FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ellis George (Last) (First) (Middle) TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD (Street) WESTPORT CT 06880 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2009	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEREX CORP [TEX]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President, Construction	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $.01 par value	52,159 (1)	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	2,399	I	401(k) plan
Common Stock, $.01 par value	5,383 (2)	I	By Wife
Common Stock, $.01 par value	1,779	I	401(k) plan by wife

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	02/07/2004	02/07/2013	Common Stock, $.01 par value	6,000	$ 5.66	D
Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	08/04/2004	08/04/2013	Common Stock, $.01 par value	7,500	$ 10.42	D
Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	03/11/2005	03/11/2014	Common Stock, $.01 par value	5,000	$ 17.35	D
Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	06/13/2006	06/01/2016	Common Stock, $.01 par value	4,000	$ 45.75	D
Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	09/08/2004	09/08/2013	Common Stock, $.01 par value	6,000	$ 11.35	I	By Wife
Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	03/11/2005	03/11/2014	Common Stock, $.01 par value	900	$ 17.35	I	By Wife

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares granted to Mr. Ellis pursuant to the Company's long-term incentive plans with 19,291 shares subject to time and/or performance based vesting restrictions.

2. Includes shares granted to Mrs. Ellis pursuant to the Company's long-term incentive plans with 5,354 shares subject to time and/or performance based vesting restrictions.

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	/s/ Scott J. Posner, by power of attorney	10/09/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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EX-24

POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I, GEORGE ELLIS, hereby make, constitute and appoint ERIC I COHEN, JEFFREY A. GERSHOWITZ and SCOTT J. POSNER, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, to execute and file all instruments, documents, certificates and other items required to be executed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by me under and pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a result of my position with TEREX CORPORATION, including, without limitation, all Forms 3, 4 and 5 that may be required as a result of my transactions in equity securities of TEREX CORPORATION while a director or officer of TEREX CORPORATION. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of October, 2009. ___/S/George Ellis_________ George Ellis State of Connecticut ) : ss. Westport County of Fairfield ) On this 6th day of October, 2009, personally came before me Heather Graham,the undersigned, GEORGE ELLIS, satisfactorily proven to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledge that such person executed the same for the purposes herein contained. ____/S/Heather Graham_______________ Notary Public Date Commission Expires: _06_/_30_/_2013__