WESTPORT, CT, May 6, 2008 – Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it will participate in the Bank of America Basics Industrials Conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York, NY on Thursday, May 8, 2008.  The meeting will include a presentation by Ronald DeFeo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Laura Kiernan, Director, Investor Relations.

A live webcast of this presentation can be accessed on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. EDT on the Terex Corporation website, www.terex.com, under the Investor Relations section.  

Terex Corporation will also participate in the Merrill Lynch Global Industries Conference at the Merrill Lynch Financial Centre in London, England on Thursday, May 8, 2008.  The meeting will include a presentation by Phil Widman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Kurt Goddard, Manager, Investor Relations.

The slide presentations from these conferences will be available on Thursday, May 8, 2008 on the Terex Corporation website, www.terex.com, under the Investor Relations section.  

Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer with 2007 net sales of more than $9.1 billion. Terex operates in five business segments: Terex Aerial Work Platforms, Terex Construction, Terex Cranes, Terex Materials Processing & Mining, and Terex Roadbuilding, Utility Products and Other. Terex manufactures a broad range of equipment for use in various industries, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, surface mining, shipping, transportation, refining, and utility industries. Terex offers a complete line of financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of Terex equipment through Terex Financial Services.