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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) August 9, 2002
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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 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 (c)  Exhibits

     1.   Statement  Under  Oath of Ronald M.  DeFeo,  the  Principal  Executive
          Officer  of  Terex  Corporation,  Regarding  Facts  and  Circumstances
          Relating to Exchange Act Filings  pursuant to Securities  and Exchange
          Commission ("Commission") Order No. 4-460.

     2.   Statement  Under Oath of Joseph F.  Apuzzo,  the  Principal  Financial
          Officer  of  Terex  Corporation,  Regarding  Facts  and  Circumstances
          Relating to  Exchange  Act Filings  pursuant to  Commission  Order No.
          4-460.

     3.   Certification of Ronald M. DeFeo, the Principal  Executive  Officer of
          Terex  Corporation,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted
          pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     4.   Certification of Joseph F. Apuzzo, the Principal  Financial Officer of
          Terex  Corporation,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted
          pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

         Terex Corporation ("Terex") is furnishing the following under Item 9 of
this Current Report on Form 8-K:

    (i)   Statement  Under  Oath of Ronald M.  DeFeo,  the  Principal  Executive
          Officer  of Terex,  Regarding  Facts  and  Circumstances  Relating  to
          Exchange Act Filings pursuant to Commission Order No. 4-460, which was
          delivered to the Commission on August 9, 2002.

    (ii)  Statement  Under Oath of Joseph F.  Apuzzo,  the  Principal  Financial
          Officer  of Terex,  Regarding  Facts  and  Circumstances  Relating  to
          Exchange Act Filings pursuant to Commission Order No. 4-460, which was
          delivered to the Commission on August 9, 2002.

    (iii) Certification  of Ronald M. DeFeo pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,
          as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
          which was filed with the Commission on August 9, 2002 as an exhibit to
          Terex's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
          2002.

    (iv)  Certification of Joseph F. Apuzzo pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,
          as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
          which was filed with the Commission on August 9, 2002 as an exhibit to
          Terex's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
          2002.

                                   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:  August 9, 2002

                                                TEREX CORPORATION

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