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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) January 10, 2006
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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 8.01.  Other Events.

     Terex  Corporation  issued a press release on January 10, 2006,  announcing
certain operating structure and management  changes,  including a realignment of
certain of its  operations.  A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit
99.1 to this Form 8-K.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press release of Terex Corporation issued on January 10, 2006.

                                   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:  January 10, 2006

                                  TEREX CORPORATION


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




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