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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) September 19, 2011

TEREX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
1-10702
34-1531521
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)


200 Nyala Farm Road, Westport, Connecticut
06880
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)    On September 19, 2011, Terex Corporation (“Terex” or the “Company”) announced that Scott W. Wine will be appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Terex effective October 10, 2011. Mr. Wine, 44, is the Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Industries Inc. and has served in that role since 2008. Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets innovative, high quality off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and the Polaris RANGER® for recreational and utility use, snowmobiles, motorcycles and on-road electric powered vehicles. There are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Wine and the Company that would be required to be reported under Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Wine will be an independent director under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines. Mr. Wine will receive the standard compensation provided to all Terex non-employee directors as described under the heading “Director Compensation” in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011. Terex non-employee directors generally serve on two committees of the Board, and it is currently expected that Mr. Wine will also serve on two committees of the Board.

A copy of the Company's press release, dated September 19, 2011, announcing the appointment of Mr. Wine to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1    Press release of Terex Corporation issued on September 19, 2011.


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: September 21, 2011

TEREX CORPORATION
 
By: /s/ Eric I Cohen
Eric I Cohen
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel



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