================================================================================ 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) October 4, 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 8.01. Other Events. Terex Corporation ("Terex") issued a press release on October 4, 2004, announcing that it is participating in the Deutsche Bank Global High Yield Conference at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 6, 2004. A copy of Terex's slide presentation from this conference is being made available on Terex's website, www.terex.com, in the "Investors" section of the website. 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: October 4, 2004 TEREX CORPORATION By: /s/ Eric I Cohen Eric I Cohen Senior Vice President - 2 -