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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DEFEO RONALD M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEREX CORP [TEX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) TEREX CORPORATION, 500 POST ROAD EAST, SUITE 320 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/06/2005 (Street) WESTPORT, CT 06880 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $.01 05/06/2005   D   20,783 (1) D $ 4.25 (2) 424,523 (3) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 05/09/2005   F   2,592 D $ 37.94 421,931 (4) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 05/09/2005   I V 0 A $ 0 3,461 (5) I 401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 4.25

05/06/2005

J(6)

13,037

12/13/1996

12/13/2005

Common Stock, par value $.01

13,037

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEFEO RONALD M TEREX CORPORATION 500 POST ROAD EAST, SUITE 320 WESTPORT, CT 06880	X		Chairman, President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo		05/10/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares transferred to the Company by Mr. DeFeo to correct the exercise of options mistakenly recorded in favor of Mr. DeFeo on December 13, 1995.
(2)	Sale price equals the option exercise price paid by Mr. DeFeo upon exercise of the options referred to in footnote 1 above.
(3)	Represents total share ownership as of May 6, 2005, after the correction of certain historical errors, including those referrred to in footnote 1 above.
(4)	Represents total share ownership as of May 9, 2005.
(5)	Represents shares beneficially owned as of May 9, 2005.
(6)	Cancellation of options mistakenly recorded in favor of Mr. DeFeo on December 13, 1995 and previously reflected as outstanding.

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