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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 30, 2003
TERRA INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 1-8520 52-1145429
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
Terra Centre
600 Fourth Street, P.O. Box 6000
Sioux City, Iowa 51102-6000
(712) 277-1340
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated October 30, 2003
announcing third quarter 2003 earnings by
Terra Industries Inc.
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On October 30, 2003, Terra Industries issued a press release
setting forth Terra Industries Inc.'s third quarter 2003 earnings. A copy of the
press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by
reference.
The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall
not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference in any other
filing under the Securities Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Form 8-K in such
filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TERRA INDUSTRIES INC.
/s/ Mark A. Kalafut
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Mark A. Kalafut
Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Date: October 30, 2003