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) January 31, 2011

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.)

200 Nyala Farm Road, 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)

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 8.01.  Other Events.

Terex Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on January 31, 2011, announcing that it will be releasing its fourth quarter and year-end 2010 financial results on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, after the close of the market.  The Company also announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, to review the Company’s fourth quarter and year-end 2010 financial results.  A simultaneous webcast of the teleconference and a replay of the teleconference will be accessible to the public at www.terex.com.

A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
99.1	Press release of Terex Corporation issued on January 31, 2011.

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:  January 31, 2011

TEREX CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Phillip C. Widman

Phillip C. Widman

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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