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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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) July 1, 2003
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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 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure
        (information  being  furnished under Item 12.  Results of Operations
         and Financial Condition)

     In  accordance  with  the  instructions  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  the  following  information,  which  is  intended  to be  furnished
pursuant to this Form 8-K under Item 12,  "Results of  Operations  and Financial
Condition," is being furnished under Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure."

     On July 1, 2003, Terex  Corporation (the "Company")  issued a press release
providing  an update with  respect to its recent  operating  activities  and the
current business environment for its products.  The Company provided information
with respect to certain restructuring charges,  goodwill impairment and earnings
for the second quarter and full year 2003. The Company also noted  completion of
its  previously  announced  redemption  of $50 million  principal  amount of its
senior subordinated notes.

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

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Terex Corporation issued on July 1, 2003.


                                   SIGNATURES
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     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:  July 1, 2003


                                                    TEREX CORPORATION


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