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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) April 23, 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 April 23, 2003, Terex Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release releasing and reviewing the Company's financial results for its fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy of this press release, including unaudited
consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2003, 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 April 23, 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:  April 23, 2003


                                                 TEREX CORPORATION


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




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