8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 17, 2007

ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Tennessee	0-14714	62-0873631
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1725 Shepherd Road

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421

 (Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (423) 899-5898

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(b)           On July 17, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of J. Neal Ferry as Chief Operating Officer and Group Vice President, Aggregate and Mining and from the Company’s Board of Directors.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 17, 2007

SIGNATURE

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.

ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: July 18, 2007 By: /s/ J. Don Brock                              J. Don Brock Chairman of the Board and President (Principal Executive Officer)

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EX-99.1

Astec Industries, Inc.

   1725 Shepherd Road  |  Chattanooga, TN  37421  |  Phone (423) 899-5898  |  Fax 899-4456

MANAGEMENT CHANGE AT ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 17, 2007) – Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:  ASTE) today reported a management change at Astec Industries, Inc.

On July 17, 2007, J. Neal Ferry, Chief Operating Officer of Astec Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), Group Vice President, Aggregate and Mining, and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors notified the Company that he was resigning his employment with the Company and from the Company’s Board of Directors for personal reasons, effective July 18, 2007.  Astec Industries, Inc. and its Board of Directors appreciate Mr. Ferry’s contributions to the Company and wish him well in his future endeavors.

Astec Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialized equipment for building and restoring the world’s infrastructure.  Astec’s manufacturing operations are divided into four business segments:  aggregate processing and mining equipment; asphalt production equipment; mobile asphalt paving equipment; and underground boring, directional drilling and trenching equipment.

For Additional Information Contact:

J. Don Brock

Chairman of the Board & C.E.O.

Phone: (423) 867-4210

Fax: (423) 867-4127

E-mail: dbrock@astecindustries.com

or

F. McKamy Hall

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Phone:  (423) 899-5898

Fax:  (423) 899-4456

E-mail: mhall@astecindustries.com

or

Stephen C. Anderson

Secretary / Director of Investor Relations

Phone:  (423) 899-5898

Fax:  (423) 899-4456

E-mail:  sanderson@astecindustries.com