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) April 9, 2009

 

TEREX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

                                          

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170

 

 

 

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

Terex Corporation (“Terex” or the “Company”) previously announced that on January 1, 2009, Terex realigned certain operations in an effort to capture market synergies and streamline its cost structure. The Roadbuilding businesses, formerly part of the Roadbuilding, Utility Products and Other segment, are now consolidated within the Construction segment. The Utility Products businesses, formerly part of the Roadbuilding, Utility Products and Other segment, are now consolidated within the Aerial Work Platforms segment. Certain other businesses that were included in the Roadbuilding, Utility Products and Other segment are now reported in Corporate and Other, which includes eliminations among the Company’s segments. Additionally, the truck-mounted articulated hydraulic crane line of business produced in Delmenhorst and Vechta, Germany, formerly part of the Construction segment, is now consolidated within the Cranes segment.

 

Terex has posted to its website, www.terex.com, under the Investor Relations section, financial tables for 2006, 2007 and 2008 that reflect the new reporting structure. The tables present the financial performance of Terex, by segment, on a quarterly and annual basis for each such year.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

Terex issued a press release on April 9, 2009, announcing that it will be releasing its first quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, after the close of the market. The Company also announced that it will host a conference call on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to review the Company’s first quarter 2009 financial results. The teleconference and a replay of the teleconference will be accessible to the public.

 

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

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

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: April 9, 2009