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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) December 8, 2011
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TEREX CORPORATION |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware | 1-10702 | 34-1531521 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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200 Nyala Farm Road, Westport, Connecticut | 06880 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170
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NOT APPLICABLE |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 8, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Terex Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's Bylaws, effective on December 8, 2011, which primarily effectuates various procedural changes and clarifications regarding stockholder meetings and certain other technical amendments. The principal changes were:
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• | revising the advance notice provisions (i) to change the notice period to make a nomination or propose business before the annual meeting of stockholders from 60-90 days to 90-120 days and (ii) to require stockholders nominating a director or proposing business before the annual meeting of stockholders to (A) disclose a description of any agreements or arrangements regarding the nomination, (B) make a representation that the stockholder is a stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) make a representation as to whether the stockholder or underlying beneficial holder intends to solicit proxies (Section 2.1); |
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• | clarifying that only the Board can call special stockholder meetings (Section 2.2); |
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• | revising the process for setting record dates and adjourning stockholder meetings (Sections 2.5 and 2.6); |
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• | adding provisions regarding the conduct of stockholder meetings (Section 2.9); |
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• | expressly permitting telephonic meetings of the Board and email as an acceptable form of communication with respect to, among other things, notice of director meetings and directors acting by consent (Sections 3.6, 3.13 and 3.14). |
The foregoing description of the revisions to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Terex Corporation.
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: December 13, 2011
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TEREX CORPORATION |
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By: /s/ Eric I Cohen |
Eric I Cohen Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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