NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in
engineered bearings and power transmission products, will hold its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders in a virtual meeting format at
10 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 8. Due to
the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related
government restrictions on large gatherings, and to protect the
well-being of our employees and shareholders, Timken will not hold
an in-person meeting this year. Timken currently expects to resume
holding in-person meetings in the future.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 21, 2020 (the record date for the annual
meeting), are entitled to participate in and vote at the meeting.
Whether or not you plan to participate in the virtual meeting, we
urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by
one of the methods described in the previously-distributed proxy
materials for the meeting, which may also be accessed at
www.ReadMaterial.com/TKR.
In order to attend the online-only meeting, shareholders will
need to pre-register by May 5, 2020.
To pre-register for the virtual meeting, please follow these
instructions:
Registered Shareholders
If your shares are registered
in your name with Timken's transfer agent or you are a participant
holding Timken shares in a Timken-sponsored employee savings plan
and you wish to attend the virtual meeting, go to
www.CESVote.com, enter the control number you
received on your Proxy Card or Notice of the Meeting to access the
voting page and click on the "Click here to preregister for the
online meeting" link at the top of the page.
Beneficial Shareholders (those holding shares through a stock
brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record)
For beneficial shareholders who wish to attend the virtual meeting,
please see the detailed instructions included in the Notice of
Change of Location of 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders available
at https://investors.timken.com/.
Once you have pre-registered for the meeting, you will receive
an e-mail prior to the meeting with a link and instructions for
attending the meeting online and submitting questions.
For more information about Timken's virtual annual meeting of
shareholders, visit https://investors.timken.com/.
About The Timken Company
The Timken
Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) designs a growing
portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products.
With more than a century of knowledge and innovation, we
continuously improve the reliability and efficiency of global
machinery and equipment to move the world forward. Timken
posted $3.8 billion in sales in 2019
and employs more than 18,000 people globally, operating from 42
countries.
Media Relations:
Scott
Schroeder
234.262.6420
scott.schroeder@timken.com
Investor Relations:
Neil
Frohnapple
234.262.2310
neil.frohnapple@timken.com
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