PARK OHIO INDUSTRIES INC/OH
10-K405, 1999-03-30
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
                                   FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
 
     [X]        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
 
                  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
                                       OR
 
     [ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
 
    FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM  _________________ TO  _________________
 
                        COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-43005
 
                           PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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                        OHIO                                                     34-6520107
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           (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                          (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
           INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
 
                 23000 EUCLID AVENUE
                   CLEVELAND, OHIO                                                  44117
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      (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                                   (ZIP CODE)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 692-7200
 
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
 
                                      None
 
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
 
                                      None
                                (Title of class)
 
   Pursuant to a corporate reorganization effective June 15, 1998, Park-Ohio
 Industries, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
 
     The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction
I(i)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this form in the reduced
disclosure format.
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed 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 [X]  No [ ]
 
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [X]
 
     All of the outstanding capital stock of the registrant is held by Park-Ohio
Holdings Corp. As of March 29, 1999, 100 shares of the registrant's common
stock, $1 par value, were outstanding.
 
Documents incorporated by reference:  None
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                                     PART I
 
ITEM 1.   BUSINESS
 
THE COMPANY
 
     Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. ("Park-Ohio"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. ("Holdings"), was incorporated as an Ohio Corporation
in January, 1985. Park-Ohio is a leading provider of logistics services and a
manufacturer of highly engineered products. Reference herein to the "Company"
includes, where applicable, Holdings, Park-Ohio and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries and its predecessor companies, which have operated for more than
150 years.
 
     The Company operates through two segments, Integrated Logistics Solutions
("ILS") and Manufactured Products, which serve a wide variety of industrial
markets. ILS is a leading national supplier of fasteners (e.g., nuts, bolts and
screws) and other industrial products to original equipment manufacturers
("OEMs"), other manufacturers and distributors. In connection with the supply of
such industrial products, ILS provides a variety of value-added, cost-effective
procurement solutions. The principal customers of ILS are OEMs in the
transportation, industrial, electrical and lawn and garden equipment industries.
Manufactured Products designs and manufactures a broad range of high quality
products engineered for specific customer applications. The principal customers
of Manufactured Products are end-users in the automotive, railroad, truck and
aerospace industries. Between 1994 and 1998, the Company grew significantly,
through both internal growth and acquisitions. Over this period, the Company's
net sales increased from $129.2 million to $551.8 million, income from
continuing operations before income taxes increased from $6.7 million to $22.8
million, and EBITDA increased from $11.4 million to $53.1 million. As of
December 31, 1998, the Company employed approximately 3,000 persons.
 
OPERATIONS
 
     The following chart highlights the Company's two business segments, the
primary industries they serve and the key products they sell.
 
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                                                                               NET SALES FOR THE
                                                                                  YEAR ENDED
       SEGMENT         PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SERVED   SELECTED PRODUCTS/SERVICES    DEC. 31, 1998
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INTEGRATED LOGISTICS   Automotive parts and        Inventory management,            $364.5
  SOLUTIONS            accessories, electrical     engineering and
                       equipment, lawn and garden  procurement of standard
                       equipment, HVAC,            and specialty fasteners,
                       industrial equipment,       fittings, rubber and other
                       railroad and heavy truck    industrial products.
 
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS  Automotive, aerospace,      Engineering and                   187.3
                       power generation,           manufacturing the
                       railroad, shipbuilding,     following: Aluminum
                       steel, telecommunications   permanent mold castings
                       and truck                   such as clutch retainers,
                                                   pinion carriers and
                                                   transmission pump
                                                   housings; forged and
                                                   machined products such as
                                                   aircraft landing gears,
                                                   locomotive crankshafts and
                                                   camshafts; induction
                                                   heating systems; and,
                                                   industrial rubber products
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INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS
 
     ILS is a leading national supplier of over 150,000 standard and specialty
fasteners and other industrial products pursuant to either supply chain
management agreements or traditional wholesale supply arrangements. ILS operates
out of branches located throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico,
Mexico and England, and has a central distribution center located in Dayton,
Ohio. ILS generated net sales of $364.5 million, or 66% of the Company's net
sales for the year ended December 31, 1998. The four largest customers,
comprised of many divisions, accounted for approximately 21% of sales of ILS.
The loss of any one of these customers would have an adverse effect on this
segment.
 
     Products and Services.  Supply chain management, which is ILS' primary
focus for future growth, involves offering customers procurement solutions and
comprehensive, on-site management for most of their fastener and related
hardware needs. Supply chain management customers receive value-added services,
such as part usage and cost analysis, product redesign recommendations, supplier
selection, quality assurance, bar coding, product packaging and tracking,
just-in-time delivery, electronic billing services and ongoing technical
support. Supply chain management services are typically provided to customers
pursuant to total fastening services ("TFS") contracts. TFS contracts enable
ILS' customers to both reduce procurement costs and better focus on their
companies' core manufacturing competencies by: (i) significantly reducing the
administrative and labor costs associated with fastener procurement by
outsourcing certain internal purchasing, quality control and inventory
fulfillment responsibilities; (ii) reducing the amount of working capital
invested in inventory; (iii) achieving purchasing efficiencies as a result of
vendor consolidation; and (iv) receiving technical expertise in the selection of
fastener and other components for certain manufacturing processes. Management
believes that TFS contracts foster longer-lasting supply relationships with
customers, who increasingly rely on the Company for their fastener needs, as
compared to traditional buy/sell distribution relationships. Sales pursuant to
TFS contracts have increased significantly in recent years and represented over
59% of ILS' net sales for the year ended December 31, 1998. ILS' remaining sales
are generated through the wholesale supply of fasteners and other industrial
products to OEMs, other manufacturers and distributors pursuant to master or
authorized distributor relationships.
 
     ILS supplies standard and specialty engineered fasteners such as nuts,
bolts, screws and washers on a fully integrated basis. ILS engineers and
manufactures precision cold formed and cold extruded products including
locknuts, spac nuts and wheel hardware, which are principally used in
applications where controlled tightening is required due to high vibration.
These are manufactured by shaping cold raw materials. Standard and specialty
nuts are produced to customer specifications, which are used in large volumes by
customers in the automotive, truck and railroad industries.
 
     In addition to fasteners, ILS supplies, among other things, valves,
fittings, clamps and rubber products, which currently represent approximately 9%
of ILS' net sales. ILS also provides engineering and design services to its
customers. Applications-engineering specialists and the direct sales force work
closely with the engineering staff of OEM customers to recommend the appropriate
fasteners for a new product or to suggest alternative fasteners that reduce
overall production costs, streamline assembly or enhance the appearance or
performance of the end product.
 
     Markets and Customers.  In 1998, approximately 89% of ILS' net sales were
to domestic customers. Remaining sales were primarily to Canada and Mexico. The
domestic industrial fastener market is estimated by industry sources to have
generated between $7 and $9 billion in annual sales in 1998 at the wholesale
level. Fasteners are used extensively by OEMs in a variety of industries, and
demand is generally related to the state of the economy and to the overall level
of manufacturing activity.
 
     ILS markets and sells fasteners and other industrial products to over
12,000 customers domestically and internationally. The principal markets served
by ILS are transportation equipment, including manufacturers of heavy trucks and
recreational vehicles, automotive parts and accessories, industrial equipment,
electrical equipment, including manufacturers of electrical controls, appliances
and motors, lawn and garden equipment and HVAC.
 
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     In recent years, OEMs have made it a priority to reduce their total cost of
purchasing and handling fasteners. Due to the low unit cost and the large number
of different fasteners used to manufacture or assemble a single product,
administrative and overhead costs comprise a substantial portion of an OEM's
fastener-related costs. As a result, management believes industrial fastener
suppliers are consolidating as OEMs rely on fewer suppliers to achieve
purchasing efficiencies. ILS provides a wide array of value-added services and
is a reliable source for just-in-time delivery and is well positioned to
capitalize on these trends. In addition, OEMs are increasingly relying on
fastener suppliers to provide design and applications engineering support,
enabling more efficient use of internal engineering resources thereby allowing
ILS to increase the amount of low unit cost fastener and non-fastener items
supplied to OEMs.
 
     Competition.  The industrial fastener supply industry is highly competitive
and fragmented. Management believes that substantially all of ILS' competitors
operate on a regional basis and do not provide customers with the wide array of
value-added services offered by ILS. ILS competes primarily on the basis of its
value-added services, extensive product selection and price with primarily
domestic competitors who are capable of providing inventory management programs.
 
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
 
     The Manufactured Products segment includes aluminum casting, forged and
machined products, capital equipment, industrial rubber products and other
manufactured products. Manufactured Products generated net sales of $187.3
million, or 34% of the Company's net sales for the year ended December 31, 1998.
The three largest customers, of which the Company sells to multiple operating
divisions, accounted for approximately 31% of Manufactured Products sales in
1998. The loss of business from any one of these customers would have an adverse
effect on this segment.
 
ALUMINUM CASTINGS
 
     Aluminum permanent mold castings are produced at General Aluminum Mfg.
Company ("GAMCO") and its wholly owned subsidiary. GAMCO's cast aluminum parts
are critical components manufactured primarily for automotive OEMs. GAMCO's
principal automotive products include: transmission pump housings, planetary
pinion carriers, clutch retainers, rotor castings and bearing cups. In addition,
GAMCO manufactures products for non-automotive end users such as surgical table
components, light housings and electrical meter housings. GAMCO also provides
value-added services such as secondary casting, machining, drilling, tapping and
part assembly. Although these parts are lightweight, they possess high
durability and integrity characteristics even under extreme pressure and
temperature conditions. Demand by automotive OEMs for aluminum permanent mold
products has increased in recent years as OEMs have sought lighter alternatives
to heavier steel and iron components. Lighter aluminum cast components increase
an automobile's fuel efficiency without decreasing its structural integrity.
Management believes this replacement trend will continue as government standards
regarding fuel efficiency become increasingly stringent. GAMCO sells its
products primarily to customers located in North America. The market for
aluminum permanent mold castings is comprised of two segments: automotive and
non-automotive. The domestic aluminum permanent mold industry is highly
competitive. GAMCO competes principally on the basis of its ability to: (i)
engineer and manufacture high quality, semi-machined castings in large volumes;
(ii) provide timely delivery; and (iii) retain the manufacturing flexibility
necessary to quickly adjust to the needs of its customers. Although there are a
number of smaller domestic companies with aluminum permanent mold casting
capabilities, the automotive industry's stringent quality and service standards
enable only large suppliers with the requisite quality certifications to compete
effectively. As one of these suppliers, GAMCO has benefited in recent years as
automotive OEMs have consolidated their supplier base. GAMCO, a well-established
name in the aluminum permanent mold industry, has achieved QS 9000 and ISO 9002
certifications and has been awarded numerous supplier quality awards.
 
     In January 1999, GAMCO acquired all of the shares of The Metalloy
Corporation ("Metalloy"). Metalloy is a full service aluminum casting and
machining company with operations located in Indiana,
 
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Michigan and Mississippi. The acquisition of Metalloy provides sand and die
casting capabilities to complement GAMCO's permanent mold process. Management
believes that GAMCO is one of the few automotive parts suppliers which has the
capabilities of providing permanent mold, sand-casted and die-casted products.
 
FORGED AND MACHINED PRODUCTS
 
     The Company's forged and machined products business is carried out at four
operating units consisting of Park Drop Forge, Ohio Crankshaft, Cleveland City
Forge, and Blue Falcon Forge. The forging process enables metal to be shaped
while generally retaining higher structural integrity than metal shaped through
other processes. Park Drop Forge manufactures closed-die metal forgings of up to
6,000 pounds, including crankshafts and aircraft landing gears, primarily for
customers in the railroad and aerospace industries. Park Drop Forge's products
are sold primarily to machining companies and subassemblers who finish the
products for sale to OEMs in the railroad and aerospace industries. Ohio
Crankshaft machines, induction hardens and surface finishes crankshafts and
camshafts used primarily in locomotives, power generators and ships. Cleveland
City Forge manufactures and machines specialized hardware such as turnbuckles
and clevises for construction companies. Its products are manufactured according
to customers' specific dimensional and/or strength requirements. Blue Falcon
Forge produces large forged products such as center plates and couplings, both
of which are used in the undercarriage of rail cars. Forged and machined
products are sold to a wide variety of domestic and international OEMs and other
manufacturers in the transportation, power generation and construction
industries. The Company's forged and machined products business competes
domestically and internationally with other small to medium-sized businesses on
the basis of product quality and precision.
 
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
 
     The Company manufactures large industrial equipment through its operating
units consisting of Tocco, Ajax, and Feco. Tocco specializes in the engineering
and construction of induction heating systems primarily for the automotive and
truck industries. Tocco's induction heating systems are engineered and built to
customer specifications and are used primarily by OEMs for surface hardening.
Ajax engineers, manufactures and services mechanical forging presses ranging in
size from 500 to 8,000 tons that are used worldwide in the automotive and truck
manufacturing industries. Feco produces complete oven systems that combine heat
processing and curing technologies with material handling and conveying methods.
Feco's principal products include industrial drying and curing ovens for
automotive components, metal can curing ovens, specialized conveyor and
automation systems for lightweight containers, and plastic and glass bottle
coating and finishing systems. The Company's capital equipment units compete
with large equipment manufacturers on the basis of service capability, ability
to meet customer specifications, delivery performance and engineering expertise
and exists at both domestic and international levels.
 
INDUSTRIAL RUBBER PRODUCTS
 
     The Company manufactures injection and transfer molded products, lathe-cut
goods, roll coverings and various items requiring rubber to metal bonding for
use in industrial applications through three operating units consisting of
Castle Rubber, Cicero Flexible Products and Geneva Rubber. Castle manufactures
valve seals, power and conveyor rolls and slitter rings. Cicero is a developer
and manufacturer of injection molded silicone rubber products for customers in
the automotive, food processing and consumer appliance industries, such as wire
harnesses, spark plug boots and nipples and general sealing gaskets. Geneva is a
manufacturer of injection molded rubber products for customers in the
automotive, telecommunications, funeral and heavy truck industries. Its products
include primary wire harnesses, transoceanic cable boots, casket gaskets and
shock and vibration mounts. The industrial rubber products operating units
compete primarily on the basis of price and product quality with other domestic
small to medium-sized manufacturers of rubber products.
 
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SALES AND MARKETING
 
     ILS markets its products and services in the United States, Mexico, Canada
and Europe, primarily through its direct sales force, which is assisted by
applications engineers who provide the technical expertise necessary to assist
the engineering staff of OEM customers in designing new products and improving
existing products. ILS often obtains new customers as a result of referrals from
existing customers. Manufactured Products markets and sells its products through
both internal sales personnel and independent sales representatives. In some
instances, the internal engineering staff assists in the sales and marketing
effort through joint design and applications-engineering efforts with major
customers. In addition, Manufactured Products markets certain of its products
through various regional and national trade shows.
 
RAW MATERIALS AND SUPPLIERS
 
     ILS purchases substantially all of its fasteners and Manufactured Products
purchases substantially all of its raw materials, principally metals and certain
component parts incorporated into its products, from third-party suppliers and
manufacturers. Management believes that raw materials and component parts other
than certain specialty fasteners are available from alternative sources. ILS has
multiple sources of supply for standard products, but has limited supply sources
for certain specialty products. Approximately 10% of ILS' fasteners are
purchased from suppliers in foreign countries, primarily Taiwan, Japan and
Korea. The Company is dependent upon the ability of such suppliers to meet
stringent quality and performance standards and to conform to delivery
schedules. Most raw materials required by Manufactured Products are commodity
products available from several domestic suppliers.
 
BACKLOG
 
     Management believes that backlog is not a meaningful measure for the
Company's ILS operating units, as a majority of ILS' customers require
just-in-time delivery of fasteners and other industrial products. Management
believes that Manufactured Products' backlog as of any particular date is not a
meaningful measure of sales for any future period as a significant portion of
sales are on a release or firm order basis.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
 
     The Company is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and
regulations designed to protect public health and the environment
("Environmental Laws"), particularly with regard to discharges and emissions, as
well as handling, storage, treatment and disposal, of various substances and
wastes. Pursuant to certain Environmental Laws, owners or operators of
facilities may be liable for the costs of response or other corrective actions
for contamination identified at or emanating from current or former locations,
without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for,
the presence of any such contamination, and for related damages to natural
resources. Additionally, persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of
hazardous substances or materials may be liable for costs of response at sites
where they are located, whether or not the site is owned or operated by such
person.
 
     The Company believes that it is currently in material compliance with
applicable Environmental Laws. In general, the Company has not experienced
difficulty in complying with Environmental Laws in the past, and compliance with
Environmental Laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. The Company's capital
expenditures on environmental control facilities were not material during the
past five years and such expenditures are not expected to be material to the
Company in the foreseeable future.
 
     The Company has been identified as a potentially responsible party at
certain third-party sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or comparable state laws
which provide for strict and, under certain circumstances, joint and
 
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several liability. The Company is participating in the cost of certain clean-up
efforts at several of these sites. The availability of third-party payments or
insurance for environmental remediation activities is subject to risks
associated with the willingness and ability of the third party to make payments.
However, the Company's share of such costs has not been material and based on
available information, the Company does not expect its exposure at any of these
locations to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations,
liquidity or financial condition.
 
     At its facility in Kent, Ohio, the Company's indirect subsidiary, RB&W
Manufacturing LLC, is conducting remediation of groundwater impacted by
operations and disposal activities. Contaminants known to be present in the
groundwater at the facility and/or to have migrated off-site include oil and
certain volatile organic compounds. In addition, soil and groundwater
investigations are being conducted in connection with a closure under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, of hazardous waste
storage areas associated with former metal plating operations. RB&W has filed
suit against the former owner seeking reimbursement of costs spent and
contribution for future costs for remediation efforts at the Kent facility. The
Company does not believe that future costs to address the currently identified
environmental issues at its facilities will be material.
 
INFORMATION AS TO INDUSTRY SEGMENT REPORTING
 
     The information contained under the heading of "Note K -- Industry
Segments" of notes to consolidated financial statements included herein,
relating to net sales, operating income, identifiable assets and other
information by industry segment for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997, and
1996 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
 
     The information contained under the headings of "Note B -- Corporate
Reorganization", "Note C -- Acquisitions" and "Note D -- Dispositions" of notes
to consolidated financial statements included herein, is incorporated by
reference.
 
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
 
     The Company's operations include numerous manufacturing and warehousing
facilities located in 23 states in the United States and in 4 other countries.
Approximately 54% of the available square footage is owned. In 1998,
approximately 61% of the available domestic square footage was used by the
Manufactured Products segment and 39% by the ILS segment. Approximately 19% of
the foreign facilities was used by the Manufactured Products segment and 81% was
used by the ILS segment. In the opinion of management, Park-Ohio's facilities
are generally well maintained and are suitable and adequate for their intended
uses.
 
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
     The Company is subject to various pending and threatened lawsuits in which
claims for monetary damages are asserted in the ordinary course of business.
While any litigation involves an element of uncertainty, in the opinion of
management, liabilities, if any, arising from currently pending or threatened
litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
condition, liquidity and results of operations.
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
     Information required by this item has been omitted pursuant to General
Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
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                                    PART II
 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER
        MATTERS
 
     The registrant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. and
has no equity securities that trade.
 
ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
     Information required by this item has been omitted pursuant to General
Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
     Certain information required by this item has been omitted pursuant to
General Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
     The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts
of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The historical financial
information is not directly comparable on a year-to-year basis due to
acquisitions in 1998 and 1997. During 1998, the Company acquired two businesses
for $40.2 million. During October, 1998, the Company acquired all of the shares
of GIS Industries, Inc. ("Gateway"). Gateway is a distributor of fasteners and
other industrial products and a manufacturer of metal products and fasteners.
During April, 1998, the Company acquired all of the shares of Direct Fasteners
Limited ("Direct"), a distributor of fasteners located in Ontario, Canada.
During 1997, the Company acquired five businesses for $60.4 million ("the 1997
Acquisitions"). The largest of the 1997 Acquisitions was Arden Industrial
Products, Inc. ("Arden") which was acquired for $44 million as of August 1,
1997. Arden is a national supplier of specialty and standard fasteners to the
industrial market. All acquisitions are accounted for as purchases and
consequently their results are included in the consolidated financial statements
from their respective dates of acquisition. In 1996, the Company sold
substantially all of the assets of Bennett Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of
plastic containers, in order to focus on its remaining logistics and
manufacturing businesses.
 
OVERVIEW
 
     The Company operates logistics ("Integrated Logistics Solutions" or "ILS")
and diversified manufacturing ("Manufactured Products") businesses that serve a
wide variety of industrial markets. ILS is a leading national supplier of
fasteners (e.g., nuts, bolts and screws) and other industrial products to
original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), other manufacturers and distributors.
In connection with the supply of such industrial products, ILS provides a
variety of value-added, cost-effective procurement solutions. The principal
customers of ILS are in the transportation, industrial, electrical and lawn and
garden equipment industries. Manufactured Products designs and manufactures a
broad range of high quality products engineered for specific customer
applications. The principal customers of Manufactured Products are OEMs and
end-users in the automotive, railroad, truck and aerospace industries.
 
     The Company previously announced that it was planning to cause ILS to issue
shares of common stock to the public. It was anticipated that a registration
statement would be filed in the third quarter of 1998 and that the offering
would be completed during 1998. However, the market conditions were not
conducive for initial public offerings during that time period and no prediction
can be made that favorable market conditions will exist in the near term. As a
result, the Company has indefinitely postponed the filing of a registration
statement.
 
     A registration statement relating to these securities has not been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold
absent registration or an applicable exemption
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from registration. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. This
disclosure shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any State.
 
     The statements herein regarding the filing of a registration statement, the
timing of the offering and any other future aspects relating to the offering and
other statements which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.
Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
market conditions (including the price and market for the common stock) and
other factors detailed herein under the heading "Forward-Looking Statements."
 
     Between 1994 and 1998, the Company has grown significantly, both internally
and through acquisitions. Over this period, the Company's net sales increased at
a 43.8% compounded annual growth rate ("CAGR"), from $129.2 million to $551.8
million, and income from continuing operations on a fully taxed basis increased
at a 33.2% CAGR from $4.1 million to $13.1 million.
 
     This growth has been primarily attributable to the Company's strategy of
making selective acquisitions in order to complement internal growth.
Historically, the Company has acquired underperforming businesses with potential
for: (i) significant cost reductions through improved labor, supplier and
customer relations and increased purchasing power and (ii) revenue enhancement
due to better asset utilization and management practices, as well as increased
access to capital. The Company's internal growth has been driven primarily by
the addition of ILS customers under TFS contracts and by the leveraging of
existing customer relationships at Manufactured Products.
 
     Between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1998, the Company's continuing
operations incurred $64.2 million of capital expenditures, the majority of which
was used to expand and upgrade existing manufacturing facilities and enhance
ILS' management information systems.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
  1998 versus 1997
 
     Net sales increased by $110.7 million, or 25%, from $441.1 million in 1997
to $551.8 million in 1998. Approximately 27% of this increase was attributable
to internal growth and 73% was a result of acquisitions completed in 1997 or
1998. Of the internal sales growth, approximately 66% was primarily attributable
to ILS and the addition of TFS customers, and the remainder was due to increased
orders from Manufactured Products' customers. The growth in net sales from
acquisitions applies to ILS and primarily pertains to Arden and Gateway.
 
     Gross profit increased by $24.2 million, or 34%, from $72.4 million in 1997
to $96.6 million in 1998. Of the increase, 67% relates to acquisitions and 33%
to internal growth. The Company's consolidated gross margin increased to 17.5%
for 1998 from 16.4% for 1997. This increase in consolidated gross margin was due
to increased margins in both the ILS and Manufactured Products segments. The
increase in Manufactured Products was due to a change in revenue mix and to
increased production thereby allocating fixed manufacturing overhead over a
greater production base. The increase in margins in the ILS segment is a result
of reduced material costs.
 
     Selling, general and administrative costs increased by 27% to $56.3 million
in 1998 from $44.4 million in 1997. Approximately 78% of such increase was
related to acquisitions while the remainder related to the increase in
internally generated net sales. Consolidated selling, general and administrative
expenses as a percentage of net sales was approximately 10% for both periods.
 
     Interest expense increased by $8.4 million from $9.1 million for 1997 to
$17.5 million for 1998 due to higher average debt outstanding during 1998 and to
higher average interest rates in 1998 versus 1997. For the year ended December
31, 1998, the Company averaged outstanding borrowings of $205.3 million as
compared to $123.1 million outstanding for 1997. The $82.2 million increase
related primarily to acquisitions completed during the latter part of 1997 and
1998, working capital increases to support the
 
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realized and anticipated growth in business and capital expenditures to support
the operations. The average borrowing rate of 8.5% for the year ended December
31, 1998 is 1.1% higher than the average rate of 7.4% for the year ended
December 31, 1997 primarily because of the $150 million bond offering in
November, 1997 which carries a coupon of 9.25% versus a 7.3% rate on the bank
debt it replaced.
 
     The effective income tax rate for 1998 was 43% as compared to 41% for 1997.
The increase is directly attributable to an increase in expenses recorded for
financial reporting purposes, but not deductible for income tax purposes,
primarily certain goodwill amortization. At December 31, 1998, subsidiaries of
the Company had $1.1 million of net operating loss carryforwards for tax
purposes.
 
  1997 versus 1996
 
     Net sales from continuing operations increased by $93.4 million, or 27%,
from $347.7 million in 1996 to $441.1 million in 1997. Approximately 42% of this
increase was attributable to internal growth and 58% was a result of the 1997
Acquisitions. Of the internal sales growth, approximately 70% was primarily
attributable to the addition of TFS customers in the ILS segment and the
remainder was due to increased orders from Manufactured Products' customers. Of
the growth in net sales attributable to the 1997 acquisitions, the majority
applies to the ILS segment and primarily pertains to Arden which was acquired as
of August 1, 1997.
 
     Gross profit from continuing operations increased by $14.1 million, or 24%,
from $58.3 million in 1996 to $72.4 million in 1997. Of the increase, 79%
relates to the 1997 Acquisitions and 21% was due to internal growth. A majority
of the increase attributable to the 1997 Acquisitions was related to Arden. The
Company's consolidated gross margin from continuing operations decreased to
16.4% in 1997 from 16.8% in 1996. This decrease in consolidated gross margin was
primarily due to a change in the Company's revenue mix.
 
     Selling, general and administrative costs from continuing operations
increased by 16% to $44.4 million in 1997 from $38.1 million in 1996.
Approximately 93% of such increase was related to the 1997 Acquisitions.
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses decreased as a
percentage of net sales to 10.1% in 1997 from 11.0% in 1996 due to economies of
scale resulting from higher sales volume.
 
     Interest expense from continuing operations increased by $2.2 million from
$6.9 million in 1996 to $9.1 million in 1997 due to average debt outstanding in
1997 increasing by $19.9 million and to the reclassification in 1996 of
approximately $.8 million of interest expense to discontinued operations
resulting from the sale of Bennett Industries. Average interest rates for the
period were approximately the same in 1997 and 1996.
 
     As a result of the early extinguishment of the Company's 7 1/4% Convertible
Senior Subordinated Debentures due June 15, 2004, and its then existing bank
credit facility, the Company recorded an extraordinary charge of $1.5 million,
net of income taxes, in 1997.
 
     At December 31, 1997, subsidiaries of the Company had net operating loss
carryforwards for tax purposes of approximately $9.4 million, subject to certain
limitations that expire between 2001 and 2007.
 
SEASONALITY; VARIABILITY OF OPERATING RESULTS
 
     As a result of the significant growth in the Company's net sales and
operating income in recent years, seasonal fluctuations have been substantially
mitigated. The Company, however, performs scheduled plant maintenance in the
third quarter to coincide with customer plant shut downs.
 
     The timing of orders placed by the Company's customers has varied with,
among other factors, orders for customers' finished goods, customer production
schedules, competitive conditions and general economic conditions. The
variability of the level and timing of orders has, from time to time, resulted
in significant periodic and quarterly fluctuations in the operations of the
Company's business
 
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units. Such variability is particularly evident at the Capital Equipment
businesses, included in the Manufactured Products segment, which typically ship
a few large systems per year.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
     This Form 10-K contains certain statements that are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section
21E of the Exchange Act. Certain statements in this Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily subject
to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control
of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
statements. These uncertainties and other factors include such things as:
general business conditions, competitive factors, including pricing pressures
and product innovation and quality; raw material availability and pricing;
changes in the Company's relationships with customers and suppliers; the ability
of the Company to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions into its
existing operations; changes in general domestic economic conditions such as
inflation rates, interest rates and tax rates; increasingly stringent domestic
and foreign governmental regulations including those affecting the environment;
inherent uncertainties involved in assessing the Company's potential liability
for environmental remediation-related activities; the outcome of pending and
future litigation and other claims; dependence on the automotive industry;
dependence on key management; dependence on information systems; and the ability
of the Company, its vendors and customers to achieve Y2K compliance. Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is
made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking
statement herein should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that
the Company's plans and objectives will be achieved.
 
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
     The Company is exposed to market risk including changes in interest rates.
The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its fixed rate debt consisting
of $150 million, 9.25% Senior Subordinated Notes. The estimated fair value of
these notes at year end 1998 would be $2 million higher than the recorded value
based on current borrowing rates available for financings with similar terms and
maturities.
 
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
  INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                PAGE
                                                                ----
<S>                                                             <C>
Report of Independent Auditors..............................     12
Consolidated Balance Sheets -- December 31, 1998 and
  December 31, 1997.........................................     13
Consolidated Statements of Income -- Years Ended December
  31, 1998, 1997 and 1996...................................     14
Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity -- Years
  Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996....................     15
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -- Years Ended
  December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996..........................     16
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..................     17
</TABLE>
 
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               REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Board of Directors and Shareholder
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
 
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.) listed in the Index at Item 14(a)(1). These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Park-Ohio
Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1998 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          /s/  Ernst & Young LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
February 15, 1999
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    DECEMBER 31
                                                              -----------------------
                                                                1998          1997
                                                              ---------     ---------
                                                              (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                           <C>           <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................  $  4,320      $  1,814
  Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts
    of $2,803 in 1998 and $2,060 in 1997....................    95,718        86,787
  Inventories...............................................   150,052       129,512
  Deferred tax assets.......................................     2,232         3,240
  Other current assets......................................     5,468         5,075
                                                              --------      --------
         Total Current Assets...............................   257,790       226,428
Property, Plant and Equipment
  Land and land improvements................................     4,460         4,126
  Buildings.................................................    25,912        24,782
  Machinery and equipment...................................   130,253       103,956
                                                              --------      --------
                                                               160,625       132,864
  Less accumulated depreciation.............................    70,468        59,795
                                                              --------      --------
                                                                90,157        73,069
Other Assets
  Excess purchase price over net assets acquired, net of
    accumulated amortization of $8,105 in 1998 and $5,749 in
    1997....................................................    99,351        68,996
  Deferred taxes............................................     8,900        12,960
  Other.....................................................    33,356        31,656
                                                              --------      --------
                                                              $489,554      $413,109
                                                              ========      ========
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current Liabilities
  Trade accounts payable....................................  $ 46,755      $ 49,470
  Accrued expenses..........................................    32,076        28,291
  Current portion of long-term liabilities..................     2,372         2,223
                                                              --------      --------
         Total Current Liabilities..........................    81,203        79,984
Long-Term Liabilities, less current portion
  Long-term debt............................................   237,483       172,283
  Other postretirement benefits.............................    26,286        27,537
  Other.....................................................     3,740         4,295
                                                              --------      --------
                                                               267,509       204,115
Shareholder's Equity
  Common stock; par value $1 a share........................       -0-        10,960
  Additional paid-in capital................................    64,844        53,476
  Retained earnings.........................................    77,580        67,486
  Treasury stock, at cost...................................       -0-        (2,087)
  Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)...........    (1,582)         (825)
                                                              --------      --------
                                                               140,842       129,010
                                                              --------      --------
                                                              $489,554      $413,109
                                                              ========      ========
</TABLE>
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                             --------------------------------
                                                               1998        1997        1996
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                                  (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS,
                                                                  EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                                                          <C>         <C>         <C>
Net sales..................................................  $551,793    $441,110    $347,679
Cost of products sold......................................   455,167     368,734     289,400
                                                             --------    --------    --------
  Gross profit.............................................    96,626      72,376      58,279
Selling, general and administrative expenses...............    56,318      44,396      38,131
Restructuring charge.......................................       -0-         -0-       2,652
                                                             --------    --------    --------
  Operating income.........................................    40,308      27,980      17,496
Other income...............................................       -0-        (320)     (4,204)
Interest expense...........................................    17,488       9,101       6,947
                                                             --------    --------    --------
     Income from continuing operations before income
       taxes...............................................    22,820      19,199      14,753
Income taxes...............................................     9,726       7,903       5,060
                                                             --------    --------    --------
     Income from continuing operations before extraordinary
       charge..............................................    13,094      11,296       9,693
Extraordinary charge for early retirement of debt, net of
  tax benefit of $928......................................       -0-      (1,513)        -0-
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax............       -0-         -0-      11,642
                                                             --------    --------    --------
          Net income.......................................  $ 13,094    $  9,783    $ 21,335
                                                             ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    ACCUMULATED
                                                                                       OTHER
                                                ADDITIONAL                         COMPREHENSIVE
                                      COMMON     PAID-IN     RETAINED   TREASURY     EARNINGS
                                       STOCK     CAPITAL     EARNINGS    STOCK        (LOSS)        TOTAL
                                      -------   ----------   --------   --------   -------------   --------
                                                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                   <C>       <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>             <C>
Balance at January 1, 1996..........  $10,402    $49,184     $36,368    $   -0-       $  (412)     $ 95,542
Comprehensive income:
  Net income........................                          21,335                                 21,335
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment.....................                                                     (217)         (217)
                                                                                                   --------
  Comprehensive income..............                                                                 21,118
Exercise of stock options...........      31         153                                                184
Purchase of treasury stock..........                                     (1,775)                     (1,775)
                                      -------    -------     -------    -------       -------      --------
Balance at December 31, 1996........  10,433      49,337      57,703     (1,775)         (629)      115,069
Comprehensive income:
  Net income........................                           9,783                                  9,783
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment.....................                                                     (196)         (196)
                                                                                                   --------
  Comprehensive income..............                                                                  9,587
Issuance of General Aluminum Mfg.
  Company earn-out shares...........     375       3,600                                              3,975
Exercise of stock options...........     152         539                  2,673                       3,364
Purchase of treasury stock..........                                     (2,985)                     (2,985)
                                      -------    -------     -------    -------       -------      --------
Balance at December 31, 1997........  10,960      53,476      67,486     (2,087)         (825)      129,010
Comprehensive income:
  Net income........................                          13,094                                 13,094
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment.....................                                                     (757)         (757)
                                                                                                   --------
  Comprehensive income..............                                                                 12,337
Issuance of General Aluminum Mfg.
  Company earn-out shares...........     188       2,306                                              2,494
Exercise of stock options...........                 (18)                   257                         239
Purchase of treasury stock..........                                       (238)                       (238)
Corporate reorganization............  (11,148)     9,080                  2,068                         -0-
Dividends paid......................                          (3,000)                                (3,000)
                                      -------    -------     -------    -------       -------      --------
Balance at December 31, 1998........  $  -0-     $64,844     $77,580    $   -0-       $(1,582)     $140,842
                                      =======    =======     =======    =======       =======      ========
</TABLE>
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                              ------------------------------
                                                                1998       1997       1996
                                                              --------   --------   --------
                                                                  (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>        <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net Income................................................  $ 13,094   $  9,783   $ 21,335
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
     (used) by continuing operations:
       Extraordinary charge.................................       -0-      1,513        -0-
       Discontinued operations..............................       -0-        -0-    (11,642)
       Gain on sale of investments..........................       -0-       (320)    (1,552)
       Depreciation and amortization........................    12,753     10,365      7,998
       Deferred income taxes................................     6,659      5,686      4,310
                                                              --------   --------   --------
                                                                32,506     27,027     20,449
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding
     acquisitions of businesses:
       Accounts receivable..................................    (2,312)   (14,008)    (3,643)
       Inventories..........................................   (10,404)   (21,021)    (3,056)
       Accounts payable and accrued expenses................    (7,465)     5,623     (1,214)
       Other................................................    (8,193)    (7,660)    (6,850)
                                                              --------   --------   --------
       Net Cash Provided (Used) by Continuing Operations....     4,132    (10,039)     5,686
       Net Cash Provided by Discontinued Operations.........       -0-        -0-      2,040
                                                              --------   --------   --------
       Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities.....     4,132    (10,039)     7,726
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net...........   (22,681)   (15,947)   (15,590)
  Costs of acquisitions, net of cash acquired...............   (40,175)   (60,389)       -0-
  Purchase of investments...................................      (101)    (1,432)    (5,427)
  Proceeds from sales of investments........................       -0-        551      6,315
  Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of
     $4,500 of income taxes.................................       -0-        -0-     46,313
                                                              --------   --------   --------
       Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities.....   (62,957)   (77,217)    31,611
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from bank arrangements...........................    66,000    106,500      9,500
  Payments on long-term debt................................    (1,670)  (166,657)   (45,249)
  Issuance of 9.25% senior notes, net of deferred financing
     costs..................................................       -0-    145,604        -0-
  Cash paid to retire subordinated debentures...............       -0-     (1,245)       -0-
  Dividends paid............................................    (3,000)       -0-        -0-
  Issuance of common stock under stock option plan..........       239      3,194        184
  Purchase of treasury stock................................      (238)    (2,985)    (1,775)
                                                              --------   --------   --------
       Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities.....    61,331     84,411    (37,340)
       Increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents.....     2,506     (2,845)     1,997
       Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year.......     1,814      4,659      2,662
                                                              --------   --------   --------
       Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year.............  $  4,320   $  1,814   $  4,659
                                                              ========   ========   ========
  Taxes paid................................................  $  2,326   $  1,215   $  6,925
  Interest paid.............................................    16,272      7,713      8,321
</TABLE>
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
                        DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
NOTE A -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
     Consolidation: Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
 
     Accounting Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
     Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid investments with
a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
 
     Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (principally the
first-in, first-out method) or market value. If the first-in, first-out method
of inventory accounting had been used exclusively by the Company, inventories
would have been approximately $4,869 and $4,895 higher than reported at December
31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
 
  Major Classes of Inventories
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          DECEMBER 31
                                                      -------------------
                                                        1998       1997
                                                      --------   --------
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>
In-process and finished goods.......................  $124,783   $100,283
Raw materials and supplies..........................    25,269     29,229
                                                      --------   --------
                                                      $150,052   $129,512
                                                      ========   ========
</TABLE>
 
     Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment are carried at
cost. Major additions and associated interest costs are capitalized and
betterments are charged to accumulated depreciation; expenditures for repairs
and maintenance are charged to operations. Depreciation of fixed assets is
computed principally by the straight-line method based on the estimated useful
lives of the assets. The Company capitalized interest of $1.0 million in 1998.
Interest capitalized in 1997 and 1996 was immaterial.
 
     Excess Purchase Price Over Net Assets Acquired: The Company records
amortization of excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired
(see Note C) over periods from twenty-five to forty years using the
straight-line method. Management periodically evaluates for possible impairment
the current value of these intangibles through cash flow and income analyses of
the acquired businesses as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board's
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of"
which established accounting standards for determining the impairment of
long-lived assets to be held and used, certain identifiable intangibles, and
goodwill related to those assets and for long-lived assets and certain
identifiable intangibles to be disposed of.
 
     Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits: The Company and its
subsidiaries have pension plans, principally noncontributory defined benefit or
noncontributory defined contribution plans, covering substantially all
employees. The Company has two non-pension and postretirement benefit plans. For
the defined benefit plans, benefits are based on the employee's years of service
and the Company's policy is to fund that amount recommended by its independent
actuaries. For the defined contribution
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
plans, the costs charged to operations and the amount funded are based upon a
percentage of the covered employees' compensation.
 
     Stock-Based Compensation: The Company has elected to account for
stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees" ("APB 25"), and related interpretations. Under APB 25, because the
exercise price of the Company's employee stock options equals the market price
of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is
recognized.
 
     Income Taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability
method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
temporary differences between the financial reporting and the tax bases of
assets and liabilities and are measured using the current enacted tax rates.
 
     Revenue Recognition: For the majority of its operations, the Company
recognizes revenues upon shipment of its product. Revenues on long-term
contracts are recognized using the percentage of completion method of
accounting, under which the sales value of performance is recognized on the
basis of the percentage each contract's cost to date bears to the total
estimated cost. The recognition of profit, based upon anticipated final costs,
is made only after evaluation of the contract status at critical milestones. The
Company's contracts generally provide for billing to customers at various points
prior to contract completion. Revenues earned on contracts in process in excess
of billings are classified in other current assets in the accompanying balance
sheet.
 
     Environmental: The Company accrues environmental costs related to existing
conditions resulting from past or current operations and from which no current
or future benefit is discernible. Costs which extend the life of the related
property or mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination are
capitalized. The Company records a liability when environmental assessments
and/or remedial efforts are probable and can be reasonably estimated. The
estimated liability of the Company is not discounted or reduced for possible
recoveries from insurance carriers.
 
     Concentration of Credit Risk: The Company sells its products to customers
in diversified industries. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of
its customers' financial condition but does not require collateral to support
customer receivables. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts
based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical
trends and other information. As of December 31, 1998 the Company had
uncollateralized receivables with six customers in the automotive and truck
industry each with several locations approximating $25,995 which represents 27%
of the Company's trade accounts receivable. During 1998, sales to these
customers amounted to approximately $135,241 which represents 25% of the
Company's net sales.
 
     Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards: The Company adopted FASB
Statement No. 130 "Reporting Comprehensive Income", at the beginning of 1998.
Statement 130 establishes standards for the reporting and display of
comprehensive earnings and its components in financial statements; however, the
adoption of this statement had no impact on the Company's net earnings.
Statement 130 requires foreign currency translation adjustments, which prior to
adoption were immaterial and included in accrued expenses, to be included in
other comprehensive earnings. Prior year financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the requirements of Statement 130.
 
     The FASB has issued two accounting pronouncements which the Company adopted
in the fourth quarter of 1998. FASB Statement No. 131 "Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" and FASB Statement No. 132
"Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Post Retirement Benefits -- an
amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88 and 106" both expand or modify
disclosures and accordingly, have no impact on the Company's financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
     In March 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
("AICPA") issued Statement of Position ("SOP") 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs
of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use". The SOP requires
companies to capitalize qualifying computer software costs incurred during the
application development stage. The statement will be applied prospectively and
is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 1998. This new standard is not expected to have a significant effect on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
 
     In April 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-5, "Accounting for the Costs of
Start-up Activities". The SOP requires that costs of start-up activities be
expensed as incurred. The SOP is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1998. The Company expects to adopt the SOP in the first quarter of
1999. The impact of adoption of the SOP on the Company's financial position,
results of operations or cash flows is expected to be immaterial.
 
     FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" was issued in June 1998. Statement 133 requires derivatives to be
recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and establishes accounting for three
different types of hedges: hedges of changes in fair value of assets,
liabilities, or firm commitments; hedges of the variable cash flows of
forecasted transactions; and hedges of foreign currency exposures of net
investments in foreign operations. Statement 133 is effective for years
beginning after June 15, 1999 and is not expected to have a significant impact
on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
 
     Reclassification: Certain amounts in the prior period's financial
statements have been reclassified to be consistent with the current
presentation.
 
NOTE B -- CORPORATE REORGANIZATION
 
     At the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
("Park-Ohio") held on May 28, 1998, the shareholders of Park-Ohio approved an
agreement of Merger ("Merger Agreement") dated February 20, 1998 by and among
Park-Ohio, PKOH Holdings Corp. ("Holdings") and PKOH Merger Corp. ("Merger
Corp.") providing for a reorganization of Park-Ohio into a holding company form
of ownership with Holdings as its sole parent. On June 10, 1998, Holdings
amended and restated its articles of incorporation to increase its authorized
shares from 100 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, to 40,000,000
shares of common stock and 632,470 shares of preferred stock, all $1.00 par
value per share, and changed its name from PKOH Holding Corp. to Park-Ohio
Holdings Corp. Effective as of the close of business on June 15, 1998, Merger
Corp. was merged with and into Park-Ohio upon the terms and conditions of the
Merger Agreement. At the effective time of the Merger, (i) all of the shares of
Park-Ohio's common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger
were converted into an equal number of shares of Holding's common stock(on a
share-for-share basis), (ii) all of the shares of Merger Corp.'s common stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger were converted into 100
shares of Park-Ohio's common stock and (iii) all of the shares of Holdings'
common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger were
canceled.
 
     Prior to the Merger, there was no public market for Holdings' common stock,
and Park-Ohio's common stock was listed for trading on the NASDAQ National
Market under the symbol "PKOH". Upon the opening of the market after the
effective time of the Merger: (i) Holdings' common stock was registered under
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and was listed for trading on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol
"PKOH"; (ii) Park-Ohio common stock was simultaneously delisted from the NASDAQ
National Market and ceased to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act; and (iii) Holdings assumed Park-Ohio's reporting obligations under the
Exchange Act.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
NOTE C -- ACQUISITIONS
 
     The Company completed two acquisitions for cash of approximately $40.2
million in 1998. In April 1998, the Company acquired all of the shares of Direct
Fasteners Limited ("Direct") a distributor of fasteners located in Ontario,
Canada. In October 1998, the Company acquired all of the shares of GIS
Industries, Inc. ("Gateway"), a distributor of fasteners and other industrial
products and a manufacturer of metal products and fasteners. Both Direct and
Gateway are included in the Company's Integrated Logistics Solutions ("ILS")
segment. Each of the transactions were accounted for as a purchase. The
aggregate purchase price and the results of operations of both Direct and
Gateway prior to the date of acquisition were not material to the Company.
 
     In January 1999, the Company acquired all of the shares of The Metalloy
Corporation ("Metalloy") for cash. Metalloy is a full service aluminum casting
and machining company and will be included in the Company's Manufactured
Products segment. The transaction will be accounted for as a purchase. The
purchase price and the results of operations of Metalloy prior to the date of
acquisition were not material to the Company.
 
     On August 1, 1997, the Company acquired substantially all of the shares of
Arden Industrial Products, Inc. ("Arden") for cash of approximately $44 million.
The transaction has been accounted for as a purchase. Arden is a national
distributor of specialty and standard fasteners to the industrial market. Arden
is included in the Company's ILS segment.
 
     The following is the estimated value of the net assets of Arden as of
August 1, 1997:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                           <C>
Cash........................................................  $ 2,711
Accounts receivable.........................................   11,503
Inventories.................................................   17,764
Property, plant and equipment...............................    4,468
Excess purchase price over net assets acquired..............   19,599
Other assets................................................    6,680
Trade accounts payable......................................   (6,437)
Accrued expenses............................................   (5,930)
Long-term liabilities.......................................   (6,358)
                                                              -------
Total estimated cost of acquisition.........................  $44,000
                                                              =======
</TABLE>
 
     During the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company acquired four other
businesses for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $18.6 million. Each
of these transactions was accounted for as a purchase, resulting in excess
purchase price over net assets acquired of $8.6 million. The following unaudited
pro forma results of operations assume the acquisitions of Arden and the other
businesses discussed above occurred on January 1, 1996. These pro forma results
have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be
indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had
the acquisition occurred on the date indicated, or which may result in the
future.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      YEAR ENDED
                                                  -------------------
                                                    1997       1996
                                                  --------   --------
<S>                                               <C>        <C>
Net sales.......................................  $508,724   $476,693
Gross profit....................................    93,547     98,190
Income from continuing operations...............    12,454      8,777
</TABLE>
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
     On October 15, 1993, the Company acquired General Aluminum Mfg. Company
(GAMCO), by issuing 250,000 shares of its common stock valued at $3,127 in
exchange for the outstanding shares of GAMCO. An additional 187,500 shares of
common stock valued at $1,931, were issued in March, 1995; an additional 375,000
shares of common stock valued at $3,975 were issued in January, 1997; an
additional 187,500 shares of common stock valued at $2,494, representing the
final earn-out shares to be issued under the GAMCO purchase agreement, were
issued in 1998. The additional $8,400 represents purchase price in excess of net
assets acquired.
 
NOTE D -- DISPOSITIONS
 
     On July 31, 1996, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of
the assets of Bennett Industries, Inc. ("Bennett"), a wholly-owned subsidiary
which manufactures plastic containers, to North America Packaging Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Southcorp Holdings Limited, an Australian company,
for $50.8 million in cash, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $13.8 million. The
results of operations and changes in cash flows for Bennett have been classified
as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the related consolidated
statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flows, respectively.
Interest expense has been allocated to discontinued operations based on the
ratio of net assets discontinued to the total net assets of the consolidated
entity plus consolidated debt.
 
     Summary operating results of the discontinued operations, excluding the
above gain on sale, for the year ended December 31, 1996 were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   YEARS ENDED
                                                                DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                                                -----------------
<S>                                                             <C>
Sales.......................................................         $49,448
Costs and expenses..........................................          44,502
                                                                     -------
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes.....           4,946
Income taxes................................................           1,820
                                                                     -------
Net income from discontinued operations.....................         $ 3,126
                                                                     =======
</TABLE>
 
     During September, 1998 the Company completed the sale of the assets of
Friendly and Safe Packaging Systems, Inc. to Kerr Group. The transaction had an
immaterial effect on the consolidated results of operations and financial
position of the Company.
 
NOTE E -- ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses include the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 DECEMBER 31
                                                              ------------------
                                                               1998       1997
                                                              -------    -------
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>
Self-insured liabilities....................................  $ 2,911    $ 2,827
Warranty and installation accruals..........................    3,156      3,401
Accrued payroll and payroll-related items...................    2,586      4,820
State and local taxes.......................................    2,101      2,324
Advance billings............................................    2,229      2,215
Acquisition liabilities.....................................    5,930      1,906
Interest payable............................................    1,695      1,498
Sundry......................................................   11,468      9,300
                                                              -------    -------
          Totals............................................  $32,076    $28,291
                                                              =======    =======
</TABLE>
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
NOTE F -- FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
 
     Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  DECEMBER 31,
                                                              --------------------
                                                                1998        1997
                                                              --------    --------
<S>                                                           <C>         <C>
9.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007....................  $150,000    $150,000
Revolving credit maturing on April 30, 2001.................    86,000      20,000
Other.......................................................     2,105       2,755
                                                              --------    --------
                                                               238,105     172,755
Less current maturities.....................................       622         472
                                                              --------    --------
          Total.............................................  $237,483    $172,283
                                                              ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
     During 1998 Park-Ohio entered a new credit agreement with a group of banks
under which it may borrow up to $150 million on an unsecured basis. Interest is
payable quarterly at the prime lending rate less 1% to .3% (6.75% at December
31, 1998) or at Park-Ohio's election at LIBOR plus .9% to 1.7% (which aggregated
6.5% at December 31, 1998). The interest rate is dependent on the aggregate
amounts borrowed under the agreement. The weighted average rate on borrowings
was 8.2% at December 31, 1998. The credit agreement expires on April 30, 2001.
 
     Provisions of the Senior Subordinated Notes and the revolving credit
agreement contain restrictions on the Company's ability to incur additional
indebtedness, to create liens or other encumbrances, to make certain payments,
investments, loans and guarantees and to sell or otherwise dispose of a
substantial portion of assets to or merge or consolidate with, an unaffiliated
entity. The revolving credit agreement also requires maintenance of specific
financial ratios.
 
     On November 25, 1997, the Company sold $150 million of its 9.25% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 at a price of 97.375% of face value. Interest on the
Senior Subordinated Notes is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of
each year beginning on June 1, 1998. The fair market value of fixed rate debt
securities at December 31, 1998 was approximately $152,625. The Company used the
net proceeds of the Senior Subordinated Notes along with borrowings under its
new credit facility to (i) redeem its 7 1/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated
Debentures due June 15, 2004 and (ii) to repay substantially all amounts of its
then existing credit facility. The early extinguishment of the 7 1/4%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures and the then existing credit facility
resulted in an extraordinary charge of $1.5 million consisting of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                             <C>
Discount on prepayment of 7 1/4% Convertible Senior
  Subordinated Debentures...................................    $1,245
Write-off related unamortized financing costs...............     1,196
                                                                ------
Extraordinary charge before income tax benefit..............     2,441
Income tax benefit..........................................       928
                                                                ------
Net extraordinary charge....................................    $1,513
                                                                ======
</TABLE>
 
     The Company has agreements on which up to $5 million in standby letters of
credit and commercial letters of credit may be issued. In addition to the bank's
customary letter of credit fees, a  3/4% fee is assessed on standby letters of
credit on an annual basis. As of December 31, 1998, in addition to amounts
borrowed under the revolving credit agreement, there is $2.8 million outstanding
primarily for standby letters of credit. A fee of  1/4% to  3/8% is imposed by
the bank on the unused portion of available borrowings.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
     Maturities of long-term debt during each of the five years following
December 31, 1998 are approximately $622 in 1999, $537 in 2000, $86,278 in 2001,
$427 in 2002 and $123 in 2003.
 
NOTE G -- INCOME TAXES
 
     Significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets and
liabilities are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 DECEMBER 31,
                                                              ------------------
                                                               1998       1997
                                                              -------    -------
<S>                                                           <C>        <C>
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefit obligation.........................  $ 9,900    $10,200
  Inventory.................................................    6,800      6,500
  Tax net operating loss carryforwards and credits..........    1,500      4,100
  Other -- net..............................................    4,832      4,100
                                                              -------    -------
          Total deferred tax assets.........................   23,032     24,900
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Tax over book depreciation................................    6,900      5,200
  Pension...................................................    5,000      3,500
                                                              -------    -------
          Total deferred tax liabilities....................   11,900      8,700
                                                              -------    -------
Net deferred tax assets.....................................  $11,132    $16,200
                                                              =======    =======
</TABLE>
 
     Income taxes consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                              --------------------------
                                                               1998      1997      1996
                                                              ------    ------    ------
                                                                (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                           <C>       <C>       <C>
Current:
     Federal................................................  $1,023    $  775    $ (150)
     State..................................................   1,037       733       500
     Foreign................................................   1,007       709       400
                                                              ------    ------    ------
                                                              3,067..    2,217       750
Deferred:
     Federal................................................   6,195     5,175     4,010
     State..................................................     464       511       300
                                                              ------    ------    ------
                                                               6,659     5,686     4,310
                                                              ------    ------    ------
Income taxes................................................  $9,726    $7,903    $5,060
                                                              ======    ======    ======
</TABLE>
 
     The reasons for the difference between income taxes and the amount computed
by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate to income from continuing
operations before income taxes are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                              --------------------------
                                                               1998      1997      1996
                                                              ------    ------    ------
<S>                                                           <C>       <C>       <C>
Computed statutory amount...................................  $7,700    $6,500    $5,000
Effect of state income taxes payable........................   1,000       800       600
Other.......................................................   1,026       603      (540)
                                                              ------    ------    ------
Income taxes................................................  $9,726    $7,903    $5,060
                                                              ======    ======    ======
</TABLE>
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
     At December 31, 1998, subsidiaries of the Company have net operating loss
carryforwards for income tax purposes of approximately $1.1 million subject to
certain limitations, which expire in 2001 to 2007.
 
NOTE H -- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
     The Company is subject to various pending and threatened lawsuits in which
claims for monetary damages are asserted in the ordinary course of business.
While any litigation involves an element of uncertainty, in the opinion of
management, liabilities, if any, arising from currently pending or threatened
litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
condition, liquidity and results of operations.
 
NOTE I -- PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    PENSION BENEFITS         OTHER BENEFITS
                                                  --------------------    --------------------
                                                    1998        1997        1998        1997
                                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
<S>                                               <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION
Benefit obligation at beginning of year.........  $ 45,473    $ 45,049    $ 21,673    $ 19,888
Service cost....................................       403         304         133         118
Amendments and other............................       116         158         -0-         -0-
Interest cost...................................     3,136       3,251       1,496       1,541
Plan participants' contributions................       -0-         -0-         118         118
Actuarial losses................................       731         995         497       2,207
Benefits paid...................................    (4,158)     (4,284)     (2,199)     (2,199)
                                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
Benefit obligation at end of year...............  $ 45,701    $ 45,473    $ 21,718    $ 21,673
                                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS
Fair Value of plan assets at beginning of
  year..........................................  $ 80,274    $ 63,139    $    -0-    $    -0-
Actual return on plan assets....................     7,832      21,204         -0-         -0-
Company contributions...........................        12         215       2,081       2,081
Plan participants' contributions................       -0-         -0-         118         118
Benefits paid...................................    (4,158)     (4,284)     (2,199)     (2,199)
                                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
Fair value of plan assets at end of year........  $ 83,960    $ 80,274    $    -0-    $    -0-
                                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Funded status of the plan (underfunded).........  $ 38,259    $ 34,801    $(21,718)   $(21,673)
Unrecognized net transition obligation..........      (329)       (279)        -0-         -0-
Unrecognized net actuarial gain.................   (21,027)    (21,654)     (5,595)     (6,812)
Unrecognized prior service cost.................     1,395       1,429        (723)       (802)
                                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
Prepaid benefit cost............................  $ 18,298    $ 14,297    $(28,036)   $(29,287)
                                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31
Discount rate...................................      7.00%       7.25%       7.00%       7.25%
Expected return on plan assets..................      8.50%       8.50%        N/A         N/A
Rate of compensation increase (decrease)........      2.50%       2.50%        N/A         N/A
</TABLE>
 
     For measurement purposes, an 8.0% percent annual rate of increase in the
per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for 1999. The rate
was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.5% for 2004 and remain at that level
thereafter.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          PENSION BENEFITS               OTHER BENEFITS
                                     ---------------------------   ---------------------------
                                      1998      1997      1996      1998      1997      1996
                                     -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
<S>                                  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
COMPONENTS OF NET
  PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
Service costs......................  $   403   $   302   $   296   $   133   $   118   $   106
Interest costs.....................    3,136     3,252     3,294     1,496     1,541     1,457
Expected return on plan assets.....   (6,642)   (5,181)   (4,879)      -0-       -0-       -0-
Transition obligation..............       77        77       -0-       -0-       -0-       -0-
Amortization of prior service
  cost.............................      181       170       156       (79)      (79)      (79)
Recognized net actuarial gain......   (1,225)     (332)      (26)     (343)     (407)     (464)
                                     -------   -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
Benefit costs......................  $(4,070)  $(1,712)  $(1,159)  $ 1,207   $ 1,173   $ 1,020
                                     =======   =======   =======   =======   =======   =======
</TABLE>
 
     The Company has two non-pension postretirement benefit plans. Health care
benefits are provided on both a contributory and noncontributory basis. The life
insurance plan is primarily noncontributory.
 
     The assumed health care cost trend rate has a significant effect on the
amounts reported. A one-percentage-point change in the assumed health care cost
trend rate would have the following effects:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           1-PERCENTAGE-    1-PERCENTAGE
                                                               POINT           POINT
                                                             INCREASE         DECREASE
                                                           -------------    ------------
<S>                                                        <C>              <C>
Effect on total of service and interest cost components
  in 1998................................................   $  124,000       $  124,000
Effect on post retirement benefit obligation as of
  December 31, 1998......................................   $1,373,000       $1,373,000
</TABLE>
 
     The total contribution charged to pension expense for the Company's defined
contribution plans was $876 in 1998, $687 in 1997 and $796 in 1996.
 
NOTE J -- LEASES
 
     Rental expense for 1998, 1997 and 1996 was $7,056, $6,696 and $4,751,
respectively. Future minimum lease commitments during each of the five years
following December 31, 1998 are as follows: $6,858 in 1999, $5,687 in 2000,
$4,824 in 2001, $3,594 in 2002 $2,322 in 2003 and $4,977 thereafter.
 
NOTE K -- INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
 
     The Company conducts its business through two segments: Integrated
Logistics Solutions ("ILS") and Manufactured Products. ILS is a leading national
supplier of fasteners (e.g., nuts, bolts and screws) and other industrial
products to OEMs, other manufacturers and distributors. In connection with the
supply of such industrial products, ILS provides a variety of value-added,
cost-effective procurement solutions. The principal customers of ILS are in the
transportation, industrial, electrical, lawn and garden equipment industries.
Manufactured Products designs and manufactures a broad range of high quality
products engineered for specific customer applications. The principal customers
of Manufactured Products are OEMs and end-users in the automotive, railroad,
truck and aerospace industries.
 
     The Company's sales are made through its own sales organization,
distributors and representatives. Intersegment sales from the manufactured
products segment to the ILS segment are immaterial and eliminated in
consolidation and are not included in the figures presented. Intersegment sales
are accounted for at values based on market prices. Income allocated to segments
excludes certain corporate expenses, interest expense and amortization of excess
purchase price over net assets acquired. Identifiable assets by industry segment
include assets directly identified with those operations.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
     Corporate assets generally consist of cash and cash equivalents, deferred
tax assets, and other assets.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                             --------------------------------
                                                               1998        1997        1996
                                                             --------    --------    --------
<S>                                                          <C>         <C>         <C>
Net sales
     ILS...................................................  $364,546    $266,292    $188,306
     Manufactured products.................................   187,247     174,818     159,373
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                             $551,793    $441,110    $347,679
                                                             ========    ========    ========
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
     ILS...................................................  $ 34,595    $ 23,310    $ 15,282
     Manufactured products.................................    12,004      10,763      10,257
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                               46,599      34,073      25,539
     Amortization of excess purchase price over net assets
       acquired............................................    (2,277)     (2,211)     (1,902)
     Corporate costs.......................................    (4,014)     (3,562)     (1,937)
     Interest expense......................................   (17,488)     (9,101)     (6,947)
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                             $ 22,820    $ 19,199    $ 14,753
                                                             ========    ========    ========
Identifiable assets
     ILS...................................................  $288,713    $252,763    $134,107
     Manufactured products.................................   187,095     140,278     136,701
     General corporate.....................................    13,746      20,068      12,102
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                             $489,554    $413,109    $282,910
                                                             ========    ========    ========
Depreciation and amortization expense
     ILS...................................................  $  6,124    $  4,352    $  2,623
     Manufactured products.................................     6,629       6,013       5,375
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                             $ 12,753    $ 10,365    $  7,998
                                                             ========    ========    ========
Capital expenditures
     ILS...................................................  $  4,274    $  3,938    $  5,261
     Manufactured products.................................    18,316      11,870       9,163
     General corporate.....................................        91         139       1,166
                                                             --------    --------    --------
                                                             $ 22,681    $ 15,947    $ 15,590
                                                             ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>
 
     The Company had sales of $33,728 in 1996 to Ford Motor Company which
represented 10% of consolidated net sales.
 
     Approximately 89% of the Company's net sales are within the United States.
None of the net sales to any foreign country represented more than 6% of the
Company's total sales. Approximately 96% of the Company's assets are maintained
in the United States.
 
NOTE L -- RESTRUCTURING CHARGES AND OTHER INCOME
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company reorganized certain
manufacturing operations which resulted in the realignment of two manufacturing
facilities and the discontinuance of certain products lines. As a result of
these actions, the Company recorded a charge of $2,700 primarily for the
writedown of property and equipment and inventory to estimated net realizable
value.
 
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                  PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- CONTINUED
 
     In December 1996, the Company negotiated full settlement of subordinated
notes receivable, resulting from the sale of two manufacturing facilities, which
were fully reserved at the date of sale. The net proceeds received of $2,700
were recorded in income in the fourth quarter. In the third quarter of 1996, the
Company sold certain securities purchased during 1996 for $6,315 which resulted
in a gain of $1,500.
 
                                       27
<PAGE>   29
 
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
        FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
     There were no changes in nor disagreements with Park-Ohio's independent
auditors on accounting and financial disclosure matters within the two-year
period ended December 31, 1998.
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
 
     Information required by this Item has been omitted pursuant to General
Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
     Information required by this Item has been omitted pursuant to General
Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
     Information required by this Item has been omitted pursuant to General
Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
     Information required by this Item has been omitted pursuant to General
Instruction I of Form 10-K.
 
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<PAGE>   30
 
                                    PART IV
 
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
 
(a)(1) The following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              PAGE
                                                              ----
<S>                                                           <C>
  Report of Independent Auditors............................     12
  Financial Statements
     Consolidated balance sheets -- December 31, 1998 and
      1997..................................................     13
     Consolidated statements of income -- years ended
      December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996......................     14
     Consolidated statements of shareholder's
      equity -- years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and
      1996..................................................     15
     Consolidated statements of cash flows -- years ended
      December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996......................     16
     Notes to consolidated financial statements.............     17
</TABLE>
 
   (3) Exhibits:
 
     The Exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K are listed on the Exhibit
Index immediately preceding such exhibits, incorporated herein by reference.
 
(b) Reports on Form 8-K filed in the fourth quarter of 1998:
    None
 
     SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.
 
     No annual report or proxy statement covering the Company's last fiscal year
has been or will be circulated to security holders.
 
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON
ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
 
                                            PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                                 (Registrant)
 
                                            By: /s/ RONALD J.
                                            COZEAN
                                              --------------------
                                              Ronald J. Cozean,
                                            Secretary
 
Date: March 26, 1999
 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THIS
REPORT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON BEHALF OF THE
REGISTRANT AND IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
 
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             /s/ EDWARD F. CRAWFORD              Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and           |
- ------------------------------------------------ President (Principal Executive Officer)         |
               Edward F. Crawford                and Director                                    |
                                                                                                 |
              /s/ JAMES S. WALKER                Vice President -- and Chief Financial           |
- ------------------------------------------------ Officer (Principal Financial and                |
                James S. Walker                  Accounting Officer)                             |
                                                                                                 |
            /s/ MATTHEW V. CRAWFORD              Director                                        |
- ------------------------------------------------                                                 |
              Matthew V. Crawford                                                                |
                                                                                                 |
              /s/ KEVIN R. GREENE                Director                                        |
- ------------------------------------------------                                                 |
                Kevin R. Greene                                                                  |
                                                                                                 |-- March 26, 1999
            /s/ LEWIS E. HATCH, JR.              Director                                        |
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              Lewis E. Hatch, Jr.                                                                |
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             /s/ THOMAS E. MCGINTY               Director                                        |
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               Thomas E. McGinty                                                                 |
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            /s/ LAWRENCE O. SELHORST             Director                                        |
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              Lawrence O. Selhorst                                                               |
                                                                                                 |
             /s/ FELIX J. TARORICK               Director                                        |
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               Felix J. Tarorick                                                                 |
                                                                                                 |
               /s/ JAMES W. WERT                 Director                                        |
- ------------------------------------------------                                              ___|
                 James W. Wert                                                                  
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                           ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                           PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
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         2.0     Agreement of Merger dated February 20, 1998 by and among
                 Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., PKOH Merger Corp. and PKOH
                 Holding Corp. (filed as appendix A to the Registration
                 Statement on Form S-4 of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., filed
                 on February 26, 1998, SEC File No. 333-46931 and
                 incorporated by reference and made a part hereof)
         3.1     Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Park-Ohio
                 Industries, Inc.
         3.2     Code of Regulations of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
         4.1     Indenture, dated November 25, 1997 by and among Park-Ohio
                 Industries, Inc. and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. as trustee
                 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form
                 S-4 of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., filed on December 23,
                 1997, SEC File No. 333-43005 and incorporated by reference
                 and made a part hereof)
         4.2     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Park-Ohio
                 Industries, Inc., and various financial institutions dated
                 November 2, 1998 (filed as Exhibit 4 to the Form 10-Q of
                 Park-Ohio Holdings Corp., filed on November 13, 1998, SEC
                 File No. 000-03134 and incorporated by reference and made a
                 part hereof)
         10.1    Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between
                 Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. and each of its directors and
                 certain officers
         10.2    Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock
                 Option Plan (filed as Exhibit A to Schedule 14A of Park-Ohio
                 Industries, Inc. filed on May 12, 1995, SEC File No.
                 000-03134 and incorporated by reference and made a part
                 hereof)
         10.3    Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement dated February 22, 1996
                 by and between Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., and Edward F.
                 Crawford (filed as Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy
                 Statement of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., filed on April 16,
                 1996, SEC File No. 000-03134 and incorporated by reference
                 and made a part hereof)
         10.4    1996 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan (filed as
                 Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement of Park-Ohio
                 Industries, Inc., filed on April 16, 1996, Sec File No.
                 000-03134 and incorporated by reference and made a part
                 hereof)
         10.5    1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as appendix E to the
                 Definitive Proxy Statement of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.,
                 filed on April 24, 1998, SEC File No. 000-03134 and
                 incorporated by reference and made a part hereof)
         12.1    Computation of Ratios
         23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP
         27.1    Financial Data Schedule for period ended December 31, 1998
                 (Electronic Filing Only)
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.1


                 AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                           PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.

     FIRST: The name of the Corporation shall be "Park-Ohio Industries, Inc."

     SECOND: The place in the State of Ohio where the principal office of the
Corporation will be located is Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County.

     THIRD: The purpose for which the Corporation is formed is to engage in any
lawful act or activity for which corporations may be formed under Sections
1701.01 to 1701.98, inclusive, of the Revised Code of Ohio, as now in effect or
hereinafter amended.

     FOURTH: The authorized number of shares of the Corporation is 100, all of
which shall be common stock, par value $1 per share.

     FIFTH: Without derogation from other power to purchase shares of the
Corporation, the Corporation by action of its directors may purchase
outstanding shares of any class of the Corporation to the extent not prohibited
by Law.

     SIXTH: No holders of any class of shares of the Corporation shall have any
pre-emptive right to purchase or have offered to them for purchase any shares
or other securities of the Corporation.



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.2



                                  REGULATIONS
                                       OF
                          PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.


                            MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1.  Annual Meeting.

     The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held at
such time and on such business day as the directors may determine each year.
The annual meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or
at such other place within or without the State of Ohio as the directors may
determine.  The directors shall be elected thereat and such other business
transacted as may be specified in the notice of the meeting.

Section 2.  Special Meetings.

     Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time by the
President, a Vice President or by a majority of the directors acting with or
without a meeting, or by shareholders holding 25% or more of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote thereat.  Such meetings may be held within or without
the State of Ohio at such time and place as may be specified in the notice
thereof.

Section 3.  Notice of Meetings.

     Written notice of every annual or special meeting of the shareholders
stating the time, place and purposes thereof shall be given to each shareholder
entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder entitled to notice as provided
by law, in person or by mailing the same to his last address appearing on the
records of the Corporation at least seven days before the meeting.  Any
shareholder may waive notice of any meeting, and, by attendance at any meeting
without protesting the lack of proper notice, shall be deemed to have waived
notice thereof.

Section 4.  Persons Becoming Entitled By Operation of Law or Transfer.

     Every person who, by operation of law, transfer or any other means
whatsoever, shall become entitled to any shares, shall be bound by every notice
in respect of such share or shares which previously to the entering of his name
and address on the records of the Corporation shall have been duly given to the
person from whom he derives his title to such shares.

Section 5.  Quorum and Adjournments.




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     Except as may be otherwise required by law or by the Articles of
Incorporation, the holders of shares entitling them to exercise a majority of
the voting power of the Corporation shall constitute a quorum; provided that
any meeting duly called, whether a quorum is present or otherwise may, by vote
of the holders of a majority of the voting shares represented thereat, adjourn
from time to time, in which case no further notice of the adjourned meeting
need be given.


                                   DIRECTORS

Section 6.  Number.

     The number of directors shall not be less than three unless the number of
shareholders shall be less than three, in which case the number of directors
shall be not less than the number of shareholders.  The number of directors may
be determined by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled
to vote thereon at any annual meeting or special meeting called for the purpose
of electing directors, and when so fixed, such number shall continue to be the
authorized number of directors until changed by the shareholders by vote as
aforesaid.

Section 7.  Election of Directors.

     At each meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors, the
persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the directors.  Such
elections shall be by ballot whenever requested by any person entitled to vote
at such meeting; but unless so requested, such election may be conducted in any
way approved at such meeting.

Section 8.  Term of Office.

     Directors shall hold office until the annual meeting of the shareholders
next following their election and until their respective successors are
elected, or until their earlier resignation, death or removal from office.

Section 9.  Vacancies.

     Whenever any vacancy shall occur among the directors, the remaining
directors shall constitute the directors of the Corporation until such vacancy
is filled or until the number of directors is changed as in Section 6 hereof.
Except in cases where a director is removed as provided by law and his
successor is elected by the shareholders, the remaining directors may, by a
vote of a majority of their number, fill any vacancy for the unexpired term.




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Section 10.  Quorum and Adjournments.

     A majority of the directors in office at the time shall constitute a
quorum, provided that any meeting duly called, whether a quorum is present or
otherwise, may, by vote of a majority of the directors present, adjourn from
time to time and place to place within or without the State of Ohio, in which
case no further notice of the adjourned meeting need be given.  At any meeting
at which a quorum is present, all questions and business shall be determined by
the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the directors present,
except as is otherwise authorized by Section 1701.60(A) of the Ohio Revised
Code.

Section 11.  Organization Meeting.

     Immediately after each annual meeting of the shareholders at which
directors are elected, or each special meeting held in lieu thereof, the newly
elected directors, if a quorum thereof is present, shall hold an organization
meeting at the same place or at such other time and place as may be fixed by
the shareholders at such meeting, for the purpose of electing officers and
transacting any other business.  Notice of such meeting need not be given.  If
for any reason such organization meeting is not held at such time, a special
meting for such purpose shall be held as soon thereafter as practicable.

Section 12.  Regular Meetings.

     Regular meetings of the directors may be held at such times and places
within or without the State of Ohio as may be provided for in by-laws or
resolutions adopted by the directors and upon such notice, if any, as shall be
so provided for.

Section 13.  Special Meetings.

     Special meetings of the directors may be held at any time within or
without the State of Ohio upon call by the President, or the Chief Executive
Officer, or by any two directors.  Notice of each such meeting shall be given
to each director by letter or telegram or in person not less than forty-eight
(48) hours prior to such meeting.  Any director may waive notice of any
meeting, and, by attendance at any meeting without protesting the lack of
proper notice, shall be deemed to have waived notice thereof.  Unless otherwise
limited in the notice thereof, any business may be transacted at any
organization, regular or special meeting.

Section 14.  Compensation.

     The directors are authorized to fix a reasonable salary for directors or a
reasonable fee for attendance at any meeting of the directors, the Executive
Committee, or other committees elected under Section 18 hereof, or any
combination of salary and attendance fee.  In addition to such compensation
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they shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred by them in traveling to and
from such meetings.


                    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

Section 15.  Membership and Organization.

     (a) The directors, at any time, may elect from their number an Executive
Committee which shall consist of not less than three members, each of whom
shall hold office during the pleasure of the directors and may be removed at
any time, with or without cause, by vote thereof.

     (b) Vacancies occurring in the Committee may be filled by the directors.

     (c) The Committee shall appoint one of its own number as Chairman who
shall preside at all meetings and may also appoint a Secretary (who need not be
a member of the Committee) who shall keep its records and who shall hold office
during the pleasure of the Committee.

Section 16.  Meetings.

     (a) Regular meetings of the Committee may be held without notice of the
time, place or objects and shall be held at such times and places within or
without the State of Ohio as the Committee may from time to time determine.

     (b) Special meetings may be held upon notice of the time, place and
objects thereof at any place within or without the State of Ohio and until
otherwise ordered by the Committee shall be held at any time and place at the
call of the Chairman or any two members of the Committee.

     (c) A majority of the members of the Committee shall be necessary for the
transaction of any business and at any regular or special meeting the Committee
may exercise any or all of its powers and any business which shall come before
any regular or special meeting may be transacted thereat, provided a majority
of the Committee is present, but in every case the affirmative vote of a
majority of all of the members of the Committee shall be necessary to any
action by it taken.

     (d) Any authorized action by the Committee may be taken without a meeting
in a writing signed by all the members of the Committee.

Section 17.  Powers.




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     Except as its powers, duties and functions may be limited or prescribed by
the directors, during the intervals between the meetings of the directors, the
Committee shall possess and may exercise all the powers of the directors
provided that the Committee shall not be empowered to declare dividends, elect
or remove officers, or to fill vacancies among the directors or Executive
Committee.  All actions of the Committee shall be reported to the directors at
their meeting next succeeding such action and shall be subject to revision or
alteration by the directors, provided that no rights of any third person shall
be affected thereby.

Section 18.  Other Committees.

     The directors may elect other committees from among the directors in
addition to or in lieu of an Executive Committee and give to them any of the
powers which under the foregoing provisions could be vested in an Executive
Committee.  Sections 15 and 16 shall be applicable to such other committees.


                                    OFFICERS

Section 19.  Officers Designated.

     The directors, at their organization meeting or at a special meeting held
in lieu thereof, shall elect a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and, in
their discretion, a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents, a
General Manager, an Assistant Secretary or Secretaries, an Assistant Treasurer
or Treasurers, and such other offices as the directors may see fit.  The
Chairman of the Board shall be, and the other officers may, but need not be,
chosen from among the directors.  Any two or more of such offices other than
that of President and Vice President, or Secretary and Assistant Secretary of
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer, may be held by the same person, but no
officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one
capacity.

Section 20.  Tenure of Office.

     The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until the next
organization meeting of the directors and until their successors are chosen and
qualified, except in case of resignation, death or removal.  The directors may
remove any officer at any time with or without cause by a majority vote of the
directors in office at the time.  A vacancy, however created, in any office may
be filled by election by the directors.

Section 21.  Chairman of the Board.




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     The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at meetings of the
directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by
the directors.

Section 22.  President.

     The President shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders, and in
the absence of the Chairman of the Board shall also preside at meetings of the
directors.  The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation unless otherwise determined by the directors, and shall have
general supervision over its property, business and affairs, and perform all
the duties usually incident to such office, subject to the directions of the
directors.  Unless otherwise determined by the directors, he shall have
authority to represent the Corporation at meetings of the shareholders of other
corporations in which the corporation holds shares, and to execute on behalf of
the Corporation discretionary or restricted proxies.  He may execute all
authorized deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other obligations, in the
name of the Corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be
prescribed by the directors.

Section 23.  Vice President.

     The Vice Presidents shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed
by the directors or as may be delegated by the President or the Chief Executive
Officer.  In case of the absence or disability of the President or when
circumstances prevent the President from acting, the Vice Presidents, in the
order designated by the directors, shall perform the duties of the President,
and in such case, the power of the Vice Presidents to execute all authorized
deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other obligations, in the name of the
Corporation, shall be coordinate with like powers of the President.  In case
the President and such Vice Presidents are absent or unable to perform their
duties, the directors may appoint a President pro tempore.

Section 24.  General Manager.

     The General Manager, if any, shall have such powers and duties as may be
prescribed by the directors.

Section 25.  Secretary.

     The Secretary shall attend and keep the minutes of all meetings of the
shareholders and of the directors.  He shall keep such books as may be required
by the directors, shall have charge of the seal of the Corporation and shall
give all notices of meetings of shareholders and directors, provided however,
that any persons calling such meetings may, at their options, themselves give
such notice.  He shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed
by the directors.




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Section 26.  Treasurer.

     The Treasurer shall receive and have in charge all money, bills, notes,
bonds, stocks in other corporations an similar property belonging to the
Corporation and shall do with the same as shall be ordered by the directors.
He shall keep accurate financial accounts, and hold the same open for
inspection and examination of the directors.  On the expiration of his term of
office, he shall turn over to his successor, or the directors, all property,
books, papers and money of the Corporation in his hands.  He shall have such
other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the directors.

Section 27.  Other Officers.

     The Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, if any, and the other
officers, if any, shall have such powers an duties as the directors may
prescribe.

Section 28.  Delegation of Duties.

     The directors are authorized to delegate the duties of any officers to any
other officer and generally to control the action of the officers and to
require the performance of duties in addition to those mentioned herein.

Section 29.  Compensation.

     The directors are authorized to determine or to provide the method of
determining the compensation of all officers.

Section 30.  Bond.

     Any officer or employee, if required by the directors, shall give bond in
such sum and with such security as the directors may require for the faithful
performance of his duties.

Section 31.  Signing Checks and Other Instruments.

     The directors are authorized to determine or provide the method of
determining how checks, notes, bills or exchange and similar instruments shall
be signed, countersigned or endorsed.


                   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 32.  Indemnification.




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     (a) The Corporation shall indemnify any director or officer or any former
director of officer of the Corporation or any person who is or has served at
the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, or trustee of another
corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened,
pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, to which he was, is, or is threatened to be made a party by reason
of the fact that he is or was such director, officer, or trustee, provided it
is determined in the manner set forth in paragraph (c) of this section that he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and that, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.

     (b) In the case of any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
or in the right of the Corporation, the Corporation shall indemnify each person
indicated in paragraph (a) of this section against expenses, including
attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the
defense or settlement thereof, provided it is determined in the manner set
forth in paragraph (c) of this section that he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Corporation except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the
Corporation unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas or the
court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court
shall deem proper.

     (c) The determinations referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
section shall be made (1) by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors of the Corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened
with any such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not
obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so
directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an
attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been
retained by or who has performed services for the Corporation, or any person to
be indemnified, within the past five years, or (3) by the shareholders, or (4)
by the court of common pleas or the court in which such action, suit or
proceeding was brought.

     (d) Expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in defending any action,
suit, or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, may
be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit, or proceeding as authorized by the directors in the specific case upon
receipt of an



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undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, or trustee to repay such
amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this section.

     (e) The indemnification provided by this section shall not be deemed
exclusive (1) of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be
entitled under the articles, the regulations, any agreement, any insurance
purchase by the Corporation, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors,
or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding such office, or of (2) the power of the
Corporation to indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the
Corporation or of another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
which he is serving or has served at the request of the Corporation, to the
same extent and in the same situation and subject to the same determinations as
are hereinabove set forth with respect to a director, officer, or trustee.  As
used in this paragraph (e) references to the "Corporation" include all
constituent corporations in a consolidation or merger in which the Corporation
or a predecessor to the Corporation by consolidation or merger was involved.
The indemnification provided by this section shall continue as to a person who
has ceased to be a director, officer, or trustee and shall inure to the benefit
of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.


                                 CORPORATE SEAL

Section 33.

     The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall
contain the name of the Corporation.


                    PROVISIONS IN ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Section 34.

     These Regulations are to all times subject to the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation (including in such term whenever
used in these Regulations, amendments thereto).


                       RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES

Section 35.





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     (a) The Corporation reserves the right to refuse to transfer any shares on
its records unless and until it receives a satisfactory opinion letter from an
attorney for the transferee of such shares that such transfer will not violate
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Regulations thereunder, the Ohio
Securities Act or the Regulations thereunder, or any other applicable law or
regulations.

     (b) It is the policy of the Corporation that so far as practicable the
holders of is shares shall be persons actively interested in the business of
the Corporation.  In furtherance of such policy, transfers of all shares of the
Corporation are subject to the following restrictions, under which the
Corporation, in the events and on the terms herein specified, shall have an
irrevocable option to purchase such shares (which right of purchase includes in
each case, without specification thereof, the right to nominate a purchaser or
purchasers of any or all of such shares), all of which restrictions shall be
binding on the shares and the holders thereof from time to time.

     (1) No holder of shares shall sell, assign, give, transfer, exchange or
otherwise dispose of any shares unless he shall first send by registered mail,
addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office, written
notice of his intention so to do and stating the number of shares to be
disposed of and the name and address of the proposed transferee.  Thereupon,
during the 120-day period from the date of receiving such notice, the
Corporation shall have an irrevocable option to purchase, at the price and on
the terms hereinafter set forth, any or all of the shares which are the subject
of said notice.

     (2) In the event of appointment of a guardian pursuant to legal
adjudication of mental incompetency or appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy,
of any holder of shares, or the sale of any shares upon execution, or in
judicial proceedings, or pursuant to foreclosure of a pledge thereof, or any
transfer of shares by operation of law, then during the 120-day period from the
date of such event, or, in the event of death of a holder of shares, then
during the 120-day period from the date of appointment of his executor or
administrator, the Corporation shall have an irrevocable option to purchase, at
the price and on the terms hereinafter set forth, any or all of such shares.

     (3) With respect to any particular option to purchase shares, the Board of
Directors shall have the power to determine, at any time during the applicable
option period, that the Corporation will not exercise said option with respect
to any or all of the shares involved, in which case it shall give notice to
that effect in writing to the holder of such shares (such notice to address as
it appears in the records of the Corporation).  Upon giving of such notice, or
upon the expiration of the applicable option period, whichever shall first
occur, said shares shall be released from that particular option, and any or
all of said shares may be sold or otherwise transferred free from that
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giving of such notice or the expiration of such applicable option period, as
the case may be; except that in the case of an option arising under (1) above,
such sale or transfer may be made only to the particular transferee named in
the notice provided for in the said subparagraph.  Upon such sale or transfer
in accordance herewith (or at the end of such one-year period as to any shares
not sold or transferred), such shares shall again become subject to the option
provisions set forth in this section.  Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions, the occurrence, during any option period or during any such
one-year period, of any other event specified in this section as an event
giving rise to an option, shall give rise to a new option in accordance
herewith.

     (4) Upon the exercise of any option hereinabove provided for, the purchase
price of the shares involved shall be paid by the purchaser upon such
reasonable terms and at such times as the parties shall determine; provided,
that, if the parties do not otherwise agree, such purchase shall be made for
cash at the principal office of the Corporation at such time and on such date
prior to the expiration of the option period  as shall be fixed in a written
notice from the purchaser to the holder of the shares stating that the option
is being exercised and the number of shares to be purchased.  Such notice shall
be accompanied by a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation authorizing the exercise of said option on behalf of the
Corporation or nominating a purchase or purchasers of such shares.  At the time
and place specified in such notice, the holder of the shares involved shall
surrender the certificate therefor to the purchasers, duly endorsed.  From and
after the date so specified, unless the purchaser shall be in default in
respect of payment of the purchase price upon surrender of such certificate,
all rights of the holder of such shares by reason of the ownership thereof
shall cease and such holder shall have no interest in or claim against the
Corporation with respect to said shares except only the right to receive from
the purchaser the purchase price thereof upon surrender of the certificate
therefor.

     (5) For the purpose of the option rights hereinabove provided for, the
option price to be paid for the shares involved shall be the book value
thereof, determined as of the end of the month preceding the month in which the
120-day option period in question begins.  Book value shall be determined in
accordance with, and shall have the meaning given to it under generally
accepted accounting practice but shall, in any event, be determined in a manner
consistent with the method employed by the Corporation in keeping its books and
accounts, excluding from assets any value for goodwill or other like
Intangibles.  In the event of dispute, the book values determined by the
Corporation's independent auditors and certified in writing to the Corporation
and to the holder of the shares involved shall be final and binding upon all
persons concerned.

     (6) The Corporation shall decline to make any transfer of shares on its
records and until there shall have been compliance with the foregoing
applicable requirements.





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<PAGE>   12


                                   AMENDMENTS

Section 36.

     These Regulations may be altered, changed or amended in any respect or
superseded by new Regulations in whole or in part, by the affirmative vote of
the holders of record of shares entitling them to exercise a majority of the
voting power of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting called for such
purpose or without a meeting by the written consent of the holders of record of
share entitling them to exercise two-thirds of the voting power with respect
thereto.  In case of adoption of any Regulation or amendment by such written
consent, the Secretary shall enter the same in the corporate records and mail a
copy thereof to each shareholder who would have been entitled to vote thereon
and did not participate in the adoption thereof.







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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1
                                    AGREEMENT


         This Agreement, made as of this _____ day of ______, ________, between
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company") and
__________________, a director, officer or representative (as hereinafter
defined) of the Company (the "Indemnitee");

         WHEREAS, the Company and the Indemnitee are each aware of the exposure
to litigation of officers, directors and representatives of the Company as such
persons exercise their duties to the Company;

         WHEREAS, the Company and the Indemnitee are also aware of conditions in
the insurance industry that have affected and may continue to affect the
Company's ability to obtain appropriate directors' and officers' liability
insurance on an economically acceptable basis;

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to benefit from the services
of highly qualified, experienced and otherwise competent persons such as the
Indemnitee;

         WHEREAS, the Indemnitee desires to serve or to continue to serve the
Company as a director, officer, trustee or as a director, officer or trustee of
another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in which the
Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest, for so long as the Company
continues to provide on an acceptable basis adequate and reliable
indemnification against certain liabilities and expenses which may be incurred
by the Indemnitee.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.       INDEMNIFICATION
         ---------------

         Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify the
Indemnitee with respect to his activities as a director or officer of the
Company and/or as a person who is serving or has served on behalf of the Company
("representative") as a director, officer, or trustee of another corporation,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, domestic or foreign, in which the
Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest (an "affiliated entity")
against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, judgments,
fines, and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him
("Expenses") in connection with any claim against Indemnitee which is the
subject of any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise and whether
formal or informal (a "Proceeding"), to which Indemnitee was, is, or is
threatened to be made a party by reason of facts which include Indemnitee's
being or having been such a director, officer or representative, to the extent
of the highest and most advantageous to the Indemnitee, as determined by the
Indemnitee, of one or any combination of the following:

a)       The benefits provided by the Company's Regulations in effect on the 
               date hereof, a copy of


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<PAGE>   2



                the relevant portions of which are attached hereto as Exhibit I;

b)       The benefits provided by the Articles of Incorporation, Regulations,
                or By-laws or their equivalent of the Company in effect at the
                time Expenses are incurred by Indemnitee;

c)       The benefits allowable under Ohio law in effect at the date hereof;

d)       The benefits allowable under the law of the jurisdiction under which
                the Company exists at the time Expenses are incurred by the
                Indemnitee;

e)       The benefits available under liability insurance obtained by the 
                Company;

f)       The benefits which would have been available to the Indemnitee under
                the Chubb Executive Liability Insurance Policy issued by Federal
                Insurance Company on September 7, 1983 which is designated as
                policy number 81026391, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
                II hereto; had such policy continued in effect and unamended at
                the time Expenses are incurred by the Indemnitee; and

g)       Such other benefits as are or may be otherwise available to Indemnitee.

Combination of two or more of the benefits provided by (a) through (g) shall be
available to the extent that the Applicable Document, as hereafter defined, does
not require that the benefits provided therein be exclusive of other benefits.
The document or law providing for the benefits listed in items (a) through (g)
above is called the "Applicable Document" in this Agreement. Company hereby
undertakes to use its best efforts to assist Indemnitee, in all proper and legal
ways, to obtain the benefits selected by Indemnitee under items (a) through (g)
above.

         For purposes of this Agreement, references to "other enterprises" shall
include employee benefit plans for employees of the Company or of any affiliated
entity without regard to ownership of such plans; references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on the Indemnitee with respect to any employee
benefit plan; references to "serving on behalf of the Company" shall include any
service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes
duties on, or involves services by, the Indemnitee with respect to an employee
benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; references to the masculine
shall include the feminine; references to the singular shall include the plural
and VICE VERSA; and if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan he shall be deemed to have acted in a manner
consistent with the standards required for indemnification by the Company under
the Applicable Documents.

2.       INSURANCE
         ---------

         The Company shall maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance
for so long as Indemnitee's services are covered hereunder, provided and only to
the extent that such insurance is available in amounts and on terms and
conditions determined by the Company to be acceptable.


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<PAGE>   3



However, the Company agrees that the provisions hereof shall remain in effect
regardless of whether liability or other insurance coverage is at any time
obtained or retained by the Company; except that any payments in fact made to
Indemnitee under an insurance policy obtained or retained by the Company shall
reduce the obligation of the Company to make payments hereunder by the amount of
the payments made under any such insurance policy.

3.       PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
         -------------------

         At Indemnitee's request, after receipt of written notice pursuant to
Section 5 hereof and an undertaking in the form of Exhibit III attached hereto
by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay such amounts so paid on Indemnitee's
behalf if it shall ultimately be determined under the Applicable Document that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company for such Expenses,
the Company shall pay the Expenses as and when incurred by Indemnitee. That
portion of Expenses which represents attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in
defending any Proceeding shall be paid by the Company within thirty (30) days of
its receipt of such request, together with reasonable documentation (consistent,
in the case of attorneys' fees, with Company practice in payment of legal fees
for outside counsel generally) evidencing the amount and nature of such
Expenses, subject to its also having received such a notice and undertaking.

4.       ADDITIONAL RIGHTS
         -----------------

         The indemnification provided in this Agreement shall not be exclusive
of any other indemnification or right to which Indemnitee may be entitled and
shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased to occupy a position as an officer,
director or representative as described in Paragraph 1 above with respect to
Proceedings relating to or arising out of Indemnitee's acts or omissions during
his service in such position.

5.       NOTICE TO COMPANY
         -----------------

         Indemnitee shall provide to the Company prompt written notice of any
Proceeding brought, threatened, asserted or commenced against Indemnitee with
respect to which Indemnitee may assert a right to indemnification hereunder;
provided that failure to provide such notice shall not in any way limit
Indemnitee's rights under this Agreement.

6.       COOPERATION IN DEFENSE AND SETTLEMENT
         -------------------------------------

         Indemnitee shall not make any admission or effect any settlement of any
Proceeding without the Company's written consent unless Indemnitee shall have
determined to undertake his own defense in such matter and has waived the
benefits of this Agreement. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding to which
Indemnitee is a party in any manner which would impose any Expense on Indemnitee
without his written consent. Neither Indemnitee nor the Company will
unreasonably withhold consent to any proposed settlement. Indemnitee and the
Company shall cooperate to the extent reasonably possible with each other and
with the Company's insurers, in attempts to defend and/or settle such
Proceeding.


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<PAGE>   4



7.       ASSUMPTION OF DEFENSE
         ---------------------

         Except as otherwise provided below, to the extent that it may wish, the
Company jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified will be
entitled to assume Indemnitee's defense in any Proceeding, with counsel mutually
satisfactory to Indemnitee and the Company. After notice from the Company to
Indemnitee of the Company's election so to assume such defense, the Company will
not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for Expenses subsequently
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee
shall have the right to employ counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its
assumption of the defense thereof shall be at Indemnitee's expense unless:

a)       The employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the
                Company;

b)       Counsel employed by the Company initially is unacceptable or later
                becomes unacceptable to Indemnitee and such unacceptability is
                reasonable under then existing circumstances;

c)       Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict
                of interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the conduct of
                the defense of such Proceeding; or

d)       The Company shall not have employed counsel promptly to assume the
                defense of such Proceeding,

in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense
of the Company and subject to payment pursuant to this Agreement. The Company
shall not be entitled to assume the defense of Indemnitee in any Proceeding
brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made
either of the conclusions provided for in clauses (b) or (C) above.

8.       ENFORCEMENT
         -----------

         In the event that any dispute or controversy shall arise under this
Agreement between Indemnitee and the Company with respect to whether the
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification in connection with any Proceeding or
with respect to the amount of Expenses incurred, then with respect to each such
dispute or controversy Indemnitee may seek to enforce the Agreement through
legal action or, at Indemnitee's sole option and written request, through
arbitration. If arbitration is requested, such dispute or controversy shall be
submitted by the parties to binding arbitration in the City of Cleveland, State
of Ohio, before a single arbitrator agreeable to both parties. If the parties
cannot agree on a designated arbitrator within 15 days after arbitration is
requested in writing by Indemnitee, the arbitration shall proceed in the City of
Cleveland, State of Ohio, before an arbitrator appointed by the American
Arbitration Association. In either case, the arbitration proceeding shall
commence promptly under the rules then in effect of that Association and the
arbitrator agreed to by the parties or appointed by that Association shall be an
attorney other than an attorney who has, or is associated with a firm having
associated with it an attorney which has, been retained by or 


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<PAGE>   5



performed services for the Company or Indemnitee at any time during the five
years preceding the commencement of arbitration. The award shall be rendered in
such form that judgment may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. The prevailing party shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement of any
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees)
incurred in connection with such legal action or arbitration; provided that
Indemnitee shall not be obligated to reimburse the Company unless the arbitrator
or court which resolves the dispute determines that Indemnitee acted in bad
faith in bringing such action or arbitration.

9.       EXCLUSIONS
         ----------

         Notwithstanding the scope of indemnification which may be available to
Indemnitee from time to time under any Applicable Document, no indemnification,
reimbursement or payment shall be required of the Company hereunder with respect
to:

a)       Any claim or any part thereof as to which Indemnitee shall have been
                adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no
                appeal is or can be taken to have acted in willful misfeasance,
                or willful disregard of his duties, except to the extent that
                such court shall determine upon application that, despite the
                adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances
                of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to
                indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper;

b)       Any claim or any part thereof arising under Section 16(b) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to which Indemnitee
                shall be obligated to pay any penalty, fine, settlement or
                judgment;

c)       Any obligation of Indemnitee based upon or attributable to the
                Indemnitee gaining in fact any personal gain, profit or
                advantage to which he was not entitled; or

d)       Any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee without the consent or
                authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company, provided
                that this exclusion shall not apply with respect to any claims
                brought by Indemnitee to enforce his rights under this Agreement
                or in any Proceeding initiated by another person or entity
                whether or not such claims were brought by Indemnitee against a
                person or entity who was otherwise a party to such Proceeding.

Nothing in this Section 9 shall eliminate or diminish Company's obligations to
advance that portion of Indemnitee's Expenses which represent attorneys' fees
and other costs incurred in defending any Proceeding pursuant to Section 3 of
this Agreement.

10.      EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS
         --------------------------

         The Company covenants and agrees that, in the event of any merger,
consolidation or reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving
entity, any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any
liquidation of the Company (each such event is hereinafter 


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<PAGE>   6



referred to as an "extraordinary transaction"), the Company shall:

         Have the obligations of the Company under this Agreement expressly
                  assumed by the survivor, purchaser or successor, as the case
                  may be, in such extraordinary transaction; or

         Otherwise adequately provide for the satisfaction of the Company's
                  obligations under this Agreement, in a manner acceptable to
                  Indemnitee.

11.      NO PERSONAL LIABILITY
         ---------------------

         Indemnitee agrees that neither the directors nor any officer, employee,
representative or agent of the Company shall be personally liable for the
satisfaction of the Company's obligations under this Agreement, and Indemnitee
shall look solely to the assets of the Company for satisfaction of any claims
hereunder.

12.      SEVERABILITY
         ------------

         If any provision, phrase, or other portion of this Agreement should be
determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, and such determination should become final,
such provision, phrase or other portion shall be deemed to be severed or
limited, but only to the extent required to render the remaining provisions and
portions of the Agreement enforceable, and the Agreement as thus amended shall
be enforced to give effect to the intention of the parties insofar as that is
possible.

13.      SUBROGATION
         -----------

         In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be
subrogated to the extent thereof to all rights to indemnification or
reimbursement against any insurer or other entity or person vested in the
Indemnitee, who shall execute all instruments and take all other actions as
shall be reasonably necessary for the Company to enforce such rights.

14.      GOVERNING LAW
         -------------

         The parties hereto agree that this Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

15.      NOTICES
         -------

         All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be considered to have been duly given if delivered by
hand and receipted for by the party to whom the notice, request, demand or other
communication shall have been directed, or mailed by certified mail, return
receipt requested, with postage prepaid:


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<PAGE>   7




         If to the Company, to:             PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                                23000 Euclid Avenue
                                                Cleveland, Ohio  44117
                                                Attention:  Secretary

         If to Indemnitee, to:                  
                                                -------------------------
                                                -------------------------
                                                -------------------------

or to such other or further address as shall be designated from time to time by
the Indemnitee or the Company to the other.

16.      TERMINATION
         -----------

         This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon not less than
sixty (60) days prior written notice delivered to the other party, but such
termination shall not in any way diminish the obligations of Company hereunder
with respect to Indemnitee's activities prior to the effective date of
termination.

17.      AMENDMENTS AND BINDING EFFECT
         -----------------------------

         This Agreement and the rights and duties of Indemnitee and the Company
hereunder may not be amended, modified or terminated except by written
instrument signed and delivered by the parties hereto. This Agreement is and
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefits of the parties thereto and
their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement in
triplicate as of the date first above written.

INDEMNITEE                               PARK-OHIO INDUSTRIES, INC.




By:                                      By:
   ---------------------------------         ----------------------------------
                                                   Edward F. Crawford

Title:                                   Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
      ------------------------------            Officer




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                                  Exhibit 12.1
                            Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
                Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

                        (In thousands except ratio data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     1998          1997          1996          1995          1994
                                                     ----          ----          ----          ----          ----
<S>                                                <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Earnings from continuing
    operations before income taxes                 $22,820       $19,199       $14,753       $12,913       $ 6,652
Fixed Charges                                       20,370        11,495         8,787         7,192         2,370
                                                   -------       -------       -------       -------       -------
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges               $43,190       $30,694       $23,540       $20,105       $ 9,022
                                                   =======       =======       =======       =======       =======

Fixed Charges:
    Interest Component of Rent Expense             $ 2,352       $ 2,232       $ 1,584       $ 1,176       $   783
    Interest Expense                                17,488         9,101         6,947         5,911         1,501
    Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs           530           162           256           105            86
                                                   -------       -------       -------       -------       -------
Total Fixed Charges                                $20,370       $11,495       $ 8,787       $ 7,192       $ 2,370
                                                   =======       =======       =======       =======       =======

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                     2.1x          2.7x          2.7x          2.8x          3.8x
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statement of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., for the registration of its senior 
subordinated notes due 2007 of our report dated February 15, 1999 relating to
the consolidated financial statements of Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. included in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Shares/Dollars
Registration Statement                          Description                                   Registered
- ----------------------          ---------------------------------------------------        ----------------
<S>                             <C>                                                        <C>
Form S-4 (333-43005)            Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007                           $150,000,000
</TABLE>



                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
March 30, 1999


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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary information extracted from Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
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