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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 8-K/A

                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 27, 2004
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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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On November 4, 2004, Terex Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release revising certain historical segment results for the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2003 as previously presented in its press release
dated October 27, 2004, releasing and reviewing the Company's financial results
for its fiscal quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 2004. A copy of
the press release containing the corrected information is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this Form 8-K/A. In addition, the Company has made available on its
website, www.terex.com, a copy of its October 27, 2004 release incorporating the
corrected information, as well as a document presenting its historical financial
performance, by segment, on a quarterly basis, commencing with the first quarter
of 2003.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Terex Corporation issued on November 4, 2004.

                                   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:  November 4, 2004


                                         TEREX CORPORATION


                                         By:  /s/ Phillip C. Widman
                                             Phillip C. Widman
                                             Senior Vice President and 
                                             Chief Financial Officer










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