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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) May 27, 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 8.01. Other Events.

     Terex  Corporation (the "Company")  issued a press release on May 27, 2005,
announcing a conference call to be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 8:30 a.m.,
Eastern Time, to review the Company's first quarter 2005 financial results.  The
teleconference  and a replay of the  teleconference  will be  accessible  to the
public.

     The Company also  announced  that it will be releasing  first  quarter 2005
financial results to the wire services on Tuesday, May 31, 2005, after the close
of the  market.  This press  release  will also be  available  on the  Company's
website at www.terex.com.

     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 May 27, 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:  May 27, 2005

                                  TEREX CORPORATION


                                  By:  /s/ Eric I Cohen
                                      Eric I Cohen
                                      Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                      and Secretary