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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 3, 2005
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                                TEREX CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware                       1-10702               34-1531521
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission            (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)               File Number)         Identification No.)



 500 Post Road East, Suite 320, Westport, Connecticut               06880
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       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170
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                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     Terex Corporation issued a press release on February 3, 2005, responding to
market  rumors  concerning  management's  2005  outlook for its  businesses  and
announcing preliminary guidance as to its 2005 revenue and earnings per share.

     A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Terex Corporation issued on February 3, 2005.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  February 3, 2005


                                              TEREX CORPORATION


                                              By:  /s/ Eric I Cohen
                                                   Eric I Cohen
                                                   Senior Vice President