8-K

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 12, 2009

Astec Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	001-11595	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 offices) (Zip Code)

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

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 10, 2009, Astec Industries, Inc. issued a press release announcing it would participate in the CanaccordAdams 29th Annual Global Growth conference in Boston, MA on Thursday August 13, 2009 where one or more officers of the Company will make a slide presentation containing certain financial information about the Company and its business.  The slide presentation materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.  These slide presentation materials may also be used at one or more subsequent conferences with analysts and investors.

The attached slide presentation may contain forward-looking statements regarding the future performance of the Company, including representations about the Company's future financial performance, market conditions, the long-term growth prospects of the Company and its markets, opportunities for market share gains and acquisitions and performance of companies in Astec's markets. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s beliefs and assumptions.  They are not guarantees of performance and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties. The information in this presentation is not an update or reaffirmation of previously disclosed information. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause future events or actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include uncertainty in the economy, rising oil and liquid asphalt prices, rising interest rates, changes in highway funding availability, the timing of large contracts, production capacity, changes in size and mix of backlog, seasonality and cyclicality in operating results, seasonality of sales volumes, demand for the Company's products, competitive activity and those other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC.  The information contained in the attached slide presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s SEC filings and other public announcements.  The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise this information, although it may do so from time to time.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section.  Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

99.1  Slide presentation to be used at the CanaccordAdams 29th Annual Growth Conference on August 13, 2009.

 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 12, 2009	ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
	By:/s/ F. McKamy Hall                                 F. McKamy Hall Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99.1

This presentation and discussion may contain forward-looking statements
regarding the future performance of the Company, including representations
about the Company's future financial performance, market conditions, the
long-term growth prospects of the Company and its markets, opportunities
for market share gains and acquisitions and performance of companies in
Astec's markets. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s
beliefs and assumptions.  They are not guarantees of performance and are
therefore subject to risks and uncertainties. The information in this
presentation is not an update or reaffirmation of previously disclosed
information. Future events and actual results could differ materially from
those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause future events or actual results to differ materially from the
Company’s expectations include uncertainty in the economy, rising oil and
liquid asphalt prices, rising interest rates, changes in highway funding
availability, the timing of large contracts, production capacity, changes in
size and mix of backlog, seasonality and cyclicality in operating results,
seasonality of sales volumes, demand for the Company's products,
competitive activity and those other factors listed from time to time in the
Company’s reports filed with the SEC.

Company Statistics as of 6-30-2009

•3,357 Employees

•16 Companies

•17 Manufacturing Plants Plus 14 Sales/Service
Facilities

•2.7 Million Sq. Ft. of Office and Manufacturing Space

•50 States Served

•144 Countries Shipped

•180 Products Built

•Maintain profitability and positive cash flow for
2H09 and 2010.

•Manage expenses in conjunction with market
conditions.

•Develop new products to facilitate organic
growth and utilize facilities.

•Acquisitions - Consider Synergistic Bolt-on
Acquisitions.

•Prepare to return to growth as market conditions
improve.

Strategic Objectives

•Federal Highway Funding

•Infrastructure Stimulus Package

•International Business & U.S. Dollar

•State Budgets

•Use of Recycle

•Oil Prices

•Steel Prices

•Customer Confidence

2009 Drivers

Telsmith, Inc.

Mequon, Wisconsin

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

Yankton, South Dakota

Johnson Crushers International, Inc.

Eugene, Oregon

Breaker Technology Ltd.

Thornbury, Ontario, Canada

Astec Mobile Screens, Inc.

Sterling, Illinois

Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd

Johannesburg, South Africa

Aggregate and Mining Group

Aggregate and Mining Group

Telsmith

Kolberg-Pioneer

Johnson Crushers

Breaker Technology

Astec Mobile Screens

Osborn Engineered

Telsmith, Inc.

Telsmith, Inc.

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

Johnson Crushers International, Inc.

Breaker Technology Ltd.

Astec Mobile Screens, Inc.

Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd

Astec, Inc.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dillman Equipment - a division of Astec, Inc.

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Heatec, Inc.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

CEI Enterprises, Inc.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Asphalt Group

Asphalt Group

Astec

Heatec

CEI

Dillman

Astec Rossville Building

Astec, Inc.

Astec, Inc. (Dillman Equipment, a division of Astec, Inc.)

Heatec, Inc.

CEI Enterprises, Inc.

Roadtec, Inc.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Carlson Paving Products, Inc.
Tacoma, Washington

Mobile Asphalt Paving Group

Mobile Asphalt Paving Group

Roadtec

Carlson Paving Products

Roadtec Riverside Building

Roadtec, Inc.

Roadtec, Inc.

Carlson Paving Products, Inc.

Astec Underground, Inc.

Loudon, Tennessee

American Augers, Inc.

West Salem, Ohio

Underground Group

Underground Group

Astec Underground

American Augers

Astec Underground, Inc.

American Augers, Inc.

American Augers, Inc.

Peterson Pacific Corp.

Eugene, Oregon

Astec Australia Pty Ltd

Sumner Park, Australia

Other Group

Other Group

Peterson Pacific

Astec Australia

Peterson Pacific Corp.

Astec Australia (Pty) Ltd

Green & More Sustainability

How do we do that?

Solutions

•Increase RAP to 50%

without affecting quality and life of mixes

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

Removal of Old
Pavement

Processing of
Recycle

Converting to

Warm Mix Asphalt

Remixing & Paving

the New Road

Removal of Old Pavement

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

Processing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

Converting to Warm Mix Asphalt

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

Burn Less Fuel

–By Milling & Recycling - 100% of the
material can be re-used

– Reduce oil consumption by 80,000,000
bbl/year…approximately 7 days of
imported oil

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

Remixing and Paving the Road

Recycling Asphalt Pavement

-WMA-

-HMA-

Solutions

•Increase RAP to 50%

without affecting quality and life of mixes

•Increase the use of Tear-Off Shingles

without affecting quality and life of mixes

Asphalt Roofing Shingles

Adjusted to reflect continuing operations and unusual items

(in Millions, except for percentage and EPS data)

	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Net Sales	$505	$616	$711	$869	$974
Growth %	25%	22%	15%	22%	12%
GM %	20.4%	21.6%	23.7%	24.1%	24.0%
Income from Operations	$24	$40	$60	$87	$92
EPS	$0.62	$1.34	$1.81	$2.53	$2.80

Historical Highlights

Sales

Gross Margin

Operating Segments FY 2008

Price Per CWT

Debt to Total Capitalization

Adjusted to reflect continuing operations

International Sales

Adjusted to reflect continuing operations

(In Millions)

Part Sales

Year-end and Interim Backlogs
(In Thousands)

Backlog

•Return On Capital Employed

• Cash Flow on Capital Employed

•Safety

Management Compensation Metrics

•Strong Balance Sheet

•Positioned For Economic Conditions

•Greater International Penetration

•Significant Management Ownership

•Green Initiatives

Investment Highlights as of 6-30-09