EX-23 9 l35613aexv23.htm EX-23 EX-23
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements and related prospectuses of The Timken Company listed below of our reports dated February 23, 2009, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Timken Company, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Timken Company, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008:
         
Registration       Filing
Number   Description of Registration Statement   Date
333-17503  
The Timken Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan — Form S-3
  December 9, 1996
   
 
    
333-41155  
OH&R Investment Plan — Form S-8
  November 26, 1997
   
 
    
333-43847  
The Timken Company International Stock Ownership Plan - Form S-8
  January 7, 1998
   
 
    
333-45891  
$300,000,000 Medium-Term Notes, Series A — Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3
  April 23, 1998
   
 
    
333-100731  
11,000,000 shares of Timken Company Common Stock; $250,000,000 in Senior Notes — Form S-3
  February 11, 2003
   
 
    
333-103753  
The Timken Company Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Torrington Non-Bargaining Associates — Form S-8
  March 11, 2003
   
 
    
333-103754  
The Timken Company Savings Plan for Torrington Bargaining Associates —
Form S-8
  March 11, 2003
   
 
    
333-105333  
The Timken Share Incentive Plan — Form S-8
  May 16, 2003
   
 
    
333-108840  
The Hourly Pension Investment Plan — Form S-8
  September 16, 2003
   
 
    
333-108841  
Voluntary Investment Program for Hourly Employees of Latrobe Steel Company — Form S-8
  September 16, 2003
   
 
    
333-113390  
The Voluntary Investment Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of The Timken Company — Form S-8
  March 8, 2004
   
 
    
333-113391  
The Timken Company — Latrobe Steel Company Savings and Investment Pension Plan — Form S-8
  March 8, 2004
   
 
    

 

         
Registration       Filing
Number   Description of Registration Statement   Date
333-141067  
The Timken Company Employee Savings Plan, as amended — Form S-8
  March 5, 2007
 
333-141068  
MPB Employees’ Savings Plan — Form S-8
  March 5, 2007
   
 
    
333-150846  
Company Savings Plan for the Employees of Timken France — Form S-8
  May 12, 2008
   
 
    
333-150847  
The Timken Company Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated as of February 5, 2008)
  May 12, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP    
     
     
 
Cleveland, Ohio
February 23, 2009