporting Compliance” in the proxy statement filed in connection with the annual meeting of shareholders to be held 
on or about May 10, 2016 (the "Proxy Statement"), and is incorporated herein by reference.  Information regarding 
the executive officers of the registrant is included in Part I hereof.  Information regarding the Company’s Audit Committee 
and its Audit Committee Financial Expert is set forth under the caption “Audit Committee” in the Proxy Statement, and 
is incorporated herein by reference.

The General Policies and Procedures of the Board of Directors of the Company and the charters of its Audit Committee, 
Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are also available on the Company’s 
website at www.timken.com/investors/governance and are available to any shareholder upon request to the General 
Counsel.  The information on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 
10-K.

The Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of its employees, including its principal executive officer, 
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, as well as its directors.  The Company’s code of ethics, The 
Timken  Company  Standards  of  Business  Ethics  Policy,  is  available  on  its  website  at  www.timken.com/investors/
governance.  The Company intends to disclose any amendment to, or waiver from, its code of ethics by posting such 
amendment or waiver, as applicable, on its website.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Required  information  is  set  forth  under  the  captions  “Compensation  Discussion  and Analysis,”  “2015  Summary 
Compensation Table,” “2015 Grants of Plan-Based Awards,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2015 Year-End,” “2015 
Option Exercises and Stock Vested,” “Pension Benefits,” “2015 Pension Benefits Table,” “2015 Nonqualified Deferred 
Compensation,”  “Potential  Payments  Upon  Termination  or  Change-in-Control,”  “Director  Compensation,” 
“Compensation Committee,” and “Compensation Committee Report” in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein 
by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters

Required information, including with respect to institutional investors owning more than 5% of the Company’s common 
shares,  is  set  forth  under  the  caption  “Beneficial  Ownership  of  Common  Stock”  in  the  Proxy  Statement,  and  is 
incorporated herein by reference.

Required information is set forth under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Proxy Statement, 
and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Required information is set forth under the caption “Election of Directors” in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated 
herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Required information regarding fees paid to and services provided by the Company’s independent auditor during the 
years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the pre-approval policies and procedures of the Audit Committee of 
the Company’s Board of Directors is set forth under the caption “Auditors” in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated 
herein by reference.

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PART IV.

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) - Financial Statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

(a)(2) - Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts is submitted as a separate section of this report. Schedules 
I, III, IV and V are not applicable to the Company and, therefore, have been omitted. 

(a)(3) Listing of Exhibits 

Exhibit

(2.1)

(3.1)

(3.2)

(4.1)

(4.2)

(4.3)

(4.4)

(4.5)

(4.6)

Separation and Distribution Agreement between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated as 
of June 30, 2014 was filed on July 3, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated 
herein by reference.  

Amended Articles of Incorporation of The Timken Company, (effective May 31, 2013) were filed on July 31, 2013 
with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and are incorporated herein by reference.

Amended Regulations of The Timken Company adopted on February 14, 2014, were filed on February 14, 2014 
with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and are incorporated herein by reference.

Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, by and among: The Timken Company; 
Bank  of  America,  N.A.  and  KeyBank  National  Association  as  Co-Administrative  Agents;  KeyBank  National 
Association as Paying Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender; and the other Lenders party thereto, was filed 
on June 23, 2015 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Indenture dated as of July 1, 1990, between The Timken Company and Ameritrust Company of New York, was 
filed with Form S-3 dated July 12, 1990 (Registration No. 333-35773) and is incorporated herein by reference.

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 24, 1996, by and between The Timken Company and Mellon
Bank, N.A. was filed on November 13, 1996 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated
herein by reference.

Indenture, dated as of February 18, 2003, between The Timken Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, 
providing for Issuance of Notes in Series was filed on March 27, 2003 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 
1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2014, by and between The Timken Company and The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A., was filed on August 20, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is
incorporated herein by reference.

The Company is also a party to agreements with respect to other long-term debt in total amount less than 10%
of the Registrant's consolidated total assets. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of such agreements upon
request.

Management Contracts and Compensation Plans

(10.1)

(10.2)

(10.3)

(10.4)

(10.5)

(10.6)

The Timken Company 1996 Deferred Compensation Plan for officers and other key employees, amended and 
restated effective December 31, 2010, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 
1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Timken Company Director Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective December 31, 
2008, was filed on February 25, 2010 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein 
by reference.

Form of The Timken Company 1996 Deferred Compensation Plan Election Agreement, amended and restated 
as of January 1, 2008, was filed on February 25, 2010 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is 
incorporated herein by reference.

Form of The Timken Company Director Deferred Compensation Plan Election Agreement, amended and restated 
as of January 1, 2008, was filed on February 25, 2010 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is 
incorporated herein by reference.

The Timken Company Long-Term Incentive Plan for directors, officers and other key employees as amended 
and restated as of February 5, 2008 and approved by the shareholders on May 1, 2008 was filed on March 18, 
2008 as Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 1-1169) 
and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Timken Company 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of February 13, 2015 for
directors, officers and other key employees as approved by the shareholders on May 7, 2015 was filed on
March 27, 2015 with Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is
incorporated herein by reference.

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Management Contracts and Compensation Plans

(10.7)

(10.8)

(10.9)

(10.10)

(10.11)

(10.12)

(10.13)

(10.14)

(10.15)

(10.16)

(10.17)

(10.18)

(10.19)

(10.20)

(10.21)

(10.22)

(10.23)

(10.24)

(10.25)

(10.26)

Amended and Restated Supplemental Pension Plan of The Timken Company, amended and restated effective 
as of January 1, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is 
incorporated herein by reference.

The Timken Company Senior Executive Management Performance Plan, as amended and restated as of February 
13, 2015 and approved by shareholders on May 7, 2015, was filed on March 27, 2015 with Definitive Proxy 
Statement on Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Severance Agreement (for Executive Officers appointed on or after November 12, 2015), as adopted
on November 12, 2015, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Form of Severance Agreement as adopted on December 9, 2010 was filed on February 22, 2011 with Form
10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into with all Directors who are not Executive Officers of the
Company was filed on July 31, 2013 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein
by reference.

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into with all Directors who are not Executive Officers of the Company 
was filed on July 31, 2013 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into with all Executive Officers of the Company who are not Directors 
of the Company was filed on July 31, 2013 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated 
herein by reference.

Form of Amended and Restated Employee Excess Benefits Agreement entered into with certain Executive
Officers and certain key employees of the Company, was filed on February 26, 2009 with Form 10-K
(Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference

Form of Amended and Restated Employee Excess Benefits Agreement entered into with certain Executive Officers 
and certain key employees of the Company, was filed on February 26, 2009 with Form 10-K (Commission File 
No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Employee Excess Benefits Agreement, entered into with all Executive Officers after January 1, 2011,
was filed on August 4, 2011 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Form of Amendment No. 1 to The Amended and Restated Employee Excess Benefit Agreement, entered into
with certain Executive Officers and certain key employees of the Company, was filed on September 2, 2009
with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Amendment No. 1 to The Amended and Restated Employee Excess Benefits Agreement with all Executive 
Officers after January 1, 2011 and Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Excess Benefits 
Agreement with certain Executive Officers and certain key employees of the Company, as adopted December 
8, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein 
by reference.

Form of Amendment No. 1 to The Amended and Restated Employee Excess Benefits Agreement entered into
with the Chief Executive Officer, as adopted December 8, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-
K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Amendment No. 2 to The Amended and Restated Employee Excess Benefits Agreement entered into
with the Chief Executive Officer, as adopted December 8, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-
K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for nontransferable options without dividend credit, as adopted
on April 17, 2001, was filed on May 14, 2001 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for transferable options for Officers, as adopted on August 12,
2015, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Officers, as adopted on February 6, 2006, was filed on
February 10, 2006 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Officers, as adopted on November 6, 2008, was filed on
February 26, 2009 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Officers, as adopted on December 10, 2009, was filed on
February 25, 2010 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169), and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, as adopted on December 8, 2011,
was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

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Management Contracts and Compensation Plans

(10.27)

(10.28)

(10.29)

(10.30)

(10.31)

(10.32)

(10.33)

(10.34)

(10.35)

(10.36)

(10.37)

(10.38)

(10.39)

(10.40)

(10.41)

(10.42)

(10.43)

(10.44)

(10.45)

(10.46)

(10.47)

(10.48)

(10.49)

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for transferable options for Officers, as adopted on December
8, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated
herein by reference.

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for non-transferable options for Non-Officer Employees, as
adopted on December 8, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169)
and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Restricted Share Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, as adopted on January 31, 2005, was filed
on March 15, 2005 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Restricted Shares Agreement, as adopted on November 6, 2008, was filed on February 17, 2012 with
Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Restricted Share Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, as adopted on December 8, 2011, was filed
on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Restricted Share Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (ratable vesting over five years), as adopted
on August 12, 2015, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3.

Form of Restricted Share Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (one year vesting), as adopted on February
12, 2015, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4.

Form of Performance Unit Agreement, as adopted on February 4, 2008, was filed on February 7, 2008 with
Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Performance Shares Agreement was filed on February 11, 2010 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 
1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Deferred Shares Agreement, as adopted on February 2, 2009, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 
10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Deferred Shares Agreement entered into with employees after January 1, 2012, as adopted on December 
8, 2011, was filed on February 17, 2012 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein 
by reference.

Form of Deferred Shares Agreement (five year cliff vesting) entered into with employees after August 12,
2015, as adopted on August 12, 2015, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5.

Form of Deferred Shares Agreement (three year cliff vesting) entered into with employees after November 12,
2015, as adopted on November 12, 2015, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6.

Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement entered into with key employees was filed on
May 2, 2012 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement entered into with key employees was filed on May 2,
2012 with Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Cliff Vesting) entered into with key employees was filed
on February 28, 2014 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Associate Non-Compete Agreement entered into with key employees was filed on December 3, 2012
with Form 10-Q/A (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Employee Matters Agreement between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated June 30,
2014 was filed on July 3, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Tax Sharing Agreement by and between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated June 30,
2014 was filed on July 3, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Transition Services Agreement between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated June 30,
2014 was filed on July 3, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Trademark License Agreement between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated June 30,
2014 was filed on July 3, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Noncompetition Agreement between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated June 30,
2014 was filed on July 3, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Registration Rights Agreement between The Timken Company and TimkenSteel Corporation, dated August
20, 2014 was filed on August 20, 2014 with Form 8-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein
by reference.

104

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listing of Exhibits (continued)

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

(12)  

(21)  

(23)  

(24)  

(31.1)  

(31.2)  

(32)

(101)

Severance Agreement

Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

Restricted Shares Agreement for Nonemployee Directors (5 year vesting)

Restricted Shares Agreement for Nonemployee Directors (1 year vesting)

Deferred Shares Agreement (5 year cliff vesting)

Deferred Shares Agreement (3 year cliff vesting)

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 

A list of subsidiaries of the Registrant. 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. 

Power of Attorney. 

Principal Executive Officer's Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Principal Financial Officer's Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002. 

Financial statements from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Timken Company for the year ended December 
31, 2015, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of 
Comprehensive Income (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, 
(v)  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Shareholders'  Equity  and  (vi)  the  Notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements.

105

 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly 
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

THE TIMKEN COMPANY

By: /s/ Richard G. Kyle

Richard G. Kyle

By: /s/ Philip D. Fracassa

Philip D. Fracassa

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 24, 2016

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ J. Ted Mihaila

J. Ted Mihaila

Senior Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: February 24, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following 
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Maria A. Crowe *        

Maria A. Crowe, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Richard G. Kyle *

Richard G. Kyle, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ John A. Luke, Jr.*

John A. Luke, Jr., Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Christopher L. Mapes*
Christopher L. Mapes, Director
Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ James F. Palmer*

James F. Palmer, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Ajita G. Rajendra*

Ajita G. Rajendra, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Joseph W. Ralston *

Joseph W. Ralston, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ John P. Reilly *

John P. Reilly, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Frank C. Sullivan *        

Frank C. Sullivan, Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ John M. Timken, Jr.*
John M. Timken, Jr., Director
Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Ward J. Timken, Jr.*

Ward J. Timken, Jr., Director

Date: February 24, 2016

By: /s/ Jacqueline F. Woods *

Jacqueline F. Woods, Director
Date: February 24, 2016

* By: /s/ Philip D. Fracassa

Philip D. Fracassa, attorney-in-fact

By authority of Power of Attorney

filed as Exhibit 24 hereto
Date: February 24, 2016

106

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

The Timken Company and Subsidiaries

Allowance for uncollectible accounts:
Balance at beginning of period

Additions:
  Charged to costs and expenses (1)
  Charged to other accounts (2)
Deductions (3)
Balance at end of period

Allowance for surplus and obsolete inventory:

Balance at beginning of period

Additions:
  Charged to costs and expenses (4)
  Charged to other accounts (2)
Deductions (5)
Balance at end of period

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets:

Balance at beginning of period

Additions
  Charged to costs and expenses (6)
  Charged to other accounts (7)
Deductions (8)
Balance at end of period

2015

2014

2013

$

13.7 $

10.1 $

11.0

6.8

0.6

4.2
16.9 $

2.7

(0.5)

(1.4)

13.7 $

2.4

—

3.3

10.1

2015

2014

2013

12.8 $

18.4 $

19.0

9.6

2.7

6.7
18.4 $

28.0

(5.7)

27.9

12.8 $

10.5

0.2

11.3

18.4

2015

2014

2013

145.4 $

177.0 $

164.0

4.1

(14.1)

51.7
83.7 $

14.4

(10.0)

36.0

32.1

(4.5)

14.6

145.4 $

177.0

$

$

$

$

$

(1)  Provision for uncollectible accounts included in expenses.
(2)  Currency translation and change in reserves due to acquisitions, net of divestitures.
(3)  Actual accounts written off against the allowance, net of recoveries.
(4)  Provisions for surplus and obsolete inventory included in expenses. Higher Obsolete and Surplus Inventory 
expenses in 2014 were a result of an inventory adjustment of $18.7 million in the third quarter that was recorded 
as a result of the announcement to exit the engine overhaul business, as well as other product lines, and lower 
than expected future sales. The Company sold or disposed of this excess inventory during the fourth quarter 
of 2014.

(5)  Inventory items written off against the allowance.
(6)  Increase in valuation allowance is recorded as a component of the provision for income taxes.
(7)  Includes valuation allowances recorded against other comprehensive income/loss or goodwill.
(8)  Amount primarily relates to the reversal of valuation allowances due to the realization of net operating loss 

carryforwards.

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Exhibit 31.1

Principal Executive Officer’s Certifications
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Richard G. Kyle, certify that:

1.   

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of The Timken Company;

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to 

2. 
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such 
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, 

3. 
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as 
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure 
4. 
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over 
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and 
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the 
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, 
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 

(b) 
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in 
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end 
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that 

(d) 
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of 
an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s 
internal control over financial reporting: and

5. 
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal 
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors 
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control 

(a) 
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, 
process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) 
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a 

Date:  February 24, 2016 

By: /s/ Richard G. Kyle

Richard G. Kyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

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Exhibit 31.2

Principal Financial Officer’s Certifications
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Philip D. Fracassa, certify that:

1. 

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of The Timken Company;

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to 

2. 
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such 
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, 

3. 
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as 
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. 
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure 
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over 
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and 
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the 
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, 
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 

(b) 
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in 
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end 
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that 

(d) 
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of 
an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s 
internal control over financial reporting: and

5. 
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal 
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors 
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control 

(a) 
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, 
process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) 
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a 

Date:  February 24, 2016 

By: /s/ Philip D. Fracassa

Philip D. Fracassa
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32

In connection with the Annual Report of The Timken Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period 
ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), 
each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and 

results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

Date:  February 24, 2016 

By: /s/ Richard G. Kyle

Richard G. Kyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

By: /s/ Philip D. Fracassa

Philip D. Fracassa
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the 
Report or as a separate disclosure document.

 
 
APPENDIX: RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBIT AND MARGIN

Net sales

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of income taxes

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

Interest expense

Interest income

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) (as reported)

Pension settlement charges

Impairment and restructuring charges

Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate

Acquisition-related charges

Fixed asset write-off

Adjusted EBIT

Adjusted EBIT margin (% of net sales)

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET OPERATING PROFIT AFTER TAXES

Adjusted EBIT

Adjusted tax rate

Calculated income taxes

Adjusted net operating profit after taxes

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED INVESTED CAPITAL

Total debt

Total equity

Less: Equity related to discontinued operations

Adjusted total equity

Adjusted invested capital (total debt + adjusted total equity)

Adjusted invested capital (two-point average)

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL1

Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Adjusted invested capital (two-point average)

Return on adjusted invested capital

RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW

Net cash provided from operating activities – continuing operations

Less: Capital expenditures

Free cash flow

RECONCILIATION OF NET DEBT

Short-term debt

Long-term debt

Total debt

Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Net debt

CALCULATION OF NET DEBT TO CAPITAL2

Net debt

Total equity

Total capital

Ratio of net debt to capital

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EPS TO ADJUSTED EPS

GAAP Earnings Per Share (EPS) – Continuing operations

CDSOA receipts, net of expense

Pension settlement charges

Impairment and restructuring charges

Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate

Acquisition-related charges

Fixed asset write-off

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

Adjusted EPS – Continuing operations

2015

2014

 $2,872.3 

 $3,076.2 

 (68.0)

 (121.6)

 33.4 

 (2.7)

 (158.9)

 465.0 

 15.9 

 (28.7)

 5.7 

 9.7 

 $308.7 

10.7%

2015

 $308.7 

31.0%

 95.7 

 $213.0 

2015

 $657.7 

 1,344.6 

 —   

 1,344.6 

 2,002.3 

 $2,060.8 

2015

 $213.0 

 2,060.8 

10.3%

2015

 $374.8 

 105.6 

 $269.2 

2015

 $77.1 

 580.6 

 657.7 

 129.8 

 $527.9 

2015

 $527.9 

 1,344.6 

 1,872.5 

28.2%

2015

 $(0.84)

 —   

 5.45 

 0.19 

 (0.33)

 0.07 

 0.11 

 (2.44)

 $2.21 

 149.3 

 54.7 

 28.7 

 (4.4)

 228.3 

 33.7 

 136.2 

 (22.6)

 —

—   

 $375.6 

12.2%

2014

 $375.6 

33.0%

 123.9 

 $251.7 

2014

 $530.1 

 1,589.1 

 —   

 1,589.1 

 2,119.2 

 $2,193.4 

2014

 $251.7 

 2,193.4 

11.5%

2014

 $281.5 

 126.8 

 $154.7 

2014

 $8.0 

 522.1 

 530.1 

 294.1 

 $236.0 

2014

 $236.0 

 1,589.1 

 1,825.1 

12.9%

2014

 $1.61 

 —   

 0.37 

 1.49 

 (0.25)

 —   

 —   

 (0.67)

 $2.55 

2013

 $445.7 

 2,648.6 

 826.7 

 1,821.9 

 2,267.6 

2013

 $1.82 

 —   

 0.08 

 0.16 

 (0.06)

 —   

 —   

 0.07 

 $2.07 

2012

 $3.38 

 (1.11)

—

 0.39 

 —   

—   

 —

 0.40 

 $3.06 

2011

 $2.81 

 —

 —   

 0.22 

 —   

—   

 —

 0.01 

 $3.04 

1 

 The company uses NOPAT/Average Invested Capital as a type of ratio that indicates return on invested capital.

2	

	Capital,	used	for	the	ratio	of	total	debt	to	capital,	is	defined	as	total	debt	plus	total	shareholders’	equity.	Capital,	used	for	the	ratio	of	net	debt	to	capital,	is	defined	as	total	debt	less	cash	and	
cash	equivalents	plus	total	shareholders’	equity.

APPENDIX: RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

2015

2014

 $2,872.3 

 $3,076.2 

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET OPERATING PROFIT AFTER TAXES

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBIT AND MARGIN

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of income taxes

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

Net sales

Interest expense

Interest income

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) (as reported)

Pension settlement charges

Impairment and restructuring charges

Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate

Acquisition-related charges

Fixed asset write-off

Adjusted EBIT

Adjusted EBIT margin (% of net sales)

Adjusted EBIT

Adjusted tax rate

Calculated income taxes

Adjusted net operating profit after taxes

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED INVESTED CAPITAL

Total debt

Total equity

Less: Equity related to discontinued operations

Adjusted total equity

Adjusted invested capital (total debt + adjusted total equity)

Adjusted invested capital (two-point average)

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL1

Net cash provided from operating activities – continuing operations

Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Adjusted invested capital (two-point average)

Return on adjusted invested capital

RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW

Less: Capital expenditures

Free cash flow

RECONCILIATION OF NET DEBT

Short-term debt

Long-term debt

Total debt

Net debt

Net debt

Total equity

Total capital

Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

CALCULATION OF NET DEBT TO CAPITAL2

Ratio of net debt to capital

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EPS TO ADJUSTED EPS

GAAP Earnings Per Share (EPS) – Continuing operations

CDSOA receipts, net of expense

Pension settlement charges

Impairment and restructuring charges

Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate

Acquisition-related charges

Fixed asset write-off

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

Adjusted EPS – Continuing operations

2013

 $445.7 

 2,648.6 

 826.7 

 1,821.9 

 2,267.6 

 (68.0)

 (121.6)

 33.4 

 (2.7)

 (158.9)

 465.0 

 15.9 

 (28.7)

 5.7 

 9.7 

 $308.7 

10.7%

2015

 $308.7 

31.0%

 95.7 

 $213.0 

2015

 $657.7 

 1,344.6 

 —   

 1,344.6 

 2,002.3 

 $2,060.8 

2015

 $213.0 

 2,060.8 

10.3%

2015

 $374.8 

 105.6 

 $269.2 

2015

 $77.1 

 580.6 

 657.7 

 129.8 

 $527.9 

2015

 $527.9 

 1,344.6 

 1,872.5 

28.2%

2015

 $(0.84)

 —   

 5.45 

 0.19 

 (0.33)

 0.07 

 0.11 

 (2.44)

 $2.21 

 149.3 

 54.7 

 28.7 

 (4.4)

 228.3 

 33.7 

 136.2 

 (22.6)

 —

—   

 $375.6 

12.2%

2014

 $375.6 

33.0%

 123.9 

 $251.7 

2014

 $530.1 

 1,589.1 

 —   

 1,589.1 

 2,119.2 

 $2,193.4 

2014

 $251.7 

 2,193.4 

11.5%

2014

 $281.5 

 126.8 

 $154.7 

2014

 $8.0 

 522.1 

 530.1 

 294.1 

 $236.0 

2014

 $236.0 

 1,589.1 

 1,825.1 

12.9%

2014

 $1.61 

 —   

 0.37 

 1.49 

 (0.25)

 —   

 —   

 (0.67)

 $2.55 

2013

 $1.82 

 —   

 0.08 

 0.16 

 (0.06)

 —   

 —   

 0.07 

 $2.07 

2012

 $3.38 

 (1.11)

—

 —   

—   

 —

2011

 $2.81 

 —

 —   

 —   

—   

 —

 0.39 

 0.22 

 0.40 

 $3.06 

 0.01 

 $3.04 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

WORLD HEADQUARTERS 
The Timken Company 

PUBLICATIONS 
The Annual Meeting Notice and  

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 
Dividends on common shares are  

4500 Mount Pleasant St. NW 

Proxy Card are mailed to shareholders  

generally payable in March, June,  

North Canton, OH 44720-5450

in March.

September and December.

234-262-3000 

www.timken.com

STOCK LISTING 
Timken shares are traded on the  

New York Stock Exchange under  

the symbol TKR.

ANNUAL MEETING OF 
SHAREHOLDERS 
May 10, 2016, 10 a.m. 

Timken World Headquarters

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 
Ernst & Young LLP 

950 Main Ave. 

Suite 1800 

Copies of the Annual Report, Proxy 

The Timken Company offers an open 

Statement, Forms 10-K and 10-Q may 

enrollment dividend reinvestment and 

be obtained from the Company’s 

stock purchase plan through its transfer 

website, www.timken.com/investors, or 

agent Wells Fargo. This program allows 

by written request at no charge from:

current shareholders and new investors 

The Timken Company 

Treasury/Shareholder Relations 

the opportunity to purchase common 

shares without a broker.

WHQ-03 

Shareholders of record may increase 

4500 Mount Pleasant St. NW 

their investment in the Company by 

North Canton, OH 44720-5450

reinvesting their dividends at no cost. 

INVESTOR RELATIONS 
Shelly Chadwick 

Vice President, Treasury and 

Investor Relations 

The Timken Company 

4500 Mount Pleasant St. NW 

North Canton, OH 44720-5450

Shares held in the name of a broker 

must be transferred to the shareholder’s 

name to permit reinvestment. 

Information and enrollment materials 

are available online or by contacting 

Wells Fargo.

Inquiries regarding dividend 

reinvestment, dividend payments, 

change of address or lost certificates 

234-262-3223 

should be directed to:

Cleveland, OH 44113-7214

shelly.chadwick@timken.com 

Wells Fargo  

Shareowner Services 

P.O. Box 64874 

St. Paul, MN 55164-0874

800-468-9716 or  

651-450-4064 

www.shareowneronline.com

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