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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) February 15, 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;  Election of Directors;
     Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On February 15, 2005, Mark T. Cohen resigned as Vice President,  Controller
and Chief  Accounting  Officer of Terex  Corporation  ("Terex").  Mr. Cohen will
remain  with  Terex on an interim  basis to assist  with the  transition  of his
responsibilities.

     On February 16, 2005, Jonathan D. Carter was appointed as Acting Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer of Terex. Mr. Carter, 36, has been serving as Chief
Financial  Officer of the Terex Aerial Work  Platforms  Segment since  September
2002.  Prior to that,  Mr.  Carter  was the  Chief  Financial  Officer  of Genie
Industries,  Inc., from March 2001. Before joining Genie  Industries,  Inc., Mr.
Carter was employed by  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP in various  capacities  from
1989 through 2001. Mr. Carter is a chartered accountant in England and Wales.


                                   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:  February 22, 2005


                                              TEREX CORPORATION


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