EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

THE TIMKEN COMPANY 
 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 
 WHEREAS,
            (“Grantee”) is an employee of The Timken Company (the “Company”) or a Subsidiary; and 

WHEREAS, the grant of performance-based Restricted Stock Units evidenced hereby was authorized by a resolution of the Compensation
Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board that was duly adopted on             , and the execution of a performance-based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement in the form hereof (this
“Agreement”) was authorized by a resolution of the Committee duly adopted on             . 
 NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to The Timken Company 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and subject to the terms and conditions thereof and the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the
Company hereby confirms to Grantee the grant, effective             (the “Date of Grant”), of             Restricted
Stock Units (the “PRSUs”). Subject to the attainment of the Management Objectives described in Section 3 of this Agreement, Grantee may earn between 0% and             % of
the PRSUs. All terms used in this Agreement with initial capital letters that are defined in the Plan and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. 

 

	 	1.	Payment of PRSUs. The PRSUs will become payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement if the Restriction Period lapses and
Grantee’s right to receive payment for the PRSUs becomes nonforfeitable (“Vest,” “Vesting” or “Vested”) in accordance with Section 3 and Section 4 of this Agreement. 


 

	 	2.	PRSUs Not Transferrable. None of the PRSUs nor any interest therein or in any Common Shares underlying such PRSUs will be transferable other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution prior to payment. 

  

	 	3.	Vesting of PRSUs. 

  

	 	(a)	Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4 and Section 5 of this Agreement, the PRSUs will Vest on the basis of the relative achievement of the
Management Objective or Management Objectives approved by the Committee on the Date of Grant (the “Performance Metrics”) for the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014 (the “Performance Period”) as
follows: 









	 	(i)	The applicable percentage of the PRSUs that shall be earned by Grantee for the Performance Period shall be determined by reference to the Performance Matrix for the
Performance Period approved by the Committee on the Date of Grant (the “Performance Matrix”); 

  

	 	(ii)	In the event that the Company’s achievement with respect to one of the Performance Metrics is between the performance levels specified in the Performance Matrix,
the applicable percentage of the PRSUs that shall be earned by Grantee for the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee using straight-line interpolation; and 


 

	 	(iii)	The Vesting of the PRSUs pursuant to this Section 3 or pursuant to Section 4 shall be contingent upon a determination of the Committee that the Performance
Metrics, as described in this Section 3, have been satisfied. 

  

	 	(b)	If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, the manner in which it conducts business
or other events or circumstances render the Performance Metrics specified in this Section 3 to be unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Performance Metrics or any related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the
Committee deems appropriate; provided, however, that no such action may result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the PRSUs under Section 162(m) of the Code. 


 

	 	(c)	All determinations involving the Performance Metrics set forth in this Section 3 shall be calculated based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
effect at the time the Performance Metrics are established without regard to any change in accounting standards that may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board after the Performance Metrics are established. 


 

	 	(d)	Subject to Section 3(a), Section 3(b) and Section 3(c), the PRSUs earned with respect to the Performance Period will Vest if Grantee is in the continuous
employ of the Company or a Subsidiary from the Date of Grant through the last day of the Performance Period. For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of Grantee with the Company or a Subsidiary will not be deemed to have been
interrupted, and Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, by reason of the transfer of Grantee’s employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries. 


 

	 	4.	Alternative Vesting of PRSUs. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement, and subject to the payment provisions of Section 6 hereof,
Grantee shall Vest in some or all of the PRSUs under the following circumstances: 

  

	 	(a)	Death or Disability: If Grantee should die or become permanently disabled while in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary, then Grantee shall Vest in a number
of PRSUs equal to the product of (i) the 









	 	number of PRSUs in which Grantee would have Vested in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3 if Grantee had remained in the continuous employ of the
Company or a Subsidiary from the Date of Grant until the end of the Performance Period or the occurrence of a Change in Control to the extent a Replacement Award is not provided, whichever occurs first, multiplied by (ii) a fraction (in no case
greater than 1) the numerator of which is the number of whole months from the Date of Grant through the date of such death or permanent disability and the denominator of which is 36. PRSUs that Vest in accordance with this Section 4(a) will be
paid as provided for in Section 6(a) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “permanently disabled” means that Grantee has qualified for long-term disability benefits under a disability plan or program of the Company or, in
the absence of a disability plan or program of the Company, under a government-sponsored disability program and is “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code. 


 

	 	(b)	Retirement: If Grantee should retire with the Company’s consent, then Grantee shall Vest in a number of PRSUs equal to the product of (i) the number of
PRSUs in which Grantee would have Vested in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3 if Grantee had remained in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary from the Date of Grant until the end of the Performance Period or
the occurrence of a Change in Control to the extent a Replacement Award is not provided, whichever occurs first, multiplied by (ii) a fraction (in no case greater than 1) the numerator of which is the number of whole months from the Date of
Grant through the date of such retirement and the denominator of which is 36. PRSUs that Vest in accordance with this Section 4(b) will be paid as provided for in Section 6(a) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “retire
with the Company’s consent” means: (i) the retirement of Grantee prior to age 62 under a retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary, if the Board or the Committee determines that his retirement is for the convenience of the
Company or a Subsidiary; or (ii) the retirement of Grantee at or after age 62 under a retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary. 

  

	 	(c)	Change in Control: 

  

	 	(i)	Upon a Change in Control occurring during the Restriction Period while Grantee is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or during the period that Grantee is deemed
to be in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4(a), 4(b), 4(d) or 4(e), to the extent the PRSUs have not been forfeited, the PRSUs will Vest (except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to
Grantee for the PRSUs) as follows: the Performance Period will terminate and the Committee as constituted immediately before the Change of Control will 









	 	
determine and certify the Vested PRSUs based on actual performance through the most recent date prior to the Change of Control for which achievement of the Performance Metrics can reasonably be
determined. PRSUs that Vest in accordance with this Section 4(c)(i) will be paid as provided for in Section 6(b) of this Agreement. 

  

	 	(ii)	For purposes of this Agreement, a “Replacement Award” means an award (A) of performance-based restricted stock units, (B) that has a value at least
equal to the value of the PRSUs, (C) that relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control (or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in
Control), (D) the tax consequences of which, under the Code, if Grantee is subject to U.S. federal income tax under the Code, are not less favorable to Grantee than the tax consequences of the PRSUs, (E) that vests upon a termination of
Grantee’s employment with Company or its successor in the Change in Control (or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in Control) for Good Reason by Grantee or without Cause by such employer
within a period of two years after the Change in Control based on actual performance through the date of such termination, and (F) the other terms and conditions of which are not less favorable to Grantee than the terms and conditions of the
PRSUs (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). A Replacement Award may be granted only to the extent it conforms to the requirements of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5)(iv)(B) or otherwise does
not result in the PRSUs or Replacement Award failing to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the PRSUs if the requirements of the
preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this Section 4(c)(ii) are satisfied will be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion.


  

	 	(iii)	For purposes of Section 4(c)(ii), “Cause” will be defined not less favorably with respect to Grantee than: any intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or
theft in connection with the Grantee’s duties with the Company, any intentional wrongful disclosure of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or a Subsidiary, or any intentional wrongful engagement in any competitive
activity that would constitute a material breach of Grantee’s duty of loyalty to the Company, and no act, or failure to act, on the part of Grantee shall be deemed “intentional” unless done or omitted to be done by Grantee not in good
faith and 









	 	  	without reasonable belief that Grantee’s action or omission was in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company; provided, that for any Grantee who is
party to an individual severance or employment agreement defining Cause, “Cause” will have the meaning set forth in such agreement. For purposes of Section 4(c)(ii), “Good Reason” will be defined to mean: a material
reduction in the nature or scope of the responsibilities, authorities or duties of Grantee attached to Grantee’s position held immediately prior to the Change in Control, a change of more than 60 miles in the location of Grantee’s
principal office immediately prior to the Change in Control, or a material reduction in Grantee’s remuneration upon or after the Change in Control; provided, that no later than 90 days following an event constituting Good Reason
Grantee gives notice to the Company of the occurrence of such event and the Company fails to cure the event within 30 days following the receipt of such notice. 


 

	 	(iv)	If a Replacement Award is provided, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any outstanding PRSUs which at the time of the Change in Control are not
subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) will be deemed to be Vested at the time of such Change in Control and will be paid as provided for in Section 6(b) of this Agreement.


  

	 	(d)	Divestiture: If Grantee’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary terminates as the result of a divestiture, then Grantee shall Vest in a number of
PRSUs equal to the product of (i) the number of PRSUs in which Grantee would have Vested in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3 if Grantee had remained in the continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary from the Date
of Grant until the end of the Performance Period or the occurrence of a Change in Control to the extent a Replacement Award is not provided, whichever occurs first, multiplied by (ii) a fraction (in no case greater than 1) the numerator of
which is the number of whole months from the Date of Grant through the date of such termination and the denominator of which is 36. PRSUs that Vest in accordance with this Section 4(d) will be paid as provided for in Section 6(a) of this
Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “divestiture” shall mean a permanent disposition to a Person other than the Company or any Subsidiary of a plant or other facility or property at which Grantee performs a majority of
Grantee’s services whether such disposition is effected by means of a sale of assets, a sale of Subsidiary stock or otherwise. 









	 	(e)	Layoff: If (i) Grantee’s employment with the Company or a Subsidiary terminates as the result of a layoff and (ii) Grantee is entitled to receive
severance pay pursuant to the terms of any severance pay plan of the Company in effect at the time of Grantee’s termination of employment that provides for severance pay calculated by multiplying Grantee’s base compensation by a specified
severance period, then Grantee shall Vest in a number of PRSUs equal to the product of (x) the number of PRSUs in which Grantee would have Vested in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3 if Grantee had remained in the
continuous employ of the Company or a Subsidiary from the Date of Grant until the end of the Performance Period or the occurrence of a Change in Control to the extent a Replacement Award is not provided, whichever occurs first, multiplied by
(y) a fraction (in no case greater than 1) the numerator of which is the number of whole months from the Date of Grant through the end of the specified severance period and the denominator of which is 36. PRSUs that Vest in accordance with this
Section 4(e) will be paid as provided for in Section 6(a) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “layoff” shall mean the involuntary termination by the Company or any Subsidiary of Grantee’s employment with the
Company or any Subsidiary due to (A) a reduction in force leading to a permanent downsizing of the salaried workforce, (B) a permanent shutdown of the plant, department or subdivision in which Grantee works, or (C) an elimination of
position. 

  

	 	5.	Forfeiture of PRSUs. Any PRSUs that have not Vested pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 at the end of the Performance Period will be forfeited
automatically and without further notice after the end of the Performance Period (or earlier if, and on such date that, Grantee ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the end of the Performance Period for any reason other
than as described in Section 4). 

  

	 	6.	Form and Time of Payment of PRSUs. 

  

	 	(a)	General. Subject to Section 5 and Section 6(b), payment for Vested PRSUs will be made in cash or Common Shares (as determined by the Committee) between
January 1, 2015 and March 15, 2015. 

  

	 	(b)	Other Payment Event. Notwithstanding Section 6(a), to the extent that the PRSUs are Vested on the date of a Change in Control, Grantee will receive payment
for Vested PRSUs in cash or Common Shares (as determined by the Committee) on the date of the Change in Control; provided, however, that if such Change in Control would not qualify as a permissible date of distribution under
Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code, and the regulations thereunder, and where Section 409A of the Code applies to such distribution, Grantee is entitled to receive the corresponding payment on the date that would have otherwise applied
pursuant to Section 6(a). 

  

	 	7.	No Dividend Equivalents. No dividend equivalents will accrue, be credited or be paid or payable with respect to the PRSUs. 









	 	8.	Detrimental Activity and Recapture. 

  

	 	(a)	Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that, as determined by the Committee, Grantee shall engage in Detrimental Activity during
employment with the Company or a Subsidiary, the PRSUs will be forfeited automatically and without further notice at the time of that determination notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement. 


 

	 	(b)	If a Restatement occurs and the Committee determines that Grantee is personally responsible for causing the Restatement as a result of Grantee’s personal
misconduct or any fraudulent activity on the part of Grantee, then the Committee has discretion to, based on applicable facts and circumstances and subject to applicable law, cause the Company to recover all or any portion (but no more than 100%) of
the PRSUs earned or payable to Grantee for some or all of the years covered by the Restatement. The amount of any earned or payable PRSUs recovered by the Company shall be limited to the amount by which such earned or payable PRSUs exceeded the
amount that would have been earned by or paid to Grantee had the Company’s financial statements for the applicable restated fiscal year or years been initially filed as restated, as reasonably determined by the Committee. The Committee shall
also determine whether the Company shall effect any recovery under this Section 8(b) by: (i) seeking repayment from Grantee; (ii) reducing, except with respect to any non-qualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the
Code, the amount that would otherwise be payable to Grantee under any compensatory plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Company (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of such plan, program or arrangement); (iii) by
withholding, except with respect to any non-qualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, payment of future increases in compensation (including the payment of any discretionary bonus amount) that would otherwise have been
made to Grantee in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices; or (iv) by any combination of these alternatives. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restatement” means a restatement of any part of the Company’s
financial statements for any fiscal year or years after 20            due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the U.S. securities laws applicable to
such fiscal year or years. 

  

	 	9.	Compliance with Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any of the Common Shares covered by this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in violation of any such law. 


 

	 	10.	 Adjustments. Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, the Committee shall make any adjustments in the number of PRSUs or kind of shares of stock
or other securities 










	 	
underlying the PRSUs covered by this Agreement that the Committee may determine to be equitably required to prevent any dilution or expansion of Grantee’s rights under this Agreement that
otherwise would result from any (a) stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, (b) merger, consolidation, separation, reorganization or partial or complete
liquidation involving the Company or (c) other transaction or event having an effect similar to any of those referred to in Section 10(a) or 10(b) hereof. Furthermore, in the event that any transaction or event described or referred to in
the immediately preceding sentence shall occur, the Committee may provide in substitution of any or all of Grantee’s rights under this Agreement such alternative consideration as the Committee may determine in good faith to be equitable under
the circumstances. 

  

	 	11.	Withholding Taxes. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes in connection with the delivery of Common Shares
to Grantee or any other person under this Agreement, the number of Common Shares to be delivered to Grantee or such other person shall be reduced (based on the Market Value per Share as of the date the PRSUs become payable) to provide for the taxes
required to be withheld, with any fractional shares that would otherwise be delivered being rounded up to the next nearest whole share. In no event, however, shall the Company accept Common Shares for payment of taxes in excess of required tax
withholding rates. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at any time, Grantee may surrender Common Shares to satisfy any tax obligations resulting from any such transaction. The Committee may, at its discretion, adopt any alternative method
of providing for taxes to be withheld 

  

	 	12.	Right to Terminate Employment. No provision of this Agreement will limit in any way whatsoever any right that the Company or a Subsidiary may otherwise have to
terminate the employment of Grantee at any time. 

  

	 	13.	Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan will not be taken into account in determining any benefits
to which Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary and will not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under
any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary. 

  

	 	14.	Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan will be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable to this Agreement;
provided, however, that no amendment will adversely affect the rights of Grantee with respect to the Common Shares or other securities covered by this Agreement without Grantee’s consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitation requiring
the consent of Grantee to certain amendments will not apply to any amendment that is deemed necessary by the Company to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code. 









	 	15.	Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision
so invalidated will be deemed to be separable from the other provisions of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will continue to be valid and fully enforceable. 


 

	 	16.	Governing Law. This Agreement is made under, and shall be construed in accordance with, the internal substantive laws of the State of Ohio.


  

	 	17.	Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and the Plan comply with the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to Grantee. This Agreement and the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent. Reference to
Section 409A of the Code is to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. 

 [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 







 The undersigned Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of an executed original of this
Agreement and accepts the award of PRSUs covered hereby, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions herein above set forth. 

 

			
	
	 
	Grantee
		
	Date:	 	 


 This Agreement is executed by the Company on this
            day of                     ,
20                    . 
  

			
	The Timken Company
		
	By	 	 
		 	William R. Burkhart
		 	Sr. Vice President and General Counsel