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THE TIMKEN COMPANY

2017 ANNUAL REPORT

OPERATING DATA

Net Sales

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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*

2017

$  3,003.8

810.4

329.0

11.0%

236.8

104.7

132.1

$        2.63

1.07

36.2%

10.5%

2016

$  2,669.8

668.5

275.2

10.3%

403.9

137.5

266.4

$        2.13

1.04

27.9%

9.6%

2017 Performance

TOTAL SHAREHOLDER
RETURNS**
Annualized, Ending Dec. 31, 2017

DIVIDENDS 
PER SHARE

REVENUE
Dollars in Billions

ADJUSTED
EARNINGS 
PER SHARE*

$1.03

$1.04

$1.07

$3.00

$2.87

$2.67

$2.54

$2.63

$2.13

26.8%

21.8%

15.8%

10.1%

10.1%

8.5%

1 Year

5 Year

10 Year

2015

2016

2017

2015

2016

2017

2015

2016

2017

Timken

S&P 500

* See appendix on last page for reconciliations to the most comparable generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) equivalents. 
**  Total shareholder return for the company was calculated on an annualized basis, assumes quarterly reinvestment of dividends and  

takes into account the value of TimkenSteel Corporation common shares distributed in the spinoff on June 30, 2014.  
See Item 5 in Form 10-K for more details on total shareholder return.

To Our Valued
Shareholders:

Next-Level Performance
Across industries and around the globe, products

from The Timken Company keep equipment 
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improved, and we responded well to the increased

demand, providing excellent customer service levels

and capturing market share in key sectors while 
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solutions ranging from highly engineered bearings 

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to mechanical power transmission products and

related services, Timken’s know-how and expertise

are integrated into the systems that keep the world
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To serve our customers’ needs and deliver shareholder

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value, the company’s strategy is to outgrow our 

markets, operate with excellence and optimize our 
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on strengthening our global leadership position in

tapered roller bearings, while building around it a

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by robust demand in the off-highway and heavy 
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growing and increasingly diverse offering of industrial

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bearings and mechanical power transmission products
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delivering on this strategy to drive value creation and 
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broad-based industrial end-market growth around
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2017 Annual Report         1

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By delivering on this value proposition, Timken 
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with expectations for a second consecutive year of 
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This strong performance resulted in an adjusted 
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this product category, we have the broadest offering, 

largest installed base, superior technology and the 
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2017, we opened our new, state-of-the-art plant in

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Romania to support the expansion of our metric

and continued one of the longest-running dividend
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tapered roller bearing line, invested in new digital 

platforms to enhance our best-in-class technical sales
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acquire ABC Bearings, a regional manufacturer of 
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A Growth Strategy for Today and Tomorrow
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execution of our strategy, and our long-term and

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position into other product lines, recognizing that the

vitality of our core bearing offering is a key driver of
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consistent focus on solving our customers’ most

several years, we have dramatically expanded and

challenging friction management and mechanical
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accelerated our product development process across 

our industrial bearing lines, introducing thousands of

manufacturers turn to Timken for our application

knowledge and product technology to help engineer
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and end-user customers value our superior technical

service model, reliable product performance and the 
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new products that include spherical, cylindrical, ball
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commercialization process has opened up new markets
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transmission portfolio to include gear drives, 

lubrication systems, chain, belts, couplings, industrial

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clutches and brakes, and a variety of industrial
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Products, PT Tech and Groeneveld advanced our 

position across these product categories and are
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our global manufacturing footprint by aligning our

facilities with the markets and geographies critical to

future growth, while continually lowering our
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heavily in manufacturing capacity in high-growth 

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geographic reach, increased our share of products

sold through industrial distribution and strengthened
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this portfolio growth, we continue to add to our

strengths in the traditional heavy industry and 

regions, upgrading existing facilities and building

a new plant in Romania, which is one of our most
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During the last several years, we have streamlined our

operating cost structure, contributing to our strong 

results in 2017 and helping to stabilize performance 
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mobile equipment markets, while we increase

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our participation in the lighter-duty industrial markets, 

cost savings by applying lean principles across our

including power sports, turf and garden, and food
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manufacturing operations, investing in technology 
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entering new markets, organically growing our wind 
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Timken also has focused on bringing our operational
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efforts will continue to position Timken technology

on delivering industry-leading customer service 

and products to be vital to the equipment designs of 
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levels and supply chain connectivity through Timken’s
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Excellence in Operations
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customer relationship management and pricing tools

to improve the productivity and effectiveness of 
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automating our global engineering systems to reduce

our continued commitment to operating with
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the time from product design to production and
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2017 Annual Report         3

Combined, these efforts dramatically increase 

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Timken’s speed-to-market for new products and 
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Shareholder Value Delivered
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to our investments to our operational excellence 
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business, invested heavily in our core business, stayed 

focused on operating with excellence, acquired 

attractive companies and achieved solid performance 
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2017 was a successful year for Timken and all our

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stakeholders as we continued to support the 

attractive shareholder returns remains our primary 
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development, health and safety of our communities
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in our core business to drive organic growth and 
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knowledge and passion for achieving excellence
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strategic acquisitions and advanced a fourth to drive 
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Board of Directors and all of our stakeholders for
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also increased our adjusted return on invested capital 
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and repurchased nearly one million shares of stock, 
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Sincerely,

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strategy, exceptional operations, an improved cost 

structure and strong end markets around the world, 
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4 

The Timken Company

From the Chairman

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the making and are the outcome of a careful, disciplined 
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The Board of Directors is exceptionally pleased with the 
company’s progress and with the consistent, strategic focus 
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industrial recovery now underway globally, the full impact of 
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The company has been guided by a clear strategy, reducing costs and making deep investments in both core and new 
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John M. Timken, Jr.
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Chairman, Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Chairman, Board of Directors 
The Timken Company

Richard G. Kyle
President and
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The Timken Company

Maria A. Crowe
Retired President of 
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Eli Lilly and Company

Elizabeth A. Harrell
Retired Major General 
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John A. Luke, Jr.
Chairman 
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Christopher L. Mapes
Chairman, President and
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James F. Palmer
Retired Corporate Vice President
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Ajita G. Rajendra
Chairman and 
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Joseph W. Ralston
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Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group

Frank C. Sullivan
Chairman and
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Ward J. Timken, Jr.
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and President 
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Jacqueline F. Woods
Retired President
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bearings, gear drives, automated lubrication systems, belts, chain, couplings 

and related products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair 

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deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology and mechanical power transmission

across a variety of bearings and related systems to improve the reliability and 

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growing product and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands 
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Engineered Bearings  
Timken engineered bearings offer a broad 

range of sizes, rolling elements and 

proprietary designs, delivering the strongest 

performance, consistency and reliability.

Mechanical Power  
Transmission Products  
Timken mechanical power transmission solutions 

provide a wide range of products from belts 

and chain to lubrication systems, improving the 

reliability of industrial equipment and machinery.

Industrial Services
The Timken industrial services portfolio offers 

bearing and power system rebuild and repair 

services that can return components or entire 
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Timken’s Strategy for Growth

Timken focuses on global leadership in tapered roller bearings and growing

our offering of industrial bearings, mechanical power transmission products 

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a wide variety of products and services found in the industrial drivetrain of 

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Timken’s presence in diverse markets and fuels our growth across geographies

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Growth in Spherical Roller Bearings
As a result of our investments in product development and  

global manufacturing, Timken is a full-line, globally competitive, 
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successfully balanced customer needs, product performance and 

manufacturing capabilities to create a robust product line that 
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Housed Unit Bearing Success
Timken offers one of the most comprehensive lines of housed unit 

bearings in the industry, covering a broad spectrum of customer 
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strategy that leverages our know-how and technology in high-

performance bearings to expand the line organically and through 
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in revenue by 60 percent over the last 10 years, and we are 
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8 

The Timken Company

Award-Winning Innovation
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Engineering Materials Achievement Award from the American 
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provides extraordinary increases in service life, improves  
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of industrial applications, such as aerospace, agriculture, mining, 
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Expanded Metric Portfolio
Timken’s metric tapered roller bearing portfolio is now one of the 

broadest in the industry and has been engineered to deliver best-in-class 
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investment in our new Prahova plant in Romania, designed to modernize 
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and global availability, Timken’s metric tapered roller bearings were a 
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(cid:39)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:403)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)

Timken’s M&A activity over the 

last several years has successfully 
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have entered new mechanical 

power transmission product and  
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have expanded into new market 

sectors, including food and 

beverage, HVAC, marine, power 
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Mechanical Power Transmission 
Product Sales as Percentage of 
Total Company Sales

20%

21%  
CAGR

6%

2010

2017

Tapered Roller Bearings

Industrial Bearings

Gear Drives

Couplings

Belts

Clutches and Brakes

Services

Lubrication Systems

Chain

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Strong Demand in Heavy Truck and Off-Highway
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(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:403)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:89)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:73)(cid:16)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:74)(cid:75)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:89)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:15)(cid:3)

we outgrew the market as a result of our leading technology in tapered roller 
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in agriculture, construction and mining, with growth in tapered roller bearings  
(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:17)

2010

2011

2012

2013

Engineered Bearings

Mechanical Power 
Transmission Products

Industrial Services

Winning in Asia and Europe
Timken had an exceptionally strong year in Asia and Europe, 

outgrowing markets as a result of our long-term investments 

in both regions, our world-class application and service 
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in Asia was led by China, where we earned strategic supply 

agreements with our outstanding customer service levels 
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global customers contributed to share gains across our entire 
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10 

The Timken Company

2017 Acquisitions

PT Tech
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clutches and brakes category with the acquisition  
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clutches, brakes, hydraulic power take-off units  

and other torque management devices is integral  

to the mining, aggregate, wood recycling and  
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of mechanical power transmission products,  

complementing our 

strong position in  
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Groeneveld 
Timken expanded our presence in the automated 

lubrication systems space by acquiring Groeneveld 
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is a leading provider of solutions for both on- and 
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(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:84)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:333)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:22)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)

transaction and brings a strong brand, global 

customer base and industry-leading product 
(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:76)(cid:80)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:17)(cid:3)

2014

2015

2016

2017

Since 2010, Timken has invested 

heavily in acquisitions, adding trailing 

twelve month revenue of approximately  

$680 million during the same period. 

Torsion Control Products
Timken acquired Torsion Control Products, a manufacturer 

of engineered torsional couplings used in the construction, 
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acquisition expands Timken’s existing couplings  

g

$680Mrevenue

business with technically differentiated  
(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:3) 

Products’ torsional couplings with  

Timken’s line of Lovejoy® couplings  

brings greater solutions to bearing and  
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With a talented team of Timken employees,  

a clear strategy, exceptional operations,  

an improved cost structure and  

strong end markets around the world,  

The Timken Company stands stronger than ever. 

Executive Leadership Team

Richard G. Kyle
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Michael A. Discenza
Vice President and Group Controller

Carolyn E. Cheverine
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary  

Christopher A. Coughlin
Executive Vice President,
Group President

Philip D. Fracassa
Executive Vice President,
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Ronald J. Myers
Executive Vice President,
Human Resources

Richard M. Boyer
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Shelly M. Chadwick
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Michael J. Connors
Vice President, Global Marketing 

Ajay K. Das
Vice President, Strategy 
and Business Development

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The Timken Company

Hans Landin
Vice President,
Mechanical Power Transmission

Amanda J. Montgomery
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Douglas C. Nelson
Vice President, Compensation 
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Carl D. Rapp
Vice President, Power Systems

Sandra L. Rapp
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Andreas Roellgen
Vice President, Sales, 
Europe, Asia and Africa

Brian J. Ruel
Vice President, Sales, Americas

Douglas H. Smith
Vice President, Tapered Roller Bearings

Peter M. Sproson
Vice President, Sales
and Managing Director of Europe

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, 2017

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.   

 Yes  

    No  

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  

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 

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.

amendment to this Form 10-K.    

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).    
    No  

Yes  

As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was 
$3,097,156,335 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 31, 2018
77,882,884 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Document
Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
or about May 8, 2018 (Proxy Statement)

Parts Into Which Incorporated
Part III

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
INDEX TO FORM 10-K REPORT

I.

PART I.
Item 1.

Item 1A.

Item 1B.

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

Business

Risk Factors

Unresolved Staff Comments

Properties

Legal Proceedings

Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 4A.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

II.

PART II.
Item 5.

Item 6.

Item 7.

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

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

III.

Item 8.

Item 9.

Item 9A.

Item 9B.

Part III.
Item 10.

Item 11.

Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

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

IV.

Part IV.
Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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PART I.

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,  lubrication  systems,  couplings,  industrial  clutches  and  brakes,  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®,  Drives®, 
Lovejoy® and Groeneveld®. 

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  97  manufacturing  facilities/service  centers,  23  technology  and  engineering 
centers, and 41 distribution centers and warehouses, supported by a team comprised of more than 15,000 employees. 
Timken operates in 33 countries around the globe.

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

Major Customers:
The Company sells products and services to a diverse customer base globally, including customers in the following 
market  sectors:  industrial  distribution,  general  industrial  original  equipment,  mining,  construction,  agriculture,  rail, 
aerospace and defense, automotive, heavy truck, metals 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 among these product 
lines is generally based on either product type or the targeted applications utilizing the product.

 Timken®

Engineered Bearings:
The 
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 also are 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 gear drives, rolling mills and other industrial and infrastructure development applications. These products are 
sold worldwide to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") 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, the automotive aftermarket 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.

®

®

Chain. 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 also are 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.

®

®

Couplings. The Company offers a full range of industrial couplings within its mechanical power transmission products 
portfolio. The Lovejoy brand is widely known for its flexible coupling design and as the creator of the jaw-style coupling. 
Lovejoy  couplings are available in curved jaw, jaw in-shear, s-flex, gear-torsional and disc style configurations. These 
components are used in a wide range of industries such as steel, pulp and paper, power generation, food processing, 
mining and construction. The Company also offers an extensive line of torsional couplings offered under the Torsional 
Control Products brand.

Lubrication Systems. The Company's Groeneveld  lubrication solutions include a wide variety of automatic lubrication 
delivery devices, oil management systems and safety support systems designed to enhance vehicle and machine 
uptime in on- and off-highway applications. These systems complement the Company's Interlube  line of lubrication 
systems, which are used by the commercial vehicle, mining, and heavy and general industries. Timken also offers 27 
formulations of grease, leveraging its knowledge of tribology and anti-friction bearings to enable smooth equipment 
operation. 

®

®

Aerospace Drive Systems. The Company's portfolio of parts, systems and services for the aerospace market sector 
includes products used in helicopters for military and commercial use.  Timken designs, manufactures and tests a wide 
variety of power transmission and drive train components, including transmissions, gears and rotor-head assemblies 
and  housings. In  addition  to  original  equipment,  Timken  provides  aftermarket  overhaul  and  repair  services  for 
transmissions, gearboxes and other components.

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Industrial Gearboxes. The Company’s 
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 commonly are used in crushing and 
pulverizing  equipment,  cooling  towers,  conveyors  and  pumps.  High-speed  drives  typically  are  used  by  power 
generation, oil and gas, marine and pipeline industries.

  Philadelphia  Gear®

Industrial Clutches and Brakes. Timken offers a selection of engineered clutches, brakes, hydraulic power take-off 
units and other torque management devices marketed under the PT Tech brand. These products are custom engineered 
for original equipment manufacturers and used in mining, aggregate, wood recycling and metals industries.

Other  Products.  The  Company  also  offers  a  full  line  of  seals,  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. 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  often  can  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 6% of the Company’s net sales for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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 its facility to ensure optimized collaboration. The Company's sales 
force continuously 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, Schaeffler Group, ABB Group and Gates Industrial 
Corp. 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.

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Competition:
The anti-friction bearing business is highly competitive in every country where Timken sells products. Timken primarily 
competes 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,  Schaeffler  Group,  NTN  Corporation,  JTEKT 
Corporation and NSK Ltd.

Joint Ventures:
Investments in affiliated companies accounted for under the equity method were approximately $2.5 million and $3.1 
million, respectively, at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The investment balance at December 31, 2017 was reported 
in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

Backlog:
The  following  table  provides  the  backlog  of  orders  for  the  Company's  domestic  and  overseas  operations  at 
December 31, 2017 and 2016: 

(Dollars in millions)
Segment:

Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Total Company

December 31,

2017

2016

$

$

882.3 $

588.3

644.7

398.4

1,470.6 $

1,043.1

Approximately 90% of the Company’s backlog at December 31, 2017 is scheduled for delivery in the succeeding 12 
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 materials used by the Company to make anti-friction bearings are special bar quality ("SBQ") steel 
and steel components. SBQ steel and components are produced around the world by various suppliers. SBQ steel is 
purchased  in  bar,  tube  and  wire  forms,  while  components  are  commonly  purchased  as  forgings,  semi-finished  or 
finished components. 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 steel or components, which could affect the Company’s revenues 
or profitability. The availability of bearing-quality tubing is relatively limited, and the Company has taken steps 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; Downer's Grove 
and Fulton, Illinois; Springfield, Massachusetts; Springfield, Missouri; Keene and Lebanon, New Hampshire; and King 
of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Within Europe, the Company has technology facilities in Plymouth, England; Colmar, France; 
Werdohl, Germany; 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 $35.3 million, $31.8 million and $32.6 million
in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. No amounts were funded by others in 2017, 2016 and 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 2017, 
17 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 United Stated ("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 also have 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 also is conducting environmental investigation 
and/or remediation activities at certain 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,  2017, Timken  had  more  than  15,000  employees  worldwide. Approximately  7%  of Timken’s  U.S. 
employees are covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Available Information:
The Company uses its Investor Relations website at http://investors.timken.com, 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, Schaeffler Group, NTN Corporation, JTEKT Corporation 
and NSK Ltd., and an increasing number of emerging market competitors. Due to competitiveness within the bearing 
industry, we may not be able to increase prices for our products to cover increases in our costs or to achieve desired 
profitability. 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. 

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 also may 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 affected adversely and any payment we received during the preference period prior to a bankruptcy filing 
potentially may be 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 or 
surcharges; 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 approximately $163 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 arising from 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, its employees and its customers 
and suppliers to risks of misuse of confidential information, manipulation and destruction of data, production downtimes 
and  operational  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 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, a strengthening in the U.S. dollar or 
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 or a weaker local currency 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. 

Our international operations expose us to risks not present in a purely domestic business, including primarily:

• 
• 
• 
• 

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• 

changes in tariff regulations, which may make our products more costly to export or import;
difficulties establishing and maintaining relationships with local 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.

These and other risks also may 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. 

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, all of which could impact our funded status. 

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  or  require  us  to  record  charges  that  could  be  significant  and  would  cause  a  reduction  in  our 
shareholders' equity. We may be required legally 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, and require cash contributions. 

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. Pursuing these types of actions 
could require us to make additional contributions to the defined plans to maintain a legally required funded status. 

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 likely would halt or limit purchases of our products, which could 
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

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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 trade 
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 government 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 always will 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  and  other  key 
employees. The loss of the services of a significant number of members of our management or other key employees 
could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our future success also will 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,  joint  ventures  and  other  alliances,  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. 

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, especially as it 
relates  to  market  and  technological  changes  driven  by  electrification,  climate  change  requirements  or  increased 
digitization. We may experience difficulties or delays in the research, development, production, or marketing of new 
products and services that 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.

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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, 2017, 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.

Changes in accounting guidance could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, as reported in 
our financial statements.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 
("U.S. GAAP"), which is periodically revised and/or expanded.  Accordingly, from time to time we are required to adopt 
new or revised accounting guidance and related interpretations issued by recognized authoritative bodies, including 
the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the SEC.  The impact of accounting pronouncements that have been 
issued but not yet implemented is disclosed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-
Q.  It is possible that future accounting guidance we are required to adopt, or future changes in accounting principles, 
could change the current accounting treatment that we apply to our consolidated financial statements and that such 
changes could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, as reported in our consolidated financial statements.

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 Corporation ("TimkenSteel") or their relationships with 
TimkenSteel following the spinoff of TimkenSteel into an independent publicly traded company on June 30, 
2015 (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. One of our 
directors, Ward J. Timken, Jr., is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TimkenSteel. This may create, 
or  appear  to  create,  potential  conflicts  of  interest  if  Mr.  Timken  is  faced  with  decisions  that  could  have  different 
implications for TimkenSteel than the decisions have for us.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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 10.8 million square feet, all of 
which, except for approximately 1.8 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 
Los Alamitos, California; Manchester, Connecticut; Carlyle, Illinois; Lenexa, Kansas; Rochester Hills, Michigan; Keene 
and Lebanon, New Hampshire; Iron Station, North Carolina; Bucyrus, Canton, New Philadelphia and Sharon Center, 
Ohio; Gaffney and Honea Path, South Carolina; Pulaski and Knoxville, Tennessee; and Ogden, Utah. These facilities, 
including warehouses at plant locations and a technology center in North Canton, Ohio, have an aggregate floor area 
of approximately 3.5 million square feet.

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Timken’s Mobile Industries segment’s manufacturing plants and service centers outside the United States are located 
in Belo Horizonte Curitiba, and Rio Clara, Brazil; Yantai, China; Cheltenham, Northampton and Plymouth, England; 
Colmar, France; Jamshedpur, India; Karmiel, Israel; Cassago, Valmadrea and Villa Carcina, Italy; Sosnowiec, Poland; 
Gauteng,  South Africa. These  facilities,  including  warehouses  at  plant  locations,  have  an  aggregate  floor  area  of 
approximately 2.3 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; Downers Grove, Fulton and Mokena, Illinois; Mishawaka, Indiana; Fort Scott, Kansas; Augusta and 
Portland,  Maine;  Springfield,  Massachusetts;  South  Haven,  Michigan;  Springfield,  Missouri;  Randleman  and 
Rutherfordton, North Carolina; Union, South Carolina; Ferndale, Pasco and Vancouver, Washington; Princeton, West 
Virginia; and Casper, Wyoming. These facilities, including warehouses at plant locations and a wind center in North 
Canton, Ohio, have an aggregate floor area of approximately 2.8 million square feet.  

Timken's Process Industries segment's manufacturing plants and service centers outside the United States are located 
in  Mississauga,  Prince  George  and  Sasakatoon,  Canada;  Chengdu,  Jiangsu  and  Wuxi,  China;  Dudley,  England; 
Werdohl, Germany; Chennai and Durg, India; Karmiel, Israel; and Ploiesti and Prahova, Romania. These facilities, 
including warehouses at plant locations, have an aggregate floor area of approximately 2.2 million square feet.

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

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 other than Ms. Cheverine, who was hired by the Company in May 2017. The executive officers 
of the Company as of February 15, 2018 are as follows:

Name
Carolyn E. Cheverine

Age Current Position and Previous Positions During Last Five Years

55

2017 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

2016 Vice President & Chief Counsel, Tax & International Transactions - 
Eaton Corporation

2014 Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Industrial Sector - 
Eaton Corporation

2011 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary - Cliffs Natural 
Resources Inc. (subsequently renamed Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.)

Christopher A. Coughlin

57

2014 Executive Vice President, Group President

2012 Group President

Philip D. Fracassa

49

2014 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Richard G. Kyle

52

2014 President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

2012 Senior Vice President - Planning and Development

Ronald J. Myers

59

2017 Executive Vice President - Human Resources

2013 Chief Operating Officer - B&PT; Director

2012 Group President

2015 Vice President of Human Resources

2014 Vice President of Organizational Advancement Operations

2012 Vice President - Operational Organizational Advancement

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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, 2017 was 4,005. The estimated number 
of beneficial shareholders at December 31, 2017 was 56,244.

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.

2017

2016

Stock prices

High

Low

Dividends

per share

Stock prices

High

Low

Dividends

per share

$

$

$

$

46.45 $
51.75 $
49.95 $
53.10 $

40.05 $
42.50 $
42.55 $
44.73 $

0.26 $

0.27 $

0.27 $

0.27 $

33.64 $

37.07 $

35.28 $

41.15 $

22.22 $

28.72 $

29.31 $

31.60 $

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

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, 2017.

Period
10/1/2017 - 10/31/2017

11/1/2017 - 11/30/2017

12/1/2017 - 12/31/2017

Total

Total number
of shares 
purchased (1)

Average
price paid 
per share (2)

50,791 $

4,341

5,080

60,212 $

49.71

47.26

50.12

49.57

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)

44,000

4,000

—

48,000

9,076,000

9,072,000

9,072,000

—

(1)  Of the shares purchased in October, November and December, 6,791, 341 and 5,080, 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 6, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan pursuant to which 
the Company may purchase up to ten million of its common shares, in the aggregate. This new share purchase 
plan expires on February 28, 2021. Under this plan the Company purchased shares from time to time in open 
market  purchases  or  privately  negotiated  transactions  and  was  able  to  make  all  or  part  of  the  purchases 
pursuant to accelerated share repurchases or Rule 10b5-1 plans. 

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

Timken
S&P 500
S&P 400 Industrials

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

$

117 $
132
144

129 $
151
146

89 $

153
141

128 $
171
182

162
208
225

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, 2012, 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, 2017, 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 income (1)
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act income, net
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense, net
Income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net 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

Total debt
Less: cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 Net debt (2)
Total liabilities
Total equity
Capital:

Net debt
Total equity

Net debt + total equity (capital)

Other Comparative Data

Income from continuing operations / net sales
Net 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 earnings per share - continuing operations (5)
Diluted earnings per share - continuing operations (5)
Basic earnings per share (6)
Diluted earnings per share (6)
Net debt to capital (2)
Number of employees at year-end (7)
Number of shareholders (8)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,003.8
810.4
521.4
4.3
284.7
—
9.4
34.2
202.3
—
203.4

738.9
864.2
3,402.4

105.4
2.7
854.2
962.3

962.3
(125.4)
836.9
1,927.5
1,474.9

836.9
1,474.9
2,311.8

6.7%
6.8%
13.7%

206.3
104.7
137.7

3.5%

1.07
2.62
2.58
2.62
2.58
36.2%

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,669.8
668.5
470.7
21.7
174.5
59.6
(0.9)
31.6
141.1
—
140.8

553.7
804.4
2,763.2

19.2
5.0
635.0
659.2

659.2
(151.5)
507.7
1,452.3
1,310.9

507.7
1,310.9
1,818.6

5.3%
5.3%
10.8%

185.3
137.5
131.7

5.2%

1.04
1.79
1.78
1.79
1.78
27.9%

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,872.3
819.5
457.7
14.7
255.9
—
(7.5)
30.7
191.4
—
188.6

551.1
777.8
2,789.0

62.0
15.1
579.4
656.5

656.5
(129.8)
526.7
1,439.5
1,349.5

526.7
1,349.5
1,876.2

6.7%
6.6%
14.2%

197.5
105.6
130.8

3.7%

1.03
2.23
2.21
2.23
2.21
28.1%

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,076.2
851.2
611.8
113.4
125.8
—
19.9
24.3
85.2
30.5
113.2

593.7
780.5
3,002.9

7.4
0.6
518.4
526.4

526.4
(294.1)
232.3
1,408.7
1,594.2

232.3
1,594.2
1,826.5

2.8%
3.7%
5.3%

210.9
126.8
137.0

4.1%

1.00
0.92
0.91
1.25
1.24
12.7%

15,006
56,244

14,111
43,458

14,709
40,257

14,378
44,271

3,035.4
1,041.7
324.8
8.7
708.0
—
6.7
22.5
434.0
224.7
658.4

590.6
855.8
4,480.3

18.6
250.7
175.6
444.9

444.9
(399.7)
45.2
1,828.4
2,651.9

45.2
2,651.9
2,697.1

14.3%
21.7%
16.4%

203.1
133.6
142.4

4.4%

0.92
4.56
4.52
6.92
6.86

1.7%

14,794
52,218

(1)  Operating income included pension settlement charges of $119.9 million during 2015.
(2)  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.

(3)  Return on equity is defined as income from continuing operations divided by ending total equity.
(4)  Dollars in thousands, 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 2013 

and 2014.

(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, 
lubrication  systems,  couplings,  industrial  clutches  and  brakes  and  related  products  and  offers  a  variety  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®,  Drives®,  Lovejoy®  and  Groeneveld®.  Timken 
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 15,000 people operating in 33 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; outdoor power equipment; rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft; and other 
mobile equipment. Beyond service parts sold to OEMs, aftermarket sales and services to individual end users, 
equipment owners, operators and maintenance shops are handled directly or 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 and through the provision of 
services directly to end users.

Timken creates value by understanding customer needs and applying its know-how in attractive market sectors, serving 
a broad range of customers and industries across the globe. The Company’s business strengths include its product 
technology, end-market diversity, geographic reach and aftermarket mix. Timken collaborates with OEMs to improve 
equipment efficiency with its engineered products and captures subsequent equipment replacement cycles by selling 
largely 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 its 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.

Outgrowing Our Markets. 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.

Operating 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.

Deploying Capital to Drive Shareholder Value. 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; (2) pursuing strategic acquisitions to 
broaden our portfolio and capabilities, with a focus on bearings, adjacent power transmission products and related 
services; and (3) returning capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. As part of this framework, 
the Company also may 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 2017:

Acquisitions

•  On April  3,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  the  shares  of Torsion  Control  Products,  Inc. 
("Torsion  Control  Products"),  a  manufacturer  of  engineered  torsional  couplings  used  in  the  construction, 
agriculture and mining industries. Torsion Control Products, located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, had sales 
of approximately $20 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2016. Based on markets and customers 
served, substantially all of the results for Torsion Control Products are reported in the Mobile Industries segment.

•  On  May  5,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  the  assets  of  PT  Tech,  Inc.  ("PT  Tech"),  a 
manufacturer of engineered clutches, brakes, hydraulic power take-off units and other torque management 
devices used in mining, aggregate, wood recycling and metals industries. PT Tech, located in Sharon Center, 
Ohio, had sales of approximately $22 million for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. Based on markets and 
customers served, substantially all of the results for PT Tech are reported in the Mobile Industries segment. 

•  On July 3, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of the shares of Wenjo B.V. ("Groeneveld"), a leading 
provider of automated lubrication solutions used in on- and off-highway applications. Groeneveld, located in 
Gorinchem, Netherlands with manufacturing facilities in Italy, had sales of approximately $105 million for the 
12 months ended May 31, 2017. Based on markets and customers served, substantially all of the results for 
Groeneveld are reported in the Mobile Industries segment.

•  On July 5, 2017, the Company announced that the Company's majority-owned subsidiary, Timken India Ltd. 
("Timken India"), entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ABC Bearings Limited ("ABC Bearings"), a 
manufacturer of tapered, cylindrical and spherical roller bearings and slewing rings in India. The transaction 
is structured as a merger of ABC Bearings into Timken India, whereby shareholders of ABC Bearings will 
receive shares of Timken India as consideration. The transaction is subject to receipt of various approvals in 
India, which are expected to be completed in the first half of 2018. ABC Bearings, located in Mumbai, India, 
operates primarily out of manufacturing facilities in Bharuch, Gujarat and Dehradun, Uttarakhand and had 
sales of approximately $29 million for the 12 months ended May 31, 2017. 

Operational Highlights

•  On June 13, 2017, the Company held the grand opening for its new state-of-the-art bearing plant in Prahova, 
Romania, where Timken® metric tapered roller bearings are manufactured. The new plant strengthens the 
Company's global footprint and product offering.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
2017 vs. 2016 

Overview: 

Net sales

Net income

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Diluted earnings per share

Average number of shares—diluted

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

$

$

3,003.8 $

2,669.8 $

334.0

202.3

(1.1)

203.4 $

2.58 $

141.1

0.3

140.8 $

1.78 $

78,911,149

79,234,324

61.2

(1.4)

62.6

0.80

—

12.5%

43.4%

(466.7%)

44.5%

44.9%

(0.4%)

The increase in net sales was primarily due to higher end-market demand and the benefit of acquisitions. The increase 
in net income in 2017 compared with 2016 was primarily due to improved performance across the business, as well 
as lower net actuarial losses due to the remeasurement of pension and other postretirement assets and obligations 
("Mark-to-Market  Charges"),  restructuring  charges,  and  income  tax  expense,  partially  offset  by  lower  pre-tax  U.S. 
Continued  Dumping  and  Subsidy  Offset  Act  ("CDSOA")  income  of  $59.6  million.  The  improvement  in  business 
performance reflects higher volume, favorable manufacturing performance, the benefit of acquisitions and the favorable 
impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, partially offset by unfavorable price/mix and higher material, logistics 
and selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses.

Outlook:

The Company expects 2018 full-year sales to increase 9% to 10% compared with 2017 primarily due to increased 
demand across most end-market sectors, higher pricing, the benefit of acquisitions and the favorable impact of foreign 
currency exchange rate changes. The Company's earnings are expected to be higher in 2018 than 2017, primarily 
due to the impact of higher volume, favorable price/mix, the benefit of acquisitions and the favorable impact of foreign 
currency exchange rate changes, partially offset by higher operating costs, a higher income tax rate and higher interest 
expense.

The Company expects to generate operating cash of approximately $350 million in 2018, an increase from 2017 of 
approximately  $113  million  or  48%,  as  the  Company  anticipates  higher  net  income  and  lower  working  capital 
requirements. The Company expects capital expenditures to be 3.5% to 4.0% of sales in 2018, compared with 3.5%
of sales in 2017.

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THE STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Sales:

Net sales

2017

2016

$ Change % Change

$

3,003.8 $

2,669.8 $

334.0

12.5%

Net sales increased in 2017 compared with 2016 primarily due to higher organic revenue of $186 million, the benefit 
of acquisitions of $131 million and the favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes of $17 million. The 
increase in organic revenue was driven by higher demand across most of the Company's market sectors led by the 
off-highway, industrial distribution and heavy truck sectors, partially offset by lower demand in the rail sector.

Gross Profit:

Gross profit

Gross profit % to net sales

2017

2016

$ Change

Change

$

810.4

$

668.5

$

141.9

21.2%

27.0%

25.0%

—

200 bps

Gross profit increased in 2017 compared with 2016 primarily due to the impact of higher volume of $74 million, the 
benefit of acquisitions of $52 million, favorable manufacturing performance of $49 million and lower Mark-to-Market 
Charges of $31 million. These factors were partially offset by higher material and logistics costs of $34 million and 
unfavorable price/mix of $34 million.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative expenses

$

521.4

$

470.7

$

Selling, general and administrative expenses % to net sales

17.4%

17.6%

50.7

—

10.8%

(20) bps

2017

2016

$ Change

Change

The increase in SG&A expenses in 2017 compared with 2016 was primarily due to the impact of acquisitions and 
higher incentive compensation expense, partially offset by lower Mark-to-Market Charges.

Impairment and Restructuring Charges:

Impairment charges

Severance and related benefit costs

Exit costs
Total

2017

2016

$ Change

$

$

0.1 $

3.9 $

3.5

0.7

15.3

2.5

4.3 $

21.7 $

(3.8)

(11.8)

(1.8)

(17.4)

Impairment and restructuring charges of $4.3 million in 2017 were primarily comprised of severance and related benefit 
costs associated with initiatives to reduce headcount and right-size the Company's manufacturing footprint, including 
the planned closure of its bearing plant in Pulaski, Tennessee ("Pulaski").

Impairment and restructuring charges of $21.7 million in 2016 were primarily comprised of severance and related 
benefit costs associated with initiatives to reduce headcount and right-size the Company's manufacturing footprint, 
including the planned closures of its bearing plants in Altavista, Virginia ("Altavista"), Pulaski and Benoni, South Africa 
("Benoni"). In addition, the Company recognized impairment charges of $3.9 million during 2016 that were primarily 
associated with the planned closures of the Altavista and Benoni bearing plants. 

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Interest Expense and Income:

Interest expense

Interest income

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

(37.1) $

(33.5) $

2.9

1.9

(3.6)

1.0

10.7%

52.6%

Interest expense increased in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to an increase in outstanding debt mostly associated 
with the Groeneveld acquisition. Refer to Note 10 - Financing Arrangements in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for further discussion. 

Other Income (Expense):

CDSOA income, net
Other income (expense), net

Total other income (expense)

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

$

— $

9.4

9.4 $

59.6 $

(0.9)

58.7 $

(59.6)

10.3

(49.3)

(100.0%)

NM

(84.0%)

CDSOA income, net in 2016 represents income recorded in connection with funds distributed to the Company from 
monies collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("U.S. Customs") from antidumping cases, net of related 
professional fees. Refer to Note 21 - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act in the Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements for further discussion. 

The increase in other income (expense), net for 2017, compared to 2016 was primarily due to lower foreign currency 
exchange losses and gains recorded from the sale of the Company's former manufacturing facilities in Benoni and 
Altavista during 2017.

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Income Tax Expense:

Income tax expense

Effective tax rate

2017

2016

$ Change

Change

$

57.6

$

22.2%

60.5

$

30.0%

(2.9)

—

(4.8%)

(780) bps

The effective tax rate for 2017 was 22.2%, which was favorable to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to earnings 
in certain foreign jurisdictions where the effective rate is less than 35%, U.S. foreign tax credits realized on earnings 
distributed to the United States, and favorable U.S. permanent deductions and tax credits. The effective tax rate was 
further impacted favorably by the net reversal of accruals for prior year uncertain tax positions, a valuation allowance 
release, and other discrete items. 

These favorable impacts were partially offset by provisional amounts for the one-time net charge related to the taxation 
of unremitted foreign earnings and the remeasurement of U.S. deferred tax balances to reflect the new U.S. corporate 
income tax rate enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("U.S. Tax Reform"). U.S. Tax Reform includes a 
number of changes to existing U.S. tax laws that impact the Company, most notably a reduction of the U.S. corporate 
income tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. U.S. Tax Reform also requires 
companies to pay a one-time net charge related to the taxation of unremitted foreign earnings, creates new taxes on 
certain foreign sourced earnings and allows for immediate expensing of certain depreciable assets after September 
27, 2017.

The effective tax rate for 2016 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 is less than 35%, the U.S. manufacturing 
deduction, and certain discrete tax benefits (net). These favorable impacts were partially offset by U.S. taxation of 
foreign income and losses at certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be recorded.

The change in the effective rate for 2017 compared with 2016 was primarily due to favorable discrete tax items. Refer 
to the table below for additional detail of the impact of each item on income tax expense.

Impact of global earnings at the U.S. statutory rate of 35%

Foreign taxation impact
U.S. taxation (1)
U.S. Tax Reform
Net reversal of accruals for uncertain tax positions (2)
Other discrete items, net

Total

2016 to 2017 
$ Change

$

$

20.4

(10.3)

(9.5)

35.3

(26.3)

(12.5)

(2.9)

(1) U.S. taxation includes the impact of foreign tax credits, U.S. Manufacturing deductions, U.S. Research and Experimentation credit, U.S. state 
and local taxation, U.S. taxation of foreign earnings and other U.S. items.

(2) Net reversal of accruals for uncertain tax positions were primarily driven by expiration of applicable statutes of limitations.

Refer to Note 17 - Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the 
computation of the income tax expense in interim periods.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company's reportable segments are business units that serve different industry sectors. While the segments often 
operate using shared infrastructure, each reportable segment is managed to address specific customer needs in these 
diverse market sectors. 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 and divestitures 
completed in 2017 and 2016 and 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  completed  in  2017  and  2016  by  segment  based  on  the 
customers and underlying markets served:

•  The  Company  acquired  Groeneveld  during  the  third  quarter  of  2017.  Substantially  all  of  the  results  for 

Groeneveld are reported in the Mobile Industries segment.

•  The Company acquired Torsion Control Products and PT Tech during the second quarter of 2017. Substantially 

all of the results for both businesses are reported in the Mobile Industries segment. 

•  The Company acquired the shares of EDT Corp. ("EDT") during the fourth quarter of 2016. Substantially all 

of the results for EDT are reported in the Process Industries segment.

•  The Company acquired the shares of Lovejoy, Inc. ("Lovejoy") during the third quarter of 2016. Substantially 

all of the results for Lovejoy are reported in the Process Industries segment. 

Mobile Industries Segment:

Net sales
EBIT
EBIT margin

Net sales
Less: Acquisitions
         Currency
Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions and

currency

$
$

$

2017
1,640.0
132.1

8.1%

2017
1,640.0
96.9
9.7

$
$

$

2016
1,446.4
87.1

6.0%

2016
1,446.4
—
—

$
$

$

$ Change

Change

193.6
45.0
—

13.4%
51.7%
210 bps

$ Change

% Change

193.6
96.9
9.7

13.4%
NM
NM

6.0%

$

1,533.4

$

1,446.4

$

87.0

The Mobile Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate 
changes, increased by $87.0 million or 6.0% in 2017 compared with 2016, reflecting organic growth in the off-highway 
and heavy truck market sectors, partially offset by decreased demand in the rail sector. EBIT increased by $45.0 million
or 51.7% in 2017 compared with 2016 primarily due to higher volume of $32 million, lower Mark-to-Market Charges 
of $23 million, favorable manufacturing performance of $21 million, the benefit of acquisitions of $16 million, lower 
restructuring charges of $9 million and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes of $6 million. These 
factors were offset partially by higher material and logistics costs of $26 million, increased SG&A expense of $19 million 
and unfavorable price/mix of $16 million. The higher SG&A expense was primarily due to higher incentive compensation 
expense.

Full-year sales for the Mobile Industries segment are expected to be up approximately 9% to 11% in 2018 compared 
with 2017. This reflects improved demand in the off-highway and heavy truck sectors, higher pricing, the benefit of 
acquisitions  and  the  favorable  impact  of  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  changes.  EBIT  for  the  Mobile  Industries 
segment is expected to increase in 2018 compared with 2017 primarily due to the impact of higher volume and the 
impact of acquisitions and favorable price/mix, partially offset by higher operating costs. The results for 2017 include 
the impacts of pension and other postretirement benefit Mark-to-Market Charges, which are not accounted for in the 
2018 outlook because the amount will not be known until the fourth quarter of 2018.

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Process Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

         Currency

2017

2016

$ Change

Change

$

$

1,363.8

220.5

$

$

1,223.4

149.5

$

$

16.2%

12.2%

140.4

71.0

—

11.5%

47.5%

400 bps

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

1,363.8

$

1,223.4

$

140.4

11.5%

33.9

7.4

—

—

33.9

7.4

99.1

NM

NM

8.1%

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions and

currency

$

1,322.5

$

1,223.4

$

The Process Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate 
changes, increased by $99.1 million or 8.1% in 2017 compared with 2016. The increase was primarily driven by organic 
growth in the industrial distribution, general industrial OE and military marine sectors. EBIT increased by $71.0 million
or  47.5%  in  2017  compared  with  2016  primarily  due  to  the  impact  of  higher  volume  of  $49  million,  favorable 
manufacturing performance of $29 million, lower Mark-to-Market Charges of $18 million, lower restructuring charges 
of $7 million and the benefit of acquisitions. These factors were partially offset by unfavorable price/mix of $26 million, 
higher material and logistics costs of $8 million and higher SG&A expense of $7 million. The higher SG&A expense 
was due to higher incentive compensation expense. 

Full-year sales for the Process Industries segment are expected to be up approximately 8% to 10% in 2018 compared 
with 2017. This reflects expected growth across most end-market sectors, led by industrial distribution, general industrial 
OE and industrial services, higher pricing and the favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes. EBIT 
for the Process Industries segment is expected to increase in 2018 compared with 2017 primarily due to the impact 
of higher volume, favorable price/mix and the favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, partially 
offset by higher operating costs. The results for 2017 include the impacts of pension and other postretirement benefit 
Mark-to-Market Charges, which are not accounted for in the 2018 outlook because the amount will not be known until 
the fourth quarter of 2018.

Corporate:

Corporate expenses

Corporate expenses % to net sales

2017

2016

$ Change

Change

$

58.5

$

61.4

$

1.9%

2.3%

(2.9)

—

(4.7%)

(40) bps

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
2016 vs. 2015

Overview:

Net sales

Net income

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Diluted earnings per share

Average number of shares - diluted

2016

2015

$ Change

% Change

$

$

$

2,669.8 $

2,872.3 $

(202.5)

141.1

0.3

140.8 $

1.78 $

191.4

2.8

188.6 $

2.21 $

79,234,324

85,346,246

(50.3)

(2.5)

(47.8)

(0.43)

—

(7.1%)

(26.3%)

(89.3%)

(25.3%)

(19.5%)

(7.2%)

The decrease in net sales was primarily due to lower end-market demand and the impact of foreign currency exchange 
rate changes, partially offset by the net benefit of acquisitions and divestitures. The decrease in net income in 2016 
compared with 2015 was primarily due to the impact of lower volume across most market sectors, unfavorable price/
mix, higher Mark-to-Market Charges, higher restructuring charges and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate 
changes. These factors were offset partially by pretax CDSOA income of $59.6 million recorded in 2016, lower material 
and manufacturing costs and lower SG&A expenses. The prior year also included a gain from the divestiture of Timken 
Alcor Aerospace Technologies, Inc. ("Alcor") and higher discrete income tax benefits.

THE STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Sales:

Net sales

2016

2015

$ Change

% Change

$

2,669.8 $

2,872.3 $

(202.5)

(7.1%)

Net sales decreased in 2016 compared with 2015 primarily due to lower organic sales of $239 million, the effect of 
foreign currency exchange rate changes of $47 million and divestitures of $15 million, partially offset by the benefit of 
acquisitions of $99 million. The decrease in organic sales was driven by lower demand across most market sectors, 
partially offset by growth in the automotive market sector.

Gross Profit:

Gross profit

Gross profit % to net sales
Rationalization expenses included in cost of products sold $

25.0%

6.4

2016

2015

$ Change

Change

$

668.5

$

$

819.5

28.5%

3.6

$

$

(151.0)

(18.4%)

—

2.8

(350) bps

77.8%

Gross  profit  decreased  in  2016  compared  with  2015  primarily  due  to  the  impact  of  lower  volume  of  $91  million, 
unfavorable price/mix of $65 million, higher Mark-to-Market Charges of $43 million, higher restructuring charges and 
the  impact  of  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  changes.  These  factors  were  offset  partially  by  lower  material  and 
manufacturing costs net of manufacturing underutilization of $52 million and the benefit of acquisitions.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative expenses

$

470.7

$

457.7

$

Selling, general and administrative expenses % to net sales

17.6%

15.9%

13.0
—

2.8%
170 bps

2016

2015

$ Change

Change

The increased in SG&A expenses in 2016 compared with 2015 was primarily due to higher Mark-to-Market Charges 
of $42 million, additional expenses from Carlstar Belt LLC ("Timken Belts"), Lovejoy and EDT acquired in September 
2015, July 2016, and October 2016, respectively, partially offset by the benefit of cost reduction initiatives of $26 million, 
the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes, lower depreciation expense and lower non-income tax expense.

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Impairment and Restructuring Charges:

Impairment charges

Severance and related benefit costs

Exit costs

Total

2016

2015

$ Change

$

$

3.9 $

15.3

2.5

3.3 $
7.7

3.7

21.7 $

14.7 $

0.6

7.6

(1.2)

7.0

Impairment and restructuring charges of $21.7 million in 2016 were comprised primarily of severance and related 
benefit costs associated with initiatives to reduce headcount and right-size the Company's manufacturing footprint, 
including the planned closures of the Altavista, Pulaski and Benoni bearing plants. In addition, the Company recognized 
impairment charges of $3.9 million during 2016 that were primarily associated with the planned closures of the Altavista 
and Benoni bearing plants. 

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.

Pension Settlement Charges:

Pension settlement charges

2016

2015

$ Change

$

1.6 $

119.9 $

(118.3)

Pension settlement charges in 2015 were primarily due to the purchase of group annuity contracts from Prudential 
Insurance Company of America ("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. 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, as well as pension settlement and curtailment charges related to the Canadian 
pension plan, the Company incurred total pension settlement and curtailment charges of $119.9 million, including 
professional fees of $2.6 million, in 2015.

Gain on Divestiture:

Gain on divestiture

2016

2015

$ Change

$

— $

28.7 $

(28.7)

Gain on divestiture in 2015 was related primarily to the gain on the sale of Alcor of $29.0 million in the fourth quarter 
of 2015.

Interest Expense and Income:

Interest expense

Interest income

2016

2015

$ Change

% Change

$
$

(33.5) $
1.9 $

(33.4) $
2.7 $

(0.1)
(0.8)

0.3%
(29.6%)

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Other Income (Expense):

CDSOA income, net

Fixed asset write-off

Other income (expense), net

Total other income (expense)

2016

2015

$ Change

% Change

$

$

59.6 $

—

(0.9)

— $

(9.7)

2.2

58.7 $

(7.5) $

59.6

9.7

(3.1)

66.2

NM

(100.0%)

(140.9%)

NM

CDSOA income, net in 2016 represents income recorded in connection with funds awarded to the Company from 
monies collected by U.S. Customs from antidumping cases, net of related professional fees.

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.

Income Tax Expense:

Income tax expense

Effective tax rate

2016

2015

$ Change

Change

$

60.5

$

30.0%

26.3

$

12.1%

34.2

—

130.0%

1,790 bps

The effective tax rate for 2016 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 is less than 35%, the U.S. manufacturing 
deduction, and certain discrete tax benefits (net). These favorable impacts were partially offset by U.S. taxation of 
foreign income and losses at certain foreign subsidiaries where no tax benefit could be recorded.

The effective tax rate for 2015 was 12.1%. The tax rate of 12.1% was less than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily 
due to the tax benefits from the 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 change in the effective tax rate for 2016 compared with 2015 was primarily due to unfavorable discrete items. 
Refer to the table below for additional detail of the impact of each item on income tax expense.

Impact of global earnings at the U.S. statutory rate of 35%
Foreign taxation impact
U.S. taxation (1)
Other discrete items, net
Total

2015 to 2016
$ Change

$

$

(5.6)
10.8
(5.8)
34.8
34.2

(1) U.S. taxation includes the impact of foreign tax credits, U.S. Manufacturing deductions, U.S. Research and Experimentation credit, U.S. state 
and local taxation, U.S. taxation of foreign earnings and other U.S. items.

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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 and divestitures 
completed in 2016 and 2015 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 2016 and 2015:

•  The Company acquired EDT during the fourth quarter of 2016. Results for EDT are reported in the Process 

Industries segment.

•  The Company acquired Lovejoy during the third quarter of 2016. Substantially all of the results for Lovejoy 
are reported in the Process Industries segment based on the customers and underlying markets served. 

•  The Company sold Alcor during the fourth quarter of 2015. Results for Alcor prior to the sale were reported in 

the Mobile Industries segment. 

•  The Company acquired Timken Belts during the third quarter of 2015. Results for Timken Belts are reported 
in the Mobile Industries and Process Industries segments based on the customers and underlying markets 
served.

Mobile Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

 Divestitures

 Currency

$

$

2016

1,446.4

87.1

6.0%

2015

$ Change

Change

$

$

1,558.3

205.5

$

$

(111.9)

(118.4)

(7.2%)

(57.6%)

13.2%

—

(720) bps

2016

2015

$ Change

% Change

$

1,446.4 $

1,558.3 $

(111.9)

(7.2%)

46.8

(15.7)

(22.8)

—

—

—

46.8

(15.7)

(22.8)

NM

NM

NM

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions,
 divestitures and currency

$

1,438.1 $

1,558.3 $

(120.2)

(7.7%)

The Mobile Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency 
exchange rate changes, decreased $120.2 million or 7.7% in 2016 compared with 2015. The decline in net sales was 
primarily driven by a decrease in the rail, off-highway, aerospace and heavy truck market sectors, partially offset by 
organic growth in the automotive market sector. EBIT was lower in 2016 compared with 2015 primarily due to unfavorable 
price/mix of $52 million, higher Mark-to-Market Charges of $43 million, the impact of lower volume of $35 million, higher 
restructuring  charges,  the  impact  of  foreign  currency  exchange  rate  changes  and  the  net  unfavorable  impact  of 
acquisitions  and  divestitures,  partially  offset  by  lower  material  and  manufacturing  costs  net  of  manufacturing 
underutilization of $46 million and lower SG&A expenses. EBIT for 2015 also included a $29 million gain on the sale 
of Alcor.

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Process Industries Segment:

Net sales

EBIT

EBIT margin

Net sales

Less: Acquisitions

 Currency

2016

2015

$ Change

Change

$

$

1,223.4

149.5

$

$

1,314.0

207.6

$

$

(90.6)

(58.1)

(6.9%)

(28.0%)

12.2%

15.8%

—

(360) bps

2016

2015

$ Change

% Change

$

1,223.4

$

1,314.0

$

52.4

(23.8)

—

—

(90.6)

52.4

(23.8)

(6.9%)

NM

NM

Net sales, excluding the impact of acquisitions and
 currency

$

1,194.8

$

1,314.0

$

(119.2)

(9.1%)

The Process Industries segment's net sales, excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rate 
changes,  decreased  $119.2  million  or  9.1%  in  2016  compared  with  2015. The  decline  was  primarily  due  to  lower 
demand across the heavy industries (mainly oil and gas), industrial aftermarket, military marine and wind energy market 
sectors. EBIT was lower in 2016 compared with 2015 primarily due to the impact of lower volume of $56 million, higher 
Mark-to-Market Charges of $25 million and unfavorable price/mix, partially offset by lower SG&A expenses of $20 
million and lower material and manufacturing costs net of manufacturing underutilization. EBIT in 2015 also included 
a charge of $8.2 million related to the write-off of certain CIP balances.

Corporate:

Corporate expenses

Corporate expenses % to net sales

2016

2015

$ Change

Change

$

61.4

$

44.8

$

2.3%

1.6%

16.6

—

37.1%

70 bps

Corporate expenses increased in 2016 compared with 2015 primarily due to higher Mark-to-Market Charges of $17 
million, 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, 2017 and 2016.

Current Assets:

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

Total current assets

December 31,

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

$

121.6 $
3.8
524.9
738.9
29.7
81.2
1,500.1 $

148.8 $
2.7
438.0
553.7
20.3
48.4
1,211.9 $

(27.2)
1.1
86.9
185.2
9.4
32.8
288.2

(18.3%)
40.7%
19.8%
33.4%
46.3%
67.8%
23.8%

Refer to the "Cash Flows" section for discussion on the change in cash and cash equivalents. Accounts receivable, 
net increased primarily due to higher sales in December 2017 compared to December 2016, current-year acquisitions 
of $28 million and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes of $17 million. 

Inventories, net increased due to higher demand, current-year acquisitions of $29 million and the impact of foreign 
currency  exchange  rate  changes  of  $27  million.  Other  current  assets  increased  primarily  due  to  an  increase  in 
receivables  for  value-added  taxes  for  several  foreign  legal  entities  and  an  income  tax  receivable  related  to  the 
overpayment of current year income taxes in the United States. 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net:

Property, plant and equipment
Less: accumulated depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, net

December 31,

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

$

2,405.6 $
(1,541.4)

864.2 $

2,233.0 $
(1,428.6)

804.4 $

172.6
(112.8)
59.8

7.7%
(7.9%)
7.4%

The increase in property, plant and equipment, net in 2017 was primarily due to the impact of foreign currency exchange 
rate changes of $34 million and acquisitions in 2017 of $32 million.

Other Assets:

Goodwill
Non-current pension assets
Other intangible assets
Deferred income taxes
Other non-current assets
Total other assets

December 31,

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

$

511.8 $
19.7
420.6
61.0
25.0
1,038.1 $

357.5 $
32.1
271.0
51.4
34.9
746.9 $

154.3
(12.4)
149.6
9.6
(9.9)
291.2

43.2%
(38.6%)
55.2%
18.7%
(28.4%)
39.0%

The increase in goodwill was primarily due to $150 million of goodwill acquired from acquisitions in 2017 and the impact 
of foreign currency exchange rate changes. The decrease in non-current pension assets was primarily due to the 
implementation of new mortality assumptions and experience losses for the Company’s U.S. defined benefit pension 
plans, which negatively impacted funded status. See Note 14 - Retirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements for additional information.

The increase in other intangible assets was primarily due to $174 million of intangible assets acquired from the current-
year acquisitions and current-year expenditures for software of $8 million, partially offset by amortization in 2017 of 
$40 million. The decrease in other non-current assets is primarily due to the decrease in the fair value of derivative 
assets. 

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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,

2017

2016

$ Change % Change

$

105.4 $

19.2 $

2.7

265.2

127.9

9.8

160.7

5.0

176.2

85.9

16.9

149.5

86.2

(2.3)

89.0

42.0

(7.1)

11.2

$

671.7 $

452.7 $

219.0

449.0%

(46.0%)

50.5%

48.9%

(42.0%)

7.5%

48.4%

The increase in short-term debt was primarily due to the change in classification of the outstanding borrowings of $63 
million  under  the Amended  and  Restated Asset  Securitization Agreement  ("Accounts  Receivable  Facility"),  as  the 
agreement is expected to expire in November 2018, and higher borrowings of $23 million under foreign lines of credit. 
The increase in accounts payable was primarily due to increased purchasing activity, as well as higher days outstanding 
driven by the Company's ongoing initiative to extend payment terms with its suppliers. 

The increase in accrued salaries, wages and benefits was primarily due to higher accruals for incentive compensation 
expense,  as  well  as  current-year  acquisitions. The  increase  in  other  current  liabilities  was  primarily  due  to  higher 
accrued customer rebates, partially offset by lower restructuring accruals. 

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,

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

854.2 $

635.0 $

219.2

167.3

122.6

44.0

67.7

154.7

131.5

3.9

74.5

12.6

(8.9)

40.1

(6.8)

$

1,255.8 $

999.6 $

256.2

34.5%

8.1%

(6.8%)

NM

(9.1%)

25.6%

The increase in long-term debt was primarily due to the issuance of €150 million ($179.3 million at December 31, 2017) 
of fixed-rate 2.02% senior unsecured notes on September 7, 2017 ("2027 Notes") and new borrowings of €100 million 
($119.7 million at December 31, 2017) under a variable-rate term loan ("2020 Term Loan") that were both used to 
refinance the Groeneveld acquisition, partially offset by the change in classification of the outstanding borrowings 
under the Accounts Receivable Facility in accordance with the terms of the agreement and the reduction in borrowings 
of $32 million under the Company's Senior Credit Facility. 

The  increase  in  accrued  pension  cost  was  primarily  due  to  a  decrease  in  the  discount  rate  used  to  measure  the 
obligation for the Company's unfunded defined benefit pension plans. The increase in deferred income taxes was 
primarily due to deferred taxes recognized as a result of the acquisition of Groeneveld.

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Shareholders’ Equity:

Common stock

Earnings invested in the business

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Treasury shares

Noncontrolling interest

Total equity

December 31,

2017

2016

$ Change

% Change

$

956.9 $

960.0 $

1,408.4

1,289.3

(38.3)

(884.3)

32.2

(77.9)

(891.7)

31.2

(3.1)

119.1

39.6

7.4

1.0

$

1,474.9 $

1,310.9 $

164.0

(0.3%)

9.2%

(50.8%)

0.8%

3.2%

12.5%

Earnings invested in the business in 2017 increased by net income attributable to the Company of $203.4 million, 
partially offset by dividends declared of $83.3 million. 

The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily due to foreign currency translation adjustments 
of $44.7 million. The foreign currency translation adjustments were due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to 
other  foreign  currencies,  including  the  Chinese Yuan,  Romanian  Leu,  Indian  Rupee  and  Polish  Zloty.  See  "Other 
Matters - Foreign Currency" for further discussion regarding the impact of foreign currency translation. 

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CASH FLOWS

Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

Operating Activities:

2017

2016

$ Change

236.8 $
(448.7)
167.0
17.7
(27.2) $

403.9 $
(211.0)
(171.3)
(2.4)
19.2 $

(167.1)
(237.7)
338.3
20.1
(46.4)

$

$

Operating activities provided net cash of $236.8 million in 2017, compared with net cash of $403.9 million provided in 
2016. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in cash used for working capital items of $107.2 million, the 
unfavorable  impact  of  income  taxes  on  cash  of  $45.1  million,  the  non-cash  impact  of  lower  pension  and  other 
postretirement expense of $55.1 million and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes of $15.6 million, 
partially offset by higher net income of $61.2 million and the non-cash impact of higher stock-based compensation 
expense of $10.6 million. Refer to the tables below for additional detail of the impact of the factors on net cash provided 
by operating activities. 

The following chart displays the impact of working capital items on cash during 2017 and 2016, respectively: 

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

2017

2016

$ Change

$

$

(42.3) $

(132.1)
70.7
36.3
(67.4) $

20.3 $
10.1
12.2
(2.8)
39.8 $

(62.6)
(142.2)
58.5
39.1
(107.2)

The following table displays the impact of income taxes on cash during 2017 and 2016, respectively: 

Accrued income tax expense
Income tax payments
Other miscellaneous
 Change in income taxes

Investing Activities:

2017

2016

$ Change

$

$

57.6 $
(89.9)
(4.3)
(36.6) $

60.5 $
(49.7)
(2.3)
8.5 $

(2.9)
(40.2)
(2.0)
(45.1)

Net cash used in investing activities of $448.7 million in 2017 increased from the same period in 2016 primarily due 
to a $274.2 million increase in cash used for acquisitions, partially offset by a $32.8 million reduction in cash used for 
capital expenditures.

Financing Activities:

Net cash provided by financing activities was $167.0 million in 2017 compared with net cash of $171.3 million used
in  financing  activities  in  2016. The  increase  was  primarily  due  to  an  increase  in  net  borrowings  of  $274.9  million, 
primarily used to fund the Groeneveld acquisition that closed on July 3, 2017, and lower cash used in share repurchases 
of $57.6 million during 2017 compared with 2016.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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,

2017

2016

105.4 $

2.7

854.2

962.3 $

121.6

3.8

836.9 $

19.2

5.0

635.0

659.2

148.8

2.7

507.7

December 31,

2017

836.9

1,474.9

2,311.8

$

$

2016

507.7

1,310.9

1,818.6

36.2%

27.9%

$

$

$

$

$

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,  2017,  $118.9  million  of  the  Company's  $121.6  million  of  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 its Senior Credit Facility or Accounts Receivable Facility in order to minimize total interest expense. Repatriation 
of non-U.S. cash could be subject to 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 
includes making investments in facilities, 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 where feasible.

The Company expects that any cash requirements in excess of cash on hand and cash generated from operating 
activities 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 has a $100.0 million Accounts Receivable Facility that matures on November 30, 2018. The Company 
is exploring opportunities to refinance the facility prior to its maturity. The Accounts Receivable Facility is subject to 
certain borrowing base limitations and is secured by certain domestic accounts receivable of the Company. Certain 
borrowing base limitations reduced the availability of the Accounts Receivable Facility to $82.3 million at December 31, 
2017. As  of  December 31,  2017,  the  Company  had  $62.9  million  in  outstanding  borrowings,  which  reduced  the 
availability under the facility to $19.4 million. The interest rate on the Accounts Receivable Facility is variable and was 
2.15% as of December 31, 2017, which reflects the prevailing commercial paper rate plus facility fees. 

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The Company has a $500.0 million Senior Credit Facility that matures on June 19, 2020. At December 31, 2017, the 
Senior Credit Facility had outstanding borrowings of $52.0 million, which reduced the availability to $448.0 million. The 
Senior Credit Facility has two financial covenants: a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage 
ratio.  The  maximum  consolidated  leverage  ratio  permitted  under  the  Senior  Credit  Facility  is  3.5  to  1.0.  As  of 
December 31, 2017, the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio was 2.0 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,  2017,  the  Company’s 
consolidated interest coverage ratio was 13.8 to 1.0.

The interest rate under the Senior Credit Facility is variable and represents a blended U.S. Dollar and Euro rate with 
a spread based on the Company’s debt rating. This rate was 1.83% as of December 31, 2017. 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.

Other sources of liquidity include short-term lines of credit for certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, which 
provide for borrowings up to approximately $288.9 million. Most of these credit lines are uncommitted. At December 31, 
2017, the Company had borrowings outstanding of $42.5 million and bank guarantees of $0.2 million, which reduced 
the availability under these facilities to $246.2 million.

On September 7, 2017, the Company issued the 2027 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of €150 million. On 
September 18, 2017, the Company entered into the €100 million 2020 Term Loan. Proceeds from the 2027 Notes and 
2020 Term Loan were used to repay amounts drawn from the Senior Credit Facility to fund the Groeneveld acquisition. 
Refer  to  Note  10  -  Financing Arrangements  in  the  Notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  for  additional 
information.

At December 31, 2017, the Company was in full compliance with the covenants under the Senior Credit Facility and 
its  other  debt  agreements. 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, 2017, the Company could have borrowed the full amounts available under the Senior 
Credit Facility and Accounts Receivable Facility and still would have been in compliance with all of its debt covenants.

The Company expects to generate operating cash of approximately $350 million in 2018, an increase from 2017 of 
approximately  $113  million  or  48%,  as  the  Company  anticipates  higher  net  income  and  lower  working  capital 
requirements. The Company expects capital expenditures to be 3.5% to 4.0% of sales in 2018, compared with 3.5%
of sales in 2017.

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The Company’s contractual debt obligations and contractual commitments outstanding as of December 31, 2017 were 
as follows:

Payments due by period:

Contractual Obligations
Interest payments

Long-term debt, including current portion

Short-term debt

Purchase commitments
Operating leases

Retirement benefits

Total

Total

Less than
1 Year

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

More than
5 Years

$

239.3 $

31.1 $

59.6 $

56.0 $

856.9

105.4

41.3

105.4

250.9

2.7

105.4

38.2

33.5

15.0

171.7

—

3.1

46.6

73.7

1.7

—

—

18.9

57.9

$

1,599.2 $

225.9 $

354.7 $

134.5 $

92.6

680.8

—

—

6.4

104.3

884.1

The interest payments beyond five years primarily relate to long-term fixed-rate notes. Refer to Note 10 - Financing 
Arrangements in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 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 contractually is 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. Refer to Note 14 - 
Retirement Benefit Plans and Note 15 - Other Postretirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for additional information. 

During 2017, the Company made cash contributions of approximately $11.5 million to its global defined benefit pension 
plans and $12.4 million to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company currently expects to make contributions 
to its global defined benefit pension plans totaling approximately $10 million in 2018.  The Company also expects to 
make payments of approximately $5 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2018. Excluding Mark-to-Market 
Charges, the Company expects slightly lower pension expense. Mark-to-Market Charges are not accounted for in the 
2018 outlook because the amount will not be known until the fourth quarter of 2018. Refer to Note 14 - Retirement 
Benefit Plans and Note 15 - Other Postretirement Benefit Plans in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
for additional information.

Refer to Note 11 - Contingencies and Note 17 - Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
for additional information regarding the Company's exposure for certain legal and tax matters.

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 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized approximately $83 million, $68 million and $66 million, 
respectively, in net sales under the percentage-of-completion method. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $67.3 
million and $63.5 million of accounts receivable, net, respectively, related to these net sales. 

Inventory:
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with approximately 55% valued by the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") 
method and the remaining 45% valued by the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method. The majority of the Company’s domestic 
inventories are valued by the LIFO method, while 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 $11.9 million during 2017 compared 
to an increase in its LIFO reserve of $4.7 million during 2016.

Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets:
The  Company  tests  goodwill  and  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  for  impairment  at  least  annually,  performing  its 
annual impairment test as of October 1st. 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. 
Each interim period, the Company assesses whether or not an indicator of impairment is present that would necessitate 
a goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment analysis be performed in an interim period other than during 
the fourth quarter.

The Company reviews goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Mobile Industries segment has four 
reporting  units  and  the  Process  Industries  segment  has  two  reporting  units. The  reporting  units  within  the  Mobile 
Industries  segment  are  Mobile  Industries,  Lubrication  Systems,  Aerospace  Drive  Systems  (formerly  Aerospace 
Transmissions) and Aerospace Bearing Inspection (formerly Aerospace Aftermarket). The reporting units within the 
Process Industries segment are Process Industries and Industrial Services. The Lubrication Systems reporting unit 
was established as a result of the Groeneveld acquisition. 

Accounting  guidance  permits  an  entity  to  first  assess  qualitative  factors  to  determine  whether  additional  goodwill 
impairment  testing  is  required.  The  Company  chose  to  utilize  this  qualitative  assessment  in  the  annual  goodwill 
impairment testing of the Process Industries, Industrial Services and Lubrication Systems reporting units in the fourth 
quarter of 2017. Based on this qualitative assessment, the Company concluded that it was not more likely than not 
that the fair values of these reporting units were less than their respective carrying values. 

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The Company chose to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis in the annual goodwill impairment testing 
of the Mobile Industries, Aerospace Drive Systems and Aerospace Bearing Inspection reporting units in the fourth 
quarter of 2017. The quantitative 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 prepares its quantitative 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  margins  and  capital 
expenditures. The  Company’s  reporting  units  each  provide  their  forecast  of  results  for  the  next  four  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 forecast by the reporting units), as well as projections of future operating margins (for the 
period beyond the forecast three years). During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company used discount rates for its 
reporting units of 8.5% to 12.5% and a terminal revenue growth rate of 1.0% to 3.0%.

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 2017, the Company used sales multiples of 0.85 to 2.75 for its reporting 
units. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company used EBITDA multiples of 6.8 to 9.0 for its reporting units. 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $511.8 million of goodwill on its Consolidated Balance Sheet, of which 
$254.3 million was attributable to the Mobile Industries segment and $257.5 million was attributable to the Process 
Industries segment. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for the carrying amount of goodwill by segment. Material goodwill does not exist at reporting units that are 
at risk of failing step one of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis. 

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.

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Income taxes:
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.

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. Deferred tax assets relate primarily to 
pension and postretirement benefit obligations in the United States, which the Company believes are more likely than 
not to result in future tax benefits. 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. The Company recorded $12.6 million of tax benefit related to 
the reversal of valuation allowances in 2017 and $34.7 million of tax benefit related to the reversal of valuation allowances 
in 2015. There were no valuation allowance reversals in 2016. Refer to Note 17 - Income Taxes in the Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the valuation allowance reversals. 

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 2017, the Company recorded 
$30.6 million of net tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions, which consist of recorded tax items of $40.2 million 
related to expiration of applicable statues of limitations in multiple jurisdictions, a reduction in prior year reserves and 
a reduction in accrued interest that is partially offset by $9.6 million related to current and prior year tax positions. Refer 
to Note 17 - Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the uncertain 
tax positions reserve reversals. 

Benefit Plans:
The Company sponsors a number of defined benefit pension plans that cover eligible associates. The Company also 
sponsors several funded and unfunded postretirement 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  also  are  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 affect materially the Company's 
pension and other postretirement 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 postretirement 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  postretirement  welfare  plans. The  bonds  included  in  the  portfolio  generally  are  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 also is 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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Effective January 1, 2017, the Company voluntarily changed its accounting principles for recognizing actuarial gains 
and losses and expected returns on plan assets for its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, 
with retrospective application to prior periods. Prior to 2017, the Company amortized, as a component of pension and 
other  postretirement  expense,  unrecognized  actuarial  gains  and  losses  (included  within  Accumulated  other 
comprehensive income (loss)) over the average remaining service period of active plan participants expected to receive 
benefits under the plan, or average remaining life expectancy of inactive plan participants when all or almost all of 
individual plan participants were inactive. The Company also historically calculated the market-related value of plan 
assets based on a five-year market adjustment. Under the new principles, actuarial gains and losses will be immediately 
recognized through net periodic benefit cost in the Statement of Income, upon the annual remeasurement in the fourth 
quarter, or on an interim basis if specific events trigger a remeasurement. In addition, the Company has changed its 
accounting policy for measuring the market-related value of plan assets from a calculated amount (based on a five-
year smoothing of asset returns) to fair value. The Company believes these changes are preferable as they result in 
an accelerated recognition of actuarial gains and losses and changes in fair value of plan assets in its Consolidated 
Statement of Income, which provides greater transparency and better aligns with fair value principles by fully reflecting 
the impact of interest rate and economic changes on the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities 
and assets in the Company's operating results in the year in which the gains and losses are incurred.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans:

The Company recognized net periodic benefit cost of $30.3 million in 2017 for defined benefit pension plans, compared 
with net periodic benefit cost of $73.4 million in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to actuarial losses of $23.2 
million recognized in 2017, compared with actuarial losses of $60.9 million in 2017. In addition, the Company recognized 
lower interest expense of $5.0 million, partially offset by lower expected return on plan assets of $1.7 million. In 2017, 
the Company recognized actuarial losses of $23.2 million primarily due to the impact of a net reduction in the discount 
rate used to measure its defined benefit pension obligations of $52.9 million and the impact of experience losses and 
other changes in valuation assumptions of $8.7 million, partially offset by higher than expected returns on plan assets 
of $38.4 million. The impact of the net reduction in the discount rate used to measure the Company's defined benefit 
pension obligations was primarily driven by a 54 basis point reduction in the discount rate used to measure its U.S. 
defined benefit plan obligations. The higher than expected asset returns of $38.4 million resulted from a net asset gain 
of $77.5 million on actual assets in 2017, or positive 10.6% weighted average return on pension plan assets of $824.3 
million, compared with an expected return of $39.1 million, or 4.44%, in 2017. 

In 2016, the Company recognized actuarial losses of $60.9 million primarily due to the impact of a net reduction in the 
discount rate used to measure its defined benefit pension obligations of $86.9 million and the impact of experience 
losses and other changes in valuation assumptions of $10.2 million, partially offset by higher than expected returns 
on plan assets of $36.2 million. The impact of the net reduction in the discount rate used to measure the Company's 
defined benefit pension obligations was primarily driven by a 125 basis point reduction in the discount rate used to 
measure its defined benefit plan obligations in the United Kingdom and a 36 basis point reduction in the discount rate 
used to measure its defined benefit plan obligations in the United States. The higher than expected asset returns of 
$36.2 million resulted from a net asset gain of $77.0 million on actual assets in 2016, or positive 8.5% weighted average 
return on pension plan assets of $798.3 million, compared with an expected return of $40.8 million, or 5.09%, in 2016. 

In 2018, the Company expects net periodic benefit cost of approximately $6 million for defined benefit pension plans, 
compared with net periodic benefit cost of $30.3 million in 2017. Net periodic benefit cost for 2018 does not include 
Mark-to-Market Charges that will be recognized immediately through earnings in the fourth quarter of 2018, or on an 
interim basis if specific events trigger a remeasurement. Excluding the actuarial losses of $23.2 million recognized in 
2017, the expected net periodic benefit cost of $5.8 million in 2018 compares to net periodic benefit cost of $7.1 million
in 2017 as the Company expects higher expected return on plan assets of $2.1 million and lower interest costs of $1.4 
million, partially offset by lower curtailment of $1.1 million and higher service costs of $0.8 million. 

The Company expects to contribute approximately $10 million to its defined benefit pension plans in 2018 compared 
with $11.5 million in 2017. 

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For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied a weighted-average discount rate of 4.34% to its U.S. defined 
benefit pension plans. For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply a weighted-average discount rate of 
3.80% to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans. 

For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied an expected weighted-average rate of return of 5.92% for the 
Company’s U.S. pension plan assets. For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply an expected weighted-
average rate of return on plan assets of 5.78%.

The following table presents the sensitivity of the Company's U.S. projected pension benefit obligation ("PBO") and 
2017 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, 2017
PBO

Change to
2017 Expense

Change

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

22.7 $
 N/A
 N/A

22.7
1.2
—

In the table above, a 25 basis point decrease in the discount rate will increase the PBO by $22.7 million and decrease 
income before income taxes by $22.7 million. Defined benefit pension plans in the United States represent 66% of the 
Company's benefit obligation and 65% of the fair value of the Company's plan assets at December 31, 2017.

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Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:

The Company recognized net periodic benefit credit of $1.4 million in 2017 for other postretirement benefit plans, 
compared with net periodic benefit cost of $10.6 million in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to actuarial gains of 
$4.0 million recognized in 2017, compared with actuarial losses of $4.5 million in 2016. In addition, the Company 
recognized lower amortization of prior service cost of $2.0 million and lower interest expense of $1.9 million. In 2017, 
the Company offered a financial incentive for eligible participants of the Company's retiree health and life insurance 
plans to opt-out of coverage from the plans. The Company recognized actuarial gains in 2017 as a result of the opt-
out program impact of $14.4 million and higher than expected returns on plan assets of $3.7 million, partially offset by 
the  net  impact  of  assumption  changes  of  $14.1  million,  including  the  impact  of  a  40  basis  point  reduction  in  the 
Company's discount rate used to measure its defined benefit postretirement obligations of $6.9 million and the impact 
of other assumption changes of $7.2 million. 

The Company recognized actuarial losses in 2016 as a result of the net impact of assumption changes of $4.3 million, 
including the impact of a 42 basis point reduction in the Company's discount rate used to measure its defined benefit 
postretirement obligations of $8.2 million, offset by the impact of other assumption changes of $3.9 million, and lower 
than expected asset returns on plan assets of $0.2 million.

The lower amortization of prior service costs in 2017 was due to an amendment to the Company's postretirement 
benefit  plan  in  2016.  As  a  result  of  this  amendment,  the  Company  has  ceased  offering  company-subsidized 
postretirement  medical  benefits  to  certain  U.S.  employees  who  retire  after  December  31,  2016. This  amendment 
reduced the accumulated benefit obligation by $11.4 million in 2016. This amount is being amortized over the remaining 
service period of the employees affected by this amendment. The lower interest expense in 2017 was primarily due 
to a 42 basis point reduction in the discount rate used for expense purposes. 

In 2018, the Company expects net periodic benefit cost of $2.2 million for other postretirement benefit plans, compared 
to net periodic benefit credit of $1.4 million in 2017. Net periodic benefit cost for 2018 does not include Mark-to-Market 
Charges that will be recognized immediately through earnings in the fourth quarter of 2018, or on an interim basis if 
specific events trigger a remeasurement. Excluding the actuarial gain of $4.0 million recognized in 2017, the expected 
net periodic benefit cost of $2.2 million in 2018 compares to net periodic benefit cost of $2.6 million in 2017 as the 
Company expects lower interest costs of $1.6 million and lower amortization of prior service cost of $0.6 million, partially 
offset by a lower expected return on plan assets of $1.9 million. The expected decrease in interest costs is primarily 
due to a 40 basis point reduction in the discount rated used for expense purposes for 2018. The lower expected return 
on plan assets is primarily due to a reduction in return on assets in the Company's Voluntary Employee Beneficiary 
Association ("VEBA") trust in 2017 that will affect the expected return on plan assets in 2018. 

For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied a discount rate of 3.97% to its other postretirement benefit plans. 
For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply a discount rate of 3.57% to its other postretirement benefit 
plans. For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied an expected rate of return of 6.00% to the VEBA trust 
assets. For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply an expected rate of return of 4.50% to the VEBA trust 
assets. 

The  following  table  presents  the  sensitivity  of  the  Company's  accumulated  other  postretirement  benefit  obligation 
("ABO") and 2017 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, 2017
ABO

Change to
2017 Expense

$

4.4 $
 N/A
 N/A

4.4
0.2
—

Change

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

In the table above, a 25 basis point decrease in the discount rate will increase the ABO by $4.4 million and decrease 
income before income taxes by $4.4 million. 

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For measurement purposes for postretirement 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 6.25% for 2018, 
declining steadily for the next six years to 5.00%; and 8.25% for HMO benefits for 2018, declining gradually for the 
next 13 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 2017 total 
service and interest cost components by $0.2 million and would have increased the postretirement obligation by $4.4 
million. A one percentage point decrease would provide corresponding reductions of $0.2 million and $3.9 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 
clean-up, 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 $3.7 million, $5.6 million
and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 
2017, the Company recorded a positive non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment of $44.7 million that increased 
shareholders’ equity, compared with a negative non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment of $24.5 million that 
decreased shareholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2016. The foreign currency translation adjustments 
for the year ended December 31, 2017 were impacted positively by the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to 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. The  U.S. 
government currently is conducting a review of whether or not this antidumping duty order should continue in place 
for an additional five years. Furthermore, in 2017 the U.S. government initiated, after receipt of a petition from the 
Company, an antidumping duty investigation of certain tapered roller bearings from the Republic of Korea ("Korea"). 
The Korea antidumping duty investigation is ongoing.

Quarterly Dividend:

On February 9, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common 
share. The quarterly dividend will be paid on March 2, 2018 to shareholders of record as of February 20, 2018. This 
will be the 383rd consecutive quarterly 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  2017 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  17  through  45  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. 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 foreign 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 or supplier bankruptcies or liquidations, the impact of changes in industrial 
business cycles, and whether conditions of fair trade continue in our 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) 

the impact of changes to the Company's accounting methods, including the actual impact of the adoption 
of mark-to-market accounting;

(j)  retention of CDSOA distributions; and 

(k)  those items identified under Item 1A. Risk Factors on pages 6 through 11.

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 $2.8 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, 2017, there were $386.9 million of hedges in place. A uniform 10% weakening of 
the U.S. dollar against all currencies would have resulted in a charge of $26.3 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 Income

Interest expense

Interest income

Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act income, net

Other income (expense), net

Income Before Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net Income

Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest

Net Income Attributable to The Timken Company

Net Income per Common Share Attributable to The Timken Company
 Common Shareholders

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Dividends per share

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in millions)

Net Income

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and postretirement 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 attributable to noncontrolling interest

Year Ended December 31,

2017

2016

2015

(Revised)

(Revised)

$

3,003.8 $

2,669.8 $

2,193.4

810.4

521.4

4.3

—

—

284.7

(37.1)

2.9

—

9.4

259.9

57.6

202.3

(1.1)

2,001.3

668.5

470.7

21.7

—

1.6

174.5

(33.5)

1.9

59.6

(0.9)

201.6

60.5

141.1

0.3

$

$

$

$

203.4 $

140.8 $

2.62 $

2.58 $

1.07 $

1.79 $

1.78 $

1.04 $

2,872.3

2,052.8

819.5

457.7

14.7

(28.7)

119.9

255.9

(33.4)

2.7

—

(7.5)

217.7

26.3

191.4

2.8

188.6

2.23

2.21

1.03

Year Ended December 31,

2017

2016

2015

(Revised)

(Revised)

$

202.3 $

141.1 $

191.4

47.1

(1.8)

(3.3)

42.0

244.3

1.3

(22.8)

1.1

0.1

(21.6)

119.5

2.0

(64.8)

(2.4)

1.1

(66.1)

125.3

0.7

124.6

Comprehensive Income Attributable to The Timken Company

$

243.0 $

117.5 $

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 (2017 - $20.3 million; 2016 - $20.2 million)

Inventories, net
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
Other current assets

Total Current Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Other Assets

Goodwill

Other intangible assets

Non-current pension 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 postretirement 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) (2017 - 98,375,135; 2016 - 98,375,135 shares)

Stated capital
Other paid-in capital

Earnings invested in the business
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Treasury shares at cost (2017 - 20,672,133; 2016 - 20,925,492 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,

2017

2016
(Revised)

121.6 $
3.8
524.9

738.9
29.7
81.2
1,500.1

864.2

511.8

420.6

19.7

61.0

25.0

148.8

2.7
438.0

553.7
20.3
48.4
1,211.9

804.4

357.5

271.0

32.1

51.4

34.9

1,038.1

3,402.4 $

746.9

2,763.2

105.4 $
2.7
265.2

127.9

9.8
160.7

671.7

854.2
167.3

122.6
44.0
67.7
1,255.8

19.2

5.0
176.2

85.9

16.9

149.5

452.7

635.0
154.7

131.5
3.9
74.5
999.6

—

—

53.1
903.8
1,408.4
(38.3)
(884.3)

1,442.7

32.2

1,474.9

$

3,402.4 $

53.1
906.9
1,289.3
(77.9)
(891.7)

1,279.7

31.2

1,310.9

2,763.2

 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in millions)

CASH PROVIDED (USED)

Operating Activities

Year Ended December 31,

2017

2016

2015

(Revised)

(Revised)

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest

$

203.4 $
(1.1)

140.8 $
0.3

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

Impairment charges

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

Gain on divestitures

Deferred income tax benefit

Stock-based compensation expense

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

Investing Activities

Capital expenditures

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $35.0 million in 2017, $2.5 million in 2016
   and $0.1 million in 2015

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
Divestitures

Investments in short-term marketable securities, net

Other

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Financing Activities

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

Purchase of treasury shares

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

Shares surrendered for taxes

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

Payments on long-term debt

Deferred financing costs

Accounts receivable securitization financing borrowings

Accounts receivable securitization financing payments

Short-term debt activity, net

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

Other

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

(Decrease) Increase 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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137.7

0.1
(2.1)
—
(0.4)
24.7

28.9
(23.9)

(42.3)
(132.1)
70.7

36.3
(36.2)
(26.9)
236.8

(104.7)

(346.8)

7.1
—
(3.6)
(0.7)
(448.7)

(83.3)
(43.4)
32.9
(11.4)
927.8

(684.5)
(1.2)
56.7
(42.7)
19.9
(1.2)
(2.6)
167.0

17.7
(27.2)
148.8
121.6 $

131.7

3.9

1.6

—
(15.0)
14.1

84.0
(24.7)

20.3

10.1

12.2
(2.8)
23.5

3.9
403.9

(137.5)

(72.6)

1.5
—
(2.6)
0.2
(211.0)

(81.6)
(101.0)
4.3
(1.9)
340.5
(345.3)
—
50.0
(50.1)
7.2
(2.5)
9.1
(171.3)
(2.4)
19.2

129.6
148.8 $

188.6

2.8

130.8

3.3
11.8
(28.7)
(22.2)
18.4

95.3
(29.8)

11.9

53.1

11.6
(47.7)
(40.4)
21.5

380.3

(105.6)

(213.3)

9.8
46.2
(1.8)
(0.5)
(265.2)

(87.0)
(309.7)
4.1
(4.0)
265.7
(190.6)
(2.0)
116.0
(67.0)
6.0
14.8

6.6
(247.1)
(17.2)
(149.2)
278.8
129.6

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

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Year Ended December 31, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015 (Revised)

Net income

Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and other postretirement liability adjustment
   (net of income tax expense of $6.2 million)

Change in fair value of derivative financial
   instruments, net of reclassifications
Investment in joint venture by noncontrolling
   interest party
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interest
Dividends – $1.03 per share
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
Stock-based compensation expense
Purchase of treasury shares
Stock option exercise activity
Restricted share activity
Shares surrendered for taxes

Balance at December 31, 2015 (Revised)

Year Ended December 31, 2016

Net income

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and other postretirement liability adjustment
   (net of income tax expense of $13.1 million)

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

Investment in joint venture by noncontrolling
   interest party

Dividends declared to noncontrolling interest

Dividends – $1.04 per share

Excess tax benefit from stock compensation

Stock-based compensation expense

Purchase of treasury shares

Stock option exercise activity

Restricted share activity

Shares surrendered for taxes

Balance at December 31, 2016 (Revised)

Year Ended December 31, 2017

Cumulative effect of ASU 2016-09

Net income (loss)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and other postretirement liability adjustment
   (net of $1.1 income tax benefit)

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

Dividends declared to noncontrolling interest

Dividends – $1.07 per share
Stock-based compensation expense
Purchase of treasury shares
Stock option exercise activity
Restricted share activity
Shares surrendered for taxes

Balance at December 31, 2017

$ 1,594.3 $
191.4
(64.8)

(2.4)

1.1

6.6

(0.2)
(87.0)
1.5
18.4
(309.7)
4.2
0.2
(4.0)  
$ 1,349.6 $

141.1
(22.8)

1.1

0.1

9.3

(0.3)
(81.6)
(1.1)
14.1

(101.0)
4.3

—
(1.9)  
$ 1,310.9 $

0.5

202.3

47.1

(1.8)

(3.3)

(0.3)
(83.3)
24.7
(43.4)
32.9
—
(11.4)  
$ 1,474.9 $

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

53.1 $ 899.4 $ 1,128.5 $

9.4 $ (509.2) $

(62.7)

(2.4)

1.1

188.6

(87.0)

1.5
18.4

(7.5)
(6.7)

53.1 $ 905.1 $ 1,230.1 $

140.8

(81.6)

(1.1)

14.1

(2.5)

(8.7)

53.1 $ 906.9 $ 1,289.3 $

1.5

(1.0)
203.4

(309.7)
11.7
6.9
(4.0)  
(54.6) $ (804.3) $

(24.5)

1.1

0.1

(101.0)
6.8

8.7
(1.9)  
(77.9) $ (891.7) $

44.7

(1.8)

(3.3)

(83.3)

24.7

(10.7)
(18.6)

53.1 $ 903.8 $ 1,408.4 $

(43.4)
43.6
18.6
(11.4)  
(38.3) $ (884.3) $

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13.1

2.8
(2.1)

6.6

(0.2)

20.2

0.3

1.7

9.3

(0.3)

31.2

(1.1)
2.4

(0.3)

32.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 where the Company exercises significant influence, but 
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 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $83 million, $68 million, and $66 million, respectively, 
in net sales under the percentage-of-completion method. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, net accounts receivable 
included costs in excess of billings of $67.3 million and $63.5 million, respectively, related to these net sales. 

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 $3.8 million and $2.7 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, was restricted. The increase was 
primarily due to cash restricted for bank guarantees of $0.5 million and for unclaimed dividends by foreign subsidiaries 
to minority shareholders of $0.6 million.

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, with approximately 55% valued by the FIFO method and the 
remaining 45% valued by the LIFO method. The majority of the Company’s domestic inventories are valued by the 
LIFO method, while all of the Company’s international inventories are 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, 2017 and 2016
with a fair value and cost basis of $16.4 million and $11.7 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 10 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 
1st.  Furthermore,  goodwill  and  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 
generally  based  upon  specific  claims  and  in  certain  instances  based  on  historical  warranty  claim  experience  in 
accordance with accounting rules relating to contingent liabilities. When the Company becomes 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 those 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. Translation 
adjustments for assets and liabilities 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.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment 
of $44.7 million that increased shareholders’ equity, compared with a non-cash foreign currency translation adjustment 
of $24.5 million that decreased shareholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2016. The foreign currency 
translation adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2017 were positively impacted by the weakening of the U.S. 
dollar relative to most other currencies.

The Company recognized a foreign currency exchange loss resulting from transactions of $3.7 million, $5.6 million
and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits:
Prior to January 1, 2017, the Company recognized 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 other postretirement benefit plans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, with a corresponding adjustment 
to accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income 
represented the net unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior service costs that were amortized 
in future periods as a component of net periodic benefit cost. 

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Beginning on January 1, 2017, the Company changed its accounting principles for recognizing actuarial gains and 
losses and expected returns on plan assets. The Company now recognizes actuarial gains and losses immediately 
through net periodic benefit cost included in cost of products sold and SG&A expense upon the annual remeasurement 
in the fourth quarter, or on an interim basis if specific events trigger a remeasurement. Also, the market-related value 
of plan assets is measured at fair value. These changes in accounting principles were applied retrospectively; therefore, 
prior period amounts impacted have been revised accordingly herein. For further information, refer to Note 2 - Change 
in Accounting Principles in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stock-Based Compensation: 
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the related vesting period of the awards based 
on the fair value on the grant date. 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.

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 updates these estimates and assumptions regularly to reflect recent experience.

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

New Accounting Guidance Adopted:

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 
2016-09,  "Compensation  -  Stock  Compensation  (Topic  718):  Improvements  to  Employee  Share-Based  Payment 
Accounting." ASU 2016-09 simplifies various aspects of the accounting for stock-based payments. The simplifications 
include: 

a. 

recording all tax effects associated with stock-based compensation through the income statement, as opposed 
to recording certain amounts in other paid-in capital, which eliminates the requirements to calculate a “windfall 
pool”; 

b.  allowing entities to withhold shares to satisfy the employer’s statutory tax withholding requirement up to the 
highest marginal tax rate applicable to employees rather than the employer’s minimum statutory rate, without 
requiring liability classification for the award; 

c.  modifying the requirement to estimate the number of awards that will ultimately vest by providing an accounting 

policy election to either estimate the number of forfeitures or recognize forfeitures as they occur;

d.  changing certain presentation requirements in the statement of cash flows, including removing the requirement 
to present excess tax benefits as an inflow from financing activities and an outflow from operating activities 
and requiring the cash paid to taxing authorities arising from withheld shares to be classified as a financing 
activity; and 

e.  amending the assumed proceeds from applying the treasury stock method when computing earnings per share 

to exclude the amount of excess tax benefits that would be recognized in additional paid-in capital. 

On January 1, 2017, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-09. The presentation of shares surrendered 
by employees to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement was applied retrospectively in the Consolidated 
Statement of Cash Flows. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09, $1.9 million and $4.0 million was reclassified 
from the other accrued expenses line in the operating activities section of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
to the shares surrendered for taxes line in the financing activities section for the 12 months ended December 31, 2016
and December 31, 2015, respectively.

In addition, the adoption of ASU 2016-09 resulted in the Company making an accounting policy election to change 
how it will recognize the number of stock awards that will ultimately vest. In the past, the Company applied a forfeiture 
rate to shares granted. With the adoption of ASU 2016-09, the Company will recognize forfeitures as they occur. This 
change resulted in the Company recording a cumulative effect decrease to retained earnings of $1.0 million, as reflected 
in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity. In addition, the Company began recording the tax effects 
associated with stock-based compensation through the income statement on a prospective basis, which resulted in a 
tax benefit of $1.9 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2017. Finally, the Company adjusted dilutive shares 
to remove the excess tax benefits from the calculation of earnings per share on a prospective basis. The revised 
calculation is more dilutive, but it did not change earnings per share for prior years.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, "Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory." ASU 
2015-11  requires  inventory  to  be  measured  at  the  lower  of  cost  and  net  realizable  value,  which  is  defined  as  the 
estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal 
and transportation. Under existing guidance, net realizable value is one of several acceptable measures of market 
value that could be used to measure inventory at the lower of cost or market and, as such, the new guidance reduces 
the complexity in the measurement. On January 1, 2017, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2015-11 on a 
prospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2015-11 did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations 
or financial condition. For our disclosures related to inventories, refer to Note 7 - Inventories.

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

New Accounting Guidance Issued and Not Yet Adopted:

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to 
Accounting for Hedging Activities", which impacts both designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging 
relationships and the presentation of hedge results. ASU 2017-12 amends and clarifies the requirements to qualify for 
hedge accounting, removes the requirement to recognize changes in fair value from certain hedges in current earnings, 
and specifies the presentation of changes in fair value in the income statement for all hedging instruments. ASU 2017-12 
is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 
15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been 
issued, but the effect of adoption is required to be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The 
Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of ASU 2017-12 will have on the Company's results of 
operations and financial condition.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification 
Accounting." ASU 2017-09 provides clarity on which changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards 
require entities to apply the modification accounting provisions required in Topic 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for 
public  companies  for  annual  reporting  periods  beginning  after  December  15,  2017,  with  early  adoption  permitted, 
including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company does 
not expect that the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and 
financial condition, as the Company does not anticipate future modifications of share-based payment awards.

In  March  2017,  the  FASB  issued ASU  2017-07,  “Compensation  -  Retirement  Benefits  (Topic  715):  Improving  the 
Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” ASU 2017-07 impacts where 
the components of net benefit cost are presented within an entity’s income statement. Service cost will be included in 
other employee compensation costs within operating income and is the only component that may be capitalized when 
applicable. The other components of net periodic benefit cost will be presented separately outside of operating income. 
ASU 2017-07 is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and 
interim periods within that reporting period. Accordingly, the Company plans to adopt ASU 2017-07 during the first 
quarter  of  2018.  The  Company's  assessment  has  indicated  that  the  adoption  of ASU  2017-07  will  result  in  the 
reclassification of certain amounts from cost of products sold and SG&A expenses to other income (expense), net in 
the Consolidated Statement of Income. The amounts impacted include all components of net benefit cost, except for 
the service cost component, for the Company's defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. 
The amounts impacted may be material to individual line items on the Consolidated Statement of Income, but will have 
no impact on the Company's net income. The Company will finalize its analysis on the effect that the adoption of ASU 
2017-07 will have on the Company's results of operations during the first quarter of 2018.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test 
for  Goodwill  Impairment.”  Prior  to  the  issuance  of  the  new  accounting  guidance,  entities  first  assessed  qualitative 
factors to determine whether a two-step goodwill impairment test was necessary. When entities bypassed or failed the 
qualitative analysis, they were required to apply a two-step goodwill impairment test. Step 1 compared a reporting 
unit’s fair value to its carrying amount to determine if there is a potential impairment. If the carrying amount of a reporting 
unit exceeds its fair value, Step 2 was required to be completed. Step 2 involved determining the implied fair value of 
goodwill and comparing it to the carrying amount of that goodwill to measure the impairment loss, if any. ASU 2017-04 
eliminates Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test. ASU 2017-04 will require that a goodwill impairment loss be 
measured at the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying amount exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying 
amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 is effective for public companies for years beginning after December 15, 2019, with 
early adoption permitted, and must be applied prospectively. While the effect of adopting ASU 2017-04 will not be 
known until the period of adoption, the Company currently does not expect it to materially impact the Company's results 
of operations and financial condition.

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of 
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." ASU 2016-13 changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial 
assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The new guidance will 
replace the current incurred loss approach with an expected loss model. The new expected credit loss impairment 
model will apply to most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, including trade 
and other receivables, loans, held-to-maturity debt instruments, net investments in leases, loan commitments and 
standby letters of credit. Upon initial recognition of the exposure, the expected credit loss model requires entities to 
estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure (or pool of exposures). The estimate of expected credit 
losses should consider historical information, current information and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including 
estimates of prepayments. Financial instruments with similar risk characteristics should be grouped together when 
estimating expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 does not prescribe a specific method to make the estimate, so its 
application will require significant judgment. ASU 2016-13 is effective for public companies in fiscal years beginning 
after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the 
effect that the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. 

In  February  2016,  the  FASB  issued ASU  2016-02,  "Leases  (Topic  842)." ASU  2016-02  was  issued  to  increase 
transparency and comparability among entities by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet 
and disclosing key information about lease arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public companies for fiscal 
years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently 
evaluating the effect that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on the Company's results of operations and financial 
condition.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." ASU 2014-09 
(the "New Standard”) 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 the New Standard by one year, which will result in it being effective for 
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. 

The Company has completed the assessment phase of the project, which has identified certain differences from the 
application of the New Standard. The Company is currently designing and implementing procedures and related internal 
controls to address the differences identified, including the expanded disclosure requirements resulting from the New 
Standard, and will adopt the requirements of the New Standard in the first quarter of 2018. The Company has determined 
it will use the modified retrospective method of adoption, such that the cumulative effect of applying the New Standard 
will be recognized at the date of initial application accompanied by additional disclosures comparing the current period 
results presented under the New Standard to the previous accounting method.

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Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The cumulative-effect adjustment of adopting the New Standard is not expected to be material to the Company's results 
of operations and financial condition; however, we will expand certain disclosures as required. The anticipated impact 
principally relates to the acceleration of revenue recognition for certain revenue streams previously accounted for using 
a point-in-time model that will now utilize an over-time model due to the continuous transfer of control to customers. 
Additionally, there are other minor policy changes related to the timing and measurement of recognizing revenue and 
costs  to  better  align  our  policies  with  the  New  Standard  that  are  not  expected  to  result  in  material  changes. The 
Company's belief that the impact to its results of operations and financial condition is not material is based on an 
evaluation of its contracts under the New Standard, which only supports the recognition of revenue over time under 
the cost-to-cost method for a limited number of contracts, primarily in the services, defense, and aerospace market 
sectors.  Revenue  on  the  majority  of  the  Company's  contracts  will  continue  to  be  recognized  as  of  a  point  in  time 
because the criteria in the New Standard for over time recognition have not been met. Additionally, the Company does 
not expect material changes to its consolidated balance sheet. The anticipated impact to the consolidated balance 
sheet primarily relates to reclassifications among financial statement accounts to align with the New Standard and the 
addition of contract asset and contract liability accounts representing costs in excess of billings for in-process contracts 
and deferred revenue, respectively, for revenue that is recognized over-time as previously described. The Company's 
contract balances will be reported in a net contract asset or liability position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end 
of each reporting period.

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Note 2  Change in Accounting Principle 

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Effective January 1, 2017, the Company voluntarily changed its accounting principles for recognizing actuarial gains 
and losses and expected returns on plan assets for its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, 
with retrospective application to prior periods. Prior to 2017, the Company amortized, as a component of pension and 
other  postretirement  expense,  unrecognized  actuarial  gains  and  losses  (included  within  accumulated  other 
comprehensive income (loss)) over the average remaining service period of active plan participants expected to receive 
benefits under the plan, or average remaining life expectancy of inactive plan participants when all or almost all of 
individual plan participants were inactive. The Company also historically calculated the market-related value of plan 
assets based on a five-year market adjustment. Under the new principles, actuarial gains and losses will be immediately 
recognized through net periodic benefit cost in the Statement of Income, upon the annual remeasurement in the fourth 
quarter, or on an interim basis if specific events trigger a remeasurement. In addition, the Company has changed its 
accounting policy for measuring the market-related value of plan assets from a calculated amount (based on a five-
year smoothing of asset returns) to fair value. The Company believes these changes are preferable as they result in 
an accelerated recognition of actuarial gains and losses and changes in fair value of plan assets in its Consolidated 
Statement of Income, which provides greater transparency and better aligns with fair value principles by fully reflecting 
the impact of interest rate and economic changes on the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities 
and assets in the Company's operating results in the year in which the gains and losses are incurred. As of January 
1, 2015, the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principles resulted in a decrease of $487 million in earnings 
invested in the business and a corresponding increase of $492 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss that 
was partially offset by the net impact of the direct effects of these changes on inventory and deferred taxes of $5 million.

The  following  tables  reflect  the  changes  to  financial  statement  line  items  as  a  result  of  the  change  in  accounting 
principles for the periods presented in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements:

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Year Ended December 31:

Previous
Accounting
Method

2017

As Reported

Effect of
Accounting
Change

$

2,199.0 $

2,193.4 $

804.8

518.0

17.3

265.2

240.4

51.1

189.3

190.4 $

2.45 $

2.41 $

810.4

521.4

—

284.7

259.9

57.6

202.3

203.4 $

2.62 $

2.58 $

(5.6)

5.6

3.4

(17.3)

19.5

19.5

6.5

13.0

13.0

0.17

0.17

Cost of products sold

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Pension settlement expenses

Operating income

Income before income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net income

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

$

$

$

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Note 2 – Change in Accounting Principle (continued)

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31:

Cost of products sold

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Pension settlement expenses

Operating income

Income before income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net income

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

$

$

$

Cost of products sold

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Pension settlement expenses

Operating income (loss)

Income (loss) before income taxes

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

Net income (loss)

Net income (loss) attributable to The Timken Company

Basic earnings (loss) per share

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

$

$

2016

As Previously
Reported

Revised

$

1,975.0 $

2,001.3 $

694.8

450.0

28.1

195.0

222.1

69.2

152.9

152.6 $

1.94 $

1.92 $

668.5

470.7

1.6

174.5

201.6

60.5

141.1

140.8 $

1.79 $

1.78 $

2015

As Previously
Reported

Revised

$

2,078.4 $

2,052.8 $

793.9

494.3

465.0

(151.4)

(189.6)

(121.6)

(68.0)

(70.8) $

(0.84) $

(0.84) $

819.5

457.7

119.9

255.9

217.7

26.3

191.4

188.6 $

2.23 $

2.21 $

Effect of
Accounting
Change

26.3

(26.3)

20.7

(26.5)

(20.5)

(20.5)

(8.7)

(11.8)

(11.8)

(0.15)

(0.14)

Effect of
Accounting
Change

(25.6)

25.6

(36.6)

(345.1)

407.3

407.3

147.9

259.4

259.4

3.07

3.05

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended December 31:

Net income
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

Previous
Accounting
Method

2017

As Reported

Effect of
Accounting
Change

$

$

189.3 $

11.2

55.0 $

202.3 $

(1.8)

42.0 $

13.0

(13.0)

(13.0)

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Note 2 – Change in Accounting Principle (continued)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31:

Net income
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and postretirement liability adjustment

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

Comprehensive income, net of tax

Comprehensive income attributable to The Timken Company

Net income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and postretirement liability adjustment

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Comprehensive income, net of tax

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

$

$

$

2016

As Previously
Reported

Revised

152.9 $

141.1 $

(32.8)

(0.6)

(33.3)

119.6

(22.8)

1.1

(21.6)

119.5

117.6 $

117.5 $

2015

Effect of
Accounting
Change

(11.8)

10.0

1.7

11.7

(0.1)

(0.1)

As Previously
Reported

Revised

Effect of
Accounting
Change

(68.0) $

(73.5)

265.9

193.5

125.5

0.8

191.4 $

(64.8)

(2.4)

(66.1)

125.3

0.7

259.4

8.7

(268.3)

(259.6)

(0.2)

(0.1)

(0.1)

Comprehensive income attributable to The Timken Company

$

124.7 $

124.6 $

Consolidated Balance Sheets for the Year Ended December 31:

Previous
Accounting
Method

2017

As Reported

Effect of
Accounting
Change

Inventories, net

Total current assets

Deferred income taxes

Total other assets

Total assets

Earnings invested in the business

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total shareholders' equity

Noncontrolling interest

Total equity

$

731.0 $

738.9 $

1,492.2

64.0

1,041.1

3,397.5

1,634.7

(269.4)

1,437.9

32.1

1,470.0

1,500.1

61.0

1,038.1

3,402.4

1,408.4

(38.3)

1,442.7

32.2

1,474.9

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,397.5 $

3,402.4 $

7.9

7.9

(3.0)

(3.0)

4.9

(226.3)

231.1

4.8

0.1

4.9

4.9

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Note 2 – Change in Accounting Principle (continued)

Consolidated Balance Sheets for the Year Ended December 31:

Inventories, net

Total current assets

Deferred income taxes

Total other assets

Total assets

Earnings invested in the business

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total shareholders' equity

Noncontrolling interest

Total equity

2016

As Previously
Reported

Revised

$

545.8 $

553.7 $

1,204.0

54.4

749.9

2,758.3

1,528.6

(322.0)

1,274.9

31.1

1,306.0

1,211.9

51.4

746.9

2,763.2

1,289.3

(77.9)

1,279.7

31.2

1,310.9

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

2,758.3 $

2,763.2 $

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31:

Effect of
Accounting
Change

7.9

7.9

(3.0)

(3.0)

4.9

(239.3)

244.1

4.8

0.1

4.9

4.9

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Deferred income tax benefit

Pension and other postretirement expense

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Deferred income tax benefit

Pension and other postretirement expense

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Deferred income tax benefit

Pension and other postretirement expense

Inventories

Previous
Accounting
Method

2017

As Reported

Effect of
Accounting
Change

190.4 $

(6.9)

48.4 $

203.4 $

(0.4)

28.9 $

13.0

6.5

(19.5)

2016

As Previously
Reported

Revised

Effect of
Accounting
Change

152.6 $

(6.3)

63.5 $

140.8 $

(15.0)

84.0 $

(11.8)

(8.7)

20.5

2015

As Previously
Reported

Revised

Effect of
Accounting
Change

(70.8) $

(170.1)

502.9

52.8 $

188.6 $

(22.2)

95.3

53.1 $

259.4

147.9

(407.6)

0.3

$

$

$

$

$

$

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Note 2 – Change in Accounting Principle (continued)

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31:

Net income

Pension and postretirement liability adjustment

Net income

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and postretirement liability adjustment

Net income (loss)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Pension and postretirement liability adjustment

Previous
Accounting
Method

2017

As Reported

Effect of
Accounting
Change

189.3 $

11.2 $

202.3 $

(1.8) $

13.0

(13.0)

2016

As Previously
Reported

Revised

Effect of
Accounting
Change

152.9 $

(32.8)

(0.6) $

141.1 $

(22.8)

1.1 $

(11.8)

10.0

1.7

2015

As Previously
Reported

Revised

Effect of
Accounting
Change

(68.0) $

(73.5)

265.9 $

191.4 $

(64.8)

(2.4) $

259.4

8.7

(268.3)

$

$

$

$

$

$

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Note 3    Acquisitions and Divestitures 

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Acquisitions:

The  Company  completed  three  acquisitions  in  2017.  On  July 3,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of 
Groeneveld, a leading provider of automatic lubrication solutions used in on- and off-highway applications. On May 5, 
2017, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of PT Tech, a manufacturer of engineered clutches, brakes, 
hydraulic power take-off units and other torque management devices used in the mining, aggregate, wood recycling 
and  metals  industries.  On April 3,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  Torsion  Control  Products,  a 
manufacturer of engineered torsional couplings used in the construction, agriculture and mining industries. Aggregate 
sales for these companies for the most recent 12 months prior to their respective acquisitions totaled approximately 
$146.2 million. The total purchase price for these acquisitions was $346.2 million, net of $35.4 million of cash received. 
In 2017, the Company incurred acquisition-related fees of $3.7 million to complete these acquisitions. Based on markets 
and customers served, substantially all of the results for Groeneveld, PT Tech and Torsion Control Products are reported 
in the Mobile Industries segment.

During 2016, the Company completed two acquisitions. On October 31, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition 
of EDT, a manufacturer of polymer housed units and stainless steel ball bearings used primarily in the food and beverage 
industry. On July 8, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition of Lovejoy, a manufacturer of premium industrial 
couplings  and  universal  joints. Aggregate  sales  for  these  companies  for  the  most  recent  12  months  prior  to  their 
respective acquisitions totaled approximately $61 million. The total purchase price for these acquisitions was $74.7 
million in cash, net of $1.9 million of cash received, and $2.2 million in assumed debt. In 2017, the Company paid a 
net purchase price adjustment of $0.6 million in connection with the EDT acquisition. Also, the Company incurred 
approximately $1.7 million of acquisition-related fees to acquire EDT and Lovejoy. Substantially all of the results for 
EDT and Lovejoy are reported in the Process Industries segment. The Company assumed certain contingent liabilities, 
including a potential environmental liability, as part of the Lovejoy transaction. Refer to Note 11 - Contingencies for 
additional information on Lovejoy's contingent liabilities.

On September 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Timken Belts, 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 portfolio includes more than 20,000 parts that utilize 
wrap molded, raw edge, v-ribbed and synchronous belt designs. Aggregate sales for Timken Belts for the most recent 
12 months prior to the acquisition were approximately $140 million. The total purchase price for Timken Belts was 
$213.7 million, including cash acquired of approximately $0.1 million. In June 2016, the Company paid a net purchase 
price adjustment of $0.7 million, resulting in an adjustment to goodwill. Also, the Company incurred approximately $1.0 
million of acquisition-related fees to acquire Timken Belts. The results of operations for Timken Belts are reported in 
both the Mobile Industries and Process Industries segments based on customers served.

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 any of the years presented.

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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 2017, 2016 and 2015 are presented below:

Assets:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Other current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Other non-current assets
Total assets acquired

Liabilities:
Accounts payable, trade
Salaries, wages and benefits
Other current liabilities
Short-term debt
Long-term debt
Accrued pension cost
Accrued postretirement liability
Deferred taxes
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities assumed
Net assets acquired

2017

2016

2015

27.6 $
29.4
3.3
31.5
149.7
173.6
1.8
416.9 $

9.5 $
5.8
8.6
0.1
2.9
—
—
42.2
1.0
70.1 $
346.8 $

8.4 $

17.8
5.3
16.5
30.6
27.9
0.1
106.6 $

8.1 $
1.3
4.4
—
2.2
—
—
10.4
7.6
34.0 $
72.6 $

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

$

$

$

$
$

The amounts for 2017 in the table above represent the preliminary purchase price allocations for Groeneveld, PT Tech 
and Torsion Control Products. The preliminary purchase accounting for the Groeneveld acquisition is incomplete as it 
relates to the final determination of fair value for the contingent liabilities assumed in the acquisition and other potential 
post-closing indemnification adjustments. 

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation for identifiable intangible assets acquired in 
2017:

Trade names (indefinite life)
Trade names (finite life)
Technology and know-how
Customer relationships
Other
Capitalized software
Total intangible assets

Weighted-
Average Life
Indefinite
13 years
16 years
17 years
5 years
3 years

31.1
2.2
29.8
108.9
0.2
1.4
173.6  

$

$

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Note 3 – Acquisitions and Divestitures (continued)

The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation for identifiable intangible assets acquired in 2016:

Trade names (indefinite life)
Trade names (finite life)
Technology and know-how
Customer relationships
Other
Capitalized software
Total intangible assets

Weighted-
Average Life
Indefinite
5 years
19 years
20 years
4 years
4 years

3.7
0.2
10.1
13.5
0.3
0.1
27.9

$

$

On July 5, 2017, the Company announced that the Company's majority-owned subsidiary, Timken India, entered into 
a definitive agreement to acquire ABC Bearings. Timken India is a public limited company listed on the National Stock 
Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited. ABC Bearings is a manufacturer of tapered, cylindrical and spherical roller 
bearings and slewing rings in India, and also is listed on the BSE Limited. The transaction is structured as a merger 
of ABC Bearings into Timken India, whereby shareholders of ABC Bearings will receive shares of Timken India as 
consideration. The transaction is subject to receipt of various approvals in India, which are expected to be completed 
in the first half of 2018. ABC Bearings, located in Mumbai, India, operates primarily out of manufacturing facilities in 
Bharuch, Gujarat and Dehradun, Uttarakhand and had annual sales of approximately $29 million for the 12 months 
ended March 31, 2017.

Divestitures:
On October 21, 2015, the Company completed the sale of Alcor. Alcor, located in Mesa, Arizona, had sales of $20.6 
million for the 12 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  divestiture  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 divestiture in the Consolidated Statement of Income. 

Note 4    Investment in Joint Venture 

–

On March 6, 2014, Timken Lux Holdings II S.á 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, a Cyprus entity, for the purpose of producing bearings to serve the rail market sector in Russia. The 
Company and its joint venture partner have a 51% controlling interest and 49% controlling interest, respectively, in 
TUBC  Limited.  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. During 2016, the Company 
and its joint venture partner contributed $9.7 million and $9.3 million, respectively, to TUBC Limited. No additional 
contributions were made during 2017.

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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, 2017, 2016 and 2015: 

Numerator:

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock

Net income 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 earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

2017

2016

2015

203.4 $

140.8 $

—

—

188.6

—

203.4 $

140.8 $

188.6

77,736,398

78,516,029

84,631,778

1,174,751

718,295

714,468

78,911,149

79,234,324

85,346,246

2.62 $

2.58 $

1.79 $

1.78 $

2.23

2.21

$

$

$

$

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. The antidilutive stock options outstanding were 512,657, 2,826,733 and 1,986,907 during 2017, 
2016 and 2015, 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, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively:

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
adjustments

Pension and 
postretirement 
liability 
adjustments

Change in fair 
value of 
derivative 
financial 
instruments

Total

Balance at December 31, 2016

$

(79.8) $

1.5 $

0.4 $

(77.9)

Other comprehensive income (loss) 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 income (loss), net of
income taxes

Non-controlling interest

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

47.1

—

—

47.1

(2.4)

44.7

Balance at December 31, 2017

$

(35.1) $

(4.0)

1.1

1.1

(1.8)

—

(7.1)

1.8

2.0

(3.3)

—

(1.8)

(0.3) $

(3.3)

(2.9) $

36.0

2.9

3.1

42.0

(2.4)

39.6

(38.3)

Foreign 
currency 
translation 
adjustments

Pension and 
postretirement 
liability 
adjustments

Change in fair 
value of 
derivative 
financial 
instruments

Total

Balance at December 31, 2015

$

(55.3) $

0.4 $

0.3 $

(54.6)

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

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

Income tax expense

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

Balance at December 31, 2016

(22.8)

—

—

(22.8)

(1.7)

(24.5)

(79.8) $

$

11.4

2.8

(13.1)

1.1

—

1.1

(0.2)

0.3

—

0.1

—

0.1

1.5 $

0.4 $

(11.6)

3.1

(13.1)

(21.6)

(1.7)

(23.3)

(77.9)

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

The before-tax reclassification of pension and postretirement liability adjustments was due to the amortization of prior 
service costs and was included in costs of products sold and SG&A expenses in the Consolidated Statements of 
Income. For further information about the reclassification of the change in fair value of derivatives financial instruments, 
refer to Note 19 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. 

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Note 7 

–

Inventories 

The components of inventories at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Manufacturing supplies

Raw materials

Work in process

Finished products

Subtotal

Allowance for surplus and obsolete inventory

Total Inventories, net

2017

2016

29.0 $

90.4

245.2

404.3

768.9 $

(30.0)

738.9 $

28.2

54.9

182.9

308.8

574.8

(21.1)

553.7

$

$

$

Inventories at December 31, 2017 valued on the FIFO cost method were 55% and the remaining 45% were valued 
by the LIFO method. If all inventories had been valued at FIFO, inventories would have been $167.6 million and $179.5 
million greater at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company recognized a decrease in its LIFO reserve 
of $11.9 million during 2017, compared to an increase in its LIFO reserve of $4.7 million during 2016. The decrease 
in the LIFO reserve in 2017 was due to lower unit costs primarily driven by favorable efficiency variances that more 
than offset higher material and labor costs. The impacts of LIFO liquidations in 2016 were immaterial.

Note 8  Property, Plant and Equipment 

–

The components of property, plant and equipment, net at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

Land and buildings

Machinery and equipment

Subtotal

Less: accumulated depreciation

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

2017

2016

483.0 $

1,922.6

2,405.6 $

425.4

1,807.6

2,233.0

(1,541.4)

(1,428.6)

864.2 $

804.4

$

$

$

Total depreciation expense was $97.7 million, $95.5 million and $94.6 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, 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 income 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.

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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, performing its annual 
impairment  test  as  of  October  1st.  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 four
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, 2017:

Beginning Balance

Acquisitions

Other

Ending Balance

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Total

$

$

97.2 $

260.3 $

150.8

6.3

(1.1)

(1.7)

357.5

149.7

4.6

254.3 $

257.5 $

511.8

The Groeneveld, PT Tech and Torsion Control Products acquisitions added a total of $150.8 million of goodwill to the 
Mobile Industries segment. The $14.1 million of goodwill acquired through the PT Tech and Torsion Control Products 
acquisitions  is  expected  to  be  tax  deductible  over  15  years.  The  $136.7  million  of  goodwill  acquired  through  the 
Groeneveld acquisition is not expected to be tax deductible. The Company paid a net purchase price adjustment of 
$0.6 million in January 2017 in connection with the acquisition of EDT, which resulted in an increase to goodwill. The 
Company also adjusted its purchase price allocation for the Lovejoy acquisition in 2017, which resulted in a $1.7 million
reduction to goodwill.

"Other" primarily includes foreign currency translation adjustments. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures for 
additional information on the acquisitions listed above. 

Year ended December 31, 2016:

Beginning Balance

Acquisitions

Other

Ending Balance

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Total

$

$

97.0 $

230.3 $

327.3

0.7

(0.5)

29.9

0.1

30.6

(0.4)

97.2 $

260.3 $

357.5

The increase in goodwill was due to the acquisition of Lovejoy in July 2016 and EDT in October 2016. None of this 
goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill resulting from the EDT and Lovejoy acquisitions was allocated 
to the Process Industries segment.

No goodwill impairment losses were recorded in 2017 or 2016. 

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Note 9 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued)

Intangible Assets:
The following table displays intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:

Gross
Carrying
Amount

2017

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Gross
Carrying
Amount

2016

Accumulated
Amortization

Net
Carrying
Amount

Intangible assets subject
 to amortization:

Customer relationships

Technology and know-how
Trade names

Capitalized Software
Other

Intangible assets not
 subject to amortization:

Trade names

FAA air agency certificates

Total intangible assets

$

$

$

$

$

324.6 $
128.7

8.6
261.5

10.3
733.7 $

52.0

8.7

60.7
794.4 $

103.0 $
33.8

221.6 $
94.9

211.4 $
95.2

84.4 $
25.4

4.3
226.5

6.2

4.3
35.0

4.1

6.5
251.7

11.0

3.8
211.8

7.5

127.0
69.8

2.7
39.9

3.5

373.8 $

359.9 $

575.8 $

332.9 $

242.9

$

$

373.8 $

52.0 $

8.7

60.7 $

420.6 $

19.4

8.7

28.1

$

$

19.4

8.7

28.1

603.9 $

332.9 $

271.0

Intangible assets acquired in 2017 totaled $173.6 million from the Groeneveld, PT Tech, and Torsion Control Products 
acquisitions. Intangible assets subject to amortization were assigned useful lives of two to 20 years and had a weighted- 
average amortization period of 16.8 years. Intangible assets acquired in 2016 totaled $27.9 million from the acquisitions 
of Lovejoy and EDT. Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired in 2016 were assigned useful lives of two to 
20 years and had a weighted-average amortization period of 19.1 years. 

Amortization  expense  for  intangible  assets  was  $40.0  million,  $36.2  million  and  $36.2  million  for  the  years  ended 
December 31,  2017,  2016  and  2015,  respectively. Amortization  expense  for  intangible  assets  is  estimated  to  be 
approximately: $41.4 million in 2018; $35.5 million in 2019; $30.9 million in 2020; $27.2 million in 2021; and $23.1 
million in 2022.

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Note 10  Financing Arrangements 

–

Short-term debt as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

Variable-rate Accounts Receivable Facility with an interest rate of 2.15% at 
December 31, 2017

Borrowings under variable-rate lines of credit for certain of the Company’s foreign 
subsidiaries with various banks with interest rates ranging from 0.32% to 2.22% at 
December 31, 2017 and 0.50% at December 31, 2016

Short-term debt

2017

2016

62.9 $

—

42.5

105.4 $

19.2

19.2

$

$

The Company has a $100 million Accounts Receivable Facility that matures on November 30, 2018. The Company is 
exploring opportunities to refinance the facility prior to its maturity. 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 that 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 limitations. These limitations reduced the availability of the Accounts 
Receivable Facility to $82.3 million at December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, there were outstanding borrowings 
of $62.9 million under the Accounts Receivable Facility, which reduced the availability under this facility to $19.4 million. 
The cost of this facility, which is the prevailing commercial paper rate plus program fees, is considered a financing cost 
and is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The outstanding balance under the 
Accounts Receivable Facility was classified as short term or long term in accordance with the terms of the agreement. 
In 2016, the classification of the outstanding balance reflected the Company's expectations relative to the minimum 
borrowing base. The yield rate was 2.15%, 1.65% and 1.05%, at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The lines of credit for certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries provide for short-term borrowings up to $288.9 
million in the aggregate. Most of these lines of credit are uncommitted. At December 31, 2017, the Company’s foreign 
subsidiaries had borrowings outstanding of $42.5 million and guarantees of $0.2 million, which reduced the aggregate 
availability under these facilities to $246.2 million. The weighted-average interest rate on these lines of credit during 
the year were 0.7%, 0.7% and 1.1% in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on lines 
of credit outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 0.41% and 0.50%, respectively. The decrease in the weighted-
average interest rate was primarily due to increased borrowings in the United States at a lower rate. 

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

Fixed-rate Medium-Term Notes, Series A, maturing 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 a weighted-average interest rate of 1.83% at 
December 31, 2017 and 1.50% at December 31, 2016  

Variable-rate Accounts Receivable Facility with an interest rate of 1.65% at 
December 31, 2016

Fixed-rate Euro Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing on September 7, 2027, with an 
interest rate of 2.02%

Variable-rate Euro Term Loan with an interest rate of 1.13% at December 31, 2017

Other

Total debt

Less current maturities

Long-term debt

2017

2016

$

154.5 $

159.5

346.9

345.9

52.0

—

179.3
119.7
4.5
856.9 $
2.7
854.2 $

83.8

48.9

—
—
1.9
640.0
5.0
635.0

$

$

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Note 10 – Financing Arrangements (continued)

The Company has a $500 million Senior Credit Facility, which matures on June 19, 2020. At December 31, 2017, the 
Company had $52.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility, which reduced the availability 
under this facility to $448.0 million. The Senior Credit Facility has two financial covenants: a consolidated leverage 
ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. At December 31, 2017, the Company was in full compliance with both 
of these covenants.

On September 7, 2017, the Company issued the 2027 Notes in the aggregate principle amount of €150 million of fixed-
rate 2.02% senior unsecured notes. On September 18, 2017, the Company entered into the 2020 Term Loan that 
provided €100 million. Proceeds from the 2027 Notes and 2020 Term Loan were used to repay amounts drawn from 
the Senior Credit Facility to fund the Groeneveld acquisition, which closed on July 3, 2017. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisitions 
and  Divestitures  for  additional  information.  These  debt  instruments  have  two  financial  covenants:  a  consolidated 
leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. These covenants are similar to those in the Senior Credit 
Facility. At December 31, 2017, the Company was in full compliance with both of these covenants.

The maturities of long-term debt for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2017 are as follows:

Year

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Thereafter

$

2.7

—

171.7

1.7

—

680.8

Interest  paid  was  $31.5  million  in  2017,  $30.1  million  in  2016  and  $32.1  million  in  2015. This  differs  from  interest 
expense due to the timing of payments and interest capitalized of $0.7 million in 2017, $1.1 million in 2016 and zero
in 2015.

The Company and its subsidiaries lease a variety of real property and equipment. Rent expense under operating leases 
amounted to $35.2 million, $30.0 million and $33.5 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments for noncancelable operating leases at December 31, 2017 are as follows:

Year

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Thereafter

$

33.5

25.9

20.7

12.1

6.8

6.4

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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. 

On December 28, 2004, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) sent Lovejoy a Special Notice 
Letter  that  identified  Lovejoy  as  a  potentially  responsible  party,  together  with  at  least  14  other  companies,  at  the 
Ellsworth Industrial Park Site, Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois (the “Site”).  Lovejoy’s Downers Grove property 
is  situated  within  the  Ellsworth  Industrial  Complex.  The  USEPA  and  the  Illinois  Environmental  Protection Agency 
(“IEPA”) allege there have been one or more releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, allegedly 
including, but not limited to, a release or threatened release on or from Lovejoy's property, at the Site. The relief sought 
by the USEPA and IEPA includes further investigation and potential remediation of the Site and reimbursement of 
response costs. Lovejoy’s allocated share of past and future costs related to the Site, including for investigation and/
or  remediation,  could  be  significant. All  previously  pending  property  damage  and  personal  injury  lawsuits  against 
Lovejoy related to the Site have been settled or dismissed. In connection with the acquisition of Lovejoy discussed in 
Note 3 - Acquisitions and Divestitures, the Company recorded an accrual for potential environmental remediation. 

Including the Lovejoy matter discussed above, the Company had total accruals of $5.0 million and $5.6 million for 
various known environmental matters that are probable and reasonably estimable as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, 
respectively. These accruals were 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 
2017 and 2016 accruals, $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, was included in the rollforward of the restructuring 
accrual as of December 31, 2017, 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 2017 and 2016: 

Beginning balance, January 1

Expense
Payments

Ending balance, December 31

2017

2016

$

$

6.9 $

2.7

(3.8)

5.8 $

5.4

2.4

(0.9)

6.9

The product warranty liability for 2017 and 2016 was included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance 
Sheets.

The Company currently is evaluating claims raised by certain customers with respect to the performance of bearings 
sold into the wind energy sector. Accruals related to this matter are included in the table above. Management believes 
that the outcome of these claims will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position; 
however, the effect of any such outcome may be material to the results of operations of any particular period in which 
costs in excess of amounts provided, if any, are recognized.
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Note 12 

–

Impairment and Restructuring Charges 

Impairment and restructuring charges by segment were as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2017:

Impairment charges
Severance expense and related benefit costs
Exit costs
Total

Year ended December 31, 2016:

Impairment charges
Severance expense and related benefit costs
Exit costs
Total

Year ended December 31, 2015:

Impairment charges
Severance expense and related benefit costs
Exit costs
Total

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Corporate

Total

— $
3.3
0.2
3.5 $

0.1 $
0.1
—
0.2 $

— $
0.1
0.5
0.6 $

0.1
3.5
0.7
4.3

Mobile
Industries

Process
Industries

Corporate

Total

3.9 $
9.3
1.8
15.0 $

— $
6.0
0.7
6.7 $

— $
—
—
— $

3.9
15.3
2.5
21.7

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

$

$

$

$

$

$

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 29, 2016, the Company announced the closure of the Pulaski bearing plant, which closed during the 
fourth quarter of 2017 and affected approximately 120 employees. During 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized 
severance and related benefit costs of $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, related to this closure. The Company 
has incurred pretax costs related to this closure of $9.8 million as of December 31, 2017, including rationalization costs 
recorded in cost of products sold.

In August 2016, the Company completed the consultation process to cease manufacturing operations in Benoni affecting 
approximately 85 employees. During 2016, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.5 million and severance 
and related benefit costs of $1.1 million related to this closure. The Company will continue to recondition bearings and 
assemble rail bearings in Benoni. 

On March 17, 2016, the Company announced the closure of the Altavista bearing plant. The Company completed the 
closure of this manufacturing facility on March 31, 2017. During 2016, the Company recorded impairment charges of 
$3.1 million and severance and related benefit costs of $1.9 million related to this closure. The Company has incurred 
pretax costs related to this closure of $11.5 million as of December 31, 2017, including rationalization costs recorded 
in cost of products sold.

In addition to the above charges, during 2015, the Company recorded severance and related benefit costs of $1.2 
million related to the rationalization of its facility in Colmar, France. 

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Note 12 – Impairment and Restructuring Charges (continued)

Process Industries:
During 2015, the Company recorded impairment charges of $3.0 million related to a repair business in Niles, Ohio. 
See Note 18 - Fair Value for additional information on the impairment charges for the repair business. In addition, 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.

Workforce Reductions:
In 2017, the Company recognized $1.8 million of severance and related benefits to eliminate approximately 60 positions 
to  improve  efficiency  and  reduce  costs. The  amounts  recognized  in  2017  primarily  relate  to  the  Mobile  Industries 
segment.  During  2016,  the  Company  recognized  $9.4  million  of  severance  and  related  benefits  to  eliminate 
approximately 175 positions to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Of the $9.4 million charge for 2016, $3.8 million
related to the Mobile Industries segment and $5.6 million related to the Process Industries segment. During 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.

Consolidated Restructuring Accrual: 
The following is a rollforward of the consolidated restructuring accrual for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 
2016:

Beginning balance, January 1

Expense

Payments

Ending balance, December 31

2017

2016

10.1 $

4.2

(10.4)

3.9 $

11.3

17.8

(19.0)

10.1

$

$

The restructuring accrual at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is included in other current liabilities on the Consolidated 
Balance Sheets. 

Note 13  Stock Compensation Plans

–

Under its 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-based restricted stock units under its long-
term incentive plan.

During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $5.2 million ($3.2 million
after tax or $0.04 per diluted share), $5.9 million ($3.7 million after tax or $0.05 per diluted share) and $6.6 million
($4.1 million after tax or $0.05 per diluted share), respectively, for stock option awards.

The fair value of stock option awards granted during 2017, 2016 and 2015 was estimated at the date of grant using a 
Black-Scholes option-pricing method with the following assumptions:

2017

2016

2015

Weighted-average fair value per option

$

10.60

$

Risk-free interest rate

Dividend yield
Expected stock volatility

Expected life - years

1.96%
2.96%
32.25%

5

6.49
1.22%
3.04%
34.12%

5

$

11.67

1.58%
2.29%
36.53%

5

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.

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Note 13  Stock Compensation Plans (continued)

–

A summary of stock option award activity for the year ended December 31, 2017 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

3,783,497 $
484,186
(1,053,189)
(63,373)
3,151,121 $
3,151,121 $
1,859,277 $

34.41
45.43
32.62
36.94
36.65
36.65
36.05

6 years $
6 years $
5 years $

39.4
39.4
24.4

The total intrinsic value of stock option awards exercised during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 
was $14.7 million, $1.7 million and $5.6 million, respectively. Net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock option 
awards were $32.9 million, $4.3 million and $4.1 million, respectively. On January 1, 2017, the Company adopted the 
provisions of ASU 2016-09. As a result, the Company began recording the tax effects associated with stock-based 
compensation through the income statement on a prospective basis. Prior to 2017, the Company recorded the tax 
effects associated with stock-based compensation in paid-in capital. Income tax benefits were $1.9 million and $1.3 
million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2015, respectively. Income taxes were a shortfall of $0.3 million
for the year ended December 31, 2016.

In 2017, the Company issued 226,640 performance-based restricted stock units and 191,256 time-based restricted 
stock units to officers and key employees. The performance-based restricted stock units are calculated and awarded 
based  on  the  achievement  of  specified  performance  objectives  and  vest  three  years  from  the  date  of  grant.  The 
performance-based restricted stock units settle in either cash or shares, with 6,260 shares expected to settle in cash 
and 220,380 expected to settle in common shares. Time-based restricted stock units vest in 25% increments annually 
beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. Deferred shares cliff vest five years from the date of grant. Time-based 
restricted stock units also settle in either cash or shares, with 4,200 time-based restricted stock units expected to settle 
in cash and 187,056 time-based restricted stock units expected to settle in common shares. For time-based restricted 
stock units that are expected to settle in cash, the Company had $0.7 million and $1.2 million accrued in salaries, 
wages and benefits as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

A summary of stock award activity, including restricted shares, deferred shares, performance-based restricted stock 
units and time-based restricted stock units that will settle in common shares for the year ended December 31, 2017
is as follows:

Outstanding - beginning of year

Granted - new awards
Vested
Canceled or expired

Outstanding - end of year

Number of Shares

1,349,175 $

Weighted-average
Grant Date Fair Value
34.96

407,436

(445,036)

(66,301)

1,245,274 $

45.48

37.18

35.96

37.56

As of December 31, 2017, a total of 1,245,274 stock awards have been awarded that have not yet vested. The Company 
distributed 445,036, 188,383 and 103,953 shares in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, due to the vesting of stock 
awards; the grant date fair value of these vested shares was $16.5 million, $7.8 million, and $3.8 million, respectively. 
Shares awarded in 2017, 2016 and 2015 totaled 407,436, 613,165 and 485,975, respectively. The Company recognized 
compensation expense of $19.5 million, $8.2 million and $11.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016
and 2015, respectively, relating to stock award activity.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had unrecognized compensation expense of $29.4 million related to stock 
options and stock awards. 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, 2017 was 
4,920,863.

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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 generally are noncontributory. Pension benefits earned 
generally are based on years of service and compensation during active employment. The cash contributions for the 
Company’s defined benefit pension plans were $11.5 million, $15.0 million and $10.8 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, 
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:

Components of net periodic benefit
cost:

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets

Amortization of prior service cost

Recognition of net actuarial
 losses (gains)
Curtailment
Settlement

Special termination benefits

Net periodic benefit cost

U.S. Plans

International Plans

2017

2016

2015

2017

2016

2015

$

12.2 $

13.1 $

15.4 $

1.6 $

1.4 $

24.6

(28.0)

1.4

23.1

(1.1)

—

—

26.6

(30.1)

1.7

41.5

—

—

—

45.6

(66.9)

2.8

(3.4)

—

116.1

—

7.5

(11.1)

—

0.1

—

—

—

10.5

(10.7)

0.1

19.4

(0.1)

—

—

2.2

12.3

(18.2)

0.1

(17.7)

0.6

—

0.6

$

32.2 $

52.8 $

109.6 $

(1.9) $

20.6 $

(20.1)

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

2017

2016

2015

4.34% to 4.50%

4.50% to 4.70%

3.98% to 4.64%

2.50% to 3.00%

2.50% to 3.00%

2.00% to 3.00%

5.75% to 6.50%

5.75% to 6.75%

6.00%

1.25% to 9.00%

2.00% to 8.50%

1.50% to 8.75%

2.00% to 8.00%

2.20% to 8.00%

2.20% to 8.00%

0.75% to 9.25%

0.82% to 9.25%

2.25% to 9.25%

The Company recognized actuarial losses of $23.2 million during 2017 primarily due to the impact of a net reduction 
in the discount rate used to measure its defined benefit pension obligations of $52.9 million and the impact of experience 
losses and other changes in valuation assumptions of $8.7 million, partially offset by higher than expected returns on 
plan assets of $38.4 million. The impact of the net reduction in the discount rate used to measure the Company's 
defined benefit obligation was primarily driven by a 54 basis point reduction in the discount rate used to measure its 
U.S. defined benefit plan obligations. 

The Company recognized actuarial losses of $60.9 million during 2016 primarily due to the impact of a net reduction 
in the discount rate used to measure its defined benefit pension obligations of $86.9 million and the impact of experience 
losses and other changes in valuation assumptions of $10.2 million, partially offset by higher than expected returns 
on plan assets of $36.2 million. The impact of the net reduction in the discount rate used to measure the Company's 
defined benefit obligation was primarily driven by a 125 basis point reduction in the discount rate used to measure its 
defined benefit plan obligations in the United Kingdom and a 36 basis point reduction in the discount rate used to 
measure its defined benefit plan obligations in the United States. 

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Note 14  Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

–

The Company recognized actuarial gains of $21.1 million during 2015 primarily due to the impact of a net increase in 
the discount rate used to measure its defined benefit pension obligations of $56.1 million and the impact of experience 
gains and other changes in valuation assumptions of $22.6 million, partially offset by lower than expected returns on 
plan assets of $57.6 million. The impact of the net increase in the discount rate used to measure the Company's defined 
benefit obligation was primarily driven by a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate used to measure its U.S. defined 
benefit plan obligations. 

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. 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, 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 $119.9 million, including professional fees of $2.6 million, in 2015.

For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied a weighted-average discount rate of 4.34% to its U.S. defined 
benefit pension plans. For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply a weighted-average discount rate of 
3.80% to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans. 

For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied a weighted-average expected rate of return of 5.92% for the 
Company’s U.S. pension plan assets. For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply a weighted-average 
expected rate of return on plan assets of 5.78%. 

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, 2017 and 
2016:

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Plan amendments

Actuarial losses
International plan exchange rate change
Curtailment
Benefits paid

Benefit obligation at end of year

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

Actual return on plan assets

Company contributions / payments

International plan exchange rate change

Benefits paid

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status at end of year

U.S. Plans

International Plans

2017

2016

2017

2016

$

612.4 $

589.9 $

314.2 $

338.1

12.2

24.6

2.8

60.5

—

(1.8)

(67.7)

13.1

26.6

—

45.3

—

—

1.6

7.5

—

0.9

32.2

—

(62.5)

(21.2)

1.4

10.5

—

53.4

(45.0)

(0.1)

(44.1)

643.0 $

612.4 $

335.2 $

314.2

529.6 $

553.7 $

268.7 $

304.6

$

$

65.5

4.5

—

(67.7)

531.9

33.8

4.6

—

(62.5)

529.6

12.0

7.0

25.9

(21.2)

292.4

$

(111.1) $

(82.8) $

(42.8) $

43.2

10.4

(45.4)

(44.1)

268.7

(45.5)

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Note 14  Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

–

Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Non-current assets
Current liabilities

Non-current liabilities

U.S. Plans

International Plans

2017

2016

2017

2016

$

6.7 $

26.4 $

13.0 $

(4.8)

(4.3)

(113.0)

(104.9)

(1.5)

(54.3)

$

(111.1) $

(82.8) $

(42.8) $

5.7

(1.4)

(49.8)

(45.5)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

Net prior service cost

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Changes in prior service cost recognized in accumulated other
comprehensive loss:

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at beginning of year

$

$

$

Prior service cost

Recognized prior service cost

(Loss) gain recognized due to curtailment

8.1 $

8.1 $

7.4 $

7.4 $

0.5 $

0.5 $

0.5

0.5

7.4 $

9.1 $

0.5 $

2.8

(1.4)

(0.7)

—

(1.7)

—

—

—

—

0.5

—

(0.1)

0.1

0.5

Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at
December 31

$

8.1 $

7.4 $

0.5 $

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 defined benefit pension 
plans at December 31:

Assumptions

U.S. Plans:

Discount rate

Future compensation assumption

International Plans:

Discount rate

Future compensation assumption

2017

2016

3.75% to 3.80% 4.34% to 4.50%

2.50% 2.00% to 3.00%

1.25% to 9.00% 1.25% to 9.00%

2.00% to 8.00% 2.00% to 8.00%

Defined benefit pension plans in the United States represent 66% of the benefit obligation and 65% of the fair value 
of plan assets as of December 31, 2017.

Certain of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans were overfunded as of December 31, 2017. As a result, $19.7 
million and $32.1 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 $6.4 million and $5.7 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, 
respectively. In 2017, 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, 2017 exceeded the market value of plan assets for several of the 
Company’s pension plans. For these plans, the projected benefit obligation was $208.8 million, the accumulated benefit 
obligation was $196.1 million and the fair value of plan assets was $35.6 million at December 31, 2017.

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Note 14  Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

–

The total pension accumulated benefit obligation for all plans was $941.5 million and $888.0 million at December 31, 
2017 and 2016, respectively.

Investment performance increased the value of the Company’s pension assets by 10.6% in 2017.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s defined benefit pension plans did not directly hold any of the 
Company’s common shares.

The estimated 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 is $1.7 million. 

Plan Assets:
The Company’s target allocation for pension plan assets, as well as the actual pension plan asset allocations as of 
December 31, 2017 and 2016, was as follows: 

Asset Category
Equity securities

Fixed income securities

Other investments

Total

Current Target
Allocation

10% to

70% to

4% to

16%

90%

10%

Percentage of Pension Plan
Assets at December 31,
2016
2017

14%

80%

6%

100%

12%

78%

10%

100%

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.

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Note 14  Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

–

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, 2017:

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Government and agency securities

Corporate bonds - investment grade

Mutual funds - fixed income

Mutual funds - international equity

Investments measured at net asset value:

Cash and cash equivalents
Corporate bonds - investment grade

Equity securities - international companies

Common collective funds - domestic equities
Common collective funds - international equities

Common collective funds - fixed income

Limited partnerships

Real estate partnerships

Other assets

 Total Assets

U.S. Pension Plans

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Total

International Pension Plans
Total

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

$

27.2 $

— $

— $

27.2 $

4.8 $

— $

— $

4.8

15.5

3.4

— 105.1

44.9

17.5

—

—

—

18.9

— 105.1

—

—

44.9

17.5

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

$ 105.1 $ 108.5 $

— $ 213.6 $

4.8 $

— $

— $

4.8

$

0.2

$

0.1

5.3

1.0

—

25.3

86.2

—

—

169.7

$ 292.4

—

—

37.0

11.5

220.9

31.8

16.9

—

$ 531.9

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Note 14  Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

–

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, 2016:

U.S. Pension Plans

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Total

International Pension Plans
Total

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

34.3 $

— $

— $

34.3 $

0.8 $

— $

— $

0.8

Government and agency securities

Corporate bonds - investment grade

Equity securities - U.S. companies

Equity securities - international companies

Mutual funds

44.0

—

10.5

6.2

41.5

2.6

65.7

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

46.6

65.7

10.5

6.2

41.5

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

$ 136.5 $

68.3 $

— $ 204.8 $

0.8 $

— $

— $

0.8

Investments measured at net asset value:

Cash and cash equivalents

Corporate bonds - investment grade

Equity securities - international companies

Common collective funds - domestic equities

Common collective funds - international equities

Common collective funds - fixed income

Limited partnerships

Real estate partnerships

Other assets

Risk parity

 Total Assets

$

—

—

—

14.0

14.1

217.1

39.6

22.1

—

17.9

$ 529.6

$

3.4

2.7

1.5

—

33.4

74.6

—

—

152.3

—

$ 268.7

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. 

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Note 14  Retirement Benefit Plans (continued)

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Cash Flows:

Employer Contributions to Defined Benefit Plans

2016

2017

2018 (planned)

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

Benefit Payments

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023-2027

$

$

15.0

11.5

10.4

67.4

94.0

64.6

72.2

65.2

300.4

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 made contributions to its defined contribution 
plans of $21.8 million in 2017, $20.2 million in 2016 and $22.4 million in 2015. Participants in certain of these plans 
may elect to hold a portion of their investments in the Company's common shares. At December 31, 2017, the plans 
held 2,665,260 of the Company’s common shares with a fair value of $131.0 million. The Company paid dividends 
totaling $3.0 million in 2017, $3.7 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2015 to plans to be disbursed to participant accounts 
holding the Company’s common shares. 

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Note 15  Other Postretirement Benefit Plans 

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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) cost

Recognition of net actuarial (gains) losses

Curtailment

Net periodic benefit cost

Assumptions:

Discount rate

Rate of return

2017

2016

2015

$

0.1 $

0.3 $

9.1

(5.6)

(1.0)

(4.0)

—

11.0

(6.3)

1.0

4.5

0.1

$

(1.4) $

10.6 $

0.4

10.9

(7.3)

0.8

1.0

—

5.8

2017

2016

2015

3.97%

6.00%

4.39%

6.00%

3.95%

6.25%

The Company recognized actuarial gains of $4.0 million during 2017 primarily due to a number of participants opting 
out  of  coverage  from  the  plans  in  response  to  a  financial  incentive  program  offered  to  eligible  participants  of  the 
Company's retiree health and life insurance plans. In addition, the Company adopted the MP-2017 scales as its best 
estimate of future mortality improvements for defined benefit postretirement obligations. The Company recognized 
actuarial gains of $14.4 million as a result of the impact of the opt-out program, $5.0 million as a result of changes in 
mortality tables and higher than expected returns on plan assets of $3.7 million. These actuarial gains were partially 
offset by the impact of experience losses and other changes in valuation assumptions of $12.2 million and the impact 
of a 40 basis point reduction in the discount rate used to measure its defined benefit postretirement obligations of $6.9 
million. 

The Company recognized actuarial losses of $4.5 million during 2016 primarily due to the impact of a 42 basis point 
reduction in the discount rate used to measure its defined benefit postretirement obligations of $8.2 million and lower 
than expected returns on plan assets of $0.2 million, partially offset by the impact of experience gains and other changes 
in valuation assumptions of $3.9 million. 

The Company recognized actuarial losses of $1.0 million during 2015 primarily due to lower than expected returns on 
plan assets of $8.6 million and the impact of experience losses and other changes in valuation assumptions of $1.7 
million, partially offset by the impact of a 44 basis point increase in the discount rate used to measure its defined benefit 
postretirement obligations of $9.3 million. 

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 2017, the Company applied a discount rate of 3.97% to its other postretirement benefit plans. 
For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply a discount rate of 3.57% to its other postretirement benefit 
plans. 

For expense purposes in 2017, the Company applied an expected rate of return of 6.00% to the VEBA trust assets. 
For expense purposes in 2018, the Company will apply an expected rate of return of 4.50% to the VEBA trust assets. 

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Note 15  Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued)

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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 other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2017
and 2016:

2017

2016

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Plan amendments

Actuarial (gains) losses

Benefits paid

Benefit obligation at end of year

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

Company contributions / payments

Return on plan assets

Benefits paid

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 income:

Net prior service cost

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Changes to prior service cost recognized in accumulated other comprehensive
(income) loss:

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at beginning of year

Prior service cost (credit)
Recognized prior service credit (cost)
Loss recognized due to curtailment

Total recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31

$

241.4 $

0.1

9.1

1.2

(0.3)

(31.7)

219.8 $

262.7

0.3

11.0

(11.4)

4.3

(25.5)

241.4

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

102.4 $

112.1

12.4

9.3

(31.7)

92.4

(127.4) $

(4.8) $

(122.6)
(127.4) $

9.7

6.1

(25.5)

102.4

(139.0)

(7.5)

(131.5)
(139.0)

(8.1) $

(8.1) $

(10.3)

(10.3)

(10.3) $
1.2
1.0
—
(8.1) $

2.2
(11.4)
(1.0)
(0.1)
(10.3)

The presentation in the above tables for amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (income) 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 other postretirement benefit 
plans at December 31:

Assumptions:
Discount rate

2017

2016

3.57%

3.97%

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Note 15  Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued)

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In 2016, the Company amended one of its other postretirement benefit plans to no longer offer Company-subsidized 
postretirement medical benefits to certain eligible employees that retire after December 31, 2016. This amendment 
reduced the accumulated benefit obligation by $11.4 million in 2016. This amount will be amortized over the remaining 
service period of the employees affected by this amendment. 

The current portion of accrued postretirement benefit cost, which was included in salaries, wages and benefits on the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $4.8 million and $7.5 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In 2017, 
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  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 is a credit of $1.7 million. 

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 6.25% for 2018, declining gradually to 5.0% in 2023 and thereafter; 
and 6.25% for 2018, declining gradually to 5.0% in 2023 and thereafter for prescription drug benefits; and 8.25% for 
2018, 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.

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 2017 total service and interest 
cost components by $0.2 million and would have increased the postretirement benefit obligation by $4.4 million. A one 
percentage point decrease would provide corresponding reductions of $0.2 million and $3.9 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 2017 expected subsidy was $1.7 
million, of which $0.9 million was received prior to December 31, 2017.

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, 2017 and 2016, was as follows:

Asset Category
Equity securities
Fixed income securities

Total

Current Target
Allocation

Percentage of VEBA Assets
at December 31,

14% to
80% to

20%
86%

2017
17%
83%
100%

2016
30%
70%
100%

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.

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Note 15  Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued)

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The following table presents those investments of the Company’s VEBA trust assets measured at net asset value on 
a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Common collective fund - U.S. equities

Common collective fund - international equities

Common collective fund - fixed income

Total Assets

2017

2016

$

$

13.0 $

9.5

6.7

63.2

2.1

18.5

12.3

69.5

92.4 $

102.4

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:

The Company did not make any employer contributions to the VEBA Trust in 2017 and 2016. The Company does not 
expect to make any employer contributions in 2018.

Future benefit payments are expected to be as follows:

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023-2027

Expected
Medicare
Subsidies

Net Including
Medicare
Subsidies

Gross

$

24.9 $

1.2 $

23.4

22.0

20.8

19.6

80.9

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

6.3

23.7

22.2

20.7

19.5

18.3

74.6

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Note 16  Segment Information 

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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,  couplings,  clutches,  brakes  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 and 
services to individual end users, equipment owners, operators and maintenance shops are handled directly or 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 and through the 
provision of services directly to end users. 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)

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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

Corporate expenses

CDSOA income, net

Pension settlement charges
Interest expense

Interest income

Income before income taxes

Assets employed at year-end:
Mobile Industries

Process Industries
Corporate (1)

$

$

$

$

2017

2016

2015

1,640.0 $

1,446.4 $

1,363.8

1,223.4

3,003.8 $

2,669.8 $

1,558.3

1,314.0

2,872.3

132.1 $

220.5

87.1 $

149.5

352.6 $

236.6 $

(58.5)

—

—
(37.1)

2.9

(61.4)

59.6

(1.6)
(33.5)

1.9

$

259.9 $

201.6 $

205.5

207.6

413.1

(44.8)

—

(119.9)
(33.4)

2.7

217.7

2017

2016

$

$

1,775.7 $

1,383.1

243.6

1,162.7

1,322.2

278.3

3,402.4 $

2,763.2

(1) Corporate assets include corporate buildings and cash and cash equivalents.

Capital expenditures:
Mobile Industries

Process Industries

Corporate

Depreciation and amortization:
Mobile Industries
Process Industries
Corporate

2017

2016

2015

$

$

$

$

57.3 $

88.4 $

46.2

1.2

48.4

0.7

47.5

57.5

0.6

104.7 $

137.5 $

105.6

70.0 $
66.6
1.1

64.9 $
65.6
1.2

61.4
68.1
1.3

137.7 $

131.7 $

130.8

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Note 16  Segment Information (continued)

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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

2017

2016

2015

$

1,603.0 $

1,478.6 $

1,566.1

333.2

570.3

497.3

308.2

461.3

421.7

339.7

496.7

469.8

3,003.8 $

2,669.8 $

2,872.3

392.1 $

418.0 $

14.7

203.4

254.0

14.9

141.1

230.4

864.2 $

804.4 $

446.7

10.6

92.5

228.0

777.8

$

$

$

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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.

Income before income taxes:

United States
Non-United States

Income before income taxes

The 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 provision on income

2017

2016

2015

107.4 $
152.5
259.9 $

102.3 $
99.3
201.6 $

70.5
147.2
217.7

2017

2016

2015

9.1 $
4.6
44.3
58.0 $

13.6 $
(4.6)
(9.4)
(0.4) $
57.6 $

44.1 $
0.1
31.3
75.5 $

(20.5) $
0.1
5.4
(15.0) $
60.5 $

26.8
5.4
16.3
48.5

(13.7)
(3.9)
(4.6)
(22.2)
26.3

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

The Company made net income tax payments of $89.9 million, $49.7 million and $83.3 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, 
respectively.

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Note 17  Income Taxes (continued)

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The following table is the reconciliation between the 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
 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
 Valuation allowance changes
 Deferred taxes related to branch operations
 U.S. Tax Reform
 Other items, net

 Provision for income taxes

Effective income tax rate

$

2017

2016

2015

$

91.0

$

70.6

$

76.2

3.1
93.0
8.9
(18.0)
(3.9)
(104.2)
(1.5)
(34.4)
(12.6)
—
35.3
0.9
57.6
22.2%

$

2.6
8.3
6.4
(5.2)
(5.0)
(8.0)
(0.6)
(8.1)
0.2
(1.3)
—
0.6
60.5
30.0%

$

4.3
13.8
5.3
(14.9)
(4.5)
(22.4)
(1.1)
(5.9)
(34.7)
11.6
—
(1.4)
26.3
12.1%

U.S. Tax Reform was enacted on December 22, 2017 and reduced the U.S. federal corporate rate from 35% to 21%. 
It requires companies to pay a one-time net charge related to the taxation of unremitted foreign earnings and allows 
for immediate expensing of certain depreciable assets after September 27, 2017. In addition, U.S. Tax Reform also 
contains global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") provisions that impose a new tax on foreign income in excess 
of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. Changes in tax law are accounted for in the period of 
enactment and deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the enacted tax rate. Also on December 22, 2017, 
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118") was issued to address the application of U.S. GAAP in situations when 
a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in 
reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of U.S. Tax Reform. In accordance with 
SAB 118, the accounting for the tax effects of U.S. Tax Reform is not complete; however, reasonable estimates have 
been made for the one-time net charge related to the taxation of unremitted earnings and the remeasurement of U.S. 
deferred tax balances to reflect the new U.S. corporate income tax rate. Reasonable estimates have also been made 
for  the  effects  of  other  provisions  of  U.S. Tax  Reform,  but  they  do  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s 
consolidated financial statements. 

Provisional estimates of $25.2 million for the one-time net charge related to the taxation of unremitted foreign earnings 
and $10.1 million related to the remeasurement of U.S. deferred tax balances to reflect the new U.S. corporate income 
tax rate were recognized as components of income tax expense in the current period. The Company’s provisional 
estimates may be affected as the Company obtains a more thorough understanding of the tax law and as additional 
analysis of U.S. Tax Reform is completed. A provisional estimate could not be made for the GILTI provisions, as the 
Company has not yet completed its assessment or elected an accounting policy to either recognize deferred taxes for 
basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI or to record GILTI as period costs if and when incurred. Additional 
information is necessary to prepare a more detailed analysis of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities and 
historical foreign earnings, as well as potential correlative adjustments. Any subsequent adjustments to these amounts 
will be recorded to current tax expense in the quarter of 2018 when the analysis is complete.

No additional income tax provision has been made on any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the 
one-time net charge related to the taxation of unremitted foreign earnings or any additional outside basis difference 
as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations. The Company is still evaluating whether 
to change its indefinite reinvestment assertion in light of U.S. Tax Reform and considers this conclusion to be incomplete.
If the Company subsequently changes its assertion, it will account for the change in the quarter of 2018 when the 
analysis  is  complete.  The  amounts  of  undistributed  foreign  earnings  were  $479.6  million  and  $561.7  million  at 
December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. It is not practicable to calculate the taxes that might be 
payable on such earnings indefinitely reinvested outside the United States.

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Note 17  Income Taxes (continued)

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The effect of temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016
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

2017

2016

$

$

$

35.7 $
53.4
6.4
92.6
29.0
(79.4)
137.7 $
(120.7)

17.0 $

56.8
63.3
11.5
84.7
43.8
(85.5)
174.6
(127.0)
47.6

The Company has U.S. federal and state tax credit and loss carryforwards with tax benefits totaling $2.5 million, portions 
of which will begin expiring in 2018 and continue until 2035. In addition, the Company has loss carryforwards in various 
non-U.S. jurisdictions with tax benefits totaling $90.1 million, portions of which will begin expiring in 2018 while others 
will be carried forward indefinitely. The Company has provided valuation allowances of $64.8 million against certain 
of these carryforwards. A 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.  Substantially  all  of  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 $14.6 million against other deferred tax assets.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $14.0 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would 
favorably impact the Company’s effective income tax rate in any future period if such benefits were recognized. As of 
December 31, 2017, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax positions 
could decrease by approximately $3.9 million during the next 12 months. The potential decrease would be primarily 
driven  by  settlements  with  tax  authorities  and  the  expiration  of  various  applicable  statutes  of  limitation. As  of 
December 31, 2017, the Company had accrued $3.0 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, 2016, the Company had $39.2 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits. Included in this 
amount was $35.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact favorably the Company’s effective income 
tax rate in any future period if such benefits were recognized. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had accrued 
$8.5 million of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. 

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 period if such benefits were recognized. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had accrued 
$12.2 million of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. 

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Note 17  Income Taxes (continued)

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The following table reconciles the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 
2017, 2016 and 2015:

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

2017

2016

2015

$

39.2 $

50.4 $

57.5

2.7

—

6.5

6.9
(5.2)
—
(29.6)
14.0 $

5.7
(7.8)
(9.1)
—
39.2 $

5.0
(4.0)
(14.6)
—
50.4

$

During 2017, gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased primarily due to expiration of applicable statutes of limitations 
in multiple jurisdictions. These decreases were partially offset by accruals related to both current and 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 2016, 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. The decrease also was related to reductions in unrecognized tax benefits for 
changes in judgment regarding prior year tax matters in multiple jurisdictions. 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 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 both current and 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, 2017, the Company is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for tax years 
2014 to the present. The Company also was subject to tax examination in various U.S. state and local tax jurisdictions 
for tax years 2007 to the present, as well as various foreign tax jurisdictions, including Mexico, China, Poland and India 
for  tax  years  as  early  as  2002  to  the  present.  The  Company’s  unrecognized  tax  benefits  were  presented  on  the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of other non-current liabilities.

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Note 18  Fair Value 

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The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets 
measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:

December 31, 2017

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents measured at net
 asset value
Restricted cash

Short-term investments

Short-term investments measured at net asset value

Foreign currency hedges

Total Assets

Liabilities:

Foreign currency hedges

Total Liabilities

$

108.5 $

107.3 $

1.2 $

13.1

3.8

16.2

0.2

1.3

3.8

—

—

$

$

$

143.1 $

111.1 $

7.1 $

7.1 $

— $

— $

—

16.2

1.3

18.7 $

7.1 $

7.1 $

December 31, 2016

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents measured at net
 asset value
Restricted cash

Short-term investments

Short-term investments measured at net asset value

Foreign currency hedges

Total Assets

Liabilities:

Foreign currency hedges

Total Liabilities

$

129.6 $

125.0 $

4.6 $

19.2

2.7

9.4

2.3

9.9

2.7

—

—

—

9.4

9.9

$

$

$

173.1 $

127.7 $

23.9 $

2.1 $

2.1 $

— $

— $

2.1 $

2.1 $

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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. A portion of the cash and cash equivalents and 
short-term investments are valued based on net asset 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.

2017

No material assets were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2017.

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Note 18  Fair Value (continued)

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2016

The  following  table  presents  those  assets  measured  at  fair  value  on  a  nonrecurring  basis  during  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2016, using Level 3 inputs: 

Long-lived assets held for sale:

Land

Total long-lived assets held for sale

Long-lived assets held and used:

Altavista bearing plant

Equipment at Benoni bearing plant

Total long-lived assets held and used

Carrying
Value

Fair Value
Adjustment

Fair Value

$

$

$

$

0.2 $

0.2 $

5.6 $

0.5

6.1 $

(0.2) $

(0.2) $

(3.1) $

(0.5)

(3.6) $

—

—

2.5

—

2.5

Assets held for sale of $0.2 million were written down to their fair value of zero during the first quarter of 2016, resulting 
in an impairment charge. The fair value of these assets was based on the price that the Company expected to receive 
upon disposal of these assets. 

On March 17, 2016, the Company announced the closure of its Altavista bearing plant. The Company completed the 
closure of this manufacturing facility on March 31, 2017. The Altavista bearing plant, with a carrying value of $5.6 
million, was written down to its fair value of $3.2 million during the first quarter of 2016, resulting in an impairment 
charge of $2.4 million. The fair value for the plant was based on the price that the Company expected to receive from 
the sale of this facility. During the third quarter of 2016, the Company reevaluated the fair value of this facility. The 
Altavista bearing plant was written down to its fair value of $2.5 million during the third quarter of 2016, resulting in an 
additional impairment charge of $0.7 million. During the second quarter of 2017, this facility was reclassified to assets 
held for sale and included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. On July 14, 2017, this facility 
was sold for a pretax gain of approximately $1.6 million, which was recorded in net other income (expense) in the 
Consolidated Statement of Income.

In August 2016, the Company completed the consultation process to close the Benoni manufacturing operations. The 
Company will continue to recondition bearings and assemble rail bearings in Benoni. Equipment at this facility, with a 
carrying value of $0.5 million, was written down to its fair value of zero during the third quarter of 2016, resulting in an 
impairment of $0.5 million. The fair value for the equipment was based on the price that the Company expected to 
receive from the sale of the equipment. During the second quarter of 2017, the Benoni manufacturing facility was 
reclassified to assets held for sale and included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In June  
2017, this facility was sold for a pretax gain of approximately $1.9 million, which was recorded in net other income 
(expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

2015

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

Long-lived assets held for sale:
Repair business
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 $

0.8 $

0.8 $

(3.0) $
(3.0) $

(0.3) $

(0.3) $

2.8
2.8

0.5

0.5

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Note 18  Fair Value (continued)

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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. 

Financial Instruments:
The  Company’s  financial  instruments  consist  primarily  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  short-term  investments,  net 
accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Due to their short-term nature, 
the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, net accounts receivable, trade accounts 
payable,  and  short-term  borrowings  are  a  reasonable  estimate  of  their  fair  value.  Due  to  the  nature  of  fair  value 
calculations for variable-rate debt, the carrying value of the Company's long-term variable-rate debt is a reasonable 
estimate of its fair value. The fair value of the Company’s long-term fixed-rate debt, based on quoted market prices, 
was $720.3 million and $532.2 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The carrying value of this debt 
was $682.4 million and $507.3 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The fair value of long-term fixed-
rate debt was measured using Level 2 inputs.

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 and interest rate risk. Forward 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. From time to time, interest rate swaps are used 
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 cash flow hedges of fixed-rate borrowings. 

The Company does not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. As of December 31, 
2017 and 2016, the Company had $386.9 million and $282.8 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 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, the 
Company has instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. The Company hedges portions of its forecasted 
cash flows 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 
forecast transactions is generally eighteen months or less.

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Note 19  Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (continued)

–

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 typically are 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 of the Company's derivative instruments at December 31, 2017 and 2016. 
Those balances are presented within other non-current assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives designated as hedging
instruments

Foreign currency forward contracts

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments

Foreign currency forward contracts

Total Derivatives

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

December 31,
2017

December 31,
2016

December 31,
2017

December 31,
2016

$

$

0.5 $

2.3 $

2.1 $

0.5

0.8

1.3 $

7.6

9.9 $

5.0

7.1 $

1.6

2.1

The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 
2015, respectively, and their location within the Consolidated Statements of Income:

Amount of gain or (loss) recognized in
 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(effective portion)

Year Ended December 31,

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

2017

2016

2015

Foreign currency forward contracts

Interest rate swaps

Total

Derivatives in cash flow
hedging relationships

Location of gain or (loss)
recognized in income

Foreign currency forward contracts Cost of products sold

Interest rate swaps

Interest expense

Total

$

$

(4.7) $

(2.4)

(7.1) $

(0.2) $

—

(0.2) $

3.0

—

3.0

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

Year Ended December 31,

2017

2016

2015

$

$

(1.4) $

(0.4)

(1.8) $

— $

(0.3)

(0.3) $

1.5

(0.3)

1.2

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

Year Ended December 31,

Derivatives not designated as
hedging instruments

Location of gain or (loss)
recognized in income

2017

2016

2015

Foreign currency forward contracts Other income (expense), net $

(10.2) $

0.1 $

(5.7)

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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 $35.3 million, 
$31.8 million and $32.6 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Expenditures may fluctuate from year-to-year 
depending on special projects and needs.

Note 21  Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act 

–

CDSOA provides for distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on entries of merchandise 
subject to antidumping orders that entered the United States prior to October 1, 2007, to qualifying domestic producers 
where the domestic producers have continued to invest in their technology, equipment and people. During the year 
ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized pretax CDSOA income of $59.6 million, net of related expenses. 

In September 2002, the World Trade Organization ruled that CDSOA payments are not consistent with international 
trade rules. In February 2006, U.S. legislation was enacted that ended CDSOA distributions for 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. 

CDSOA has been the subject of significant litigation since 2002, and U.S. Customs has withheld CDSOA distributions 
in recent years while litigation was ongoing. In recent months, much of the CDSOA litigation that involves antidumping 
orders where Timken is a qualifying domestic producer has concluded. 

During 2016, the Company received CDSOA distributions of $60.6 million, representing funds that would have been 
distributed to the Company at the end of calendar years 2011 through 2016.

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 any clawback 
is remote.

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Note 22  Quarterly Financial Data 

–

(Unaudited)

Net sales
Gross profit (1)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (1)

Impairment and restructuring charges
Net income (2)
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income attributable to The Timken Company

Net income per share - Basic:

Net income per share - Diluted:

Dividends per share

Net sales
Gross profit (3)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (3)
Impairment and restructuring charges (4)
Net income (loss) (5)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to The Timken Company

Net income (loss) per share - Basic:

Net income (loss) per share - Diluted:

Dividends per share

1st

2nd

2017

3rd

4th

Total

$

703.8 $

750.6 $

771.4 $

778.0 $

3,003.8

180.5

119.6

1.7

38.1

(0.1)

38.2

0.49 $

0.48 $

0.26 $

201.8

123.8

0.8

82.0

(0.5)

82.5

1.06 $

1.04 $

0.27 $

217.0

134.0

1.3

54.1

0.6

53.5

0.69 $

0.68 $

0.27 $

211.1

144.0

0.5

28.1

(1.1)

29.2

0.38 $

0.37 $

0.27 $

810.4

521.4

4.3

202.3

(1.1)

203.4

2.62

2.58

1.07

1st

2nd

2016

3rd

4th

Total

684.0 $

673.6 $

657.4 $

654.8 $

2,669.8

183.1

116.1

10.5

65.8

(0.1)

65.9

0.83 $

0.82 $

0.26 $

184.5

108.0

2.9

48.2

—

48.2

169.7

107.2

5.3

34.0

0.4

33.6

0.61 $

0.61 $

0.26 $

0.43 $

0.43 $

0.26 $

131.2

139.4

3.0

(6.9)

—

(6.9)

(0.09) $

(0.09) $

0.26 $

668.5

470.7

21.7

141.1

0.3

140.8

1.79

1.78

1.04

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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.

The amounts presented above for the fourth quarter of 2016 were revised to include adjustments relating to the change 
in accounting principle discussed in Note 2 - Change in Accounting Principles, including adjustments to reverse the 
amortization of actuarial gains and losses, the elimination of pension settlement charges and the recognition of actuarial 
gains and losses. These adjustments include a $32.9 million decrease in gross profit, a $27.4 million increase in SG&A 
expenses and a $31.0 million decrease in net income and net income attributable to The Timken Company, as well as 
a $0.40 per share decrease for both basic and diluted net income per share. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the 
Company incurred a net loss and therefore treated all stock options and restricted stock units as antidilutive. 

(1)  Gross profit and SG&A expenses included net actuarial losses of $2.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively, 

for the fourth quarter of 2017.

(2)  Net income for the second quarter of 2017 included a $34 million reversal of accruals for uncertain tax positions. 
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 included $35.3 million of income tax expense related to U.S. Tax 
Reform. 

(3)  Gross profit and SG&A expenses included net actuarial losses of $35.6 million and $29.8 million, respectively, 

for the fourth quarter of 2016.

(4)  Impairment and restructuring charges for the first quarter of 2016 included severance and related benefit costs 
of $7.7 million, impairment charges of $2.6 million and exit costs of $0.2 million. Impairment and restructuring 
charges for the third quarter of 2016 included severance and related benefit costs of $3.3 million, impairment 
charges of $1.2 million and exit costs of $0.8 million.

(5)  Net income (loss) included CDSOA income, net of $47.7 million for the first quarter of 2016, $6.1 million

for 

the 

second quarter of 2016 and $6.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  The  Timken  Company  and  subsidiaries  (the 
Company) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, 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, 2017, and 
the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the 
“consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material 
respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the consolidated 
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in 
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, 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 15, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion 
thereon.

Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to 
express  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  financial  statements  based  on  our  audits.  We  are  a  public  accounting  firm 
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the 
U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and 
the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and 
perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material 
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material 
misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to 
those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures 
in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates 
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our 
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has elected to change its method of 
accounting for actuarial gains and losses and plan assets for all of its pension and other postretirement benefit (OPEB) 
plans in 2017.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1910.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, OH
February 15, 2018 

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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 2017 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,  2017.  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,” management believes that, as of December 31, 2017, Timken’s internal control over financial 
reporting is effective.

On April 3, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of the shares of Torsion Control Products. On May 5, 2017, 
the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of  the  assets  of  PT Tech.  On  July  3,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the 
acquisition of the shares of Groeneveld. As permitted by SEC guidance, the scope of Timken's evaluation of internal 
control over financing reporting as of December 31, 2017 did not include the internal control over financial reporting 
of Torsion Control Products, PT Tech and Groeneveld. The results of Torsion Control Products, PT Tech and Groeneveld 
are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements beginning April 3, 2017, May 5, 2017 and July 3, 
2017,  respectively. The  combined  total  assets  of Torsion  Control  Products,  PT Tech  and  Groeneveld  represented 
thirteen percent of the Company's total assets at December 31, 2017. The combined net sales of Torsion Control 
Products, PT Tech and Groeneveld represented three percent of the Company's consolidated net sales for 2017 and 
the  combined  net  income  of  Torsion  Control  Products,  PT  Tech  and  Groeneveld  represented  five  percent  of  the 
Company's net income for 2017. The Company will include Torsion Control Products, PT Tech and Groeneveld in the 
Company's internal control over financial reporting assessment as of December 31, 2018.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 has been audited 
by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is presented 
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited The Timken Company and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, 
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). In our opinion, The Timken Company 
and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of 
December 31, 2017, based on the COSO criteria.

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 PT Tech, Inc., Torsion Control Products, Inc., and Groeneveld Group, which are included in the 2017 consolidated 
financial statements of the Company and constituted 13% and 25% of total and net assets, respectively, as of December 
31, 2017 and 3% and 5% of revenues and net income, respectively, for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control 
over financial reporting of the Company also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of 
PT Tech, Inc., Torsion Control Products, Inc., and Groeneveld Group.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of The Timken Company and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 
2017 and 2016, 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, 2017, and the related notes and the financial statement 
schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) of the Company and our report dated February 15, 2018 expressed an unqualified 
opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion
The Company’s 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 are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and 
are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the 
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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.

Cleveland, OH
February 15, 2018 

 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

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Item 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

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 8, 2018 (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/about/governance-documents 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/about/
governance-documents. 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,”  “2017  Summary 
Compensation Table,” “2017 Grants of Plan-Based Awards,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2017 Year-End,” “2017 
Option Exercises and Stock Vested,” “Pension Benefits,” “2017 Pension Benefits Table,” “2017 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  Shares”  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 captions “Election of Directors,” "Nominees," "Independence Determinations" 
and "Related Party Transactions Approval Policy" 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, 2017 and 2016 and the pre-approval policies and procedures of the Audit Committee of 
the Company’s Board of Directors is set forth under the caption “Auditor” 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)

Share Purchase Agreement Dated June 27, 2017, between Mr. H.J. Groeneveld and Timken Europe B.V., was 
filed on July 3, 2017 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 May 10, 2016, were filed on July 28, 2016 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)

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, was filed on February 24, 2016 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is
incorporated herein by reference.

(10.10)

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.

(10.11)

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.

(10.12)

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.

(10.13)

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.

(10.14)

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.

(10.15)

(10.16)

(10.17)

(10.18)

(10.19)

(10.20)

(10.21)

(10.22)

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, was filed on February 24, 2016 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated
herein by reference.

(10.23)

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.

(10.24)

(10.25)

(10.26)

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)

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.

(10.29)

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.

(10.30)

(10.31)

(10.32)

(10.33)

(10.34)

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, was filed on February 24, 2016 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is
incorporated herein by reference.

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 Restricted Share Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (one year vesting), as adopted on February
12, 2015, was filed on February 24, 2016 with Form 10-K (Commission File No. 1-1169) and is incorporated
herein by reference.

(10.35)

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.

(10.36)

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.

(10.37)

(10.38)

(10.39)

(10.40)

(10.41)

(10.42)

(10.43)

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, was filed on February 24, 2016 with Form 10-K (Commission File No.
1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Form of Deferred Shares Agreement (three year cliff vesting) entered into with employees after November 12,
2015, as adopted on November 12, 2015, was filed on February 24, 2016 with Form 10-K (Commission File
No. 1-1169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

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Listing of Exhibits (continued)

(12)

  Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 

(21)

  A list of subsidiaries of the Registrant. 

(23)

  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. 

(24)

  Power of Attorney. 

(31.1)

  Principal Executive Officer's Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(31.2)

  Principal Financial Officer's Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(32)

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002. 

(101)

Financial statements from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Timken Company for the year ended December 
31, 2017, 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.

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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 15, 2018

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Shelly M. Chadwick

Shelly M. Chadwick

Vice President - Finance and Chief
   Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: February 15, 2018

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 15, 2018

By: /s/ Elizabeth A. Harrell *

Elizabeth A. Harrell
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Richard G. Kyle *

Richard G. Kyle, Director

Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ John A. Luke, Jr.*

John A. Luke, Jr., Director
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Christopher L. Mapes *
Christopher L. Mapes, Director
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ James F. Palmer *
James F. Palmer, Director
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Ajita G. Rajendra *

Ajita G. Rajendra, Director

Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Joseph W. Ralston *

Joseph W. Ralston, Director

Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Frank C. Sullivan *

Frank C. Sullivan, Director
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ John M. Timken, Jr.*

John M. Timken, Jr., Director
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Ward J. Timken, Jr.*

Ward J. Timken, Jr., Director
Date: February 15, 2018

By: /s/ Jacqueline F. Woods *

Jacqueline F. Woods, Director
Date: February 15, 2018

* By: /s/ Philip D. Fracassa

Philip D. Fracassa, attorney-in-fact

By authority of Power of Attorney
filed as Exhibit 24 hereto
Date: February 15, 2018

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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

2017

2016

2015

$

20.2 $

16.9 $

13.7

3.8

0.4

4.1

4.8

0.2

1.7

20.3 $

20.2 $

6.8

0.6

4.2

16.9

2017

2016

2015

21.1 $

18.4 $

12.8

10.3
5.9
7.4

13.4
0.4
11.1

29.9 $

21.1 $

9.6
2.7
6.7

18.4

2017

2016

2015

85.5 $

83.7 $

145.4

$

$

$

$

6.5

—

12.6

3.8

—

2.0

$

79.4 $

85.5 $

4.1

(14.1)

51.7

83.7

(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)  Provision for surplus and obsolete inventory included in expenses.
(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;

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 15, 2018 

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

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a 

(b) 
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  February 15, 2018 

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, 2017, 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 15, 2018 

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 MARGIN1

2017

2016

Net sales
Net income
Provision for income taxes
Interest expense
Interest income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) (As Reported)
Pension related charges4
Impairment and restructuring charges5
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) income, net of expense
Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate
Acquisition related charges
Health care plan modification costs
Tax Indemnification
Adjusted EBIT

$3,003.8
202.3
57.6
37.1
(2.9)
294.1
18.1
13.1
-
(3.6)
9.0
(0.7)
(1.0)
$329.0

$2,669.8
141.1
60.5
33.5
(1.9)
233.2
67.0
28.0
(59.6)
(0.5)
4.2
2.9
-
$275.2

Adjusted EBIT Margin (% of net sales)

11.0%

10.3%

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET OPERATING PROFIT AFTER TAXES

2017

2016

Adjusted EBIT
Adjusted tax rate
Calculated income taxes
Adjusted net operating profit after taxes (ANOPAT)

$329.0

30.0%
98.7
$230.3

$275.2

30.5%
83.9
$191.3

1 Management believes consolidated
earnings (loss) before interest and
taxes (EBIT) is a non-GAAP measure
that is useful to investors as it is
representative of the Company’s
performance and that it is
appropriate to compare GAAP net
income (loss) to consolidated EBIT.
Management also believes that non-
GAAP measures of adjusted EBIT,
adjusted EBIT Margin, adjusted net
income and adjusted diluted
earnings per share are useful to
investors as they are representative
of the Company’s core operations
and are used in the management of
the business, including decisions
concerning the allocation of
resources and assessment of
performance.

2 The Company uses ANOPAT/

Average Invested Capital as a non-
GAAP ratio that indicates return
on invested capital, which is useful
to investors as a measure of return
on their investment.

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED INVESTED CAPITAL

2017

2016

2015

Total debt
Total equity
Invested capital (Total debt + Total equity)
Invested capital (two-point average)

CALCULATION OF RETURN ON ADJUSTED INVESTED CAPITAL2

ANOPAT
Invested capital (two-point average)

Return on invested capital

RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW3

Net cash provided from operating activities
Less: capital expenditures

Free cash flow

RECONCILIATION OF NET DEBT4

Short-term debt
Long-term debt

Total debt
Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Net debt

CALCULATION OF NET DEBT TO CAPITAL4

Net debt
Total equity
Total capital

Net debt to capital

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME1

Net Income attributable to the Timken Company
CDSOA income, net of expense
Pension related charges5
Impairment and restructuring charges6
Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate
Acquisition related charges
Tax Indemnification
Health care plan modification costs
Fixed asset write-off
Benefit for income taxes

Adjusted Net Income

RECONCILIATION OF DILUTED EPS TO ADJUSTED EPS1

Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS)
Adjusted EPS

$962.3
1,474.9
2,437.2
$2,203.7

2017

$230.3
2,203.7

$659.2
1,310.9
1,970.1
$1,988.1

2016

$191.3
1,988.1

10.5%

9.6%

2017

$236.8
104.7

$132.1

2017

$108.1
854.2

962.3
125.4

$836.9

2017

$836.9
1,474.9
2,311.8

2016

$403.9
137.5

$266.4

2016

$24.2
635.0

659.2
151.5

$507.7

2016

$507.7
1,310.9
1,818.6

36.2%

27.9%

2017

$203.4
-
18.1
13.1
(3.6)
9.0
(1.0)
(0.7)
-
(30.8)

$207.5

2017

2016

$140.8
(59.6)
67.0
28.0
(0.5)
4.2
-
2.9
-
(13.8)

$169.0

2016

$2.58
$2.63

$1.78
$2.13

$656.5
1,349.6
$ 2,006.1

3 Management believes that free cash
flow is a non-GAAP measure that is
useful to investors because it is a
meaningful indicator of cash
generated from operating activities
available for the execution of its
business strategy.

4 Capital, used for the ratio of net
debt to capital, is a non-GAAP
measure defined as total debt less
cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash plus total shareholders’ equity.
Management believes Net Debt and
the ratio of Net Debt to Capital are
important measures of the
Company’s financial position, due to
the amount of cash, cash equivalents
and restricted cash on hand.

5 Pension related charges represent
actuarial gains and losses that
resulted from the remeasurement
of pension plan assets and
obligations as a result of changes
in assumptions. The Company
recognizes actuarial gains and
losses through earnings in
connection with the annual
remeasurement in the fourth
quarter, or on an interim basis if
specific events trigger a
remeasurement. Pension related
charges also include pension
settlement charges.

2015

$188.6
-
100.0
15.9
(28.7)
5.7
-
-
9.7
(74.6)

$216.6

2015

$2.21
$2.54

RECONCILIATION OF 2017 ADJUSTED EBIT MARGIN BY SEGMENT1

Mobile

Process

EBIT
Pension related charges5
Impairment and restructuring charges6
Gain on divestitures and sale of real estate
Health care plan modification costs
Acquisition related charges

Adjusted EBIT
Net sales to external customers

Adjusted EBIT Margin (% of net sales to external customers)

$132.1
6.8
12.2
(3.6)
(0.4)
4.4

$220.5
1.8
0.3
-
(0.2)
0.2

$151.5
$1,640.0

$222.6
$1,363.8

9.2%

16.3%

6 Impairment and restructuring charges,
including items recorded in cost of
products sold, related to plant closures,
the rationalization of certain plants and
severance related to cost reduction
initiatives. The Company re-assesses its
operating footprint and makes
adjustments as needed that result in
restructuring charges. However,
management believes these actions are
not representative of the Company’s
core operations.

Shareholder 
Information

World Headquarters 

Publications

Shareholder Information

The Timken Company
4500 Mount Pleasant St. NW
North Canton, OH 44720-5450

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 8, 2018, 10 a.m. 
Timken World Headquarters

Independent Registered 
Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
950 Main Ave.
Suite 1800 
Cleveland, OH 44113-7214

The Annual Meeting Notice 
and Proxy Card are mailed to
shareholders in March.

Copies of the Annual Report, 
Proxy Statement, Forms 10-K and
10-Q may be obtained from the
company’s website, 
http://investors.timken.com/ or by 
written request at no charge from:

The Timken Company
Treasury/Shareholder Relations
WHQ-03
4500 Mount Pleasant St. NW
North Canton, OH 44720-5450

Investor Relations 

Jason Hershiser
Manager – Investor Relations
The Timken Company
4500 Mount Pleasant St. NW
North Canton, OH 44720-5450

234-262-7101
jason.hershiser@timken.com

Dividends on common shares are 
generally payable in March, June, 
September and December.

The Timken Company offers 
an open enrollment dividend 
reinvestment and stock purchase
plan through its transfer agent 
Wells Fargo. This program allows 
current shareholders and new 
investors the opportunity to
purchase common shares without 
a broker.

Shareholders of record may
increase their investment in the 
company by reinvesting their
dividends at no cost. 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.

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reinvestment, dividend payments, 
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