================================================================================ 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) July 13, 2004 ------------- 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.) 500 Post Road East, Suite 320, 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) ================================================================================ Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. Terex Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release on July 13, 2004, announcing a conference call to be held on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern time, to review the Company's second quarter 2004 financial results. The teleconference and a replay of the teleconference will be accessible to the public. The Company also announced that it will be releasing its second quarter 2004 financial results to the wire services on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, after market close. This press release will also be available on the Company's website at www.terex.com. A copy of this press release 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 July 13, 2004. 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: July 13, 2004 TEREX CORPORATION By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Gershowitz Jeffrey A. Gershowitz Vice President - 2 -