TEREX CORP
S-4/A, 1996-06-12
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, TRACTORS, TRAILORS & STACKERS
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 1996.
                                                       Registration No. 33-01449
                       
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                           --------------------------
                                   FORM S-4/A

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                           --------------------------
                                TEREX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                         3550                 34-1531521
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                               500 Post Road East
                           Westport, Connecticut 06880
                                 (203) 222-7170
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                  number, including area code, of Registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                           --------------------------

                         CLARK MATERIAL HANDLING COMPANY
            (Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Kentucky                         3550                 61-1107574
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                                172 Trade Street
                            Lexington, Kentucky 40510
                                 (606) 288-1200
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                 number, including area code, of Co-Registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                           --------------------------

                               TEREX CRANES, INC.
            (Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                         3530                 06-1423889
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                              c/o Terex Corporation
                               500 Post Road East
                           Westport, Connecticut 06880
                                 (203) 222-7170
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                 number, including area code, of Co-Registrant's
                           principal executive offices)

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                                PPM CRANES, INC.
           (Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                         3550                 39-1611683
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                    Atlantic Center for Business and Industry
                                Highway 501 East
                          Conway, South Carolina 29526
                                 (803) 349-6900
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                 number, including area code, of Co-Registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                           --------------------------

                              KOEHRING CRANES, INC.
            (Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                         3550                 06-1423888
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                              106 12th Street S.E.
                               Waverly, Iowa 50677
                                 (319) 352-3920
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                 number, including area code, of Co-Registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                           --------------------------

                              CMH ACQUISITION CORP.
            (Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                         3530                 39-1738520
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                              c/o Terex Corporation
                               500 Post Road East
                           Westport, Connecticut 06880
                                 (203) 222-7170
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                 number, including area code, of Co-Registrant's
                           principal executive offices)
                           --------------------------

                       CMH ACQUISITION INTERNATIONAL CORP.
            (Exact name of Co-Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                         3530                 39-1738521
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial  (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   classification code number) identification no.)

                              c/o Terex Corporation
                               500 Post Road East
                           Westport, Connecticut 06880
                                 (203) 222-7170
                   (Address, including zip code, and telephone
                 number, including area code, of Co-Registrant's
                          principal executive offices)
                           --------------------------

                            Marvin B. Rosenberg, Esq.
                                Terex Corporation
                               500 Post Road East
                           Westport, Connecticut 06880
                                 (203) 222-7170
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)
                           --------------------------

                                   Copies To:

                 Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP
                           1290 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10104
                        Attention: Stuart A. Gordon, Esq.
                               Eric I Cohen, Esq.
                                 (212) 541-2000
                           --------------------------

Approximate  date  of  commencement  of  proposed  sale  to  public:  As soon as
practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.

If the securities  being registered on this form are being offered in connection
with the  formation of a holding  company and there is  compliance  with General
Instruction G, check the following box:

                           --------------------------

     The  Registrant  and the  Co-Registrants  hereby  amend  this  Registration
Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective  date
until the Registrant and the Co-Registrants shall file a further amendment which
specifically  states that this  Registration  Statement shall thereafter  become
effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until
the  Registration   Statement  shall  become  effective  on  such  date  as  the
Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.






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                                TEREX CORPORATION
                              Cross Reference Sheet

                Pursuant to Item 501(b) of Regulation S-K Showing
                   Location in Prospectus of Items of Form S-4


Item Number and Caption                   Heading or Subheading in Prospectus
A. INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION
  1.   Forepart of Registration
       Statement and Outside Front
       Cover Page of Prospectus           Facing Page of Registration Statement;
                                          Cross Reference Sheet; Outside Front
                                          Cover Page of Prospectus

 2.    Inside Front and Outside Back
       Cover Pages of Prospectus          Inside Front Cover Page of Prospectus;
                                          Outside Back Cover Page of Prospectus

 3.    Risk Factors, Ratio of Earnings
       to Fixed Charges and Other
       Information                        Prospectus Summary; Risk Factors; The
                                          Company; Summary Consolidated
                                          Financial Data;  Selected Consolidated
                                          Financial Data

 4.    Terms of the Transaction           The Exchange Offer; Description of the
                                          Notes and the Guarantees; Certain
                                          Federal Income Tax Consequences

 5.    Pro Forma Financial Information    Not Applicable

 6.    Material Contacts with the
       Company Being Acquired             Not Applicable

 7.    Additional Information Required
       for Reoffering by Persons and
       Parties Deemed to be Underwriters  Not Applicable

 8.    Interests of Named Experts
       and Counsel                        Legal Matters; Experts

 9.    Disclosure of Commission Position
       on Indemnification for Securities
       Act Liabilities                    Not Applicable

B.  INFORMATION ABOUT THE REGISTRANTS

10.    Information with Respect to 
       S-3 Registrants                    Not Applicable

11.    Incorporation of Certain 
       Information by Reference           Not Applicable

12.    Information with Respect to S-2
       or S-3 Registrants                 Not Applicable

13.    Incorporation of Certain 
       Information by Reference           Not Applicable

14.    Information with Respect to 
       Registrants Other Than
       S-3 or S-2 Registrants             Prospectus Summary; Summary
                                          Consolidated Financial Data; The
                                          Company; Selected Consolidated
                                          Financial Data; Management's
                                          Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                                          Condition and Results of Operations;
                                          Business; Description of the Notes and
                                          the Guarantees; Consolidated Financial
                                          Statements

C.  INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY BEING ACQUIRED

15.    Information with Respect to 
       S-3 Companies                      Not Applicable

16.    Information with Respect to S-2
       or S-3 Companies                   Not Applicable

17.    Information with Respect to 
       Companies Other Than S-2
       or S-3 Companies                   Not Applicable

D.  VOTING AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

18.    Information if Proxies,
       Consents or Authorizations
       are to be Solicited                Not Applicable

19.    Information if Proxies, Consents
       or Authorizations are Not to be
       Solicited, or in an Exchange
       Offer                              Management; Certain  Transactions




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Information   contained  herein  is  subject  to  completion  or  amendment.   A
registration  statement  relating  to these  securities  has been filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  These  securities may not be sold nor may
offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration  statement  becomes
effective.  This  prospectus  shall  not  constitute  an  offer  to  sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these  securities
in any State in which such offer,  solicitation  or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State.



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                              SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
                   PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 12, 1996

                                OFFER TO EXCHANGE
                                 all outstanding
                 Series A 13 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2002
                   ($250,000,000 principal amount outstanding)
                                       for
                 Series B 13 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2002
                                       of
                                TEREX CORPORATION
         Payment of Principal and Interest Unconditionally Guaranteed by
                               Terex Cranes, Inc.
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.
                              Koehring Cranes, Inc.
                         Clark Material Handling Company
                              CMH Acquisition Corp.
                       CMH Acquisition International Corp.
                        ---------------------------------

                               THE EXCHANGE OFFER
                  WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 p.m., NEW YORK CITY TIME,
                   ON ________________, 1996, UNLESS EXTENDED.
                        ---------------------------------

Terex Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation  ("Terex" or the "Company"),  hereby
offers,  upon  the  terms  and  subject  to the  conditions  set  forth  in this
Prospectus  and  the   accompanying   Letter  of  Transmittal  (the  "Letter  of
Transmittal"  which,  together  with the  Prospectus,  constitute  the "Exchange
Offer"), to exchange its outstanding Series A Senior Secured Notes due 2002 (the
"Old  Notes"),  of which an aggregate  of $250  million in  principal  amount is
outstanding as of the date hereof, for an equal principal amount of its Series B
Senior  Secured Notes due 2002 (the "New Notes").  The form and terms of the New
Notes  will be the same as the form and terms of the Old Notes  except  that the
New Notes will have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and,  therefore,  will not bear legends  restricting the
transfer  thereof.  The  New  Notes  will be  entitled  to the  benefits  of the
Indenture (the  "Indenture"),  dated as of May 9, 1995,  among the Company,  the
Guarantors  and United States Trust  Company of New York, as trustee,  governing
the Old  Notes.  The New  Notes and the Old  Notes  are  sometimes  collectively
referred  to herein as the  "Notes."  The Old Notes are,  and the New Notes will
continue to be, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by present and future
Material  Subsidiaries  (as defined  herein) of the Company that are  Restricted
Subsidiaries  (as defined  herein)  (other  than Terex  Equipment  Limited,  the
Company's  wholly owned Scottish  subsidiary  ("TEL"),  Clark Material  Handling
Company GmbH, the Company's  wholly owned German  subsidiary  ("CMHC  Germany"),
P.P.M.  S.A., the Company's French  subsidiary,  and any other present or future
Restricted Subsidiary organized under the laws of a foreign country), including,
without limitation, Terex Cranes, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Terex Cranes"),
PPM Cranes, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PPM Cranes"),  Koehring Cranes, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation  ("Koehring Cranes"),  Clark Material Handling Company, a
Kentucky  corporation  ("CMHC"),  CMH Acquisition Corp., a Delaware  corporation
("CMH  Acquisition"),  and  CMH  Acquisition  International  Corp.,  a  Delaware
corporation  ("International").  Such  companies  are  collectively  referred to
herein as the  "Guarantors."  See "The Exchange  Offer" and  "Description of the
Notes and the Guarantees."
                                                       (continued on next page)
                        ---------------------------------

                 SEE "RISK FACTORS" FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
               RISKS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY ELIGIBLE HOLDERS
                        IN EVALUATING THE EXCHANGE OFFER
                        ---------------------------------

    THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
         AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR
             HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
                SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
                 ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
                     TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                  The date of this Prospectus is _______, 1996.


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The  Company  will accept for  exchange  any and all Old Notes which are validly
tendered  and  not  withdrawn  prior  to  5:00  p.m,  New  York  City  time,  on
__________________,  1996 (if,  when and as extended,  the  "Expiration  Date").
Tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn  at any time prior to 5:00 p.m.,  New York
City time, on the Expiration Date, pursuant to the procedures  described herein.
The Exchange Offer is not conditioned  upon any minimum  principal amount of Old
Notes being  tendered for exchange.  However,  the Exchange  Offer is subject to
certain conditions which may be waived by the Company. See "The Exchange Offer."
For  example,  Old Notes may be tendered  only in integral  multiples of $1,000.
After  consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Company may offer to purchase any
Notes at any price or prices which the Company deems  appropriate,  although the
Company is not obligated and has no present intention to do so.

The New Notes will bear  interest at 13 1/4% per annum from the date of original
issue. Interest on the New Notes will be payable  semi-annually,  in arrears, on
May 15 and November 15 of each year,  commencing  November 15, 1996.  Holders of
Old Notes that are accepted for exchange will receive, in cash, accrued interest
thereon  to, but not  including,  the date of  issuance  of the New Notes.  Such
interest will be paid with and at the time of the first interest  payment on the
New Notes.  Interest on the Old Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue
upon issuance of the New Notes being exchanged therefor.

The New Notes will not be  redeemable  prior to May 15,  2000,  except  that the
Company may, at its option,  redeem up to  one-third  of the original  principal
amount of the New Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture plus
accrued  interest  through  the date of  redemption,  with the net  proceeds  of
certain sales of common stock of the Company or any  Restricted  Subsidiary  (as
defined  herein).  From and after May 15, 2000, the New Notes will be redeemable
at the option of the Company,  in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set
forth in the Indenture plus accrued  interest to the date of redemption.  Upon a
Change of Control  (as defined  herein),  the  Company is  required,  subject to
certain conditions,  to offer to purchase the New Notes at 101% of the principal
amount  thereof  together  with accrued  interest to the date of  purchase.  See
"Description of the Notes and the Guarantees."

Except as otherwise set forth  herein,  the Old Notes are and the New Notes will
be secured by a first priority security interest in (i) substantially all of the
assets of the Company and the Guarantors,  other than cash and cash  equivalents
(except that as to accounts  receivable and inventory,  and proceeds thereof and
certain  related  rights,  such  security  interest  are  subordinated  to liens
securing  obligations under any Revolving Credit Facility (as defined herein) to
which any of them are obligors),  (ii) property,  plant and equipment of certain
of the  Restricted  Subsidiaries  organized  outside  of the U.S.  and (iii) the
Capital Stock (as defined herein) of, and certain  intercompany  notes from, all
Subsidiaries  (as  defined  herein) of the  Company  owned by the Company or any
Material Subsidiary (as defined herein). In addition,  the Old Notes are and the
New Notes will  initially  be secured by a security  interest  in  inventory  of
certain foreign  Restricted  Subsidiaries;  provided,  however,  if any European
subsidiary  of the Company  enters into a working  capital or  revolving  credit
facility,  the  Company is  permitted  to secure  such  facility  with  accounts
receivable  and/or  inventory  of  such  Subsidiary  and the  security  interest
securing the Old Notes and the New Notes will be released to the extent required
by the  terms  of any such  facility.  All of the  assets  of the  Company,  the
Guarantors  and the Restricted  Subsidiaries  described  above are  collectively
referred to herein as the  "Collateral").  See "Description of the Notes and the
Guarantees."

Prior to this Exchange Offer, there has been no public market for the Old Notes.
The Company does not intend to list the New Notes on any securities  exchange or
to seek approval for quotation through any automated quotation system. There can
be no assurance  that an active  market for the New Notes will  develop.  To the
extent that a market for the New Notes does develop, the market value of the New
Notes  will  depend  on  market   conditions  (such  as  yields  on  alternative
investments), general economic conditions, the Company's financial condition and
other conditions.  Such conditions might cause the New Notes, to the extent that
they are actively  traded,  to trade at a significant  discount from face value.
See "Risk Factors -- Lack of Public Market."

Based on previous  interpretations  by the staff of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission (the  "Commission")  set forth in no-action letters to third parties,
the Company believes that the New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
exchange  for  Old  Notes  may be  offered  for  resale,  resold  and  otherwise
transferred by a holder thereof (other than broker-dealers,  as set forth below,
and any holder that is an "affiliate" of the Company (within the meaning of Rule
405 under the Securities  Act)),  without  compliance with the  registration and
prospectus  delivery  provisions of the Securities Act, provided that the holder
is  acquiring  the New  Notes in its  ordinary  course  of  business  and is not
participating,  and has no  arrangement  or  understanding  with any  person  to
participate,  in the distribution of the New Notes. Holders of Old Notes wishing
to accept the Exchange Offer must represent to the Company that such  conditions
have been met.



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Each  broker-dealer  that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the
Exchange Offer must  acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of such New Notes if such New Notes were  received  in  exchange
for  Old  Notes  that  were  acquired  by  such  broker-dealer  as a  result  of
market-making activities or other trading activities.  The Letter of Transmittal
states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus,  a broker-dealer
will not be deemed to admit that it is an  "underwriter"  within the  meaning of
the  Securities  Act. The Company has agreed that, for a period of 90 days after
the Expiration Date, it will use its best efforts to make this Prospectus, as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, available to any broker-dealer
for use in connection with any such resale. See "Plan of Distribution."

Neither  the Company  nor any  Guarantor  will  receive  any  proceeds  from the
Exchange  Offer.  The  Company has agreed to pay the  expenses  of the  Exchange
Offer. No underwriter is being used in connection with the Exchange Offer.


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                        TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                          Page

AVAILABLE INFORMATION.................................       2

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY....................................       3

RISK FACTORS..........................................      10

THE COMPANY...........................................      13

THE EXCHANGE OFFER....................................      14

USE OF PROCEEDS.......................................      20

CAPITALIZATION........................................      21

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA..................      23

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.................      25

BUSINESS..............................................      36

MANAGEMENT............................................      44

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND
  CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS...........................      52

CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS..................................      54

DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES...........      55

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES...............      71

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION..................................      71

LEGAL MATTERS.........................................      72

EXPERTS...............................................      72

                                             ---------------------------------

NO  PERSON IS  AUTHORIZED  IN  CONNECTION  WITH THE  EXCHANGE  OFFER TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION  OR TO MAKE  ANY  REPRESENTATION  OTHER  THAN AS  CONTAINED  IN THIS
PROSPECTUS OR THE  ACCOMPANYING  LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL,  AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE,
SUCH  INFORMATION  OR  REPRESENTATION  MUST NOT BE RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN
AUTHORIZED  BY THE  COMPANY.  NEITHER  THE  DELIVERY OF THIS  PROSPECTUS  OR THE
ACCOMPANYING  LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL  OR BOTH  TOGETHER,  NOR ANY EXCHANGE  MADE
HEREUNDER,  SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES  IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED
HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.

Neither this  Prospectus nor the  accompanying  Letter of  Transmittal  nor both
together  constitute an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an offer to buy any
security  other than the New Notes  offered  hereby,  nor does it  constitute an
offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered hereby
to any person in any  jurisdiction  in which such offer or  solicitation  is not
authorized  or in which the  person  making  such offer or  solicitation  is not
qualified or in which it is unlawful to make such offer or  solicitation to such
person.

Until , 1996 (90  days  after  the  date of the  Exchange  Offer),  all  dealers
offering  transactions in the New Notes,  whether or not  participating  in this
Exchange Offer, may be required to deliver a Prospectus.


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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Terex Corporation is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  and in  accordance
therewith is required to file reports,  proxy  statements and other  information
statements  with the  Commission.  Such  reports,  proxy  statements  and  other
information  statements  can be  inspected  and copied at the  public  reference
facilities  maintained by the Commission at its offices at Room 1024,  Judiciary
Plaza,  450 Fifth  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549 and at the  regional
offices of the Commission  located at Seven World Trade Center,  13th Floor, New
York,  New York  10048 and at 500 West  Madison  Street,  Suite  1400,  Chicago,
Illinois 60661-2511.  Copies of such materials may also be obtained by mail from
the Public  Reference  Section of the Commission at Judiciary  Plaza,  450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates.

The Company's Common Stock,  par value $.01 per share (the "Common  Stock"),  is
listed  on the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  (the  "NYSE"),  and  reports,  proxy
statements and other information  statements  concerning the Company may also be
inspected at the NYSE.

The Company has filed with the Commission a  Registration  Statement on Form S-4
under the  Securities  Act with respect to the New Notes  offered  hereby.  This
Prospectus,  which  constitutes a part of the Registration  Statement,  does not
contain all of the information set forth in the  Registration  Statement and the
exhibits and schedules thereto, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the
Commission.  For  further  information  with  respect to the Company and the New
Notes offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement, including
the exhibits thereto and the financial statements,  notes and schedules filed as
a part  thereof,  which may be  inspected  and  copied at the  public  reference
facilities of the  Commission  referred to above.  Statements  contained in this
Prospectus  as to the  contents  of any  contract  or  other  document  are  not
necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the full text of
such  contract or document  filed as an exhibit to the  Registration  Statement,
each such  statement  being  qualified  in all respects by such  reference.  The
Company has agreed to make available to any  prospective  purchaser of the Notes
or  beneficial  owner of the  Notes in  connection  with  any sale  thereof  the
information required by Rule 144(d)(1) under the Securities Act, until such time
as the Company has either  exchanged the Notes for  securities  identical in all
material  respects which have been registered  under the Securities Act or until
such time as the holders  thereof  have  disposed  of such Notes  pursuant to an
effective registration statement filed by the Company.

The Company  furnishes  stockholders  with  annual  reports  containing  audited
financial  statements.  The Company also furnishes its common  stockholders with
proxy material for its annual meetings  complying with the proxy requirements of
the Exchange Act.


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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The  following  summary is  qualified  in its entirety by, and should be read in
conjunction  with, the more detailed  information  and financial  statements and
notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. Investors should carefully
consider the information set forth under the caption "Risk Factors."

                                   The Company

Terex  Corporation  ("Terex" or the  "Company") is a global  provider of capital
goods and equipment  used in the mining,  commercial  building,  infrastructure,
manufacturing  and construction  industries.  The Company's  operations began in
1983 with the purchase of Northwest  Engineering Company, the Company's original
business and name.  Since 1983,  management has expanded the Company's  business
through a series of acquisitions.  In 1988, Northwest Engineering Company merged
into  a  subsidiary  acquired  in  1986  named  Terex  Corporation,  with  Terex
Corporation  as the  surviving  corporation.  The  Company's  Material  Handling
Segment designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of internal combustion
("IC") and electric lift trucks,  electric walkies,  automated pallet trucks and
related components and replacement  parts.  Terex Trucks,  formerly known as the
Company's Heavy Equipment Segment, designs, manufactures and markets heavy-duty,
off-highway,  earthmoving and construction  equipment and related components and
replacement  parts. The Terex Cranes Segment  designs,  manufactures and markets
mobile  cranes,  aerial  platforms,  container  stackers  and scrap  holders and
related components and replacement parts. See "The Company" and "Business."

The Terex Cranes  Segment was  established as a separate  business  segment as a
result of a  significant  acquisition  in 1995.  On May 9,  1995,  the  Company,
through Terex  Cranes,  Inc., a wholly owned  subsidiary of the Company  ("Terex
Cranes"), completed the acquisition (the "PPM Acquisition") of substantially all
of the shares of P.P.M.  S.A., a societe  anonyme  ("PPM  Europe"),  from Potain
S.A.,  a societe  anonyme,  and all of the capital  stock of Legris  Industries,
Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  which owns  92.4% of the  capital  stock of PPM
Cranes, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PPM North America;" and PPM North America
together  with  PPM  Europe  collectively  referred  to as  "PPM")  from  Legris
Industries S.A., a societe anonyme ("Legris France"). PPM designs,  manufactures
and markets mobile cranes and container  stackers primarily in North America and
Western  Europe under the brand names of PPM, P&H  (trademark  of  Harnischfeger
Corporation)  and  BENDINI.   Concurrently   with  the  completion  of  the  PPM
Acquisition,  the Company contributed the assets (subject to liabilities) of its
Koehring Cranes and Excavators and Marklift division to Terex Cranes. The former
division now operates as Koehring  Cranes,  Inc., a wholly owned  subsidiary  of
Terex Cranes ("Koehring").  Koehring manufactures mobile cranes under the LORAIN
brand name and aerial lift  equipment  under the  MARKLIFT  brand name.  PPM and
Koehring comprise the Terex Cranes Segment.


                     Summary of Terms of the Exchange Offer

     Registration  Rights........  The Old Notes were sold by the Company (i) to
          Qualified  Institutional  Buyers  (as  defined  in Rule 144A under the
          Securities  Act) and (ii) to a limited  number of other  institutional
          "Accredited Investors" (as defined in Rule 501(A)(1),  (2), (3) or (7)
          under the Securities  Act) on May 9, 1995.  Jefferies & Company,  Inc.
          and Dillon,  Read & Co. Inc.  were the initial  purchasers  of the Old
          Notes (the "Initial  Purchasers").  In connection with the sale of the
          Old Notes,  the  Company  and the Initial  Purchasers  entered  into a
          Registration   Rights  Agreement,   dated  as  of  May  9,  1995  (the
          "Registration Rights Agreement"), providing for the Exchange Offer.

     The  Exchange  Offer........  The Company is  offering  to exchange  $1,000
          principal  amount of New Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of Old
          Notes that are  properly  tendered  and  accepted  for  exchange.  The
          Company will issue the New Notes on or promptly  after the  Expiration
          Date.  As of May 21,  1996,  there were 15  registered  holders of Old
          Notes  and  $250  million  aggregate  principal  amount  of Old  Notes
          outstanding. See "The Exchange Offer."

          Based on an interpretation by the staff of the Commission set forth in
          no-action  letters issued to third parties,  including  "Exxon Capital
          Holdings Corporation"  (available May 13, 1988), "Morgan Stanley & Co.
          Incorporated"  (available  June 5, 1991),  "Mary Kay Cosmetics,  Inc."
          (available June 5, 1991) and "Warnaco,  Inc."  (available  October 11,
          1991), the Company believes that, except as described below, New Notes
          issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be
          offered  for  resale,  resold  and  otherwise  transferred  by holders
          thereof (other than  broker-dealers,  as set forth below, and any such
          holder that is an  "affiliate"  of the  Company  within the meaning of
          Rule  405  under  the  Securities  Act)  without  compliance  with the
          registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act,
          provided  that such New Notes are acquired in the  ordinary  course of
          such  holder's  business  and that such holder has no  arrangement  or
          understanding  with any person to participate in the  distribution  of
          such New Notes and that such holder is not engaging in or intending to
          engage in the  distribution of New Notes.  This Prospectus may be used
          for an offer  to  resell  or other  retransfer  of New  Notes  only as
          specifically  set forth herein.  The Exchange  Offer is not being made
          to, nor will the Company accept surrenders for exchange from,  holders
          of Old Notes (i) in any  jurisdiction  in which the Exchange  Offer or
          the acceptance  thereof would not be in compliance with the securities
          or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction or (ii) if any holder is engaged
          or  intends  to  engage  in a  distribution  of the  New  Notes.  Each
          broker-dealer  that receives New Notes for its own account in exchange
          for  Old  Notes,   where  such  Old  Notes  were   acquired   by  such
          broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
          activities,  must  acknowledge  that it will deliver a  prospectus  in
          connection   with  any  resale  of  such  New  Notes.   See  "Plan  of
          Distribution."   The  Letter  of   Transmittal   states   that  by  so
          acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not
          be deemed to admit that it is an  "underwriter"  within the meaning of
          the  Securities  Act. The Company has agreed that,  for a period of 90
          days after the  Expiration  Date, it will use its best efforts to make
          this  Prospectus,  as it may be amended or  supplemented  from time to
          time,  available to any  broker-dealer  for use in connection with any
          such resale. See "Plan of Distribution." Any holder who tenders in the
          Exchange Offer with the intention to  participate,  or for the purpose
          of  participating,  in a  distribution  of the New  Notes or who is an
          "affiliate"  of the Company  (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the
          Securities  Act)  may not  rely on the  position  of the  staff of the
          Commission  enunciated in "Exxon Capital Holdings  Corporation" or the
          line of no-action  letters referred to above and, in the absence of an
          exemption therefrom,  must comply with the registration and prospectus
          delivery  requirements  of the  Securities  Act in  connection  with a
          secondary resale transaction. Failure to comply with such requirements
          in such instance may result in such holder  incurring  liability under
          the  Securities  Act for which the  holder is not  indemnified  by the
          Company.

     Expiration  Date........  The Exchange  Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New
          York City time, on __________________, 1996, unless extended, in which
          case the term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest date and time to
          which the  Exchange  Offer is  extended.  The Company  will accept for
          exchange  any and all Old Notes  which are  validly  tendered  and not
          withdrawn  prior to 5:00 p.m.,  New York City time, on the  Expiration
          Date.  The New Notes  issued  pursuant to the  Exchange  Offer will be
          delivered on or promptly after the Expiration Date.

     Interest on the New Notes
     and  Old  Notes........  The New Notes will bear interest at the rate of 13
          1/4% per annum and interest will be payable  semi-annually  in arrears
          on May 15 and November 15, commencing on November 15, 1996, to holders
          of record on the  immediately  preceding May 1 and November 1. Holders
          of New Notes will receive  interest on November 15, 1996 from the date
          of  initial  issuance  of the New Notes,  plus an amount  equal to the
          accrued  interest on the Old Notes  exchanged  therefor  from the most
          recent  date to which  interest  has been paid to the date of exchange
          thereof. Such interest will be paid with the first interest payment on
          the New Notes.  Interest on the Old Notes  accepted for exchange  will
          cease to accrue upon issuance of the New Notes.

     Procedures for Tendering
     Old  Notes........  Each holder of Old Notes wishing to accept the Exchange
          Offer must  complete,  sign and date the Letter of  Transmittal,  or a
          facsimile  thereof,  in  accordance  with the  instructions  contained
          herein and  therein,  and mail or  otherwise  deliver  such  Letter of
          Transmittal,  or such  facsimile,  together with the Old Notes and any
          other  required  documentation,  to United States Trust Company of New
          York, as Exchange  Agent (the  "Exchange  Agent"),  at the address set
          forth herein and in the Letter of Transmittal, prior to 5:00 p.m., New
          York City time,  on the  Expiration  Date or comply with the procedure
          for  book-entry   transfer  or  the  guaranteed   delivery  procedures
          described  herein and in the Letter of Transmittal.  See "The Exchange
          Offer --  Procedures  for  Tendering."  By  executing  the  Letter  of
          Transmittal,  each holder will  represent to the Company  that,  among
          other  things,  (i) the New Notes  acquired  pursuant to the  Exchange
          Offer are being  obtained  in the  ordinary  course of business of the
          person  receiving  such New Notes,  whether or not such  person is the
          holder,  (ii) neither the holder nor any such other person is engaging
          in or intends  to engage in a  distribution  of such New Notes,  (iii)
          neither  the  holder  nor such  other  person  has an  arrangement  or
          understanding  with any person to participate in the "distribution" of
          such New  Notes  with the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act,  and (iv)
          neither  the holder nor any such other  person is an  "affiliate,"  as
          defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company. See "The
          Exchange Offer -- Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer."

     Special Procedures for
     Beneficial  Owners........   Any  beneficial  owner  whose  Old  Notes  are
          registered in the name of a broker,  dealer,  commercial  bank,  trust
          company or other  nominee  and who wishes to tender  such Old Notes in
          the Exchange Offer should contact such registered  holder promptly and
          instruct such registered  holder to tender on such beneficial  owner's
          behalf.  If such beneficial  owner wishes to tender on its own behalf,
          such owner  must,  prior to  completing  and  executing  the Letter of
          Transmittal  and  delivering  his Old Notes,  either make  appropriate
          arrangements  to  register  ownership  of the Old Notes in its name or
          obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The
          transfer of registered  ownership may take  considerable  time and may
          not be able to be completed  prior to the  Expiration  Date.  See "The
          Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering."

     Guaranteed  Delivery  Procedures........  Holders  of Old Notes who wish to
          tender  their Old  Notes  and  whose  Old  Notes  are not  immediately
          available  or who  cannot  deliver  their  Old  Notes,  the  Letter of
          Transmittal  or  any  other  documents   required  by  the  Letter  of
          Transmittal to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration  Date,  must
          tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures
          set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."

     Withdrawal Rights........ Tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time
          prior to 5:00 p.m.,  New York City  time,  on the  Expiration  Date by
          furnishing a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal to
          the  Exchange  Agent  containing  the  information  set  forth in "The
          Exchange Offer -- Withdrawal of Tenders."

     Certain Federal Income Tax
     Consequences........  For  a  discussion  of  certain  federal  income  tax
          consequences  relating  to the  exchange  of the New Notes for the Old
          Notes, see "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences."

     Exchange  Agent........  United  States  Trust  Company  of New York is the
          Exchange Agent. The address and telephone number of the Exchange Agent
          are set forth in "The Exchange Offer -- Exchange Agent."

     Consequences  of  Failure  to  Exchange........  The Old Notes that are not
          exchanged for New Notes  pursuant to the Exchange  Offer will not have
          any  further  registration  rights and remain  restricted  securities.
          Accordingly,  such Old  Notes may be  resold  only (i) to the  Company
          (upon redemption thereof or otherwise),  (ii) pursuant to an effective
          registration  statement under the Securities Act, (iii) so long as the
          Old  Notes  are  eligible  for  resale  pursuant  to Rule  144A,  to a
          qualified  institutional  buyer  within the meaning of Rule 144A under
          the Securities Act in a transaction  meeting the  requirements of Rule
          144A,  or (iv)  pursuant  to  another  available  exemption  from  the
          registration  requirements  of the  Securities  Act,  in each  case in
          accordance  with any  applicable  securities  laws of any state of the
          United  States.  Old  Notes  that are not  exchanged  pursuant  to the
          Exchange Offer will remain  outstanding,  continue to accrue  interest
          and be entitled to distributions  of principal and interest.  However,
          upon the  earlier  to occur  of (i) the  Expiration  Date and (ii) the
          effectiveness  of a  shelf  registration  statement  covering  the Old
          Notes,  the  interest  rate on the Old Notes will  decrease to 13 1/4%
          (from 13 3/4%) per annum.



              Summary of Terms of the New Notes and the Guarantees

The Exchange Offer applies to $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Old
Notes.  The form and  terms  of the New  Notes  will be the same as the form and
terms of the Old Notes,  except that the New Notes will be registered  under the
Securities Act and,  therefore,  will not bear legends  restricting the transfer
thereof.  The New Notes will evidence the same debt as the Old Notes and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. See "Description of the Notes and the
Guarantees."

     Issuer........ Terex Corporation.

     Securities  Offered........  $250 million aggregate  principal amount of 
          13 1/4% Series B Senior Secured Notes due 2002.

     Maturity......... May 15, 2002.

     Interest  Rate.........  The New Notes  will bear  interest  at 13 1/4% per
          annum from the date of original issue.

     Interest  Payment  Dates........  May  15 and  November  15 of  each  year,
          commencing November 15, 1996.

     Collateral........  Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Old Notes are
          and the  New  Notes  will be  secured  by a  first  priority  security
          interest in (i) substantially all of the assets of the Company and the
          Guarantors,  other than cash and cash  equivalents  (except that as to
          accounts  receivable and inventory,  and proceeds  thereof and certain
          related rights,  such security interest shall be subordinated to liens
          securing  obligations under any Revolving Credit Facility to which any
          of them are obligors),  (ii) property,  plant and equipment of certain
          of the Restricted Subsidiaries organized outside of the U.S. and (iii)
          the  Capital  Stock of,  and  certain  intercompany  notes  from,  all
          Subsidiaries  of the  Company  owned by the  Company  or any  Material
          Subsidiary.  In  addition,  the Old Notes  are and the New Notes  will
          initially  be secured by a security  interest in  inventory of certain
          foreign Restricted  Subsidiaries;  provided,  however, if any European
          subsidiary of the Company  enters into a working  capital or revolving
          credit facility, the Company is permitted to secure such facility with
          accounts  receivable  and/or  inventory  of  such  Subsidiary  and the
          security  interest  securing  the Old Notes and the New Notes  will be
          released to the extent required by the terms of any such facility.

     Ranking........ The Notes will rank pari passu in right of payment with all
          existing and future senior Indebtedness (as defined herein) and senior
          to all subordinated Indebtedness of the Company. In addition, upon any
          distribution  of assets of the  Company  pursuant  to any  insolvency,
          bankruptcy,  dissolution,  winding up,  liquidation or reorganization,
          the payment of the principal of, and the premium, if any, and interest
          on,  the  Notes  will  rank pari  passu in right of  payment  with all
          existing  and  future  senior  indebtedness.  At March 31,  1996,  the
          aggregate  principal amount of senior  indebtedness of the Company was
          $315.7  million,  consisting of the $250 million  aggregate  principal
          amount of the Old Notes and $65.7 million  aggregate  principal amount
          outstanding  under  the  Credit  Facility  (as  defined  herein).  The
          Indenture will limit,  among other things, the incurrence or existence
          of liens on the assets of the Company and its Restricted  Subsidiaries
          subject to certain exceptions.

     Optional  Redemption........  The New Notes are not redeemable prior to May
          15,  2000,  except that the Company  may, at its option,  redeem up to
          one-third  of the  original  principal  amount of the New Notes at the
          redemption  prices set forth in the  Indenture  plus accrued  interest
          through the date of redemption, with the net proceeds of certain sales
          of common stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.  From and
          after May 15,  2000,  the Notes are  redeemable  at the  option of the
          Company,  in whole or in part, at the  redemption  prices set forth in
          the Indenture plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.

     Guarantors........  Present and future Material Subsidiaries of the Company
          that are  Restricted  Subsidiaries  (other  than  TEL,  CMHC  Germany,
          P.P.M.,  S.A., and any other present or future  Restricted  Subsidiary
          organized  under the laws of a foreign  country),  including,  without
          limitation,  Terex Cranes,  PPM Cranes,  Koehring  Cranes,  CMHC,  CMH
          Acquisition and International.

     Change of  Control........  Upon  a  Change  of  Control,  the  Company  is
          required,  subject to certain conditions, to offer to purchase the New
          Notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid
          interest, if any, to the date of purchase.

     Covenants........  The  Indenture  under which the New Notes will be issued
          will limit, among other things and subject to certain exceptions,  (i)
          the  incurrence  of  additional  debt or the issuance of  Disqualified
          Stock  (as  defined   herein)  by  the   Company  or  its   Restricted
          Subsidiaries,  (ii) the payment of dividends  on, and  redemption  of,
          Equity  Interests  (as defined  herein) and certain  other  restricted
          payments, (iii) asset sales, (iv) consolidations, mergers or transfers
          of all or  substantially  all the Company's  assets,  (v) transactions
          with affiliates, and (vi) the occurrence or existence of liens.


                                  Risk Factors

See "Risk Factors" for a discussion of certain factors that should be considered
in connection with the Exchange Offer and an investment in the New Notes.





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                       SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
                     (in millions except per share amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

The following summary  consolidated  financial data is derived from the Selected
Consolidated Financial Data appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.


                                       As of and
                                        for the
                                      Three Months
                                         Ended
                                        March 31,                      As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
                                   1996            1995             1995         1994        1993         1992        1991 
<S>                            <C>             <C>               <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>      
Summary of Operations (1)                                                               
  Net Sales                    $   282.0       $   214.2         $ 1,030.2    $  786.8   $   670.3    $   523.4   $   784.2
  Income (loss)
   from operations                  10.8             6.0              21.4         3.4       (33.9)        (4.1)      (70.7)
  Income (loss) before 
   extraordinary items               0.5            (1.9)            (27.7)        1.2       (65.0)         2.9       (42.7)
  Per share:                                                                                                                    
      Income (loss) before
       extraordinary items         (0.13)          (0.35)            (3.37)      (0.46)      (6.55)        0.29       (4.31)
Ratio of earnings to combined
 fixed charges and preferred
 stock accretion (2)                 1.0x             (3)               (3)        1.0x         (3)        1.2x          (3)
Total Assets                   $   627.6       $   412.3         $   626.9    $  401.6   $   390.7     $  477.3   $   506.7
Capitalization                                                                                                                  
  Long-term debt and notes
   payable, including 
   current maturities          $   341.3       $   192.1         $   337.5    $  190.9   $   218.0     $  217.6   $   223.0  
  Stockholders' deficit           (100.2)          (56.6)            (98.8)      (55.7)      (62.3)        (9.1)       (4.1)
  Dividends per share          $     ---       $     ---         $     ---    $    ---   $     ---     $    ---   $    0.06
<FN>

(1) The Summary Consolidated Financial Data include the results of operations of
PPM CMHC and certain  affiliated  companies  (together with CMHC, "CMH") and the
Company's  aerial lift division,  Mark  Industries  ("Mark"),  from the dates of
their  acquisitions,  May  9,  1995,  July  31,  1992  and  December  31,  1991,
respectively,  and reflect the deconsolidation of a former subsidiary,  Fruehauf
Trailer  Corporation  ("Fruehauf"),  as of January 1, 1992. Income (loss) before
extraordinary items in 1992 includes a $36.5 gain on deconsolidation of Fruehauf
and in 1991 includes a $56.0 gain as a result of an initial  public  offering of
Fruehauf common stock.

(2) For purposes of determining  the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
and preferred  stock  accretion,  earnings are defined as income from continuing
operations before income taxes, minority interest, extraordinary items and fixed
charges.  Fixed charges  consist of interest on  indebtedness,  preferred  stock
accretion, amortization of debt issuance costs and rental expense representative
of the interest factor.

(3) The  ratio of  earnings  to  combined  fixed  charges  and  preferred  stock
accretion is less than 1.0 for these periods.  The  deficiency  amounts are $1.8
for the three months ended March 31,  1995,  $27.7 for 1995,  $64.2 for 1993 and
$46.0 for 1991.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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                                  RISK FACTORS

In addition to other matters described in this Prospectus,  the following should
be carefully  considered in connection with the Exchange Offer and an investment
in the New Notes:

Significant Leverage

The Company is highly leveraged. At March 31, 1996 the Company had approximately
$341.3 million of indebtedness and stockholders' deficit of $100.2 million.

On May 9, 1995, the Company  completed the refinancing of  substantially  all of
its outstanding debt (the  "Refinancing").  The Refinancing included the private
placement to institutional  investors of $250 million of Old Notes, repayment of
the  Company's  existing  senior  secured notes and senior  subordinated  notes,
totaling  approximately  $152.6 million principal  amount,  and entry into a new
credit facility to replace the Company's existing lending facility in the U.S.

This  substantial  leverage has several  important  consequences,  including the
following:  (i) a substantial portion of the Company's cash flow from operations
will be  dedicated  to the  payment  of  principal  of,  and  interest  on,  its
indebtedness,  (ii) the covenants contained in the Company's indebtedness impose
certain  restrictions on the Company which,  among other things,  will limit its
ability to borrow additional funds or to dispose of assets,  (iii) the Company's
ability  to obtain  additional  financing  in the future  for  working  capital,
capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes
may be  impaired,  and (iv)  the  Company's  ability  to  withstand  competitive
pressures,  adverse  economic  conditions  and adverse  changes in  governmental
regulations, to make acquisitions, and to take advantage of significant business
opportunities that may arise, may be negatively impacted.  The Company's ability
to meet its debt service  obligations and to reduce its total  indebtedness will
be dependent upon future performance,  which will be subject to general economic
conditions,  its ability to achieve cost savings and other  financial,  business
and other  factors  affecting the  operations of the Company,  many of which are
beyond its control.  The Company has historically  sustained  significant losses
and,  prior  to  the  Refinancing,   net  cash  from  operating  activities  was
insufficient to meet the Company's debt service requirements,  which the Company
funded  primarily  from  asset  sales.  If the  Company  is unable  to  generate
sufficient  cash flow from  operations in the future to service its debt, it may
be required to refinance all or a portion of such debt, including the New Notes,
or to obtain additional financing.  However,  there can be no assurance that any
refinancing  would  be  possible  or that  any  additional  financing  could  be
obtained.

See "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Liquidity and Capital  Resources"  for  discussion of the Company's
efforts  to  improve  its   capital   structure   and  reduce  its   outstanding
indebtedness.

Consequences of Failure to Exchange; Old Notes Subject to Restrictions
on Transfer; Possible Adverse Effect on Trading Market for Old Notes

Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange  their Old Notes for New Notes pursuant
to the  Exchange  Offer  will  continue  to be subject  to the  restrictions  on
transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend  thereon as a  consequence
of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or in transactions
not  subject  to,  the  registration  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  and
applicable state  securities laws. In general,  the Old Notes may not be offered
or sold unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state laws, or
pursuant to an exemption therefrom.  The Company does not intend to register the
Old Notes under the  Securities  Act and,  after  consummation  of the  Exchange
Offer, will not be obligated to do so. In addition,  any holder of Old Notes who
tenders in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution
of the New Notes may be deemed to have received  restricted  securities  and, if
so, will be required to comply with the  registration  and  prospectus  delivery
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. To
the extent Old Notes are  tendered  and  accepted  for  exchange in the Exchange
Offer,  the trading  market for untendered and tendered but unaccepted Old Notes
could be adversely affected. See "The Exchange Offer."

Holders Responsible for Compliance with Exchange Offer
Procedures; No Notice of Defects or Irregularities

Issuance of the New Notes in  exchange  for Old Notes  pursuant to the  Exchange
Offer will be made only after a timely receipt by the Company of such Old Notes,
a properly  completed  and duly  executed  Letter of  Transmittal  and all other
required documents.  Therefore, holders of Old Notes desiring to tender such Old
Notes in exchange for New Notes should allow  sufficient  time to ensure  timely
delivery.  Neither the Exchange  Agent nor the Company is under any duty to give
notification  of defects  or  irregularities  with  respect to the tender of Old
Notes for  exchange.  Old Notes that are not  tendered or are  tendered  but not
accepted for exchange will,  following the  consummation  of the Exchange Offer,
continue to be subject to the existing  restrictions  upon transfer thereof and,
upon  consummation of the Exchange Offer,  the Company's  obligation to register
the Old Notes will terminate. See "The Exchange Offer."

Collateral

In the event of a default  under the Notes,  the  proceeds  from the sale of the
collateral  securing the Notes may not be  sufficient  to satisfy the  Company's
obligations  under the Notes in full. The amount to be received upon such a sale
would be dependent upon numerous factors including the condition, age and useful
life of the  collateral  at the time of such sale,  the timing and the manner of
the sale, and whether the assets were being sold as part of an ongoing business.
In  addition,  the book value of the  collateral  should not be relied upon as a
measure of realizable value.

Fraudulent Conveyance or Transfer; Possible Invalidation
or Subordination of Company Obligations

The incurrence by the Company of indebtedness  could be affected by various laws
for the protection of creditors,  including,  without limitation, laws governing
fraudulent  conveyances  and transfers.  A court could find that the Company did
not receive fair  consideration or reasonably  equivalent value for the issuance
of the Old Notes,  or upon the exchange  thereof for New Notes,  and that at the
time of such issuance the Company (i) was insolvent, (ii) was rendered insolvent
by reason thereof,  (iii) was engaged in a business or transaction for which the
assets  remaining  in the hands of the Company  constituted  unreasonably  small
capital,  or (iv)  intended to incur or believed it would incur debts beyond its
ability  to pay such  debts as they  mature,  thereby  rendering  the  Company's
indebtedness,  and the Company's  obligations in connection with the issuance of
the New Notes, avoidable.

A finding that the issuance of the New Notes constituted a fraudulent conveyance
or transfer would permit the court to invalidate the Company's obligations under
the New Notes or subordinate repayment of the New Notes to all other obligations
of the Company.

The measure of insolvency for purposes of the test for  determining  whether the
Company was insolvent varies depending upon the law of the jurisdiction  that is
being applied.  Generally,  a debtor will be considered  insolvent if the sum of
its debts is greater  than all of its  property  at a fair  valuation  or if the
present fair  salable  value of its assets is less than the amount that would be
required  to pay  its  probable  liability  on  its  existing  debts  (including
contingent  liabilities)  as they become  absolute and matured.  There can be no
assurance of which test a court would apply to determine whether the Company was
"insolvent"  at the time of the  issuance of the New Notes or that a court would
not find the Company to have been insolvent under such test.

The  obligations  of any  Guarantor  under  the  Indenture  and the grant by any
Restricted Subsidiary of a security interest under the Collateral Agreements (as
defined herein) may be subject to review under applicable fraudulent transfer or
similar laws, in the event of the  bankruptcy or other  financial  difficulty of
any such person. In the United States,  under such laws, if a court in a lawsuit
by an unpaid creditor or representative of creditors of any such person, such as
a trustee in bankruptcy or any such person as debtor in possession, were to find
that at the time such person  incurred its  obligations  under its  guarantee or
pledged its assets,  it (i) received less than fair  consideration or reasonably
equivalent value therefor,  and (ii) either (a) was insolvent,  (b) was rendered
insolvent,  (c) was engaged in a business or transaction for which its remaining
unencumbered  assets constituted  unreasonably small capital, or (d) intended to
incur or believed  that it would  incur debts  beyond its ability to pay as such
debts  matured,  such court could  avoid such  obligations  under its  guarantee
and/or the security  interest in its assets and direct the return of any amounts
paid with respect thereto. Moreover, regardless of the factors identified in the
foregoing  clauses (i) and (ii), a court could take such action if it found that
the  guarantee  was entered  into or the security  interest  granted with actual
intent to hinder,  delay,  or defraud  creditors.  The measure of insolvency for
purposes of the  foregoing  will vary  depending on the law of the  jurisdiction
being applied.  Generally,  however, an entity would be considered  insolvent if
the sum of its debts  (including  contingent or  unliquidated  debts) is greater
than all of its  property at a fair  valuation  or if the present  fair  salable
value of its assets is less than the amount  that would be  required  to pay its
probable liability on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured.

Net Operating Loss Carryovers and Other Tax Issues

The Internal  Revenue  Service (the "IRS") is currently  examining the Company's
federal tax returns  for the years 1987  through  1989.  In December  1994,  the
Company received an examination  report from the IRS proposing a substantial tax
deficiency based on this examination. The examination report raises a variety of
issues,  including the Company's  substantiation  for certain  deductions  taken
during this period,  the Company's  utilization  of certain net  operating  loss
carryovers ("NOL's") and the availability of such NOL's to offset future taxable
income.  If the IRS were to prevail on all the issues raised,  the amount of the
tax assessment would be  approximately  $56 million plus interest and penalties.
If the Company were required to pay a significant portion of the assessment,  it
could  have a  material  adverse  impact on the  Company  and could  exceed  the
Company's  resources.  The  Company has filed its  administrative  appeal to the
examination  report.  Although management believes that the Company will be able
to provide adequate  documentation  for a substantial  portion of the deductions
questioned  by the IRS and that there is  substantial  support for the Company's
past and future utilization of the NOL's, the ultimate outcome of this matter is
subject to the  resolution  of  significant  legal and  factual  issues.  If the
Company's positions prevail on the most significant issues,  management believes
that the  amounts  due would not exceed  amounts  previously  paid or  provided;
however, even under such circumstances,  it is possible that the Company's NOL's
could be reduced to some extent.  No additional  accruals have been made for any
amounts which might be due as a result of this matter  because the possible loss
ranges from zero to $56 million  plus  interest and  penalties  and the ultimate
outcome cannot presently be determined or estimated.

In addition,  Randolph W. Lenz has retired as Chairman of the Company.  Although
his retirement  agreement places certain restrictions on his ability to sell his
shares of Common  Stock in the  Company,  in the event that Mr.  Lenz is able to
sell a  substantial  portion  of  his  shares  in the  Company,  such  sale,  in
combination  with the  issuance of certain  common  stock  purchase  warrants on
December 20, 1993 and subject to the effects of other changes in share ownership
of the  Company,  could result in a change in control for tax  purposes.  Such a
change in  control  for tax  purposes  could  possibly  result in a  significant
reduction  in the amount of NOL's  available  to the  Company  to offset  future
taxable income.

SEC Investigation

The  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  in March of 1994
initiated a private investigation, which included the Company and certain of its
then  affiliates,  to determine  whether  violations  of certain  aspects of the
Federal  securities laws have taken place.  The Company is cooperating  with the
Commission in its investigation and it is not possible at this time to determine
the outcome of the Commission's investigation.

Industry Cyclicality and Substantial Competition

Sales of products to be manufactured  and sold by the Company have  historically
been subject to substantial  cyclical variation extending over a number of years
based on general economic conditions.  See "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

The markets in which the Company  competes are highly  competitive.  The Company
must remain  competitive in the areas of quality,  price,  product line, ease of
use, safety,  comfort and customer  service.  Many of the Company's  competitors
have greater  financial  resources than the Company.  See "Business" for further
discussion.

Foreign Operations

The  Company's  products  are sold in over 50  countries  around  the world and,
accordingly,  a substantial portion of the revenues of the Company are generated
in foreign  currencies,  while the costs associated with these revenues are only
partially incurred in the same currencies.  Consequently,  the Company has a net
exposure to fluctuations  between the U.S.  dollar and such foreign  currencies,
which impacts the financial  performance of the Company.  Although  revenues and
costs of the Company may be partially hedged, currency movements will impact the
Company's  financial  performance  in the  future.  In  addition,  international
operations are subject to a number of potential risks, including,  among others,
currency exchange controls,  transfer restrictions and rate fluctuations,  trade
barriers,   the  effects  of  income  and  withholding   tax,  and  governmental
expropriation.

Lack of Public Market for the New Notes

The New Notes are being  offered to the holders of the Old Notes.  The Old Notes
were issued in May 1995 to the Initial Purchasers and resold in transactions not
requiring  registration  under the Securities Act or applicable state securities
laws,  including  sales  pursuant to Rule 144A.  The Old Notes are  eligible for
trading in the Private Offerings, Resales and Trading through Automatic Linkages
(PORTAL)  market.  The New Notes are new securities for which there currently is
no market.  The Company does not intend to apply for listing of the New Notes on
any  securities  exchange or for quotation  through the National  Association of
Securities Dealer Automated Quotation System. There can be no assurance that any
active market for the New Notes will develop.  If a trading market  develops for
the New Notes,  future  trading  prices of such  securities  will depend on many
factors,  inducing, among other things, prevailing interest rates, the Company's
results of operations and the market for similar securities.



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                                   THE COMPANY

Terex  is a  global  provider  of  capital  goods  and  equipment  used  in  the
manufacturing, distribution, mining, construction and infrastructure industries.
The  Company's   operations  began  in  1983  with  the  purchase  of  Northwest
Engineering  Company,  the  Company's  original  business and name.  Since 1983,
management has expanded the Company's business through a series of acquisitions.
In 1988, Northwest Engineering Company merged into a subsidiary acquired in 1986
named Terex  Corporation,  with Terex Corporation as the surviving  corporation.
The Company's  Material  Handling  Segment  designs,  manufactures and markets a
complete line of internal combustion and electric lift trucks, electric walkies,
automated  pallet trucks and related  components and  replacement  parts.  Terex
Trucks,  formerly  known as the  Company's  Heavy  Equipment  Segment,  designs,
manufactures and markets  heavy-duty,  off-highway,  earthmoving and contruction
equipment and related components and replacement parts. The Terex Cranes Segment
designs,  manufactures and markets mobile cranes,  aerial  platforms,  container
stackers and scrap holders and related components and replacement parts.

The Terex Cranes  Segment was  established as a separate  business  segment as a
result of a  significant  acquisition  in 1995.  On May 9,  1995,  the  Company,
through Terex Cranes,  a wholly owned  subsidiary of the Company,  completed the
PPM  Acquisition.  PPM  designs,  manufactures  and  markets  mobile  cranes and
container stackers primarily in North America and Western Europe under the brand
names  of  PPM,  P&H  (trademark  of  Harnischfeger  Corporation)  and  BENDINI.
Concurrently with the completion of the PPM Acquisition, the Company contributed
the assets  (subject to  liabilities)  of its Koehring and Marklift  division to
Terex  Cranes.  The former  division now  operates as  Koehring,  a wholly owned
subsidiary of Terex Cranes. Koehring manufactures mobile cranes under the LORAIN
brand name and aerial lift  equipment  under the  MARKLIFT  brand name.  PPM and
Koehring comprise the Terex Cranes Segment.

The Company has grown through  acquisitions and has had considerable  experience
in restructuring and operating capital goods manufacturers,  particularly in the
off-road truck and construction and industrial equipment  industries.  Following
an acquisition, in order to improve profitability, the Company traditionally (i)
consolidates  manufacturing  operations,  (ii) adjusts new equipment  production
capacity to meet the actual level of demand in the  marketplace,  (iii)  reduces
corporate  overhead and (iv) emphasizes that portion of the business that yields
the  highest  margins,   particularly  the  replacement  parts  business.   More
specifically,  this strategy  involves  elimination of marginally  profitable or
unprofitable  product  lines,  closing  underutilized  and  inefficient  plants,
liquidating excess inventories and substantially  reducing  personnel.  See also
"Business."

The  principal  executive  offices of the  Company  are located at 500 Post Road
East, Westport, Connecticut 06880 and its telephone number is (203) 222-7170.



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                               THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer

The Old Notes were sold by the Company on May 9, 1995 to the Initial  Purchasers
with further distribution  permitted only to (i) Qualified  Institutional Buyers
(as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities  Act) and (ii) a limited number of
other institutional  "Accredited Investors" (as defined in Rule 501(A)(1),  (2),
(3) or (7) under the  Securities  Act). In  connection  with the sale of the Old
Notes,  the Company and the Initial  Purchasers  entered  into the  Registration
Rights  Agreement  which  requires  the Company (i) to cause the Old Notes to be
registered  under  the  Securities  Act or (ii) to file  with the  Commission  a
registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the New Notes of
the Company  identical in all material respects to the Old Notes, and to use its
best efforts to cause such registration statement described in clause (ii) above
to become effective under the Securities Act. The Company is further  obligated,
upon the  effectiveness of the registration  statement,  to offer the holders of
the Old Notes the  opportunity  to exchange their Old Notes for a like principal
amount of New Notes,  which will be issued without a restrictive  legend and may
be reoffered and resold by the holder without  restrictions or limitations under
the Securities Act. A copy of the  Registration  Rights Agreement has been filed
as an exhibit to the Registration  Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
The Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to the  Registration  Rights Agreement
to satisfy the Company's obligations thereunder.  The term "Holder" with respect
to the Exchange Offer means any person in whose name Old Notes are registered on
the  Company's  books or any other person who has obtained a properly  completed
bond power from the registered Holder.

By  executing  the Letter of  Transmittal,  each  Holder will  represent  to the
Company,  among other things,  that (i) the New Notes  acquired  pursuant to the
Exchange  Offer are being  acquired  in the  ordinary  course of business of the
person receiving such New Notes,  whether or not such person is the Holder, (ii)
neither the Holder nor any such other person is engaging in or intends to engage
in a distribution of such New Notes, (iii) neither the Holder nor any such other
person has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the
distribution  of such New Notes  within the meaning of the  Securities  Act, and
(iv) neither the Holder nor any such other person is an  "affiliate," as defined
under Rule 405 promulgated  under the Securities Act, of the Company or, if such
Holder is an "affiliate," that such Holder will comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable.
In  the  event  that  any  Holder  of  Old  Notes  cannot  make  the   requisite
representations  to the Company in order to participate  in the Exchange  Offer,
such Holder may be  entitled to have such  Holder's  Old Notes  registered  in a
"shelf" registration statement on an appropriate form pursuant to Rule 415 under
the  Securities  Act.  See  "Description  of the  Notes  and the  Guarantees  --
Registration Rights; Liquidated Damages."

Resale of New Notes

The Company has not requested and does not intend to request,  an interpretation
by the staff of the  Commission  with  respect to whether  the New Notes  issued
pursuant  to the  Exchange  Offer in  exchange  for Old Notes may be offered for
sale, resold or otherwise  transferred by any Holder without compliance with the
registration and prospectus  delivery provisions of the Securities Act. Based on
an  interpretation by the staff of the Commission set forth in no-action letters
issued  to  third  parties,   including  "Exxon  Capital  Holdings  Corporation"
(available May 13, 1988), "Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated" (available June 5,
1991), "Mary Kay Cosmetics,  Inc." (available June 5, 1991) and "Warnaco,  Inc."
(available  October 11, 1991),  the Company  believes that,  except as described
below,  the New Notes issued  pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old
Notes may be offered for resale,  resold and otherwise transferred by any Holder
of such Notes (other than any such Holder which is an "affiliate" of the Company
within  the  meaning  of Rule 405  under the  Securities  Act and in the case of
broker-dealers, as set forth below) without compliance with the registration and
prospectus  delivery  provisions of the Securities  Act,  provided that such New
Notes are acquired in the  ordinary  course of such  Holder's  business and such
Holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the
distribution of such New Notes. Any Holder who tenders in the Exchange Offer for
the purpose of  participating  in a  distribution  of the New Notes or who is an
affiliate of the Company cannot rely on such  interpretation by the staff of the
Commission  and  must  comply  with the  registration  and  prospectus  delivery
requirements  of the  Securities  Act in  connection  with  a  secondary  resale
transaction.  Unless an exemption from registration is otherwise available,  any
such resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement
containing  the selling  security  holders  information  required by Item 507 of
Regulation  S-K under the  Securities  Act. This  Prospectus  may be used for an
offer to resell,  resale or other  retransfer of New Notes only as  specifically
set forth herein. Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account
in  exchange  for  Old  Notes,  where  such  Old  Notes  were  acquired  by such
broker-dealer  as  a  result  of  market-making   activities  or  other  trading
activities,  must  acknowledge  that it will deliver a prospectus  in connection
with any resale of such New Notes.  Any resales or other  transfers of New Notes
must also be conducted in compliance  with applicable  state  securities or blue
sky laws. See "Plan of Distribution."



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Terms of the Exchange Offer

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus and in
the Letter of Transmittal,  the Company will accept for exchange any and all Old
Notes  properly  tendered and not  withdrawn  prior to 5:00 p.m.,  New York City
time, on the Expiration  Date. The Company will issue $1,000 principal amount of
New Notes on or promptly after the  Expiration  Date in exchange for each $1,000
principal amount of outstanding Old Notes  surrendered  pursuant to the Exchange
Offer. Old Notes may be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000.

The form and  terms of the New  Notes  will be the same as the form and terms of
the Old Notes except the New Notes will be registered  under the  Securities Act
and hence will not bear legends restricting the transfer thereof.  The New Notes
will evidence the same debt as the Old Notes. The New Notes will be issued under
and  entitled  to the  benefits  of the  Indenture,  which also  authorized  the
issuance  of the Old Notes,  such that both  series  will be treated as a single
class of debt securities under the Indenture.

As of the date of this Prospectus,  $250 million  aggregate  principal amount of
the Old Notes are  outstanding.  This  Prospectus,  together  with the Letter of
Transmittal, is being sent to all registered Holders of Old Notes. There will be
no fixed record date for determining registered Holders of Old Notes entitled to
participate in the Exchange Offer.

The  Company  intends to  conduct  the  Exchange  Offer in  accordance  with the
provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement and the applicable  requirements
of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Old Notes which are not tendered for exchange in the Exchange  Offer will remain
outstanding  and continue to accrue  interest and will be entitled to the rights
and benefits such Holders have under the Indenture and the  Registration  Rights
Agreement.

The Company shall be deemed to have accepted for exchange  properly tendered Old
Notes  when,  as and if the  Company  shall have  given  oral or written  notice
thereof to the Exchange Agent and complied with the provisions of Section 2.6(h)
of the Indenture. The Exchange Agent will act as agent for the tendering Holders
for the  purposes of receiving  the New Notes from the Company.  If any tendered
Old Notes are not  accepted  for  exchange  because  of an invalid  tender,  the
occurrence  of such  other  events  set  forth  herein  or  otherwise,  any such
unaccepted Old Notes will be returned,  without expense, to the tendering Holder
thereof as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date.

Holders who tender Old Notes in the  Exchange  Offer will not be required to pay
brokerage  commissions or fees or, subject to the  instructions in the Letter of
Transmittal,  transfer  taxes with respect to the exchange of Old Notes pursuant
to the Exchange Offer. The Company will pay all charges and expenses, other than
certain applicable taxes described below, in connection with the Exchange Offer.
See " -- Fees and Expenses."

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

The  term  "Expiration  Date"  shall  mean  5:00  p.m.,  New York  City  time on
________________,  1996, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, extends the
Exchange Offer, in which case the term  "Expiration  Date" shall mean the latest
date to which the Exchange Offer is extended.  The Expiration  Date shall not in
any event be extended to a date later than __________,  1996 (___ days after the
initial Expiration Date).

In order to extend the  Exchange  Offer,  the Company  will notify the  Exchange
Agent of any extension by oral or written notice and will mail to the Holders an
announcement  thereof,  prior to 9:00  a.m.,  New York  City  time,  on the next
business day after the immediately expired Expiration Date.

The Company reserves the right, in its sole  discretion,  (i) to delay accepting
any Old Notes,  to extend the Exchange Offer or to terminate the Exchange Offer,
if any of the conditions  set forth below under " -- Conditions"  shall not have
been  satisfied,  by giving oral or written  notice of such delay,  extension or
termination  to the  Exchange  Agent or (ii) to amend the terms of the  Exchange
Offer in any manner.  Any such delay in  acceptance,  extension,  termination or
amendment  will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written notice
thereof to the Holders.  If the Exchange Offer is amended in a manner determined
by the  Company to  constitute  a material  change,  the Company  will  promptly
disclose  such  amendment  by  means of a  prospectus  supplement  that  will be
distributed to the registered Holders,  and the Company will extend the Exchange
Offer for a period of five to ten business days, depending upon the significance
of the amendment and the manner of disclosure to the registered  Holders, if the
Exchange  Offer would  otherwise  expire  during such five to ten  business  day
period.

Without  limiting  the manner in which the  Company  may choose to make a public
announcement of any delay,  extension,  termination or amendment of the Exchange
Offer, the Company shall have no obligation to publish,  advertise, or otherwise
communicate any such public announcement,  other than by making a timely release
to the Dow Jones news service.

Interest on the New Notes

The New Notes will bear  interest at 13 1/4% per annum from the date of original
issue. Interest on the New Notes will be payable  semi-annually,  in arrears, on
May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on November 15, 1996. Holders of
New Notes will  receive  interest on November  15, 1996 from the date of initial
issuance of the New Notes,  plus an amount equal to the accrued  interest on the
Old Notes from the most recent date to which  interest has been paid to the date
of  exchange  thereof  for New Notes.  Interest  on the Old Notes  accepted  for
exchange will cease to accrue upon issuance of the New Notes.

Conditions

Notwithstanding  any other term of the Exchange  Offer,  the Company will not be
required to accept for  exchange,  or exchange any New Notes for, any Old Notes,
and may terminate the Exchange Offer as provided herein before the acceptance of
any Old Notes for exchange, if:

     (a) any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by
or before any  governmental  agency with respect to the Exchange Offer which, in
the Company's sole judgment,  might materially impair the ability of the Company
to proceed with the Exchange Offer, or

     (b) any law, statute,  rule or regulation is proposed,  adopted or enacted,
or any existing law, statute,  rule or regulation is interpreted by the staff of
the Commission,  which, in the Company's sole judgment,  might materially impair
the ability of the Company to proceed with the Exchange Offer, or

     (c) any  governmental  approval has not been  obtained,  which approval the
Company shall, in its sole  discretion,  deem necessary for the  consummation of
the Exchange Offer as contemplated hereby.

If the Company  determines in its sole discretion  that any of these  conditions
have occurred, the Company may (i) refuse to accept any Old Notes and return all
tendered Old Notes to the tendering Holders,  (ii) extend the Exchange Offer and
retain all Old Notes  tendered  prior to the  expiration of the Exchange  Offer,
subject,  however,  to the  rights of  Holders  who  tendered  such Old Notes to
withdraw their tendered Old Notes,  or (iii) waive such  unsatisfied  conditions
with  respect to the Exchange  Offer and accept all properly  tendered Old Notes
which have not been withdrawn.  If such waiver  constitutes a material change to
the Exchange Offer, the Company will promptly disclose such waiver by means of a
prospectus  supplement that will be distributed to the Holders,  and the Company
will  extend  the  Exchange  Offer  for a period of five to ten  business  days,
depending  upon the  significance  of the waiver and the manner of disclosure to
the Holders,  if the Exchange Offer would  otherwise  expire during such five to
ten business day period.

Procedures for Tendering

Only a Holder of Old Notes may tender such Old Notes in the Exchange  Offer.  To
tender in the Exchange  Offer, a Holder must complete,  sign and date the Letter
of Transmittal,  or a facsimile thereof,  have the signatures thereon guaranteed
if required by the Letter of  Transmittal,  and mail or  otherwise  deliver such
Letter of  Transmittal  or such  facsimile,  together with the Old Notes and any
other  required  documents,  to the Exchange  Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the  Expiration  Date.  In addition,  either (i) Old Notes must be
received by the Exchange Agent along with the Letter of  Transmittal,  or (ii) a
timely confirmation of book-entry transfer (a "Book-Entry Confirmation") of such
Old Notes, if such procedure is available,  into the Exchange Agent's account at
the Depository Trust Company (the "Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility")  pursuant to
the procedure for book-entry  transfer  described  below must be received by the
Exchange  Agent prior to the  Expiration  Date,  or (iii) the Holder must comply
with  the  guaranteed  delivery  procedures  described  below.  To  be  tendered
effectively,  the Old Notes,  Letter of Transmittal and other required documents
must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth below under " --
Exchange Agent" prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

The tender by a Holder which is not withdrawn  prior to the Expiration Date will
constitute an agreement  between such Holder and the Company in accordance  with
the terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth  herein and in the Letter of
Transmittal.

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY  OF OLD NOTES,  THE LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL  AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED  DOCUMENTS  TO THE  EXCHANGE  AGENT IS AT THE  ELECTION AND RISK OF THE
HOLDER.  INSTEAD OF  DELIVERY BY MAIL,  IT IS  RECOMMENDED  THAT  HOLDERS USE AN
OVERNIGHT OR HAND  DELIVERY  SERVICE.  IF SENT BY MAIL, IT IS  RECOMMENDED  THAT
REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, BE USED, PRIOR INSURANCE OBTAINED. IN
ALL CASES,  SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE
AGENT BEFORE THE  EXPIRATION  DATE. NO LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR OLD NOTES SHOULD
BE SENT TO THE COMPANY.  HOLDERS MAY REQUEST THEIR RESPECTIVE BROKERS,  DEALERS,
COMMERCIAL BANKS,  TRUST COMPANIES OR NOMINEES TO EFFECT THE ABOVE  TRANSACTIONS
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SUCH HOLDERS.

Any  beneficial  owner whose Old Notes are  registered  in the name of a broker,
dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender
such Old Notes should contact the registered  Holder  promptly and instruct such
Holder to tender on such  beneficial  owner's behalf.  If such beneficial  owner
wishes to tender on its own behalf,  such owner must,  prior to  completing  and
executing the Letter of Transmittal and delivering of its Old Notes, either make
appropriate  arrangements to register  ownership of the Old Notes in its name or
obtain a properly  completed bond power from the registered Holder. The transfer
of  registered  ownership may take  considerable  time and may not be able to be
completed prior to the Expiration Date.

Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may
be, must be guaranteed by any Eligible Institution (as defined below) unless the
Old Notes  tendered  pursuant  thereto are  tendered (i) by a Holder who has not
completed the box entitled  "Special Payment  Instructions" or "Special Delivery
Instructions"  on the  Letter  of  Transmittal  or (ii)  for the  account  of an
Eligible Institution. In the event that signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or
a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, are required to be guaranteed,  such
guarantor must be a member firm of a registered  national securities exchange or
of the National  Association of Securities  Dealers,  Inc., a commercial bank or
trust  company  having an office or  correspondent  in the  United  States or an
"eligible  guarantor  institution"  within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the
Exchange  Act which is a member  of one of the  recognized  signature  guarantee
programs identified in the Letter of Transmittal (an "Eligible Institution").

If the Letter of  Transmittal is signed by a person other than the Holder of any
Old Notes listed  therein,  such Old Notes must be endorsed or  accompanied by a
properly  completed  bond  power,  signed by such Holder as such  Holder's  name
appears on such Old Notes with the signature  thereon  guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution.

If the  Letter of  Transmittal  or any Old Notes or bond  powers  are  signed by
trustees, executors, administrators,  guardians, attorneys-in-fact,  officers of
corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or  representative  capacity,  such
persons  should so indicate  when  signing,  and unless  waived by the  Company,
evidence  satisfactory  to the  Company  of  their  authority  to so act must be
submitted with the Letter of Transmittal.

The Company shall be deemed to have accepted validly tendered Old Notes when, as
and if the  Company  has given oral or written  notice  thereof to the  Exchange
Agent.  Issuances of New Notes in exchange for Old Notes tendered  pursuant to a
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or letter,  telegram or facsimile  transmission to
similar  effect (as provided  above) issued by an Eligible  Institution  will be
made only against  deposit of the Letter of Transmittal  (and any other required
documents) and the tendered Old Notes.

All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt),
acceptance  of tendered Old Notes and  withdrawal  of tendered Old Notes will be
determined by the Company in its sole discretion,  which  determination  will be
final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all
Old Notes not properly  tendered or any Old Notes the  Company's  acceptance  of
which would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be unlawful. The Company
also  reserves the right to waive any defects,  irregularities  or conditions of
tender as to particular Old Notes. The Company's interpretation of the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer  (including the  instructions  in the Letter of
Transmittal)  will be final and  binding  on all  parties.  Unless  waived,  any
defects or  irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes must be cured
within such time as the Company shall determine. Although the Company intends to
notify  Holders  of  defects or  irregularities  with  respect to tenders of Old
Notes,  neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall incur
any liability for failure to give such  notification.  Tenders of Old Notes will
not be deemed to have been made until such defects or  irregularities  have been
cured or  waived.  Any Old Notes  received  by the  Exchange  Agent that are not
properly  tendered and as to which the defects or  irregularities  have not been
cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering Holders,
unless otherwise  provided in the Letter of Transmittal,  as soon as practicable
following the Expiration Date.

While the  Company  has no present  plan to  acquire  any Old Notes that are not
tendered in the  Exchange  Offer or to file a  registration  statement to permit
resale of any Old Notes that are not tendered  pursuant to the  Exchange  Offer,
the Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to purchase or make offers
for any Old Notes that remain outstanding  subsequent to the Expiration Date or,
as set forth above under " --  Conditions," to terminate the Exchange Offer and,
to the  extent  permitted  by  applicable  law,  purchase  Old Notes in the open
market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such
purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the Exchange Offer.

In all cases, issuance of New Notes for Old Notes that are accepted for exchange
pursuant to the  Exchange  Offer will be made only after  timely  receipt by the
Exchange  Agent  of  certificates  for such  Old  Notes  or a timely  Book-Entry
confirmation  of such  Old  Notes  into  the  Exchange  Agent's  account  at the
Book-Entry  Transfer Facility,  a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documents.  If any tendered Old Notes are not
accepted for exchange  for any reason set forth in the terms and  conditions  of
the Exchange Offer or if Old Notes are submitted for a greater  principal amount
than the Holder desires to exchange,  such unaccepted or non-exchanged Old Notes
will be returned  without  expense to the tendering  Holder  thereof (or, in the
case of Old Notes  tendered by  book-entry  transfer  into the Exchange  Agent's
account at the Book-Entry  Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer
procedures  described below, such non-exchanged Old Notes will be credited to an
account  maintained  with such  Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility)  as  promptly as
practicable after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

Book Entry Transfer

The  Exchange  Agent will make a request to establish an account with respect to
the Old Notes at the Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility for purposes of the Exchange
Offer  within  two  business  days  after the date of this  Prospectus,  and any
financial   institution  that  is  a  participant  in  the  Book-Entry  Transfer
Facility's  system may make  book-entry  delivery  of Old Notes by  causing  the
Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility  to  transfer  such Old Notes  into the  Exchange
Agent's  account at the  Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility in accordance  with such
Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility's  procedures  for  transfer.  However,  although
delivery  of Old  Notes  may be  effected  through  book-entry  transfer  at the
Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility,  the Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof,
with any required signature  guarantees and any other required documents,  must,
in any case, be transmitted to and received by the Exchange Agent at the address
set forth below under "-- Exchange Agent" on or prior to the Expiration Date or,
if the guaranteed delivery  procedures  described below are to be complied with,
within the time period provided under such procedures.  Delivery of documents to
the Book-Entry  Transfer  Facility does not constitute  delivery to the Exchange
Agent.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

Holders  who wish to  tender  their  Old  Notes  and (i) whose Old Notes are not
immediately  available or (ii) who cannot deliver their Old Notes, the Letter of
Transmittal or any other  required  documents to the Exchange Agent prior to the
Expiration Date, may effect a tender if:

         (a) The tender is made through an Eligible Institution;

         (b) Prior to the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent receives from such
Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery (by facsimile  transmission,  mail or hand delivery)  setting forth the
name and address of the Holder,  the registered  number(s) of such Old Notes and
the  principal  amount of Old Notes  tendered,  stating that the tender is being
made thereby and guaranteeing  that, within five New York Stock Exchange trading
days after the Expiration Date, the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof)
together  with the Old Notes or a Book-Entry  Confirmation,  as the case may be,
and any other documents  required by the Letter of Transmittal will be deposited
by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent; and

         (c) Such properly  completed  and executed  Letter of  Transmittal  (or
facsimile  thereof),  as well as all  tendered  Old  Notes  in  proper  form for
transfer  or a  Book-Entry  Confirmation,  as the  case  may be,  and all  other
documents  required by the Letter of  Transmittal,  are received by the Exchange
Agent  within five New York Stock  Exchange  trading  days after the  Expiration
Date.

Upon request to the Exchange Agent, a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be sent
to  Holders  who wish to  tender  their Old Notes  according  to the  guaranteed
delivery procedures set forth above.



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Withdrawal of Tenders

Except as otherwise  provided  herein,  tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at
any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

To withdraw a tender of Old Notes in the Exchange  Offer, a written or facsimile
transmission  notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at its
address  set  forth  herein  prior to 5:00  p.m.,  New York  City  time,  on the
Expiration  Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the
person having  deposited the Old Notes to be withdrawn (the  "Depositor"),  (ii)
identify  the Old Notes to be  withdrawn  (including  the  registered  number or
numbers  and  principal  amount  of such Old  Notes or, in the case of Old Notes
transferred  by book-entry  transfer,  the name and number of the account at the
Book-Entry  Transfer Facility to be credited),  (iii) be signed by the Holder in
the same manner as the original  signature on the Letter of Transmittal by which
such Old Notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be
accompanied  by documents  of transfer  sufficient  to have United  States Trust
Company of New York, the trustee with respect to the Old Notes (the  "Trustee"),
register the transfer of such Old Notes into the name of the person  withdrawing
the  tender  and (iv)  specify  the name in which  any such Old  Notes are to be
registered,  if different  from that of the  Depositor.  All questions as to the
validity,  form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will
be determined by the Company,  whose determination shall be final and binding on
all parties.  Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly
tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no New Notes will be issued with
respect thereto unless the Old Notes so withdrawn are validly  re-tendered.  Any
Old Notes which have been  tendered  but which are not accepted for payment will
be  returned  to the  Holder  thereof  without  cost to such  Holder  as soon as
practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange
Offer.  Properly  withdrawn  Old Notes may be retendered by following one of the
procedures described above under "-- Procedures for Tendering" at any time prior
to the Expiration Date.

Exchange Agent

United States Trust Company of New York has been  appointed as Exchange Agent of
the  Exchange  Offer.  Questions  and  requests  for  assistance,  requests  for
additional  copies  of this  Prospectus  or of the  Letter  of  Transmittal  and
requests for Notices of Guaranteed  Delivery  should be directed to the Exchange
Agent addressed as follows:

    By Registered or Certified Mail:                  By Overnight Courier:

      United States Trust Company                  United States Trust Company
               of New York                                 of New York
              P.O. Box 844                                770 Broadway
     Cooper Station, New York 10276                 New York, New York 10003
                                                  Attention:  Corporate Trust
                                                              Operations


                By Hand:                                  By Facsimile:

 United States Trust Company of New York                 (212) 420-6152
            65 Beaver Street                      Attention:  Customer Service
        New York, New York 10005
        Attention:   Ground Level                     Confirm by telephone:
       Corporate Trust Operations                        (800) 548-6565


Fees and Expenses

The expenses of soliciting  tenders will be borne by the Company.  The principal
solicitation is being made by mail; however, additional solicitation may be made
by  telegraph,  telephone or in person by officers and regular  employees of the
Company and its affiliates.

The Company has not retained any  dealer-manager  or other  soliciting  agent in
connection  with the  Exchange  Offer and will not make any payments to brokers,
dealers or others  soliciting  acceptances of the Exchange  Offer.  The Company,
however,  will pay the Exchange  Agent  reasonable  and  customary  fees for its
services and will  reimburse  it for its  reasonable  out-of-pocket  expenses in
connection therewith.

The cash expenses to be incurred in connection  with the Exchange  Offer will be
paid by the Company  and are  estimated  in the  aggregate  to be  approximately
$278,200.  Such  expenses  include fees and  expenses of the Exchange  Agent and
Trustee, accounting and legal fees and printing costs, among others.

The Company will pay all transfer taxes,  if any,  applicable to the exchange of
Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, certificates representing
New Notes or Old Notes for  principal  amounts  not  tendered  or  accepted  for
exchange are to be delivered  to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person
other than the Holder of the Old Notes  tendered,  or if tendered  Old Notes are
registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the Letter of
Transmittal,  or if a  transfer  tax is imposed  for any  reason  other than the
exchange of Old Notes  pursuant to the  Exchange  Offer,  then the amount of any
such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the Holder or any other persons) will be
payable by the tendering  Holder.  If  satisfactory  evidence of payment of such
taxes or exemption  therefrom is not submitted  with the Letter of  Transmittal,
the amount of such  transfer  taxes will be billed  directly  to such  tendering
Holder.

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

The Old Notes that are not  exchanged  for New Notes  pursuant  to the  Exchange
Offer  will not have any  further  registration  rights  and  remain  restricted
securities.  Accordingly,  such Old Notes may be resold  only (i) to the Company
(upon  redemption   thereof  or  otherwise),   (ii)  pursuant  to  an  effective
registration  statement under the Securities Act, (iii) so long as the Old Notes
are  eligible  for resale  pursuant to Rule 144A,  to a qualified  institutional
buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the  Securities Act in a transaction
meeting the  requirements  of Rule 144A, or (iv)  pursuant to another  available
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in each case
in accordance  with any  applicable  securities  laws of any state of the United
States.  Old Notes that are not  exchanged  pursuant to the Exchange  Offer will
remain outstanding, continue to accrue interest and be entitled to distributions
of  principal  and  interest.  However,  upon  the  earlier  to occur of (i) the
Expiration Date and (ii) the  effectiveness  of a shelf  registration  statement
covering the Old Notes,  the interest  rate on the Old Notes will decrease to 13
1/4% (from 13 3/4%) per annum.

Accounting Treatment

The New Notes will be  recorded at the same  carrying  value as the Old Notes as
reflected  in the  Company's  accounting  records  on the date of the  exchange.
Accordingly,  no gain or loss for accounting  purposes will be recognized by the
Company.  The expenses of the Exchange  Offer will be amortized over the term of
the New Notes.

FOR  INFORMATION  CONCERNING THE TAX  CONSEQUENCES  OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND OR
HOLDING THE NEW NOTES, SEE "CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATION.


                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

This Exchange Offer is intended to satisfy certain of the Company's  obligations
to the holders of the Old Notes under the Registration  Rights Agreement entered
into in connection with the sale of the Old Notes.  The Company will not receive
any  cash  proceeds  from the  issuance  of the New  Notes  offered  hereby.  In
consideration for issuing the New Notes as contemplated in this Prospectus,  the
Company will receive in exchange Old Notes in like principal  amount,  the forms
and terms of which are identical,  in all material  respects,  to the New Notes.
The Old Notes surrendered in exchange for New Notes will be retired and canceled
and cannot be reissued.  Accordingly,  issuance of the New Notes will not result
in any increase in the  indebtedness  of the Company.  Proceeds from the sale of
the  privately  placed  Old Notes  were used to  refinance  the  Company's  then
outstanding senior secured notes and senior  subordinated  notes, to finance the
PPM Acquisition of and to pay transaction  expenses  incurred in connection with
the PPM Acquisition and the issuance of the Old Notes.




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                                 CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of the Company as
of March 31, 1996. The table should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial  statements  of the  Company and the related  notes  thereto  included
elsewhere  in this  Prospectus.  See "The  Company" and  "Selected  Consolidated
Financial Information."

                                                                   (in millions)
Notes payable and long-term debt (including current portion):
     Senior Secured Notes due May 15, 2002 (1)..................... $   247.1
     Credit Facility maturing May 9, 1998 (2)......................      65.7
     Other debt, including notes payable (3).......................      28.5
                                                                    ----------
       Total notes payable and long term debt......................     341.3
                                                                    ----------

Minority interest, including redeemable
   preferred stock of a subsidiary.................................       9.4
                                                                    ----------

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock.............................      25.8
                                                                    ----------

Stockholders' Deficit
     Common Stock Purchase Warrants................................      16.5
     Common Stock .................................................       0.1
     Additional paid-in capital....................................      41.9
     Accumulated deficit...........................................    (152.3)
     Pension liability adjustment..................................      (2.7)
     Unrealized holding gain on equity securities..................       0.2
     Foreign currency translation adjustment.......................      (3.9)
                                                                    ----------
       Total stockholders' deficit.................................    (100.2)
                                                                    ----------

Total capitalization............................................... $   276.3
                                                                    ==========
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(1) Represents $250.0 million principal amount of Old Notes. See "Description of
the Notes and the Guarantees."

(2) The Credit  Facility  currently  provides  for  revolving  credit  loans and
guarantees  of letters  of credit of up to $100  million  and  matures on May 9,
1998. The Credit  Facility  bears interest at a fluctuating  rate based on 1.75%
per  annum in  excess  of the  prime  rate or 3.75%  per  annum in excess of the
adjusted  Eurodollar rate at the Company's  option.  Borrowings under the credit
facility are secured by a lien on  substantially  all of the Company's  domestic
accounts receivable and inventory. See "The Credit Facility," below.

(3) See Note F -- "Long Term Obligations" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements,  included  elsewhere in this  Prospectus,  for a description  of the
Company's other debt.

The Credit Facility

The Company  currently  has a secured  revolving  credit  facility  (the "Credit
Facility") with certain institutional  lenders (the "Lenders").  Under the terms
of such facility,  the Company and CMHC, Koehring and PPM North America,  each a
subsidiary  of  the  Company,   (collectively,   the   "Borrowers")   will  have
availability,  subject to the borrowing base  limitations set forth below, in an
aggregate amount of up to $100 million.  Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Credit Facility, the Borrowers may borrow (in the form of revolving
loans and up to $15 million in  outstanding  letters of credit) an amount at any
time outstanding  initially  equalling the sum of the following:  (i) 75% of the
net amount of eligible  receivables  (as defined in the Credit  Facility) of the
Company,  Koehring  and PPM North  America,  plus (ii) 70% of the net  amount of
eligible  receivables of CMHC,  plus (iii) the lesser of (a) 45% of the value of
eligible  inventory (as defined in the Credit  Facility) of the Borrowers or (b)
80% of the appraised orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory.

Each Borrower  guarantees,  on a joint and several basis, all of the obligations
of the other  Borrowers  under  the  Credit  Facility,  which  obligations  will
generally  be  secured by a first  priority  security  interest  in favor of the
Lenders in all of the  receivables  and inventory and certain  related rights of
the Borrowers.

The outstanding principal amount of prime rate loans initially bears interest at
the rate of 1.75% per annum in  excess  of the  prime  rate and the  outstanding
principal  amount of Eurodollar  rate loans initially bears interest at the rate
of 3.75% per  annum in  excess  of the  adjusted  Eurodollar  rate.  The  Credit
Facility  contains  covenants  limiting the  Borrowers'  activities,  including,
without limitation,  limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness, liens, asset
sales,  dividends  and other  payments,  investments,  mergers and related party
transactions.

The Credit Facility  matures on May 9, 1998. The Lenders,  at their option,  may
extend the facility for one  additional  year.  In the event that for any reason
the facility is terminated prior to the maturity date, the Borrowers must pay to
the Lenders a termination fee.

The foregoing  description is a summary of the terms of the Credit  Facility and
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the Loan and Security  Agreement dated as of May 9, 1995 between the Lenders and
the  Borrowers,  a copy of  which is filed  as an  Exhibit  to the  Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.




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                      SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
              (in millions except per share amounts and employees)

Selected Financial Data

The Selected Financial Data include the results of operations of PPM, CMH and of
Mark  from the  dates of their  acquisitions,  May 9,  1995,  July 31,  1992 and
December 31, 1991,  respectively,  and reflect the  deconsolidation  of Fruehauf
Trailer  Corporation  ("Fruehauf")  as of January 1, 1992.  Income (loss) before
extraordinary  items and net income  (loss) in 1992 include a $36.5 million gain
on  deconsolidation  of Fruehauf,  and in 1991 include a $56.0 million gain as a
result of an initial public offering of Fruehauf common stock.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The following data should be read in conjunction  with the historical  financial
statements  of the  Company  and the related  notes  thereto  and  "Management's
Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and  Results of  Operations"
included  elsewhere  herein.  Operating  results  for  interim  periods  are not
necessarily indicative of results for the entire fiscal year.

                                   Three Months Ended
                                       March 31,                 As of and for the Year Ended December 31,
                                    1996        1995            1995         1994        1993        1992        1991 
<S>                             <C>         <C>           <C>             <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>      
Summary of Operations (1)                                                                                  
  Net Sales                     $   282.0   $   214.2     $   1,030.2     $  786.8   $   670.3   $   523.4   $   784.2
  Income (loss) from operations      10.8         6.0            21.4          3.4       (33.9)       (4.1)      (70.7)
  Income (loss) before
   extraordinary items                0.5        (1.9)          (27.7)         1.2       (65.0)        2.9       (42.7)
  Net income (loss)                   0.5        (1.9)          (35.2)         0.5       (66.5)        2.9       (42.7)
  Net income (loss)
   applicable to common stock        (1.4)       (3.6)          (42.5)        (5.5)      (66.7)        2.9       (42.7)
Per Common and
 Common Equivalent Share:                                                                                          
  Income (loss) before
   extraordinary items              (0.13)      (0.35)          (3.37)       (0.46)      (6.55)       0.29       (4.31)
  Net income (loss)                 (0.13)      (0.35)          (4.09)       (0.53)      (6.70)       0.29       (4.31)
Ratio of earnings to
 fixed charges (2)                    1.0x         (3)             (3)         1.0x         (3)       1.2x          (3)
Total Assets                    $   627.6   $   412.3     $     629.9     $  401.6   $   390.7   $  477.3    $   506.7
Capitalization                                                                                                                  
  Long-term debt and
   notes payable, including
   current maturities           $   341.3   $   92.1      $     337.5     $  190.9   $   218.0   $  217.6    $   223.0  
  Minority interest,
   including redeemable 
   preferred stock of a
   subsidiary                         9.4        ---              9.4          ---         ---        ---          ---  
  Redeemable convertible
   preferred stock                   25.8       19.0             24.6         17.3        10.5        ---          ---  
  Stockholders' deficit            (100.2)     (56.6)           (98.8)       (55.7)      (62.3)      (9.1)        (4.1)
  Dividends per share of
   Common Stock                 $     ---   $    ---      $       ---     $    ---   $     ---   $    ---    $   (0.06)
  Shares of Common Stock
   outstanding at period end         10.6       10.3             10.6         10.3        10.3        9.9          9.9  
Employees                           3,350      2,763            3,600        2,851       2,930      3,056        6,980  

<FN>

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     Notes to Selected Consolidated Financial Data

     (1)  The  Selected Consolidated  Financial  Data  include  the  results  of
          operations of PPM CMHC and certain affiliated companies (together with
          CMHC,  "CMH") and the Company's aerial lift division,  Mark Industries
          ("Mark"), from the dates of their acquisitions,  May 9, 1995, July 31,
          1992  and   December   31,   1991,   respectively,   and  reflect  the
          deconsolidation of a former subsidiary,  Fruehauf Trailer  Corporation
          ("Fruehauf"),   as  of   January  1,  1992.   Income   (loss)   before
          extraordinary  items in 1992 includes a $36.5 gain on  deconsolidation
          of  Fruehauf  and in 1991  includes  a $56.0  gain as a  result  of an
          initial public offering of Fruehauf common stock.

     (2)  For purposes of  determining  the ratio of earnings to fixed  charges,
          earnings  are  defined as income  from  continuing  operations  before
          income  taxes,  minority  interest,   extraordinary  items  and  fixed
          charges. Fixed charges consist of interest on indebtedness,  preferred
          stock  accretion,  amortization  of debt  issuance  costs  and  rental
          expense representative of the interest factor.

     (3)  The  ratio of  earnings  to fixed  charges  is less than 1.0 for these
          periods.  The  deficiency  amounts are $1.8 for the three months ended
          March 31, 1995, $27.7 for 1995, $64.2 for 1993 and $46.0 for 1991.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

Summarized  quarterly  financial  data for the three months ended March 31, 1996
and for the years 1995 and 1994 are as follows  (in  millions,  except per share
amounts):

                       1996                         1995                                   1994
                       First          Fourth     Third      Second      First             Fourth      Third     Second      First
<S>                  <C>             <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>                <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>     
Net sales            $  282.0        $  263.3   $  283.3   $  269.4   $  214.2           $  213.4   $  207.1   $  198.3   $  168.0

Gross profit             34.7            33.7       32.5       25.9       23.1               27.2       24.7       21.6       17.4

Income (loss) before      0.5            (1.8)      (7.8)     (16.4)      (1.9)               0.5        1.2       10.3      (10.8)
  extraordinary items

Net income (loss)         0.5            (1.8)      (7.8)     (23.9)      (1.9)               0.2        1.0       10.0      (10.8)

Income (loss)            (1.4)           (3.7)      (9.6)     (25.7)      (3.6)              (1.4)      (0.5)       8.6      (12.2)
 applicable to
 common stock

Per share:                                                                                      

Primary                                                                                 

  Income (loss)
   before
   extraordinary
   items             $  (0.13)        $ (0.35)  $  (0.93)  $  (1.76)  $  (0.35)          $  (0.10)  $  (0.03)  $    0.64  $  (1.18)

  Net income (loss)     (0.13)          (0.35)     (0.93)     (2.48)     (0.35)             (0.13)     (0.05)       0.62     (1.18)

Fully diluted                                                                                   

  Income (loss)
   before
   extraordinary
   items             $  (0.13)        $ (0.35)  $  (0.93)  $  (1.76)  $  (0.35)          $  (0.10)  $  (0.03)  $    0.60  $  (1.18)
 
  Net income (loss)     (0.13)          (0.35)     (0.93)     (2.48)     (0.35)             (0.13)     (0.05)       0.59     (1.18)
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  unaudited  quarterly  financial data of the Company have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial  information  and with Item 302 of  Regulation  S-K. In the opinion of
management,  all adjustments  considered  necessary for a fair presentation have
been made and were of a normal  recurring  nature  except  for  those  discussed
below.  Certain 1995 and 1994 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
1996 presentation.

In 1996, the Company recognized a gain of $2.4 million in the first quarter from
the sale of excess property in Scotland.

In 1995, the Company recognized a gain of $1.0 million in the first quarter as a
result of the sale of 486.6 thousand shares of Fruehauf  common stock,  recorded
severance  and exit  costs of $3.5  million  and an  extraordinary  loss of $7.5
million on the retirement of debt in the second quarter.

In 1994,  the Company  recognized  gains of $4.6  million in the first  quarter,
$15.5 million in the second quarter,  $4.3 million in the third quarter and $1.6
million in the fourth  quarter as a result of the sale of a total of 5.9 million
shares of Fruehauf common stock.  The Company  recognized a gain of $4.7 million
from the sale of its Drexel Industries subsidiary in the second quarter of 1994.
The Company recorded  severance charges of $4.5 million in the second quarter of
1994 and $2.9  million in the  fourth  quarter  of 1994,  and a related  pension
curtailment gain of $0.9 million in the fourth quarter of 1994.

Net income (loss) has been reduced by Preferred  Stock accretion for purposes of
calculating  earnings per share amounts.  See Note I -- "Preferred Stock" in the
Notes to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.




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                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  (Dollar amounts except per share are in millions unless otherwise designated)

Results of Operations

The Company  operates  in three  industry  segments:  Material  Handling,  Terex
Trucks,  and Terex Cranes. The Terex Cranes segment results for periods prior to
May 1995  consist  solely of  Koehring's  operations.  Beginning  with the first
quarter of 1996, the former heavy equipment segment, which consists of the Terex
business and Unit Rig division, is referred to as Terex Trucks.

Quarter Ended March 31, 1996

The table below is a comparison of net sales, gross profit, engineering, selling
and administrative expenses, and income (loss) from operations,  by segment, for
the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995.

                                                   Three Months       
                                                      Ended          
                                                     March 31,       Increase
                                                  1996      1995    (Decrease)
                                                    (in millions of dollars)
NET SALES
  Material Handling                            $   108.8  $   134.0 $   (25.2)
  Terex Trucks                                      70.9       57.5      13.4
  Terex Cranes                                     102.5       23.2      79.3
  Eliminations                                      (0.2)      (0.5)      0.3
     Total                                     $   282.0  $   214.2 $    67.8

GROSS PROFIT
  Material Handling                            $    11.3  $    11.1 $     0.2
  Terex Trucks                                       9.1        8.7       0.4
  Terex Cranes                                      14.9        3.3      11.6
  Eliminations                                      (0.6)     ---        (0.6)
     Total                                     $    34.7  $    23.1 $    11.6

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
    EXPENSES
  Material Handling                              $   8.8   $   10.4  $   (1.6)
  Terex Trucks                                       6.2       5.4         0.8
  Terex Cranes                                       8.7       1.5         7.2
  General/Corporate                                  0.2      (0.2)        0.4
     Total                                      $   23.9   $   17.1   $   6.8

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
  Material Handling                              $   2.5    $   0.7   $   1.8
  Terex Trucks                                       2.9       3.3       (0.4)
  Terex Cranes                                       6.2       1.8         4.4
  General/Corporate                                 (0.8)      0.2       (1.0)
     Total                                      $   10.8    $   6.0   $   4.8

     Net Sales

Sales  increased  $67.8,  or  approximately  32%, to $282.0 for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 over the comparable 1995 period, reflecting the acquisition
of PPM Cranes in the second quarter of 1995 and a strong sales quarter for Terex
Cranes  overall,  increased  revenue  at Terex  Trucks,  partially  offset by an
expected slowdown in machine sales at the Material Handling Segment.

Material Handling Segment sales were $108.8 for the three months ended March 31,
1996, a decrease of $25.2 from $134.0 in the year earlier period.  The sales mix
was approximately 23% parts in the three months ended March 31, 1996 compared to
17% in the comparable 1995 period.  Machine sales decreased 26% and parts sales,
from which the Company  generally  realizes  significantly  higher  margins than
machine sales, increased 9%.

Material  Handling  Segment  bookings  for the three months ended March 31, 1996
were $114.5, a decrease of $25.5, or 18%, from the year earlier period. Bookings
for parts sales for the three months ended March 31, 1996  increased 6% from the
year earlier period. Machine order bookings for the three months ended March 31,
1996  decreased  24% from the year earlier  period.  Material  Handling  Segment
backlog was $85.1 at March 31, 1996  compared to $141.9 at March 31,  1995.  The
decrease in machine sales and bookings was anticipated and tracked trends in the
material handling industry as set forth in independent publications which report
on the  industry.  The Company  adjusted  its  production  schedule and material
procurement in  anticipation  of the slowdown in machine sales.  The slowdown is
not anticipated to have an adverse effect on the  profitability  of the material
handling segment for 1996.

Terex  Trucks  sales  increased  $13.4 for the three months ended March 31, 1996
from the three months ended March 31, 1995.  Machines  sales  increased 31%, and
parts  sales  increased  4%. The sales mix was  approximately  32% parts for the
three months ended March 31, 1996 compared to 38% parts for the comparable  1995
period.

Terex Trucks  bookings for the three months ended March 31, 1996 were $48.8,  an
increase of $7.9,  or 19%,  from the year  earlier  period.  Bookings  for parts
sales,  from which the Company  generally  realizes  higher margins than machine
sales,  decreased  $4.0 from the three  months  ended  March 31,  1995.  Machine
bookings  for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996  increased  $11.9 from the
comparable 1995 period reflecting higher international orders. Backlog was $86.5
at March 31, 1996  compared to $88.8 at December 31, 1995 and $51.4 at March 31,
1995.

Terex Cranes  sales were $102.5 for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996,  an
increase of $79.3 from $23.2 in the year  earlier  period  which did not include
the PPM business.  Terex Cranes backlog was $59.8 at March 31, 1996,  reflecting
the  additional PPM backlog  acquired,  compared to $12.8 at March 31, 1995. The
increase in Terex  Cranes  sales was due to the  addition  of the PPM  business,
growth  in  sales at the PPM  business,  and  continued  strong  performance  by
Koehring.

     Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 1996 increased  $11.6 compared
to the three months ended March 31, 1995.

The Material Handling Segment's gross profit of $11.3 for the three months ended
March 31, 1996, an increase of $0.2 from $11.1 for the prior year's period.  The
gross profit  percentage in the Material  Handling Segment was 10% for the three
months  ended  March  31,  1996 and 8.3% for the  comparable  1995  period.  The
increase in profit was due to higher parts sales and therefore  margins  coupled
with improved manufacturing efficiencies.

Terex  Trucks'  gross profit  increased  $0.4 to $9.1 for the three months ended
March 31, 1996 compared to $8.7 for the comparable 1995 period. The gross profit
percentage in the Terex Trucks decreased to 13% for the three months ended March
31, 1996 from 15% for the three months ended March 31,  1995,  primarily  due to
the negative  impact on Unit Rig of the inability of a major  supplier to adhere
to its  delivery  schedule.  This  resulted  in Unit  Rig  having  to shut  down
production for a period in March,  with an estimated  negative  profit impact of
$0.8, due to lost sales volume and unabsorbed overhead.  The Company understands
that the supplier has corrected the problem and it is not expected to recur.

Terex Cranes' gross profit  increased  $11.6 to $14.9 for the three months ended
March 31, 1996, compared to $3.3 for the prior year's period, reflecting the PPM
Acquisition,  the  effect of cost  reduction  actions  put in place at PPM,  and
improved performance at Koehring.



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     Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses  increased  to $23.9 for the
three  months  ended March 31, 1996 from $17.1 for the three  months ended March
31, 1995,  reflecting the effects of the PPM  acquisition in May 1995.  Material
Handling Segment  engineering,  selling and administrative  expenses to $8.8 for
the three months ended March 31, 1996 from $10.4 for the comparable 1995 period.
Terex Trucks engineering,  selling and administrative expenses increased to $6.2
for the three  months  ended  March 31, 1996 from $5.4 for the  comparable  1995
period primarily due to costs associated with a new parts sales office and a new
U.K. dealership.  Terex Cranes engineering,  selling and administrative expenses
increased  to $8.7 for the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 from $1.5 for the
comparable 1995 period, reflecting the PPM acquisition in May 1995.

     Income (Loss) from Operations

Material  Handling  Segment income from  operations of $2.5 for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 represents a $1.8  improvement  over the $0.7 income in the
comparable 1995 period.  As discussed  above,  reduced costs  contributed to the
increase in income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996.

Terex  Trucks  income from  operations  decreased  by $0.4 to $2.9 for the three
months ended March 31, 1996 from $3.3 in the comparable  1995 period,  primarily
due to the factors mentioned above under "Gross Profit".

Terex Cranes income from operations of $6.2 for the three months ended March 31,
1996  increased by $4.4 over the  comparable  1995 period,  primarily due to the
effect of cost control  initiatives  implemented at PPM during Terex's ownership
of that business, and continued strong performance by Koehring.

On a consolidated basis, the Company had operating income of $10.8 for the three
months  ended  March 31,  1996,  compared  to  operating  income of $6.0 for the
comparable 1995 period, for the reasons mentioned above.

     Other Income (Expense)

Net  interest  expense  increased  to $11.4 for the three months ended March 31,
1996  from  $6.7 in the  comparable  1995  period  as a  result  of  incremental
borrowings associated with the PPM acquisition in May 1995. The Company realized
a gain in the three  months ended March 31, 1996 of $2.4 from the sale of excess
property in Scotland.  In 1995,  the Company had a gain of $1.0 from the sale of
Fruehauf stock.




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1995 Compared with 1994

The table below is a comparison of net sales, gross profit, selling, general and
administrative  expenses,  severance  and exit  costs,  and income  (loss)  from
operations, by segment, for 1995 and 1994.

                                                  Year Ended
                                                  December 31,      Increase
                                                1995       1994    (Decrease)
                                                   (in millions of dollars)
NET SALES
  Material Handling                          $   528.8  $   472.7  $    56.1
  Terex Trucks                                   250.3      226.8       23.5
  Terex Cranes                                   252.3       90.4      161.9
  Eliminations                                    (1.2)      (3.1)       1.9
     Total                                   $ 1,030.2  $   786.8  $   243.4

GROSS PROFIT
  Material Handling                          $    44.6  $    42.2  $     1.7
  Terex Trucks                                    35.9       33.8        2.1
  Terex Cranes                                    35.2       14.2       21.0
  Eliminations                                    (0.5)     ---         (0.5)
     Total                                   $   115.2  $    90.9  $    24.3

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND
  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
  Material Handling                           $   38.1   $   50.1  $   (12.0)
  Terex Trucks                                    22.9       22.0        0.9
  Terex Cranes                                    28.0        6.3       21.7
  General/Corporate                                1.3        1.7       (0.4)
     Total                                    $   90.3   $   80.1  $    10.2

SEVERANCE AND EXIT COSTS
  Material Handling                          $     3.5  $     6.8  $    (3.3)
  Terex Trucks                                   ---          0.6       (0.6)
     Total                                   $     3.5  $     7.4  $    (3.9)

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
  Material Handling                          $     3.0  $   (13.9) $    16.9
  Terex Trucks                                    13.0       11.1        1.9
  Terex Cranes                                     7.2        7.9       (0.7)
  General/Corporate                               (1.8)      (1.7)      (0.1)
     Total                                   $    21.4  $     3.4  $    18.0

Prior  to the PPM  Acquisition  on May 9,  1995,  the  Company  operated  in two
industry  segments during the periods  presented  herein:  Material Handling and
Terex  Trucks  (formerly  known as Heavy  Equipment).  The  addition  of the PPM
business to the  Company's  existing  crane and aerial lift business has created
combined  mobile  crane  operations  sufficient  in size to  constitute  a third
industry  segment.  The 1994 amounts presented above have been reclassified to a
three segment basis for consistency.  The Terex Cranes results for periods prior
to May 1995 consist solely of Koehring's operations.

     Net Sales

Sales increased $243.4 to $1,030.2, or approximately 31%, for 1995 versus 1994.

Material  Handling Segment sales were $528.8 for 1995, an increase of $56.1 from
$472.7 in 1994.  The sales mix was  approximately  18% parts in 1995 compared to
19% in 1994.  Machine sales increased 12%, primarily because of increased output
resulting from actions taken by management  during 1994 and shipments of the new
Genesis line of IC trucks,  introduced in December 1994. The light IC market, in
which this  product  competes,  represents  approximately  60% of the rider lift
truck  industry.  Management  believes this product is superior to  competitors'
products in performance,  reliability and operator  comfort,  and is designed to
achieve reduced  production costs.  Parts sales increased 6% because of improved
parts inventory  availability partially offset by the adverse effects of a labor
strike at the  Company's  parts  distribution  center.  The strike has not had a
material continuing effect on parts sales.

Material  Handling Segment bookings for 1995 were $471.8,  an increase of $13.0,
or 3%, from 1994.  Backlog at the Material  Handling Segment fell from $135.9 at
December 31, 1994 to $78.9 at December 31, 1995 as the Company  maintained  full
production in the Material  Handling Segment United States  operations and parts
availability  returned  to normal  levels.  As a  result,  the  backlog  of both
machines orders and parts orders was reduced during 1995.

Terex Trucks sales increased $23.5 for 1995 over 1994.  Machines sales increased
8%, and parts sales increased 7%. The sales mix was  approximately 35% parts for
1995  compared  to 36%  parts for  1994.  Terex  Trucks  parts  sales  were also
adversely  affected  by the strike at the parts  distribution  center,  but to a
lesser degree than the Material Handling Segment.

Terex Trucks  bookings for 1995 were $271.3,  an increase of $39.1, or 17%, from
1994.  Terex Trucks  backlog was $88.8 at December 31, 1995 compared to $67.8 at
December 31, 1994.

Terex  Cranes  sales were  $252.3 for 1995,  an increase of $161.9 from $90.4 in
1994 due primarily to the PPM Acquisition in May 1995.  Terex Cranes backlog was
$85.3 at December 31, 1995,  reflecting the additional PPM backlog,  compared to
$11.7 at December 31, 1994.

     Gross Profit

Gross profit of $115.2 for 1995 was $24.3,  or 27%,  higher than gross profit of
$90.9 for 1994.

The Material  Handling  Segment's gross profit  increased $1.7 to $44.6 for 1995
compared to $42.9 for 1994. The gross profit percentage in the Material Handling
Segment was 8% for 1995 as compared to 9% for 1994.  Favorable  efficiencies due
to higher production and sales volumes and the effects of 1994 severance actions
were offset by additional  costs  associated  with the start-up of production of
the new  Genesis  product  line  and  manufacturing  inefficiencies  related  to
vendors' continuing inability to meet demand.

Terex Trucks gross profit increased $2.1 to $35.9 for 1995 compared to $33.8 for
1994.  The gross profit  percentage in the Terex Trucks was 14% for 1995 and 15%
for 1994.

Terex Cranes gross profit  increased $21.0 to $35.2 for 1995,  compared to $14.2
for 1994,  primarily  reflecting  the addition of the May through  December 1995
results of the PPM businesses.  The gross profit percentage for Terex Cranes was
14% for  1995  and 16% for  1994.  The  gross  profit  percentage  decrease  was
primarily due to costs related to  integrating  the PPM  Acquisition  into Terex
Cranes.

     Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses  increased to $90.3 for 1995
from  $80.1  for  1994.  Material  Handling  Segment  engineering,  selling  and
administrative  expenses  decreased  to $38.1  for 1995  from  $50.1  for  1994,
primarily as a result of severance actions taken by management during the second
half of 1994.  Terex Trucks  engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses
increased to $22.9 for 1995 from $22.0 for 1994 as a result of costs  associated
with the start-up of a new parts  service  business.  Terex Cranes  engineering,
selling and  administrative  expenses  increased to $28.0 for 1995 from $6.3 for
1994  reflecting  the PPM  Acquisition  in May  1995.  Corporate  administrative
expenses in 1994 included a charge of $2.2 in connection with the termination of
a management  contract with KCS Industries,  L.P. ("KCS"), a Connecticut limited
partnership  principally  owned by certain  present  and former  officers of the
Company,  offset by  allocations to operating  segments.  See Note M -- "Related
Party  Transactions" in the Notes to the Consolidated  Financial  Statements for
further information.

     Severance and Exit Costs

The Company announced personnel reductions totaling  approximately 134 employees
in the Material Handling  Segment's North American  operations during the second
quarter  of  1995  as a  continuation  of the  Company's  programs  to  increase
manufacturing  efficiency,  reduce  costs and  improve  liquidity.  The  Company
recorded a combined  charge of $3.5 in the second  quarter of 1995 for severance
costs  associated  with these actions and additional  costs  associated with the
closing of certain administrative and warehouse facilities.

During  the  second  quarter  of 1994,  the  Company  recorded  a charge of $4.5
principally  related to severance costs in the Material Handling Segment's North
American and European operations.  In June 1994, the Company announced personnel
reductions  in plant  supervision,  engineering,  marketing  and  administration
totaling approximately 160 employees. The $4.5 charge represents severance costs
associated with these actions.  The Company also reorganized  certain  marketing
activities  and  closed  several  of its  regional  sales  offices in the United
States. In December 1994, the Company announced  additional personnel reductions
totaling  approximately  90  employees  in  conjunction  with the closing of the
Material  Handling  Segment's  Korean plant and certain  branch sales offices in
France. An additional $2.9 charge was recorded for costs,  principally severance
costs, associated with these actions.

     Income (Loss) from Operations

The Material Handling Segment income from operations of $3.0 for 1995 represents
a $16.9  improvement over the $13.9 loss in 1994. As discussed above,  increased
sales and reduced costs contributed to the improvement.

Terex  Trucks  income  from  operations  improved by $1.9 to $13.0 for 1995 from
$11.1  in  1994,  primarily  as a  result  of  reduced  costs,  offset  by costs
associated with the start up of a new parts service business.

Terex Cranes income from  operations  of $7.2 for 1995  decreased by $0.7 versus
1994,  primarily due to losses of the PPM businesses  acquired in May 1995. As a
result  of  cost   reductions,   improvements   in  inventory   management   and
consolidation of model offerings, Koehring was profitable in 1994 and 1995 after
several years of losses.

On a consolidated  basis,  the Company  realized  operating  income of $21.4 for
1995, compared to $3.4 for 1994.

     Other Income (Expense)

Net interest expense  increased to $38.7 for 1995 from $29.9 in 1994 as a result
of incremental  borrowings  associated with the PPM Acquisition in May 1995. The
Company  realized  gains of $1.0 and $26.0 from sales of Fruehauf  common  stock
during 1995 and 1994,  respectively.  The Company  owns 250  thousand  shares of
Fruehauf common stock which it received in settlement of certain  obligations of
Fruehauf.

The Company  recorded a charge of $3.0 in 1995 to recognize  the  impairment  in
value of certain properties held for sale.

The Company also incurred net foreign exchange losses of $1.9, trademark-related
expenses of $1.3, and $0.6 of group retiree expenses during 1995.

The  Company  recorded  a charge  of $2.5 in 1995 for  payments  related  to the
retirement  of its  former  Chairman  of the Board in August  1995,  and  future
payments related to the consulting obligations under the retirement agreement of
the former Chairman.

During 1995,  the Company  recorded no provision for income taxes.  In 1994, the
Company  recorded a provision for state income taxes of $0.5 in connection  with
the sale of Drexel, in addition to the taxes on foreign royalties.

     Extraordinary Items

The Company  recorded a charge of $7.5 in 1995 to  recognize a loss on the early
extinguishment of debt in connection with the May 1995 refinancing. During 1994,
the  Company  recognized   extraordinary   losses  totaling  $0.7  to  write-off
unamortized  discount and debt issuance costs when it  repurchased  $27.3 of its
old senior secured debt.




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1994 Compared with 1993

The  table  below is a  comparison  of net  sales,  gross  profit,  engineering,
selling,  and  administrative  expenses,  severance  and exit costs and goodwill
write-off and income (loss) from operations, by segment, for 1994 and 1993.

                                            Year Ended
                                            December 31,        Increase
                                          1994        1993     (Decrease)
                                             (in millions of dollars)
NET SALES
  Material Handling                    $   472.7   $   395.6   $    77.1
  Terex Trucks                             226.8       203.8        23.0
  Terex Cranes                              90.4        71.4        19.0
  Eliminations                              (3.1)       (0.5)       (2.6)
     Total                             $   786.8   $   670.3   $   116.5

GROSS PROFIT
  Material Handling                    $    42.9   $    22.3   $    20.6
  Terex Trucks                              33.8        30.5         3.3
  Terex Cranes                              14.2         2.0        12.2
     Total                             $    90.9   $    54.8   $    36.1

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND
 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
  Material Handling                    $    50.1    $   50.9    $   (0.8)
  Terex Trucks                              22.0        19.5         2.5
  Terex Cranes                               6.3        10.1        (3.8)
  General/Corporate                          1.7         3.5        (1.8)
     Total                             $    80.1    $   84.0    $   (3.9)

SEVERANCE AND EXIT COSTS AND
 GOODWILL WRITE-OFF
  Material Handling                    $     6.8   $   ---     $     6.8
  Terex Trucks                               0.6       ---           0.6
  Terex Cranes                             ---           4.7        (4.7)
     Total                             $     7.4   $     4.7   $     2.7

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
  Material Handling                    $   (13.9)  $   (28.6)  $    14.7
  Terex Trucks                              11.1        11.0         0.1
  Terex Cranes                               7.9       (12.8)       20.7
  General/Corporate                         (1.7)       (3.5)        1.8
     Total                             $     3.4   $   (33.9)  $    37.3



     Net Sales

Sales in 1994 increased $116.5, or approximately 17%, over 1993.

Material  Handling  Segment sales were $472.7 for 1994, an increase of $77.1, or
19%,  from  $395.6  for 1993.  Machine  sales  increased  $81.0 and parts  sales
decreased $3.9. As a result,  the sales mix was  approximately 19% parts in 1994
compared to 24% parts in 1993.  Machine sales improved due to increased industry
demand and increased  output  resulting  from  production  improvements  and the
easing of capital  constraints.  Cash  constraints  in the  second  half of 1993
resulted  in  production  problems  caused by a lack of supplies  and  materials
during the last half of 1993 and the opening months of 1994. Production improved
in 1994  because  of  reorganization  of work flows and other  actions  taken by
manufacturing management and because a working capital infusion in December 1993
allowed  management to improve relations and schedule payment terms with its key
suppliers.  Parts  sales  were  affected  by  the  cash  constraints  previously
discussed and by difficulties in assimilating  the Material  Handling  Segment's
parts business into the Terex Parts Distribution Center during the first half of
1994, leading to decreased parts  availability.  Parts sales improved during the
last half of 1994 as these difficulties were mitigated.

Material  Handling  Segment  bookings for 1994 were $470.6,  an increase of $5.6
from 1993.  Machine  order  bookings  for 1994 of $381.2  increased  $17.3 or 5%
compared to $364.0 in 1993.  Bookings  for parts sales for 1994,  from which the
Company generally  realizes higher margins than machine sales,  decreased $11.6,
or 12%,  from  1993,  primarily  because  of  decreased  parts  availability  as
discussed  above.  Material  Handling Segment backlog was $135.9 at December 31,
1994  compared  to $152.7  at  December  31,  1993.  This  change  reflects  the
improvement in second  through  fourth  quarter sales  resulting from the upward
trend  in  production  and  improved  parts  availability  levels.  The  Company
maintained  full  production  in the Material  Handling  Segment  United  States
operations and parts  availability  returned to normal levels. As a result,  the
backlog of both machines orders and parts orders was reduced during 1995.

Terex Trucks  sales  increased  $23.0,  or 11%, to $226.8 in 1994 from $203.8 in
1993.  Machine sales  increased  $21.6 and parts sales increased $1.4. The sales
mix was approximately  36% parts in 1994 compared to 39% parts in 1993.  Machine
sales  increased  at all of the Terex  Trucks  divisions,  reflecting  increased
domestic  construction  industry  demand and improved  sales volume  outside the
United States.

Terex Trucks  bookings for 1994 were $232.2,  an increase of $38.1, or 20%, from
1993.  Bookings  for parts  sales of $77.6,  from  which the  Company  generally
realizes  higher  margins than machine  sales,  were  comparable to bookings for
1993.  Machine bookings for 1994 increased $42.2, or 38%, from 1993,  reflecting
the factors discussed above. Terex Trucks backlog was $67.8 at December 31, 1994
compared to $62.3 at December 31,  1993,  reflecting  the improved  shipments in
1994.  Parts  backlog was $6.1 at December 31, 1994 compared to $8.6 at December
31, 1993. This decrease resulted from increased parts availability  during 1994.
As a result of the working  capital  infusion in December  1993,  the  inventory
availability  for parts  sales  increased  during  1994 and the backlog of parts
orders was reduced as working  capital  continues to be applied to improve parts
inventory availability.

Terex Cranes sales were $90.4 for 1994, an increase of $19.0 from $71.4 in 1993.
Machine  sales  increased  43% and parts sales  increased  3%. The sales mix was
approximately 27% parts in 1994 compared to 33% parts in 1993.

Terex Cranes bookings were $83.6 for 1994, an increase of 9% from 1993.  Machine
bookings increased 16%, and parts bookings increased by 1%.

     Gross Profit

Gross profit for 1994 increased $36.1 compared to 1993.

The Material  Handling  Segment's gross profit increased $20.6 to $42.9 for 1994
compared to $22.3 for 1993. The gross profit percentage in the Material Handling
Segment increased to 9.1% for 1994 from 5.6% for 1993, reflecting cost reduction
initiatives and production improvements in the second through fourth quarters of
1994, somewhat offset by comparatively  lower sales and decreased  manufacturing
efficiency due to shortages in  manufacturing  supplies and materials during the
first quarter of the year and the decrease in sales of replacement parts.

Terex Trucks gross profit increased $3.3 to $33.8 for 1994 compared to $30.5 for
1993.  Improved gross profit from machine sales accounted for  substantially all
of the increase.  The gross profit percentage for Terex Trucks remained at 15.0%
for  1994  and  1993,  reflecting  the  continuing  effects  of  cost  reduction
initiatives and improved  manufacturing  efficiency  offset by a decrease in the
parts sale mix during 1994.

Terex Cranes gross profit  increased  $12.2 to $14.2 for 1994,  compared to $2.0
for 1993. The gross profit  percentage  for Terex Cranes  increased to 15.7% for
1994 from 2.8% in 1993 reflecting the continuing  effects of cost reductions and
improved manufacturing efficiency.

     Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses  decreased to $80.1 for 1994
from $84.0 for 1993 as a result of cost  reduction  initiatives  throughout  the
Company.  Material  Handling  Segment  engineering,  selling and  administrative
expenses  totaled  $50.1  for 1994  compared  to $50.9 for  1993.  Terex  Trucks
engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses  increased to $22.0 for 1994
from  $19.5 for 1993.  Terex  Cranes  engineering,  selling  and  administrative
expenses  decreased  to $6.3 for 1994  compared  to $10.1  for  1993.  Corporate
administrative  expense in 1994 includes a charge of $2.2 in connection with the
termination,  as of January 1, 1994, of the Company's  management  contract with
KCS, offset by allocations to operating  segments.  See Note M -- "Related Party
Transactions" in the Notes to the Consolidated  Financial Statements for further
information.

     Severance and Exit Costs and Goodwill Write-off

In June 1994, the Company announced  personnel  reductions in plant supervision,
engineering,  marketing and administration  totaling approximately 160 employees
at the Material  Handling  Segment's North American and European  operations.  A
charge  of $4.5  was  recorded  related  to  these  actions.  The  Company  also
reorganized  certain  marketing  activities  and closed  several of its regional
sales offices in the United  States.  In December  1994,  the Company  announced
additional   personnel   reductions  totaling   approximately  90  employees  in
conjunction with the closing of the Material Handling Segment's Korean plant and
certain branch sales offices in France.  An additional  $2.9 charge was recorded
for costs,  principally  severance  costs,  associated with these actions.  As a
result of changing  Mark's  product  offerings  and  distribution,  Terex Cranes
recognized a charge to income of $4.7 in the fourth quarter of 1993 to write-off
the remaining unamortized goodwill from the acquisition of Mark.

     Income (Loss) from Operations

The Material  Handling Segment incurred a loss from operations of $7.1 for 1994,
excluding the severance  charge  discussed above ($13.9  including the severance
charge), compared to a loss of $28.6 for 1993. As discussed above, the decreases
in  sales  and  gross  profit  in the  opening  months  of  1994  reflected  the
difficulties in restoring full production due to supplier problems.  Income from
operations  was $3.5 in the fourth  quarter  of 1994,  excluding  the  severance
charge ($1.1 including the severance charge), compared to a loss of $10.7 in the
fourth quarter of 1993.

Terex Trucks income from operations  improved by $0.1 to $11.1 for 1994 compared
to $11.0 for 1993. This  improvement  resulted from the increase in gross profit
offset by the  increase  in  engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses
described above.

Terex Cranes income from operations of $7.9 for 1994 improved by $20.7 over 1993
due to increased sales and cost  reductions  outlined above. As a result of cost
reductions,  improvements  in inventory  management and  consolidation  of model
offerings,  Koehring  was  profitable  in 1994  after  several  years of losses.
Additionally,  as discussed above, Terex Cranes recognized a charge to income of
$4.7 to write-off the remaining unamortized goodwill from the Mark acquisition.

On a  consolidated  basis,  the  Company  achieved  operating  income  of $10.8,
excluding the severance  charge discussed above, for 1994 ($3.4 income including
the severance charge) compared to an operating loss of $33.9 for 1993.

     Other Income (Expense)

Interest  expense on a  consolidated  basis was $30.5 for 1994 compared to $31.2
for  1993.  The  decrease  in  interest  expense  was  primarily  the  result of
repayments of the then outstanding senior and subordinated debt partially offset
by increased borrowings under the Company's lending facilities.

The Company  recognized  equity in the net loss of Fruehauf of $0.7 in 1993.  In
December 1993, the Company sold 1.0 million shares of Fruehauf  common stock and
realized a gain of $3.0.  During  1994 the  Company  sold a total of 5.9 million
shares of Fruehauf common stock and realized a gain of $26.0.

In 1994,  the Company  recorded a provision  for state  income  taxes of $0.5 in
connection with the sale of its former  subsidiary,  Drexel.  The balance of the
provision  for income  taxes  generally  represents  taxes  withheld  on foreign
royalties and dividends.  As such,  any  fluctuation in the provision for income
tax is due to fluctuations in these items.

     Extraordinary Items

During 1994, the Company  repurchased a total of $27.3 of its old senior secured
notes.  The Company  recognized  extraordinary  losses  totaling $0.7 from these
transactions to write off unamortized discount and debt issuance costs.

In connection with terminating its previous bank lending agreement,  the Company
recognized a charge of approximately $2.0 in the second quarter of 1993 to write
off unamortized debt issuance costs.

In December 1993, the Company  repurchased  $5.0 of its old senior secured notes
for approximately  $4.5,  including accrued interest.  The Company recognized an
extraordinary  gain on this transaction of approximately  $0.5, net of write-off
of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's  businesses are working capital  intensive and require funding for
purchases of production and replacement parts inventories,  capital expenditures
for  repair,  replacement  and  upgrading  of  existing  facilities  as  well as
financing of receivables from customers and dealers. The Company has significant
debt service requirements including semi-annual interest payments on senior debt
and monthly  interest  payments on its credit  facility.  Debt  reduction and an
improved  capital  structure  are major focal  points for the  Company.  In this
regard,  the Company  regularly  reviews its alternatives to improve its capital
structure and to reduce debt through debt financings, issuance of equity, assets
sales,  including  the  sale of  business  units,  or any  combination  thereof.
Currently,  the  Company  has  focused  its  attention  on the  sale of  assets,
including  business  units,  and has taken  steps to explore  the  opportunities
available to it in this regard. It is the Company's  intention that certain such
assets be sold during 1996,  provided that favorable terms and conditions can be
attained.

Net cash of $2.8 was used in operating  activities during the three months ended
March 31, 1996.  Net cash provided by investing  activities  was $1.6 during the
three  months  ended  March  31,  1996  principally  due to the  sale of  excess
property.  Net cash  provided by  financing  activities  during the three months
ended March 31, 1996 was $5.2, primarily from use of the lending facility in the
U.K. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $12.7 at March 31, 1996.

The  balance  outstanding  under the Credit  Facility  as of March 31,  1996 was
$65.7, and the additional amount the Company could have borrowed was $21.3 as of
that date. TEL entered into a new bank working capital facility in 1995, and PPM
Europe  is in  negotiations  to  secure  a  working  capital  facility  in 1996.
Management intends to seek additional  working capital financing  facilities for
the  Company's   international   operations  to  provide  additional   liquidity
worldwide.

Factors affecting future liquidity

The Company announced personnel reductions totaling  approximately 134 employees
in the Material Handling  Segment's North American  operations during the second
quarter  of  1995  as a  continuation  of the  Company's  programs  to  increase
manufacturing  efficiency,  reduce  costs and  improve  liquidity.  The  Company
recorded a  combined  charge of $3.5  million in the second  quarter of 1995 for
severance costs  associated with these actions and additional  costs  associated
with the closing of certain administrative and warehouse facilities.

As discussed below, the Company has refinanced its senior and subordinated debt,
established new credit facilities and borrowed  additional funds to complete the
PPM Acquisition which will impact future operating results, sources of liquidity
and debt service requirements.

On May 9, 1995, the Company  completed the refinancing and the PPM  Acquisition.
The Refinancing  included the private  placement to  institutional  investors of
$250 of the Old Notes,  repayment of the Company's old senior  secured notes and
senior subordinated notes,  totaling  approximately $152.6 principal amount, and
entry into the  Credit  Facility  to  replace  the  Company's  existing  lending
facility in the U.S. The  Indenture for the Old Notes places  certain  limits on
the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness;  permit the existence of
liens; issue, pay dividends on or redeem equity securities; utilize the proceeds
of assets sales;  consolidate,  merge or transfer assets to another entity;  and
enter into transactions with affiliates.  In connection with the issuance of the
Old Notes,  the Company issued 1.0 million stock  appreciation  rights  ("SARs")
entitling  the  holders to receive  cash or Common  Stock,  at the option of the
Company,  in an amount  equal to the  average  closing  sale price of the common
stock for 60 trading  days prior to the date of  exercise  less  $7.288 for each
SAR.

Approximately  $92.6  of the  proceeds  of the Old  Notes  was  used for the PPM
Acquisition,  including the repayment of certain indebtedness of PPM required to
be repaid in connection with the acquisition. In addition, the acquisition costs
totaled approximately $5.0. The remainder of the purchase price consisted of the
issuance of  redeemable  preferred  stock of Terex  Cranes  having an  aggregate
liquidation  preference of 127 French francs (approximately  $26.1),  subject to
adjustment.  The purchase price is subject to adjustment calculated by reference
to the  consolidated  net asset value of PPM as determined by an audit as of the
date of closing. The preferred stock does not bear a dividend and,  accordingly,
the Company has valued this stock at approximately $8.8 (discounted at 15%). The
Company  has not yet  reached  agreement  with the  sellers  about the amount of
purchase price  adjustment  but, based on work performed,  the Company  believes
that the amount of the preferred stock could ultimately be reduced.

The Company's  Credit  Facility  provides the Company with the ability to borrow
(in the form of revolving loans and up to $15 in outstanding  letters of credit)
up to $100. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company's
domestic  receivables and inventory (including PPM). The amount of borrowings is
limited  to the sum of the  following:  (i) 75% of the net  amount  of  eligible
receivables,  as defined, of the Company's U.S. businesses other than CMHC, plus
(ii) 70% of the net amount of CMHC eligible  receivables,  plus (iii) the lesser
of 45% of the value of eligible  inventory,  as defined, or 80% of the appraised
orderly  liquidation  value of  eligible  inventory  less (iv) any  availability
reserves  established by the lenders.  The Credit  Facility  expires May 9, 1998
unless  extended by the lenders for one  additional  year.  At the option of the
Company,  revolving  loans  may be in the form of  prime  rate  loans  initially
bearing  interest at the rate of 1.75% per annum in excess of the prime rate and
Eurodollar rate loans initially  bearing interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum
in excess of the adjusted Eurodollar rate.

The Company made an interest  payment of $17.2 on May 15, 1996 on the Old Notes.
The  Company's  debt  service  obligations  for the  remainder  of 1996  include
approximately  $17.2 on November  15, 1996 on the Notes and  approximately  $0.6
monthly on the Credit  Facility.  Management  believes that,  together with cash
generated from  operations,  the Refinancing  provides the Company with adequate
liquidity to meet the  Company's  operating and debt service  requirements.  The
balance  outstanding  under the Credit  Facility as of March 31, 1996 was $65.7,
and the  additional  amount the Company could have borrowed was $21.3 as of that
date.  TEL entered into a new bank  working  capital  facility in 1995,  and PPM
Europe  is in  negotiations  to  secure  a  working  capital  facility  in 1996.
Management intends to seek additional  working capital financing  facilities for
the  Company's   international   operations  to  provide  additional   liquidity
worldwide.


CONTINGENCIES AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Internal  Revenue Service is currently  examining the Company's  federal tax
returns for the years 1987 through 1989. In December 1994, the Company  received
an examination  report from the IRS proposing a substantial tax deficiency based
on this  examination.  The  examination  report  raises  a  variety  of  issues,
including the Company's  substantiation for certain deductions taken during this
period,  the  Company's  utilization  of certain net operating  loss  carryovers
("NOL's") and the availability of such NOL's to offset future taxable income. If
the IRS  were to  prevail  on all  the  issues  raised,  the  amount  of the tax
assessment  would be  approximately  $56 plus  interest  and  penalties.  If the
Company were required to pay a significant  portion of the assessment,  it could
have a material  adverse  impact on the Company and could  exceed the  Company's
resources.  The Company has filed its  administrative  appeal to the examination
report.  Although  management  believes that the Company will be able to provide
adequate documentation for a substantial portion of the deductions questioned by
the IRS and that there is substantial  support for the Company's past and future
utilization of the NOL's,  the ultimate outcome of this matter is subject to the
resolution of significant legal and factual issues.  If the Company's  positions
prevail on the most significant issues, management believes that the amounts due
would not exceed amounts previously paid or provided;  however,  even under such
circumstances,  it is possible that the Company's NOL's could be reduced to some
extent. No additional accruals have been made for any amounts which might be due
as a result of this  matter  because the  possible  loss ranges from zero to $56
plus  interest  and  penalties  and the  ultimate  outcome  cannot  presently be
determined  or  estimated.  A change in control of the Company for tax  purposes
could  possibly  result  in a  significant  reduction  in the  amount  of  NOL's
available to the Company to offset future taxable income.

The  Commission  in March  of 1994  initiated  a  private  investigation,  which
included  the  Company  and  certain of its  affiliates,  to  determine  whether
violations of certain  aspects of the Federal  securities laws have taken place.
The Company is cooperating  with the Commission in its  investigation  and it is
not  possible  at  this  time  to  determine  the  outcome  of the  Commission's
investigation.  During 1995 the Company incurred $0.3 of legal fees and expenses
on behalf of the Company,  directors  and  executives of the Company and KCS. In
general,  under the  Company's  by-laws,  the Company is  obligated to indemnify
officer and directors, for all liabilities arising in the course of their duties
on  behalf  of the  Company.  To date,  no  officer  or  director  has had legal
representation  separate  from  the  Company's  legal  representation,   and  no
allocation of the legal fees for such representation has been made.

The Company received a letter from the Department of Labor (the "DOL") in May of
1995,  alleging that the Company's  former  Chairman of the Board, at the time a
fiduciary for the Company's retirement plans, violated certain provisions of the
Employee  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") in making
certain  investments  which may have been imprudent and by possibly  engaging in
prohibited  transactions under ERISA. The Company and its former Chairman of the
Board are currently in discussions  with the DOL concerning the  allegations and
it is not  possible  at this  time to  determine  the  outcome  of this  matter;
however,  the Company does not believe that the  resolution  of the  allegations
will have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The Company is subject to a number of contingencies and uncertainties  including
product  liability  claims,  self-insurance  obligations,  tax  examinations and
guarantees.  Many  of the  exposures  are  unasserted  or  proceedings  are at a
preliminary  stage,  and it is not presently  possible to estimate the amount or
timing of any cost to the  Company.  However,  management  does not believe that
these  contingencies and uncertainties  will, in the aggregate,  have a material
effect on the  Company.  When it is probable  that a loss has been  incurred and
possible to make reasonable estimates of the Company's liability with respect to
such matters, a provision is recorded for the amount of such estimate or for the
minimum  amount of a range of estimates  when it is not possible to estimate the
amount within the range that is most likely to occur.

The Company generates  hazardous and nonhazardous wastes in the normal course of
its operations.  As a result, the Company is subject to a wide range of federal,
state,  local and foreign  environmental  laws and  regulations,  including  the
Comprehensive  Environmental Response,  Compensation and Liability Act, that (i)
govern  activities or operations  that may have adverse  environmental  effects,
such as discharges to air and water, as well as handling and disposal  practices
for hazardous and nonhazardous  wastes,  and (ii) impose liability for the costs
of cleaning  up, and  certain  damages  resulting  from,  sites of past  spills,
disposals or other releases of hazardous  substances.  Compliance with such laws
and  regulations  has,  and  will,  require  expenditures  by the  Company  on a
continuing  basis.  The  Company  may also have  contingent  responsibility  for
liabilities of certain of its subsidiaries with respect to environmental matters
if such  subsidiaries  were to fail to discharge their obligations to the extent
that such  liabilities  arose  during  the  period in which  the  Company  was a
controlling shareholder.


                                    BUSINESS

General

Terex  is a  global  provider  of  capital  goods  and  equipment  used  in  the
manufacturing, distribution, mining, construction and infrastructure industries.

The  Company's   operations  began  in  1983  with  the  purchase  of  Northwest
Engineering  Company,  the  Company's  original  business and name.  Since 1983,
management has expanded the Company's business through a series of acquisitions.
In 1988, Northwest Engineering Company merged into a subsidiary acquired in 1986
named Terex  Corporation,  with Terex Corporation as the surviving  corporation.
For the year ended  December  31,  1995,  consolidated  revenues  of the Company
amounted to  approximately  $1,030.2  million.  Prior to May 1995, the Company's
operations were divided into two principal segments: Material Handling and Heavy
Equipment,  now known as Terex Trucks. On May 9, 1995, the Company completed the
PPM Acquisition.  Together with Koehring, these businesses form the Terex Cranes
Segment.

The Material Handling Segment designs,  manufactures and markets a complete line
of internal  combustion  ("IC") and  electric  lift  trucks,  electric  walkies,
automated  pallet trucks and related  components and  replacement  parts.  These
products  are  used  in  material  handling  applications  in a broad  array  of
manufacturing, distribution and transportation industries. The Material Handling
Segment consists of CMH, which was acquired by the Company on July 31, 1992 from
Clark Equipment Company.

Terex Trucks, formerly known as the Company's Heavy Equipment Segment,  designs,
manufactures and markets  heavy-duty,  off-highway  earthmoving and construction
equipment and related  components and replacement parts. These products are used
primarily by construction,  mining, logging, industrial and government customers
in building  roads,  dams and commercial and  residential  buildings;  supplying
coal,  minerals,  sand  and  gravel.  Terex  Trucks  consists  of two  operating
businesses:  (i) the Terex Business,  which  manufactures  off-highway rigid and
articulated  haulers,  scrapers  and wheel  loaders  and (ii)  Unit  Rig,  which
manufactures  electric rear and bottom dump haulers, as well as mechanical drive
haulers and wheel loaders principally sold to the mining industry.

The Terex Cranes Segment designs, manufactures and markets mobile cranes, aerial
platforms,  container  stackers and scrap  handlers and related  components  and
replacement  parts.  These products are used primarily for construction,  repair
and maintenance of infrastructure,  buildings and manufacturing facilities,  for
material handling applications in the distribution and transportation industries
as well as in the scrap, refuse and lumber industries.  Terex Cranes consists of
three operating  businesses:  (i) Koehring,  which  manufactures  mobile cranes,
aerial  lift  platforms  and  scrap  handlers,  (ii) PPM  North  America,  which
manufactures  mobile cranes and container  stackers  under the brand name P&H (a
trademark of  Harnischfeger)  primarily  in North  America and (iii) PPM Europe,
which manufactures mobile cranes and container stackers primarily in Europe.

For financial  information about the Company's industry and geographic segments,
see Note N -- "Business  Segment  Information" in the Notes to the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements  and  "Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations."

The  Company's  strategy  is to increase  shareholder  value  through  sustained
growing earnings.


Material Handling Segment

CMH is a leading North American and European designer, manufacturer and marketer
of a complete line of IC and electric lift trucks,  electric walkies,  automated
pallet trucks and related  replacement  parts under the CLARK  trademark.  CMH's
products are  distributed  through an  established  global dealer  network which
includes  more  than 440  locations.  Management  believes  CMH has the  largest
installed fleet in North America, with over 250,000 units, and that over 320,000
trucks are presently in operation worldwide. Historically,  approximately 80% of
CMH's revenues have been derived from new product sales and approximately 20% of
revenues  have been  derived  from the sale of  replacement  parts.  CMH and its
independent  dealers  sell to a  diversified  base of  customers in a variety of
industries.  CMH's headquarters and U.S. manufacturing facilities are located in
Lexington, Kentucky. CMH's international manufacturing facilities are located in
Mulheim-Ruhr,  Germany.  CMH  also  owns  a  training  and  research  center  in
Lexington, Kentucky.

The Company acquired CMH on July 31, 1992. Following the acquisition,  CMH began
implementing  initiatives  intended to reduce its  manufacturing  and  operating
costs.   These   initiatives   have  included   consolidation   of  engineering,
manufacturing and parts facilities.  In December 1993, CMH transferred its parts
supply  operations  to the  Company's  parts  distribution  center in Southaven,
Mississippi.  During 1994, CMH completed the transfer of its light IC lift truck
chassis production from Korea to Lexington,  Kentucky,  closed its manufacturing
facility in  Danville,  Kentucky and closed its axle  manufacturing  facility in
Korea.  In April 1994, the Company sold 100% of the stock of Drexel  Industries,
Inc. ("Drexel"). Drexel, which is located in Horsham, Pennsylvania, manufactures
very narrow-aisle lift trucks.

CMH currently  offers 116 basic truck designs  within five major product  lines:
light  IC  trucks  (1.0 to 5.0  tons),  heavy  IC  trucks  (5.5  to 47.5  tons),
narrow-aisle  trucks,  electric  counterbalanced  trucks  (1.3 to 6.0  tons) and
electric walkies.

Light IC trucks are used for general warehousing needs and are generally powered
by  liquid  propane  and  well  suited  for   manufacturing   and   distribution
applications which require a high degree of maneuverability. Heavy IC trucks are
specialty  products designed for use in more demanding  situations such as heavy
manufacturing or container handling  applications.  Narrow-aisle  trucks provide
solutions for high density storage needs and operate in six-to-eight foot aisles
and reach  heights  of more than 30 feet.  Electric  counterbalanced  trucks are
designed for indoor use in warehousing,  manufacturing,  distribution  and other
applications  and  are  powered  by  a  rechargeable   electric   battery.   For
environmental  reasons,  electric  trucks are becoming  more  popular.  Electric
walkies are generally used in transporting and order-selecting.

CMH is a leading  manufacturer  of lift trucks in North  America,  although  the
brand names of Hyster and Yale combined,  both owned by Nacco Industries,  Inc.,
account for production of more lift trucks annually.  Other major North American
competitors  include  Toyota,  Mitsubishi  and  Komatsu in both IC and  electric
riders,  and Crown and Raymond in electric riders alone. In Europe, CMH competes
with the Linde Group, the European market leader, as well as Hyster-Yale, Toyota
and Jungheinreich. CMH also competes with a number of specialty firms.


Terex Trucks

The Company is recognized  as a  significant  competitor in the market for large
capacity  haulers  and  scrapers.   However,  the  Company  is  not  a  dominant
manufacturer  in the  heavy  equipment  industry,  which  is  dominated  in most
segments by large,  diversified  firms, such as Caterpillar,  Dresser Industries
and Komatsu,  that have broader product lines and greater  financial  resources.
The Company also  competes in this  industry  with a number of specialty  firms,
whose  products  generally  compete  directly  with one or more of the Company's
product lines.

     Terex Business

The Company acquired the Terex  Corporation,  whose operations were subsequently
carried out as the Terex Division, in December 1986 and acquired Terex Equipment
Limited ("TEL"), a subsidiary of the Company located in Scotland,  in June 1987.
The Terex  Division  and TEL are jointly  hereinafter  referred to as the "Terex
Business,"  which is  headquartered  in Motherwell,  Scotland.  Terex Division's
marketing  efforts in the United  States  serve the needs of North,  Central and
South America,  while TEL serves the remainder of the international  market. TEL
manufactures  the products of the Terex  Business at its facility in Motherwell,
Scotland.

The Terex  Business  has two  principal  product  lines:  off-highway  rigid and
articulated  haulers and scrapers sold under the TEREX trademark and as original
equipment  manufactured  to be sold under  other brand  names.  A "hauler" is an
off-road  dump truck with a capacity in excess of 25 tons.  Haulers  produced by
the Terex Business have capacities ranging from 25 to 85 tons. A "scraper" is an
off-road vehicle,  commonly  referred to as an "earth mover," that loads,  moves
and unloads large quantities of soil for site preparations,  including roadbeds.
The Terex Business  product line also includes wheel loaders  although these are
not  presently  being  manufactured.  A "wheel  loader" is a vehicle  that loads
materials  onto trucks,  conveyors  and similar  equipment.  The Terex  Business
products  perform a wide range of  earthmoving  functions in quarry and open pit
mining  and in many  types of heavy  construction,  including  highway,  dam and
waterway construction;  commercial and industrial site preparation; general land
improvement  and  real  estate  development;   and  structural   renovation  and
replacement.  The Terex Business's main competitors are Caterpillar,  VME Group,
Komatsu and Dresser.

In 1987,  TEL entered into a joint venture  agreement with Second Inner Mongolia
Machinery  Company for the  production  of haulers in China.  The joint  venture
company,  North Hauler Limited  Liability  Company,  manufactures  heavy trucks,
principally used in mining,  at a facility in Baotou,  Inner Mongolia,  People's
Republic of China.

     Unit Rig

In July 1988,  the Company  purchased  certain  domestic and foreign  assets and
operations  of the business  that now  operates as the Unit Rig Division  ("Unit
Rig"). Unit Rig is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Unit Rig's  predecessor  pioneered the development of the diesel electric drive,
rear dump  hauling  truck for use in open pit  mining  operations.  The truck is
powered by a diesel engine driving an electric  generator that provides power to
individual electric motors in each of the rear wheels. Unit Rig's current LECTRA
HAUL product line  consists of a series of rear dump hauler  trucks with payload
capacities ranging from 100 to 260 tons, and bottom dump haulers with capacities
ranging from 180 to 270 tons.

Unit Rig also  produces  the Dart line of wheel  loaders  and  mechanical  drive
haulers.  This product  line  consists of the Dart 600C  mechanical  drive wheel
loader with a bucket  capacity up to 23 cubic yards and rear dump trucks ranging
in capacity from 85 to 130 tons.  The Dart line also includes a  tractor-trailer
bottom dump hauler with capacities from 120 to 160 tons.

The present principal  markets for Unit Rig products are copper,  gold, coal and
iron mines.  Unit Rig's major customers are mining  companies in North and South
America,  Asia, Africa and Australia.  Approximately 70% of Unit Rig's sales are
export  sales.  Unit Rig's  largest  competitors  are  Caterpillar,  Komatsu and
Dresser.


Terex Cranes

    Koehring

In January 1987,  the Company  purchased  certain  assets and  operations of the
business that operated  prior to the PPM  Acquisition  as the Koehring  Cranes &
Excavators Division, which assets and operations were contributed to Koehring in
connection with the PPM Acquisition.  Koehring,  headquartered in Waverly, Iowa,
designs,  manufactures  and  markets a broad line of  hydraulic  excavators  and
hydraulic  telescoping  cranes  sold under the well  recognized  trade  names of
KOEHRING and LORAIN. In 1994 the Company  discontinued  manufacturing  hydraulic
excavators  except  for large  scrap  handlers  where the  Company  maintains  a
meaningful  market share.  Hydraulic  telescoping  cranes are primarily used for
construction   and  industrial   applications.   Koehring  has  three  principal
competitors  in the mobile crane  market:  Grove  Manufacturing,  Liebherr  Werk
Ehingen and Link-Belt.

In December 1991, the Company acquired substantially all operating assets of the
business that operated  prior to the PPM  Acquisition  as the Marklift  Division
("Mark"). Mark relocated to the Koehring facilities in Waverly, Iowa during 1992
in order to more  effectively  utilize existing  capabilities and  manufacturing
facilities at the Waverly location.  Mark is engaged in the manufacture and sale
of aerial lift equipment, including scissor lifts, boom lifts and a full line of
replacement  parts.  Scissor  lifts  and boom  lifts  are  used for the  repair,
maintenance  and  construction  of  buildings,   manufacturing   facilities  and
equipment.  These lifts are used in a wide variety of  industrial  applications,
such as installing and repairing  electrical and plumbing  fixtures;  installing
drywall and ceilings;  cleaning,  repairing and painting  production  equipment;
maintaining  refineries,  chemical  plants and aircraft;  and performing  common
construction   tasks  such  as  siding,   insulation   and   structural   member
installation.  In 1993, the Company began to market Mark's products  through the
Terex and CMH  dealer  networks  to expand  distribution  opportunities.  Mark's
largest competitor in the aerial lift industry is JLG Industries.

The Company  currently  manages the Northwest  Engineering and BCP  Construction
Products  ("BCP,"  acquired  in 1985)  businesses  from  Koehring's  location in
Waverly,  Iowa. The sale of replacement parts for Northwest  Engineering and BCP
products,  including the Dynahoe backhoe/loader,  constitutes the most important
part of these businesses.

         PPM Europe

On May 9, 1995, the Company acquired  substantially  all of the capital stock of
PPM  Europe.  PPM Europe was  formed in 1966 by Potain,  S.A.,  and is a leading
European  designer,  manufacturer  and marketer of mobile  cranes and  container
stackers.  PPM  Europe  consists  of  several  subsidiaries  throughout  Europe,
including:  PPM S.A. in France,  Bendini  SpA, an Italian  rough  terrain  crane
producer,  Brimont Agraire S.A., a specialized  trailer  manufacturer in France,
PPM Krane GmbH, a sales  organization in Germany,  and Baulift  Baumaschinen Und
Krane  Handels GmbH, a parts  distributor  in Germany.  PPM Europe  operates two
manufacturing  facilities,  its PPM manufacturing facility at Montceau les Mines
in central France and its Bendini manufacturing  facility in northern Italy. PPM
Europe  markets its  products  primarily  in Europe,  Africa and the Middle East
under the PPM and BENDINI brand names. PPM Europe's major  competitors in mobile
cranes are Krupp  Mobilkran,  Grove Cranes Ltd. and Liebherr Werk  Ehingen.  PPM
Europe's major  competitors in the container  stacker market are Kalmar,  Valmet
Belloti and Taylor.

         PPM North America

On May 9, 1995, the Company acquired  substantially  all of the capital stock of
PPM North America.  PPM North America,  headquartered in Conway, South Carolina,
designs,  manufactures  and  markets  rough  terrain  cranes,  truck  cranes and
container stackers under the P&H brand name which is licensed from Harnischfeger
Corporation.  PPM also markets  mobile cranes and container  stackers in the Far
East through its Singapore  subsidiary  and in Australia  through its Australian
subsidiary.  PPM North  America has three main  competitors  in the mobile crane
market: Grove Manufacturing, Liebherr Werk Ehingen and Link-Belt.

Environmental Considerations

The Company generates  hazardous and nonhazardous wastes in the normal course of
its operations.  As a result, the Company is subject to a wide range of federal,
state,  local and foreign  environmental  laws and  regulations,  including  the
Comprehensive  Environmental Response,  Compensation and Liability Act, that (i)
govern  activities or operations  that may have adverse  environmental  effects,
such as discharges to air and water, as well as handling and disposal  practices
for hazardous and nonhazardous  wastes,  and (ii) impose liability for the costs
of cleaning  up, and  certain  damages  resulting  from,  sites of past  spills,
disposals or other releases of hazardous  substances.  Compliance with such laws
and  regulations  has,  and  will,  require  expenditures  by the  Company  on a
continuing basis.

Research and Development

The  Company  maintains  engineering  staffs at several of its  locations  which
design new products  and  improvements  in existing  product  lines.  Such costs
incurred in the  development  of new  products or  significant  improvements  to
existing products amounted to $11.2 million,  $10.5 million and $11.8 million in
1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

Materials

Principal materials used by the Company in its various  manufacturing  processes
include steel,  castings,  engines,  tires,  electric controls and motors, and a
variety of other  fabricated  or  manufactured  items.  In the  absence of labor
strikes or other unusual circumstances, substantially all materials are normally
available from multiple suppliers. Current and potential suppliers are evaluated
on a regular  basis on their  ability  to meet the  Company's  requirements  and
standards. During the first half of 1994, certain of CMH's suppliers experienced
difficulties in meeting CMH's production schedules. Such difficulties, while not
eliminated,  were substantially  alleviated in the second half of 1994. Electric
wheel  motors  and  controls  used in the Unit Rig  product  line are  currently
supplied exclusively by General Electric Company.

Seasonal Factors

The Company markets a large portion of its products in North America and Europe,
and its sales of heavy  equipment and cranes  during the fourth  quarter of each
year (i.e.,  October through December) to the construction  industry are usually
lower than sales of such  equipment  during each of the first three  quarters of
the year  because  of the  normal  winter  slowdown  of  construction  activity.
However,  sales of heavy equipment to the mining  industry,  as well as sales of
lift trucks, are generally less affected by such seasonal factors.

Distribution

CMH markets  original  equipment  and repair  parts  through a worldwide  dealer
network.  CMH currently has 94 independent  North  American  dealers who operate
approximately 233 outlets, with all such dealer outlets providing both sales and
service.  CMH's  European  distribution  network  consists of  approximately  93
independent dealers and three  company-owned  dealers operating in 29 countries.
CMH  dealers   generally   market  the  full  CMH  product   line  and  maintain
comprehensive service  capabilities.  CMH operates a dealer service organization
designed to coordinate sales and promotional activities,  provide ongoing dealer
training and facilitate dealer communications.

CMH  products are sold  through a system  which  enables  customers to specify a
truck which meets their particular  materials handling needs.  Customers can add
attachments  such as container  handlers,  side  shifters,  roll  clamps,  block
handlers, carton clamps,  push-pulls (slip-sheet) and fork positioners.  CMH and
its  dealers  sell  to a  diversified  customer  base  with no  single  customer
accounting for more than 4% of CMH's revenues.

The Terex Business markets original equipment and repair parts through worldwide
dealership networks.  Unit Rig distributes its products and services directly to
customers  primarily  through its own distribution  system.  The Company's heavy
equipment   dealers  are  independent   businesses  which  generally  serve  the
construction,  mining,  timber and/or scrap  industries.  Although these dealers
carry products of a variety of manufacturers, and may or may not carry more than
one  of  the  Company's  products,   each  dealer  generally  carries  only  one
manufacturer's  "brand" of each particular type of product.  The Company employs
sales  representatives who service these dealers from offices located throughout
the world.

Terex  Cranes  distributes  its  products  through a global  network of over 300
independent dealers organized by product line. With respect to mobile cranes, in
North  America both  Koehring and PPM North America  maintain  extensive  dealer
networks.  The geographic strength of Koehring Cranes,  which markets its mobile
cranes  under the LORAIN  brand name,  centers in the  midwest and  mid-Atlantic
regions of the U.S.  and the  geographic  strength of PPM North  America,  which
markets  its mobile  cranes  under the P&H brand,  centers in the  southern  and
western regions. PPM Europe's distribution is carried out under two brand names,
PPM and  BENDINI,  through  a  single  distriubtion  network  comprised  of both
distributors and a direct sales force.

Backlog

The  Company's  backlog as of March 31, 1996,  December 31, 1995 and 1994 was as
follows:

                                          March 31,      December 31,
                                            1996       1995       1994
                                             (in millions of dollars)
           Material Handling            $    85.1   $    78.9  $   135.9
           Terex Trucks                      86.5        88.8       67.8
           Terex Cranes                      59.8        85.3       11.7
              Total                     $   231.4   $   253.0  $   215.4

Substantially  all of the  Company's  backlog  orders are  expected to be filled
within one year, although there can be no assurance that all such backlog orders
will be filled within that time period.  The Company's  backlog orders represent
primarily  new  equipment  orders.  Parts  orders  are  generally  filled  on an
as-ordered basis.

Patents, Licenses and Trademarks

Several of the  trademarks  and trade names of the Company,  in  particular  the
TEREX, CLARK, KOEHRING, LORAIN, UNIT RIG, MARKLIFT,  DYNAHOE,  POWERWORKER,  P&H
(licensed  by  PPM  North   America  from   Harnischfeger   Corporation),   PPM,
HYPERSTACKER, SUPERSTACKER, BENDINI and GENESIS trademarks, are important to the
business of the Company.  The Company owns and  maintains  trademark  and patent
registrations in countries where it conducts  business,  and monitors the status
of its trademark and patent  registrations  to maintain them in force and renews
them as required.  The Company  also takes steps,  including  legal  action,  to
protect its trademark,  trade name and patent rights when circumstances  warrant
such action.

Employees

As of March 31, 1996, the Company had approximately 3,350 employees. The Company
considers its relations with its personnel to be good.  Approximately 33% of the
Company's  employees  are  represented  by labor  unions which have entered into
various separate collective  bargaining agreements with the Company. The Company
experienced  a labor  strike at its  parts  distribution  center  in  Southaven,
Mississippi during the second quarter of 1995, which is ongoing, and a strike at
its Koehring facility in Waverly, Iowa in December 1995, which has been settled.
The strike at Southaven has had no appreciable effect on the conduct of business
or financial results of that operation.

Financial Information about Industry and
Geographic Segments, Export Sales and Major Customers

Information  regarding foreign and domestic  operations,  export sales,  segment
information  and major  customers  is  included in Note N --  "Business  Segment
Information" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.




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PROPERTIES

The following table outlines the principal  manufacturing,  warehouse and office
facilities owned or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries:

         Entity         Facility Location           Type and Size of Facility

Terex
 (Corporate Offices)....Westport, Connecticut (1)   Office  14,898 sq. ft.
Terex
  (Distribution Center).Southaven, Mississippi (1)  Warehouse and light
                                                      manufacturing
                                                      505,000 sq. ft.  (2)

                            Material Handling Segment

CMHC     ...............Lexington, Kentucky (1)     Manufacturing, warehouse and
                                                      office 372,600 sq. ft.
CMHC     ...............Lexington, Kentucky         Training and research and
                                                      development 43,000 sq. ft.
CMHC     ...............Lexington, Kentucky (1)     Office 64,600 sq. ft.
CMHC     ...............Lexington, Kentucky (1)     Manufacturing, warehouse and
                                                      test facility
                                                      59,500 sq. ft.
CMH Germany.............Mulheim-Ruhr, Germany       Manufacturing, engineering, 
                                                      power generation, 
                                                      maintenance and office
                                                      241,350 sq. ft.
CMH Germany.............Mulheim-Ruhr, Germany (1)   Office 61,360 sq. ft.
CMH Germany.............Saarn, Germany (1)          Warehouse 150,700 sq. ft.

                                  Terex Trucks

Unit Rig ...............Tulsa, Oklahoma             Manufacturing and office
                                                      325,000 sq. ft.
TEL.....................Motherwell, Scotland        Manufacturing, warehouse and
                                                      office 714,000 sq. ft. (3)

                                  Terex Cranes

Koehring & Mark.........Waverly, Iowa (4)           Office, manufacturing and
                                                      warehouse
                                                      383,000 sq. ft.
PPM North America.......Conway, South Carolina (1)  Office, manufacturing and
                                                      warehouse
                                                      257,040 sq. ft.
PPM Europe..............Montceau les Mines, France  Office, manufacturing and
                                                      warehouse
                                                      419,764 sq. ft.
PPM Europe..............Crespellano, Italy          Office, manufacturing and
                                                      warehouse
                                                      92,750 sq. ft.
PPM Europe..............Dortmund, Germany (1)       Office and warehouse
                                                      129,180 sq. ft.
PPM Europe..............Rethel, France              Office, manufacturing and
                                                      warehouse
                                                      215,300 sq. ft.
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     (1)  These  facilities  are either  leased or  subleased  by the  indicated
          entity.

     (2)  Includes  239,400  sq.  ft. of  warehouse  space  currently  leased to
          others.

     (3)  Includes  148,500 sq. ft. of  manufacturing  space currently leased to
          others.

     (4)  Koehring also owns a 66,000 sq. ft.  facility in Waterloo,  Iowa which
          is currently leased to others.



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CMH also operates  seven sales and service  branch  locations,  all of which are
leased.  The branch facilities consist of office and service space and generally
range in size  from  1,500 to 3,100  square  feet per  facility.  CMH also  owns
manufacturing  and office  facilities  in Seoul and  Banwael,  Korea  which were
closed in the fourth quarter of 1994 and are presently held for sale.

Unit Rig  also has 10 owned or  leased  locations  for  parts  distribution  and
rebuilding  of  components,  of which two are in the United  States,  two are in
Canada and six are abroad.

The properties listed above are suitable and adequate for the Company's use. The
Company has determined that certain of its properties  exceed its  requirements.
Such properties may be sold,  leased or utilized in another manner and have been
excluded from the above list.


LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The  Company  is  involved  in  various  legal  proceedings,  including  product
liability and workers' compensation  liability matters, which have arisen in the
normal course of its operations and to which the Company is self-insured  for up
to $5.0 million. Management believes that the final outcome of such matters will
not have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  consolidated  financial
position.  See Note L --  "Litigation  and  Contingencies"  in the  Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.

For  information   concerning  other   contingencies  and   uncertainties,   see
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations -- Contingencies and Uncertainties."




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                                   MANAGEMENT


Executive Officers and Directors

The following individuals are currently directors of the Company:

      Name              Age          Positions and                 First Year
                                   Offices with Company         Elected Director

Ronald M. DeFeo         44         President, Chief Executive        1993
                                     Officer, Chief Operating
                                     Officer and Director

Marvin B. Rosenberg     55         Senior Vice President,            1992
                                     General Counsel, 
                                     Secretary and Director

G. Chris Andersen       58         Director                          1992

William H. Fike         60         Director                          1995

Bruce I. Raben          42         Director                          1992

David A. Sachs          37         Director                          1992

Adam E. Wolf            82         Director                          1983

Mr. DeFeo became a director of the Company in 1993 and was  appointed  President
and  Chief  Operating  Officer  of the  Company  on  October  4,  1993 and Chief
Executive  Officer of the Company on March 24, 1995.  Prior to joining  Terex on
May 1, 1992 as President of the Company's Heavy Equipment Group, Mr. DeFeo was a
Senior Vice President of J.I. Case Company, the farm and construction  equipment
division  of  Tenneco  Inc.,  and also  served as a  Managing  Director  of Case
Construction Equipment throughout Europe. While at J.I. Case, Mr. DeFeo was also
a Vice  President of North  American  Construction  Equipment  Sales and General
Manager of Retail Operations.

Mr.  Rosenberg was appointed a director of the Company in 1992 and was appointed
a Senior Vice President of the Company  effective January 1, 1994. He has served
as Secretary and General  Counsel of the Company since 1987. Mr.  Rosenberg is a
director of Fruehauf and served as Secretary of Fruehauf  since it was organized
in March 1989 until August  1993.  From 1987 until  December  31,  1993,  he was
employed as General  Counsel of KCS, an entity  that,  until  December 31, 1993,
provided administrative,  financial, marketing, technical, real estate and legal
services to the Company and its subsidiaries.

Mr.  Andersen  was  appointed  a director of the Company in 1992 and served as a
director of Fruehauf from July 1991 until August 1993.  Mr.  Andersen was a Vice
Chairman of  PaineWebber  Incorporated  ("PaineWebber")  from March 1990 through
1995.  Mr.  Andersen is  currently a partner of  Andersen  Weinroth & Co.  L.P.,
serves as a consultant to PaineWebber Incorporated and also serves as a director
of AFGL  International,  Inc., Sunshine Mining Company and United Waste Systems,
Inc.

Mr. Fike was appointed a director of the Company in April 1995.  Mr. Fike is the
Vice  Chairman and Executive  Vice  President of Magna  International,  Inc., an
automotive  parts  manufacturer  based in Ontario,  Canada  ("Magna").  Prior to
joining  Magna in September  1994,  Mr. Fike was employed by Ford Motor  Company
from 1966 to 1994,  where he served in  various  capacities,  most  recently  as
President  of Ford  Europe.  Mr.  Fike  serves as a  director  to Magna and AGCO
Corporation.

Mr.  Raben was  appointed  a director  of the  Company in 1992.  Mr.  Raben is a
managing  director  of CIBC Wood  Gundy.  Prior to  joining  CIBC Wood  Gundy in
February  1996,  Mr.  Raben was  employed  as an  Executive  Vice  President  of
Jefferies & Company,  Inc.  Mr.  Raben is also a director of Optical  Securities
Group and Equity Marketing.

Mr.  Sachs was  appointed  a  director  of the  Company  in 1992 and served as a
director of Fruehauf from November 1992 to March 1993. Mr. Sachs is President of
Alpha  Onyx  Asset  Management,  LLC,  an  investment  advisory  firm,  and is a
principal at Onyx Partners,  Inc., a merchant  banking firm.  From 1990 to 1994,
Mr. Sachs was employed at TMT-FW,  Inc., an affiliate of Taylor & Co., a private
investment firm based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. Wolf became a director of the Company in 1983. Mr. Wolf has been principally
self-employed as an attorney  throughout his career. He has previously served on
several boards of directors,  including those of a telephone company, a bank and
a hospital.

The following  table sets forth,  as of May 15, 1996, the  respective  names and
ages of the Company's  executive  officers  indicating all positions and offices
held by each such  person.  Each  officer is elected by the Board to hold office
for one year or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

     Name                 Age     Positions and Offices Held

Ronald M. DeFeo            44     President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                    Chief Operating Officer

David J. Langevin          45     Executive Vice President

Marvin B. Rosenberg        55     Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                    and Secretary

Ralph T. Brandifino        51     Senior Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Brian J. Henry             37     Vice President - Finance, Treasurer and
                                    Director of Investor Relations

Joseph F. Apuzzo           40     Vice President - Finance and Controller

Steven E. Hooper           43     Vice President, Human Resources

For  information  regarding  Messrs.  DeFeo  and  Rosenberg,  refer to the table
listing directors above.

Mr. Langevin became Executive Vice President of the Company effective January 1,
1994 and was  Acting  Chief  Financial  Officer  of the  Company  from  March to
December,  1993.  He was  employed  as a Vice  President  of KCS from 1988 until
December 31, 1993.

Mr.  Brandifino was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial  Officer on December 6, 1993. Mr.  Brandifino was previously the Chief
Financial Officer at the Long Island Lighting Company from 1987 through 1993.

Mr. Henry was appointed Vice President - Finance and Treasurer of the Company on
July 11,  1995.  Mr.  Henry also  serves as the  Company's  Director of Investor
Relations.  Mr. Henry formerly held the position of the Company's Vice President
- - Corporate  Development and  Acquisitions  and has been employed by the Company
since 1993. He was employed by KCS from 1990 to 1993.

Mr. Apuzzo was appointed  Vice President - Finance and Controller of the Company
on May 15, 1996.  Mr.  Apuzzo  previously  held the position of Vice  President,
Corporate  Controller  of the  Company  since  joining the Company on October 9,
1995. Mr. Apuzzo was Vice President of Corporate Finance at D'Arcy Masius Benton
& Bowles,  Inc.  from  September  1994  until  October  1995 when he joined  the
Company.  Mr. Apuzzo was employed by Price Waterhouse LLP in various  capacities
from 1983 until September 1994.

Mr.  Hooper was  appointed  Vice  President,  Human  Resources of the Company on
September 15, 1995,  after serving as Director of Human Resources of the Company
since  January  1994.  He was  previously a Human  Resources  Director at Allied
Signal  Aerospace from October 1992 to December 1993. Prior to October 1992, Mr.
Hooper was with  Tenneco  Inc.  for eight  years in various  senior  level human
resources positions.




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Executive Compensation
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           Summary Compensation Table

         The Summary  Compensation  Table below shows the  compensation  for the
past three fiscal years of the Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer and its four
highest paid  executive  officers with 1995 earned  qualifying  compensation  in
excess of $100,000 (the "Named Executive Officers").

                                                                                          Long-Term
                                                    Annual Compensation                  Compensation

                                                                    Other     Restricted  Securities  All Other
                                                                    Annual      Stock     Underlying   Compen-
              Name and                       Salary      Bonus     Compen-      Awards     Options/    sation
         Principal Position           Year      ($)        ($)     sation          ($)    SARS (#)        ($)
         ------------------           ----   -------    -------   --------    ---------   ---------    ------
                                                                     ($)

<S>                                   <C>   <C>       <C>         <C>        <C>             <C>     <C>        
Ronald M. DeFeo                       1995  $ 350,000 $ 250,000   $     ---  $ 237,500(1)    40,000  $  3,080(6)
  President, Chief Executive          1994    350,000   225,000         ---     84,700(2)    30,800     3,080(6)
  Officer and Chief Operating         1993    237,500   100,000    222,693(7)      ---       10,000     3,148(6)
  Officer (3)                                                  

Randolph W. Lenz                      1995    384,750       ---         ---        ---          ---        ---
  Chairman of the Board(4)(5)         1994    486,000   243,000         ---    118,250(2)    43,000        ---
                                      1993    483,508       ---         ---        ---          ---        ---

David J. Langevin                     1995    303,600   150,000         ---        ---       10,000     3,080(6)
  Executive Vice President(4)(8)      1994    303,600   150,000         ---     75,350(2)    27,400        ---
                                      1993        ---       ---         ---        ---          ---        ---

Marvin B. Rosenberg                   1995    250,000    75,000         ---        ---        5,000        ---
  Senior Vice President,              1994    250,000    75,000         ---     62,150(2)    22,600        ---
  Secretary and General               1993        ---       ---         ---        ---          ---        ---
  Counsel(4)(9)

Ralph T. Brandifino                   1995    235,000   100,000         ---        ---          ---     3,080(6)
  Senior Vice President, Chief        1994    235,000   100,000         ---     58,300(2)    21,200        ---
  Financial Officer and               1993     16,913       ---         ---        ---          ---        ---
  Treasurer(10)

Brian J. Henry                        1995    165,000    33,000         ---        ---       10,000     3,080(6)
  Vice President and Treasurer (11)   1994    150,000    33,000         ---     13,750(2)     5,000     3,080(6)
                                      1993     70,000    50,000         ---        ---          ---     1,500(6)

<FN>

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(1)      As part of Mr.  DeFeo's  1995  long  term  incentive  compensation,  on
         February 15, 1996,  Mr.  DeFeo was granted  5,000 shares of  Restricted
         Stock  under the  Company's  1994 Long Term  Incentive  Plan (the "1994
         Plan") and  conditionally  granted  45,000 shares of  Restricted  Stock
         under the Company's  1996 Long Term  Incentive  Plan (the "1996 Plan"),
         subject to  stockholder  approval,  which was obtained on May 15, 1996.
         The value of the Restricted Stock granted to Mr. DeFeo set forth in the
         table above for 1995 is based on the  closing  stock price of $5.00 per
         share as of  February  15,  1996,  the date of  grant.  The  shares  of
         Restricted  Stock  awarded to Mr.  DeFeo for 1995 become  vested to the
         extent of one-fourth of the shares covered thereby on each of the first
         four anniversaries of February 15, 1996; however,  upon the earliest to
         occur of a change in control of the Company and the death or disability
         of Mr. DeFeo,  any unvested portion of such Restricted Stock shall vest
         immediately.  Dividends, if any, are paid on Restricted Stock awards at
         the same rate as paid to all stockholders.

(2)      As part of their  1994 long term  incentive  compensation,  on June 23,
         1994 the Named  Executive  Officers  were granted  shares of Restricted
         Stock under the Company's 1994 Plan. The value of the Restricted  Stock
         set forth in the table  above is based on the  closing  stock  price of
         $5.50 per share on June 23, 1994, the date of grant. Dividends, if any,
         are paid on  Restricted  Stock  awards  at the same rate as paid to all
         stockholders.  The number and market value,  based on the closing stock
         price of $4.75 of the  Restricted  Stock  awards set forth in the table
         above as of  December  31,  1995 for  Messrs.  DeFeo,  Lenz,  Langevin,
         Rosenberg, Brandifino and Henry are: Mr. DeFeo, 15,400 shares, $73,150;
         Mr.  Lenz,  21,500  shares,  $102,125;  Mr.  Langevin,  13,700  shares,
         $65,075; Mr. Rosenberg, 11,300 shares, $53,675; Mr. Brandifino,  10,600
         shares,  $50,350;  and Mr. Henry, 2,500 shares,  $11,875. The shares of
         Restricted  Stock covered by the Restricted Stock awards of each of the
         Named  Executive  Officers become vested to the extent of one-fourth of
         the shares of covered  thereby on each of the first four  anniversaries
         of June 23,  1994;  however,  upon the earliest to occur of a change of
         control  of the  Company  and the  death or  disability  of such  Named
         Executive  Officer,  any unvested portion of such Restricted Stock will
         vest immediately.

(3)      Mr. DeFeo became Chief Executive Officer on March 24, 1995.

(4)      In  conjunction  with  the  termination  of  the  Company's  management
         agreement  with KCS,  Mr.  Lenz,  together  with  Messrs.  Langevin and
         Rosenberg  (who  became  employees  of the Company on January 1, 1994),
         received  cash and  certain  securities  of the  Company in 1994.  Such
         payments are not  included as part of Messrs.  Lenz's,  Langevin's  and
         Rosenberg's 1994 annual compensation.

(5)      Mr. Lenz was Chief Executive  Officer of the Company from 1993 through
         March 24, 1995 when Mr. DeFeo was appointed CEO.  Mr.  Lenz  retired as
         Chairman  of the Board and a  Director of the Company  as of August 28,
         1995 (see "Retirement of Randolph W. Lenz" below).  Mr. Lenz was paid 
         his salary through the date of his retirement.

(6)      Company's matching contribution to defined contribution plan account.

(7)      Includes relocation payments of $214,604.

(8)      Mr.  Langevin  was acting Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company from
         March  9,  1993  through   December  5,  1993,   but  did  not  receive
         compensation  from the Company until he became Executive Vice President
         of the Company  effective  January 1, 1994. Prior to 1994, Mr. Langevin
         was employed as an executive  officer of KCS and received  compensation
         from KCS.

(9)      Although Mr.  Rosenberg has acted as Secretary  and General  Counsel of
         the  Company  since  1987,  he did not  receive  compensation  from the
         Company  until he was  appointed  Senior Vice  President of the Company
         effective January 1, 1994. Prior to 1994, Mr. Rosenberg was employed as
         an executive officer of KCS and received compensation from KCS.

(10)     Mr. Brandifino joined the Company on December 6, 1993.

(11)     Mr.  Henry joined the Company on July 1, 1993.  Prior to July 1, 1993,
         Mr. Henry was employed by KCS and received compensation from KCS.
</FN>
</TABLE>


Option Grants in 1995

In May 1986, the  stockholders  approved an incentive stock option plan covering
key management  employees (the "1988  Incentive  Plan").  As further  amended by
action of the  stockholders  and the Board,  108,228  shares of Common Stock are
currently  available for purchase pursuant to incentive stock options granted or
to be granted under the 1988 Incentive Plan,  subject to adjustment in the event
of changes in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of certain corporate events
such as stock splits and mergers.  The exercise  price of the options  equals or
exceeds  the fair  market  value of the  Common  Stock at the time of the grant.
Options granted under the 1988 Incentive Plan vest ratably over three years from
the date of grant.  During 1995, options for 28,000 shares were granted to Named
Executive Officers under the 1988 Incentive Plan.

The Board of  Directors  adopted  the 1994  Plan on June 23,  1994,  subject  to
stockholder approval which was obtained on June 23, 1995. The 1994 Plan provides
for the grant of stock options (both  incentive  stock options and  nonqualified
stock options),  shares of stock  (including  restricted  stock) and performance
awards. Subject to adjustment in the event of certain changes in the outstanding
Common  Stock,  750,000  shares of Common Stock have been  reserved for issuance
under the 1994 Plan.  The exercise  price of stock options  generally will be no
less than the fair market  value of the Common Stock at the time of grant unless
otherwise  determined by a committee of two or more outside directors (the "Plan
Committee").  The options will vest as determined by the Plan  Committee (but no
less than one year from the date of grant),  provided that the options will vest
immediately  in the event of a Change in Control  (as defined in the 1994 Plan).
During 1995,  options for 65,000 shares were granted to Named Executive Officers
under the 1994 Plan.

In  December  1995,  the Board of  Directors  approved,  subject to  shareholder
approval,  the 1996 Plan.  Shareholder  approval of the 1996 plan was granted on
May 15,  1996.  The 1996 Plan  authorizes  the  granting of (i) options  ("Stock
Option Awards") to purchase shares of Common Stock,  including Restricted Stock,
(ii) shares of Common Stock,  including  Restricted Stock ("Stock Awards"),  and
(iii) cash bonus awards based upon a participant's job performance ("Performance
Awards").  Subject to adjustment  as described  below under  "Adjustments,"  the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (including  Restricted Stock, if any)
optioned or granted  under the 1996 Plan shall not exceed  300,000  shares.  The
1996 Plan provides that a committee (the  "Committee") of the Board of Directors
consisting of two or more members thereof who are non-employee directors,  shall
administer the 1996 Plan and has provided the Committee with the  flexibility to
respond to changes in the competitive and legal environments, thereby protecting
and  enhancing the  Company's  current and future  ability to attract and retain
directors and officers and other key employees  and  consultants.  The 1996 Plan
also  provides  for  automatic  grants of Stock  Option  Awards to  non-employee
directors.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

The table below  summarizes  options  granted during 1995 to the Named Executive
Officers.

                                                                                Potential Realizable
                            Number of      % of Total   Exercise                      Value at
                            Securities    Options/SARs    or                    Assumed Annual Rates
                            Underlying     Granted to    Base                      of Stock Price
                           Options/SARs   Employees in   Price    Expiration         Appreciation
    Name                  Granted (#)(1)   Fiscal Year   ($/Sh)      Date         for Option Term (3)
                                                                                   5%($)      10%($)

<S>                           <C>             <C>                  <C>   <C>     <C>         <C>     
Ronald M. DeFeo               40,000          12.2%     $4.250     12/13/05      $106,912    $270,930
Randolph W. Lenz (2)             -0-             0%        -0-       ---              -0-        -0-
David J. Langevin             10,000           3.0%      4.250     12/13/05        26,995     68,411
Marvin B. Rosenberg            5,000           1.5%      4.250     12/13/05        13,364     33,867
Ralph T. Brandifino              -0-             0%        -0-       ---              -0-        -0-
Brian J. Henry                10,000           3.0%      4.875     07/10/05        30,659     77,695
<FN>


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(1)      Of the options listed above, 19,709, 4,927 and 2,464 for Messrs. DeFeo,
         Langevin and Rosenberg,  respectively, were granted under the 1994 Plan
         and become  vested to the extent of  one-fourth of the shares of Common
         Stock  covered  thereby  on each of the  first  four  anniversaries  of
         December 13, 1995, the date of grant;  and 20,291,  5,173 and 2,536 for
         Messrs. DeFeo, Langevin and Rosenberg, respectively, were granted under
         the 1988 Plan and  become  vested to the  extent  of  one-third  of the
         shares of  Common  Stock  covered  thereby  on each of the first  three
         anniversaries  of December 31,  1995,  the date of grant.  Mr.  Henry's
         option to  purchase  10,000  shares of Common  Stock was granted to him
         under the 1994 Plan in connection  with his promotion to Vice President
         and  Treasurer  on July 10, 1995,  and becomes  vested to the extent of
         one-fourth of the shares of Common Stock covered thereby on each of the
         first four anniversaries of July 10, 1995, the date of grant.

(2)      Mr. Lenz retired as Chairman on August 28, 1995.  (See "Retirement of 
         Randolph W. Lenz" below.)

(3)      The potential  gains shown are net of the option  exercise price and do
         not  include  the effect of any taxes  associated  with  exercise.  The
         amounts  are  for  the  assumed  rates  of  appreciation  only,  do not
         constitute  projections of future stock price performance,  and may not
         necessarily  be  realized.  Actual  gains,  if  any,  on  stock  option
         exercises  depend  on  the  future  performance  of the  Common  Stock,
         continued  employment  of the optionee  through the term of the option,
         and other factors.
</FN>
</TABLE>



<PAGE>


Aggregated Option Exercises in 1995 and Year-End Option Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

The table below  summarizes  options  exercised  during 1995 and year-end option
values of the Named Executive Officers.

                                                          Number of Securities
                                                         Underlying Unexercised        Value of Unexercised
                                                             Options/SARs at        In-the-Money Options/SARs
                                                              Fiscal Year-end                   at
                              Shares          Value               (#)                 Fiscal Year-end ($)(1)
          Name             Acquired on       Realized
                           Exercise (#)        ($)       Exercisable/Unexercisable  Exercisable/Unexercisable
                                       
<S>                         <C>               <C>             <C>                           <C>
Ronald M. DeFeo                  -              -             34,366/66,434                 0/190,000
Randolph W. Lenz (2)             -              -             10,750/32,250                    0/0
David J. Langevin                -              -             6,850/30,550                   0/47,500
Marvin B. Rosenberg              -              -             5,650/21,950                   0/23,750
Ralph T. Brandifino              -              -             5,300/15,900                     0/0
Brian J. Henry                   -              -             1,250/13,750                     0/0
<FN>

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     (1)  Based on the closing  price of the  Company's  Common Stock on the New
          York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on December 31, 1995 of $4.75.

     (2)  Mr. Lenz retired as Chairman on August 28, 1995.  (See  "Retirement of
          Randolph W. Lenz" below.)
</FN>
</TABLE>

Pension Plans

The Company  maintains  four defined  benefit  pension  plans  covering  certain
domestic  employees,  including,  as described  below,  certain  officers of the
Company.  Retirement  benefits for the plans covering the salaried employees are
based  primarily  on years of service  and  employees'  qualifying  compensation
during the final years of employment.

Mr. DeFeo participates in the Terex Corporation  Salaried Employees'  Retirement
Plan (the "Retirement Plan"). Messrs. Brandifino,  Langevin and Rosenberg do not
participate because participation in the Retirement Plan was frozen as of May 7,
1993, prior to their employment with the Company.

Participants of the Retirement Plan with five or more years of eligible  service
are fully vested and entitled to annual  pension  benefits  beginning at age 65.
Retirement  benefits under the  Retirement  Plan are equal to the product of (i)
the participant's  years of service (as defined in the Retirement Plan) and (ii)
1.02% of final average  earnings (as defined in the Retirement  Plan) plus 0.71%
of such  compensation  in  excess  of  amounts  shown on the  applicable  Social
Security Integration Table for participants born prior to 1938. For participants
born during 1938-1954,  the formula is modified by replacing the 1.02% and 0.71%
figures with 1.08% and 0.65%,  respectively.  For participants  born after 1954,
the formula is modified by replacing  the 1.02% and 0.71% figures with 1.13% and
0.60%, respectively.  Service in excess of 25 years is not recognized.  There is
no offset for primary Social Security.

Participation  in the  Retirement  Plan was  frozen  as of May 7,  1993,  and no
participants,  including Mr. DeFeo, will be credited with service following such
date.  However,  participants  not currently fully vested,  including Mr. DeFeo,
will be credited  with service for purposes of  determining  vesting  only.  The
annual retirement benefits payable at normal retirement age under the Retirement
Plan will be $4,503 for Mr. DeFeo (assuming full vesting).

Compensation of Directors

The  directors   who  are  employees  of  the  Company   receive  no  additional
compensation  by virtue of their being  directors of the  Company.  Non-employee
directors  receive an annual fee of $24,000.  All  directors  of the Company are
reimbursed for travel,  lodging and related expenses incurred in attending Board
and committee meetings.

In addition,  in accordance with the 1996 Plan, outside directors shall, in lieu
of compensation payable under the 1994 Plan:

     (i)  be  awarded on the date of  appointment  as an  outside  director,  an
          option to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock;

     (ii)be awarded an option to purchase  the number of shares of Common  Stock
         necessary to bring the total number of shares of Common Stock for which
         the  director has or had an option,  granted by the Company  during his
         tenure as a director, to 25,000 shares, at a price of $4.25 per share;

     (iii) in  consideration  of services to the Board during 1995 and each year
         thereafter,  as applicable,  be awarded  annually an option to purchase
         7,500 shares of Common Stock five business days after the date on which
         the Company files its Annual  Report on Form 10-K with the  Commission,
         at the  closing  price of a share of  Common  Stock on the NYSE on such
         date,   except  that  the   exercise   price  of  options   granted  in
         consideration  of  services  rendered  during  1995  shall be $4.25 per
         share;

     (iv)in  consideration  of services  to the Board  during 1995 and each year
         thereafter, as applicable, (a) if such outside directors are serving as
         a  chairperson  of a committee to the Board of Directors  five business
         days after the date on which the  Company  files its  Annual  Report on
         Form 10-K with the  Commission,  be awarded an option to purchase 5,000
         shares of Common  Stock at $4.25 per share for the  options  granted in
         consideration of services rendered during 1995 and at the closing price
         of a share of Common  Stock on the NYSE on the date of all other annual
         awards,  or (b) if such outside  directors are serving as a member of a
         committee (and not as a chairperson of such  committee) of the Board of
         Directors  five business days after the date on which the Company files
         its  Annual  Report on Form 10-K with the  Commission,  be  awarded  an
         option to purchase  2,500 shares of Common Stock at $4.25 per share for
         the options granted in consideration  of services  rendered during 1995
         and at the closing price of Common Stock on the NYSE on the date of all
         other annual  awards;  provided,  however,  that an individual  outside
         director  shall not be  awarded an option to  purchase  more than 7,500
         shares of Common Stock per year for service as a committee  chairperson
         and/or member, regardless of the number of positions held.

The outside director options described above shall have a term of five years and
the exercise price of the options shall be equal to the fair market value of the
Common  Stock on the date  preceding  the day the  grant is  authorized,  unless
otherwise  provided.  The options shall vest immediately.  On December 13, 1995,
pursuant  to such  provisions  of the  1996  Plan,  (i) G.  Chris  Andersen  was
conditionally  granted an option to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock; (ii)
William H. Fike was conditionally granted an option to purchase 25,000 shares of
Common  Stock;  (iii)  Bruce I.  Raben was  conditionally  granted  an option to
purchase  30,000 shares of Common Stock;  (iv) David A. Sachs was  conditionally
granted an option to purchase  27,500  shares of Common  Stock;  and (v) Adam E.
Wolf was  conditionally  granted an option to purchase  17,500  shares of Common
Stock,  in each case at an option  price of $4.25 per  share.  In  addition,  on
December 13, 1995,  pursuant to the  provisions  of the 1996 Plan;  (i) G. Chris
Andersen was conditionally granted an option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common
Stock;  (ii)  William H. Fike was  conditionally  granted an option to  purchase
12,500 shares of Common  Stock;  (iii) each of Bruce I. Raben and David A. Sachs
was  conditionally  granted an option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock;
and (iv) Adam E. Wolf was  conditionally  granted an option to  purchase  10,000
shares of Common Stock,  in each case at an option price of $6.75 per share.  At
the time of the Board of  Directors'  approval  of the 1996 Plan and the initial
awards to outside directors, the Board of Directors noted the increased workload
of the outside directors during 1995 as a result of negotiations relating to Mr.
Lenz's retirement as well as the lack of a permanent  Chairman since the date of
Mr. Lenz's retirement. See "Retirement of Randolph W. Lenz" below.

Retirement of Randolph W. Lenz

On August 28, 1995, the Company  announced that its Chairman,  Randolph W. Lenz,
had retired from his position  with the Company and its Board of  Directors.  In
connection with his retirement, the Company (acting upon the recommendation of a
committee comprised of its independent  Directors and represented by independent
counsel) and Mr. Lenz have entered into a retirement agreement providing certain
benefits  to Mr.  Lenz and the  Company.  The  agreement  provides,  among other
things, for a five-year consulting engagement requiring Mr. Lenz to make himself
available to the Company to provide consulting  services for certain portions of
his time. Mr Lenz, or his designee,  will receive a fee for consulting  services
which will  include  payments in an amount,  and a rate,  equal to his 1995 base
salary until  December 31, 1996. The agreement also provides for the granting of
a  five-year  $1.8  million  loan  bearing  interest at 6.56% per annum which is
subject to being forgiven in increments over the five-year term of the agreement
upon certain  conditions and equity grants having a maximum potential of 200,000
shares of Common Stock  conditioned upon the Company achieving certain financial
performance  objectives in the future. In contemplation of the execution of this
retirement  agreement,  the Company advanced to Mr. Lenz the principal amount of
the  forgivable  loan. Mr. Lenz has also agreed not to compete with the Company,
to vote his Terex shares in the manner  recommended  by the  Company's  Board of
Directors, not to acquire any additional shares of the Common Stock, and, except
under certain circumstances, not to sell his shares of common stock.

The foregoing  description is a summary of the terms of the retirement agreement
and  does not  purport  to be  complete  and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by
reference to the Agreement  dated as of November 2, 1995 between the Company and
Randolph  W. Lenz,  a copy of which is filed as an  Exhibit to the  Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.

Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment
and Change-in-Control Arrangements

The  Company  has agreed  with  Ronald M. DeFeo that in the event of a change in
ownership of the Company which  prevents him from  continuing in his position as
President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,   the  Company  will  provide  for  a
continuance of his income for a period of 24 months.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The Compensation Committee of the Board recommending  compensation for executive
officers,  including the Named  Executive  Officers,  during the Company's  1995
fiscal year consisted of G. Chris Andersen,  William H. Fike and David A. Sachs.
There are no compensation  Committee  interlocks or insider  participation  with
respect to such individuals.




<PAGE>


         SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The following  table sets forth  certain  information  regarding the  beneficial
ownership  of  Common  Stock  by  each  person  known  by  the  Company  to  own
beneficially  more than 5% of Common Stock, by each director,  by each executive
officer of the Company named in "Management -- Executive  Compensation,"  and by
all directors and executive officers as a group, as of May 15, 1996. Each person
named in the following  table has sole voting and investment  power with respect
to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by such person, except
as  otherwise  set forth in the notes to the table.  Shares of Common Stock that
any person has a right to acquire  within 60 days after May 15, 1996 pursuant to
an exercise of options,  warrants or other  rights or  conversion  of  preferred
stock or otherwise are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the
percentage  ownership of such person,  but are not deemed to be outstanding  for
computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the table.

Name and Address of                             Amount           Percent
Beneficial Owner                              Beneficially       of Class
                                                Owned

Randolph W. Lenz (1)                        4,425,701 (2)         41.76%
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
G. Chris Andersen                              79,900 (3)           *
  821 West Shore Drive
  Kinnelon, NJ  07405
Ronald M. DeFeo                                68,737 (4)           *
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
William H. Fike                                37,500 (5)           *
  Magna International, Inc.
  26200 Lahser Road
  Suite 300
  Southfield, MI  48034
Bruce I. Raben                                112,663 (6)         1.06%
  CIBC Wood Gundy
  1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1910
  Los Angeles, CA  90067
Marvin B. Rosenberg                           119,950 (7)         1.13%
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
David A. Sachs                                 75,300 (8)           *
  Onyx Partners
  9595 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700
  Beverly Hills, CA  90212
Adam E. Wolf                                   48,500 (9)           *
  875 East Donges Lane
  Milwaukee, WI  53217
Joseph F. Apuzzo                                   91               *
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
Ralph T. Brandifino                            17,455 (10)          *
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
Brian J. Henry                                  7,750 (11)          *
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
Steven E. Hooper                                3,861 (12)          *
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
David J. Langevin                             138,950 (13)         1.31%
  c/o Terex Corporation
  500 Post Road East
  Westport, CT  06880
All directors and executive officers
  as a group (12 persons)                     710,657 (14)         6.70%

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*        Amount owned does not exceed one percent (1%) of the class so owned.

(1)      Mr. Lenz currently pledges, and intends to pledge in the future, shares
         of the Common Stock owned by him as collateral  for loans.  If Mr. Lenz
         does not pay such loans  when due,  the  pledgee  may have the right to
         sell the shares of the Common Stock  pledged to it in  satisfaction  of
         Mr.  Lenz's  obligations.  The  sale of a  significant  amount  of such
         pledged  shares  could  result in a change of control  of the  Company.
         Pursuant to a  retirement  agreement  between the Company and Mr. Lenz,
         Mr. Lenz has agreed to vote his shares of the Company's Common Stock in
         the manner recommended by the Company's Board of Directors.

(2)      Includes (a)  3,727,787  shares of Common Stock  directly  owned by Mr.
         Lenz,  (b) 21,500 shares of Common Stock  issuable upon the exercise of
         options  exercisable  within 60 days and held by Mr. Lenz,  (c) 573,414
         shares  of Common  Stock  indirectly  owned by Mr.  Lenz  through  four
         corporations that he indirectly owns and controls, (d) 38,800 shares of
         Series B Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series
         B Preferred Stock")  convertible into 87,300 shares of Common Stock and
         (e) Series B Common Stock  Purchase  Warrants (the "Series B Warrants")
         exercisable into 15,700 shares of Common Stock.

(3)      Includes 55,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(4)      Includes 42,066 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(5)      Includes 37,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(6)      Includes  10,000 shares owned by Mr. Raben's wife as to which Mr. Raben
         does not have  dispositive  or voting  power and  disclaims  beneficial
         ownership.  Also includes  55,000 shares of Common Stock  issuable upon
         the  exercise of options  held by Mr.  Raben and which are  exercisable
         within 60 days.

(7)      Includes 11,300 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(8)      Includes  3,300 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Sach's wife. Mr. 
         Sachs  disclaims the beneficial  ownership of such shares.  Also 
         includes  52,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options held by Mr. Sachs which are exercisable within 60 days.

(9)      Includes  47,500  shares of Common Stock  issuable upon the exercise of
         options  held by Mr. Wolf which are  exercisable  within 60 days.  Also
         includes  800 shares of Common Stock held in a  testamentary  trust for
         which Mr. Wolf has shared voting power and shared  investment power and
         200 shares of Common Stock held by Mr.  Wolf's wife for which he claims
         beneficial ownership.

(10)     Includes 10,600 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days

(11)     Includes 2,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(12)     Includes 2,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(13)     Includes 13,700 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.

(14)     Includes 327,666 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of 
         options exercisable within 60 days.



                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

On August 28,  1995,  Randolph  W. Lenz  retired as  Chairman of the Board and a
Director of the Company.  Mr. Lenz remains the Company's principal  stockholder.
As  of  March  31,  1996  he  beneficially   owned,   directly  and  indirectly,
approximately 42% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company.  In connection
with his  retirement,  the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Lenz which
provides  certain  benefits  to Mr. Lenz and the  Company.  See  "Management  --
Retirement  of Randolph W.  Lenz." In addition to  indebtedness  pursuant to the
retirement agreement, an affiliate of Mr. Lenz is indebted to the Company in the
approximate  amount of $33,450  representing  shipping  charges incurred by such
affiliate  to the Company  during 1994.  The  affiliate of Mr. Lenz has not paid
such charges as of May 31, 1996.

The Company,  certain directors and executives of the Company, and KCS are named
parties in various legal  proceedings.  During 1995,  the Company  incurred $0.3
million of legal  fees and  expenses  on behalf of the  Company,  directors  and
executives of the Company, and KCS named in the lawsuits.

In 1995, the Company retained Jefferies,  of which a director of the Company was
then an  officer,  in  connection  with the  offering  of the Old  Notes and the
Acquisition  of PPM which was  completed in May 1995.  Jefferies was paid $9.338
million as an  underwriting  discount and for services  rendered.  Jefferies has
previously rendered financial advisory and other services to the Company.

The Company  intends that all  transactions  with affiliates be on terms no less
favorable to the Company than could be obtained in comparable  transactions with
an unrelated  person.  The Board will be advised in advance of any such proposed
transaction  or agreement and will utilize such  procedures in evaluating  their
terms and provisions as are appropriate in light of the Board's fiduciary duties
under Delaware law. In addition,  the Company has an Audit Committee  consisting
solely of outside directors.  One of the responsibilities of the Audit Committee
is to review related party transactions.




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                   DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES

General

The Old Notes were, and the New Notes will be, issued pursuant to the Indenture.
The form and  terms of the New  Notes  will be the same as the form and terms of
the Old Notes, except that the New Notes will be registered under the Securities
Act and, therefore,  will not bear legends restricting the transfer thereof. The
terms of the New Notes will include those stated in the Indenture and those made
part of the  Indenture  by  reference  to the Trust  Indenture  Act of 1939,  as
amended (the "Trust  Indenture Act"), as in effect on the date of the Indenture.
The following  summary of certain  provisions of the  Indenture,  the Collateral
Agreements (as defined  below) and the  Registration  Rights  Agreement does not
purport to be complete  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference to the
Indenture,  the Collateral  Agreements and the  Registration  Rights  Agreement,
including the  definitions  therein of certain  terms used below.  Copies of the
forms of Indenture, Collateral Agreements and Registration Rights Agreement have
been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is
a part). The definitions of certain terms used in the following  summary are set
forth below under "-- Certain Definitions."

Principal Maturity and Interest; Ranking of New Notes

The New Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to $250 million and will
mature on May 15, 2002. Interest on the New Notes will be payable  semi-annually
on May 15 and November 15 of each year,  commencing  on November  15,  1996,  to
holders  of  record  on  the  immediately   preceding  May  1  and  November  1,
respectively. The Notes will bear interest at 13 1/4% per annum from the date of
original issue. Holders of New Notes will receive interest on November 15, 1996,
from the date of the initial issuance of the New Notes,  plus an amount equal to
the accrued  interest on the Old Notes  exchanged  therefor from the most recent
date to which interest has been paid to the date of exchange  thereof.  Interest
on the Notes will accrue from the most  recent date to which  interest  has been
paid or, if no  interest  has been  paid,  from the date of  original  issuance.
Interest  will be computed on the basis of a 360-day  year  comprised  of twelve
30-day  months.  The New Notes will be payable both as to principal and interest
at the office or agency of the Company or, at the option of the Company, payment
of interest may be made by check mailed to the holders of the New Notes at their
respective  addresses  set forth in the  register  of  holders  of Notes.  Until
otherwise  designated by the Company, the Company's office or agency will be the
office of the Trustee maintained for such purpose.  If a payment date is a legal
holiday  at a place of  payment,  payment  may be made at that place on the next
succeeding  day that is not a legal  holiday  at such place of  payment,  and no
interest shall accrue for the intervening period.

The New Notes  will rank pari passu in right of payment  with all  existing  and
future  senior  indebtedness  (including  the  Old  Notes)  and  senior  to  all
subordinated  indebtedness of the Company. In addition, upon any distribution of
assets of the  Company  pursuant  to any  insolvency,  bankruptcy,  dissolution,
winding up, liquidation or reorganization,  the payment of the principal of, and
the  premium,  if any,  and  interest  on, the New Notes will rank pari passu in
right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness (including the
Old Notes).  The Notes will rank pari passu in right of payment  with all senior
borrowings.  The New Notes will be issued in registered  form,  without coupons,
and in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

Redemption

The Notes are not  redeemable  at the  Company's  option  prior to May 15, 2000.
Thereafter,  the  Notes  will be  subject  to  redemption  at the  option of the
Company,  in  whole or in part,  upon  not less  than 30 nor more  than 60 days'
notice,  at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount)
set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest  thereon to the applicable date
of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on May 15 of the
years indicated below:

               Year                        Percentage

               2000                          103.79%
               2001                          101.89
               2002                          100.00

Notwithstanding the foregoing,  prior to May 15, 2000, the Company may redeem up
to  one-third  of the original  principal  amount of the Notes,  at a redemption
price of 111.36% of the principal  amount of the Notes if the Notes are redeemed
prior to May 15, 1997, 109.46% of the principal amount of the Notes if the Notes
are  redeemed  after May 15,  1997 and  prior to May 15,  1998,  107.57%  of the
principal  amount of the Notes if the Notes are redeemed  after May 15, 1998 and
prior to May 15,  1999,  and  105.68%  of the  principal  amount  the  Notes are
redeemed  after  May 15,  1999,  in  each  case  plus  accrued  interest  to the
applicable redemption date, with the net proceeds of a bona fide public offering
of common stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;  provided, however,
that such  redemption  shall occur  within 60 days of the date of the closing of
such public offering.  The restrictions on optional redemptions set forth in the
Indenture  will not limit the Company's  right to make open market  purchases of
the Notes from time to time,  except that neither the Company nor any Restricted
Subsidiary may use the proceeds of a bona fide public offering made prior to May
15, 2000 to make open market purchases of the Notes.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, selection of Notes
for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance  with the  requirements
of the principal national  securities  exchange,  if any, on which the Notes are
listed,  or, if the Notes are not so listed,  on a pro rata basis,  by lot or by
such method as the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate,  provided, however,
that Notes of $1,000 or less may not be redeemed in part.  Notice of  redemption
will be mailed by first-class  mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before
the  redemption  date to each holder of Notes to be  redeemed  at such  holder's
registered  address.  If any Note is to be redeemed in part only,  the notice of
redemption  that  relates to such Note will state the  portion of the  principal
amount  thereof to be  redeemed.  A new Note in  principal  amount  equal to the
unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the holder thereof upon
cancellation of the original Note. On and after the date of redemption, interest
will cease to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.

The Notes will not be entitled to any mandatory redemption or sinking fund.

Guarantors

The  repayment  of the Old  Notes  is and  repayment  of the New  Notes  will be
unconditionally  and  irrevocably  guaranteed  by present  and  future  Material
Subsidiaries  of the Company that are Restricted  Subsidiaries  (other than TEL,
CMHC Germany, P.P.M., S.A. and any other present or future Restricted Subsidiary
organized  under the laws of a foreign  country),  including  Terex Cranes,  PPM
Cranes,  Koehring  Cranes and CMHC. Two other  Guarantors,  CMH  Acquisition and
International, are intermediary holding companies.  See Note P -- "Consolidating
Financial Statements" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The
Indenture will provide that as long as any Notes remain outstanding,  any future
domestic  Material  Subsidiary  of the Company that is a  Restricted  Subsidiary
shall enter into a similar  guarantee and the stock of such  Subsidiary  will be
pledged to secure the Notes.

The obligations of each Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount as will,
after  giving  effect to all other  contingent  and  fixed  liabilities  of such
Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or
on behalf of any other  Guarantor  in respect of the  obligations  of such other
Guarantor under its Guarantee, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under
the Guarantee not  constituting a fraudulent  conveyance or fraudulent  transfer
under  federal  or state law.  See "Risk  Factors --  Fraudulent  Conveyance  or
Transfer; Possible Invalidation or Subordination of Company Obligations."

Collateral

Subject to certain  exceptions,  the Notes and  Guarantees  will be secured by a
security  interest in (i) substantially all of the assets of the Company and the
Guarantors,  other than cash and cash  equivalents  (except  that as to accounts
receivable and inventory,  and proceeds thereof and certain related rights, such
security interest shall be subordinated to Liens securing  obligations under any
Revolving  Credit  Facility to which any of them are  obligors),  (ii) property,
plant and  equipment of the Company and certain of the  Restricted  Subsidiaries
organized outside of the U.S. and (iii) all of the Capital Stock of (and certain
intercompany notes from) all Subsidiaries of the Company owned by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary. In addition, the Notes will initially be secured by a
security  interest in  inventory  of certain  foreign  Restricted  Subsidiaries;
provided,  however, that if any European subsidiary of the Company enters into a
Revolving Credit Facility, the Company is permitted to secure such facility with
accounts  receivable  and/or  inventory  of such  subsidiary  and  the  security
interest securing the Notes will be released to the extent required by the terms
of any such facility.  All of the assets of the Company,  the Guarantors and the
Restricted  Subsidiaries  described above are collectively referred to herein as
the "Collateral."

The Company,  the Guarantors and the Restricted  Subsidiaries  have entered into
security  agreements,  mortgages,  deeds of trust and certain  other  collateral
assignment agreements  (collectively,  the "Collateral Agreements") that provide
for the grant of a  security  interest  in or pledge  of the  Collateral  to the
Trustee, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent"), for the
benefit of the holders of the Notes.  Such pledges and security  interests  will
secure the payment and  performance  when due of all of the  Obligations  of the
Company,  the Guarantors and the Restricted  Subsidiaries,  under the Indenture,
the Notes, the Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements.  The Trustee, on behalf
of the Noteholders, has entered into an intercreditor agreement with the Lenders
(as  defined  herein)  under  the  Credit  Facility  relating  to  the  parties'
respective rights to collateral and providing for certain other matters.

The Collateral  Agreements  grant certain  blanket-type  Liens to the Collateral
Agent against the personal  property of the Company,  the Guarantors and certain
of the Restricted  Subsidiaries  that are intended to secure the  Obligations of
such persons under the Indenture,  the Guarantees and the Notes.  The Collateral
Agreements also grant a first priority Lien in all fee real property and certain
leasehold interests (the "Real Property Assets") owned or leased by the Company,
the Guarantors and certain of the Restricted  Subsidiaries as of the date of the
Indenture. Such Liens shall be subordinate to (i) Purchase Money Liens permitted
under the covenant  entitled  "--Liens," (ii) Permitted Liens and (iii) Liens on
accounts receivable and inventory,  and the proceeds thereof and certain related
rights securing obligations under the Credit Facility. With respect to leasehold
interests,  the  Collateral  Agent's  Liens will be  limited to the extent  such
leasehold  interests may be encumbered pursuant to the terms of their respective
underlying  leases,  and by the  terms  of  such  leases.  The  Company  and its
Restricted Subsidiaries will have the right to grant (and suffer to exist) Liens
to third  parties to the extent  provided in the covenant  entitled  "Liens" and
will have the right to acquire any such assets subject to such Liens (and suffer
to exist such Liens.) The Collateral Agent's Liens are intended to be, and shall
be, at all times automatically  junior and subordinate in priority to certain of
such Liens.  The Collateral  Agreements  also provide that the Collateral  Agent
shall not have a lien on property,  plant or equipment  acquired by the Company,
any Guarantor or any Restricted  Subsidiary  with the proceeds of Purchase Money
Obligations  permitted under the terms of the Indenture,  which property,  plant
and equipment is subject to Purchase  Money Liens  permitted  under the terms of
the  Indenture,  if, and for so long as, the  agreements  governing the terms of
such Purchase Money  Obligations  and Purchase Money Liens prohibit junior liens
on the assets so acquired.

So long as no Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) has occurred and is
continuing, and subject to certain terms and conditions in the Indenture and the
Collateral  Agreements,  the  Company  will be  entitled  to  receive  all  cash
dividends,  interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Capital
Stock of any Subsidiary's  collateral pledged by it, and to exercise any voting,
other consensual rights and other rights  pertaining to such collateral  pledged
by it. Upon the  occurrence  and during the  continuance  of an Event of Default
relating  to payment of  principal  or interest on the Notes or if the Notes are
accelerated, all rights of the Company to exercise such voting, other consensual
rights or other rights will cease upon notice from the Collateral Agent, and all
such rights  will become  vested in the  Collateral  Agent,  which to the extent
permitted by law, will have sole right to exercise such voting, other consensual
rights or other rights.  Upon the occurrence and during continuance of any Event
of Default,  all rights of the Company to receive all cash  dividends,  interest
and other  payments  made upon or with respect to the pledged  collateral  will,
upon notice from the Collateral Agent,  cease and such cash dividends,  interest
and other payments will be paid to the Collateral  Agent. All funds  distributed
under the Collateral  Agreements  and received by the  Collateral  Agent for the
benefit of the holders of the Notes will be retained  and/or  distributed by the
Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Under  the  terms  of the  Collateral  Agreements,  the  Collateral  Agent  will
determine the  circumstances and manner in which the Collateral will be disposed
of, including,  but not limited to, the determination of whether to foreclose on
the  Collateral  following  an Event of  Default.  Holders  of the Notes may not
enforce the Collateral Agreements. Subject to certain limitations,  holders of a
majority  in  principal  amount of the then  outstanding  Notes may  direct  the
Collateral  Agent in its  exercise  of any trust or power  under the  Collateral
Agreements.  Upon the full and final payment and  performance of all Obligations
of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes, the Collateral Agreements will
terminate and the pledged Collateral will be released. In addition, in the event
that the pledged  Collateral is sold and the Net Proceeds are or will be applied
in accordance with the terms of the covenant  described under  "--Limitation  on
Asset Sales," the Collateral  Agent will release  simultaneously  with such sale
the  Liens in favor  of the  Collateral  Agent  in the  assets  sold,  provided,
however,  that the Collateral Agent has received all  documentation  required by
the Trust Indenture Act therefor.

In the event of a default  under the Notes,  the  proceeds  from the sale of the
Collateral may not be sufficient to satisfy the Company's  obligations under the
Notes in full.  The amount to be  received  upon such a sale would be  dependent
upon  numerous  factors  including  the  condition,  age and useful  life of the
collateral at the time of such sale,  the timing and the manner of the sale, and
whether the assets were being sold as part of an ongoing business.  In addition,
the book  value of the  collateral  should  not be relied  upon as a measure  of
realizable value.

Repurchase Upon Change of Control

Upon the  occurrence  of a Change of Control,  the  Company  will be required to
offer to  repurchase  all the Notes then  outstanding  as  described  below (the
"Change of Control  Offer") at a purchase  price equal to 101% of the  aggregate
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid  interest,  if any, to the date
of purchase  (the "Change of Control  Payment").  Within 40 days  following  any
Change of Control, the Company must mail a notice to each holder stating,  among
other  things:  (i) that the Change of Control  Offer is being made  pursuant to
this  provision and that all Notes  tendered will be accepted for payment,  (ii)
the purchase price and the purchase date,  which will be no earlier than 30 days
nor later  than 40 days from the date such  notice  is mailed  (the  "Change  of
Control Payment Date"), (iii) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue
interest, (iv) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of
Control  Payment,  all Notes  accepted  for  payment  pursuant  to the Change of
Control Offer will cease to accrue  interest after the Change of Control Payment
Date, (v) that any holder electing to have Notes purchased  pursuant to a Change
of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled
"Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes  completed,  to
the paying agent with  respect to the Notes (the "Paying  Agent") at the address
specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third business day
preceding  the  Change of Control  Payment  Date,  (vi) that the holder  will be
entitled to withdraw such election if the Paying Agent receives,  not later than
the close of business on the second business day preceding the Change of Control
Payment Date, a telegram,  telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth
the name of the holder,  the principal  amount of Notes  delivered for purchase,
and a statement that such holder is withdrawing  his election to have such Notes
purchased,  and (vii) that a holder whose Notes are being purchased only in part
will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of
the Notes  surrendered,  which  unpurchased  portion  must be equal to $1,000 in
principal amount or an integral multiple  thereof.  The Company will comply with
the  requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other  securities
laws and  regulations  thereunder  to the extent such laws and  regulations  are
applicable in connection  with the repurchase of the Notes in connection  with a
Change of Control.

On the Change of Control  Payment Date,  the Company will, to the extent lawful,
(i) accept for payment the Notes or portions  thereof  tendered  pursuant to the
Change of Control  Offer,  (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to
the Change of Control  Payment  in respect of all Notes or  portions  thereof so
tendered, and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so
accepted  together  with an  officer's  certificate  stating  that the  Notes or
portions  thereof  tendered to the Company are accepted for payment.  The Paying
Agent  will  promptly  mail to each  holder of Notes so  accepted  payment in an
amount  equal  to the  purchase  price  for such  Notes,  and the  Trustee  will
authenticate and mail to each holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any
unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered,  if any, provided,  however,  that
each such new Note will be in principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof.  The Company will announce the result of the Change of Control Offer on
or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

Except as  described  above with respect to a Change of Control,  the  Indenture
does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the Notes to require that
the  Company  repurchase  or  redeem  the  Notes  in the  event  of a  takeover,
recapitalization or similar restructuring.

There can be no assurance that sufficient funds will be available at the time of
any Change of Control Offer to make required repurchases.

"Change  of  Control"  means  (i)  the  sale,  assignment,  lease,  transfer  or
conveyance  (in  one  transaction  or  a  series  of  transactions)  of  all  or
substantially  all of the Company's  assets to any Person or group (as such term
is used in Section  13(d)(3)  of the  Exchange  Act),  (ii) the  liquidation  or
dissolution of the Company or the adoption of a plan by the  stockholders of the
Company  relating to the  dissolution or  liquidation of the Company,  (iii) the
acquisition by any Person or group (as such term is used in Section  13(d)(3) of
the Exchange Act), except for any Person or group owning in excess of 40% of the
voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company on the date of the Indenture, of
a direct or indirect majority in interest (more than 50%) of the voting power of
the Voting Stock of the Company by way of purchase,  merger or  consolidation or
otherwise,  or (iv) during any period of two consecutive years,  individuals who
at the  beginning  of such  period  constituted  the Board of  Directors  of the
Company  (which  includes  any new  directors  whose  election  by such Board of
Directors or whose  nomination for election by the  stockholders  of the Company
was approved by a vote of at least 66 2/3% of the directors then still in office
who were either  directors at the beginning of such period or whose  election or
nomination  for election  was  previously  so approved)  cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Certain Covenants

Limitation on Restricted Payments. The Company will not, and will not permit any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly (i) declare or pay any
dividend  or make any  distribution  on account of the Equity  Interests  of the
Company and its Subsidiaries  (other than dividends or distributions  payable in
Equity  Interests  of the  Company or such  Restricted  Subsidiary  (other  than
Disqualified Stock) or dividends or distributions  payable to the Company or any
Wholly Owned Subsidiary),  (ii) purchase,  redeem or otherwise acquire or retire
for  value  any  Equity  Interest  of the  Company  or any  Subsidiary  or other
Affiliate  of the  Company  (other than any such  Equity  Interest  owned by the
Company or any Wholly Owned  Subsidiary),  (iii)  voluntarily make any principal
payment on, or  purchase,  redeem,  defease or  otherwise  acquire or retire for
value any Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the
Notes prior to any scheduled  principal  payment,  sinking fund payment or other
payment at the stated maturity thereof,  or (iv) make any Restricted  Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above
are collectively  referred to as "Restricted  Payments")  unless, at the time of
such Restricted Payment:

     (a)  no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would
          occur as a consequence thereof, and

     (b)  immediately  after  such  Restricted  Payment  (the  value of any such
          payment,  if other than cash,  being  determined  in good faith by the
          Board of  Directors  and  evidenced  by a  resolution  set forth in an
          officers'  certificate  delivered  to the  Trustee)  and after  giving
          effect thereto on a pro forma basis,  the Company could incur at least
          $1.00 of additional  Indebtedness  under the Interest  Coverage  Ratio
          test set  forth in the  covenant  described  under "--  Limitation  on
          Incurrence of Indebtedness," and

     (c)  such  Restricted  Payment,  together  with the  aggregate of all other
          Restricted   Payments   made  by  the  Company   and  its   Restricted
          Subsidiaries  after the date of the  Indenture  (including  Restricted
          Payments  permitted  by  clauses  (i) and (ii) of the  next  following
          paragraph and  excluding  Restricted  Payments  permitted by the other
          clauses therein),  is less than the sum of (x) 40% of the Consolidated
          Net  Income of the  Company  for the period  (taken as one  accounting
          period) from the beginning of the first quarter commencing immediately
          after  the  date of the  Indenture  to the end of the  Company's  most
          recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial  statements
          are  available  at the time of such  Restricted  Payment  (or, if such
          Consolidated  Net  Income for such  period is a deficit,  100% of such
          deficit), plus (y) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by
          the Company from the issuance or sale,  other than to a Subsidiary  of
          the  Company,   of  Equity   Interests  of  the  Company  (other  than
          Disqualified Stock) after the date of the Indenture and on or prior to
          the time of such  Restricted  Payment,  plus (z) 100% of the aggregate
          net cash  proceeds  received by the Company from the issuance or sale,
          other than to a  Subsidiary  of the  Company,  of any  convertible  or
          exchangeable  debt security of the Company that has been  converted or
          exchanged   into  Equity   Interests   of  the  Company   (other  than
          Disqualified  Stock)  pursuant to the terms  thereof after the date of
          the Indenture and on or prior to the time of such Restricted Payment.

The  foregoing  provisions  will not  prohibit  (i) the payment of any  dividend
within  60 days  after  the  date of  declaration  thereof,  if at said  date of
declaration such payment would not have been prohibited by the provisions of the
Indenture, (ii) the redemption, purchase, retirement or other acquisition of any
Equity  Interests of the Company in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the
substantially  concurrent  sale (other than to a  Subsidiary  of the Company) of
other Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock), (iii) the
redemption,  repurchase  or  payoff of any  Indebtedness  with  proceeds  of any
Refinancing Indebtedness (as defined below) permitted to be incurred pursuant to
the provision described under "--Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness," (iv)
the redemption,  purchase, retirement or other payoff of the Series A Cumulative
Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred  Stock, (v) Investments by the Company or any
Restricted  Subsidiary,  in an aggregate  amount not to exceed $3 million,  in a
Non-Restricted   Subsidiary  formed  primarily  for  the  purpose  of  financing
purchases  and leases of  inventory  manufactured  by the  Company or any of its
Subsidiaries,  and (vi) other Restricted  Payments in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $8 million.

Not later than the date of making  any  Restricted  Payment,  the  Company  will
deliver to the Trustee an officers'  certificate  stating  that such  Restricted
Payment is  permitted  and setting  forth the basis upon which the  calculations
required by this covenant were computed,  which  calculations  may be based upon
the Company's latest available financial statements.

Limitation  on Incurrence  of  Indebtedness.  The Company will not, and will not
permit any of its Restricted  Subsidiaries  to, directly or indirectly,  create,
incur, issue, assume, guaranty or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable
with respect to  (collectively,  "incur") any Indebtedness  (including  Acquired
Debt) and the Company will not issue any Disqualified  Stock and will not permit
any of its  Restricted  Subsidiaries  to issue any  preferred  stock,  provided,
however, that the Company may incur Indebtedness or issue shares of Disqualified
Stock if the Interest  Coverage Ratio for the Company's most recently ended four
full fiscal  quarters for which  internal  financial  statements  are  available
immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred
or such Disqualified Stock is issued would have been at least equal to the ratio
set forth below opposite the period in which such incurrence or issuance occurs,
determined on a pro forma basis  (including a pro forma  application  of the net
proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the
Disqualified Stock has been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such
four-quarter period;

     Period Ending                                                 Ratio

     May 15, 1997.........................................         2.50:1
     May 15, 1998 and thereafter..........................         2.75:1

provided,  however, that, in the case of Indebtedness,  (i) the Weighted Average
Life to Maturity of such  Indebtedness  is greater than the  remaining  Weighted
Average  Life to  Maturity  of the  Notes  by at least  one  year and (ii)  such
Indebtedness  has a final  scheduled  maturity  that  exceeds  the final  stated
maturity of the Notes by at least one year.

The foregoing  limitations  will not prohibit the incurrence of (a) Indebtedness
pursuant to the Revolving  Credit Facility and repayment  obligations in respect
of letters of credit, provided,  however, that the aggregate principal amount of
Indebtedness  so  incurred  on any date,  together  with all other  Indebtedness
incurred  pursuant to this clause (a) and  outstanding  on such date,  shall not
exceed the sum of (i) 85% of Eligible Receivables (as defined in the Indenture),
plus  (ii)  50%  of  Eligible  Inventory  (as  defined  in the  Indenture),  (b)
performance  bonds,  surety  bonds,  insurance  obligations  or bonds  and other
similar bonds or obligations  incurred in the ordinary  course of business,  (c)
Hedging  Obligations  incurred to fix the  interest  rate on any  variable  rate
Indebtedness otherwise permitted by the Indenture,  (d) Indebtedness arising out
of sale and leaseback transactions,  capital lease obligations or Purchase Money
Obligations (collectively, "Purchase Money Indebtedness") in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $6 million during any calendar year, (e) Indebtedness  owed by the
Company to any Wholly  Owned  Subsidiary  or  Guarantor  or by any Wholly  Owned
Subsidiary  or Guarantor to the Company or any other Wholly Owned  Subsidiary or
Guarantor,  (f)  Guarantees  incurred  in the  ordinary  course of  business  of
Indebtedness incurred by any Person to purchase or lease inventory  manufactured
or  sold  by  the  Company  or any  Restricted  Subsidiary  (including,  without
limitation,  Floor Plan Guarantees),  provided,  however, that (i) to the extent
commercially  practicable,  the Indebtedness so guaranteed is secured by a first
priority lien on such inventory in favor of the holder of such  Indebtedness and
(ii) if the Company or such  Restricted  Subsidiary  is required to make payment
with respect to such guaranty,  the Company or such  Restricted  Subsidiary will
have the  right to  receive  either  (1)  title to such  inventory,  (2) a valid
assignment of a perfected first priority  security interest in such inventory or
(3)  the  net  proceeds  of any  resale  of  such  inventory,  (g)  Indebtedness
outstanding on the date of the Indenture,  up to 80 million French Francs of PPM
Funded  Debt (as  defined  in the  Indenture)  remaining  outstanding  following
consummation of the Acquisition and the PPM Subordinated Note (as defined in the
Indenture) and (h) Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the proceeds of which
are  contemporaneously  used to extend,  refinance,  renew,  replace,  or refund
(collectively, "Refinance") Indebtedness referred to in clauses (d) or (g) above
and outstanding  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the debt incurrence tests set
forth in the immediately  preceding paragraph (the "Refinancing  Indebtedness"),
provided,   however,   that  (1)  the  principal   amount  of  such  Refinancing
Indebtedness  does not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so Refinanced
(plus the amount of  reasonable  out-of-pocket  fees and  expenses  incurred  in
connection therewith),  (2) the Refinancing  Indebtedness has a Weighted Average
Life to  Maturity  that is either  (x)  equal to or  greater  than the  Weighted
Average Life to Maturity of the  Indebtedness  being  Refinanced  or (y) greater
than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Notes, and (3) the Refinancing
Indebtedness  ranks, in right of payment,  no less favorable to the Notes as the
Indebtedness being Refinanced.

Limitation  on Asset  Sales.  The  Company  will not,  and will not  permit  any
Restricted  Subsidiary  to,  make any Asset Sale  unless (i) the Company or such
Restricted  Subsidiary receives  consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at
least equal to the fair market value of the assets subject to such Asset Sale as
determined  in good  faith by the Board of  Directors,  (ii) at least 80% of the
consideration for such Asset Sale (other than consideration consisting of assets
that will be used in the business of the Company or its  Subsidiaries) is in the
form of Permitted  Proceeds,  and (iii) within 12 months of such Asset Sale, the
Net Proceeds  thereof are (a) invested in assets  related to the business of the
Company  or  its  Restricted  Subsidiaries  as  conducted  on  the  date  of the
Indenture,  (b) applied to repay  Indebtedness  under Purchase Money Obligations
incurred in  connection  with the asset so sold or (c) to the extent not used as
provided  in clauses (a) or (b),  applied to make an offer to purchase  Notes as
described below (an "Excess Proceeds  Offer"),  provided,  however,  that if the
amount of Net Proceeds  from any Asset Sale not invested  pursuant to clause (a)
above  is less  than $5  million,  the  Company  will not be  required  to repay
indebtedness pursuant to clause (b) or to make an offer pursuant to clause (c).

The amount of Net Proceeds not invested or applied as set forth in the preceding
clauses (a) and (b) constitutes  "Excess  Proceeds." If the Company  elects,  or
becomes  obligated to make an Excess Proceeds  Offer,  the Company will offer to
purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Proceeds
(the  "Purchase  Amount"),  at a purchase  price equal to 100% of the  aggregate
principal  amount  thereof,  plus  accrued and unpaid  interest,  if any, to the
purchase  date.  The Company must commence such Excess  Proceeds Offer not later
than 60 days after the  expiration  of the 12-month  period  following the Asset
Sale that produced  Excess  Proceeds.  If the aggregate  purchase  price for the
Notes  tendered  pursuant to the Excess  Proceeds  Offer is less than the Excess
Proceeds,  the  Company and its  Subsidiaries  may use the portion of the Excess
Proceeds  remaining  after payment of such purchase price for general  corporate
purposes.

The Excess  Proceeds Offer will remain open for a period of 20 business days and
no longer, unless a longer period is required by law (the "Excess Proceeds Offer
Period").  Promptly after the  termination  of the Excess  Proceeds Offer Period
(the "Excess  Proceeds  Payment  Date"),  the Company will  purchase and mail or
deliver  payment  for the  Purchase  Amount  for the Notes or  portions  thereof
tendered,  pro rata or by such other  method as may be required  by law,  or, if
less than the Purchase Amount has been tendered,  all Notes tendered pursuant to
the  Excess  Proceeds  Offer.  The  principal  amount  of Notes to be  purchased
pursuant to an Excess  Proceeds Offer may be reduced by the principal  amount of
Notes  acquired  by the  Company  through  purchase  or  redemption  (other than
pursuant to a Change of Control Offer)  subsequent to the date of the Asset Sale
and surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.  Any Excess Proceeds Offer will
be  conducted  in  compliance  with  applicable  regulations  under the  federal
securities law, including Exchange Act Rule 14e-1.

The Company's  ability to purchase  Notes in the event it is required to make an
Excess  Proceeds  Offer  may be  adversely  affected  by,  among  other  things,
covenants  of the Credit  Facility.  There can be no assurance  that  sufficient
funds  will be  available  at the  time of any  Excess  Proceeds  Offer  to make
required  repurchases.  The  Company's  failure  to  comply  with  the  covenant
described  above will be an Event of Default under the Indenture if such failure
continues for a specified period and the required notice is given by the Trustee
or the holders of not less than 25% in principal  amount of the then outstanding
Notes.

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its  Subsidiaries to, create or
suffer to exist or become  effective  any  restriction  that  would  impair  the
ability of the Company to make an Excess  Proceeds  Offer upon an Asset Sale or,
if such  Excess  Proceeds  Offer  is made,  to pay for the  Notes  tendered  for
purchase.

Limitation  on Liens.  The Company will not, and will not permit any  Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,  create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any Lien on any asset  now  owned or  hereafter  acquired,  or on any  income or
profits  therefrom  or assign or convey any right to receive  income  therefrom,
except (i) Liens on accounts  receivable and inventory and the proceeds  thereof
(and certain rights  relating  thereto)  securing  Indebtedness  permitted to be
incurred   pursuant  to  clause  (a)  under   "--Limitation   on  Incurrence  of
Indebtedness"  (including the Revolving  Credit  Facility),  (ii) Purchase Money
Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (d) under
"--Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness," and (iii) Permitted Liens.

Limitation on Restrictions on Restricted Subsidiary Dividends.  The Company will
not, and will not permit any Restricted  Subsidiary to,  directly or indirectly,
create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance
or  restriction  on the  ability  of any  Restricted  Subsidiary  (a) to (i) pay
dividends  or  make  any  other  distributions  to  the  Company  or  any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (A) on such Restricted Subsidiary's Capital Stock or (B)
with  respect to any other  interest or  participation  in, or measured by, such
Restricted Subsidiary's profits or (ii) pay any indebtedness owed to the Company
or any of its  Restricted  Subsidiaries,  or (b) make loans or  advances  to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions
existing under or by reasons of (i) the Revolving  Credit  Facility that are not
materially  more  restrictive,  taken as a whole,  than those  contained  in the
Revolving  Credit  Facility  existing  on the  date of the  Indenture,  (ii) the
Indenture,  the Notes and the Collateral Agreements,  (iii) applicable law, (iv)
any Acquired  Debt,  which  encumbrance  or restriction is not applicable to any
person, or the properties or assets of any person, other than the person, or the
property or assets of the person,  so acquired,  and (v)  permitted  Refinancing
Indebtedness,  provided,  however,  that  such  restrictions  contained  in  any
agreement governing such Refinancing  Indebtedness are no more restrictive taken
as a whole than those  contained in any  agreements  governing the  Indebtedness
being refinanced.

Merger,  Consolidation  or Sale of Assets.  The Company may not  consolidate  or
merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or
sell,  assign,   transfer,   lease,  convey  or  otherwise  dispose  of  all  or
substantially   all  of  its  properties  or  assets  in  one  or  more  related
transactions to, any other person unless (i) the Company is the surviving person
or the person formed by or surviving any such  consolidation or merger (if other
than the Company) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance
or other disposition has been made is a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the United  States,  any state  thereof or the District of Columbia,
(ii) the person  formed by or  surviving  any such  consolidation  or merger (if
other than the Company) or the person to which such sale, assignment,  transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations
of the Company,  pursuant to a supplemental  indenture and Collateral Agreements
in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, under
the Notes, the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements,  (iii) immediately after
giving effect to such  transaction,  no Default or Event of Default exists,  and
(iv) the Company, or any person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or
merger, or to which such sale, assignment,  transfer, lease, conveyance or other
disposition has been made, (A) has Consolidated Net Worth (immediately after the
transaction but prior to any purchase accounting  adjustments resulting from the
transaction)  equal to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company
immediately preceding the transaction and (B) is permitted,  at the time of such
transaction and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction had
occurred at the beginning of the  applicable  four-quarter  period,  to incur at
least $1.00 of additional  Indebtedness  pursuant to the Interest Coverage Ratio
test set forth in the covenant  described under  "--Limitation  on Incurrence of
Indebtedness."

Limitation on Transactions  with Affiliates.  The Company will not, and will not
permit any of its Restricted  Subsidiaries  to,  directly or  indirectly,  sell,
lease,  transfer or otherwise  dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase  any property or assets from,  or enter into any  contract,  agreement,
understanding,  loan,  advance or  guarantee  with,  or for the  benefit of, any
Affiliate (each of the foregoing,  an "Affiliate  Transaction"),  except for (i)
Affiliate  Transactions of aggregate value of up to $1 million conducted in good
faith  that  are on terms  that  are no less  favorable  to the  Company  or the
relevant  Restricted  Subsidiary  than those that would have been  obtained in a
comparable  transaction  by the  Company or such  Subsidiary  with an  unrelated
person, (ii) Affiliate Transactions of aggregate value of up to $10 million that
a majority of the disinterested members on the Board of Directors of the Company
determines to be fair to the Company or the relevant Restricted  Subsidiary from
a financial point of view and (iii) Affiliate Transactions for which the Company
delivers  to the  Trustee an opinion as to the  fairness  to the Company or such
Restricted  Subsidiary  from a financial  point of view issued by an  investment
banking firm of national standing;  provided,  however,  that the following will
not be deemed to be Affiliate  Transactions:  (i) employment  agreements entered
into by the  Company or any  Restricted  Subsidiary  in the  ordinary  course of
business  with  the  approval  of  the  Company's   Board  of  Directors,   (ii)
transactions  between or among the Company and/or its Wholly Owned  Subsidiaries
or Guarantors,  (iii) transactions  permitted by the provisions of the Indenture
described above under  "--Limitation  on Restricted  Payments",  (iv) good faith
bona fide  purchases  and sales of  inventory  or services  made in the ordinary
course of business  consistent  with past  practice  between the Company and any
Restricted  Subsidiary or between  Restricted  Subsidiaries  and (v)  reasonable
directors' fees for members of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Rule 144A  Information  Requirement.  The  Company  has agreed to furnish to the
holders or beneficial  holders of the Notes and prospective  purchasers of Notes
designated by the holders of Transfer Restricted Securities, upon their request,
the information  required to be delivered  pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the
Securities  Act until such time as the  holders  thereof  have  disposed of such
Notes pursuant to an effective registration statement.

Reports. Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission,
so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the holders of
Notes all quarterly and annual  financial  information that would be required to
be  contained  in a filing  with the  Commission  on Forms  10-Q and 10-K if the
Company were required to file such forms,  including a "Management's  Discussion
and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and, with respect
to the annual  information  only, a report  thereon by the  Company's  certified
independent   accountants.   From  and  after  the  time  the  Company  files  a
registration  statement  with the  Commission  with  respect to the  Notes,  the
Company will file such quarterly and annual information with the Commission.

Events of Default and Remedies

Each of the following  constitutes an Event of Default under the Indenture:  (i)
default  for 30 days in the  payment  when due of  interest  on the Notes,  (ii)
default in payment of principal  (or  premium,  if any) on the Notes when due at
maturity,  redemption,  by  acceleration  or  otherwise,  (iii)  default  in the
performance or breach of the provisions of "--Merger,  Consolidation  or Sale of
Assets,"  "--Limitation on Restricted Payments,"  "--Limitation on Asset Sales,"
"--Limitation  on Liens" or  "--Repurchase  Upon Change of Control," and certain
provisions of the  Collateral  Agreements,  (iv) default in the  performance  or
breach of the provisions of "--Limitation  on Incurrence of Indebtedness"  which
the  Company  fails to cure  within 30 days after the  occurrence  thereof,  (v)
failure by the Company,  any Guarantor or any Restricted  Subsidiary for 30 days
after notice to comply with certain other agreements in the Indenture, the Notes
or the  Collateral  Agreements,  (vi) default  under (after giving effect to any
applicable  grace periods or any  extension of any maturity  date) any mortgage,
indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be
secured or evidenced any  Indebtedness  for money  borrowed by the Company,  any
Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed by
the  Company,  any  Guarantor  or  any  Restricted  Subsidiary),   whether  such
Indebtedness  or  guarantee  now  exists  or is  created  after  the date of the
Indenture,  if (a)  either  (1) such  default  results  from the  failure to pay
principal  of or  interest  on such  Indebtedness  and (2) as a  result  of such
default the  maturity of such  Indebtedness  has been  accelerated,  and (b) the
principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any
other such  Indebtedness with respect to which such a payment default (after the
expiration of any applicable grace period or any extension of the maturity date)
has  occurred,  or the  maturity  of which has been so  accelerated,  exceeds $4
million in the  aggregate,  (vii)  failure by the Company,  any Guarantor or any
Restricted  Subsidiary  to pay final  judgments  (other than any  judgment as to
which a reputable insurance company has accepted full liability)  aggregating in
excess of $1 million  which  judgments are not stayed within 60 days after their
entry, (viii) breach by the Company, any Guarantor or any Restricted  Subsidiary
of  any  material  representation  or  warranty  set  forth  in  the  Collateral
Agreements,  which  breach  is not cured by the  Company  or such  Guarantor  or
Restricted  Subsidiary or waived within 30 days after notice to comply with such
breach of a material representation or warranty, (ix) repudiation by the Company
or any of the Guarantors or Restricted  Subsidiaries of their  obligations under
the Indenture,  the Notes,  the  Collateral  Agreements or the Guarantees or the
Company,  any  Guarantor  or any  Restricted  Subsidiary  takes any action  that
causes,  or  asserts,  or fails to take any  action  that it knows,  or has been
notified by the Trustee,  is necessary to prevent,  the  unenforceability of the
Indenture,  the Notes, the Collateral  Agreements or the Guarantees  against the
Company or any of the Guarantors or Restricted Subsidiaries for any reason or is
necessary to maintain the priority and perfection of the Liens of the Collateral
Agreements,  and (x) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency  with respect to
the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing,  the Trustee or the holders of
at least 25% in principal  amount of the then  outstanding  Notes may declare by
written notice all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of
bankruptcy  or  insolvency,  all  outstanding  Notes will become due and payable
without  further  action or  notice.  Holders of the Notes may not  enforce  the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the  Indenture.  Subject to certain
limitations,  holders of a majority in principal  amount of the then outstanding
Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.  The Trustee
may withhold from holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event
of  Default  (except a Default or Event of Default  relating  to the  payment of
principal or  interest) if it  determines  that  withholding  notice is in their
interest.

The  holders  of a  majority  in  aggregate  principal  amount of the Notes then
outstanding,  by written notice to the Trustee,  may on behalf of the holders of
all of the Notes (i) waive any  existing  Default  or Event of  Default  and its
consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default
in the  payment of  interest  on, or the  principal  of, the Notes,  and/or (ii)
rescind  an  acceleration  and its  consequences  if the  rescission  would  not
conflict with any judgment or decree if all existing  Events of Default  (except
nonpayment  of  principal  or  interest  that has become due solely  because the
acceleration) have been cured or waived.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

No director,  officer,  employee,  incorporator or stockholder of the Company or
any  Guarantor,  as such,  will have any  liability for any  obligations  of the
Company  under the  Notes,  the  Indenture,  the  Collateral  Agreements  or the
Registration  Rights  Agreement  or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of,  such  obligations  of their  creation.  Each  holder of the Notes by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release
are part of the  consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be
effective to waive liabilities  under the federal  securities laws and it is the
view of the Commission that such a waiver is against public policy.

Defeasance and Discharge of the Indenture and the Notes

The  Indenture  provides  that the Company will be  discharged  from any and all
obligations  in  respect of the Notes,  other  than the  obligation  to duly and
punctually pay the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes
in  accordance  with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture  upon  irrevocable
deposit with the Trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government  obligations
that will provide  money in an amount  sufficient in the opinion of a nationally
recognized accounting firm to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and each
installment  of interest,  if any, on the due dates  thereof on the Notes.  Such
trust may only be  established  if,  among  other  things,  (i) the  Company has
delivered  to the Trustee an opinion of  independent  counsel to the effect that
the  holders of the Notes will not  recognize  income,  gain or loss for federal
income tax  purposes  as a result of such  deposit  and  defeasance  and will be
subject to federal income tax on the same amount,  in the same manner and at the
same times as would have been the case if such  deposit and  defeasance  had not
occurred, (ii) no Event of Default or event that with the passing of time or the
giving of notice,  or both,  shall  constitute  an Event of  Default  shall have
occurred  or be  continuing,  and  (iii)  certain  of the  customary  conditions
precedent are satisfied.

The Company may satisfy and  discharge  its  obligations  under the Indenture to
holders  of  the  Notes  by  delivering  to the  Trustee  for  cancellation  all
outstanding  Notes or by  depositing  with the Trustee or the Paying  Agent,  if
applicable,  after the Notes have become due and payable, cash sufficient to pay
at the stated  maturity all of the Notes and paying all other sums payable under
the Indenture by the Company.

Transfer and Exchange

A holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance  with the  Indenture.  The
Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder,  among other things,  to furnish
appropriate  endorsements  and transfer  documents and the Company may require a
holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the  Indenture.
The  Company is not  required to transfer  or  exchange  any Note  selected  for
redemption.  Also,  the Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Note
for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

The  registered  holder  of a Note  will be  treated  as the owner of it for all
purposes.

Payments for Consent

Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries  shall,  directly or indirectly,
pay or cause to be paid any  consideration,  whether by way of interest,  fee or
otherwise,  to any holder of any Notes for or as an  inducement  to any consent,
waiver or amendment of any of the terms or  provisions  of the  Indenture or the
Notes  unless such  consideration  is offered to be paid or agreed to be paid to
all holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame
set forth in the  solicitation  documents  relating to such  consent,  waiver or
agreement.



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Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

Except as provided in the next succeeding paragraph, the Indenture and the Notes
may be amended or  supplemented  with the  consent of the  holders of at least a
majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding  (including  consents
obtained in connection  with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) and any
existing  Default or Event of Default or  compliance  with any  provision of the
Indenture, the Notes of the Collateral Agreements may be waived with the consent
of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then  outstanding  Notes
(including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer
for Notes).

Without the  consent of each holder  affected,  an  amendment  or waiver may not
(with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting  holder of Notes) (i) reduce
the  principal  amount of Notes  whose  holders  must  consent to an  amendment,
supplement or waiver, (ii) reduce the principal of, or the premium on, or change
the fixed  maturity  of any Note or alter the  provisions  with  respect  to the
redemption of the Notes or alter the price at which repurchases of the Notes may
be made pursuant to an Excess  Proceeds Offer or Change of Control Offer,  (iii)
reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note,  (iv)
waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of  principal  of or premium,
if any, or interest on the Notes,  (v) make any Note payable in money other than
that  stated  in the  Notes,  (vi)  make any  change  in the  provisions  of the
Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of Notes
to receive  payments of  principal  of or  interest on the Notes,  (vii) waive a
redemption  payment  with  respect  to any Note,  (viii)  make any change in the
provisions of any of the  Guarantees  that  adversely  affects the rights of any
holder of Notes,  (ix) adversely affect the contractual  ranking of the Notes or
Guarantees,  or (x)  make any  change  in the  foregoing  amendment  and  waiver
provisions.

Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  without the consent of the holder of Notes, the
Company and the Trustee may amend or  supplement  the  Indenture or the Notes to
cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes
in addition to or in place of certificated  Notes, to provide for the assumption
of the  Company's  obligations  to  holders  of  the  Notes  or the  Guarantor's
obligation under the Guarantee in the case of a merger or consolidation, to make
any change that would provide any  additional  rights or benefits to the holders
of the Notes or that  does not  adversely  affect  the  legal  rights  under the
Indenture of any such holder,  or to comply with  requirements of the Commission
in order to effect or maintain  the  qualification  of the  Indenture  under the
Trust Indenture Act.

Concerning the Trustee

The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee,  should
it become a  creditor  of the  Company,  to obtain  payment of claims in certain
cases, or to realize on certain  property  received in respect of any such claim
as  security or  otherwise.  The Trustee  will be  permitted  to engage in other
transactions; provided, however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must
eliminate such conflict  within 90 days,  apply to the Commission for permission
to continue or resign.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will
have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for  exercising  any  remedy  available  to  the  Trustee,  subject  to  certain
exceptions.  The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs (and
is not cured),  the Trustee will be required,  in the exercise of its power,  to
use the  degree  of care of a prudent  man in the  conduct  of his own  affairs.
Subject to such provisions,  the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise
any of its rights or powers under the  Indenture at the request of any holder of
Notes,  unless  such  holder  shall have  offered to the  Trustee  security  and
indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Additional Information

Anyone who receives this  Prospectus may obtain a copy of the Indenture  without
charge  by  writing  to  Terex  Corporation,   500  Post  Road  East,  Westport,
Connecticut  06880,  Attention:  Marvin B. Rosenberg,  Senior Vice President and
General Counsel.

Certain Definitions

Set forth below are certain  defined terms used in the  Indenture.  Reference is
made to the  Indenture for a full  definition of all such terms,  as well as any
other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.

"Acquired Debt" means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness of any
other  Person  existing  at the time such other  Person  merged  with or into or
became a Subsidiary of such specified Person,  other than Indebtedness  incurred
in connection  with, or in  contemplation  of, such other Person merging with or
into or becoming a Subsidiary of such specified Person.

"Affiliate"  of  any  specified  Person  means  any  other  Person  directly  or
indirectly  controlling  or  controlled  by or under  direct or indirect  common
control with such specified Person.  For purposes of this definition,  "control"
(including,  with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person,  will mean
the  possession,  directly  or  indirectly,  of the power to direct or cause the
direction  of the  management  or policies of such Person,  whether  through the
ownership of voting securities,  by agreement or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing  to the  contrary,  neither  Jefferies & Company,  Inc. nor any of its
Affiliates will be deemed to be Affiliates of the Company.

"Asset Sale" means any sale, assignment,  transfer,  lease, conveyance, or other
disposition (including,  without limitation,  by way of merger or consolidation)
(collectively,  a  "transfer"),  directly or  indirectly,  in one or a series of
related  transactions  other than in the  ordinary  course of  business,  of any
assets of the  Company or its  Restricted  Subsidiaries  (other  than (i) to the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) sale and leaseback transactions that
are expressly permitted under the Indenture).

"Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof is to be
made,  the amount of the  liability in respect of a capital  lease that would at
such time be so required to be  capitalized  on the balance  sheet in accordance
with GAAP.

"Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests,  participations,  rights or
other equivalents  (however designated) of corporate stock,  including,  without
limitation,  partnership  interests and other indicia of ownership of a business
entity.

"Cash  Equivalent"  means (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed
or  insured by the  United  States of  America or any agency or  instrumentality
thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America
is pledged in support  thereof),  (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposit
and commercial paper issued by the parent corporation of any domestic commercial
bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000
and  commercial  paper  issued  by others  rated at least A-2 or the  equivalent
thereof  by  Standard  & Poor's  Corporation  or at least P-2 or the  equivalent
thereof by Moody's Investors Service,  Inc. and in each case maturing within one
year after the date of acquisition  and (iii)  investments in money market funds
substantially all of whose assets comprise  securities of the types described in
clauses (i) and (ii) above.

"Closing Date" means the date upon which the Notes are first issued.

"Consolidated  EBITDA" means,  with respect to any Person (the referent  Person)
for any period,  income  (loss) from  operations of such Person for such period,
determined  in  accordance  with GAAP,  plus (to the  extent  such  amounts  are
deducted in  calculating  such income (loss) from  operations of such Person for
such  period,  and without  duplication)  amortization,  depreciation  and other
non-cash  charges  (including,  without  limitation,  amortization  of goodwill,
deferred financing fees and other intangibles but excluding (a) non-cash charges
incurred after the date of the Indenture that require an accrual of or a reserve
for cash charges for any future period, and (b) normally recurring accruals such
as reserves against accounts receivable);  provided, however that (i) the income
from  operations of any Person that is not a Wholly Owned  Subsidiary or that is
accounted for by the equity  method of  accounting  will be included only to the
extent of the amount of  dividends or  distributions  paid during such period to
the referent Person or a Wholly Owned  Subsidiary of the referent  Person,  (ii)
the income from  operations  of any Person  acquired  in a pooling of  interests
transaction  for any  period  prior  to the  date of  such  acquisition  will be
excluded,  and (iii) the income from  operations of any  Subsidiary  will not be
included to the extent that  declarations of dividends or similar  distributions
by that  Subsidiary are not at the time  permitted,  directly or indirectly,  by
operation  of  the  terms  of  its  organization  documents  or  any  agreement,
instrument,  judgment,  decree, order, statute, rule or governmental  regulation
applicable to that Subsidiary or its owners.

"Consolidated  Interest  Expense"  means,  with  respect  to any  Person for any
period,  the  consolidated  interest  expense of such  Person  for such  period,
whether paid or accrued  (including  amortization  of original  issue  discount,
noncash  interest  payment,   and  the  interest   component  of  Capital  Lease
Obligations),  to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Consolidated
Net Income of such Person for such period.

"Consolidated  Net  Income"  means,  with  respect to any Person  (the  referent
Person) for any period,  the  aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance  with GAAP;  provided,  however that (i) the Net Income of any Person
that is not a Wholly Owned  Subsidiary  or that is  accounted  for by the equity
method of  accounting  will be  included  only to the  extent  of the  amount of
dividends or  distributions  paid during such period to the referent Person or a
Wholly  Owned  Subsidiary  of the  referent  Person,  (ii) the Net Income of any
Person  acquired in a pooling of interests  transaction  for any period prior to
the date of such acquisition  will be excluded,  and (iii) the Net Income of any
Subsidiary will not be included to the extent that  declarations of dividends or
similar distributions by that Subsidiary are not at the time permitted, directly
or indirectly,  by operation of the terms of its  organization  documents or any
agreement,  instrument,  judgment,  decree, order, statute, rule or governmental
regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its owners.

"Consolidated  Net  Worth"  means,  with  respect  to  any  Person,   the  total
stockholders'  equity (exclusive of any Disqualified Stock) of such Person (less
Investments in Non-Restricted  Subsidiaries)  determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP.

"Default"  means any event  that is, or after  notice or the  passage of time or
both would be, an Event of Default.

"Disqualified  Stock" means any Capital  Stock that,  (i) either by its terms or
the  terms of any  security  into  which it is  convertible  or for  which it is
exchangeable  or otherwise,  is or upon the happening of an event or the passage
of time would be,  required to be redeemed or repurchased  (in whole or in part)
prior to the final stated maturity of the Notes or is redeemable (in whole or in
part) at the option of the holder thereof at any time prior to such final stated
maturity or (ii) is convertible into or exchangeable at the option of the issuer
thereof or any other Person for debt securities or Disqualified Stock. Accretion
in accordance with the terms of any Disqualified  Stock outstanding on the Issue
Date shall not constitute the issuance of additional Disqualified Stock.

"Equity  Interests" means Capital Stock or warrants,  options or other rights to
acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into,
or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

"Floor Plan  Guaranty"  means the  Guarantee by the Company or a  Subsidiary  of
Indebtedness  incurred by a franchise dealer, or other purchaser or lessor,  for
the  purchase  or lease of  inventory  manufactured  or sold by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary,  the proceeds of which Indebtedness is used solely to pay
the purchase price of inventory  sold by the Company or a Restricted  Subsidiary
to such franchise  dealer and any related fees and expenses  (including  finance
fees);  provided,  that  (i)  to  the  extent  commercially   practicable,   the
Indebtedness so guaranteed is secured by a perfected first priority lien on such
inventory in favor of the holder of such Indebtedness and (ii) if the Company or
such  Restricted  Subsidiary  is required to make  payment  with respect to such
Guarantee,  the  Company or such  Restricted  Subsidiary  will have the right to
receive either (a) title to such  inventory,  (b) a valid  assignment of a first
priority  perfected lien in such inventory or (c) the net proceeds of any resale
of such inventory.

"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting  principles set forth in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting  Principles Board of the American Institute
of  Certified  Public  Accountants  and  statements  and  pronouncements  of the
Financial  Accounting  Standards Board or in such other statements by such other
entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and in
the rules and regulations of the Commission,  which are in effect on the date of
the Indenture.

"Guarantee"   means  a  guarantee  (other  than  by  endorsement  of  negotiable
instruments  for  collection  in the  ordinary  course of  business),  direct or
indirect,  in any manner (including,  without limitation,  letters of credit and
reimbursement  agreements  in  respect  thereof),  of  all or  any  part  of any
Indebtedness.

"Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such
Person under (i) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and
interest  rate  collar  agreements  and (ii) other  agreements  or  arrangements
designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates.

"Indebtedness" of any Person means (without duplication) (i) all indebtedness of
such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,  (iii) all obligations of
such Person to pay the deferred  purchase  price of property or services  (other
than trade  payables  on  customary  terms  incurred in the  ordinary  course of
business),  (iv) all indebtedness  created or arising under any conditional sale
or other title  retention  agreement  with respect to property  acquired by such
Person  (even  though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
agreement  in the event of default are limited to  repossession  or sale of such
property),  (v) all  obligations  of such  Person  as lessee  under  capitalized
leases,  (vi) all  obligations,  contingent or  otherwise,  of such Person under
bankers'  acceptance and letter of credit  facilities,  (vii) all obligations of
such Person to purchase,  redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value
any  Disqualified  Stock,  (viii) all  obligations  of such Person in respect of
Hedging Obligations,  (ix) all Indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such Person,
and (x) all  Indebtedness  of the type  referred to in clauses (i) through  (ix)
above secured by (or for which the holder of such  Indebtedness  has an existing
right,  contingent  or  otherwise,  to be  secured  by)  any  Lien  on  property
(including,  without  limitation,  accounts and contract  rights)  owned by such
Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment
of such Indebtedness,  provided,  however,  that the amount of such Indebtedness
shall (to the  extent  such  Person  has not  assumed  or become  liable for the
payment of such Indebtedness) be the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such
property at the time of determination  and (y) the amount of such  Indebtedness.
The amount of  Indebtedness  of any Person at any date shall be the  outstanding
balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the
maximum  liability,  upon the occurrence of the  contingency  giving rise to the
obligation, of any contingent obligations at such date, provided, however, that,
in the case of each of clauses  (i),  (ii) and (iii)  above,  the amount of such
Indebtedness  will be the amount that would appear as a liability on the balance
sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

"Interest  Coverage Ratio" means, for any period,  the ratio of (i) Consolidated
EBITDA of the Company for such period,  over (ii) Consolidated  Interest Expense
of the Company for such period.  In calculating  Interest Coverage Ratio for any
period,  pro forma  effect  shall be given to: (a) the  incurrence,  assumption,
guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption or retirement by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries of any  Indebtedness  (other than under the Revolving Credit
Facility)  subsequent to the  commencement  of the period for which the Interest
Coverage Ratio is being calculated, as if the same had occurred at the beginning
of the applicable  period;  and (b) the occurrence of any Asset Sale during such
period by reducing Consolidated EBITDA for such period by an amount equal to the
Consolidated  EBITDA (if positive) directly  attributable to the assets sold and
by reducing Consolidated Interest Expense by an amount equal to the Consolidated
Interest Expense directly attributable to any Indebtedness secured by the assets
sold and  assumed by third  parties or repaid  with the  proceeds  of such Asset
Sale,  in  each  case  as if the  same  had  occurred  at the  beginning  of the
applicable  period.  For purposes of making the  computation  referred to above,
acquisitions  that  have  been  made  by the  Company  or any of its  Restricted
Subsidiaries,  including  all  mergers  and  consolidations,  subsequent  to the
commencement  of such period shall be calculated on a pro forma basis,  assuming
that all such acquisitions, mergers and consolidations had occurred on the first
day of such period. Without limiting the foregoing, the financial information of
the Company with respect to any portion of such four fiscal  quarters that falls
before the [Closing  Date] shall be adjusted (1) to give pro forma effect to the
issuance of the Units and the application of the proceeds therefrom  (including,
without  limitation,  consummation of the [Acquisition]) as if they had occurred
at the  beginning  of such four  fiscal  quarters  and (2) to  exclude  expenses
incurred in connection  with the  Acquisition  or the issuance of the [Units] to
the extent such expenses are included in computing  Consolidated  Net Income for
such period.

"Investments"  means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person
in other  Persons  (including  Affiliates)  in the forms of  loans,  Guarantees,
advances or capital contributions (excluding (i) commission,  travel and similar
advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of
business and (ii) bona fide accounts  receivable  arising from the sale of goods
or services in the ordinary  course of business  consistent with past practice),
purchases  or other  acquisitions  for  consideration  of  Indebtedness,  Equity
Interests  or  other  securities  and any  other  items  that  are or  would  be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

"Lien"  means  any  mortgage,   lien,  pledge,  charge,   security  interest  or
encumbrance of any kind, whether or not filed,  recorded or otherwise  perfected
under  applicable law (including any  conditional  sale or other title retention
agreement,  any lease in the nature  thereof,  any option or other  agreement to
sell or give a security  interest in and any filing of or  agreement to give any
financing  statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent  statutes)
of any jurisdiction).

"Material Subsidiary" means any Person (a) that is a "Significant Subsidiary" of
the  Company  as  defined  in Rule 1-02 of  Regulation  S-X  promulgated  by the
Commission or (b) is otherwise material to the business of the Company.

"Net Assets" means, with respect to any Person, (i) the fair market value of the
assets of such  Person and its  consolidated  Subsidiaries  as  determined  on a
consolidated  basis in good faith by the Board of Directors of such Person minus
(ii) the aggregate  principal  amount of the Indebtedness of such Person and its
Subsidiaries that would appear on the consolidated  balance sheet of such Person
as of the date of determination.

"Net Income"  means,  with respect to any Person for any period,  the net income
(loss) of such  Person for such  period,  determined  in  accordance  with GAAP,
excluding any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes
on such gain (but not loss),  realized  in  connection  with any Asset Sales and
dispositions  pursuant to sale and  leaseback  transactions,  and  excluding any
extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes
on such gain (but not loss).

"Net  Proceeds"  means the aggregate  cash  proceeds  received in respect of any
Asset Sale,  net of the direct  out-of-pocket  costs relating to such Asset Sale
(including,  without limitation,  legal,  accounting and investment banking fees
and sales commission),  other than any such costs payable to an Affiliate of the
Company, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof, taxes paid or
payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits
or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements),  amounts required to be applied
to the  repayment of  Indebtedness  secured by a Lien on the asset or assets the
subject of such Asset Sale,  and any reserve  for  adjustment  in respect of the
sale price of such asset or assets.

"Non-Restricted  Subsidiary"  means  any  Subsidiary  of the  Company  formed or
acquired by the Company or by any  Subsidiary  of the Company  after the date of
the Indenture that has been  designated by the Company (by written notice to the
Trustee  on or  prior  to the  date  of  such  formation  or  acquisition)  as a
Non-Restricted  Subsidiary and each Subsidiary of a  Non-Restricted  Subsidiary;
provided,  however, that a Subsidiary may not be designated as a "Non-Restricted
Subsidiary"  unless (i) such  designation  would not cause a Default or Event of
Default, (ii) neither such Subsidiary nor any of its Subsidiaries is a Guarantor
and (iii) the creditors of such Subsidiary  have no direct or indirect  recourse
(including,  without  limitation,  recourse  with  respect  to  the  payment  of
principal or interest on Indebtedness  of such  Subsidiary) to the assets of the
Company or of a  Restricted  Subsidiary.  For  purposes  of the  foregoing,  the
Company shall be deemed to make an Investment in each Subsidiary designated as a
"Non-Restricted  Subsidiary" immediately following such designation in an amount
equal to the net Investment in such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries  immediately
prior to such designation.

"Obligations" means any principal,  interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications,
reimbursements,  damages and other obligations and liabilities of the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries under the Indenture,  the Notes or any of the Collateral
Agreements.

"Permitted Investments" means (a) Investments in the Company, (b) Investments in
Cash Equivalents, (c) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in
a Guarantor or any Wholly  Owned  Subsidiary  or in a Person,  if as a result of
such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Guarantor or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
and the Capital  Stock of such Person is pledged to secure the  Obligations,  or
(ii)  such  Person is  merged,  consolidated  or  amalgamated  with or into,  or
transfers or conveys  substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into,
the Company,  a Guarantor or a Wholly Owned  Subsidiary,  (d)  Guarantees by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business
of Indebtedness incurred for the purchase or lease of inventory  manufactured or
sold by the Company or any Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Floor Plan
Guarantees,  provided, however, that (a) to the extent commercially practicable,
the  Indebtedness so guaranteed is secured by a perfected first priority lien on
such  inventory  in  favor of the  holder  of such  Indebtedness  and (b) if the
Company or such  Restricted  Subsidiary is required to make payment with respect
to such guarantee, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary will have the right
to receive  either (i) title to such  inventory,  (ii) a valid  assignment  of a
perfected first priority security  interest in such inventory,  or (iii) the net
proceeds from the resale of such inventory, (e) Investments in shares of Capital
Stock of Fruehauf in satisfaction of outstanding indebtedness of Fruehauf to the
Company in the amount of up to $2 million, and (f) other Investments that do not
exceed in the aggregate $5 million at any time outstanding.

"Permitted  Liens" means (i) Liens in favor of the Company and/or its Restricted
Subsidiaries other than with respect to intercompany Indebtedness, (ii) Liens on
property of a Person  existing at the time such  Person is acquired  by,  merged
into or consolidated  with the Company or any Restricted  Subsidiary,  provided,
however,  that such Liens were not created in  contemplation of such acquisition
and do not extend to assets other than those  subject to such Liens  immediately
prior to such  acquisition,  (iii)  Liens on  property  existing  at the time of
acquisition  thereof by the  Company  or any  Restricted  Subsidiary,  provided,
however,  that such Liens were not created in  contemplation of such acquisition
and do not extend to assets other than those  subject to such Liens  immediately
prior to such  acquisition,  (iv)  Liens  incurred  in the  ordinary  course  of
business in respect of Hedging Obligations, (v) Liens to secure Indebtedness for
borrowed  money  of a  Subsidiary  in  favor of the  Company  or a Wholly  Owned
Subsidiary,  (vi) Liens (other than pursuant to the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or environmental  laws) to secure the
performance of statutory obligations,  surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds
or other  obligations  of a like  nature  incurred  in the  ordinary  course  of
business,  (vii) Liens existing on the date of the  Indenture,  (viii) Liens for
taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent
or that are being contested or remedied in good faith by appropriate proceedings
promptly  instituted  and  diligently  concluded,  provided,  however,  that any
reserve or other  appropriate  provision as may be required in  conformity  with
GAAP has been made  therefor,  (ix)  Liens  arising  by reason of any  judgment,
decree or order of any court  with  respect  to which the  Company or any of its
Restricted  Subsidiaries  is then in good faith  prosecuting  an appeal or other
proceedings for review, the existence of which judgment,  order or decree is not
an Event of Default under the Indenture,  (x) encumbrances  consisting of zoning
restrictions,  survey exceptions,  utility easements,  licenses,  rights of way,
easements  of  ingress  or egress  over  property  of the  Company or any of its
Restricted  Subsidiaries,  rights or  restrictions  of record on the use of real
property,  minor defects in title, landlord's and lessor's liens under leases on
property located on the premises rented,  mechanics' liens,  vendors' liens, and
similar  encumbrances,  rights or restrictions on personal or real property,  in
each case not interfering in any material  respect with the ordinary  conduct of
the business of the Company or any of its  Restricted  Subsidiaries,  (xi) Liens
and priority  claims  incidental  to the conduct of business or the ownership of
properties  incurred in the ordinary  course of business  and not in  connection
with the borrowing of money or the  obtaining of advances or credit,  including,
without limitation,  liens incurred or deposits made in connection with workers'
compensation,  unemployment  insurance and other types of social security, or to
secure the performance of tenders, bids, and government contracts and leases and
subleases,  and (xii) any  extension,  renewal,  or  replacement  (or successive
extensions,  renewals or replacements),  in whole or in part, of Liens described
in clauses (i) through (xi) above.

"Permitted Proceeds" means (i) cash and/or (ii) promissory notes in an aggregate
principal  amount of up to $5 million in connection  with any single Asset Sale;
provided,  however,  that the  obligations  under any such  promissory  note are
secured by a first priority security interest in the assets sold.

"Person"  means  any  individual,   corporation,   partnership,  joint  venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity.

"Purchase  Money  Liens"  means (i) Liens to secure or securing  Purchase  Money
Obligations  permitted  to be  incurred  under the  Indenture  and (ii) Liens to
secure  Refinancing  Indebtedness  incurred  solely to refinance  Purchase Money
Obligations  provided that such  Refinancing  Indebtedness  is incurred no later
than 180 days after the satisfaction of such Purchase Money Obligations.

"Purchase Money  Obligations" means  Indebtedness  representing,  or incurred to
finance,  the cost (i) of  acquiring  any  assets  and (ii) of  construction  or
build-out of manufacturing, distribution or administrative facilities (including
Purchase Money  Obligations of any other Person at the time such other Person is
merged with or into or is otherwise acquired by the Company), provided, however,
that (a) the principal amount of such  Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of such
cost,  including  construction  charges, (b) any Lien securing such Indebtedness
does not extend to or cover any other asset or property  other than the asset or
property being so acquired and (c) such Indebtedness is incurred,  and any Liens
with respect  thereto are granted,  within 180 days of the  acquisition  of such
property or asset.

"Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

"Restricted  Subsidiary"  means  all  Subsidiaries  of the  Company  other  than
Non-Restricted Subsidiaries.

"Revolving  Credit Facility" means any working capital facility or facilities of
the Company or any Subsidiary providing for revolving credit borrowings or other
working capital facilities in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Indebtedness
permitted   under  clause  (a)  of  the  second   paragraph  under  the  heading
"Limitations on Incurrence of Indebtedness," including,  without limitation, the
Credit  Facility  and  any  related  notes,  guarantees,  collateral  documents,
instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith.

"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation, association
or other  business  entity of which more than 50% of the total  voting  power of
shares of Voting Stock thereof is at the time owned or  controlled,  directly or
indirectly,  by such  Person  or one or more of the other  Subsidiaries  of that
Person or a combination thereof and (ii) any partnership in which such Person or
any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner.

"Voting Stock" means, with respect to any Person, (i) one or more classes of the
Capital  Stock of such Person  having  general  voting power to elect at least a
majority  of the  board  of  directors,  managers  or  trustees  of such  Person
(irrespective  of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or
classes  have or might  have  voting  power by  reason of the  happening  of any
contingency)  and  (ii)  any  Capital  Stock  of  such  Person   convertible  or
exchangeable  without  restriction  at the  option of the  holder  thereof  into
Capital Stock of such Person described in clause (i) above.

"Weighted  Average Life to Maturity" means,  when applied to any Indebtedness at
any date, the number of years (rounded to the nearest  one-twelfth)  obtained by
dividing (i) the then  outstanding  principal amount of such  Indebtedness  into
(ii) the total of the  product  obtained by  multiplying  (x) the amount of each
then  remaining  installment,  sinking fund,  serial  maturity or other required
payments of principal,  including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof,
by (y) the number of years  (calculated  to the nearest  one-twelfth)  that will
elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

"Wholly  Owned  Subsidiary"  means (i) a Restricted  Subsidiary  all the Capital
Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is owned by the Company
or one or more Wholly Owned  Subsidiaries and (ii) Terex Cranes,  PPM Cranes and
P.P.M.,  S.A.,  in each case so long as the Company or one or more Wholly  Owned
Subsidiaries  maintains a percentage ownership interest equal to or greater than
such ownership interest (on a fully diluted basis) on the Closing Date.

Book-Entry, Delivery and Form

Old Notes that were initially issued to qualified  institutional buyers ("QIBs")
were  issued in the form of one or more  registered  Global  Notes (the  "Global
Notes"),  which were  deposited  with,  or on behalf of,  The  Depositary  Trust
Company (the  "Depositary")  and registered in its name or in the name of Cede &
Co.,  its nominee  (the  "Global  Holder").  Old Notes that were (i)  originally
issued to or transferred to institutional  "accredited  investors" (as such term
is defined in Rule 501(A)(1),  (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) who are
not QIBs or to any other persons who are not QIBs (the "Non-Global  Purchasers")
or (ii) issued as described below under  "Certificated  Securities," were issued
in registered form (the "Certificated  Securities").  Upon the transfer to a QIB
of Certificated  Securities  initially  issued to a Non-Global  Purchaser,  such
Certificated Securities will, unless the applicable Global Notes have previously
been exchanged for Certificated Securities,  be exchanged for an interest in the
Global Notes representing the principal amount of Notes being  transferred.  The
following  are  summaries  of  certain  rules and  operating  procedures  of the
Depository which affect the Global Notes.

The  Depository  is a  limited-purpose  trust  company  that was created to hold
securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the "Participants"
or  the  "Depository's  Participants")  and  to  facilitate  the  clearance  and
settlement of  transactions  in such  securities  between  Participants  through
electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants.  The Depository's
Participants  include  securities  brokers  and dealers  (including  the Initial
Purchasers),  banks and trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other
organizations.  Access to the  Depository's  system is also  available  to other
entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies (collectively,  the
"Indirect  Participants" or the "Depository's Indirect Participants") that clear
through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly
or indirectly.  Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities
held  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  Depository  only  through  the   Depository's
Participants or the Depository's Indirect Participants.

Pursuant to procedures  established  by the  Depository  (i) upon deposit of the
Global Notes, the Depository credited the accounts of Participants designated by
the Initial  Purchasers  with portions of the Global Notes and (ii) ownership of
the Notes was shown on, and the transfer of  ownership  thereof will be effected
only  through,  records  maintained  by  the  Depository  (with  respect  to the
interests of the Depository's  Participants),  the Depository's Participants and
the  Depository's  Indirect  Participants.  The laws of some states require that
certain persons take physical deliver in definitive form of securities that they
own. Consequently, the ability to transfer Notes will be limited to such extent.

So long as the Global Holder is the  registered  owner of any Notes,  the Global
Holder  will be  considered  the sole owner of such Notes  under the  Indenture.
Except as provided  below,  owners of beneficial  interests in Global Notes will
not be entitled to have Notes  represented  by such Global Notes  registered  in
their  names,  will not receive or be entitled to receive  physical  delivery of
Certificated  Securities,  and will not be  considered  the  owners  or  Holders
thereof  under the  Indenture,  for any purpose.  As a result,  the ability of a
person  having a beneficial  interest in Notes  represented  by a Global Note to
pledge  such  interest  to persons or entities  that do not  participate  in the
Depository's  system or to otherwise  take actions in respect of such  interest,
may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate  evidencing such interest.
Accordingly, each QIB owning a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on
the  procedures of the  Depository  and, if such QIB is not a Participant  or an
Indirect  Participant,  on the procedures of the Participant  through which such
QIB owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under such Global Note
or the Indenture.

Neither of the Company nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability
for any aspect of the records  relating to or payments  made on account of Notes
by the Depository,  or for maintaining,  supervising or reviewing any records of
the Depository relating to such Notes.

Payments in respect of the  principal of,  premium,  if any, and interest on any
Notes  registered in the name of a Global Holder on the  applicable  record date
will be payable by the Trustee to or at the  direction of such Global  Holder in
its capacity as the registered  holder under the  Indenture.  Under the terms of
the Indenture,  the Company and the Trustee may treat the persons in whose names
the Notes,  including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners thereof for
the  purpose  of  receiving  such  payments  and for any and all other  purposes
whatsoever.  Consequently,  neither the Company nor the Trustee has or will have
any  responsibility  or liability  for the payment of such amounts to beneficial
owners of Notes  (including  principal,  premium,  if any, and interest),  or to
immediately credit the accounts of the relevant  Participants with such payment,
in amounts  proportionate to their  respective  interests in the Global Notes in
principal  amount of beneficial  interests in the relevant  security as shown on
the records of the Depository. Payments by the Depository's Participants and the
Depository's  Indirect  Participants  to the beneficial  owners of Notes will be
governed  by  standing  instructions  and  customary  practice  and  will be the
responsibility  of the Depository's  Participants or the  Depository's  Indirect
Participants.

Certificated Securities

If (i) the Company  notifies  the Trustee in writing that the  Depository  is no
longer  willing  or able to act as a  Depository  and the  Company  is unable to
locate a qualified  successor within 90 days or (ii) the Company, at its option,
notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Notes in
definitive form under the Indenture, then, upon surrender by the relevant Global
Holder of its Global Note,  Certificated  Securities in such form will be issued
to each  person  that such  Global  Holder and the  Depository  identify  as the
beneficial  owner  of  the  related  Notes.  In  addition,  subject  to  certain
conditions, any person having a beneficial interest in the Global Note may, upon
request to the Trustee,  exchange such beneficial interest for Notes in the form
of Certificated  Securities.  Upon any such issuance, the Trustee is required to
register such  Certificated  Securities in the name of, and cause the same to be
delivered  to, such  person or persons  (or the nominee of any  thereof) in full
registered form.

Neither the Company nor the Trustee  will be liable for any delay by the related
Global Holder or the  Depository in  identifying  the  beneficial  owners of the
related  Notes  and each  such  person  may  conclusively  rely on,  and will be
protected  in  relying  on,  instructions  from  such  Global  Holder  or of the
Depository  for all purposes  (including  with respect to the  registration  and
delivery, and the respective principal amounts of the Notes to be issued).

Same-Day Settlement and Payment

Secondary  trading in long-term  notes and  debentures  of corporate  issuers is
generally settled in clearinghouse or next-day funds. In contrast, the Notes are
expected  to be  eligible  to trade  in the  PORTAL  Market  and to trade in the
Depository's  Same-Day  Funds  Settlement  System,  and any permitted  secondary
market  trading  activity  in  the  Notes  will  therefore  be  required  by the
Depository to be settled in  immediately  available  funds.  No assurance can be
given as to the  effect,  if any,  of such  settlement  arrangements  on trading
activity in the Notes.


                     CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following is a summary of the  anticipated  principal  United States Federal
income  tax  consequences  of the  exchange  of Old  Notes  for New  Notes.  The
discussion  set forth below is based upon the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended,  regulations  and  announcements  promulgated  thereunder and published
rulings  and court  decisions,  all as in effect on the date  hereof and without
giving effect to changes to the Federal tax laws, if any, enacted after the date
hereof.  Legislative,  judicial or administrative changes or interpretations may
be  forthcoming  that could alter or modify the  statements or  conclusions  set
forth  below.  This  summary  does  not  discuss  all  the  Federal  income  tax
consequences  that may be relevant to a particular  holder or to certain holders
subject to  special  treatment  under the  Federal  income  tax laws  (including
insurance  companies,   tax  exempt   organizations,   financial   institutions,
broker-dealers,  foreign  corporations  and persons who are not  citizens of the
United States).

The  exchange  of Old Notes for New Notes  should  not be  treated  as a sale or
exchange of Old Notes for Federal income tax purposes. Consequently, Noteholders
who  exchange  Old  Notes  for New Notes  will not  recognize  gain or loss upon
receipt of the New Notes.  For purposes of computing  original issue discount on
the New Notes, the original issue discount,  if any, of the Old Notes will carry
over to the New Notes as if the New Notes were issued on the same issue date and
for the same  issue  price as the Old  Notes.  A  Noteholder's  tax basis in and
market discount,  if any, on the New Notes will be the same as such noteholder's
tax basis in and market discount,  if any, on the Old Notes exchanged  therefor.
Noteholders will be considered to have held the New Notes from the time of their
original acquisition of the Old Notes.

There  will be no Federal  income  tax  consequences  of the  Exchange  Offer to
nonexchanging noteholders.

This summary is based on the Company's  understanding  of the Federal Income Tax
laws,  which  in  turn  is in part  based  on  discussions  with  the  Company's
professional  advisers.  It is the  Company's  belief that all material  federal
income tax consequences are addressed.

THE FOREGOING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL  INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO A HOLDER
OF AN OLD NOTE.  EACH  HOLDER OF AN OLD NOTE IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR
TO DETERMINE  THE SPECIFIC  FEDERAL  INCOME TAX  CONSEQUENCES  OF ACCEPTING  THE
EXCHANGE  OFFER,  AS WELL AS THE EFFECT OF STATE,  LOCAL AND FOREIGN  INCOME AND
OTHER TAX LAWS.


                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each  broker-dealer  that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the
Exchange Offer must  acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any  resale of such New  Notes.  This  Prospectus,  as it may be amended or
supplemented  from time to time,  may be used by a  broker-dealer  in connection
with  resales of New Notes  received  in  exchange  for Old Notes where such Old
Notes were  acquired as a result of  market-making  activities  or other trading
activities.  The Company has agreed  that,  for a period of [___] days after the
Expiration  Date,  it will use its best  efforts  to make  this  Prospectus,  as
amended or supplemented  from time to time,  available to any  broker-dealer for
use   in    connection    with   any   such   resale.    In   addition,    until
______________________,  1996 (90  days  after  the  Registration  Statement  is
declared effective),  all dealers effecting transactions in the New Notes may be
required to deliver a prospectus.

The  Company  will not  receive  any  proceeds  from  any  sale of New  Notes by
broker-dealers.  New Notes  received  by  broker-dealers  for their own  account
pursuant  to the  Exchange  Offer  may be sold  from time to time in one or more
transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through
the  writing  of options on the New Notes or a  combination  of such  methods of
resale,  at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to
such prevailing market prices or negotiated  prices. Any such resale may be made
directly  to  purchasers  or to or through  brokers or dealers  who may  receive
compensation   in  the  form  of  commissions  or  concessions   from  any  such
broker-dealer  and/or the  purchasers of any such New Notes.  Any  broker-dealer
that resells New Notes that were received by it for its own account  pursuant to
the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that  participates in a distribution
of such New Notes may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the
Securities  Act,  and  any  profit  on any  such  resale  of New  Notes  and any
commissions  or  concessions  received  by any such  persons may be deemed to be
underwriting  compensation  under the Securities  Act. The Letter of Transmittal
states  that  by  acknowledging  that  it  will  deliver  and  by  delivering  a
prospectus,  a  broker-dealer  will  not  be  deemed  to  admit  that  it  is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The Company has agreed to pay all expenses  incident to the Exchange Offer other
than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the
Holders  of  the  New  Notes  (including  any  broker-dealers)  against  certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.


                                  LEGAL MATTERS

Certain  legal  matters  in  connection  with the New Notes  and the  guarantees
thereof  will be  passed  upon for the  Company  by  Robinson  Silverman  Pearce
Aronsohn & Berman LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.


                                     EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 1995 and
1994 and for each of the years in the three year period ended  December 31, 1995
and the consolidated financial statements of PPM Cranes, Inc. as of December 31,
1995  and  for the  eight  months  ended  December  31,  1995  included  in this
Prospectus have been so included in reliance on the reports of Price  Waterhouse
LLP, independent accountants,  given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.

The combined financial statements of P.P.M. S.A. and Legris Industries,  Inc. at
December 31, 1994 and 1993,  and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1994, appearing in this Prospectus and Registration  Statement have
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent  auditors,  as set forth in their
report thereon  appearing  elsewhere  herein,  and are included in reliance upon
such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in  accounting  and
auditing.

The consolidated  financial  statements of PPM Cranes, Inc. at December 31, 1994
and 1993, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994,
appearing in this  Prospectus  and  Registration  Statement have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP,  independent  auditors,  as set forth in their report thereon
appearing  elsewhere  herein  which  is  based  in part on the  report  of Price
Waterhouse  (Australia),   independent  accountants.  The  financial  statements
referred  to above are  included in reliance  upon such  reports  given upon the
authority of such firms as experts in accounting and auditing.



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                                TEREX CORPORATION
                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES



                                                                         Page

                         TEREX CORPORATION (REGISTRANT)
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
                    AND 1994 AND FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS
                      IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995

Report of independent accountants........................................F - 3
Consolidated statement of operations ....................................F - 4
Consolidated balance sheet...............................................F - 5
Consolidated statement of changes in stockholders' deficit...............F - 6
Consolidated statement of cash flows.....................................F - 7
Notes to consolidated financial statements...............................F - 8

                         TEREX CORPORATION (REGISTRANT)
              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
           AS OF MARCH 31, 1996 AND FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                             MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations ................F - 37
Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet...........................F - 38
Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.................F - 39
Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements...........F - 40

                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
     (BUSINESS ACQUIRED FROM LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, S. A. BY TEREX CORPORATION)
              COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994
                    AND 1993 AND FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS
                      IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994

Report of independent auditors...........................................F - 45
Combined balance sheets..................................................F - 46
Combined statements of operations........................................F - 48
Combined statements of shareholders' equity..............................F - 49
Combined statements of cash flows........................................F - 50
Notes to combined financial statements...................................F - 51

                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
      (BUSINESS ACQUIRED FROM LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, S.A. BY TEREX CORPORATION)
  UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF MAY 9, 1995 AND 1994
                 AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MAY 9, 1995 AND 1994

Unaudited condensed combined statement of operations.....................F - 62
Unaudited condensed combined balance sheets..............................F - 63
Unaudited condensed combined statement of cash flows.....................F - 65
Notes to unaudited condensed combined financial information..............F - 66

                         PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
              UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
                INFORMATION OF TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Pro forma financial information..........................................F - 67
Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
 statement of operations for the
 year ended December 31, 1995............................................F - 68
Notes to unaudited pro forma financial information.......................F - 69



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                          PPM CRANES, INC. (GUARANTOR)
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
                AND FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995


Report of independent accountants........................................F - 70
Consolidated balance sheet...............................................F - 71
Consolidated statement of operations ....................................F - 73
Consolidated statement of shareholders' deficit..........................F - 74
Consolidated statement of cash flows.....................................F - 75
Notes to consolidated financial statements...............................F - 76

                          PPM CRANES, INC. (GUARANTOR)
    UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF MARCH 31 1996
          AND FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995


Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations ................F - 86
Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet...........................F - 87
Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.................F - 88
Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements...........F - 89


                          PPM CRANES, INC. (GUARANTOR)
   CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993 AND FOR
          EACH OF THE THREE YEARS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994


Report of independent auditors...........................................F - 92
Consolidated statements of operations ...................................F - 93
Consolidated balance sheets..............................................F - 94
Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity...............F - 95
Consolidated statements of cash flows....................................F - 96
Notes to consolidated financial statements...............................F - 97



Financial Statement Schedules

Terex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves.............F - 110




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                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



To the Board of Directors
and Stockholders of Terex Corporation

In our opinion, the Terex Corporation  consolidated  financial statements listed
in the accompanying  index on page F-1 present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Terex Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 31,
1995 and 1994, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended  December 31, 1995,  in  conformity  with
generally accepted  accounting  principles.  These financial  statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management;  our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these  financial  statements  based on our audits.  We conducted  our
audits of these  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain  reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements,   assessing  the
accounting  principles  used and significant  estimates made by management,  and
evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
March 22, 1996



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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                   1995      1994       1993

NET SALES                                      $ 1,030.2 $   786.8  $   670.3

COST OF GOODS SOLD                                 915.0     695.9      615.5

   Gross Profit                                    115.2      90.9       54.8

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND
 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
   Third parties                                    90.3      77.9       81.1
   Related parties                                 ---         2.2        2.9
   Write-off of Mark goodwill                      ---       ---          4.7
                                                    90.3      80.1       88.7

SEVERANCE AND EXIT CHARGES                           3.5       7.4      ---

   Income (loss) from operations                    21.4       3.4      (33.9)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
   Interest income                                   0.8       0.6        1.2
   Interest expense                                (39.5)    (30.5)     (31.2)
   Amortization of debt issuance costs              (2.3)     (2.3)      (3.4)
   Gain on sale of Fruehauf stock                    1.0      26.0        3.0
   Gain on sale of Drexel business                 ---         4.7      ---
   Property impairment charge                       (3.0)    ---        ---
   Gain on sale of property, plant
    and equipment                                    0.2       0.3        2.6
   Other income (expense) - net                     (6.3)     (0.2)      (3.2)

   INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
    INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS           (27.7)      2.0      (64.9)

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                         ---        (0.8)      (0.1)

   INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS        (27.7)      1.2      (65.0)

EXTRAORDINARY LOSS ON RETIREMENT OF DEBT            (7.5)     (0.7)      (1.5)

   NET INCOME (LOSS)                               (35.2)      0.5      (66.5)

LESS PREFERRED STOCK ACCRETION                      (7.3)     (6.0)      (0.2)

   INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK    $   (42.5)$    (5.5) $   (66.7)

PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE:
   Loss before extraordinary items             $   (3.37)$   (0.46) $   (6.55)
   Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt        (0.72)    (0.07)     (0.15)

   Net income (loss)                           $   (4.09)$   (0.53) $   (6.70)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT
 SHARES OUTSTANDING IN PER SHARE CALCULATION        10.4      10.3       10.0

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  (in millions)
                                                                 December 31,
                                                                 1995    1994
CURRENT ASSETS
   Cash and cash equivalents                                 $      7.8 $   9.7
   Cash securing letters of credit                                  7.7     6.7
   Trade receivables (less allowance of
    $9.8 in 1995 and $6.1 in 1994)                                127.1    91.7
   Customer deposit                                                19.1   ---
   Net inventories                                                249.3   164.2
   Other current assets                                            15.2     5.8
                      Total Current Assets                        426.2   278.1
LONG-TERM ASSETS
   Property, plant and equipment - net                            101.3    86.2
   Goodwill - net                                                  65.8     5.3
   Debt issuance costs - net                                       14.5     3.3
   Other assets                                                    19.1    28.7
TOTAL ASSETS                                                 $    626.9   401.6

CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Notes payable                                             $      1.9    $2.1
   Current portion of long-term debt                                7.2    25.8
   Trade accounts payable                                         161.0   112.2
   Accrued compensation and benefits                               16.8    10.8
   Accrued warranties and product liability                        38.6    27.6
   Accrued interest                                                 4.7     9.0
   Accrued income taxes                                             1.4     1.3
   Customer deposit                                                19.1   ---
   Other current liabilities                                       44.0    32.8
                     Total Current Liabilities                    294.7   221.6

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Long-term debt, less current portion                           328.4   163.0
   Accrued warranties and product liability                        33.1    31.8
   Accrued pension                                                 18.9    16.4
   Other                                                           16.6     7.2

MINORITY INTEREST, INCLUDING REDEEMABLE
 PREFERRED STOCK OF A SUBSIDIARY
   Liquidation preference $26.1, subject to adjustment             9.4      ---

REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
  Liquidation preference $41.2, in 1995 and $36.6 in 1994          24.6    17.3

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
   Warrants to purchase common stock                               17.2    17.6
   Common Stock, $0.01 par value--
      authorized 30.0 shares; issued and
      outstanding 10.6 in 1995 and  10.3 in 1994                    0.1     0.1
   Additional paid-in capital                                      40.5    40.1
   Accumulated deficit                                           (150.9) (108.4)
   Pension liability adjustment                                    (2.7)   (1.8)
   Unrealized holding gain on equity securities                     1.0     1.8
   Cumulative translation adjustment                               (4.0)   (5.1)
                   Total Stockholders' Deficit                    (98.8)  (55.7)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                    $  626.9 $ 401.6

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

                                  (in millions)


                                              Additional            Pension   Unrealized Cumulative
                                      Common  Paid-in   Accumulated Liability  Holding   Translation
                              Warrants Stock   Capital    Deficit   Adjustment  Gain     Adjustment    Total
<S>                           <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>     
BALANCE AT
 DECEMBER 31, 1992 .......... $  --   $  0.1  $   37.8  $  (36.2)   $  (4.5)  $   --     $  (6.2)    $  (9.0)
Issuance of Warrants ........   16.9     --        --        --         --        --         --         16.9
Pension Contribution ........    --      --        2.3       --         --        --         --          2.3
Net loss ....................    --      --        --      (66.5)       --        --         --        (66.5)
Accretion of carrying
 value of redeemable 
 preferred stock to
 redemption value ...........    --      --        --       (0.2)       --        --         --         (0.2)
Pension liability
 adjustment .................    --      --        --        --         0.3       --         --          0.3
Translation adjustment ......    --      --        --        --         --        --        (6.0)       (6.0)

BALANCE AT
 DECEMBER 31, 1993 ..........   16.9     0.1      40.1    (102.9)      (4.2)      --       (12.2)      (62.2)
Issuance of Warrants ........    0.7     --        --        --         --        --         --          0.7
Net income ..................    --      --        --        0.5        --        --         --          0.5
Accretion of carrying
 value of redeemable
 preferred stock to
 redemption value ...........    --      --        --       (6.0)       --        --         --         (6.0)
Pension liability
 adjustment .................    --      --        --        --         2.4       --         --          2.4
Unrealized holding gain on
 equity securities ..........    --      --        --        --         --        1.8        --          1.8
Translation adjustment ......    --      --        --        --         --        --         7.1         7.1

BALANCE AT
 DECEMBER 31, 1994 ..........   17.6     0.1      40.1    (108.4)      (1.8)      1.8       (5.1)      (55.7)
Conversion of Warrants ......    --      0.4       --        --         --        --         --          --
Net loss ....................    --      --        --      (35.2)       --        --         --          --
Accretion of carrying
 value of redeemable
 preferred stock to
 redemption value ...........    --      --        --       (7.3)       --        --         --         (7.3)
Pension liability
 adjustment .................    --      --        --        --        (0.9)      --         --         (0.9)
Unrealized holding gain on
 equity securities ..........    --      --        --        --         --       (0.8)       --         (0.8)
Translation adjustment ......    --      --        --        --         --        --         1.1         1.1

BALANCE AT
DECEMBER 31, 1995 ........... $ 17.2  $  0.1  $   40.5  $ (150.9)   $  (2.7)  $   1.0    $  (4.0)    $ (98.8)
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   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                  (in millions)

                                                   Year Ended December 31,
                                                   1995     1994      1993
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income (Loss) ...........................   $ (35.2)  $  0.5  $ (66.5)
Adjustments to reconcile net
 income (loss) to cash used in
 operating activities:
Depreciation ................................      21.4     13.7     12.1
Amortization ................................       6.3      3.4     10.3
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt ....       7.5      0.7      1.5
Gain on sale of Fruehauf stock ..............      (1.0)   (26.0)    (3.0)
Gain on sale of Drexel business .............       --      (4.7)     --
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment      (0.2)    (0.3)    (2.6)
Property impairment charge ..................       3.0      --       --
Other .......................................       0.3     (0.8)     0.1
Changes in operating
 assets and liabilities (net of
 effects of acquisitions):
Restricted cash .............................      (1.0)    (0.4)     5.2
Trade receivables ...........................       6.9    (17.6)     1.7
Net inventories .............................     (10.6)     0.1     30.3
Trade accounts payable ......................      (3.8)    24.4     (5.2)
Accrued compensation and benefits ...........       5.5      3.3     (3.6)
Accrued warranties and product liability ....       2.4      0.3     (3.4)
Accrued interest ............................      (4.1)    (1.7)    (1.1)
Accrued income taxes ........................      (1.9)    (0.1)    (0.6)
Other, net ..................................     (17.4)    (4.1)   (21.4)
Net cash used in operating activities .......     (21.9)    (9.3)   (46.2)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of businesses,
 net of cash acquired .......................     (92.4)     --       --
Capital expenditures ........................     (10.5)   (12.7)   (11.5)
Proceeds from sale of excess assets .........       1.1      3.3     11.3
Proceeds from sale of Fruehauf stock ........       2.7     24.9      2.5
Proceeds from sale of Drexel business .......       --      10.3      --
Proceeds from sale-leaseback
 of Saarn property ..........................       --      10.0      --
Other .......................................       0.2      1.0      1.1
Net cash provided by (used in)
 investing activities .......................     (98.9)    36.8      3.4

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings under revolving line
 of credit agreements .......................      34.7     13.0     11.9
Principal repayments of long-term debt ......    (153.9)   (41.5)   (12.4)
Proceeds from issuance of
 preferred stock and warrants ...............       --       --      27.2
Proceeds from issuance of long-term
 debt, net of issuance costs ................     239.8      --       --
Other .......................................      (0.5)     0.2      --
Net cash provided by (used in)
 financing activities .......................     120.1    (28.3)    26.7
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ..................      (1.2)     1.3     (0.4)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
 CASH EQUIVALENTS ...........................      (1.9)     0.5    (16.5)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
 BEGINNING OF PERIOD ........................       9.7      9.2     25.7
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
 END OF PERIOD ..............................   $   7.8  $   9.7  $   9.2


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                December 31, 1995
 (dollar amounts in millions, unless otherwise noted, except per share amounts)


NOTE A -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation.  The Consolidated  Financial Statements include the
accounts of Terex  Corporation and its majority owned  subsidiaries  ("Terex" or
the "Company").  All material  intercompany  balances,  transactions and profits
have been  eliminated.  The equity method is used to account for  investments in
affiliates in which the Company has an ownership  interest  between 20% and 50%.
Investments  in entities in which the Company has an ownership  interest of less
than 20% are  accounted  for on the cost  method or at fair value in  accordance
with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS") No. 115 "Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities."

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments
with original  maturities of three months or less.  The carrying  amount of cash
and cash equivalents approximates their fair value.

Cash  Securing  Letters  of  Credit.  The  Company  has  certain  cash  and cash
equivalents  that are not fully  available  for use in its  operations.  Certain
international  operations  collateralize letters of credit and performance bonds
with cash deposits.  In addition,  certain  provisions of the Company's previous
lending agreement with a commercial bank required that amounts be deposited in a
cash collateral account to collateralize letters of credit issued by that bank.

Customer Deposits.  The customer deposit asset and liability in 1995 represent a
deposit made by an Australian customer on a large order placed with Unit Rig.

Inventories.  Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value.  Cost
is determined by the last-in,  first-out  ("LIFO")  method for certain  domestic
inventories  and by the first-in,  first-out  ("FIFO") method for inventories of
international  subsidiaries and certain domestic inventories.  Approximately 32%
and 50% of consolidated inventories at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively,
are accounted for under the LIFO method.

Debt  Issuance  Costs.  Debt issuance  costs  incurred in securing the Company's
financing  arrangements  are  capitalized  and  amortized  over  the term of the
associated debt. Capitalized debt issuance costs related to debt that is retired
early  are  charged  to  expense  at the time of  retirement.  Unamortized  debt
issuance   costs  totaled  $14.5  and  $3.3  at  December  31,  1995  and  1994,
respectively.  During 1995, 1994 and 1993, the Company  amortized $2.3, $2.3 and
$3.4, respectively,  of capitalized debt issuance costs; in addition, $7.5, $0.7
and $2.2 of such costs were charged to extraordinary  loss on retirement of debt
in 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.

Intangible  Assets.  Intangible assets include purchased patents and trademarks.
Costs  allocated  to patents,  trademarks  and other  specifically  identifiable
assets arising from business combinations are amortized on a straight-line basis
over the respective estimated useful lives not exceeding seven years.

Goodwill. Goodwill, representing the difference between the total purchase price
and the fair value of assets  (tangible and  intangible)  and liabilities at the
date of acquisition,  is being  amortized on a straight-line  basis over between
fifteen and forty years.  Accumulated  amortization is $4.2 and $0.7 at December
31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively.  It is the  Company's  policy to  periodically
evaluate the carrying value of goodwill,  and to recognize  impairments when the
estimated  related  future net  operating  cash flows is less than its  carrying
value.  The amount of any impairment then recognized  would be calculated as the
difference between estimated future discounted cash flows and the carrying value
of the goodwill.

Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost.
Expenditures  for  major  renewals  and   improvements  are  capitalized   while
expenditures  for  maintenance and repairs not expected to extend the life of an
asset beyond its normal useful life are charged to expense when incurred.  Plant
and equipment  are  depreciated  over the  estimated  useful lives of the assets
under the straight-line  method of depreciation for financial reporting purposes
and both straight-line and other methods for tax purposes.

Revenue Recognition.  Revenue and costs are generally recorded when products are
shipped and invoiced to either  independently  owned and operated  dealers or to
customers.  Certain new units may be invoiced  prior to the time  customers take
physical possession.  Revenue is recognized in such cases only when the customer
has a fixed  commitment  to purchase the units,  the units have been  completed,
tested  and made  available  to the  customer  for pickup or  delivery,  and the
customer has requested that the Company hold the units for pickup or delivery at
a time  specified by the  customer in the sales  documents.  In such cases,  the
units are invoiced under the Company's  customary  billing  terms,  title to the
units and risks of ownership pass to the customer upon invoicing,  the units are
segregated  from the  Company's  inventory  and  identified  as belonging to the
customer and the Company has no further obligations under the order.

Accrued  Warranties  and Product  Liability.  The Company  records  accruals for
potential  warranty and product  liability  claims based on the Company's  claim
experience.  Warranty costs are accrued at the time revenue is  recognized.  The
Company  provides   self-insurance  accruals  for  estimated  product  liability
experience  on known  claims and for claims  anticipated  to have been  incurred
which have not yet been reported.  The Company's product liability  accruals are
presented on a gross settlement  basis.  Product liability  payments,  including
expenses, are estimated to approximate $10.0 per year.

Non Pension Postretirement Benefits. The Company adopted SFAS No. 106 "Employers
Accounting for Postretirement  Benefits other than Pensions" on January 1, 1993.
The statement  requires  accrual of the obligation to provide future benefits to
employees  during the years that the  employees  provide  service.  The  Company
provides postretirement benefits to certain former salaried and hourly employees
and certain hourly  employees  covered by bargaining unit contracts that provide
such benefits.  The Company elected the delayed  recognition method of adoption,
and the effect of adoption of the new standard was not material to the Company's
financial statements. (See Note K -- "Retirement Plans.")

Foreign   Currency   Translation.   Assets  and  liabilities  of  the  Company's
international  operations are translated at year-end exchange rates.  Income and
expenses are translated at average  exchange rates  prevailing  during the year.
For operations  whose  functional  currency is the local  currency,  translation
adjustments are accumulated in the Cumulative  Translation  Adjustment component
of  Stockholders'  Deficit.  Gains or losses  resulting  from  foreign  currency
transactions are included in Other income (expense) -- net.

Foreign Exchange Contracts. The Company uses foreign exchange contracts to hedge
recorded balance sheet amounts related to certain  international  operations and
firm commitments that create currency exposures. The Company does not enter into
speculative contracts.  Gains and losses on hedges of assets and liabilities are
recognized  in income as  offsets to the gains and  losses  from the  underlying
hedged amounts.  Gains and losses on hedges of firm  commitments are recorded on
the basis of the  underlying  transaction.  At December 31, 1995 the Company had
foreign  exchange  contracts,  which were hedges of firm  commitments,  totaling
$21.8 whose fair value  approximates its carrying value. These contracts related
primarily to the customer  deposit  discussed  above.  At December 31, 1994, the
Company had no material outstanding foreign exchange contracts.

Environmental  Policies.  Environmental  expenditures  that  relate  to  current
operations  are either  expensed or  capitalized  depending on the nature of the
expenditure.  Expenditures relating to conditions caused by past operations that
do not  contribute  to  current  or  future  revenue  generation  are  expensed.
Liabilities are recorded when environmental  assessments and/or remedial actions
are probable,  and the costs can be reasonably estimated.  Such amounts were not
material at December 31, 1995 and 1994.

Research and Development  Costs.  Research and development costs are expensed as
incurred.  Such costs incurred in the development of new products or significant
improvements  to existing  products  are  included in  Engineering,  Selling and
Administrative  Expenses and amounted to $11.2 in 1995,  $10.5 in 1994 and $11.8
in 1993.

Income Taxes. The Company adopted SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" on
January 1, 1993.  SFAS No. 109 provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities
be  recorded  based  upon the  difference  between  the tax bases of assets  and
liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial  reporting  purposes.  SFAS
No. 109 further  requires  that the Company  record a  valuation  allowance  for
deferred tax assets if realization of such assets is dependent on future taxable
income.  The effect of  adoption  of the new  standard  was not  material to the
Company's financial statements. (See Note H -- "Income Taxes.")

Net  Income  (Loss)  Per  Share.  Net  income  (loss)  per share is based on the
weighted  average  number of common and  common  equivalent  shares  outstanding
during the year. The dilutive effect of common stock equivalents (if applicable)
is calculated using the treasury stock method.

Reclassifications.   Certain   amounts   shown  for  1993  and  1994  have  been
reclassified to conform to the 1995 presentation.




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NOTE B -- ACQUISITIONS

PPM, Inc. - On May 9, 1995, the Company,  through Terex Cranes, Inc., a Delaware
corporation  which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Terex Cranes"),
completed the acquisition (the "PPM  Acquisition")  of substantially  all of the
shares of P.P.M.  S.A., a societe  anonyme ("PPM  Europe"),  from Potain S.A., a
societe  anonyme,  and all of the capital  stock of Legris  Industries,  Inc., a
Delaware  corporation which owns 92.4% of the capital stock of PPM Cranes, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("PPM North America;" and PPM North America together with
PPM Europe  collectively  referred to as "PPM") from Legris  Industries  S.A., a
societe anonyme ("Legris France"). PPM designs,  manufactures and markets mobile
cranes and  container  stackers  primarily in North  America and Western  Europe
under the brand names of PPM, P&H (trademark of  Harnischfeger  Corporation) and
BENDINI.  Concurrently  with the completion of the PPM Acquisition,  the Company
contributed  the assets  (subject to  liabilities)  of its  Koehring  Cranes and
Excavators  and  Marklift  division to Terex  Cranes.  The former  division  now
operates as Koehring  Cranes,  Inc., a wholly owned  subsidiary  of Terex Cranes
("Koehring").  Koehring  manufactures  mobile cranes under the LORAIN brand name
and aerial  lift  equipment  under the  MARKLIFT  brand name.  PPM and  Koehring
comprise the Terex Cranes Segment.

The  purchase  price of PPM,  including  acquisition  costs,  was  approximately
$104.5.  Approximately  $92.6 of the purchase price was paid in cash,  including
the repayment of certain indebtedness of PPM required to be repaid in connection
with the  acquisition.  The  remainder  of the purchase  price  consisted of the
issuance of  redeemable  preferred  stock of Terex  Cranes  having an  aggregate
liquidation  preference  of 127 million  French  francs  (approximately  $26.1),
subject to adjustment. The purchase price is subject to adjustment calculated by
reference to the  consolidated  net asset value of PPM as determined by an audit
as of the date of closing.  The  preferred  stock does not bear a dividend  and,
accordingly, the Company has valued this stock at approximately $8.8 (discounted
at 15%).  The Company has not yet reached  agreement  with the sellers about the
amount of purchase price  adjustment but, based on work  performed,  the Company
believes that the amount of the preferred stock could ultimately be reduced.

The PPM  Acquisition  was accounted for as a purchase,  with the purchase  price
allocated  to the  assets  acquired  and  liabilities  assumed  based upon their
respective  estimated  fair  values at the date of  acquisition.  The  excess of
purchase  price  over  the  net  assets   acquired  is  being   amortized  on  a
straight-line  basis  over 15 years.  The  estimated  fair  values of assets and
liabilities acquired in the PPM Acquisition are summarized as follows:

Cash                                                          $    1.0
Accounts receivable                                               33.8
Inventories                                                       69.1
Other current assets                                              11.9
Property, plant and equipment                                     20.5
Other assets                                                       0.3
Goodwill                                                          68.0
Accounts payable and other current liabilities                   (86.6)
Other liabilities                                                (13.5)
                                                              $  104.5



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The operating results of PPM are included in the Company's  consolidated results
of operations  since May 9, 1995.  The following pro forma summary  presents the
consolidated  results of  operations  as though the  Company  completed  the PPM
Acquisition  on January 1, 1994,  after  giving  effect to certain  adjustments,
including  amortization of goodwill,  interest  expense and amortization of debt
issuance costs on the debt issued in the Refinancing:

                                                      Unaudited
                                                      Pro Forma
                                                     for the Year
                                                        Ended
                                                     December 31,
                                                 1995          1994
Net sales .................................   $   1,095.1  $   966.5
Income (loss) from operations .............           4.9      (12.9)
Loss before extraordinary items ...........         (53.0)     (19.3)
Loss before extraordinary items, per share    $     (5.89) $   (2.45)

The pro forma  information  is not  necessarily  indicative  of what the  actual
results of operations of the Company would have been for the periods  indicated,
nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.


NOTE C -- SALE OF FRUEHAUF STOCK

In December 1993, the Company,  which owned 26% of Fruehauf Trailer  Corporation
("FTC" or  "Fruehauf")  before the sale,  sold one million  shares of FTC Common
Stock.  The  Company  realized a gain of $3.0.  In 1994,  the  Company  sold 5.9
million  shares of FTC stock for $24.9.  In January  1995,  the Company sold its
remaining  shares  of FTC for $1.0.  In June  1995,  the  Company  received  250
thousand  shares of  Fruehauf  stock in  settlement  of certain  obligations  of
Fruehauf.


NOTE D -- INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:
                                                             December 31,
                                                           1995        1994
Finished equipment ...................................   $   53.1  $   26.8
Replacement parts ....................................       94.5      68.9
Work-in-process ......................................       26.0      13.5
Raw materials and supplies ...........................       78.9      57.9
                                                            252.5     167.1
Less: Excess of FIFO inventory value over LIFO cost ..       (3.2)     (2.9)
Net inventories $ ....................................      249.3  $  164.2

In 1994, certain inventory quantities were reduced, resulting in the liquidation
of LIFO inventory  quantities  carried at lower costs prevailing in prior years.
The effects of such  liquidations were to decrease cost of goods sold by $2.1 in
1994.




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NOTE E -- PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:
                                            December 31,
                                         1995        1994
Property ...........................   $   11.0  $    8.4
Plant ..............................       41.7      32.2
Equipment ..........................      101.2      83.4
                                          153.9     124.0
Less: Accumulated depreciation .....      (52.6)    (37.8)
Net property, plant and equipment...   $  101.3  $   86.2


NOTE F -- LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
                                                   December 31,
                                                 1995      1994
13.25% Senior Secured Notes due
 May 15, 2002 ("Senior  Secured Notes") ....   $  247.0    $ --
Credit Facility maturing May 9, 1998 .......       66.8      --
13.0% Senior Secured Notes due
 August 1, 1996 ("Old Senior Secured Notes")        --     127.2
13.5% Secured Senior Subordinated
 Notes due July 1, 1997
 ("Subordinated Notes") ....................        --      24.5
Lending Facility maturing August 24, 1997 ..        --      24.1
Secured term note bearing interest at 9.0%
 payable in equal semiannual installments
 from August 1994 to February 1998 .........        --       0.6
Note payable ...............................        4.5      --
Capital lease obligations ..................       14.9     12.4
Other ......................................        2.4      --
  Total long-term debt .....................      335.6    188.8
  Current portion of long-term debt ........        7.2     25.8
  Long-term debt, less current portion .....   $  328.4 $  163.0



The Senior Secured Notes

On May 9, 1995,  the  Company  issued $250 of Senior  Secured  Notes due May 15,
2002.  The  Senior  Secured  Notes  were  issued  in  conjunction  with  the PPM
Acquisition and a refinancing of the Old Senior Secured Notes,  and Subordinated
Notes.  Except in the  event of  certain  asset  sales,  there are no  principal
repayment or sinking fund requirements prior to maturity.  Interest on the Notes
is payable  semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year,  commencing on
November 15, 1995, to holders of record on the  immediately  preceding May 1 and
November 1, respectively. The Notes bear interest at 13 3/4% per annum. Upon the
earlier of (i) the consummation of an exchange offer and (ii) the  effectiveness
of a Shelf Registration Statement,  the interest rate on the Notes will decrease
to 13 1/4% per  annum.  Interest  is  computed  on the basis of a  360-day  year
comprised of twelve 30-day months.

The Senior Secured Notes are senior  obligations  of the Company,  pari passu in
right of payment with all existing and future senior  indebtedness and senior to
all  subordinated  indebtedness.  Repayment  of the  Senior  Secured  Notes  are
guaranteed by certain domestic  subsidiaries of the Company (the  "Guarantors").
The Senior  Secured Notes are secured by a first priority  security  interest on
substantially  all of the assets of the Company and the  Guarantors,  other than
cash and cash equivalents,  except that as to accounts  receivable and inventory
and  proceeds  thereof,  and certain  related  rights,  such  security  shall be
subordinated to liens securing obligations outstanding under any working capital
or revolving credit facility secured by such accounts  receivable and inventory,
including the Credit  Facility.  The Senior  Secured Notes are also secured by a
lien on certain assets of the Company's foreign subsidiaries.  The indenture for
the Senior Secured Notes places certain limits on the Company's ability to incur
additional indebtedness;  permit the existence of liens; issue, pay dividends on
or redeem equity securities; sell assets; consolidate,  merge or transfer assets
to another entity; and enter into transactions with affiliates.

In connection with the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes,  the Company issued
one million stock  appreciation  rights  ("1995 SARs")  entitling the holders to
receive cash or Terex Corporation common stock, at the option of the Company, in
an amount  equal to the average  closing  sale price of the common  stock for 60
trading days prior to the date of exercise less $7.288 for each SAR.

The Credit Facility

The Company  currently  has a secured  revolving  credit  facility  (the "Credit
Facility") with certain institutional  lenders (the "Lenders").  Under the terms
of such facility,  the Company and Clark  Material  Handling  Company  ("CMHC"),
Koehring and PPM North America, each a subsidiary of the Company, (collectively,
the  "Borrowers")  will  have  availability,   subject  to  the  borrowing  base
limitations  set forth below, in an aggregate  amount of up to $100.  Subject to
the terms and  conditions  set forth in the Credit  Facility,  the Borrowers may
borrow (in the form of revolving  loans and up to $15 in outstanding  letters of
credit) an amount at any time  outstanding  initially  equalling  the sum of the
following:  (i) 75% of the net amount of eligible receivables (as defined in the
Credit Facility) of the Company,  Koehring and PPM North America,  plus (ii) 70%
of the net amount of eligible  receivables of CMHC, plus (iii) the lesser of (a)
45% of the value of eligible  inventory  (as defined in the Credit  Facility) of
the Borrowers or (b) 80% of the appraised orderly  liquidation value of eligible
inventory.

Each Borrower  guarantees,  on a joint and several basis, all of the obligations
of the other  Borrowers  under  the  Credit  Facility,  which  obligations  will
generally  be  secured by a first  priority  security  interest  in favor of the
Lenders in all of the  receivables  and inventory and certain  related rights of
the Borrowers.

The outstanding principal amount of prime rate loans initially bears interest at
the rate of 1.75% per annum in  excess  of the  prime  rate and the  outstanding
principal  amount of Eurodollar  rate loans initially bears interest at the rate
of 3.75% per annum in excess of the adjusted  Eurodollar  rate. The Company must
pay a fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the Credit  Facility.  The
Credit  Facility  contains   covenants   limiting  the  Borrowers'   activities,
including,  without  limitation,  limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness,
liens,  asset sales,  dividends  and other  payments,  investments,  mergers and
related party transactions.

The Credit Facility  matures on May 9, 1998. The Lenders,  at their option,  may
extend the facility for one  additional  year.  In the event that for any reason
the facility is terminated prior to the maturity date, the Borrowers must pay to
the Lenders a termination fee.

Old Senior Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes

The Old Senior Secured Notes and Subordinated  Notes were retired on May 9, 1995
in conjunction  with the PPM  Acquisition and the issuance of the Senior Secured
Notes. The Company realized an extraordinary  loss of $5.7 and $1.6 on the early
extinguishment  of the Old  Senior  Secured  Notes and the  Subordinated  Notes,
respectively.  The Old Senior Secured Notes,  were issued during July 1992 for a
total of $160.0 in conjunction with the CMH Acquisition and a refinancing of the
Company's bank debt.  Proceeds from the issuance of the Old Senior Secured Notes
were used for the cash portion of the CMH  Acquisition  purchase  price ($85.0),
for the settlement of all amounts outstanding under its previous credit facility
($58.0),  and for working capital and transaction costs.  Interest on the Senior
Secured Notes was due semiannually on February 1 and August 1.

The indenture for the Old Senior  Secured Notes  required that proceeds from the
sale of collateral be used to make an offer to repurchase, at par, an equivalent
amount of Old Senior  Secured  Notes.  During 1994,  as a result of sales of 5.4
million  shares of Fruehauf  common stock during 1994 and 1.0 million  shares in
the last quarter of 1993, the Company  repurchased $27.3 principal amount of the
Old Senior Secured Notes. The Company realized an extraordinary  loss of $0.7 on
the  repurchases  in  conjunction  with the  accelerated  write  off of  related
discount and debt issuance costs.

In December  1993,  the Company  repurchased  in the open market $5.0  principal
amount of Old Senior Secured Notes for  approximately  $4.5,  including  accrued
interest,  and had such notes  cancelled as of December  31,  1993.  The Company
realized an extraordinary  gain from the early  extinguishment  of debt of $0.5,
net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs.

The Subordinated Notes were initially issued as unsecured subordinated notes for
a total amount of $50.0. Interest on the Subordinated Notes was due semiannually
on January 2 and July 1.

Lending Facility

The Lending  Facility was  terminated  in May 1995 in  conjunction  with the PPM
Acquisition  and  entering  into the Credit  Facility.  The Company  realized an
extraordinary  loss of $0.2 to write-off the  unamortized  debt issuance cost at
termination.  In May 1993,  Terex  entered into an  agreement  with a new lender
which initially provided  short-term  financing and currently provides long term
financing  (the  "Lending  Facility").  The  Lending  Facility  was  secured  by
substantially  all the  Company's  domestic  receivables  and proceeds  thereof.
Interest on Lending  Facility  borrowings was payable  monthly at variable rates
generally  equal to 2.75% above the prime rate.  During 1994,  the agreement was
amended to extend the maturity date from August 24, 1995 to August 24, 1997. The
agreement provided for up to $30.0 of cash advances and guarantees through April
30, 1995, and $25.0 thereafter  through the extended  maturity date. The balance
outstanding  under  the  Lending  Facility  at  December  31,  1994  was  $24.1.
Accordingly,  all outstanding borrowings are classified as Long Term Debt in the
accompanying Balance Sheet.

In conjunction with entering into the Lending Facility, the Company terminated a
former bank lending agreement and recognized, as an extraordinary item, a charge
of $2.0 to write off the unamortized debt issuance costs.

TEL Facility

In 1995, the Company's  subsidiary,  Terex Equipment  Limited ("TEL") located in
Motherwell,  Scotland,  entered into a bank facility (the "TEL Facility")  which
provides  up  to  (pound)30.5   ($47.4)  including  up  to  (pound)10.0  ($15.5)
non-recourse  discounting  of  accounts  receivable  which meet  certain  credit
criteria,  plus  additional  facilities  for  tender and  performance  bonds and
foreign  exchange  contracts.  Interest rates vary between 1.0% - 1.5% above the
financial  institution's  Published  Base Rate or  LIBOR.  The TEL  Facility  is
collateralized  primarily by the related accounts  receivable.  The TEL Facility
requires no performance covenants.  Proceeds from the TEL Facility are primarily
used for working capital purposes.  Amounts  discounted under this and the prior
facility were $11.7 and $11.9 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

In 1993, the Company's  subsidiary,  Terex Equipment  Limited ("TEL") located in
Motherwell,  Scotland,  entered into a bank  facility  (the "Old TEL  Facility")
which provides up to  (pound)28.0  ($42.0)  including up to (pound)13.0  ($19.5)
non-recourse  discounting  of  accounts  receivable  which meet  certain  credit
criteria,  plus  additional  facilities  for  tender and  performance  bonds and
foreign  exchange  contracts.  Interest rates vary between 1.0% - 1.5% above the
financial  institution's  Published Base Rate or LIBOR.  The Old TEL Facility is
collateralized  primarily  by the  related  accounts  receivable.  The  Old  TEL
Facility requires no performance  covenants.  Proceeds from the Old TEL Facility
are primarily used for working capital purposes.

Note Payable

As part of the PPM  Acquisition,  the Company  assumed the obligation for a note
payable to Harnischfeger Corporation. The note is non-interest bearing.

Schedule of Debt Maturities

Scheduled  annual  maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 1995
in the  successive  five-year  period are  summarized  below.  Amounts shown are
exclusive of minimum lease payments disclosed in Note G -- "Lease Commitments":

                                    1996   $      1.8
                                    1997          0.7
                                    1998         67.2
                                    1999          0.4
                                    2000          0.3
                              Thereafter        250.2
                                   Total   $    320.6



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Based on quoted market values,  the Company  believes that the fair value of the
Senior  Secured  Notes was  approximately  $218.8 as of December 31,  1995.  The
Company believes that, based on quoted market values,  the carrying value of its
other borrowings  approximates  fair market value,  based on discounting  future
cash  flows  using  rates  currently  available  for debt of  similar  terms and
remaining maturities.

The  Company  paid $43.1,  $32.2 and $31.8 of  interest in 1995,  1994 and 1993,
respectively.

The weighted  average  interest rate on short term  borrowings  outstanding  was
10.0% at December 31, 1995 and 10.2% at December 31, 1994.


NOTE G -- LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Company leases  certain  facilities,  machinery and equipment,  and vehicles
with  varying  terms.  Under most  leasing  arrangements,  the Company  pays the
property  taxes,  insurance,  maintenance  and  expenses  related  to the leased
property.  Certain of the equipment  leases are classified as capital leases and
the related  assets have been  included in Property,  Plant and  Equipment.  Net
assets under  capital  leases were $20.4 and $5.9 at December 31, 1995 and 1994,
respectively,  net of accumulated  amortization of $3.5 and $2.9 at December 31,
1995 and 1994, respectively.

The   Company's   Material   Handling   Segment  also   routinely   enters  into
sale-leaseback  arrangements  for  certain  equipment,  which is  later  sold to
third-party customers under sales-type lease agreements. The Company maintains a
net investment in these leases, represented by the present value of payments due
under the leases of $6.6 of which $2.4 is current at December 31, 1995.

In  connection  with the original  sale-leaseback  arrangements  underlying  the
customer  leasing  program,  the Company has an outstanding  rental  installment
obligation  which is recorded based on the present value of minimum payments due
under the leases.

Future  minimum  capital and  noncancelable  operating  lease  payments  and the
related  present  value of capital  lease  payments at December  31, 1995 are as
follows:
                                                   Capital     Operating
                                                    Leases       Leases
 1996                                            $     6.9    $     6.6
 1997                                                  4.8          5.3
 1998                                                  2.9          2.1
 1999                                                  1.3          1.7
 2000                                                  0.5          1.2
 Thereafter                                            0.2          1.1
     Total minimum obligations                        16.6    $    18.0
 Less amount representing interest                     1.7
     Present value of net minimum obligations         14.9
 Less current portion                                  5.8
     Long-term obligations                       $     9.1

Most of the Company's  operating  leases  provide the Company with the option to
renew the leases for  varying  periods  after the  initial  lease  terms.  These
renewal  options  enable the  Company  to renew the  leases  based upon the fair
rental  values at the date of  expiration  of the initial  lease.  Total  rental
expense under operating  leases was $6.5, $7.4 and $6.3 in 1995, 1994, and 1993,
respectively.

In November  1994, the Company  entered into a  sale-leaseback  transaction  for
CMH's parts distribution center in Germany. The Company received net proceeds of
$11.0 and will  lease the  facility  under the terms of a five year  lease for a
total  rental of $1.9 per year.  The  Company  realized a gain of $4.0 which was
deferred and will be  amortized as a reduction of rental  expense over the lease
term ($0.8 per year).


NOTE H -- INCOME TAXES

The components of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes and Extraordinary  Items are
as follows:

                                        Year ended December 31,
                                         1995     1994     1993

United States                          $ (30.8) $ 12.4  $ (67.5)
Foreign                                    3.1   (10.4)     2.5
Income (loss) before income taxes
 and extraordinary items               $ (27.7)  $ 2.0  $ (65.0)


The major components of the Company's  provision for income taxes are summarized
below:

                                            Year ended December 31,
                                      1995            1994            1993
Current:                                        
  Federal                           $  ---          $  ---          $  ---
  State                                ---             0.5             ---
  Foreign                              4.6             2.1             1.3
  Utilization of foreign
   net operating loss ("NOL")
   carryforward                       (4.6)           (1.8)           (1.2)
  Current income tax provision         ---             0.8             0.1

Deferred:                                       
  Deferred federal income
   tax benefit                         ---             ---             ---
  Total provision for income taxes  $  ---          $  0.8          $  0.1

Deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  result from  differences  in the basis of
assets and liabilities for tax and financial statement  purposes.  In accordance
with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," a valuation allowance has been
recognized.  The tax effects of the basis  differences  and net  operating  loss
carryforward  as of December  31, 1995 and 1994 are  summarized  below for major
balance sheet captions:

                                               1995         1994

Net inventories                            $    (5.6)   $    (7.1)
Fixed assets                                    (3.0)        (9.6)
Other                                           (1.0)        (0.5)
     Total deferred tax liabilities             (9.6)       (17.2)
Receivables                                      1.7          1.4
Warranties and product liability                24.6         20.8
Investments                                    ---            1.0
All other items                                  4.4          6.1
Benefit of net operating loss carryforward     136.9        126.5
     Total deferred tax assets                 167.6        155.8
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance       (158.0)      (138.6)
     Net deferred tax liabilities          $   ---      $   ---

The  valuation  allowance  for  deferred  tax  assets as of  January 1, 1994 was
$137.1.  The net change in the total  valuation  allowance  for the years  ended
December 31, 1994 and 1995 were increases of $1.5 and $19.4, respectively.



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The  Company's  Provision  for Income Taxes is  different  from the amount which
would be provided  by  applying  the  statutory  federal  income tax rate to the
Company's Loss Before Income Taxes and Extraordinary  Items. The reasons for the
difference are summarized below:
                                                              Year ended
                                                             December 31,
                                                        1995     1994     1993

Statutory federal income tax rate ..................   $ (9.7) $  0.7  $ (22.7)
Recognition of previously unrecognized tax assets ..      --     (4.3)     --
NOL with no current benefit ........................      9.5     --      21.6
Foreign tax differential on
income/losses of foreign subsidiaries ..............     (1.2)    3.7     (0.6)
Goodwill ...........................................      1.1     --       1.8
State tax ..........................................      --      0.5      --
Other ..............................................      0.3     0.2      0.1
Total provision for income taxes ...................   $  --   $  0.8  $   0.2

The Company has not provided for U.S. federal and foreign  withholding  taxes on
$19.0 of foreign subsidiaries'  undistributed  earnings as of December 31, 1995,
because such earnings are intended to be reinvested indefinitely. Any income tax
liability that would result had such earnings  actually been  repatriated  would
likely be offset by  utilization  of NOL's.  On  repatriation,  certain  foreign
countries impose  withholding taxes. The amount of withholding tax that would be
payable on  remittance  of the entire  amount of  undistributed  earnings  would
approximate $3.4.

At December  31,  1995,  the Company had  domestic  federal net  operating  loss
carryforwards of $297.7. Approximately $69.7 of the remaining net operating loss
carryforwards  are subject to special  limitations  under the  Internal  Revenue
Code,  and the NOL's may be affected by the  current IRS  examination  discussed
below.

The tax basis net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows:

                                        Tax Basis Net
                                        Operating Loss
                                        Carryforwards

                                  1996      $  45.2
                                  1997          8.0
                                  1998         11.9
                                  1999        ---
                                  2000          4.6
                                  2006         20.7
                                  2007         35.7
                                  2008         97.3
                                  2009         34.2
                                  2010         40.1
                                 Total      $ 297.7

The  Company  also  has  various  state  net  operating   loss  and  tax  credit
carryforwards  expiring at various dates through 2010 available to reduce future
state  taxable  income and income  taxes.  In addition,  the  Company's  foreign
subsidiaries have approximately $62.5 of loss  carryforwards,  $36.1 in Germany,
$11.9 in U.K. and $14.5 in other countries, which are available to offset future
foreign taxable income. The loss carryforwards in Germany and U.K. are available
without  expiration.  The loss  carryforwards  in other  countries  of $10.7 are
available without expiration, with the remaining $3.8 expiring in the years 1996
through 2001.


The Internal  Revenue Service is currently  examining the Company's  federal tax
returns for the years 1987 through 1989. In December 1994, the Company  received
an examination  report from the IRS proposing a substantial tax deficiency based
on this  examination.  The  examination  report  raises  a  variety  of  issues,
including the Company's  substantiation for certain deductions taken during this
period,  the  Company's  utilization  of certain net operating  loss  carryovers
("NOL's") and the availability of such NOL's to offset future taxable income. If
the IRS  were to  prevail  on all  the  issues  raised,  the  amount  of the tax
assessment  would be  approximately  $56 plus  interest  and  penalties.  If the
Company were required to pay a significant  portion of the assessment,  it could
have a material  adverse  impact on the Company and could  exceed the  Company's
resources.  The Company has filed its  administrative  appeal to the examination
report.  Although  management  believes that the Company will be able to provide
adequate documentation for a substantial portion of the deductions questioned by
the IRS and that there is substantial  support for the Company's past and future
utilization of the NOL's,  the ultimate outcome of this matter is subject to the
resolution of significant legal and factual issues.  If the Company's  positions
prevail on the most significant issues, management believes that the amounts due
would not exceed amounts previously paid or provided;  however,  even under such
circumstances,  it is possible that the Company's NOL's could be reduced to some
extent. No additional accruals have been made for any amounts which might be due
as a result of this  matter  because the  possible  loss ranges from zero to $56
plus  interest  and  penalties  and the  ultimate  outcome  cannot  presently be
determined or estimated.

The Company  made income tax payments of $0.0,  $0.8 and $0.1 in 1995,  1994 and
1993, respectively.


NOTE I -- PREFERRED STOCK

The  Company's  certificate  of  incorporation  was  amended in October  1993 to
authorize 10.0 million shares of preferred  stock,  $.01 par value per share. As
of December  31,  1995,  a total of 1.2 million  shares of  preferred  stock are
issued and outstanding as described below.

Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

As of December  31,  1995,  the Company had 1.2 million  issued and  outstanding
shares  of Series A  Cumulative  Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  (the
"Series A  Preferred  Stock").  These  shares  were  issued as part of a private
placement on December  20, 1993 which also  included the issuance of 1.3 million
Common  Stock  Purchase  Warrants  (the  "Series  A  Warrants,"  see  Note  J --
"Stockholders'  Deficit").  The Series A Preferred Stock has a par value of $.01
per  share and an  initial  liquidation  preference  of  $25.00  per share  (the
"Liquidation  Preference").  During the period from the issue date and ending at
the Accretion  Termination Date (as defined below),  the Liquidation  Preference
will accrete at the rate of 13% per year until  December  20, 1998,  and 18% per
year thereafter. The Liquidation Preference totaled $39.2 at December 31, 1995.

After the  Accretion  Termination  Date,  the  holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock are entitled to  cumulative  dividends,  payable  quarterly,  as described
below. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 2.25 shares of
the Company's common stock (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), and
is  redeemable  at the option of the Company on or after  December 31, 1994 at a
price equal to the Liquidation  Preference plus unpaid dividends provided that a
concurrent redemption of all outstanding Series A Warrants is made. The Series A
Preferred  Stock is subject to a mandatory  redemption  requirement on or before
December  31,  2000 at a per share  redemption  price  equal to the  Liquidation
Preference  on the date of  redemption  plus accrued but unpaid  dividends.  The
Series A Preferred  Stock has no voting  rights except when and if dividends are
in arrears as described below.

Commencing  three months  prior to the date the  Company's  indentures  and loan
agreements  allow the Company to declare and pay cash  dividends on the Series A
Preferred  Stock ("the  Accretion  Termination  Date"),  dividends will begin to
accrue at the rate of 13% per year through December 20, 1998, and at the rate of
18% per year thereafter. After the Accretion Termination Date the holders of the
Series A Preferred  Stock will be entitled to elect one  additional  director of
the Company if the Company fails to declare and pay the full amount of dividends
payable on any two  dividend  payment  dates.  Such holders will have a right to
elect two  additional  directors  of the  Company  if the  Company  misses  four
dividend payment dates.

The aggregate  net proceeds to the Company for the Series A Preferred  Stock and
the Series A Warrants  issued on  December  20,  1993 were  $27.2.  The  Company
allocated $10.3 and $16.9 of this amount to the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Series A Warrants,  respectively, based on management's estimate of the relative
fair values of these securities at the time of their issuance, using information
provided  by the  Company's  investment  bankers.  The  difference  between  the
initially  recorded  amount and the  redemption  amount  will be accreted to the
carrying  value of the Series A Preferred  Stock using the interest  method over
the period from issuance to the mandatory redemption date, December 31, 2000. In
addition,  the  carrying  value of the Series A Preferred  Stock will be further
adjusted for  increases in the  Liquidation  Preference  prior to the  Accretion
Termination Date as described  above.  The total accretion  recorded in 1995 and
1994 was $7.3 and $6.0, respectively.

Series B Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 1995,  the Company had 38.8 thousand  issued and  outstanding
shares  of Series B  Cumulative  Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  (the
"Series B Preferred  Stock").  These shares  constitute  the  remaining  balance
outstanding  of the Series B Preferred  Stock issued to certain  individuals  on
December  9, 1994 in  consideration  for the  early  termination  of a  contract
between the Company and KCS Industries,  L.P., a Connecticut limited partnership
("KCS"),  a related  party (see Note M --  "Related  Party  Transactions").  The
Series B  Preferred  Stock  has a par  value of $.01 per  share  and an  initial
liquidation  preference  of $25.00  per share  (the  "Liquidation  Preference").
During the period  from the issue date and ending at the  Accretion  Termination
Date (as defined below), the Liquidation  Preference will accrete at the rate of
13%  per  year  until  December  20,  1999,  and 18% per  year  thereafter.  The
Liquidation Preference totaled $2.0 at December 31, 1995.

After the  Accretion  Termination  Date,  the  holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock are entitled to  cumulative  dividends,  payable  quarterly,  as described
below. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into 2.25 shares of
the Company's common stock (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), and
is  redeemable  at the option of the Company on or after  December 31, 1995 at a
price equal to the Liquidation  Preference plus unpaid dividends provided that a
concurrent  redemption of all outstanding Series B Warrants, as described below,
is made.  The Series B  Preferred  Stock is subject  to a  mandatory  redemption
requirement on or before December 31, 2001 at a per share redemption price equal
to the Liquidation  Preference on the date of redemption plus accrued but unpaid
dividends.  The Series B Preferred Stock has no voting rights except when and if
dividends are in arrears as described below.

Commencing  three months  prior to the date the  Company's  indentures  and loan
agreements  allow the Company to declare and pay cash  dividends on the Series B
Preferred  Stock ("the  Accretion  Termination  Date"),  dividends will begin to
accrue at the rate of 13% per year through December 20, 1999, and at the rate of
18% per year thereafter.

The  Company  allocated  $0.9 and $0.7 to the Series B  Preferred  Stock and the
Series B Warrants,  respectively, based on management's estimate of the relative
fair values of these securities at the time of their issuance (equivalent to the
allocation  used for the Series A Preferred  Stock and Series A  Warrants).  The
difference  between the initially recorded amount and the redemption amount will
be accreted  to the  carrying  value of the Series B  Preferred  Stock using the
interest method over the period from issuance to the mandatory  redemption date,
December 31, 2001.  In  addition,  the carrying  value of the Series B Preferred
Stock will be further adjusted for increases in the Liquidation Preference prior
to the Accretion Termination Date as described above.


NOTE J -- STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Common Stock. The Company's  certificate of incorporation was amended in October
1993 to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $.01
(the "Common Stock"),  to 30.0 million. As of December 31, 1995, there were 10.6
million shares issued and  outstanding.  Of the 19.4 million  unissued shares at
that date,  6.7 million  shares were  reserved for issuance  for  conversion  of
Series A and B Preferred  Stock (Note I) and the  exercise of stock  options and
Series A and B Warrants.

In December  1993,  the Company  issued 0.4 million  shares of Common Stock as a
contribution  to two of the Company's  pension  plans.  The Company valued these
shares at $2.3,  based on 96.5% of the market  price of the Common  Stock on the
date of issuance.

Series A Warrants.  In  connection  with the private  placement  of the Series A
Preferred Stock (see Note I -- "Series A Preferred  Stock"),  the Company issued
1.3 million Series A Warrants.  Each Series A Warrant may be exercised, in whole
or in part, at the option of the holder at any time before the  expiration  date
on  December  31,  2000  and  is   redeemable   by  the  Company  under  certain
circumstances.  As of December 31, 1995,  upon the exercise or  redemption  of a
Warrant, the holder thereof was entitled to receive 2.35 shares of Common Stock.
The exercise price for the Warrants is $.01 for each share of Common Stock.  The
number of shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  exercise or  redemption of the
Warrants is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.

Series B Warrants.  In  connection  with the  issuance of the Series B Preferred
Stock (see Note I -- "Series B  Preferred  Stock"),  the  Company  issued  107.0
thousand Series B Warrants.  Each Series B Warrant may be exercised, in whole or
in part, at the option of the holder at any time before the  expiration  date on
December 31, 2001 and is redeemable by the Company under certain  circumstances.
Upon the  exercise  or  redemption  of a Warrant,  the holder  thereof  shall be
entitled  to  receive  one share of Common  Stock.  The  exercise  price for the
Warrants  is $.01  for  each  share of  Common  Stock.  At  December  31,  1995,
approximately 16 thousand warrants remain unexercised.

Stock Options.  The Company maintains a qualified incentive stock option ("ISO")
plan covering certain officers and key employees.  The exercise price of the ISO
is the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant.  The ISO allows the
holder to purchase shares of common stock,  commencing one year after grant. ISO
expire after ten years.  At December 31, 1995,  4.8 thousand  stock options were
available for grant under the plan.

The following table is a summary of stock options:

                                   Number of    Exercise Price per
                                    Options           Option

 Outstanding at December 31, 1992    59,666   $    6.40 to 14.80
      Granted                        23,750        7.13 to 10.50
      Exercised                      (3,750)                10.2
      Canceled or expired            (3,750)                14.8
 Outstanding at December 31, 1993    75,916   $    6.40 to 14.80
      Granted                        10,000                 6.63
      Exercised                         ---
      Canceled or expired            (3,750)                14.8
 Outstanding at December 31, 1994    82,166   $    6.40 to 14.80
      Granted                        27,900                 4.25
      Exercised                         ---
      Canceled or expired            (6,666)       7.13 to 14.80
 Outstanding at December 31, 1995   103,400   $    4.25 to 14.80
 Exercisable at December 31, 1995    62,168   $    6.40 to 14.80

Long-Term  Incentive  Plans. In December 1995, the Board of Directors  approved,
subject to shareholder approval,  the 1996 Terex Corporation Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the "1996  Plan").  The 1996 Plan  authorizes  the granting of (i) options
("Stock Option Awards") to purchase shares of Common Stock, including Restricted
Stock, (ii) shares of Common Stock, including Restricted Stock ("Stock Awards"),
and  (iii)  cash  bonus  awards  based  upon  a  participant's  job  performance
("Performance   Awards").   Subject  to  adjustment  as  described  below  under
"Adjustments,"  the  aggregate  number  of shares  of  Common  Stock  (including
Restricted  Stock,  if any)  optioned  or granted  under the 1996 Plan shall not
exceed  300  thousand  shares.  The 1996 Plan  provides  that a  committee  (the
"Committee") of the Board of Directors consisting of two or more members thereof
who are non-employee directors,  shall administer the 1996 Plan and has provided
the Committee with the  flexibility to respond to changes in the competitive and
legal  environments,  thereby protecting and enhancing the Company's current and
future  ability  to attract  and retain  directors  and  officers  and other key
employees and  consultants.  The 1996 Plan also provides for automatic grants of
Stock Option Awards to non-employee directors. In June 1994, the Company's board
of directors  approved a Long-Term  Incentive Plan (the "Plan") covering certain
managerial, administrative and professional employees and outside directors. The
Plan was approved by Stockholders at the 1994 annual meeting.  The Plan provides
for awards to  employees,  from time to time and as determined by a committee of
outside  directors,  of cash bonuses,  stock  options,  stock and/or  restricted
stock.  The total number of shares of the Company's common stock available to be
awarded under the Plan is 750 thousand, subject to certain adjustments. In 1995,
options to purchase a total of 290.7 thousand shares of common stock at $4.25 to
$7.00 per share and a total of 50.0  thousand  shares of  restricted  stock were
granted  to  employees.  In June  1994,  options  to  purchase  a total of 308.8
thousand shares of common stock at $5.50 per share and a total of 129.4 thousand
shares of  restricted  common  stock  were  granted  to  employees  and  outside
directors.

Stock  Appreciation  Rights.  In  connection  with the July 1992 sale of the Old
Senior  Secured  Notes and obtaining the consent of the holders of the Company's
existing Subordinated Notes to modify the Subordinated Notes, the Company issued
658.4 thousand common stock  appreciation  rights ("1992 SARs").  As of December
31, 1995,  there were 624.8 thousand 1992 SARs  outstanding.  Of the outstanding
1992 SARs,  552.0  thousand may be exercised at the option of the holder thereof
at any time through July 31, 1996, at which time they expire. The remaining 72.8
thousand SARs may be exercised  through July 1, 1997, at which time they expire.
The 1992 SARs  entitle  the holder to receive  the  market  appreciation  in the
Company's Common Stock between $11.00 per share, subject to adjustment,  and the
average price per share for the 30 consecutive trading days prior to the date of
exercise.  At December  31,  1995,  there was no reserve  requirement  necessary
because the Company's Common Stock price was below $11.00 per share.

In  connection  with the May 1995  issuance  of the Senior  Secured  Notes,  the
Company issued 1.0 million stock appreciation rights (the "1995 SARs") entitling
the holders to receive cash or Common Stock, at the option of the Company, in an
amount  equal to the  average  closing  sale  price of the  common  stock for 60
trading  days prior to the date of exercise  less $7.288 for each 1995 SAR.  The
1995 SARs  expire on May 15,  2002.  At  December  31, 1995 there was no reserve
requirement  necessary because the Company's Common Stock price was below $7.288
per share.


NOTE K -- RETIREMENT PLANS

Pension Plans

US Plans

The Company  maintains  four defined  benefit  pension  plans  covering  certain
domestic  employees.  The benefits for the plans covering the salaried employees
are based primarily on years of service and employees'  qualifying  compensation
during the final years of  employment.  Participation  in the plan for  salaried
employees  was frozen as of May 7, 1993,  and no  participants  will be credited
with service  following such date except that participants not fully vested will
be credited with service for purposes of determining  vesting only. The benefits
for the plans  covering  the hourly  employees  are based  primarily on years of
service and a flat dollar amount per year of service. It is the Company's policy
generally to fund these plans based on the minimum  requirements of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Plan assets consist primarily of
common stocks, bonds, and short-term cash equivalent funds.

Pension expense includes the following components for 1995, 1994 and 1993:

                                                     Year ended December 31,
                                                    1995      1994       1993

Service cost for benefits earned during period   $   0.1   $   0.2   $    0.4
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation        2.2       2.2        2.4
Actual (return) loss on plan assets                 (3.8)     (0.4)      (2.1)
Net amortization and deferral                        2.0      (1.2)       0.9
Curtailment (gain) loss                             ---       ---        (0.3)
Net pension expense                              $   0.5   $   0.8   $    1.3



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The  following  table sets  forth the US plans'  funded  status and the  amounts
recognized in the Company's financial statements at December 31:

                                           1995                     1994                      1993
                                  Overfunded  Underfunded   Overfunded  Underfunded   Overfunded  Underfunded
                                     Plans       Plans        Plans        Plans        Plans        Plans
<S>                                  <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>   
Actuarial present value of:
 Vested benefits                     $ 9.4       $ 20.9       $ 8.0        $ 19.0       $ 9.3        $ 22.5
 Accumulated benefits                $ 9.9       $ 20.9       $ 8.1        $ 19.1       $ 9.5        $ 22.7
 Projected benefits                  $ 9.9       $ 20.9       $ 8.1        $ 19.1       $ 9.5        $ 22.7
 Fair value of plan assets            10.2         16.5         9.2          14.7         9.7          14.7
 Projected benefit obligation
  (in  excess of) less than
  plan  assets                         0.4        (4.4)         1.1          (4.4)        0.2          (8.0)
Unrecognized net loss from past
  experience different than
  assumed                              2.6         2.7          2.5           1.8         3.7           4.2
Unrecognized prior service cost        0.9         ---          0.5           ---         0.5           ---
Adjustment to recognize
 minimum liability                     ---        (2.7)         ---          (1.8)        ---          (4.2)
Pension asset (liability)
 recognized in the  balance
 sheet                               $ 3.9      $ (4.4)       $ 4.1        $ (4.4)      $ 4.4        $ (8.0)
</TABLE>

The  expected  long-term  rate of return on plan  assets was 9% for the  periods
presented.  The discount rate  assumption  was 7.5% for 1995,  8.5% for 1994 and
7.0%  for  1993.  The  assumption  for the  rate of  compensation  increase,  if
applicable per plan provisions, was 5.5% for 1993 (until May 7, 1993).

In accordance with the provisions of the SFAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for
Pensions,"  the Company has recorded an adjustment of $2.7 and $1.8 to recognize
a minimum pension  liability at December 31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively.  This
liability is offset by a direct reduction of stockholders' deficit.

In December 1993, Terex  contributed 350.0 thousand shares of Terex Common Stock
to the Master Trust for the benefit of two of the Terex plans, which were valued
by the  Company at $2.3 based  upon  96.5% of the market  value of Terex  Common
Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on the day of  contribution.  The
market value of this investment was $1.7 at December 31, 1995.

In addition,  the Master Trust held 6.0 thousand 1992 SARs,  valued at $0.10 per
right  (total  value of less than $0.1) at December  31,  1995 and 6.0  thousand
Terex SARs, valued at $1.00 per right (less than $0.1) at December 31, 1994.

International Plans

TEL maintains a government-required defined benefit plan (which includes certain
defined  contribution  elements)  covering  substantially  all of its management
employees.  This plan is fully funded. Pension expense relating to this plan was
approximately  $0.3,  $0.3 and $0.2 for the years ended December 31, 1995,  1994
and 1993, respectively.

Certain of CMH's German employees are covered by noncontributory defined benefit
pension plans.  CMH also maintains  separate  pension  benefit plans for certain
German executive  employees and for other staff. The executive pension plans are
based on final pay and  service,  and, in some cases,  are  dependent  on social
security pensions while the other staff plans are based on fixed amounts applied
to the number of years service rendered. The plans are unfunded.



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The components of consolidated pension expense for each of the reporting periods
covered by these financial statements is as follows:
                                                         Year Ended
                                                        December 31,
                                                     1995    1994    1993

Current service cost ...........................   $  0.1  $  0.2  $  0.2
Interest cost ..................................      0.9     0.9     0.9
Net amortization and deferrals .................     (0.9)   (0.8)    0.1
Defined benefit pension expense  ..............    $  0.1  $  0.3  $  1.2

The  following  table  reconciles  the funded  status of the  Company's  defined
benefit  pension plans to the amounts  recognized on the Company's  Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                                        December 31,
                                                       1995       1994
Accumulated benefit obligation,
 including nonvested benefits
 of $0.2 and $0.2 at December 31, 1995 and 1994 ..   $  12.8  $  11.1
Projected benefit obligations ....................   $  12.8  $  11.2
Unrecognized net gain/(loss) .....................      (0.9)     1.9
Unrecognized prior service cost ..................       0.4      --
Unrecognized transition asset (liability) ........       0.6     (0.7)
Adjustment required to recognize minimum liability       --       --
Accrued pension cost .............................   $  12.9  $  12.4

The discount  rate of 7.5% was used in 1995 and 1994 to determine  the projected
benefit obligation.  During 1994, the Company  significantly  reduced its German
work force in connection with restructuring of its operations.  As a result, the
Company  realized a  curtailment  gain with  respect to these  plans,  which was
recognized as a reduction of the unrecognized transition liability in accordance
with the  provisions of SFAS 88,  "Employers'  Accounting  for  Settlements  and
Curtailments  of Defined Benefit Plans and for Termination of Benefits." In 1994
the Company changed certain  assumptions used in the actuarial  valuation of the
plans.  These changes in  assumptions  reflected the reductions in personnel and
other changes in the Company's  operations,  including  changes in  compensation
arrangements,  implemented  during 1994.  These changes resulted in an actuarial
gain of $2.7. The gain in excess of 10% of the projected  benefit  obligation is
being amortized over 2 years.

Saving Plans

The Company  sponsors  various tax deferred  savings  plans into which  eligible
employees may elect to contribute a portion of their  compensation.  The Company
can, but is not obligated to, contribute to certain of these plans.

Other Postemployment Benefits

The  Company  provides  postemployment  health and life  insurance  benefits  to
certain former  salaried and hourly  employees of Koehring.  The Company adopted
SFAS No. 106,  "Employers'  Accounting  for  Postretirement  Benefits Other than
Pensions," on January 1, 1993. This statement requires accrual of postretirement
benefits  (such as health care benefits)  during the years an employee  provides
service.



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Terex  adopted  the  provisions  of SFAS No. 106 using the  delayed  recognition
method, whereby the amount of the unrecognized  transition obligation at January
1, 1993 is recognized prospectively as a component of future years' net periodic
postretirement  benefit  expense.  The  unrecognized  transition  obligation  at
January 1, 1993 was $4.5. Terex is amortizing this transition obligation over 12
years, the average remaining life expectancy of the participants.  The liability
of the Company, as of December 31, was as follows:

                                                              1995    1994
Actuarial present value of accumulated
 postretirement benefit obligation:
Retirees .................................................   $  4.4  $  4.6
Active participants ......................................      --      --
Total accumulated postretirement benefit obligation ......      4.4     4.6
Unamortized transition obligation ........................     (3.4)   (3.7)
Liability recognized in the balance sheet   ..............   $  1.0  $  0.9

Health care trend rates used in the  actuarial  assumptions  range from 12.0% to
13.5%.  These rates decrease to 6.5% over a period of 8 to 10 years.  The effect
of a one  percentage-point  change in the  health  care cost trend  rates  would
change the accumulated  postretirement benefit obligation  approximately 7%. The
discount  rate  used  in  determining  the  accumulated  postretirement  benefit
obligation  was 7.5% and 8.25% for the years ended  December  31, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.

Net periodic  postretirement  benefit expense includes the following  components
for 1995 and 1994:

                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                      1995        1994
          Service cost            $    ---    $    ---
          Interest cost                 0.3         0.4
          Net amortization              0.4         0.4
           Total                  $     0.7   $     0.8

The Company's  postretirement  benefit  obligations are not funded. Net periodic
postretirement  benefit  expense for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and
1993 was approximately  $0.6, $0.5 and $0.4 greater on the accrual basis than it
would have been on the cash basis.


NOTE L -- LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIES

In December  1992, a Class Action  complaint  was filed  against  Fruehauf,  the
Company,  certain of  Fruehauf's  then officers and directors and certain of the
underwriters  of the initial public  offering of Fruehauf,  in the United States
District  Court  for  the  Eastern  District  of  Michigan,  Southern  Division,
alleging,  among other things,  violations of certain  provisions of the federal
securities laws, and seeking unspecified  compensatory and punitive damages. The
Company  has  settled  this  litigation,  with court  approval,  and  recorded a
provision of $0.3 million in the quarter ended March 31, 1995.

In the  Company's  lines of business,  but  primarily  in the Material  Handling
Segment, numerous suits have been filed alleging damages for accidents that have
arisen in the normal course of operations  involving the Company's products.  As
part of the acquisition of CMH, the Company and CMH assumed both the outstanding
and  future  product  liability  exposures  related  to such  operations.  As of
December 31, 1995,  CMH had  approximately  120  lawsuits  outstanding  alleging
damages for injuries or deaths  arising from  accidents  involving CMH products.
Most of the foregoing  suits are in various stages of pretrial  completion,  and
certain  plaintiffs are seeking  punitive as well as compensatory  damages.  The
Company is  self-insured,  up to certain  limits,  for these  product  liability
exposures,  as  well as for  certain  exposures  related  to  general,  workers'
compensation  and  automobile  liability.  Insurance  coverage is  obtained  for
catastrophic  losses as well as those  risks  required  to be  insured by law or
contract.  The Company has recorded and maintains an estimated liability,  based
in part upon actuarial determinations, in the amount of management's estimate of
the Company's aggregate exposure for such self-insured risks.

The Company is involved in various other legal  proceedings which have arisen in
the normal course of its  operations.  The Company has recorded  provisions  for
estimated  losses in  circumstances  where a loss is probable  and the amount or
range of possible amounts of the loss is estimable.

The Company is contingently  liable as a guarantor for certain  customers' floor
plan obligations  with financial  institutions.  As a guarantor,  the Company is
obligated to purchase  equipment  which has been  repossessed  by the  financial
institution  based  upon the  unamortized  principal  balance  outstanding.  The
Company records the repossessed inventory at its estimated net realizable value.
Any resultant losses are charged against related  reserves.  The guarantee under
such floor plans  aggregated  approximately  $30.0 at  December  31,  1995.  The
Company has  recorded  reserves  based on  management's  estimates  of potential
losses  arising from these  guarantees.  Historically,  the Company has incurred
only minimal losses relating to these arrangements.

CMH has also given  guarantees  to  financial  institutions  relating to capital
loans,  residual guarantees and other dealer and customer obligations arising in
the ordinary  conduct of its  business.  Such  guarantees  approximated  $3.8 at
December 31, 1995. Estimated losses, if any, on such guarantees are accrued as a
component of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.

To enhance its marketing effort and ensure continuity of its dealer network, CMH
has also agreed as part of its dealer sales agreements to repurchase certain new
and unused equipment in the event of a dealer termination. Repurchase agreements
included in operating agreements with an independent  financial institution have
been patterned after those included in the dealer sales agreements,  and provide
for  repurchase  of  inventory  in certain  circumstances  of dealer  default on
financing provided by the financial  institution to the dealer. Dealer inventory
of  approximately  $200.0 at December 31, 1995 were  covered by those  operating
agreements.  Under these agreements,  when dealer terminations do occur, a newly
selected dealer generally assumes the assets of the prior dealer and any related
financial  obligations.  Historically,  CMH has  incurred  only  minimal  losses
relating to these arrangements.

The Company's  outstanding letters of credit totaled $7.7. The letters of credit
generally  serve  as  collateral  for  certain   liabilities   included  in  the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. Certain of the letters of credit serve as collateral
guaranteeing the Company's performance under contracts.

As  described  in Note H -- "Income  Taxes,"  the  Internal  Revenue  Service is
currently examining the Company's federal tax returns for the years 1987 through
1989.

The Company has agreed to indemnify  certain  outside parties for losses related
to  Fruehauf's  worker  compensation  obligations.  Some of the claims for which
Terex is contingently obligated are also covered by bonds issued by an insurance
company.  In  1993,  the  Company  recorded  liabilities  for  these  contingent
obligations  representing  management's estimate of the maximum potential losses
which the Company might incur.


NOTE M -- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On August 28, 1995, the Company  announced that its Chairman,  Randolph W. Lenz,
had retired from his position  with the Company and its Board of  Directors.  In
connection  with his  retirement,  the  Company  (upon the  recommendation  of a
committee comprised of its independent  Directors and represented by independent
counsel) and Mr. Lenz have  executed a retirement  agreement  providing  certain
benefits  to Mr.  Lenz and the  Company.  The  agreement  provides,  among other
things, for a five-year consulting engagement requiring Mr. Lenz to make himself
available to the Company to provide consulting  services for certain portions of
his time. Mr. Lenz, or his designee,  will receive a fee for consulting services
which will  include  payments in an amount,  and a rate,  equal to his 1995 base
salary until  December 31, 1996. The agreement also provides for the granting of
a  five-year  $1.8  million  loan  bearing  interest at 6.56% per annum which is
subject to being forgiven in increments over the five-year term of the agreement
upon certain  conditions  and equity grants having a maximum  potential of 200.0
thousand  shares of Terex common stock  conditioned  upon the Company  achieving
certain financial performance  objectives in the future. In contemplation of the
execution of this  retirement  agreement,  the Company  advanced to Mr. Lenz the
principal amount of the forgivable loan. Mr. Lenz has also agreed not to compete
with the  Company,  to vote his Terex  shares in the manner  recommended  by the
Company's  Board of  Directors,  not to  acquire  any  additional  shares of the
Company's common stock, and, except under certain circumstances, not to sell his
shares of common stock. In addition to  indebtedness  pursuant to the retirement
agreement,  an  affiliate  of  Mr.  Lenz  is  indebted  to  the  Company  in the
approximate amount of $33.45 thousand  representing shipping charges incurred by
the Company for such  affiliate  during 1994.  The affiliate of Mr. Lenz has not
paid such charges to date.

Under a  contract  dated July 1, 1987,  as  amended,  KCS  Industries,  L.P.,  a
Connecticut limited partnership ("KCS"),  principally owned by Mr. Lenz provided
administrative,  financial, marketing, technical, real estate and legal services
to the Company and its  subsidiaries.  For the services of KCS, the Company paid
KCS an annual fee plus the reimbursement for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by KCS in fulfilling the contract.  During 1993 the Company made payments to KCS
of $2.9.

During 1993, the Board of Directors of the Company concluded that it would be in
the Company's  best  interest to terminate  the Company's  contract with KCS and
integrate the management services of KCS directly into the Company.  Pursuant to
an agreement  between the Company and KCS, the contract  between the Company and
KCS was  terminated  as of the close of business on December 31,  1993.  Certain
employees of KCS, became salaried  employees of the Company effective January 1,
1994,  with the titles of Executive  Vice  President and Senior Vice  President,
respectively.  In consideration of the termination of the contract,  the Company
issued 89.8  thousand  shares of the  Company's  Series B Cumulative  Redeemable
Convertible  Preferred  Stock  (valued  at $0.9) and  106.95  thousand  Series B
Warrants (valued at $0.7), the terms of which are  substantially  similar to the
terms  of the  Company's  outstanding  Series A  Preferred  Stock  and  Series A
Warrants,  respectively. Of such amounts, Mr. Lenz received 38.8 thousand shares
of preferred  stock and warrants  exercisable  for 15.7 thousand shares of Terex
Common Stock and other KCS  employees  each  received  25.5  thousand  shares of
preferred  stock and  warrants  exercisable  for 45.6  thousand  shares of Terex
Common Stock. The employees  converted their shares and warrants to Common Stock
in 1995. In addition, Mr. Lenz received cash payments of approximately $0.5.

The Company,  certain directors and executives of the Company, and KCS have been
named  parties in various legal  proceedings.  During 1995,  1994 and 1993,  the
Company incurred $0.3, $0.3 and $0.4 of legal fees and expenses on behalf of the
Company, directors and executives of the Company, and KCS named in the lawsuits.

In conjunction  with the CMH  Acquisition,  the Company financed the acquisition
and refinanced a major component of its previously outstanding bank debt through
a private placement of Secured Notes and 1992 SARs, and the establishment of the
Bank  Lending  Agreement.  A director of the Company was at the time an employee
and officer of Jefferies & Company, Inc.  ("Jefferies"),  the investment banking
firm which acted as an exclusive placement agent for the Company in the offering
of the Old Senior  Secured Notes and 1992 SARs.  Jefferies was paid fees of $6.5
in 1992 for  services  performed  as  placement  agent.  Jefferies  was also the
Company's  placement  agent for the December 1993 sale of the Series A Preferred
Stock and Series A Warrants for which Jefferies  received fees totalling $2.5 in
1993.  Jefferies  was also the agent for the Company  for  certain  sales by the
Company of its common  stock of  Fruehauf  in 1993.  Jefferies  purchased  250.0
thousand Series A Warrants and 180.0 thousand shares of Series A Preferred Stock
from the Company in connection with the Company's  private placement on December
20, 1993.

In 1995, the Company retained Jefferies & Company,  Inc., of which a director of
the Company was then Executive Vice  President,  in connection with the offering
of the Company's $250 million Senior Secured Notes and  acquisition of PPM which
was  completed  in May  1995.  Jefferies  &  Company,  Inc.  was paid $9.2 as an
underwriting discount and for services rendered.

A director of the Company was affiliated with the Airlie Group L.P.  ("Airlie"),
a limited partnership which owned approximately 9% of the Company's Common Stock
(including  Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of Series A Preferred  Stock)
and 40 thousand  Warrants.  Until May 1994, this director was an employee of the
investment  firm of TMT-FW,  Inc.  which is one of two  general  partners of the
general  partner of Airlie.  During the time the  director was  affiliated  with
Airlie,  Airlie received all director fees to which the director was entitled by
reason of his service as a director of the Company. On December 20, 1993, Airlie
purchased  40 thousand  Warrants  and 40  thousand  shares of Series A Preferred
Stock from the Company as part of the Company's private placement.

The Company requires that all  transactions  with affiliates be on terms no less
favorable to the Company than could be obtained in comparable  transactions with
an  unrelated  person.  The Board is advised  in  advance  of any such  proposed
transaction or agreement and utilizes such procedures in evaluating  their terms
and provisions as are appropriate in light of the Board's fiduciary duties under
Delaware law. In addition,  the Company has an Audit Committee consisting solely
of outside directors.  One of the  responsibilities of the Audit Committee is to
review related party transactions.




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NOTE N-- BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in three industry segments: Material Handling, Terex Trucks
and Terex Cranes.

The Material Handling Segment designs,  manufactures and markets a complete line
of internal  combustion  ("IC") and  electric  lift  trucks,  electric  walkies,
automated  pallet trucks and related  components and  replacement  parts.  These
products  are  used  in  material  handling  applications  in a broad  array  of
manufacturing, distribution and transportation industries. The Material Handling
Segment consists of CMH, which was acquired by the Company on July 31, 1992 from
Clark Equipment Company.

Terex  Trucks  designs,   manufactures  and  markets   heavy-duty,   off-highway
earthmoving and  construction  equipment and related  components and replacement
parts.  These  products are used  primarily by  construction,  mining,  logging,
industrial and government  customers in building roads,  dams and commercial and
residential buildings;  supplying coal, minerals,  sand and gravel. Terex Trucks
consists of two operating businesses: (i) the Terex Business, which manufactures
off-highway rigid and articulated  haulers,  scrapers and wheel loaders and (ii)
Unit Rig, which manufactures  electric rear and bottom dump haulers,  as well as
mechanical  drive  haulers  and wheel  loaders  principally  sold to the  mining
industry.

Terex Cranes designs,  manufactures and markets mobile cranes, aerial platforms,
container  stackers and scrap handlers and related  components  and  replacement
parts.   These  products  are  used  primarily  for  construction,   repair  and
maintenance  of  infrastructure,  buildings and  manufacturing  facilities,  for
material handling applications in the distribution and transportation industries
as well as in the scrap, refuse and lumber industries.  Terex Cranes consists of
three operating  businesses:  (i) Koehring,  which  manufactures  mobile cranes,
aerial  lift  platforms  and  scrap  handlers,  (ii) PPM  North  America,  which
manufactures  mobile cranes and container  stackers  under the brand name P&H (a
trademark of  Harnischfeger)  primarily  in North  America and (iii) PPM Europe,
which manufactures mobile cranes and container stackers primarily in Europe.



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Industry segment information is presented below:

                                             1995      1994       1993
Sales
Material Handling ....................... $   528.8 $   472.7  $  395.6
Terex Trucks ............................     250.3     226.8     203.8
Terex Cranes ............................     252.3      90.4      71.4
Eliminations ............................      (1.2)     (3.1)     (0.5)
Total    ................................ $ 1,030.2 $   786.8  $  670.3

Income (Loss) from Operations
Material Handling ....................... $     3.0 $   (13.9) $  (28.6)
Terex Trucks ............................      13.0      11.1      11.0
Terex Cranes ............................       7.2       7.9     (12.8)
General/Corporate .......................      (1.8)     (1.7)     (3.5)
Total ................................... $    21.4 $     3.4  $  (33.9)

Depreciation and Amortization
Material Handling ....................... $    14.8 $    11.0  $    9.7
Terex Trucks ............................       2.3       2.2       7.2
Terex Cranes ............................       7.6       1.0       1.5
General/Corporate .......................       3.0       2.9       4.0
Total  .................................. $    27.7 $    17.1  $   22.4

Capital Expenditures
Material Handling ....................... $     5.3 $     7.8  $    8.9
Terex Trucks ............................       2.7       4.2       2.1
Terex Cranes ............................       2.4       0.4       0.5
General/Corporate .......................       0.1       0.3       --
Total  .................................. $    10.5 $    12.7  $   11.5

Identifiable Assets
Material Handling ....................... $   191.0 $   195.0  $  205.6
Terex Trucks ............................     169.4     147.4     130.4
Terex Cranes ............................     239.9      40.3      37.8
General/Corporate .......................      26.6      18.9      16.9
Total  .................................. $   626.9 $   401.6  $  390.7



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Geographic segment information is presented below:

                                            1995      1994       1993
Sales
North America ......................... $   677.9 $   557.1  $  466.9
Europe ................................     385.4     240.7     211.7
All other .............................      13.0      34.0      19.4
Eliminations ..........................     (46.1)    (45.0)    (27.7)
Total ................................. $ 1,030.2 $   786.8  $  670.3

Income (Loss) from Operations
North America ......................... $    12.2 $     6.3  $  (36.7)
Europe ................................      17.4      (4.5)     (0.7)
All other .............................      (4.6)      0.4       2.3
Eliminations ..........................      (3.6)      1.2       1.2
Total   ............................... $    21.4 $     3.4  $  (33.9)

Identifiable Assets
North America ......................... $   275.0 $   250.6  $  241.6
Europe ................................     294.4     167.5     150.0
All other .............................      30.1       8.8      10.8
Eliminations ..........................      27.4     (25.3)    (11.7)
Total   ............................... $   626.9 $   401.6  $  390.7

Sales between  segments and  geographic  areas are  generally  priced to recover
costs plus a reasonable  markup for profit.  Operating  income  equals net sales
less direct and  allocated  operating  expenses,  excluding  interest  and other
nonoperating items. Corporate assets are principally cash, marketable securities
and administration facilities.

The Company is not dependent upon any single customer.

Export sales from U.S. operations were as follows:
                                                   Year Ended December 31,
                                                  1995      1994       1993
North and South America ....................   $   57.4    $  34.9    $  28.8
Europe, Africa and Middle East .............       26.2       15.1       20.7
Asia and Australia .........................       38.5       39.6       32.8
                                               $  122.1    $  89.6    $  82.3


NOTE O -- LIQUIDITY, FINANCING AND SEVERANCE ACTIONS

The Company's  businesses are working capital  intensive and require funding for
purchases of production and replacement parts inventories,  capital expenditures
for  repair,  replacement  and  upgrading  of  existing  facilities  as  well as
financing of receivables from customers and dealers. The Company has significant
debt service requirements including semi-annual interest payments on senior debt
and monthly  interest  payments on its credit  facility.  Debt  reduction and an
improved  capital  structure  are major focal  points for the  Company.  In this
regard,  the Company reviews on a regular basis its  alternatives to improve its
capital  structure  and to reduce debt  through debt  refinancings,  issuance of
equity, asset sales, the sales of business units or any combination thereof.

Net cash of  $21.9  was  used in  operating  activities  during  the year  ended
December 31, 1995.  Net cash used by investing  activities  was $98.9 during the
year ended December 31, 1995 principally due to the PPM Acquisition as described
below. Net cash provided by financing  activities during the year ended December
31, 1995 was $120.1,  primarily from the Refinancing  discussed below.  Cash and
cash equivalents totaled $7.8 at December 31, 1995.

The Company announced personnel reductions totaling  approximately 134 employees
in the Material Handling  Segment's North American  operations during the second
quarter  of  1995  as a  continuation  of the  Company's  programs  to  increase
manufacturing  efficiency,  reduce  costs and  improve  liquidity.  The  Company
recorded a combined  charge of $3.5 in the second  quarter of 1995 for severance
costs  associated  with these actions and additional  costs  associated with the
closing of certain administrative and warehouse facilities.

As discussed below, the Company has refinanced its senior and subordinated debt,
established new credit facilities and borrowed  additional funds to complete the
PPM Acquisition which will impact future operating results, sources of liquidity
and debt service requirements.

On May 9, 1995, the Company  completed the Refinancing and the PPM  Acquisition.
The Refinancing  included the private  placement to  institutional  investors of
$250 of the Senior Secured Notes,  repayment of the Company's Old Senior Secured
Notes and Senior Subordinated  Notes,  totaling  approximately  $152.6 principal
amount,  and entry into the Credit  Facility to replace the  Company's  existing
Lending  Facility  in the U.S.  Until  such  time as the  Company  completes  an
exchange  of the Senior  Secured  Notes for an  equivalent  issue of  registered
notes,  or a shelf  registration  statement  for the  Senior  Secured  Notes  is
effective,  the interest rate on the Senior  Secured  Notes will be 13.75%.  The
Indenture for the Senior  Secured Notes places  certain  limits on the Company's
ability to incur additional indebtedness;  permit the existence of liens; issue,
pay  dividends on or redeem  equity  securities;  utilize the proceeds of assets
sales;  consolidate,  merge or transfer assets to another entity; and enter into
transactions  with  affiliates.  In  connection  with the issuance of the Senior
Secured Notes, the Company issued 1.0 million stock appreciation rights ("SARs")
entitling  the  holders to receive  cash or Common  Stock,  at the option of the
Company,  in an amount  equal to the  average  closing  sale price of the common
stock for 60 trading  days prior to the date of  exercise  less  $7.288 for each
SAR.

Approximately $92.6 of the proceeds of the Senior Secured Notes was used for the
PPM Acquisition, including the repayment of certain indebtedness of PPM required
to be repaid in  connection  with the  acquisition.  In  addition,  the  Company
estimates that the acquisition costs incurred will total approximately $5.0. The
remainder  of the  purchase  price  consisted  of  the  issuance  of  redeemable
preferred  stock of Terex Cranes having an aggregate  liquidation  preference of
127 French francs  (approximately  $26.1),  subject to adjustment.  The purchase
price is subject to adjustment  calculated by reference to the  consolidated net
asset  value of PPM as  determined  by an audit as of the date of  closing.  The
preferred  stock does not bear a dividend  and,  accordingly,  the  Company  has
valued this stock at approximately $8.8 (discounted at 15%). The Company has not
yet  reached  agreement  with the  sellers  about the amount of  purchase  price
adjustment but, based on work performed, the Company believes that the amount of
the preferred stock could ultimately be reduced.

The Company's  Credit  Facility  provides the Company with the ability to borrow
(in the form of revolving loans and up to $15 in outstanding  letters of credit)
up to $100. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company's
domestic  receivables and inventory (including PPM). The amount of borrowings is
limited  to the sum of the  following:  (i) 75% of the net  amount  of  eligible
receivables,  as defined, of the Company's U.S. businesses other than CMHC, plus
(ii) 70% of the net amount of CMHC eligible  receivables,  plus (iii) the lesser
of 45% of the value of eligible  inventory,  as defined, or 80% of the appraised
orderly  liquidation  value of  eligible  inventory  less (iv) any  availability
reserves  established by the lenders.  The Credit  Facility  expires May 9, 1998
unless  extended by the lenders for one  additional  year.  At the option of the
Company,  revolving  loans  may be in the form of  prime  rate  loans  initially
bearing  interest at the rate of 1.75% per annum in excess of the prime rate and
Eurodollar rate loans initially  bearing interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum
in excess of the adjusted Eurodollar rate.

The Company made an interest payment of $17.7 on November 15, 1995 on the Senior
Secured  Notes.  The  Company's  debt  service   obligations  for  1996  include
approximately  $17.1 on May 15 and November 15, 1996 on the Senior Secured Notes
and approximately $0.6 monthly on the Credit Facility. Management believes that,
absent  significant  unanticipated  declines  in  operating  performance,   cash
generated from operations and the Refinancing  provide the Company with adequate
liquidity to meet the  Company's  operating and debt service  requirements.  The
balance outstanding under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 1995 was $66.8,
and the  additional  amount the Company  could have borrowed was $8.8 as of that
date. As of March 20, 1996, the amount available to the Company under the Credit
Facility was  approximately  $13.0.  TEL entered into a new bank working capital
facility in 1995, and PPM Europe is in  negotiations to secure a working capital
facility  in  1996.  Management  intends  to  seek  additional  working  capital
financing  facilities  for the  Company's  international  operations  to provide
additional liquidity worldwide.


NOTE P -- CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On May 9, 1995, the Company  completed the refinancing of  substantially  all of
its outstanding debt (the "Refinancing") and, through Terex Cranes, Inc. ("Terex
Cranes"), a wholly-owned subsidiary,  completed the acquisition of substantially
all of the outstanding stock of PPM. S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc. See Note B
for information related to the acquisition.

Clark Material Handling Company,  Terex Cranes, Inc., Koehring Cranes, Inc., CMH
Acquisition  Corp.,  CMH  Acquisition  International  Corp.  (the  "Wholly-owned
Guarantors"),  and  PPM  Cranes,  Inc.  (collectively,  the  "Guarantors"),  all
subsidiaries  of  Terex,  provide  a  full,  unconditional,  joint  and  several
guarantee of the obligations under the Senior Secured Notes and will provide the
same guarantee for the  obligations of any  registered  notes  exchanged for the
Senior Secured Notes.

With the exception of PPM Cranes, Inc. and Clark Material Handling Company, each
of the Guarantors is a corporation  organized and existing under the laws of the
state of Delaware and is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Company.  PPM Cranes,
Inc. is a  corporation  organized  and  existing  under the laws of the state of
Delaware  and is 92.4%  owned by Terex.  Clark  Material  Handling  Company is a
corporation  organized  and  existing  under  the  laws of the  Commonwealth  of
Kentucky and is wholly-owned by Terex.

The following summarized condensed  consolidating  financial information for the
Company  segregates  the  financial   information  of  Terex  Corporation,   the
Wholly-owned Guarantors, PPM Cranes, Inc. and the Non-guarantor Subsidiaries.

Terex  Corporation  consists of parent company  operations.  Subsidiaries of the
parent company are reported on the equity basis.

Wholly-owned  Guarantors  combine the operations of the  Wholly-owned  Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (Clark Material Handling  Company,  Terex Cranes,  Inc.,  Koehring
Cranes,  Inc., CMH Acquisition Corp. and CMH Acquisition  International  Corp.).
Non-guarantor subsidiaries of Wholly-owned Guarantors are reported on the equity
basis.

PPM  Cranes,   Inc.  presents  the  operations  of  PPM  Cranes,  Inc.  and  its
subsidiaries (PPM Pty Ltd and PPM Far East Ltd) reported on an equity basis.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries combine the operations of subsidiaries which have not
provided a guarantee of the  obligations of Terex  Corporation  under the Senior
Secured Notes.  These  subsidiaries  include Terex Equipment  Limited,  Unit Rig
Australia  (Pty) Ltd., Unit Rig South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Unit Rig (Canada) Ltd.,
Clark Material  Handling GmbH, Clark Forklift Korea,  PPM S.A.,  Bendini S.P.A.,
Brimont Agraire, PPM Kranes, Baulift, PPM Pty Ltd., and PPM Far East Ltd.

Debt and Goodwill  allocated  to  subsidiaries  is  presented  on an  accounting
"push-down" basis.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>          <C>     
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ..............   $    3.1  $    3.2  $   0.3  $    1.2  $    --      $    7.8
Cash securing letters of credit ........        2.1       0.2      --        5.4       --           7.7
Trade receivables - net ................       19.6      28.6     10.7      68.2       --         127.1
Intercompany receivables ...............        0.3       2.6      1.5      26.3     (30.7)         --
Customer deposit .......................        --        --       --       19.1       --          19.1
Inventories - net ......................       46.1      71.2     23.5     108.8      (0.3)       249.3
Other current assets ...................        1.1       0.2      0.2      13.7       --          15.2
Total current assets ...................       72.3     106.0     36.2     242.7     (31.0)       426.2
Property, plant & equipment - net ......       11.1      24.5      3.6      62.1       --         101.3
Investment in and advances to (from)
 subsidiaries ..........................       30.8     (97.2)    (0.5)   (125.1)    192.0          --
Goodwill - net .........................        --        4.3     29.4      32.1       --          65.8
Debt issuance costs and intangible
 assets - net ..........................        3.3       2.8      2.8       5.6       --          14.5
Other assets ...........................        3.7       5.6      --        9.8       --          19.1

TOTAL ASSETS ...........................   $  121.2  $   46.0  $  71.5  $  227.2  $  161.0     $  626.9

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable and current portion of
 long-term debt  ......................    $    --   $    --   $   0.9  $    8.2  $    --      $    9.1
Trade accounts payable .................       14.5      50.2      5.4      90.9       --         161.0
Intercompany payables ..................       12.3      10.4      3.9       4.1     (30.7)         --
Customer deposit .......................        --        --       --       19.1       --          19.1
Accruals and other current liabilities .       25.9      30.3     12.0      37.3       --         105.5
Total current liabilities ..............       52.7      90.9     22.2     159.6     (30.7)       294.7
Long-term debt less current portion ....      127.9      48.0     51.5     101.0       --         328.4
Other long-term liabilities ............       12.5      33.9      1.0      21.2       --          68.6
Minority interest and redeemable
 preferred stock .......................        --        9.4      --        --        --           9.4
Redeemable convertible preferred stock .       24.6       --       --        --        --          24.6
Stockholders' deficit ..................      (96.5)   (136.2)    (3.2)    (54.6)    191.7        (98.8)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
 DEFICIT   .............................   $  121.2  $   46.0  $  71.5  $  227.2  $  161.0     $  626.9
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries

<S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       
NET SALES ..............................   $  146.7  $  484.8  $  54.5  $  401.2  $ (57.0) $  1,030.2
Cost of goods sold .....................      129.4     436.0     48.1     358.2    (56.7)      915.0
GROSS PROFIT ...........................       17.3      48.8      6.4      43.0     (0.3)      115.2
Engineering, selling & administrative
 expenses ..............................       15.5      36.6      4.2      34.0      --         90.3
Severance charges ......................        --        3.5      --        --       --          3.5
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS ..........        1.8       8.7      2.2       9.0     (0.3)       21.4
Interest income ........................        0.8       --       --        --       --          0.8
Interest expense .......................       (5.0)    (12.5)    (4.7)    (17.3)     --        (39.5)
Income (loss) from equity investees ....      (24.0)    (21.3)    (0.5)      --      45.8         --
Other income (expense) - net ...........       (4.8)     (0.2)    (0.2)     (5.2)     --        (10.4)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ....................      (31.2)    (25.3)    (3.2)    (13.5)    45.5       (27.7)
Provision for income taxes .............        --        --       --        --       --          --
Income (loss) before extraordinary
 items .................................      (31.2)    (25.3)    (3.2)    (13.5)    45.5       (27.7)
Extraordinary loss on retirement of
 debt ..................................       (3.7)     (2.3)     --       (1.5)     --         (7.5)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ......................      (34.9)    (27.6)    (3.2)    (15.0)    45.5       (35.2)
Less preferred stock accretion .........       (7.3)      --       --        --       --         (7.3)
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON
 STOCK .................................   $  (42.2) $  (27.6) $  (3.2) $  (15.0) $  45.5  $    (42.5)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX COPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                        <C>      <C>        <C>        <C>                  <C>      
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES ..................   $  61.1  $   5.7    $ (46.7)   $ (42.0)     --      $  (21.9)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of business, net of cash
 acquired ..............................     (92.4)     --         --         --       --         (92.4)
Capital expenditures ...................      (2.0)    (3.0)      (0.2)      (5.3)     --         (10.5)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
 and equipment .........................       0.1      0.5        0.1        0.4      --           1.1
Proceeds from sale of Fruehauf stock ...       2.7      --         --         --       --           2.7
Other - net ............................       0.1      --         --         0.1      --           0.2
Net cash used in investing activities ..     (91.5)    (2.5)      (0.1)      (4.8)     --         (98.9)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings (repayments) under
 revolving line of credit agreements ...      34.7      --         --         --       --          34.7
Principal repayments of long-term debt .     (49.2)   (48.5)       --       (56.2)     --        (153.9)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term
 debt, net of issuance costs ...........      44.3     48.5       47.1       99.9      --         239.8
Other ..................................       --       --         --        (0.5)     --          (0.5)
Net cash provided by financing
 activities ............................      29.8      --        47.1       43.2      --         120.1
Effect of exchange rates on cash and
 cash equivalents ......................       --       --         --        (1.2)     --          (1.2)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
 cash equivalents ......................      (0.6)     3.2        0.3       (4.8)     --          (1.9)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
 of period .............................       3.7      --         --         6.0      --           9.7
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
 period ................................   $   3.1  $   3.2    $   0.3    $   1.2      --      $    7.8
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 1994
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
<S>                                        <C>       <C>         <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>     
Cash and cash equivalents ..............   $    3.7  $    --     $ --     $    6.0  $    --   $    9.7
Cash securing letters of credit ........        2.3       --       --          4.4       --        6.7
Trade receivables - net ................       26.3      36.6      --         28.8       --       91.7
Intercompany receivables ...............        3.0       2.0      --         28.2     (33.2)      --
Inventories - net ......................       45.9      73.0      --         45.6      (0.3)    164.2
Other current assets ...................        2.3       0.4      --          3.1       --        5.8
Total current assets ...................       83.5     112.0      --        116.1     (33.5)    278.1
Property, plant & equipment - net ......        9.8      29.6      --         46.8       --       86.2
Investment in and advances to (from)
 subsidiaries ..........................        9.2     (84.0)     --        (58.6)    133.4       --
Goodwill - net .........................        --        5.3      --          --        --        5.3
Debt issuance costs and intangible
 assets - net ..........................        1.4       0.9      --          1.0       --        3.3
Other assets ...........................        7.9       5.7      --         15.1       --       28.7
TOTAL ASSETS ...........................   $  111.8  $   69.5  $   --     $  120.4  $   99.9  $  401.6

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable and current portion of
 long-term debt  .......................   $   23.2  $    0.1  $   --     $    4.6  $    --   $   27.9
Trade accounts payable .................       17.0      55.5      --         39.7       --      112.2
Intercompany payables ..................       11.5      16.7      --          5.0     (33.2)      --
Accruals and other current liabilities .       36.5      27.6      --         17.4       --       81.5
Total current liabilities ..............       88.2      99.9      --         66.7     (33.2)    221.6
Long-term debt less current portion ....       49.5      48.6      --         64.9       --      163.0
Other long-term liabilities ............        7.4      32.6      --         15.4       --       55.4
Redeemable convertible preferred stock .       17.3       --       --          --        --       17.3
Stockholders' deficit ..................      (50.6)   (111.6)     --        (26.6)    133.1     (55.7)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
 DEFICIT   .............................   $  111.8  $   69.5  $   --     $  120.4  $   99.9  $  401.6
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<CAPTION>

TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                     <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>     
NET SALES ...........................   $  139.7  $  438.0     $   --    $  281.8  $  (72.7) $  786.8
Cost of goods sold ..................      120.2     387.2         --       260.9     (72.4)    695.9
GROSS PROFIT ........................       19.5      50.8         --        20.9      (0.3)     90.9
Engineering, selling & administrative
 expenses ...........................       15.1      41.8         --        23.2       --       80.1
Severance charges ...................        --        4.5         --         2.9       --        7.4
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS .......        4.4       4.5         --        (5.2)     (0.3)      3.4
Interest income .....................        0.1       --          --         0.5       --        0.6
Interest expense ....................       (3.7)    (12.7)        --       (14.1)      --      (30.5)
Income (loss) from equity investees .      (23.9)    (17.9)        --         --       41.8       --
Other income (expense) - net ........       24.2       4.5         --        (0.2)      --       28.5
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ................        1.1     (21.6)        --       (19.0)     41.5       2.0
Provision for income taxes ..........        --       (0.5)        --        (0.3)      --       (0.8)
Income (loss) before extraordinary
 items ..............................        1.1     (22.1)        --       (19.3)     41.5       1.2
Extraordinary loss on retirement of
 debt ...............................       (0.3)     (0.2)        --        (0.2)      --       (0.7)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ...................        0.8     (22.3)        --       (19.5)     41.5       0.5
Less preferred stock accretion ......       (6.0)      --          --         --        --       (6.0)
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON
 STOCK ..............................   $   (5.2) $  (22.3)    $   --    $  (19.5) $   41.5  $   (5.5)
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<CAPTION>
TEREX COPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                      <C>         <C>         <C>     <C>         <C>       <C>     
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES .................   $  (5.6)    $  (1.5)    $ --    $  (2.2)    $  --     $  (9.3)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures .................      (3.9)       (5.5)      --       (3.3)       --       (12.7)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
 and equipment .......................       --          3.0       --        0.3        --         3.3
Proceeds from sale of Fruehauf stock .      24.9         --        --        --         --        24.9
Proceeds from sale of Drexel business        --         10.3       --        --         --        10.3
Proceeds from sale-leaseback of
 Saarn property ......................       --          --        --       10.0        --        10.0
Other - net ..........................       1.0         --        --        --         --         1.0
Net cash provided by (used in)
 investing activities ................      22.0         7.8       --        7.0        --        36.8
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
Net borrowings (repayments) under
 revolving line of credit agreements .      13.0         --        --        --         --        13.0
Principal repayments of long-term debt     (27.0)       (6.5)      --       (8.0)       --       (41.5)
Other ................................       0.2         --        --        --         --         0.2
Net cash provided by financing
 activities ..........................     (13.8)       (6.5)      --       (8.0)       --       (28.3)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and
 cash equivalents .....................      --          --        --        1.3        --         1.3
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
 cash equivalents .....................      2.6        (0.2)      --       (1.9)       --         0.5
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
 of period ...........................       1.1         0.2       --        7.9        --         9.2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
 period ..............................   $   3.7     $   --      $ --    $   6.0     $  --     $   9.7

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<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                     <C>           <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>       <C>     
NET SALES ...........................   $  120.0      $  370.4   $  --   $  236.6   $ (56.7)  $  670.3
Cost of goods sold ..................      101.1         356.7      --      214.4     (56.7)     615.5
GROSS PROFIT ........................       18.9          13.7      --       22.2       --        54.8
Engineering, selling & administrative
 expenses ...........................       16.6          51.2      --       20.9       --        88.7
Severance charges ...................        --            --       --        --        --         --
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS .......        2.3         (37.5)     --        1.3       --       (33.9)
Interest income .....................        0.5           --       --        0.7       --         1.2
Interest expense ....................       (3.7)        (14.0)     --      (13.5)      --       (31.2)
Income (loss) from equity investees .      (63.1)         (9.5)     --        --       72.6        --
Other income (expense) - net ........       (1.8)         (0.6)     --        1.4       --        (1.0)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ................      (65.8)        (61.6)     --      (10.1)     72.6      (64.9)
Provision for income taxes ..........        0.1           --       --        --        --         0.1
Income (loss) before extraordinary
 items ..............................      (65.9)        (61.6)     --      (10.1)     72.6      (65.0)
Extraordinary loss on retirement of
 debt ...............................       (0.6)         (0.4)     --       (0.5)      --        (1.5)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ...................      (66.5)        (62.0)     --      (10.6)     72.6      (66.5)
Less preferred stock accretion ......       (0.2)          --       --        --        --        (0.2)
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON
 STOCK ..............................   $  (66.7)     $  (62.0)  $  --   $  (10.6)  $  72.6   $  (66.7)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX COPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                      <C>          <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>     
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES ................   $ (31.6)     $  6.2     $  --    $ (20.8)  $ --     $ (46.2)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures .................      (1.3)       (6.8)       --       (3.4)    --       (11.5)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
 and equipment .......................       1.3         --         --       10.0     --        11.3
Proceeds from sale of Fruehauf stock .       2.5         --         --        --      --         2.5
Other - net ..........................       --          --         --        1.1     --         1.1
Net cash used in investing activities        2.5        (6.8)       --        7.7     --         3.4
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings (repayments) under
 revolving line of credit agreements .      11.9         --         --        --      --        11.9
Principal repayments of long-term debt      (9.7)       (1.2)       --       (1.5)    --       (12.4)
Issuance of preferred stock and
 warrants ............................      27.2         --         --        --      --        27.2
Net cash provided by financing
 activities ..........................      29.4        (1.2)       --       (1.5)    --        26.7

Effect of exchange rates on cash and
 cash equivalents ....................       --          --         --       (0.4)    --        (0.4)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
 cash equivalents ....................       0.3        (1.8)       --      (15.0)    --       (16.5)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
 of period ...........................       0.8         2.0        --       22.9     --        25.7
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
 period ..............................   $   1.1      $  0.2     $  --    $   7.9   $ --     $   9.2
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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      (in millions, except per share data)

                                                         For the Three Months
                                                           Ended March 31,
                                                         1996           1995

Net sales ........................................   $   282.0      $   214.2
Cost of goods sold ...............................       247.3          191.1
Gross profit .....................................        34.7           23.1
Engineering, selling and
 administrative expenses .........................        23.9           17.1
Income from operations ...........................        10.8            6.0
Other income (expense):
Interest income ..................................         0.1            0.3
Interest expense .................................       (11.5)          (7.0)
Gain on sale of Fruehauf stock ...................         --             1.0
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment ....         2.4            0.1
Amortization of debt issuance costs ..............        (0.6)          (0.5)
Other income (expense) - net .....................        (0.7)          (1.7)
Income (loss) before income taxes ................         0.5           (1.8)
Provision for income taxes .......................         --            (0.1)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ................................         0.5           (1.9)
Less preferred stock accretion ...................        (1.9)          (1.7)
Income (loss) applicable to common stock   .......   $    (1.4)     $    (3.6)

PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE:
Net income (loss) ................................   $    (0.13)    $    (0.35)


Weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding (See Exhibit 11.1) .        10.6           10.3


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  (in millions)
                                                         March 31,  December 31,
                                                           1996         1995
ASSETS

Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents ..............................$    12.7  $     7.8
Cash securing letters of credit ........................      7.2        7.7
Trade receivables (less allowance of
 $9.9 at March 31, 1996 and
 $9.8 at December 31, 1995) ............................    143.9      127.1
Customer deposit .......................................     11.0       19.1
Net inventories ........................................    243.3      249.3
Other current assets ...................................     17.1       15.2
Total current assets ...................................    435.2      426.2

Long-term assets
Property, plant and equipment - net ....................     95.3      101.3
Goodwill - net .........................................     64.5       65.8
Other assets ...........................................     32.6       33.6
Total assets ...........................................$   627.6  $   626.9

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Current liabilities
Notes payable ..........................................$     7.5  $     1.9
Current portion of long-term debt
 and capital lease obligation ..........................      7.3        7.2
Trade accounts payable .................................    162.2      161.0
Accrued compensation and benefits ......................     18.0       16.8
Accrued warranties and product liability ...............     38.2       38.6
Accrued interest .......................................     13.2        4.7
Accrued income taxes ...................................      0.5        1.4
Customer deposit .......................................     11.0       19.1
Other current liabilities ..............................     38.8       44.0
Total current liabilities ..............................    296.7      294.7

Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt and capital lease
 obligations less current portion ......................    326.5      328.4
Accrued warranties and product
 liability - long-term .................................     34.2       33.1
Accrued pension ........................................     18.9       18.9
Other long-term liabilities ............................     16.3       16.6
Minority interest, including redeemable preferred
 stock of a subsidiary (liquidation
 preference $25.2, subject to adjustment) ..............      9.4        9.4
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
 (liquidation preference $41.7 at March 31, 1996 and
 $41.2 at December 31, 1995) ...........................     25.8       24.6

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' deficit
Warrants to purchase common stock ......................     16.5       17.2
Common stock, $.01 par value -
 authorized 30.0 shares;
 issued and outstanding 10.6 at March 31, 1996
 and 10.6 at December 31, 1995 .........................      0.1        0.1
Additional paid-in capital .............................     41.9       40.5
Accumulated deficit ....................................   (152.3)    (150.9)
Pension liability adjustment ...........................     (2.7)      (2.7)
Unrealized holding gain on equity securities ...........      0.2        1.0
Cumulative translation adjustment ......................     (3.9)      (4.0)
Total stockholders' deficit.............................   (100.2)     (98.8)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit ............$   627.6  $   626.9

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (in millions)

                                                              For the
                                                            Three Months
                                                           Ended March 31,
                                                           1996      1995
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) ...................................   $   0.5  $  (1.9)
Adjustments to reconcile net income
 (loss) to cash used in operating
 activities:
Depreciation ........................................       5.1      3.9
Amortization ........................................       2.0      0.8
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment........      (2.4)    (0.1)
Gain on sale of Fruehauf stock ......................       --      (1.0)
Other ...............................................       --       0.3
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Restricted cash .....................................       0.5      2.5
Trade receivables ...................................     (16.8)     7.5
Net inventories .....................................       6.0    (16.3)
Trade accounts payable ..............................       1.2     12.8
Accrued interest ....................................       8.5     (4.9)
Other, net ..........................................      (7.4)    (4.1)
Net cash used in operating activities ...............      (2.8)    (0.5)


INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures ................................      (1.7)    (1.9)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment .       3.3      0.5
Proceeds from sale of Fruehauf stock ................       --       2.7
Other ...............................................       --      (0.1)
Net cash provided by investing activities ...........       1.6      1.2


FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net incremental borrowings under
 revolving line of credit agreements ................       5.2      0.5
Other ...............................................       --      (0.6)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities .       5.2     (0.1)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
 ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS .......................       0.9      1.4
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ...........       4.9      2.0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD ....       7.8      9.7
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD ..........   $  12.7  $  11.7

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


         NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     (in millions, unless otherwise denoted)
                                 March 31, 1996


NOTE A -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Basis  of  Presentation.   The  accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements of Terex  Corporation  and  subsidiaries as of March 31, 1996 and for
the three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 have been  prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting  principles for interim financial information
and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information  and footnotes  required by generally
accepted accounting principles to be included in full year financial statements.
The accompanying  condensed  consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1995,
has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date.

The condensed  consolidated  financial  statements include the accounts of Terex
Corporation and its majority owned subsidiaries ("Terex" or the "Company").  All
material intercompany  balances,  transactions and profits have been eliminated.
The equity method is used to account for  investments in affiliates in which the
Company has an ownership interest between 20% and 50%. Investments in affiliates
in which the Company has an  ownership  interest of less than 20% are  accounted
for on the  cost  method  or at fair  value  in  accordance  with  Statement  of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS")  No.  115,  "Accounting  for  Certain
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities."

In the opinion of management,  all adjustments  considered  necessary for a fair
presentation have been made. Such adjustments  consist only of those of a normal
recurring  nature.  Certain 1995 amounts have been  reclassified to conform with
the 1996  presentation.  Operating  results for the three months ended March 31,
1996 are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year  ending  December  31,  1996.  For  further   information,   refer  to  the
consolidated   financial  statements  and  footnotes  thereto  included  in  the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.


NOTE B -- INVENTORIES

Net inventories consist of the following:

                                                     March 31, December 31,
                                                       1996        1995

Finished equipment ...............................   $   62.8  $   53.1
Replacement parts ................................       82.5      94.5
Work-in-process ..................................       19.5      26.0
Raw materials and supplies .......................       81.7      78.9
                                                        246.5     252.5
Less: Excess of FIFO inventory value of LIFO cost        (3.2)     (3.2)
Net inventories  .................................   $  243.3  $  249.3




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NOTE C -- PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Net property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

                                    March 31,   December 31,
                                      1996          1995
Property, plant and equipment ...   $  149.7     $  153.9
Less: Accumulated depreciation ..      (54.4)       (52.6)
Net property, plant and equipment   $   95.3     $  101.3


NOTE D -- LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is subject to a number of contingencies and uncertainties  including
product  liability  claims,  self-insurance  obligations,  tax  examinations and
guarantees.  Many  of the  exposures  are  unasserted  or  proceedings  are at a
preliminary  stage,  and it is not presently  possible to estimate the amount or
timing of any cost to the  Company.  However,  management  does not believe that
these  contingencies and uncertainties  will, in the aggregate,  have a material
effect on the  Company.  When it is probable  that a loss has been  incurred and
possible to make reasonable estimates of the Company's liability with respect to
such matters, a provision is recorded for the amount of such estimate or for the
minimum  amount of a range of estimates  when it is not possible to estimate the
amount within the range that is most likely to occur.

The Company generates  hazardous and nonhazardous wastes in the normal course of
its operations.  As a result, the Company is subject to a wide range of federal,
state,  local and foreign  environmental  laws and  regulations,  including  the
Comprehensive  Environmental Response,  Compensation and Liability Act, that (i)
govern  activities or operations  that may have adverse  environmental  effects,
such as discharges to air and water, as well as handling and disposal  practices
for hazardous and nonhazardous  wastes,  and (ii) impose liability for the costs
of cleaning  up, and  certain  damages  resulting  from,  sites of past  spills,
disposals or other releases of hazardous  substances.  Compliance with such laws
and  regulations  has,  and  will,  require  expenditures  by the  Company  on a
continuing  basis.  The  Internal  Revenue  Service is currently  examining  the
Company's federal tax returns for the years 1987 through 1989. In December 1994,
the Company received an examination  report from the IRS proposing a substantial
tax  deficiency  based on this  examination.  The  examination  report  raises a
variety of issues, including the Company's substantiation for certain deductions
taken during this period,  the  Company's  utilization  of certain net operating
loss  carryovers  ("NOL's") and the  availability of such NOL's to offset future
taxable income. If the IRS were to prevail on all the issues raised,  the amount
of the tax assessment would be approximately $56 plus interest and penalties. If
the Company were required to pay a  significant  portion of the  assessment,  it
could  have a  material  adverse  impact on the  Company  and could  exceed  the
Company's  resources.  The  Company has filed its  administrative  appeal to the
examination  report.  Although management believes that the Company will be able
to provide adequate  documentation  for a substantial  portion of the deductions
questioned  by the IRS and that there is  substantial  support for the Company's
past and future utilization of the NOL's, the ultimate outcome of this matter is
subject to the  resolution  of  significant  legal and  factual  issues.  If the
Company's positions prevail on the most significant issues,  management believes
that the  amounts  due would not exceed  amounts  previously  paid or  provided;
however, even under such circumstances,  it is possible that the Company's NOL's
could be reduced to some extent.  No additional  accruals have been made for any
amounts which might be due as a result of this matter  because the possible loss
ranges from zero to $56 plus  interest and  penalties  and the ultimate  outcome
cannot  presently be  determined  or  estimated.  If a change in control for tax
purposes  were to occur,  such a change in control  could  possibly  result in a
significant  reduction in the amount of NOL's available to the Company to offset
future taxable income.




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NOTE E -- CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On May 9, 1995, the Company  completed the refinancing of  substantially  all of
its outstanding debt (the "Refinancing") and, through Terex Cranes, Inc. ("Terex
Cranes"), a wholly-owned subsidiary,  completed the acquisition of substantially
all of the outstanding stock of PPM. S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

Clark Material Handling Company,  Terex Cranes, Inc., Koehring Cranes, Inc., CMH
Acquisition  Corp.,  CMH  Acquisition  International  Corp.  (the  "Wholly-owned
Guarantors"),  and  PPM  Cranes,  Inc.  (collectively,  the  "Guarantors"),  all
subsidiaries  of  Terex,  provide  a  full,  unconditional,  joint  and  several
guarantee of the obligations under the Senior Secured Notes and will provide the
same guarantee for the  obligations of any  registered  notes  exchanged for the
Senior Secured Notes.

With the exception of PPM Cranes, Inc. and Clark Material Handling Company, each
of the Guarantors is a corporation  organized and existing under the laws of the
state of Delaware and is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Company.  PPM Cranes,
Inc. is a  corporation  organized  and  existing  under the laws of the state of
Delaware  and is 92.4%  owned by Terex.  Clark  Material  Handling  Company is a
corporation  organized  and  existing  under  the  laws of the  Commonwealth  of
Kentucky and is wholly-owned by Terex.

The following summarized condensed  consolidating  financial information for the
Company  segregates  the  financial   information  of  Terex  Corporation,   the
Wholly-owned Guarantors, PPM Cranes, Inc. and the Non-guarantor Subsidiaries.

Terex  Corporation  consists of parent company  operations.  Subsidiaries of the
parent company are reported on the equity basis.

Wholly-owned  Guarantors  combine the operations of the  Wholly-owned  Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (Clark Material Handling  Company,  Terex Cranes,  Inc.,  Koehring
Cranes,  Inc., CMH Acquisition Corp. and CMH Acquisition  International  Corp.).
Non-guarantor subsidiaries of Wholly-owned Guarantors are reported on the equity
basis.

PPM  Cranes,   Inc.  presents  the  operations  of  PPM  Cranes,  Inc.  and  its
subsidiaries (PPM Pty Ltd and PPM Far East Ltd) reported on an equity basis.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries combine the operations of subsidiaries which have not
provided a guarantee of the  obligations of Terex  Corporation  under the Senior
Secured Notes.  These  subsidiaries  include Terex Equipment  Limited,  Unit Rig
Australia  (Pty) Ltd., Unit Rig South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Unit Rig (Canada) Ltd.,
Clark Material  Handling GmbH, Clark Forklift Korea,  PPM S.A.,  Bendini S.P.A.,
Brimont Agraire, PPM Kranes, Baulift, PPM Pty Ltd., and PPM Far East Ltd.

Debt and Goodwill  allocated  to  subsidiaries  is  presented  on an  accounting
"push-down" basis.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
MARCH 31, 1996
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                      <C>         <C>         <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>     
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ............   $    5.1    $    0.1    $   0.1  $    7.4  $    --   $   12.7
Cash securing letters of credit ......        2.1         --         --        5.1       --        7.2
Trade receivables - net ..............       18.2        36.7       17.3      71.7       --      143.9
Intercompany receivables .............        0.3         5.8        1.2      40.6     (47.9)      --
Customer deposit .....................        --          --         --       11.0       --       11.0
Inventories - net ....................       54.2        67.0       24.7      98.8      (1.4)    243.3
Other current assets .................        1.3         0.2        0.2      15.4       --       17.1
Total current assets .................       81.2       109.8       43.5     250.0     (49.3)    435.2
Property, plant & equipment - net ....        8.6        23.4        3.4      59.9       --       95.3
Investment in and advances to (from)
 subsidiaries.........................       36.1       (76.5)      (3.0)   (114.0)    157.4       --
Goodwill - net .......................        --          4.1       28.9      31.5       --       64.5
Other assets .........................        8.1         5.2        2.6      16.7       --       32.6
TOTAL ASSETS .........................   $  134.0    $   66.0    $  75.4  $  244.1  $  108.1  $  627.6

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Notes payable and current portion,
 long-term debt ......................   $    --     $    --     $   0.9  $   13.9  $    --   $   14.8
Trade accounts payable ...............       14.8        51.0        7.8      88.6       --      162.2
Intercompany payables ................       19.7        11.2        6.8      10.2     (47.9)      --
Customer deposit .....................        --          --         --       11.0       --       11.0
Accruals and other current liabilities       39.2        26.2       10.9      32.4       --      108.7
Total current liabilities ............       73.7        88.4       26.4     156.1     (47.9)    296.7
Long-term debt less current portion ..      117.9        48.0       51.5     109.1       --      326.5
Other long-term liabilities ..........       13.1        35.0        0.6      20.7       --       69.4
Minority interest and redeemable
 preferred stock .....................        --          9.4        --        --        --        9.4
Redeemable convertible preferred stock       25.8         --         --        --        --       25.8
Stockholders' deficit ................      (96.5)     (114.8)      (3.1)    (41.8)    156.0    (100.2)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
 DEFICIT .............................   $  134.0    $   66.0    $  75.4  $  244.1  $  108.1  $  627.6
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                     <C>          <C>         <C>      <C>       <C>        <C>     
NET SALES ...........................   $  36.8      $  110.9    $  23.5  $  133.2  $ (22.5)   $  282.0
Cost of goods sold ..................      32.8          97.6       20.3     117.6    (21.1)      247.3
GROSS PROFIT ........................       4.0          13.3        3.2      15.6     (1.4)       34.7
Engineering, selling & administrative
 expenses ...........................       3.5           8.0        1.8      10.6      --         23.9
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS .......       0.5           5.3        1.4       5.0     (1.4)       10.8
Interest income .....................       0.1           --         --        --       --          0.1
Interest expense ....................      (4.7)         (1.7)      (1.6)     (3.5)     --        (11.5)
Income (loss) from equity investees .       6.2          (1.7)       --        --      (4.5)        --
Other income (expense) - net ........      (0.2)          0.1       (0.1)      1.3      --          1.1
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES ...       1.9           2.0       (0.3)      2.8     (5.9)        0.5
Provision for income taxes ..........       --            --         --        --       --          --
NET INCOME (LOSS) ...................      (1.9)          2.0       (0.3)      2.8     (5.9)        0.5
Less preferred stock accretion ......      (1.9)          --         --        --       --         (1.9)
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON
 STOCK ..............................   $   --       $    2.0    $  (0.3) $    2.8  $  (5.9)   $   (1.4)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TEREX COPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
(in millions)
                                                                                    Inter-
                                                       Wholly-              Non-    company
                                           Terex       owned      PPM    guarantor  Elimi-
                                        Corporation  Guarantors  Cranes,  Subsidi-  nations  Consolidated
                                                                 Inc.      aries
<S>                                        <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>     
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES ...............      $  3.1     $ (2.2)    $ (0.1)  $ (3.6)    $ --     $  (2.8)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures ................        (0.1)      (0.9)       --      (0.7)      --        (1.7)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
 and equipment ......................         --         --         --       3.3       --         3.3
Net cash used in investing activities        (0.1)      (0.9)       --      (2.6)      --         1.6
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings (repayments) under
 revolving line of credit agreements.        (1.0)       --         --       6.2       --         5.2
Net cash provided by financing
 activities .........................        (1.0)       --         --       6.2       --         5.2


Effect of exchange rates on cash and
 cash equivalents ...................         --         --        (0.1)     1.0       --         0.9
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
 cash equivalents ...................         2.0       (3.1)      (0.2)     6.2       --         4.9
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
 of period ..........................         3.1        3.2        0.3      1.2       --         7.8
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
 period .............................      $  5.1     $  0.1     $  0.1   $  7.4     $ --     $  12.7
</TABLE>
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                         Report of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying  combined balance sheets of PPM S.A. and Legris
Industries,  Inc. as of December  31,  1994 and 1993,  and the related  combined
statements of operations,  shareholders'  equity, and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1994.  These  financial  statements
are the  responsibility of the Company's  management.  Our  responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  based on our audits, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the combined financial position of PPM
S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc. at December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the combined
results of their  operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in
the period  ended  December  31,  1994 in  conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles.


ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Greenville, South Carolina
August 22, 1995




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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

                             Combined Balance Sheets



                                                   December 31
                                               1994             1993
                                          -------------     -------------
                                                (In thousands except
                                                   share amounts)

Assets
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents...............$       3,586     $       2,152
 Trade accounts receivable,
  less allowances of
  $2,861 and $2,181 in 1994 and
  1993, respectively.....................       35,173            25,868
 Due from affiliates.....................        1,705             1,869
 Refundable taxes........................        5,946             5,257
 Inventories.............................       70,020            63,498
 Prepaid expenses........................        5,525             4,758
 Other current assets....................           32                81
                                         -------------     -------------

Total current assets.....................      121,987           103,483

Property, plant, and equipment, net......       20,922            23,002

Intangible assets:
 Cost in excess of net assets
  acquired, less accumulated
  amortization of $8,567 and
  $6,871 in 1994 and 1993,
  respectively...........................      34,951            36,540
 Other identified intangible
  assets, less accumulated
  amortization of $871 and
  $597 in 1994 and 1993,
  respectively...........................         462               715
                                         -------------     -------------

                                                35,413            37,255
                                         -------------     -------------

Total assets.............................$     178,322     $     163,740
                                         =============     =============


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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

                             Combined Balance Sheets
                                   (continued)



                                                           December 31
                                                      1994             1993
                                                 -------------     -------------
                                                       (In thousands except
                                                          share amounts)

Liabilities and shareholders'
 equity Current liabilities:
  Trade accounts payable....................  $      43,963     $      35,052
  Due to affiliates.........................          6,200             3,027
  Product liability reserve.................          4,850             4,432
  Product warranty reserve..................          1,526               753
  Accrued expenses..........................         15,215            16,352
  Current portion of long-term debt and othe
    short-term borrowings...................         72,689            37,044
  Current portion of obligations
   under capital leases.....................            925               731
                                                 -------------     -------------

Total current liabilities...................        145,368            97,391

Long-term debt, less current portion........          5,851            28,331

Obligations under capital leases,
 less current portion.......................          2,896             3,308

Minority interest in subsidiaries...........          1,944             2,591

Shareholders' equity:
 Common stock of Legris
  Industries, Inc., $100 par value --
  authorized, issued and outstanding
  200 shares................................            ---               ---
 Common stock of PPM S.A.,
  100 French Francs ($19)
  par value -- authorized, issued and
  outstanding 1,265,544 shares..............            ---               ---
 Paid-in capital............................         90,491            81,209
 Accumulated deficit........................        (65,079)          (46,043)
 Foreign currency translation adjustments...         (3,149)           (3,047)
                                              -------------     -------------

Total shareholders' equity..................         22,263            32,119
                                              -------------     -------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity..  $     178,322     $     163,740
                                              =============     =============

See accompanying notes.



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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

                        Combined Statements of Operations



                                               Year Ended December 31
                                          1994          1993         1992
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------
                                                   (In thousands)

Net Sales............................  $   179,695  $   191,236   $  236,088

Cost of products sold................     (155,129)    (175,072)    (197,243)

Selling, general and
 administrative expenses.............      (35,673)     (38,861)     (49,862)

Amortization of intangible assets....       (1,970)      (1,807)      (2,074)
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Loss from operations.................      (13,077)     (24,504)     (13,091)

Other income (expense):
     Interest income.................           48           11           30
     Interest expense................       (6,668)      (8,293)      (6,421)
     Insurance proceeds..............          ---        6,177        1,122
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

                                            (6,620)      (2,105)      (5,269)
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Loss before income taxes
 and minority interest...............      (19,697)     (26,609)     (18,360)

Income tax (benefit) provision.......          (14)          30          917
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Loss before minority interest........      (19,683)     (26,639)     (19,277)

Minority interest in loss
 of consolidated subsidiaries........          647          946          424
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Net loss.............................  $   (19,036) $   (25,693)  $  (18,853)
                                       ===========  ===========   ===========



See accompanying notes.





<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

                   Combined Statements of Shareholders' Equity



                                                                                          Foreign
                                                                                         Currency
                                Common Stock           Paid-In        Accumulated       Translation
                            Shares       Amount        Capital          Deficit         Adjustments         Total
                          -----------  -----------  -----------       -----------      -----------       -----------
                                                  (In thousands except share amounts)

Balance at
<S>                        <C>            <C>       <C>               <C>              <C>                <C>      
     December 31, 1991     1,265,744      $   ---   $   71,242        $   (1,497)      $      (62)        $  69,683

     Capital contribution        ---          ---        3,500               ---              ---             3,500
     Conversion of debt
         to paid-in capital      ---          ---        6,467               ---              ---             6,467
     Net loss.........           ---          ---          ---           (18,853)             ---           (18,853)
     Translation
        adjustment....           ---          ---          ---               ---           (2,443)           (2,443)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------       -----------      -----------       -----------

Balance at
     December 31, 1992     1,265,744          ---       81,209           (20,350)          (2,505)           58,354

     Net loss.........           ---          ---          ---           (25,693)             ---           (25,693)
     Translation
        adjustment....           ---          ---          ---               ---             (542)             (542)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------       -----------      -----------       -----------

Balance at
     December 31,1993.     1,265,744          ---       81,209           (46,043)          (3,047)           32,119

     Conversion of debt
        to paid-in capital       ---          ---        9,282               ---              ---             9,282
     Net loss.........           ---          ---          ---           (19,036)             ---           (19,036)
     Translation
        adjustment....           ---          ---          ---               ---             (102)             (102)
                          -----------  -----------  -----------       -----------      -----------       -----------

Balance at
     December 31, 1994     1,265,744      $   ---   $   90,491        $  (65,079)      $   (3,149)        $  22,263
                          ===========  ===========  ===========       ===========      ===========       ===========

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.


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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

                        Combined Statements of Cash Flows

                                                Year Ended December 31
                                           1994          1993         1992
                                        -----------  -----------   -----------
                                                      (In thousands)
Operating activities
Net loss.............................. $   (19,036) $   (25,693)  $  (18,853)
Adjustments to reconcile
 net loss to net cash used
 in operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization.......       6,088        5,661        6,013
  Changes in operating
   assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable...............      (9,305)      11,824       13,992
    Inventories.......................      (6,522)      20,562          513
    Prepaid expenses and other........      (1,407)       3,450        3,328
    Accounts payable..................       8,911      (14,911)     (20,660)
    Net amounts due to affiliates.....       3,009       (3,275)      (6,257)
    Product liability reserve.........         418          493       (3,123)
    Accrued expenses and
     product warranty reserve.........        (364)      (2,654)        (208)
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Net cash used in operating activities.     (18,208)      (4,543)     (25,255)

Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant
 and equipment........................        (718)      (1,683)      (5,398)
(Increase) decrease in other
 intangible assets....................        (128)          86         (247)
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Net cash used in investing activities.        (846)      (1,597)      (5,645)

Financing activities
Proceeds from revolving
 credit with banks and from
 notes payable to an
 affiliated company...................      27,141       51,280       28,573
Principal payments on revolving
 credit with banks and on
 notes payable to an
 affiliated company...................      (5,688)     (43,239)      (2,967)
Proceeds on other long-term debt......         347           76          749
Principal payments on
 other long-term debt.................         ---       (3,351)         ---
Payments on capital leases............        (218)        (160)         ---
Capital contribution..................         ---          ---        3,500
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Net cash provided by
 financing activities.................      21,582        4,606       29,855

Effect of exchange rate
 changes on cash......................      (1,094)         942         (461)
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Net increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash equivalents............       1,434         (592)      (1,506)
Cash and cash equivalents
 at beginning of period...............       2,152        2,744        4,250
                                       -----------  -----------   -----------

Cash and cash equivalents at
 end of period........................ $     3,586  $     2,152   $    2,744
                                       ===========  ===========   ===========

Supplemental disclosure of
 cash flow information

Cash paid for interest................ $     6,763  $     9,811   $    7,667
                                       ===========  ===========   ===========
Cash paid for income taxes............ $        74  $       948   $    2,015
                                       ===========  ===========   ===========

See accompanying notes.


<PAGE>



                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

                     Notes to Combined Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1994

                                 (In thousands)



1. Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

Basis of Presentation

As more fully  described in Note 13, Terex  Corporation  ("Terex"),  through its
wholly owned  subsidiary  Terex Cranes,  Inc.  ("Terex  Cranes"),  completed the
acquisition of substantially  all of the common stock of PPM S.A. ("PPM Europe")
and Legris  Industries,  Inc.  ("PPM North  America") on May 9, 1995.  PPM North
America  together with PPM Europe  collectively are referred to as "PPM" or "the
Company". Prior to the acquisition,  Legris Industries,  Inc. was a wholly owned
subsidiary of Groupe Legris Industries S.A., a French corporation,  and PPM S.A.
was owned 99.13% by Potain S.A., a majority  owned  subsidiary  of Groupe Legris
Industries S.A. ("Groupe Legris").

The  accompanying  combined  financial  statements were prepared on the basis of
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and include the combined  financial
position,  results  of  operations  and cash flows of the  businesses  of PPM as
follows below (subsidiaries are 100% owned except as indicated). All significant
intercompany balances have been eliminated.

PPM S.A.
        Brimont Agraire S.A.
        Bendini SpA
        PPM Krane GmbH
        Baulift Baumaschiunen and Krane Handels GmbH

Legris Industries, Inc.
        Potain Tower Cranes, Inc. (inactive)
        PPM Cranes, Inc. (92.4%)
        PPM of Australia Pty. Ltd. (92.4%)
        PPM Far East Pte. Ltd. (92.4%)


Description of Business

PPM designs,  manufactures  and markets  mobile  cranes and  container  stackers
primarily in North America and Western  Europe under the brand names of PPM, P&H
(trademark of Harnischfeger Corporation) and BENDINI.


2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For the purpose of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents  include cash
on hand and overnight investments. Included in cash and cash equivalents is $512
at December 31, 1994 invested under repurchase  agreements  collateralized by U.
S. Treasury Notes.  Securities  pledged as collateral for repurchase  agreements
are held by the  Company's  custodian  bank  until  maturity  of the  repurchase
agreements.  Provisions of the  agreements  ensure that the market value of this
collateral  is  sufficient  in the event of  default;  however,  in the event of
default or bankruptcy by the other party to the  agreement,  realization  and/or
retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.



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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)

                                 (In thousands)



2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Accounts Receivable

The  Company  provides  credit in the normal  course of  business  and  performs
ongoing credit evaluation on certain of its customers' financial condition,  but
generally  does not require  collateral  to support  such  receivable.  Accounts
receivable  potentially  exposes the Company to  concentration  of credit  risk,
because the Company's customers operate primarily in the construction  industry.
The Company also  establishes  an allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  based upon
factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and
other information.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the
last-in,  first-out (LIFO) method for inventories held in the United States,  by
the first-in,  first-out  (FIFO) method for inventories of PPM of Australia Pty.
Ltd  and PPM  Far  East  Pte.  Ltd.,  and by the  weighted  average  method  for
inventories of PPM S.A.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Additions  and  major  replacements  or  improvements  to  property,  plant  and
equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance,  repairs and minor replacements are
charged  to  expense  when  incurred.  Assets of PPM are  depreciated  using the
straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.

Intangible Assets

The  excess  of cost  over  fair  value of net  assets  of  businesses  acquired
("goodwill")  is amortized on the  straight-line  method over a period of twenty
years  for  Legris  Industries,  Inc.  and  fifteen  years  for PPM  S.A.  Other
identified  intangibles are primarily patents and organizational costs which are
amortized  over  five  years.  The lives  established  for  these  assets  are a
composite of many  factors;  accordingly,  the Company  evaluates  the continued
appropriateness  of these lives based upon the latest available economic factors
and circumstances.

The  carrying  value of  goodwill  is  reviewed  if the facts and  circumstances
suggest that it may be impaired. If this review indicates that goodwill will not
be recoverable, as determined based on the undiscounted cash flows of the entity
acquired over the remaining amortization period, the Company's carrying value of
the goodwill is reduced by the estimated shortfall of cash flows.

Product Warranty

PPM warrants that each finished  machine is merchantable  and free of defects in
workmanship and material for a period of up to one year or a specified period of
use. Warranty reserves have been established for estimated normal warranty costs
and for specific problems known to exist on products in use.

Product Liability

Reserves for product  liability have been established based upon historical loss
experience for the estimated liability on incidents which have occurred but have
not yet been reported and for the estimated liability for reported incidents.



<PAGE>


                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)


                                 (In thousands)



2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Income Taxes

Income  taxes  are  provided  using the  liability  method  in  accordance  with
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income
Taxes" ("FAS 109").  Under FAS 109, the deferred tax  liabilities and assets are
determined  based on temporary  differences  between the bases of certain assets
and liabilities  for income tax and financial  reporting  purposes.  A valuation
allowance is  recognized  if it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of a deferred tax asset will not be ultimately realized.

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recorded  upon  shipment or  designation  of specific  goods for later
shipment at  customers'  request with related risk of ownership  passing to such
customers.

Research and Development Costs

Company  sponsored  research and  development  costs related to both present and
future  products are expensed  currently.  Total  expenditures  for research and
development   for  1994,   1993  and  1992  were  $2,669,   $3,751  and  $3,440,
respectively.

Translation of Foreign Currencies

The local currencies of the Company's foreign operations have been determined to
be  the  functional   currencies  in  accordance  with  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 52, "Foreign  Currency  Translation".  Transactions in
foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars at average rates of
exchange  prevailing  during the period.  Assets and liabilities  denominated in
foreign  currencies  are translated at the year end exchange rates and resulting
translation  adjustments are included as a separate  component of  shareholders'
equity.  Gains and losses on foreign  currency  transactions  are  recognized in
earnings.

Shareholders' Equity

No amounts  were paid as  consideration  for the issuance of common stock of PPM
S.A. and Legris Industries,  Inc. Accordingly,  no amounts have been assigned to
common stock in the financial statements.


3. Inventories

Inventories at December 31, 1994 and 1993 consist of the following:

                                       1994              1993
                                    ----------        ---------

Raw materials and parts............$   41,018        $   37,767
Work in process....................    15,139            11,275
Finished goods and subassemblies ..    13,091            14,103
Consigned inventory................       772               353
                                    ----------        ---------

                                   $   70,020        $   63,498
                                    ==========        =========

At December 31, 1994 and 1993,  approximately $26,308 and $24,618 of inventories
were valued using the LIFO method. These amounts are approximately equivalent to
the corresponding FIFO values at December 31, 1994 and 1993.


4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property,  plant and  equipment  at December  31, 1994 and 1993  consists of the
following:

                                         1994              1993
                                      ----------        ---------

Land and improvements............... $    2,080        $    2,242
Buildings...........................     21,273            20,181
Machinery and equipment.............     31,504            29,083
                                      ----------        ---------

                                         54,857            51,506
Less accumulated depreciation.......    (33,935)          (28,504)
                                      ----------        ---------

                                     $   20,922        $ 23,002
                                      ==========        =========


Depreciation  expense  for 1994,  1993 and 1992 was  $4,118,  $3,854 and $3,939,
respectively.


5. Debt

Debt at December 31, 1994 and 1993 consists of the following:

                                                         1994           1993
                                                      ----------      ---------
Non-interest bearing  promissory note
 payable to Harnischfeger  Corporation with
 annual  payments of $1,000 through
 April 10, 1996,  annual payments of $750
 beginning  April 10, 1997 through
 April 10, 2001 and quarterly  payments of
 $125 beginning April 10, 2001 through
 maturity on April 10, 2011.....................   $    6,331        $    6,776

Letter of credit with Credit Lyonnais
 bearing interest at U.S. Prime
 (8.5% at December 31, 1994) payable on demand....      4,700             7,100

Indebtedness to Groupe Legris bearing
 interest at 9% annually  maturing May 31,
 1996 with no scheduled principal payments
 prior to that date.............................          686               686

Indebtedness to Groupe Legris bearing
 interest at the Eurodollar  rate plus .5%
 (6.875% at December 31, 1994)
 payable on demand.............................        11,500               ---

Indebtedness to Groupe Legris bearing
 interest at the Eurodollar  rate plus .5%
 (6.875% at December 31, 1994) maturing
 December 31, 1996 with no scheduled
 principal payments prior to that date.........         6,000             6,000

Indebtedness to Groupe Legris bearing
 interest at the Eurodollar  rate plus .5%
 (6.875% at December 31, 1994) maturing
 April 10, 1996 with no scheduled
 principal payments prior to that date.........    $    3,000        $    3,000

Bank debt bearing interest at 10.75%..........            ---               179

Notespayable to Credit National bearing
 interest at rates  ranging from 8% to
 15.5% with maturities ranging from
 10 to 15 years.................................          815             1,154

Note payable to Credit CECA
 over 5 years at 9.32%..........................        2,170             1,968

Notes payable to Solirem bearing
 interest at 8.5% and
 10.24%, payable over 6 years...................          557               843

Note payable to Ministero
 del'Industria over 10 years at 8.37%...........          366               373

Note payable to Credito Romagnolo
 over 8 years at 10.93%.........................          295               292

Lines of credit due on demand
 with various banks, bearing
 interest at rates ranging from 5.8% to 7.4%....       37,857            33,753

Other...........................................        4,263             3,251
                                                    ----------        ---------

                                                       78,540            65,375
Less current portion............................       72,689            37,044
                                                    ----------        ---------

                                                   $    5,851        $   28,331
                                                    ==========        =========


Other than the note payable to Harnischfeger  Corporation,  all debt obligations
were satisfied in connection  with the  acquisition by Terex in May of 1995 (see
Note 13). Accordingly,  all debt obligations other than the long-term portion of
the note payable to Harnischfeger Corporation have been classified as current.

The maturities of the note payable to the Harnischfeger Corporation for the five
years following December 31, 1994 and thereafter are as follows:

             Year                                      Payments
           --------                                  -----------


             1995                                    $      480
             1996                                           520
             1997                                           312
             1998                                           338
             1999                                           366
          Thereafter                                      4,315
                                                     ----------

                                                     $    6,331
                                                     ==========

                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)

                                 (In thousands)


6. Employee Benefit Plan

Domestically, PPM Cranes, Inc. has a defined contribution plan covering its U.S.
employees.  Under  this plan,  the  Company  matches a portion of an  employee's
contribution  to the plan. PPM Europe also maintains  government  required fully
funded  retirement  plans for its employees in France and Italy. For purposes of
these financial statements, all domestic and PPM Europe employees are considered
to have participated in a multi-employer pension plan as defined in Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 "Employer's Accounting for Pensions".  For
multi-employer plans, employers are required to recognize as net pension expense
total  contributions for the period. With respect to these plans, PPM recorded a
net pension expense of $289 for 1994, $118 for 1993 and $82 for 1992.


7. Income Taxes

Effective  January 1, 1992,  the Company  changed its method of  accounting  for
income  taxes from the  deferred  method to the  liability  method  required  by
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income
Taxes". The adoption had no impact on the financial statements of the Company.

(Loss)  income  before  income  taxes and  minority  interest  consisted  of the
following:

                                  1994              1993             1992
                                ---------        ---------         ---------

 Domestic...................  $    (7,346)     $   (11,179)      $    (4,269)
 Foreign....................      (12,351)         (15,430)          (14,091)
                                ---------        ---------         ---------

                              $   (19,697)     $   (26,609)      $   (18,360)
                                =========        =========         =========



Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

                             1994              1993             1992
                           ---------        ---------         ---------

Current
    Federal...........   $       ---      $        (5)      $       147
    Foreign...........             5               72               836
                           ---------        ---------         ---------

                                   5               67               983

Deferred:
    Federal...........           ---              ---               ---
    Foreign...........           (19)             (37)              (66)
                           ---------        ---------         ---------

                         $       (14)     $        30       $       917
                           =========        =========         =========


PPM has not  provided  U.S. and foreign  income  taxes on foreign  undistributed
earnings  which  are  being  retained   indefinitely   for   reinvestment.   The
distribution  of these earnings would result in additional  foreign  withholding
taxes and additional U.S. Federal income taxes to the extent they are not offset
by foreign tax  credits,  but it is not  practicable  to estimate  the total tax
liability that would be incurred upon such a distribution.



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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)

                                 (In thousands)



7. Income Taxes (continued)

The income tax  (benefit)  provision at the effective tax rate differed from the
benefit at the statutory rate as follows:

                                            1994           1993         1992
                                          ---------     ---------     ---------

Computed tax (benefit) at expected
     statutory rate.................    $    (6,697)  $    (9,047)  $    (4,074)

State taxes.........................           (315)         (480)         (183)
Valuation allowance.................          4,695         8,823         4,431
Nondeductible goodwill..............            837           837           837
Adjustment of prior years' accruals.          1,548           ---           ---
Foreign tax rate differential.......            (82)         (103)          (94)
                                          ---------     ---------     ---------

Income tax (benefit) provision......    $       (14)  $        30   $       917
                                          =========     =========     =========


At December 31, 1994, PPM North America has net operating loss carryforwards for
Federal income tax purposes of approximately  $50,550 available to offset future
taxable  income,  expiring  from 1997 to 2008 if not used.  PPM  Europe has loss
carryforwards  of  approximately   $21,665  at  December  31,  1994,   including
approximately  $11,023 of carryforwards which have no fixed expiration date. The
remaining carryforwards will expire beginning in 1995.

The  differences  between the loss  carryforwards  for  financial  reporting and
income tax purposes result  principally from differences  between the income tax
basis and the financial reporting basis allocated to the net assets acquired and
differences in the methods of depreciating property,  plant, and equipment.  For
financial reporting purposes,  a valuation allowance equal to the entire benefit
of the cumulative temporary differences and net operating loss carryforwards has
been recognized to offset the net deferred tax assets.  For substantially all of
the valuation  allowance for deferred tax assets,  subsequently  recognized  tax
benefits will be allocated to reduce goodwill  resulting from the acquisition of
PPM by Terex. Components of the Company's deferred taxes are as follows:

                                            1994             1993
                                         ----------        ---------

 Total deferred tax liabilities......   $    (3,030)      $   (1,113)

 Total deferred tax assets,
  principally net operating
  loss carryforwards.................        43,454           36,179

 Total valuation allowance...........       (40,424)         (35,066)
                                         ----------        ---------

 Net deferred taxes..................   $       ---       $      ---
                                         ==========        =========




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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)

                                 (In thousands)



8. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company has  estimated the fair value  amounts of financial  instruments  as
required by Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 107,  "Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial  Instruments",  using available market information
and appropriate  valuation  methodologies.  The carrying amount of cash and cash
equivalents,  accounts  receivable,  other current assets,  accounts payable and
long-term  debt are  reasonable  estimates  of their fair value at December  31,
1994. However,  considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to
develop the carrying  amounts of fair value.  Accordingly,  the carrying amounts
presented herein are not necessarily  indicative of the amounts that the Company
would realize in a current market exchange.


9. Leases

PPM has various lease agreements,  primarily related to office space, production
facilities,  and office equipment,  which are accounted for as operating leases.
Certain  leases  have  renewal  options  and  provisions  requiring  PPM  to pay
maintenance,  property taxes and insurance. Rent expense for 1994, 1993 and 1992
was $2,977, $2,433 and $3,401, respectively.

PPM Europe also leases  buildings  and  machinery  and  equipment  under capital
leases with terms of 1 to 10 years. Capitalized lease obligations are calculated
using interest rates appropriate at the inception of the lease.  Amortization of
assets under capital  leases is included with  depreciation  expense.  Property,
plant and  equipment  includes the  following  amounts for leases that have been
capitalized:

                                             1994             1993
                                          ----------        ---------

 Buildings.............................  $    1,810        $    1,642
 Machinery and equipment...............       5,124             3,700
                                          ----------        ---------

                                              6,934             5,342
 Less accumulated depreciation.........      (3,030)           (1,603)
                                          ----------        ---------

 Property, plant and equipment, net....  $    3,904        $    3,739
                                          ==========        =========

Future minimum  rental  payments,  by year and in the  aggregate,  under capital
leases  and  noncancellable  operating  leases as of  December  31,  1994 are as
follows:

                                             Capital         Operating
   Year                                      Leases           Leases
 ---------                                 ----------        ---------

  1995.....................................$    1,365       $    1,796
  1996.....................................     1,297            1,242
  1997.....................................     1,248              890
  1998.....................................       664              788
  1999.....................................       380              505
  2000 and thereafter......................     2,847              272
                                           ----------        ---------

  Total minimum lease payments.............$    7,801       $    5,493
                                                             =========
  Amount representing interest.............    (3,980)
                                           ----------

  Present value of minimum lease payments..$    3,821
                                           ==========




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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)


                                 (In thousands)



10. Commitments and Contingencies

PPM is  involved  in  product  liability  and  other  lawsuits  incident  to the
operation of its business.  Insurance  coverages are  maintained  for claims and
lawsuits  of this  nature.  At  December  31,  1994 and 1993,  the Company had a
reserve of $4,850 and $4,432  related to product  liability  matters,  including
$200 at December  31, 1994  related to  unasserted  claims.  Actual  costs to be
incurred  in the  future  may  vary  from  the  estimates,  given  the  inherent
uncertainties  in evaluating  the outcome of claims and lawsuits of this nature.
Although it is  difficult to estimate  the  liability of the Company  related to
these matters, it is management's  opinion that none of these lawsuits will have
a materially adverse effect on the Company's combined financial position.

PPM North  America  is a  defendant  in a lawsuit  initiated  by the  bankruptcy
trustee for Century II GmbH, a former  subsidiary of the Company,  related to an
increase in capital.  The amount of the claim is for $6,000.  Groupe  Legris has
indemnified the Company against all losses related to this claim.

PPM is contingently  liable up to $1,027 with respect to financing  arrangements
and performance guarantees entered into with banks and between certain banks and
certain dealers or customers of PPM.


11. Segment and Geographic Information

The Company  operates in one  business  segment,  designing,  manufacturing  and
marketing  mobile cranes and container  stackers  primarily in North America and
Western Europe.  Geographic  data for the Company's  operations are presented in
the  following  table.   Intercompany  sales  and  expenses  are  eliminated  in
determining results for each operation.

                                  1994              1993             1992
                                ---------        ---------         ---------
Net sales to
 unaffiliated customers:
     North America..........  $    72,409      $    71,984       $    65,459
     Europe.................       92,175          112,673           155,587
                                ---------        ---------         ---------

                                  164,584          184,657           221,046

Sales to affiliates.........       15,111            6,579            15,042
                                ---------        ---------         ---------

                              $   179,695      $   191,236       $   236,088
                                =========        =========         =========

(Loss) from operations:
     North America..........  $    (5,466)     $    (9,729)      $    (3,130)
     Europe.................       (7,611)         (14,775)           (9,961)
                                ---------        ---------         ---------

     .......................  $   (13,077)     $   (24,504)      $   (13,091)
                                =========        =========         =========

Identifiable assets:
     North America..........  $    80,179      $    74,710       $    87,900
     Europe.................       98,143           89,030           122,683
                                ---------        ---------         ---------

                              $   178,322      $   163,740       $   210,583
                                =========        =========         =========




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                      PPM S.A. and Legris Industries, Inc.

               Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued)


                                 (In thousands)



12. Related Party Transactions

PPM had  transactions  with  Groupe  Legris and certain of its  subsidiaries  as
follows:

                                        1994          1993         1992
                                      ---------    ---------     ---------

Product sales and service revenues. $    15,111  $     6,579   $    15,042
Purchases of inventory.............      23,613       17,860        13,515
Interest expense...................       3,230        2,529         3,038
Other charges......................       4,493        2,772         4,333


13.  Subsequent  Events  --  Acquisition  by Terex  and  Financing  Arrangements
(unaudited)

On May 9,  1995,  Terex,  through  its  wholly-owned  subsidiary  Terex  Cranes,
completed the acquisition of 99.18% of the shares of PPM S.A., a societe anonyme
("PPM  Europe"),  from Potain S.A., a societe  anonyme,  and 100% of the capital
stock of Legris Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation which owns 92.4% of the
capital stock of PPM Cranes,  Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PPM North America")
from Legris  Industries  S.A., a societe anonyme  ("Legris  France").  PPM North
America  together  with PPM Europe  collectively  are referred to as "PPM".  PPM
designs, manufactures and markets mobile cranes and container stackers primarily
in North America and Western Europe under the brand names of PPM, P&H (trademark
of Harnischfeger Corporation) and BENDINI.

The purchase  price,  together with amounts needed to repay  indebtedness of PPM
required  to be repaid in  connection  with the  Acquisition,  consisted  of (i)
approximately  $92.6  million  in cash and (ii)  shares of  Series A  Redeemable
Exchangeable  Preferred  Stock of Terex Cranes  having an aggregate  liquidation
preference of  approximately  $25.9 million,  subject to adjustment (the "Seller
Preferred  Stock").  The  Seller  Preferred  Stock  bears  no  dividend  and  is
mandatorily  redeemable  in  seven  years  and  three  months  from  the date of
issuance.  The Seller  Preferred  Stock may be redeemed at any time for cash (to
the extent permitted  pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture for Terex's 13
1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2002) or, under certain  circumstances  for shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Cranes Common Stock"),  of Terex
Cranes.  The purchase price is subject to adjustment  calculated by reference to
the  consolidated  net  asset  value  of PPM as  determined  by an  audit  to be
conducted  following the consummation of the  Acquisition.  Terex Cranes has not
yet  reached  agreement  with the  sellers  about the amount of  purchase  price
adjustment but, based on work  performed,  Terex Cranes believes that the amount
of the Seller  Preferred  Stock could  ultimately be reduced.  In addition,  the
liquidation  preference and the redemption  price of the Seller  Preferred Stock
may be adjusted  based upon the unit  shipments of the mobile crane  industry in
Western Europe during the second and third years  following the  consummation of
the Acquisition.

The funds for the cash portion of the purchase  price and the  repayment of debt
of the acquired  businesses  were obtained from the private  placement on May 9,
1995 to  institutional  investors of units  consisting of Terex's 13 1/4% Senior
Secured Notes due 2002 and common stock appreciation  rights. The Senior Secured
Notes are secured by  substantially  all of the assets of Terex and its domestic
subsidiaries, including PPM North America, subject to security interests granted
under the Credit Facility as described  below, and by liens on certain assets of
certain of Terex's foreign subsidiaries, including PPM Europe.

Simultaneously with the acquisition,  Terex, PPM North America and certain other
domestic  subsidiaries  of Terex entered into a Credit  Facility  which provides
that the companies will be able to borrow (in the form of revolving loans and up
to $15 million in outstanding letters of credit) up to $100 million,  subject to
borrowing base limitations.  The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all
of the  companies  domestic  receivables  and  inventory  (including  PPM  North
America).  The amount of borrowings is limited to the sum of the following:  (i)
75% of the net amount of  eligible  receivables,  as  defined,  of Terex's  U.S.
businesses other than Clark Material  Handling Company ("CMHC") plus (ii) 70% of
the net amount of CMHC eligible receivables, plus (iii) the lesser of 45% of the
value  of  eligible  inventory,  as  defined,  or 80% of the  appraised  orderly
liquidation  value of eligible  inventory,  less (iv) any availability  reserves
established  by the  lenders.  The Credit  Facility  expires  May 9, 1998 unless
extended  by the  lenders  for one  additional  year.  At the  option  of Terex,
revolving  loans may be in the form of prime rate loans bearing  interest at the
rate of l.75% per annum in excess of the prime  rate and  Eurodollar  rate loans
bearing  interest  at the rate of 3.75%  per  annum in  excess  of the  adjusted
Eurodollar rate.



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                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                          UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED
                             STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (in millions)


                                                              January 1
                                                               through
                                                                May 9,
                                                            1995     1994

NET SALES ............................................   $  64.9  $  46.9
COST OF GOODS SOLD ...................................      66.6     40.1
Gross Profit .........................................      (1.7)     6.8
ENGINEERING, SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES......      14.1     10.7
Income (loss) from operations ........................     (15.8)    (3.9)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense .....................................      (2.3)    (2.2)
Other income (expense) - net .........................      (2.3)     --
Loss before income taxes and minority interest .......     (20.4)    (6.1)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES ...........................       --       --
Loss before minority interest ........................     (20.4)    (6.1)
Minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiaries       --       0.2
NET LOSS  ...........................................    $ (20.4) $  (5.9)



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                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                          UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                       (in millions except share amounts)


                                                             May 9,
                                                         1995     1994
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ..........................   $   1.4 $    3.8
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $3.1
 and $2.3 in 1995 and 1994, respectively ...........      33.8     26.8
Due from affiliates.................................       1.6      1.8
Refundable taxes....................................       6.1      5.5
Inventories, net....................................      69.1     68.6
Other current assets................................      12.1     13.0
Total current assets................................     124.1    119.5

Property, plant and equipment, net..................      20.3     22.3

Intangible assets:
Cost in excess of net assets acquired, less
 accumulated amortization of $9.1 and $7.4 in
 1995 and 1994, respectively .......................      34.4     36.0
Other identified intangible assets, less accumulated
 amortization of $1.0 and $0.7 in 1995 and 1994,
 respectively ......................................       0.4      0.6
                                                          34.8     36.6

Total assets  ......................................   $ 179.2 $  178.4




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                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                          UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                       (in millions except share amounts)

                                   (continued)

                                                           May 9,
                                                       1995     1994
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable ............................  $  41.7  $  34.1
Due to affiliates .................................      7.8
                                                                 27.3
Product liability reserve .........................      4.5
                                                                  5.9
Product warranty reserve ..........................      1.4
                                                                  2.4
Accrued expenses...................................     15.2     16.1
Current portion of long-term debt
 and other short-term borrowings ..................     72.7     50.9
Other current liabilities .........................      0.7
                                                                  1.0
Total current liabilities..........................    166.2    115.5

Long-term debt, less current portion...............      5.9     28.3

Other liabilities and obligations
 under capital leases, less
 current portion ..................................      3.4      6.0

Minority interest in subsidiaries .................      1.9      2.4

Total liabilities .................................    177.4    152.2

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock of Legris Industries, Inc.,
 $100 par value -- authorized, issued
 and outstanding 200 shares .......................      --       --
Common stock of PPM S.A., 100 French Francs
 ($19) par value -- authorized, issued
 and outstanding 1,265,544 shares .................      --       --
Paid-in capital....................................     90.5     81.2
Accumulated deficit................................    (85.5)   (51.9)
Foreign currency translation adjustments...........     (3.2)    (3.1)
Total shareholders' equity.........................      1.8     26.2

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ........  $  179.2 $ 178.4



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                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                          UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED
                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                       (in millions except share amounts)


                                                        January 1 through May 9,
                                                             1995     1994
Net cash provided by operating activities ..............   $ (1.9) $ (12.0)

Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment .............      0.3      0.2

Financing activities
Proceeds from revolving credit with banks and from notes
payable to an affiliated company, net ..................      --      13.9
Payments on capital leases .............................     (0.1)    (0.1)
Net cash provided by financing activities ..............     (0.1)    13.8

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ................     (0.5)    (0.4)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ...     (2.2)     1.6
Cash at beginning of period ............................      3.6      2.2
Cash at end of period ..................................   $  1.4  $   3.8

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest .................................   $  2.3  $   2.3
Cash paid for income taxes .............................   $  --   $   --



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                      PPM S.A. AND LEGRIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                      NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED
                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  unaudited condensed combined financial information of PPM S.A.
and Legris Industries, Inc. (collectively, "PPM") include the combined financial
position,  results  of  operations  and cash flows of the  businesses  of PPM as
follows below (subsidiaries are 100% owned except as indicated). All significant
intercompany balances have been eliminated.

         PPM S.A.:
         --  Brimont Agraire S.A.
         --  Bendini SpA
         --  PPM Krane GmbH
         --  Baulift Baumaschinen and Krane Handels GmbH

         Legris Industries, Inc.
         --  Potain Tower Cranes, Inc. (inactive)
         --  PPM Cranes, Inc. (92.4%)
         --  PPM of Australia Pty. Ltd. (92.4%)
         --  PPM Far East Pte. Ltd. (92.4%)



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                                TEREX CORPORATION

                         PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION


The following unaudited pro forma condensed  consolidated  financial information
of the  Company  gives  effect to the PPM  Acquisition  and the  Refinancing  as
described  elsewhere in this Prospectus.  The pro forma  information is based on
the  historical  statements  of  operations  of the  Company  for the year ended
December 31, 1995,  giving effect to the PPM Acquisition  and related  financing
transactions and adjustments as reflected in the accompanying notes.

On May 9, 1995, the Company  completed the PPM Acquisition.  The purchase price,
together with amounts needed to repay  indebtedness of PPM required to be repaid
in connection with the PPM  Acquisition,  consisted of (i)  approximately  $92.6
million in cash and (ii) shares of Series A  Redeemable  Exchangeable  Preferred
Stock  of  Terex  Cranes   having  an  aggregate   liquidation   preference   of
approximately  $26.1 million,  subject to adjustment  calculated by reference to
the  consolidated  net  asset  value  of PPM  on the  closing  date  of the  PPM
Acquisition.  A private placement of $250 million of the Company's 13.25% Senior
Secured  Notes due 2002  provided  the  financing  for the cash  portion  of the
purchase  price.  Proceeds  of the Senior  Secured  Notes and of a new  domestic
Credit  Facility also provided  funds for the  refinancing  of certain  existing
Company debt (the "Refinancing"),  for transaction and acquisition costs and for
working capital purposes.

The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase  method,  with the purchase
price of the PPM  Acquisition  allocated to the assets  acquired and liabilities
assumed  based  upon  their  respective  estimated  fair  values  at the date of
acquisition.  The pro forma  consolidated  financial  information  reflects  the
Company's initial estimates of the purchase price allocation.

The unaudited pro forma  consolidated  financial  information is not necessarily
indicative  of what the actual  results of  operations of the Company would have
been for the period  indicated,  nor does it purport to represent the results of
operations for future periods.




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                TEREX CORPORATION
                               UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                          Terex
                                       Corporation                            Pro Forma            Pro Forma
                                           and             Business          Acquisition          Refinancing
                                      Subsidiaries         Acquired          Adjustments          Adjustments      Pro Forma

<S>                                     <C>               <C>              <C>                   <C>            <C>       
NET SALES.............................  $  1,030.2        $  64.9          $      0.0            $     0.0      $  1,095.1

COST OF GOODS SOLD....................       922.0           66.6                 0.7 (2a)             0.0           989.3
                                         ----------       --------         -----------           ----------       ---------

     Gross Profit.....................       108.2           (1.7)               (0.7)                 0.0           105.8

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND
     ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES..........        83.3           14.1                 0.0                  0.0            97.4

SEVERANCE AND EXIT
     CHARGES..........................         3.5            0.0                 0.0                  0.0             3.5
                                         ----------       --------         -----------           ----------       ---------

     Income (loss) from operations....        21.4          (15.8)               (0.7)                 0.0             4.9

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
     Interest income..................         0.8            0.0                 0.0                  0.0             0.8
     Interest expense.................       (39.5)          (2.3)                1.8 (2b)            (5.7) (2d)     (45.7)
     Amortization of debt issuance costs      (2.3)           0.0                 0.0                 (0.2) (2d)      (2.5)
     Gain on sale of Fruehauf stock...         1.0            0.0                 0.0                  0.0             1.0
     Other income (expense) - net.....        (9.1)          (2.4)                0.0                  0.0           (11.5)
                                         ----------       --------         -----------           ----------       ---------

     Loss before extraordinary items
         and income taxes.............       (27.7)         (20.5)                1.1                 (5.9)          (53.0)

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES............         0.0            0.0                 0.0                  0.0             0.0
                                         ----------       --------         -----------           ----------       ---------
     Loss before
         extraordinary items..........       (27.7)         (20.5)                1.1                 (5.9)          (53.0)

LESS PREFERRED STOCK
     ACCRETION........................        (7.3)           0.0                (0.8) (2c)            0.0            (8.1)
                                         ----------       --------         -----------           ----------       ---------

LOSS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY
     ITEMS APPLICABLE TO
     COMMON STOCK.....................   $   (35.0)       $ (20.5)         $      0.3            $    (5.9)       $  (61.1)
                                         ==========       ========         ===========           ==========       =========

PER SHARE.............................   $   (3.37)                                                               $  (5.89)
                                         ==========                                                               =========

AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
     AND COMMON EQUIVALENT
     SHARES OUTSTANDING IN
     PER SHARE CALCULATION                    10.4                                                                    10.4
                                         ==========                                                               =========
</TABLE>


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                                TEREX CORPORATION
                          NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1) The unaudited  pro forma  condensed  consolidated  financial  information  is
presented  for the  years  ended  December  31,  1994 and  1995.  The pro  forma
statements  of  operations  reflect the  consolidated  operations of the Company
combined with those of the acquired  business  assuming the PPM  Acquisition and
the Refinancing were consummated on January 1, 1994.

2)  The pro forma statement of operations adjustments are summarized as follows:

         a) Pro forma acquisition  adjustments to "Cost of goods sold" represent
         the elimination of goodwill  amortization of the business  acquired and
         the amortization of goodwill resulting from the PPM Acquisition over 15
         years.

         b) Pro forma acquisition  adjustments to "Interest  expense"  represent
         the  elimination  of  interest  expense  relating  to  debt  repaid  in
         connection with the PPM Acquisition or forgiven by the seller.

         c) Pro forma  acquisition  adjustments to "Preferred  stock  accretion"
         represent  accretion on Terex Cranes redeemable  preferred stock issued
         in the PPM Acquisition, assuming issuance as of January 1, 1994.

         d) The Refinancing  provided the funds to finance the PPM  Acquisition,
         as well as funds to  refinance  certain  existing  Company debt and pay
         refinancing  and acquisition  costs.  The new Senior Secured Notes bear
         interest at 13.25% and are due May 15, 2002. The Credit  Facility loans
         bear  interest  at 1.75% in  excess  of the  prime  rate or at 3.75% in
         excess  of  the  adjusted  eurodollar  rate,  at the  Company's  option
         (interest  rate  of  11%,   including  fees,   assumed  for  pro  forma
         presentation);  the Credit Facility  expires May 9, 1998. The pro forma
         adjustments to "Interest  expense" and  "Amortization  of debt issuance
         costs" represent the incremental effects of the Refinancing:
              - The  Company's  old 13% senior  secured  notes and 13.5%  senior
              subordinated notes are assumed to be repaid as of January 1, 1994,
              and the interest expense and related  amortization of discount and
              issuance  costs is  eliminated.  - The 13.25%  new Senior  Secured
              Notes are  assumed  to be issued and  registered  as of January 1,
              1994 and interest expense and related amortization of discount and
              issuance  costs is included.  - The  incremental  amount  borrowed
              under  the  Credit  Facility  at the  time of the  Refinancing  is
              assumed to be  outstanding  from  January 1, 1994 and  interest is
              included thereon.

3) A pro forma condensed  balance sheet is not presented  herein because the PPM
Acquisition  is  reflected in the  Company's  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet as of
December 31, 1995. The estimated fair values of assets and liabilities  acquired
in the PPM Acquisition are summarized as follows (in millions):

Cash                                              $     1.0
Accounts receivable                                    33.8
Inventories                                            69.1
Other current assets                                   11.9
Property, plant and equipment                          20.5
Other assets                                            0.3
Goodwill                                               68.0
Accounts payable and other current liabilities        (86.6)
Other liabilities                                     (13.5)
                                                  ----------

                                                  $   104.5
                                                  ==========


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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Directors and
Stockholder of PPM Cranes, Inc.


In our opinion,  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheet and the related
consolidated  statements of  operations  and  shareholders'  deficit and of cash
flows present fairly, in all material  respects,  the financial  position of PPM
Cranes, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 1995, and the results of their
operations  and  their  cash  flows for the  eight-month  period  then  ended in
conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  These  financial
statements   are  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management;   our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our  audit.  We  conducted  our audit of these  statements  in  accordance  with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material  misstatement.  An audit includes  examining,  on a test basis,
evidence  supporting the amounts and  disclosures  in the financial  statements,
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  and evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We
believe  that our audit  provides a reasonable  basis for the opinion  expressed
above.



Price Waterhouse LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
March 22, 1996



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                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                           Consolidated Balance Sheet

                       (in millions, except share amounts)


                                                            December 31,
                                                               1995
Assets
Current assets:
Cash ....................................................... $     0.5
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $0.5 ..........      11.9
Net inventories ............................................      25.0
Due from affiliates ........................................       1.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ..................       0.6

Total current assets .......................................      39.0

Property, plant and equipment, net .........................       3.9

Intangible assets:
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization of $1.4 ............      30.9
Other identified intangible assets,
  less accumulated amortization of $0.3 ....................       2.8

Total assets   ............................................. $    76.6


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                           Consolidated Balance Sheet

                       (in millions, except share amounts)

                                   (continued)

                                                                December 31,
                                                                    1995
Liabilities and shareholders' deficit Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable .....................................     $   5.5
Accrued product liability ..................................         6.3
Accrued product warranty ...................................         1.9
Accrued expenses ...........................................         4.1
Due to affiliates ..........................................         3.9
Due to Terex Corporation ...................................         2.1
Current portion of long-term debt ..........................         0.9

Total current liabilities ..................................        24.7

Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion .......................        54.0
Other non-current liabilities ..............................         1.0

Total non-current liabilities ..............................        55.0

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

Shareholders' deficit:
Common stock, Class A, $.01 par value -- authorized
8,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 5,000 shares ........................          --
Common stock, Class B, $.01 par value -- authorized
2,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 413 shares ..........................          --
Accumulated deficit ........................................        (3.2)
Foreign currency translation adjustments ...................         0.1

Total shareholders' deficit ................................        (3.1)

Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit ................     $  76.6


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statement of Operations

                                  (in millions)



                                                         Eight Months Ended
                                                            December 31,
                                                                1995

Net sales ..............................................        $  57.1
Cost of products sold ..................................           49.4
Gross profit ...........................................            7.7
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses .......            5.8
Income from operations .................................            1.9
Interest expense .......................................            4.8
Amortization of debt issuance costs ....................            0.3
Loss before income taxes ...............................           (3.2)
Provision for income taxes .............................            0.0
Net loss ...............................................        $  (3.2)


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


<PAGE>


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Deficit

                                  (in millions)



                                                             Foreign
                                                             Currency
                                      Common    Accumulated  Translation
                                      Stock     Deficit      Adjustments Total
Balance at May 9, 1995 .........     $  --       $  --       $  --      $  --

Net loss .......................        --         (3.2)        --        (3.2)
Translation adjustment .........        --          --          0.1        0.1

Balance at December 31, 1995 ...     $  --       $ (3.2)     $  0.1     $ (3.1)


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


<PAGE>


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

                                  (in millions)

                                              Eight Months Ended
                                              December 31, 1995
Operating activities
Net loss .......................................   $ (3.2)
Adjustments to reconcile net income
 to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ..................      2.1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable ............................     (3.3)
Net inventories ................................      2.7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ......      0.4
Accounts payable ...............................     (1.2)
Net amounts due to affiliates ..................      3.2
Accrued product liability ......................     (1.6)
Accrued warranty ...............................      0.6
Accrued expenses ...............................      0.3
Other (net) ....................................      0.3

Net cash provided by operating activities ......      0.3

Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment .....     (0.2)

Financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ........      0.1

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ......      0.2
Cash at beginning of period ....................      0.3
Cash at end of period ..........................   $  0.5

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest .........................   $  --
Cash paid for income taxes .....................   $  --

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

<PAGE>


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1995

                            (In millions of dollars)

1.       Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

PPM Cranes, Inc. (the "Company" or "PPM") is engaged in the design, manufacture,
marketing  and worldwide  distribution  and support of  construction  equipment,
primarily hydraulic and lattice boom cranes and related spare parts.

On May 9, 1995 (the  "date of  acquisition"),  Terex  Corporation,  through  its
wholly-owned  subsidiary Terex Cranes, Inc., completed the acquisition of all of
the capital stock of Legris Industries,  Inc., a Delaware Corporation which owns
92.4% of the  capital  stock of PPM Cranes,  Inc.  Terex  Corporation  and Terex
Cranes, Inc., are both Delaware corporations.

The financial  statements  reflect Terex  Corporation's  basis in the assets and
liabilities of the Company which was accounted for as a purchase transaction. As
a  result,  the debt and  goodwill  associated  with the  acquisition  have been
"pushed down" to the Company's financial statements.


2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated  financial  statements  include the accounts of the Company and
its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries;  PPM of Australia  Pty.  Ltd., and PPM Far East
Private Ltd., a Singapore company.  All material  intercompany  transactions and
profits have been eliminated.  During 1995,  management closed the operations in
PPM Far East Private Ltd.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the
last-in,  first-out (LIFO) method for domestic  inventories and by the first-in,
first-out (FIFO) method for inventories of foreign  subsidiaries.  Approximately
94% of consolidated inventories at December 31, 1995 are accounted for under the
LIFO method.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Additions  and  major  replacements  or  improvements  to  property,  plant  and
equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance,  repairs and minor replacements are
charged to expense when incurred.  Assets of the Company are  depreciated  using
the  straight-line  method over their estimated  useful lives,  which range from
three to twenty years.



<PAGE>


2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Excess of Cost Over Net Assets

Goodwill,  representing the difference  between the total purchase price and the
fair value of assets  (tangible and  intangible)  and liabilities at the date of
acquisition,   is  amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  fifteen  years.
Accumulated  amortization  is $1.4 at December  31,  1995.  It is the  Company's
policy to periodically evaluate the carrying value of goodwill, and to recognize
impairments  when the estimated  related future net operating cash flows is less
than its carrying value.  The amount of any impairment then recognized  would be
calculated as the difference  between estimated future discounted cash flows and
the carrying value of the goodwill.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt  issuance  costs  incurred by Terex  Corporation  in securing the financing
related to acquiring the Company have been  capitalized and are reflected in the
financial  statements.  Capitalized  debt issuance  costs are amortized over the
term of the related debt.

Product Liability and Warranty

The Company records accruals for potential warranty and product liability claims
based on the Company's claim experience.  Warranty costs are accrued at the time
revenue  is  recognized.   The  Company  provides  self-insurance  accruals  for
estimated product liability  experience on claims and for claims  anticipated to
have been incurred  which have not yet been  reported.  Prior to August 1, 1995,
the Company  maintained  product  liability  insurance;  therefore,  the product
liability  accrual was equal to the estimated  product  liability  less expected
recoveries  under insurance  policies.  Product  liability  payments,  including
expenses, are estimated to be approximately $2.0 per year.

Income Taxes

Income  taxes  are  provided  using the  liability  method  in  accordance  with
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income
Taxes."

The  Company is a part of a group that files a  consolidated  income tax return.
The method used to allocate income taxes to members of the group is one in which
current and deferred  income taxes are calculated on a separate  return basis as
if the Company had not been  included in a  consolidated  income tax return with
its parent.  The tax benefit associated with the acquisition debt has been taken
into account in the Company's tax provision.



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2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Revenue Recognition

Revenue and costs are generally  recorded when products are shipped and invoiced
to either independently owned and operated dealers or to customers.  Certain new
units may be invoiced  prior to the time  customers  take  physical  possession.
Revenue  is  recognized  in  such  cases  only  when  the  customer  has a fixed
commitment to purchase the units, the units have been completed, tested and made
available to the customer for pickup or delivery, and the customer has requested
that the Company  hold the units for pickup or delivery at a time  specified  by
the customer in the sales documents. In such cases, the units are invoiced under
the Company's customary billing terms, title to the units and risks of ownership
pass to the customer upon invoicing, the units are segregated from the Company's
inventory  and  identified  as  belonging to the customer and the Company has no
further obligations under the order.

Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities of the Company's international  operations are translated
at year-end  exchange  rates.  Income and  expenses  are  translated  at average
exchange  rates  prevailing  during the year. For  operations  whose  functional
currency is the local currency,  translation  adjustments are accumulated in the
Cumulative  Translation  Adjustment component of Stockholders' Deficit. Gains or
losses resulting from foreign currency transactions were not material in 1995.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Company uses foreign  exchange  contracts to hedge  recorded  balance  sheet
amounts related to certain  international  operations and firm  commitments that
create  currency  exposures.   The  Company  does  not  enter  into  speculative
contracts.  Gains and losses on hedges of assets and  liabilities are recognized
in income as offsets to the gains and losses from the underlying hedged amounts.
Gains and losses on hedges of firm  commitments are recorded on the basis of the
underlying  transaction.  At  December  31,  1995 the  Company  had no  material
outstanding foreign exchange contracts.

Environmental Policies

Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are either expensed
or capitalized depending on the nature of the expenditure. Expenditures relating
to conditions  caused by past  operations  that do not  contribute to current or
future  revenue   generation  are  expensed.   Liabilities   are  recorded  when
environmental  assessments  and/or remedial actions are probable,  and the costs
can be  reasonably  estimated.  Such  amounts  were not material at December 31,
1995.



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2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.  Such costs incurred in
the development of new products or significant improvements to existing products
are included in Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses and amounted to
$0.1 in 1995.


3.       Inventories

Inventories at December 31, 1995 consist of the following:


                               1995

Raw materials and supplies   $   9.4
Work in process ..........       2.5
Replacement parts ........       8.6
Finished goods equipment .       4.5
                             $  25.0

At December 31, 1995 approximately 94% of inventories were valued using the LIFO
method.  The LIFO value is approximately  equivalent to the  corresponding  FIFO
value at December 31, 1995.


4.       Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 1995 consists of the following:


                                  1995

Property ....................   $  0.1
Plant .......................      1.6
Machinery and equipment .....      2.6
                                   4.3
Less accumulated depreciation      0.4
                                $  3.9

                                                                         
Depreciation expense for 1995 was $0.4.




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5.       Long Term Debt

                                                                             
Long-term debt is summarized as follows:

13.25% Senior Secured Notes due May 15, 2002    $  49.4
Note payable ................................       5.5
Total long-term debt ........................      54.9
Current portion long-term debt ..............       0.9
Long-term debt less current portion .........   $  54.0

The Senior Secured Notes

On May 9, 1995,  Terex  Corporation  issued $250 of Senior Secured Notes due May
15,  2002.  The Senior  Secured  Notes  were  issued in  conjunction  with Terex
Corporation's  acquisition  of  substantially  all of the  capital  stock of PPM
Cranes, Inc. and P.P.M. S.A. and the refinancing of Terex Corporation's debt. Of
the total  amount $50 relates to the  acquisition  of  substantially  all of the
capital stock of PPM Cranes, Inc. and has been included in the Company's balance
sheet.  Except in the  event of  certain  asset  sales,  there are no  principal
repayment  or  sinking  fund  requirements  prior to  maturity.  The notes  bear
interest at 13 3/4% per annum.  Upon the earlier of (i) the  consummation  of an
exchange offer or (ii) the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement,  the
interest rate on the notes will decrease to 13 1/4% per annum.
Interest is computed on the basis of a 360-day year  comprised of twelve  30-day
months.

Repayments  of the Senior  Secured  Notes are  guaranteed  by  certain  domestic
subsidiaries of Terex Corporation (the "Guarantors"), including PPM Cranes, Inc.
The Senior  Secured Notes are secured by a first priority  security  interest on
substantially all of the assets of Terex  Corporation and the Guarantors,  other
than  cash and cash  equivalents,  except  that as to  accounts  receivable  and
inventory and proceeds thereof,  and certain related rights, such security shall
be  subordinated  to liens securing  obligations  outstanding  under any working
capital or revolving  credit  facility  secured by such accounts  receivable and
inventory.  The indenture for the Senior  Secured Notes places certain limits on
Terex  Corporation's  ability  to  incur  additional  indebtedness;  permit  the
existence of liens;  issue, pay dividends on or redeem equity  securities;  sell
assets; consolidate,  merge or transfer assets to another entity; and enter into
transactions with affiliates.



<PAGE>


5.       Debt (continued)

Note payable - Harnischfeger Corporation

The note payable to  Harnischfeger  Corporation  is not interest  bearing and is
payable as follows:

 1996                 $   1.0
 1997                     0.8
 1998                     0.8
 1999                     0.8
 2000                     0.8
 Thereafter               5.7
                          9.9
 Imputed Interest        (4.4)
                      $   5.5

Schedule of debt maturities

Scheduled  annual  maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 1995
in the successive five-year period are summarized as follows:

                                       Pushed
                         Harnischfeger  Down
                             Debt       Debt     Total

 1996                  $       1.0  $     0.0  $    1.0
 1997                          0.8        0.0       0.8
 1998                          0.8        0.0       0.8
 1999                          0.8        0.0       0.8
 2000                          0.8        0.0       0.8
 Thereafter                    5.7       49.4      55.1
                               9.9       49.4      59.3
     Imputed Interest         (4.4)       0.0      (4.4)
                       $       5.5  $    49.4  $   54.9






<PAGE>


6.       Employee Benefit Plan

The Company  participates in a defined  contribution  plan which is sponsored by
Terex Corporation.  The plan covers U.S. employees.  Under the plan, the Company
matches a portion of an employee's contribution to the plan. The related expense
to the Company was $0.1 for 1995.


7.       Income Taxes

The components of income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:


                         1995

Domestic .............. $ (3.6)
Foreign ...............    0.4
                        $ (3.2)

The  Company has no  provision  for  federal,  foreign  and state  income  taxes
(benefit).

The Company has not provided deferred taxes on $1.0 of cumulative  undistributed
earnings of foreign  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 as these earnings will
be either permanently  re-invested or remitted  substantially free of additional
income tax.

Deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  result from  differences  in the basis of
assets and liabilities for tax and financial statements purposes.  In accordance
with SFAS No. 109,  "Accounting  for income taxes," a valuation  allowance fully
offsetting the net deferred tax asset, has been  recognized.  The tax effects of
the basis differences and Net Operating Loss ("NOL") carryforward as of December
31, 1995 are summarized below:


                                           1995
Total deferred tax liabilities .......   $  (0.2)

Inventory ............................       2.4
Product liability ....................       2.2
Other ................................       0.9
NOL carryforwards ....................      18.1
Total deferred tax assets ............      23.6

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance     (23.4)
Net deferred taxes   .................   $   0.0



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7.       Income Taxes (continued)

The valuation  allowance  for deferred tax assets at  acquisition  date,  May 9,
1995, was $22.7. Any future reduction of this valuation  allowance  attributable
to the  pre-acquisition  period  will  reduce  goodwill.  The net  change in the
valuation allowance for the current year was an increase of $0.7.

At December 31, 1995, the Company has loss  carryforwards for federal income tax
purposes of approximately  $51.7 available to offset future taxable income.  The
expiration of the Company's loss carryforwards are as follows:

          Year Expiring                   Amount

              2004                       $ 21.9
              2005                          0.8
              2006                          5.8
              2007                         16.3
              2008                          5.8
              2009                          0.0
              2010                          1.1
             Total                       $ 51.7

The  utilization  of  approximately  $50.7  of  loss  carryforwards  is  limited
annually, as a result of an "ownership change" (as defined by Section 382 of the
Internal  Revenue  code),  which  occurred  in 1995.  Further,  the use of these
pre-acquisition losses is limited to future taxable income of PPM Cranes.

The  Company's  provision  for income taxes is  different  from the amount which
would be provided  by  applying  the  statutory  federal  income tax rate to the
Company's  loss  before  income  taxes.  The  reasons  for  the  difference  are
summarized below:

Statutory federal income tax rate ...............   $ (1.1)
Utilization of foreign NOLs .....................     (0.1)
Goodwill ........................................      0.5
NOL and basis differences with no current benefit      0.7
Total provision for income taxes ................   $  0.0

There were no income taxes paid during 1995.




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8.       Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has various  lease  agreements,  primarily  related to office space,
production  facilities,  and  office  equipment,  which  are  accounted  for  as
operating leases.  Certain leases have renewal options and provisions  requiring
the Company to pay maintenance,  property taxes and insurance.  Rent expense for
1995 was $0.6.

Future minimum  payments under  noncancelable  operating  leases at December 31,
1995 are as follows:

1996                    $  0.8
1997                       0.7
1998                       0.6
1999                       0.4
Thereafter                 0.0
                        $  2.5

The Company is involved in product  liability and other lawsuits incident to the
operation  of its  business.  Insurance  with third  parties is  maintained  for
certain of these items. It is  management's  opinion that none of these lawsuits
will have a materially adverse effect on the Company's financial position.




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9. Foreign Operations

Summarized financial data relating to the foreign  subsidiaries  included in the
accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  at  December  31, 1995 are as
follows:

Assets ...............  $  4.8
Liabilities ..........  $  2.5
Net loss .............  $  0.5

Assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are translated into
United States dollars at year-end exchange rates. Adjustments resulting from the
translation of financial  statements of the foreign subsidiaries and translation
gains or losses related to long-term  intercompany  investments  are included in
the foreign currency translation adjustments account in shareholders' deficit.


10. Related Party Transactions

During the eight  months ended  December  31, 1995 the Company had  transactions
with various unconsolidated affiliates as follows:

Product sales and service revenues   $  1.2
Management fee expense ...........   $  0.7
Interest expense .................   $  4.8

Included in  management  fee expense are expenses paid by Terex  Corporation  on
behalf of the Company (e.g. Legal, Treasury and Tax Expense).


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                                PPM CRANES, INC.

            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (in millions)

                                                 For the Three
                                                  Months Ended
                                                 March 31, 1996

Net sales ......................................   $  25.0
Cost of goods sold .............................      21.3
Gross profit ...................................       3.7
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses       2.2
Income from operations .........................       1.5
Other income (expense):
Interest expense ...............................      (1.8)
Amortization of debt issuance costs ............      (0.1)
Loss before income taxes .......................      (0.4)
Provision for income taxes .....................       --
NET LOSS  ......................................   $  (0.4)


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                                PPM CRANES, INC.

                 UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                       (in millions, except share amounts)

                                                      March 31, 1996
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents .........................   $      0.2
Trade accounts receivables
 (less allowance of $0.5)..........................         17.4
Net inventories....................................         25.8
Due from affiliates ...............................          1.2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets .........          0.2

Total current assets ..............................         44.8

Property, plant and equipment - net ...............          3.8
Goodwill - net.....................................         30.4
Other identified intangible assets - net ..........          2.7

Total assets ......................................   $     81.7

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable ............................   $      7.8
Accrued product liability and product warranty ....          8.5
Accrued expenses ..................................          4.0
Due to affiliates .................................          6.8
Due to Terex Corporation ..........................          3.1
Current portion of long-term debt .................          0.9

Total current liabilities .........................         31.1

Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion ..............         54.1
Other non-current liabilities .....................          0.1
Total non-current liabilities .....................         54.2

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' deficit
Common stock, Class A, $.01 par value
 - authorized 8,000 shares;
 issued and outstanding 5,000 shares...............          --
Common stock, Class B, $.01 par value
 - authorized 2,000 shares;
 issued and outstanding 413 shares ................          --
Accumulated deficit................................         (3.6)
Foreign currency translation adjustment ...........          --

Total shareholders' deficit .......................         (3.6)

Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit .......   $     81.7


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                                PPM CRANES, INC.

            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (in millions)

                                                                  For the
                                                                   Three
                                                                  Months
                                                                   Ended
                                                                  March 31,
                                                                    1996
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss ......................................................   $ (0.4)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
 to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization..................................      0.7
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable .....................................     (5.5)
Net inventories ...............................................     (0.8)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets .....................      0.4
Trade accounts payable ........................................      2.3
Net amounts due to affiliates .................................      3.7
Accrued product liability and product warranty ................      0.3
Accrued expenses ..............................................     (0.1)
Other, net ....................................................     (0.8)
Net cash used in operating activities .........................     (0.2)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net cash provided by investing activities......................      --

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash provided by financing activities......................      --

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ..     (0.1)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS .....................     (0.3)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD ..............      0.5
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD  ...................   $  0.2



   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

                                 March 31, 1996

                     (In millions unless otherwise denoted)


1.       Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

PPM Cranes, Inc. (the "Company" or "PPM") is engaged in the design, manufacture,
marketing  and worldwide  distribution  and support of  construction  equipment,
primarily hydraulic and lattice boom cranes and related spare parts.

On May 9, 1995 (the  "date of  acquisition"),  Terex  Corporation,  through  its
wholly-owned  subsidiary Terex Cranes, Inc., completed the acquisition of all of
the capital stock of Legris Industries,  Inc., a Delaware Corporation which owns
92.4% of the  capital  stock of PPM Cranes,  Inc.  Terex  Corporation  and Terex
Cranes, Inc., are both Delaware corporations.

The condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  reflect Terex  Corporation's
basis in the assets and  liabilities of the Company which was accounted for as a
purchase  transaction.  As a result,  the debt and goodwill  associated with the
acquisition have been "pushed down" to the Company's financial statements.

In the opinion of management,  all adjustments  considered  necessary for a fair
presentation  have  been  made.  Such  adjustments  consist  only of  those of a
recurring  nature.  Operating  results for the three months ended March 31, 1996
are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending December 31, 1996.


2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated  financial  statements  include the accounts of the Company and
its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries;  PPM of Australia  Pty.  Ltd., and PPM Far East
Private Ltd., a Singapore company.  All material  intercompany  transactions and
profits have been eliminated.  During 1995,  management closed the operations in
PPM Far East Private Ltd.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the
last-in,  first-out (LIFO) method for domestic  inventories and by the first-in,
first-out (FIFO) method for inventories of foreign subsidiaries.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Additions  and  major  replacements  or  improvements  to  property,  plant  and
equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance,  repairs and minor replacements are
charged to expense when incurred.  Assets of the Company are  depreciated  using
the  straight-line  method over their estimated  useful lives,  which range from
three to twenty years.

Excess of Cost Over Net Assets

Goodwill,  representing the difference  between the total purchase price and the
fair value of assets  (tangible and  intangible)  and liabilities at the date of
acquisition, is amortized on a straight-line basis over fifteen years. It is the
Company's policy to periodically evaluate the carrying value of goodwill, and to
recognize impairments when the estimated related future net operating cash flows
is less than its carrying  value.  The amount of any impairment  then recognized
would be calculated as the difference  between  estimated future discounted cash
flows and the carrying value of the goodwill.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt  issuance  costs  incurred by Terex  Corporation  in securing the financing
related to acquiring the Company have been  capitalized and are reflected in the
financial  statements.  Capitalized  debt issuance  costs are amortized over the
term of the related debt.



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Product Liability and Warranty

The Company records accruals for potential warranty and product liability claims
based on the Company's claim experience.  Warranty costs are accrued at the time
revenue  is  recognized.   The  Company  provides  self-insurance  accruals  for
estimated product liability  experience on claims and for claims  anticipated to
have been incurred  which have not yet been  reported.  Prior to August 1, 1995,
the Company  maintained  product  liability  insurance;  therefore,  the product
liability  accrual was equal to the estimated  product  liability  less expected
recoveries under insurance policies.

Income Taxes

Income  taxes  are  provided  using the  liability  method  in  accordance  with
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income
Taxes."

The  Company is a part of a group that files a  consolidated  income tax return.
The method used to allocate income taxes to members of the group is one in which
current and deferred  income taxes are calculated on a separate  return basis as
if the Company had not been  included in a  consolidated  income tax return with
its parent.  The tax benefit associated with the acquisition debt has been taken
into account in the Company's tax provision.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue and costs are generally  recorded when products are shipped and invoiced
to either independently owned and operated dealers or to customers.  Certain new
units may be invoiced  prior to the time  customers  take  physical  possession.
Revenue  is  recognized  in  such  cases  only  when  the  customer  has a fixed
commitment to purchase the units, the units have been completed, tested and made
available to the customer for pickup or delivery, and the customer has requested
that the Company  hold the units for pickup or delivery at a time  specified  by
the customer in the sales documents. In such cases, the units are invoiced under
the Company's customary billing terms, title to the units and risks of ownership
pass to the customer upon invoicing, the units are segregated from the Company's
inventory  and  identified  as  belonging to the customer and the Company has no
further obligations under the order.

Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities of the Company's international  operations are translated
at year-end  exchange  rates.  Income and  expenses  are  translated  at average
exchange  rates  prevailing  during the year. For  operations  whose  functional
currency is the local currency,  translation  adjustments are accumulated in the
Cumulative Translation Adjustment component of Shareholders' Deficit.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Company uses foreign  exchange  contracts to hedge  recorded  balance  sheet
amounts related to certain  international  operations and firm  commitments that
create  currency  exposures.   The  Company  does  not  enter  into  speculative
contracts.  Gains and losses on hedges of assets and  liabilities are recognized
in income as offsets to the gains and losses from the underlying hedged amounts.
Gains and losses on hedges of firm  commitments are recorded on the basis of the
underlying transaction.

Environmental Policies

Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are either expensed
or capitalized depending on the nature of the expenditure. Expenditures relating
to conditions  caused by past  operations  that do not  contribute to current or
future  revenue   generation  are  expensed.   Liabilities   are  recorded  when
environmental  assessments  and/or remedial actions are probable,  and the costs
can be reasonably estimated.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.  Such costs incurred in
the development of new products or significant improvements to existing products
are included in Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses.




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3.       Inventories

Inventories at March 31, 1996 consist of the following:

Raw materials and supplies   $  10.8
Work in process ..........       0.5
Replacement parts ........       8.7
Finished goods equipment .       5.8
                             $  25.8

The LIFO value is approximately  equivalent to the  corresponding  FIFO value at
March 31, 1996.


4.       Property, Plant and Equipment

Net property, plant and equipment at March 31, 1996 consists of the following:

Property, plant and equipment .....   $  4.1
Less accumulated depreciation .....     (0.3)
Net property, plant and equipment..   $  3.8


5.      Contingencies

The Company is involved in product  liability and other lawsuits incident to the
operation  of its  business.  Insurance  with third  parties is  maintained  for
certain of these items. It is  management's  opinion that none of these lawsuits
will have a materially adverse effect on the Company's financial position.


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                              Financial Statements

                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                       Three years ended December 31, 1994
                       with Report of Independent Auditors





                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                        Consolidated Financial Statements

                       Three years ended December 31, 1994


                                    Contents

Report of Independent Auditors                          1

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets                             2
Consolidated Statements of Operations                   4
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity         5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                   6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements              7



                         Report of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
PPM Cranes, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PPM Cranes, Inc.
as of December 31, 1994 and 1993,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in
the  period  ended  December  31,  1994.  These  financial  statements  are  the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial  statements based on our audits. We did not audit the
financial  statements of PPM of Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly-owned  subsidiary,
which  statements  reflect total assets of 3.5% and 3.0T as of December 31, 1994
and 1993,  respectively,  and total revenues of 5.3%,  4.2% and 5.5% for each of
the three years in the period ended  December 31, 1994.  Those  statements  were
audited  by other  auditors  whose  report  has been  furnished  to us,  and our
opinion,  insofar as it relates to data included for PPM of Australia  Pty. Ltd.
is based solely on the report of the other auditors.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits and the report of other auditors provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our  opinion,  based on our  audits  and the  report of other  auditors,  the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of PPM Cranes, Inc. at December 31, 1994 and
1993, and the consolidated  results of their operations and their cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.



Greenville, South Carolina
August 22, 1995



                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                           Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                  December 31
                                              1994        1993
                                            (In thousands of dollars
                                              except share amounts)
Assets
Current Assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents ...............   $ 2,124   $   850
 Trade accounts receivable, less
  allowance of $268 and $429 in
  1994 and 1993, respectively ............    10,293     5,827
 Due from affiliates .....................       185       633
 Inventories .............................    27,523    25,446
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets       897       911
                                             -------   -------
Total current assets .....................    41,022    33,667

Property, plant, and equipment, net ......     4,550     4,606

Intangible assets:
 Cost in excess of net assets acquired,
  less accumulated amortization of
  $8,739 and $6,592 in 1994 and 1993,
  respectively ...........................    36,852    38,999
 Other identified intangible assets,
  less accumulated amortization of $731
  and $502 in 1994 and 1993, respectively        413       642
                                             -------   -------
                                              37,265    39,641
                                             -------   -------
Total assets .............................   $82,837   $77,914
                                             =======   =======

                                                 December 31
                                           1994              1993
                                           (In thousands of dollars
                                             except share amounts)
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
 Current liabilities:
 Trade accounts payable .................   $  5,518    $  5,655
 Due to affiliates ......................      4,526       2,373
 Product liability reserve ..............      4,850       4,432
 Product warranty reserve ...............        616         299
 Accrued interest .......................      1,610       1,157
 Accrued expenses .......................      1,884       1,208
 Bank overdraft .........................        350         113
 Current portion of long-term debt ......     32,155         150
                                            --------    --------
Total current liabilities ...............     51,509      15,387

Long-term debt, less current portion ....      5,851      28,927

Shareholders' equity:
 Common stock, Class A, $.01 par value
  -- authorized 8,000 shares;
  issued and outstanding 5,000 shares ...       --          --
 Common stock, Class B, $.01 par value
  -- authorized 2,000 shares;
  issued and outstanding 413 shares .....       --          --
 Additional paid-in capital .............     52,782      52,782
 Accumulated deficit ....................    (27,274)    (18,791)
 Foreign currency translation adjustments        (31)       (391)
                                            --------    --------
Total shareholders' equity ..............     25,477      33,600
                                            --------    --------
Total liability and shareholders' equity    $ 82,837    $ 77,914
                                            ========    ========
See accompanying notes


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                         Year Ended December 31
                                      1994         1993         1992
                                         (In thousands of dollars)

Net sales .......................   $ 74,814    $ 74,125    $ 69,797
Cost of products sold ...........     65,470      68,581      58,584
Selling, general, and
 administrative expenses ........     12,990      13,545      12,319
Amortization of intangible assets      2,376       2,397       2,550
                                    --------    --------    --------
Loss from operations ............     (6,022)    (10,398)     (3,656)
Other (income) expense:
 Interest expense ...............      2,509       2,021       1,777
 Interest income ................        (48)        (12)        (28)
                                    --------    --------    --------
Loss before income taxes ........     (8,483)    (12,407)     (5,405)
Income tax (benefit) provision ..       --            (5)        147
                                    --------    --------    --------
Net loss ........................   $ (8,483)   $(12,402)   $ (5,552)
                                    ========    ========    ========
See accompanying notes 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity


                                                                                                                Foreign
                                         Additional  Accumu-    Currency
                         Common Stock     Paid-in    lated    Translation
                       Shares   Amount    Capital    Deficit   Adjustments  Total
                             (In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)
<S>                  <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Balance at
 December 31, 1991      5,000   $--     $ 49,282   $   (837)   $    (62)   $ 48,383

  Issuance of
   common stock
   -- Class B ....        413    --        3,500       --          --         3,500
  Net loss .......       --      --         --       (5,552)       --        (5,552)
  Translation
   adjustment for
   period ........       --      --         --         --          (295)       (295)
                     --------   -----   --------   --------    --------    --------
Balance at
 December 31, 1992      5,413    --       52,782     (6,389)       (357)     46,036

  Net loss .......       --      --         --      (12,402)       --       (12,402)
  Translation
   adjustment ....       --      --         --         --           (34)        (34)
                     --------   -----   --------   --------    --------    --------
Balance at
 December 31, 1993      5,413    --       52,782    (18,791)       (391)     33,600

  Net loss .......       --      --         --       (8,483)       --        (8,483)
  Translation
   adjustment ....       --      --         --         --           360         360
                     --------   -----   --------   --------    --------    --------
Balance at
 December 31, 1994      5,413   $--     $ 52,782   $(27,274)   $    (31)   $ 25,477
                     ========   =====   ========   ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                    Year Ended December 31
                                                1994        1993          1992
                                                   (In thousands of dollars)

Operating activities

Net loss ...................................   $ (8,483)   $(12,402)   $ (5,552)
Adjustments to reconcile net income
 to net cash used in operating
 activities:
  Depreciation and amortization ............      3,144       3,211       3,225
  Changes in operating assets and
   liabilities:
   Accounts receivable .....................     (4,466)        927       4,415
   Inventories .............................     (2,077)      7,455      (2,139)
   Prepaid expenses and other ..............         14        (135)       (567)
   Accounts payable ........................       (137)       (174)     (1,070)
   Net amounts due to affiliates ...........      2,601        --          --
   Product liability reserve ...............        418         493      (3,123)
   Product warranty reserve ................        317        (117)       (433)
   Accrued expenses ........................      1,129        (471)       (968)
                                               --------    --------    --------
Net cash used in operating activities ......     (7,540)     (1,213)     (6,212)

Investing activities

Purchases of property, plant,
 and equipment .............................       (712)     (1,061)     (1,271)
Increase in other intangible assets ........       --          --          --
                                               --------    --------    --------
Net cash used in investing activities ......       (712)     (1,061)     (1,632)

Financing activities

Proceeds from revolving credit
 with banks ................................        237      35,028       8,999
Principal payments on revolving
 credit with banks .........................       (179)    (35,409)     (8,631)
Proceeds from notes payable to
 parent company ............................     20,408      10,025       3,142
Principal payments on notes payable
 to parent company .........................    (11,300)     (6,925)       --
Proceeds from sale of common stock .........       --          --         3,500
                                               --------    --------    --------
Net cash provided by financing
 activities ................................      9,166       2,719       7,010
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ....        360         (34)        (57)
                                               --------    --------    --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash
 and cash equivalents ......................      1,274         411        (891)
Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period .......................        850         439       1,330
                                               --------    --------    --------
Cash and cash equivalents at
 end of period .............................   $  2,124    $    850    $    439
                                               ========    ========    ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
 information

Cash paid for interest .....................   $  2,203    $  2,024    $  1,974
                                               ========    ========    ========

Cash paid for income taxes .................   $   --      $    130    $    100
                                               ========    ========    ========

See accompanying notes.



                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1994

                            (In thousands of dollars)


1. Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

Basis of Presentation

As more fully described in Note 13  (unaudited),  Terex  Corporation  ("Terex"),
through  its wholly  owned  subsidiary  Terex  Cranes,  Inc.  ("Terex  Cranes"),
completed the  acquisition  of  substantially  all of the common stock of Legris
Industries,  Inc. ("Legris"), a Delaware corporation on May 9,1995. Prior to the
acquisition, PPM Cranes, Inc. ("the Company"), a Delaware corporation, was owned
92.4% by Legris,  which in turn was wholly  owned by Legris  Industries  S.A., a
French corporation.  The remaining 7.6% of the Company is owned by Harnischfeger
Corporation from whom the business was purchased in 199 1.

The Company has two classes of capital  stock  issued and  outstanding  - common
Class A and common Class B. These are equal in all respects  except that Class B
(to be issued exclusively  toHamischfeger  Corporation) is entitled to elect one
director and Class A is entitled to elect the remaining directors.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared on the basis of
generally accepted accounting principles and include the consolidated  financial
position,  results of  operations  and cash flows of the  Company and its wholly
owned  subsidiaries,  PPM of Australia  Pty. Ltd. and PPM Far East Pte. Ltd. All
significant intercompany balances have been eliminated.

Description of Business

The  Company  operates  in  one  business  segment  - the  design,  manufacture,
marketing  and worldwide  distribution  and support of  construction  equipment,
primarily hydraulic and lattice boom cranes and related spare parts.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For the purpose of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents  include cash
on hand and overnight investments. Included in cash and cash equivalents is $512
at December 31, 1994 invested under repurchase  agreements  collateralized by U.
S. Treasury Notes.  Securities  pledged as collateral for repurchase  agreements
are held by the  Company's  custodian  bank  until  maturity  of the  repurchase
agreements.  Provisions of the  agreements  ensure that the market value of this
collateral  is  sufficient  in the event of  default;  however,  in the event of
default or bankruptcy by the other party to the  agreement,  realization  and/or
retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.


2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounts Receivable

The  Company  provides  credit in the normal  course of  business  and  performs
ongoing credit evaluation on certain of its customers' financial condition,  but
generally  does not require  collateral  to support  such  receivable.  Accounts
receivable  potentially  exposes the Company to  concentration  of credit  risk,
because the Company's customers operate primarily in the construction  industry.
The Company also  establishes  an allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  based upon
factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and
other information.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the
last-in,  first-out (LIFO) method for domestic  inventories and by the first-in,
first-out (FIFO) method for inventories of foreign subsidiaries.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Additions  and  major  replacements  or  improvements  to  property,  plant  and
equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance,  repairs and minor replacements are
charged to expense when incurred.  Assets of the Company are  depreciated  using
the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.

Intangible Assets

The  excess  of cost  over  fair  value of net  assets  of  businesses  acquired
("goodwill")  is amortized on the  straight-line  method over a period of twenty
years. Other identified intangibles are primarily organizational costs which are
amortized  over  five  years.  The lives  established  for  these  assets  are a
composite of many  factors;  accordingly,  the Company  evaluates  the continued
appropriateness  of these lives based upon the latest available economic factors
and circumstances.

The  carrying  value of  goodwill  is  reviewed  if the facts and  circumstances
suggest that it may be impaired. If this review indicates that goodwill will not
be recoverable, as determined based on the undiscounted cash flows of the entity
acquired over the remaining amortization period, the Company's carrying value of
the goodwill is reduced by the estimated shortfall of cash flows.

Product Warranty

The Company  warrants that each  finished  machine is  merchantable  and free of
defects  in  workmanship  and  material  for a  period  of up to one  year  or a
specified period of use.  Warranty  reserves have been established for estimated
normal  warranty  costs and for specific  problems known to exist on products in
use.

Product Liability

Reserves for product  liability have been established based upon historical loss
experience for the estimated liability on incidents which have occurred but have
not yet been reported and for the estimated liability for reported incidents.

Income Taxes

Income  taxes  are  provided  using the  liability  method  in  accordance  with
Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income
Taxes" ("FAS 109").  Under FAS 109, the deferred tax assets and  liabilities are
determined  based on temporary  differences  between the basis of certain assets
and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes.

The  Company is a part of a group that files a  consolidated  income tax return.
The method used to allocate income taxes to members of the group is one in which
current and deferred income taxes are allocated on a separate return basis as if
the Company had not been included in a  consolidated  income tax return with its
parent.

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recorded  upon  shipment or  designation  of specific  goods for later
shipment at  customers'  request with related risk of ownership  passing to such
customers.

Research and Development Costs

Company  sponsored  research and  development  costs related to both present and
future  products are expensed  currently.  Total  expenditures  for research and
development   for  1994,   1993  and  1992  were  $1,576,   $1,937  and  $2,063,
respectively.

Translation of Foreign Currencies

The local currencies of the Company's foreign operations have been determined to
be  the  functional   currencies  in  accordance  with  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 52, "Foreign  Currency  Translation".  Transactions in
foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars at average rates of
exchange  prevailing  during the period.  Assets and liabilities  denominated in
foreign  currencies  are  translated at the year end exchange  rates.  Gains and
losses on foreign currency transactions are recognized in earnings.  Adjustments
resulting  from  the   translation  of  financial   statements  of  the  foreign
subsidiaries and translation  gains or losses related to long-term  intercompany
investments are included in the foreign currency translation adjustments account
in shareholders' equity.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications were made to the 1993 and 1992 financial statements to
conform to the 1994 presentation.


3. Inventories

Inventories at December 31, 1994 and 1993 consist of the following:

                                     1994      1993

Raw materials and parts ........   $18,647   $17,906
Work in process ................     5,876     3,994
Finished goods and subassemblies     2,228     3,193
Consigned inventory ............       772       353
                                   -------   -------
                                   $27,523   $25,446
                                   =======   =======


At December 31, 1994 and 1993,  approximately $26,308 and $24,618 of inventories
were valued using the LIFO method. These amounts are approximately equivalent to
the corresponding FIFO values at December 31, 1994 and 1993.


4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property,  plant and  equipment  at December  31, 1994 and 1993  consists of the
following:

                                 1994       1993

Land and improvements .......   $    98    $    98
Buildings ...................     2,318      2,191
Machinery and equipment .....     5,116      4,531
                                -------    -------
                                  7,532      6,820
Less accumulated depreciation    (2,982)    (2,214)
                                -------    -------
                                $ 4,550    $ 4,606
                                =======    =======


Depreciation  expense  for  1994,  1993  and  1992  was  $768,  $814  and  $675,
respectively.


5.   Debt

At December 31, 1994 and 1993,  PPM Far East Pte.  Ltd. has a bank  overdraft of
approximately $350 and $113, respectively. This overdraft is collateralized by a
building located in Singapore and a guarantee of PPM and bears interest based on
various bank benchmark rates.

Long-term debt at December 31, 1994 and  1993  consists  of  the  following:

                            1994        1993

Notes payable to Legris   $ 38,006    $ 28,898
Note payable to bank ..       --           179
                          --------    --------
                            38,006      29,077
Less current maturities    (32,155)       (150)
                          --------    --------
                          $  5,851    $ 28,927
                          ========    ========

Approximately  $12,686 of the indebtedness to Legris bears interest at an annual
fixed rate of 9%. The remainder of this  indebtedness  bears  interest at annual
rates  based on various  bank  benchmark  rates  ranging  from 6.875% to 8.5% at
December 31, 1994. At December 31, 1993, Legris  represented to the Company that
this  indebtedness  should be classified as  long-term.  In connection  with the
acquisition  by Terex on May 9,  1995 (see Note  13),  all debt  obligations  of
Legris  and  its  subsidiaries,  other  than a  note  payable  to  Harnischfeger
Corporation,  were satisfied.  Accordingly,  all debt obligations other than the
long-term  portion  of the note  payable  toHamischfeger  Corporation  have been
classified as current at December 31, 1994.

The maturities of the note payable to the Harnischfeger Corporation for the five
years following December 31, 1994 and thereafter are as follows:

                                  Year     Payments

                                    1995   $  480
                                    1996      520
                                    1997      312
                                    1998      338
                                    1999      366
                              Thereafter    4,315

                                           $6,331


6.  Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has a defined contribution plan covering its U. S. employees.  Under
this plan, the Company  matches a portion of an employee's  contribution  to the
plan. 'Me related  expense to the Company was $119,  $118 and $82 for 1994, 1993
and 1992, respectively.

7.  Income Taxes

Effective  January 1, 1992,  the Company  adopted the provisions of Statement of
FAS 109. There was no cumulative  effect of this change in accounting for income
taxes on the consolidated financial statements.

(Loss) income before income taxes consisted of the following:

                                      1994             1993              1992

Domestic .................         $ (8,703)         $(11,980)         $ (5,566)
Foreign ..................              220              (427)              161
                                   --------          --------          --------
                                   $ (8,483)         $(12,407)         $ (5,405)
                                   ========          ========          ========

Federal, foreign, and state income taxes (benefit) consisted of the following:

                                        1994              1993             1992

Federal ......................           $--              $--              $--
Foreign ......................            --                 (5)             147
State ........................            --               --               --
                                         -----            -----            -----
                                         $--              $  (5)           $ 147
                                         =====            =====            =====

The Company has not provided  U.S.  income taxes for  undistributed  earnings of
foreign  subsidiaries  which are  considered  to be  retained  indefinitely  for
reinvestment.  The  distribution  of these  earnings  would result in additional
foreign withholding taxes and additional U.S. Federal income taxes to the extent
they are not  offset  by  foreign  tax  credits,  but it is not  practicable  to
estimate  the  total  tax   liability   that  would  be  incurred  upon  such  a
distribution.

The income tax  (benefit)  provision at the  effective  rate  differed  from the
benefit at the statutory rate as follows:

                                                 1994        1993         1992

Computed tax (benefit) at
 expected statutory rate ...................    $(2,884)    $(4,218)    $(1,838)

State taxes ................................       (364)       (620)       (270)
Change in state tax rate ...................        165        --          --
Increase in valuation allowance ............        426       2,182       2,147
Nondeductible goodwill .....................        837         852        --
Adjustment of prior years' estimated
 deferred tax accruals .....................      1,548       1,620        --
Foreign taxes ..............................       --            (5)        147
Meals and entertainment ....................         20          12          13
Other ......................................        252         172         (52)
                                                -------     -------     -------
Income tax (benefit) provision .............    $  --       $    (5)    $   147
                                                =======     =======     =======

At December 31,  1994,  the Company has net  operating  loss  carryforwards  for
Federal income tax purposes of approximately  $50,532 available to offset future
taxable income, which included net operating losses of approximately $2,000 that
existed at the date the business was acquired.  The differences between the loss
carryforwards for financial reporting and income tax purposes result principally
from differences  between the income tax basis and the financial reporting basis
allocated  to  the  net  assets  acquired  and  differences  in the  methods  of
depreciating property, plant, and equipment. For financial reporting purposes, a
valuation  allowance  equal to the entire  benefit of the  cumulative  temporary
differences and net operating loss  carryforwards  has been recognized to offset
the net deferred  tax assets.  Components  of the  Company's  deferred  taxes at
December 31, 1994 and 1993 are as follows:

                                                         1994            1993

Total deferred tax liabilities .................       $ (2,253)       $   (277)

Total deferred tax assets, principally
 net operating loss carryforwards ..............         25,663          23,261

Total valuation allowance ......................        (23,410)        (22,984)
                                                       --------        --------
Net deferred taxes .............................       $   --          $   --
                                                       ========        ========


The expiration of the Company's net operating loss carryforwards are as follows:

Year Expiring                                          Amount

    2003                                                   $493
    2004                                                    667
    2005                                                 22,421
    2006                                                    835
    2007                                                  5,837
    2008                                                 15,125
    2009                                                  5,154
                                                        -------
                                                        $50,532
                                                        =======


8. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has various  lease  agreements,  primarily  related to office space,
production  facilities,  and  office  equipment,  which  are  accounted  for  as
operating leases.  Certain leases have renewal options and provisions  requiring
the Company to pay maintenance,  property taxes and insurance.  Rent expense for
1994, 1993 and 1992 was $1,148, $1,079 and $656, respectively.

Future minimum  payments under  noncancelable  operating  leases at December 31,
1994 are as follows:

    1995                                                   $904
    1996                                                    620
    1997                                                    537
    1998                                                    508
    1999                                                    303
 Thereafter                                                  75
                                                        -------
                                                          2,947
                                                        =======


The Company is involved in product  liability and other lawsuits incident to the
operation of its business.  Insurance  coverages and accruals are maintained for
claims and lawsuits of this nature.  At December 31, 1994 and 1993,  the Company
had a reserve  of $4,850  and  $4,432  related  to  product  liability  matters,
including $200 at December 31, 1994 related to unasserted  claims.  Actual costs
to be incurred  in the future may vary from the  estimates,  given the  inherent
uncertainties  in evaluating  the outcome of claims and lawsuits of this nature.
Although it is  difficult to estimate  the  liability of the Company  related to
these matters, it is management's  opinion that none of these lawsuits will have
a materially adverse effect on the Company's financial position.

The  Company is  contingently  liable up to $1,027  with  respect  to  financing
arrangements  and  performance  guarantees  entered  into with banks and between
certain banks and certain dealers or customers of the Company.


9. Foreign Operations

Summarized financial data relating to the foreign  subsidiaries  included in the
accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements at December 31, 1994, 1993 and
1992 are as follows:

                                            1994           1993           1992

   Assets ..............................      $ 4,832      $ 4,071       $ 4,879
Liabilities ............................        1,584          830         1,010
Net income (loss) ......................          220         (422)           14


10. Related Party Transactions

In addition to borrowings from Legris (see Note 5), the Company had transactions
with various unconsolidated affiliates as follows:

                                                1994         1993          1992

Product sales and service revenues ......      $ 2,405      $ 2,141      $ 4,338
Purchases of inventory ..................       14,876       10,531        3,344
Management fee expense ..................        1,500        1,500          331
Interest expense ........................        2,470        1,643        1,697


11.  Subsequent  Events  -  Acquisition  by  Terex  and  Financing  Arrangements
(unaudited)

On May 9,  1995,  Terex,  through  its  wholly-owned  subsidiary  Terex  Cranes,
completed  the  acquisition  of  99.18% of the  shares  of PPM  S.A.,  a societe
anonyme,  from Potain S.A., a societe anonyme,  and 100% of the capital stock of
Legris,  which owns 92.4% of the capital stock of PPM Cranes,  Inc., from Legris
Industries  S.A., a societe  anonyme.  PPM Cranes,  Inc.  together with PPM S.A.
collectively  are referred to as "PPM".  PPM designs,  manufactures  and markets
mobile  cranes and  container  stackers  primarily in North  America and Western
Europe  under  the  brand  names  of  PPM,  P&H   (trademark  of   Harnischfeger
Corporation) and BENDINI.

The purchase  price,  together with amounts needed to repay  indebtedness of PPM
required  to be repaid in  connection  with the  Acquisition,  consisted  of (i)
approximately  $92.6  million  in cash and (ii)  shares of  Series A  Redeemable
Exchangeable  Preferred  Stock of Terex Cranes  having an aggregate  liquidation
preference of  approximately  $25.9 million,  subject to adjustment (the "Seller
Preferred  Stock").  The  Seller  Preferred  Stock  bears  no  dividend  and  is
mandatorily  redeemable  in  seven  years  and  three  months  from  the date of
issuance.  The Seller  Preferred  Stock may be redeemed at any time for cash (to
the extent permitted  pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture for Terex's 13
1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2002) or, under certain  circumstances  for shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Cranes Common Stock"),  of Terex
Cranes.  The purchase price is subject to adjustment  calculated by reference to
the  consolidated  net  asset  value  of PPM as  determined  by an  audit  to be
conducted  following the consummation of the  Acquisition.  Terex Cranes has not
yet  reached  agreement  with the  sellers  about the amount of  purchase  price
adjustment but, based on work  performed,  Terex Cranes believes that the amount
of the Seller  Preferred  Stock could  ultimately be reduced.  In addition,  the
liquidation  preference and the redemption  price of the Seller  Preferred Stock
may be adjusted  based upon the unit  shipments of the mobile crane  industry in
Western Europe during the second and third years  following the  consummation of
the Acquisition.

The funds for the cash portion of the purchase  price and the  repayment of debt
of the acquired  businesses  were obtained from the private  placement on May 9,
1995 to  institutional  investors of units  consisting of Terex's 13 1/4% Senior
Secured Notes due 2002 and common stock appreciation  rights. The Senior Secured
Notes are secured by  substantially  all of the assets of Terex and its domestic
subsidiaries,  including PPM Cranes, Inc., subject to security interests granted
under the Credit  Facility as described below and by liens on certain of Terex's
foreign subsidiaries, including PPM S.A.

Simultaneously  with the acquisition,  Terex, PPM Cranes, Inc. and certain other
domestic  subsidiaries  of Terex entered into a Credit  Facility  which provides
that the companies will be able to borrow (in the form of revolving loans and up
to $15 million in outstanding letters of credit) up to $100 million,  subject to
borrowing  base  limitations  and  subject to  participation  commitments  to be
obtained  from   additional   lenders.   The  Credit   Facility  is  secured  by
substantially all of the companies domestic receivables and inventory (including
PPM  Cranes,  Inc.).  The  amount of  borrowings  is  limited  to the sum of the
following:  (i) 75% of the net amount of eligible  receivables,  as defined,  of
Terex's U.S. businesses other than Clark Material Handling Company ("CMHC") plus
(ii) 70% of the net amount of CMHC eligible  receivables,  plus (iii) the lesser
of 45% of the value of eligible  inventory,  as defined, or 80% of the appraised
orderly  liquidation  value of eligible  inventory,  less (iv) any  availability
reserves  established by the lenders.  The Credit  Facility  expires May 9, 1998
unless extended by the lenders for one additional  year. At the option of Terex,
revolving  loans may be in the form of prime rate loans bearing  interest at the
rate of 1.75% per annum in excess of the prime  rate and  Eurodollar  rate loans
bearing  interest  at the rate of 3.75%  per  annum in  excess  of the  adjusted
Eurodollar rate.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

          SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

                              (Amounts in millions)

                                                                                    Additions
                                                             Balance                                              Balance
                                                            Beginning      Charges to                             End of
                                                             of  Year       Earnings      Other     Deductions(1)  Year 
  
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>
Year ended December 31, 1995:
 Deducted from asset accounts:

 Allowance for doubtful accounts ..........................   $   6.1      $   6.3       $--         $  (2.6)    $   9.8
 Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory ................      21.1          8.7         0.3(2)       (9.5)       20.6

 Totals ...................................................   $  27.2      $  15.0      $  0.3       $ (12.1)    $  30.4

Year ended December 31, 1994:
 Deducted from asset accounts:

 Allowance for doubtful accounts ..........................   $   7.5      $   1.0       $--        $  (2.4)    $   6.1
 Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory ................      20.7          7.6        --           (7.2)       21.1


 Totals ...................................................   $  28.2      $   8.6       $--        $  (9.6)    $  27.2

Year ended December 31, 1993:
 Deducted from asset accounts:

    Allowance for doubtful accounts .......................   $   6.3      $   1.7       $--        $  (0.5)    $   7.5
    Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory .............      22.4          7.5        --           (9.2)       20.7


Totals ....................................................   $  28.7      $   9.2       $--        $  (9.7)    $  28.2
<FN>
(1)  Utilization of established reserves, net of recoveries.
(2)  Added with the acquisition of businesses.
</FN>
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

                                     PART II
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 20.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the Delaware  General  Corporation Law ("DGCL") and Article IX of
the Company's By-laws provide for the indemnification of the Company's directors
and officers in a variety of circumstances,  which may include liabilities under
the Securities Act.

Article IX of the Company's By-laws generally  requires the Company to indemnify
its  directors  and  officers  against  all  liabilities  (including  judgments,
settlements, fines and penalties) and reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the  investigation,  defense,  settlement  or appeal of any type of action,
whether  instituted  by a third  party  or a  stockholder  (either  directly  or
derivatively)  and  including  specifically,  but  without  limitation,  actions
brought under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act;  provided that no such
indemnification  will be allowed if such director or officer was not  successful
in defending  against any such action and it is determined  that the director or
officer engaged in misconduct  which  constitutes (i) a willful breach of his or
her "duty of  loyalty"  (as  further  defined  therein)  to the  Company  or its
stockholders;  (ii) acts or omissions  not in "good  faith" (as further  defined
therein) or which involve intentional  misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(iii) the  payment of an illegal  dividend or the  authorization  of an unlawful
stock  repurchase in violation of Delaware law; or (iv) a transaction from which
the executive derived a material improper personal financial profit.

As permitted by Section  102(b)(7) of the DGCL,  the  Company's  Certificate  of
Incorporation,  as amended,  contains a provision which  eliminates the personal
liability of a director to the Company and its stockholders for certain breaches
of his or her fiduciary  duty of care as a director.  This  provision  does not,
however,  eliminate  or limit the  personal  liability of a director (i) for any
breach of such  director's  duty of loyalty to the Company or its  stockholders,
(ii) for acts or  omissions  not in good  faith  or  which  involve  intentional
misconduct  or a knowing  violation of law,  (iii) under the Delaware  statutory
provision making directors personally liable,  under a negligence standard,  for
unlawful dividends of unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal  benefit.  This
provision  offers  persons  who serve on the Board of  Directors  of the Company
protection  against awards of monetary damages  resulting from negligent (except
as indicated above) and "grossly"  negligent actions taken in the performance of
their duty of care,  including  grossly  negligent  business  decisions  made in
connection  with  takeover  proposals  for  the  Company.  As a  result  of this
provision,  the ability of the Company or a stockholder  thereof to successfully
prosecute an action against a director for a breach of his duty of care has been
limited.  However,  the provision does not affect the  availability of equitable
remedies such as an injunction or rescission  based upon a director's  breach of
his duty of care. The Securities and Exchange  Commission (the "Commission") has
taken the  position  that the  provision  will have no effect on claims  arising
under the Federal securities laws.

The Company maintains a directors' and officers'  insurance policy which insures
the  officers  and  directors  of the Company  from any claim  arising out of an
alleged wrongful act by such persons in their respective  capacities as officers
and directors of the Company.


Item 21.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

3.1  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Terex Corporation (incorporated by
     reference  to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1  Registration  Statement of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52297).

3.2  Restated Bylaws of Terex Corporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
     3.2  to  the  Form  S-1  Registration   Statement  of  Terex   Corporation,
     Registration No. 33-52297).

3.3  Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series B Cumulative
     Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  ("Series B Preferred  Stock") of
     Terex  Corporation  (incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Form
     10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 of Terex Corporation,  Commission
     File No. 1-10702).

4.1  Indenture  dated  as of May 9,  1995  among  the  Company,  the  Guarantors
     referred to therein and United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee
     (incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 4.7 of the  Amendment  No. 1 to the
     Form S-1  Registration  Statement of Terex  Corporation,  Registration  No.
     33-52711).

4.2  Form  of  13-1/4%  Senior  Secured  Notes  Due  2002 of  Terex  Corporation
     (incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the  Amendment  No. 1 to the
     Form S-1  Registration  Statement of Terex  Corporation,  Registration  No.
     33-52711).

4.3  Debt  Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated as of May 9,  1995  among  the
     Company and the Purchasers  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of
     the  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Form  S-1  Registration  Statement  of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

4.4  Security and Pledge  Agreement  dated as of May 9, 1995 between the Company
     and  United  States  Trust  Company  of  New  York,  as  Collateral   Agent
     (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  10.32 of the Amendment No. 1 to the
     Form S-1  Registration  Statement of Terex  Corporation,  Registration  No.
     33-52711).

4.5  Subsidiary  Security and Pledge  Agreement  dated as of May 9, 1995 between
     certain  subsidiaries of the Company and United States Trust Company of New
     York, as Collateral  Agent  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.33 of
     the  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Form  S-1  Registration  Statement  of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

4.6  Form of Real Estate Mortgage, dated May 9, 1995, in favor of the Collateral
     Agent,  covering  real estate  owned by Terex  Corporation  or a subsidiary
     thereof. *

4.7  Loan  and  Security   Agreement  dated  as  of  May  9,  1995  among  Terex
     Corporation, Clark Material Handling Company, Koehring Cranes, Inc. and PPM
     Cranes,  Inc.  and Congress  Financial  Corporation  and  Foothill  Capital
     Corporation,  for itself and as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
     10.34 of the  Amendment  No. 1 to the Form S-1  Registration  Statement  of
     Terex Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

4.8  Guarantee dated as of May 9, 1995 from Terex Corporation,  Koehring Cranes,
     Inc., PPM Cranes,  Inc. and CMH  Acquisition  Corp. and Legris  Industries,
     Inc.  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of the Amendment No. 1 to
     the Form S-1 Registration Statement of Terex Corporation,  Registration No.
     33-52711).

4.9  Guarantee  dated as of May 9, 1995 from Terex  Corporation,  Clark Material
     Handling  Company,  PPM Cranes,  Inc. and CMH Acquisition  Corp. and Legris
     Industries,  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.36  of the
     Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Form  S-1   Registration   Statement  of  Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

4.10 Guarantee  dated as of May 9, 1995 from Terex  Corporation,  Clark Material
     Handling  Company,  Koehring  Cranes,  Inc. and CMH  Acquisition  Corp. and
     Legris Industries,  Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of the
     Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Form  S-1   Registration   Statement  of  Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

4.11 Guarantee  dated as of May 9, 1995 from Clark  Material  Handling  Company,
     Koehring  Cranes,  Inc.,  PPM Cranes,  Inc. and CMH  Acquisition  Corp. and
     Legris Industries,  Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of the
     Amendment  No.  1  to  the  Form  S-1   Registration   Statement  of  Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

5.1  Opinion  of  Robinson  Silverman  Pearce  Aronsohn  & Berman  LLP as to the
     legality of the notes being registered.**

10.1 Terex Corporation  Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by
     reference  to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form S-8  Registration  Statement of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-21483).

10.2 1994 Terex Corporation Long Term Incentive Plan  (incorporated by reference
     to Exhibit  10.2 to the Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31, 1994 of
     Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.3 Terex Corporation  Employee Stock Purchase Plan  (incorporated by reference
     to Exhibit  10.3 to the Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31, 1994 of
     Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.4 Common  Stock  Appreciation  Rights  Agreement  dated as of July  31,  1992
     between Terex  Corporation  and United States Trust Company of New York, as
     SAR Agent  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Form 10-K for
     the year ended December 31, 1992 of Terex Corporation,  Commission file No.
     1-10702).

10.5 SAR  Registration  Rights Agreement dated as of July 31, 1992 between Terex
     Corporation and the purchasers who are signatories thereto (incorporated by
     reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
     1992 of Terex Corporation, Commission file No. 1-10702).

10.6 Trademark  Assignment  Agreement  dated as of July 31, 1992  between  Clark
     Equipment  Company and Clark Material  Handling  Company  (incorporated  by
     reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
     1992 of Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.7 Trademark  Assignment dated as of July 31, 1992 executed by Clark Equipment
     Company  in favor of  Clark  Material  Handling  Company  (incorporated  by
     reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
     1992 of Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.8 License Agreement dated as of July 31, 1992 between Clark Equipment Company
     and Clark Material  Handling Company  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
     10.33  to the  Form  10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  1992 of Terex
     Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.9 Registration  Rights  Agreement dated as of December 20, 1993 between Terex
     Corporation  and the  purchasers  of  Series A  Warrants  (incorporated  by
     reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Form S-1 Registration  Statement of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52297).

10.10Registration  Rights  Agreement dated as of December 20, 1993 between Terex
     Corporation  and the  purchasers  of shares of Series A Preferred  Stock of
     Terex  Corporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Form
     S-1  Registration   Statement  of  Terex   Corporation,   Registration  No.
     33-52297).

10.11Series  B  Preferred  Stock  and  Warrants  Registration  Rights  Agreement
     (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  10.27 to the Form 10-K for the year
     ended December 31, 1994 of Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.12Credit Facility,  dated December 23, 1993,  among Terex Equipment  Limited,
     Terex Corporation and Standard Chartered Bank (incorporated by reference to
     Exhibit 10.28 to the Form S-1 Registration  Statement of Terex Corporation,
     Registration No. 33-52297).

10.13Amended  and  Restated  Stock   Purchase   Agreement  by  and  between  CMH
     Acquisition Corp. and DAC Acquisition Corp. with respect to the sale of the
     outstanding  stock  of  Drexel  Industries  dated  as  of  April  15,  1994
     (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  10.33 to the Form 10-K for the year
     ended December 31, 1994 of Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.14Share  Purchase  Agreement,  as amended,  between  Terex  Cranes,  Inc. and
     Legris  Industries,  S.A. and Potain,  S.A.  (incorporated  by reference to
     Exhibit 10.1 to the From 8-K for May 9, 1995, Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.15Stockholders  Agreement  dated  as of  May  9,  1995  by  and  among  Terex
     Corporation,  Legris  Industries S.A.,  Potain S.A. and Terex Cranes,  Inc.
     (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the From 8-K for May 9, 1995,
     Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.16Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of April 27, 1995,  among Terex  Corporation
     (the "Company"),  certain of its subsidiaries and Jefferies & Company, Inc.
     ("Jefferies")  and Dillon,  Read & Co. Inc.  (together with Jefferies,  the
     "Purchasers")  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of the Amendment
     No.  1 to  the  Form  S-1  Registration  Statement  of  Terex  Corporation,
     Registration No. 33-52711).

10.17Common Stock Appreciation  Rights Agreement dated as of May 9, 1995 between
     the Company and United  States Trust  Company of New York, as Rights Agents
     (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  10.29 of the Amendment No. 1 to the
     Form S-1  Registration  Statement of Terex  Corporation,  Registration  No.
     33-52711).

10.18SAR  Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated  as of May 9,  1995  among  the
     Company and the Purchasers  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of
     the  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Form  S-1  Registration  Statement  of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

10.19Agreement  dated as of  November  2,  1995  between  Terex  Corporation,  a
     Delaware  corporation,  and Randolph W. Lenz  (incorporated by reference to
     Exhibit  10 to the Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended  September  30,  1995,
     Commission File No. 1-10702).

10.20Warrant  Agreement dated as of December 20, 1993 between Terex  Corporation
     and Mellon  Securities  Trust Company,  as Warrant Agent  (incorporated  by
     reference to Exhibit 4.40 to the Form S-1  Registration  Statement of Terex
     Corporation, Registration No. 33-52297).

10.211996 Terex Corporation  Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
     to  Exhibit  10.40 of the  Amendment  No.  3 to the  Form S-1  Registration
     Statement of Terex Corporation Registration No. 33-52297).

11.1 Computation of per share earnings. *

12.1 Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.*

21.1 Subsidiaries  of Terex  Corporation  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit
     21.1 of the Amendment No. 3 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement of Terex
     Corporation Registration No. 33-52297).

23.1 Independent  Accountants'  Consent  of  Price  Waterhouse  LLP -  Stamford,
     Connecticut. *

23.2 Independent  Auditors'  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP --  Greenville,  South
     Carolina. *

23.3 Independent   Accountants'   Consent  of  Price  Waterhouse  --  Melbourne,
     Australia and the Independent Audit Report referred to therein.*

23.4 Consent of Robinson  Silverman  Pearce  Aronsohn & Berman LLP  (included as
     part of the Exhibit 5.1). **

24.1 Power of Attorney. *

25.1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee on Form T-1. *

99.1 Form of Letter of Transmittal. *

99.2 Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. *

- --------------------
*  Filed herewith.
** To be filed by amendment.



<PAGE>


         (b)  Financial Statement Schedules:

Terex Corporation

         Report of Price  Waterhouse  LLP  (included  as part of  Exhibit  23.1)
         Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

All other  schedules are omitted as the required  information is inapplicable or
the information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or related
notes.


Item 22. Undertakings

     (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective  amendment to this registration  statement:  (i) to include any
prospectus  required by Section  10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to
reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the  registration  statement  (or the most  recent  post-effective  amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement; (iii) to include any
material  information  with respect to the plan of  distribution  not previously
disclosed in the registration statement.

         (2) That,  for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

     (b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of
the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions,  or otherwise, the Company has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange  Commission such
indemnification  is  against  public  policy  as  expressed  in the  Act and is,
therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities  (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or
paid  by a  director,  officer  or  controlling  person  of the  Company  in the
successful  defense of any  action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered,  the Company  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of  appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification  by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

     (c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for
information  that is incorporated  by reference into the prospectus  pursuant to
Items 4, 10(b),  11 or 13 of this Form,  within one  business  day of receipt of
such requests,  and to send the  incorporated  documents by first-class  mail or
other equally  prompt means.  This includes  information  contained in documents
filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the
date of responding to the request.

     (d) The undersigned  registrant  hereby  undertakes to supply by means of a
post-effective  amendment  all  information  concerning a  transaction,  and the
company  being  acquired  involved  therein,  that  was not the  subject  of and
included in the registration statement when it became effective.



<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.

                                TEREX CORPORATION

                                 By: /s/ Ronald M.DeFeo *
                                      Name:  Ronald M. DeFeo
                                      Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
                                               and Chief Operating Officer

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:

   Signature                        Title                              Date

/s/Ronald M. DeFeo *     President, Chief Executive Officer,      June 12, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo            Chief Operating Officer and Director
                           (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ David J. Langevin    Executive Vice President                 June 12, 1996
David J. Langevin          (Acting Principal Financial Officer)


/s/Joseph F. Apuzzo      Vice President-Finance and Controller    June 12, 1996
Joseph F. Apuzzo           (Principal Accounting Officer)


/s/Marvin B. Rosenberg   Senior Vice President, General Counsel,  June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg        Secretary and Director


/s/G. Chris Andersen *   Director                                 June 12, 1996
G. Chris Andersen

/s/William H. Fike *     Director                                 June 12, 1996
William H. Fike

/s/Bruce I. Raben *      Director                                 June 12, 1996
Bruce I. Raben

/s/David A. Sachs *      Director                                 June 12, 1996
David A. Sachs

/s/Adam E. Wolf *        Director                                 June 12, 1996
Adam E. Wolf


*  By /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Attorney-in-fact




<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.


                               TEREX CRANES, INC.

                               By:  /s/ Fil Filipov *
                                    Name:     Fil Filipov
                                    Title:    President


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:


   Signature                         Title                             Date

/s/Fil Filipov *           President                              June 12, 1996
Fil Filipov                  (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/David J. Langevin *     Vice President, Treasurer              June 12, 1996
David J. Langevin            and Director
                             (Principal Financial
                             and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg    Vice President, Secretary              June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg           and Director

/s/Ronald M. Defeo *       Director                               June 12, 1996
Ronald M. Defeo



*  By /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Attorney-in-fact



<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.


                                PPM CRANES, INC.


                                By: /s/ Fil Filipov *
                                    Name:     Fil Filipov
                                    Title:    President


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:


     Signature                    Title                               Date

/s/Fil Filipov *            President                             June 12, 1996
Fil Filipov                   (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/David J. Langevin *      Vice President, Treasurer             June 12, 1996
David J. Langevin             and Director
                              (Principal Financial
                              and Accounting Officer)

/s/Marvin B. Rosenberg      Vice President, Secretary             June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg           and Director

/s/Ronald M. DeFeo *        Director                              June 12, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo

                            Director
K. Thor Lundgren



*  By /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Attorney-in-fact



<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.


                              KOEHRING CRANES, INC.


                              By:  /s/ Fil Filipov *
                                  Name:     Fil Filipov
                                  Title:    President


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:


    Signature                       Title                              Date

/s/Fil Filipov *         President                                June 12, 1996
Fil Filipov                (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/David J. Langevin *   Vice President, Treasurer and Director   June 12, 1996
David J. Langevin          (Principal Financial and
                           Accounting Officer)

/s/Marvin B. Rosenberg   Vice President, Secretary and Director   June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg

/s/Ronald M. DeFeo *     Director                                 June 12, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo



*  By /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Attorney-in-fact





<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.


                             CLARK MATERIAL HANDLING COMPANY


                             By:  /s/ Martin Dorio *
                                  Name:  Martin Dorio
                                  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:

   Signature                        Title                              Date

/s/Martin Dorio *        President and Chief Executive Officer    June 12, 1996
Martin Dorio             (Principal Executive Officer)        

/s/Joseph F. Lingg *     Vice President Finance                   June 12, 1996
Joseph F. Lingg          (Principal Financial and
                         Accounting Officer)                  

/s/Marvin B. Rosenberg   Secretary and Director                   June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg



*  By /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Attorney-in-fact




<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.


                                      CMH ACQUISITION CORP.


                                      By: /s/ Ronald M. DeFeo *
                                      Name:     Ronald M. DeFeo
                                      Title:    President


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:

      Signature                  Title                                 Date

/s/Ronald M. DeFeo *     President                                June 12, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo          (Principal Executive, Financial and     
                         Accounting  Officer)

/s/Marvin B. Rosenberg   Vice President, Secretary and Director   June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg



*  By /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Marvin B. Rosenberg
     Attorney-in-fact





<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in  Westport,
Connecticut, on June 12, 1996.


                               CMH ACQUISITION INTERNATIONAL CORP.


                               By: /s/ Ronald M. DeFeo *
                               Name:     Ronald M. DeFeo
                               Title:    President


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment to Registration  Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated:

     Signature                 Title                                   Date

/s/Ronald M. DeFeo *     President                                
Ronald M. DeFeo          (Principal Executive, Financial and      June 12, 1996
                         Accounting  Officer)

/s/Marvin B. Rosenberg   Vice President, Secretary and Director   June 12, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg

<PAGE>
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.41


                                                 [South Carolina]
           REAL ESTATE FEE & LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS,
           SECURITY AGREEMENT, FINANCING STATEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING


                                in the amount of
                                 $250,000,000.00

                                      FROM

                    PPM CRANES, INC., a Delaware corporation,

                              having an office at:
                              c/o Terex Corporation
                               500 Post Road East
                           Westport, Connecticut 06880

                                (the "Mortgagor")

                                       TO

                    UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
                              as collateral agent,

                              having an office at:
                              114 West 47th Street
                            New York, New York 10036

                                (the "Mortgagee")




                      This instrument was prepared by and,
                       after recording, please return to:

                            Michael A. Woronoff, Esq.
                      Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
                             300 South Grand Avenue
                          Los Angeles, California 90071
<PAGE>


 REAL ESTATE FEE & LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT,
                     FINANCING STATEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

THIS REAL  ESTATE  FEE &  LEASEHOLD  MORTGAGE,  ASSIGNMENT  OF  RENTS,  SECURITY
AGREEMENT,  FINANCING  STATEMENT  AND  FIXTURE  FILING  (hereafter,  as amended,
modified,  replaced,  consolidated and extended,  this "Mortgage") is made as of
the 9th day of May,  1995 from PPM CRANES,  INC.,  a Delaware  corporation  (the
"Mortgagor"),   a  subsidiary  of  TEREX  CORPORATION,  a  Delaware  corporation
("Terex"),  with a mailing address of 500 Post Road East, Westport,  Connecticut
06880, to UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York  corporation  (the
"Mortgagee"),  as  collateral  agent,  with a mailing  address  of 114 West 47th
Street, New York, New York 10036.


                                R E C I T A L S:

     1. The Mortgagor is the owner of a fee simple  interest in Tract I of and a
leasehold interest in Tract II of the Real Property (as hereinafter defined).

     2. Pursuant to a certain Indenture (the "Indenture")  dated as of even date
herewith  between  Terex  and the  Mortgagee  as  trustee  thereunder  (in  such
capacity,  the "Indenture  Trustee") for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes
(as defined below),  Terex has obtained  financing in the amount of $250,000,000
(the "Loan") with a maturity date of May 15, 2002.  All  capitalized  terms used
but not otherwise  defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Indenture.

     3. Mortgagor,  as a subsidiary of Terex, will receive substantial  benefits
from the Loan,  and  pursuant to Sections  10.7 and 10.8 of the  Indenture,  has
guaranteed the obligations of Terex under the Indenture and the Notes.

     4. To secure  Mortgagor's  obligations under the Guaranty and the repayment
of the Notes and  performance of all terms and conditions of the Indenture,  the
Mortgagor has agreed to create a first  mortgage lien on the Mortgaged  Property
herein described, in favor of the Mortgagee.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  of  the  mutual
covenants  herein  contained,  and (A) in order to  secure  (i)  payment  of the
indebtedness  under  the  Indenture,  as  the  same  may be  amended,  modified,
restated, substituted and extended by the terms hereof, aggregating $250,000,000
in principal amount (the various promissory notes and securities evidencing said
indebtedness and all supplements, substitutions, extensions and renewals thereof
are hereinafter  referred to  collectively as the "Notes"),  (ii) payment of the
interest on such  indebtedness  according to the terms of the  Indenture and the
Notes,  (iii) payment of all other sums payable to the Mortgagee pursuant to the
terms of this Mortgage, and (iv) payment of all other sums owed by the Mortgagor
or Terex to the  Mortgagee,  the Indenture  Trustee or the Holders in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture or pursuant to the Notes, the Security Documents
or the Guaranty (the payment obligations described in the foregoing clauses (i),
(ii),   (iii)  and  (iv)  are  hereinafter   referred  to  collectively  as  the
"Indebtedness");  and (B) in order to secure the performance of every obligation
contained in the Indenture,  the Notes, this Mortgage,  the Security  Documents,
the Guaranty and all other  instruments now or hereafter  evidencing or securing
any portion of the  Indebtedness  (hereinafter  referred to  collectively as the
"Obligations"),  the Mortgagor by these presents does hereby mortgage,  warrant,
grant a security interest in, pledge, assign and transfer to the Mortgagee,  and
each of its  successors  and assigns  forever under and subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, all of the Mortgagor's  estate,  right, title and interest in
and  to  the  following,  whether  now  owned  or  held  or  hereafter  acquired
(hereinafter  collectively  referred  to as  the  "Mortgaged  Property"  or  the
"Collateral"):

     A.  Mortgagor's  fee and  leasehold  interest in that certain real property
(the "Real Property") more particularly  described in Schedule A attached hereto
and made a part hereof by this reference; and

     B.  All  of  the  buildings,   structures  and  improvements  (hereinafter,
collectively,  together with all building equipment,  the "Improvements") now or
hereafter located on the Real Property and all of its right, title and interest,
if any, in and to the streets and roads abutting the Real Property to the center
lines thereof,  and strips and gores within or adjoining the Real Property,  the
air space and right to use said air space above the Real Property, all rights of
ingress and egress by motor vehicles to parking facilities on or within the Real
Property,  all  easements  now or hereafter  affecting  the Real Property or the
Improvements, all royalties and all rights appertaining to the use and enjoyment
of the Real Property or the Improvements,  including, without limitation, alley,
drainage, crop, timber, agricultural, horticultural, mineral, water, oil and gas
rights; and

     C. All fixtures  (the  "Fixtures"),  and all  appurtenances  and  additions
thereto and substitutions or replacements  thereof, now or hereafter attached to
the Real Property and/or the  Improvements.  Without limiting the foregoing,  to
the extent permitted under applicable law, this Mortgage shall be deemed to be a
"security  agreement" under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State wherein the
Real Property and improvements are located (the "UCC"), and the Mortgagor hereby
grants to the Mortgagee a "security  interest" (as defined in the UCC) in all of
its present and future Fixtures and the Mortgagee shall have, in addition to all
rights and remedies provided herein,  and in any other  agreements,  commitments
and undertakings  made by the Mortgagor to the Mortgagee,  all of the rights and
remedies of a "secured party" under the UCC; and

     D. To the extent the same does not constitute  Fixtures,  all equipment (as
such term is defined in  Article 9 of the UCC) now owned or  hereafter  acquired
and  owned  by the  Mortgagor,  which  is  used  at or in  connection  with  the
Improvements or the Real Property and is located thereon or therein  (including,
without limitation, all machinery, production equipment, furnishings, electronic
data-  processing and other office  equipment to the extent located on or in the
Mortgaged Property), together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment
and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto and any and all extensions,
additions,  improvements,  betterments, renewals, substitutions and replacements
to, for or of any of the foregoing (collectively, the "Equipment"); and

     E. All leases, lettings and licenses of the Real Property, the Improvements
and any other  property or rights  encumbered  or conveyed  hereby,  or any part
thereof,  now or hereafter entered into (each a "Lease," and  collectively,  the
"Leases")  and all  right,  title  and  interest  of the  Mortgagor  thereunder,
including,  without limitation,  cash and securities deposited  thereunder,  the
right to receive and collect the rents,  issues and profits  payable  thereunder
and the  right to  enforce,  whether  by  action at law or in equity or by other
means,  all provisions,  covenants and agreements  thereof,  including,  without
limitation,  the right (i) to enter upon and take  possession  of the  Mortgaged
Premises (as hereinafter  defined) for the purpose of collecting the said rents,
issues and profits,  (ii) to dispossess by the usual summary proceedings (or any
other  proceedings of the  Mortgagee's  selection) any tenant  defaulting in the
payment thereof to the Mortgagee,  (iii) to let the Mortgaged  Premises,  or any
part thereof,  and (iv) subject to Mortgagor's license as hereinafter set forth,
to apply said rents, issues and profits,  after payment of all necessary charges
and expenses, on account of the Indebtedness; and

     F. Any and all permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations, however
characterized,  related to the Real Property or the  Improvements,  issued or in
any way  furnished,  whether  necessary or not for the  operation and use of the
Real Property or the  Improvements,  including,  without  limitation,  operating
licenses,  franchise  agreements,  contracts,  contract  rights,  public utility
deposits,   building   permits,   certificates   of   occupancy,   environmental
certificates, industrial permits and licenses and certificates of operation; and

     G. All unearned  premiums,  accrued,  accruing or to accrue under insurance
policies  related to the Real  Property  or the  Improvements  now or  hereafter
obtained by the  Mortgagor  and all  proceeds of the  conversion,  voluntary  or
involuntary, of the Real Property, the Improvements and/or any other property or
rights  encumbered  or  conveyed  hereby,  or any  part  thereof,  into  cash or
liquidated claims, including,  without limitation,  proceeds of hazard and title
insurance and all awards and  compensation  heretofore and hereafter made to the
present and all subsequent owners of the Real Property,  the Improvements and/or
any other property or rights  encumbered or conveyed hereby by any  governmental
or other lawful  authority  for the taking by eminent  domain,  condemnation  or
otherwise,  of all or any part of the Real Property, the Improvements and/or any
other property or rights  encumbered or conveyed hereby or any easement therein,
including, but not limited to, awards for any change of grade of streets; and

     H. All extensions,  improvements,  betterments, renewals, substitutions and
replacements of and all additions and  appurtenances  to the Real Property,  the
Improvements  and/or any other property or rights encumbered or conveyed hereby,
hereafter acquired by or released to the Mortgagor or constructed,  assembled or
placed by the Mortgagor on the Real  Property,  the  Improvements  and any other
property or rights  encumbered or conveyed  hereby,  and all  conversions of the
security constituted thereby which, immediately upon such acquisition,  release,
construction,  assembling,  placement or conversion,  as the case may be, and in
each such case without any further mortgage, conveyance, assignment or other act
by the Mortgagor, shall become subject to the lien of this Mortgage as fully and
completely,  and with the same effect,  as though now owned by the Mortgagor and
specifically described herein; and

     I. All  proceeds  (as defined in the UCC) of the  conversion,  voluntary or
involuntary,  of any of the foregoing into cash or liquidated claims, including,
without  limitation,  proceeds of insurance and  condemnation or other awards or
payments with respect thereto, including interest thereon.

     TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the  Mortgaged  Property,  with all  powers of sale and
right of entry and possession (to the extent  permitted by applicable law), with
all  privileges  and  appurtenances  to the same  belonging,  with the  right of
possession thereof, unto the Mortgagee and its successors and assigns,  forever,
and the Mortgagor  hereby binds itself and its successors and assigns to warrant
and forever (but only until such time as the  Indebtedness has been paid in full
and the  Obligations  have been fully  satisfied)  defend title to the Mortgaged
Property unto the Mortgagee and its successors and assigns  against the claim or
claims of all parties claiming or to claim the same, or any part thereof;

     FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS.

     PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that if the  Mortgagor  shall  pay or cause to be paid
indefeasibly  in full all of the  Indebtedness  and if the Mortgagor  shall have
kept,  performed,  observed  and  satisfied  all of the  Obligations,  then  the
Mortgagee  shall  deliver  to the  persons  legally  entitled  thereto  all such
documents,  in  recordable  form, as shall be necessary to release the Mortgaged
Property  from the lien of this  Mortgage  and to release to the  Mortgagor  all
deposits  held by or on behalf of the  Mortgagee,  but  otherwise  this Mortgage
shall remain in full force and effect.

     AND the Mortgagor represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                 Representations and Warranties of the Mortgagor

     Section  1.1 Title to the  Mortgaged  Property.  (i) The  right,  title and
interest of the Mortgagor  constitutes a good,  marketable and insurable (a) fee
simple estate in Tract I of the Mortgaged Property,  and (b) leasehold estate in
Tract II of the  Mortgaged  Property,  subject  to no  Liens,  except  for Liens
permitted  pursuant  to  Section  4.12  of  the  Indenture  (collectively,   the
"Permitted  Liens").  (ii) This  Mortgage  creates and  constitutes  a valid and
enforceable  lien on the  Mortgaged  Property,  and,  to the  extent  any of the
Mortgaged  Property  shall consist of personalty  (when taken  together with any
fixture filings and financing  statements  delivered in connection  herewith and
filed in  accordance  with the  UCC),  a  perfected  security  interest  in such
Mortgaged Property, subject only to the Permitted Liens. (iii) The Mortgagor has
full power and lawful authority to encumber the Mortgaged Property in the manner
and form set forth hereunder. (iv) The Mortgagor owns all Fixtures and Equipment
now or hereafter comprising part of the Mortgaged Property,  subject only to the
matters set forth in this Section. (v) This Mortgage is and will remain a valid,
enforceable and continuing first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property subject
only to the Permitted Liens.  (vi) The Mortgagor will preserve such title as set
forth herein and in the Indenture, and will forever (but only until such time as
the  Indebtedness  has been paid in full and the  Obligations  have  been  fully
satisfied)  warrant  and defend the  validity  and  priority  of the lien hereof
against the claims of all persons and parties whatsoever.

     Section  1.2  Mortgage  Authorized.  The  execution  and  delivery  of this
Mortgage,  the Guaranty,  the  Indenture  and each other  document or instrument
executed or delivered by Mortgagor in  connection  with any of the  foregoing or
the Notes have been duly  authorized  by all necessary  corporate  action of the
Mortgagor  and  there  is  no  provision  in  the  articles  or  certificate  of
incorporation  or bylaws of the  Mortgagor  requiring  further  consent for such
action by any other entity or person.  The Mortgagor is duly organized,  validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation,  and
has (i) all necessary licenses,  authorizations,  registrations,  permits and/or
approvals and (ii) full power and authority to own or lease its  properties  and
carry on its business as presently conducted,  and the execution and delivery by
it of, and performance of the Obligations under this Mortgage, the Guaranty, the
Indenture  and each other  document  or  instrument  executed  or  delivered  by
Mortgagor in  connection  with any of the foregoing or the Notes will not result
in the  Mortgagor  being in  default  under any  provision  of its  articles  or
certificate  of  incorporation  or bylaws or of any mortgage,  lease,  credit or
other  agreement  to which it is a party or which  affects  it or the  Mortgaged
Property, or any part thereof.

     Section 1.3 Operation of the Mortgaged Property.  (i) The Mortgagor has all
certificates, licenses, authorizations,  registrations, permits and/or approvals
and all  required  environmental  permits  necessary  for the  operation  of the
Mortgaged Property or any part thereof,  the lack of which would have a Material
Adverse  Effect (as  defined  below),  all of which as of the date hereof are in
full force and effect and are not, to the knowledge of the Mortgagor, subject to
any revocation, amendment, release, suspension, forfeiture or the like. (ii) The
Mortgaged  Property is served by all easements and utility lines and connections
reasonably  required  or  necessary  for the  current  use  thereof.  (iii)  The
Mortgaged  Property  has  adequate  access to public  roadways.  As used in this
Mortgage, "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect, singly
or in the aggregate,  on (i) the properties,  business,  prospects,  operations,
earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of Mortgagor
or Terex,  taken as a whole,  (ii) the  ability  of  Mortgagor  to  perform  its
obligations  under this  Mortgage,  the  Guaranty  or the  Indenture,  (iii) the
perfection  or  priority  of the Lien of this  Mortgage,  or (iv)  the  value or
utility of the Mortgaged Property, taken as a whole.

                                   ARTICLE II

                           Covenants of the Mortgagor

     Section 2.1 Payment of  Indebtedness  and  Performance  of  Covenants.  The
Mortgagor  shall (a) duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid each payment of
the  principal of and interest on the  Indebtedness  and any  prepayments,  late
charges,  premiums and fees  provided for in the Indenture and all other payment
Obligations  secured by this Mortgage at the time and in the manner  provided in
this Mortgage, the Guaranty, the Indenture and each other document or instrument
executed or delivered by Mortgagor in  connection  with any of the  foregoing or
the Notes,  and (b) duly and  punctually  perform  and observe all of the terms,
provisions,  conditions,  covenants and agreements on the Mortgagor's part to be
performed or observed as provided in the Notes, this Mortgage, the Guaranty, the
Indenture  and each other  document  or  instrument  executed  or  delivered  by
Mortgagor in connection with any of the foregoing.

     Section 2.2 Maintenance of the Mortgaged Property.  (i) The Mortgagor shall
maintain the  Mortgaged  Property in a  commercially  reasonable  manner for the
operation thereof and in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture,  and
shall comply (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any tenants
to  comply)  with all  federal,  state and local  laws,  statutes,  regulations,
ordinances,  rules, codes, rulings, judgments,  decrees, orders, injunctions and
other  requirements  of every  government  or public  agency  having or claiming
jurisdiction  over  the  Mortgaged  Property  (and  all  permits,  certificates,
consents, licenses, variances, orders, exemptions,  approvals and authorizations
issued  thereby) as the same relate to the  Mortgaged  Property  and the use and
occupancy thereof and all covenants, conditions, restrictions,  declarations and
easements  that affect or are  binding  upon the  Mortgaged  Property  (each,  a
"Requirement").  The  Mortgagor  shall  permit the  Mortgagee  to enter upon the
Mortgaged  Property  and  inspect  the  same at all  reasonable  hours  and with
reasonable  prior  notice.  The Mortgagor  shall not,  without the prior written
consent  of the  Mortgagee,  threaten,  commit,  permit  or  suffer to occur any
alterations or changes to the Mortgaged  Property or any part thereof other than
alterations  or changes  that do not  materially  adversely  affect the value or
utility of the Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that Fixtures owned by the
Mortgagor may be removed from the  Improvements if such Fixtures are obsolete or
if the Mortgagor  concurrently  therewith  replaces the same with items which do
not reduce the value or utility of the Mortgaged  Property or the  Improvements,
free of any lien,  charge or claim superior to the lien and/or security interest
created thereby.

          (i) Nothing in this Section 2.2 shall  require the Mortgagor to comply
     with  any  Requirement  so long  as (a)  the  failure  so to do  shall  not
     otherwise  apart from the provisions of this Section 2.2 (i) be an Event of
     Default under this  Mortgage,  (b) the failure so to do shall not result in
     the voiding,  rescission or invalidation of the certificate of occupancy or
     any other material license, certificate,  permit or registration in respect
     of the  Mortgaged  Property  essential  to the  conduct of the  Mortgagor's
     business  at the  Mortgaged  Property,  (c) the  failure so to do shall not
     prevent,  hinder or materially  interfere with the lawful use and occupancy
     of the Mortgaged  Property or any material  portion thereof for the use and
     occupancy which the Mortgagor reasonably determines is most advantageous to
     its business, (d) the failure so to do shall not void or invalidate or make
     unavailable any insurance required by this Mortgage to be maintained by the
     Mortgagor in respect of the  Mortgaged  Property  and (e) the  Mortgagor in
     good faith and at its own  expense  shall  contest the  Requirement  or the
     validity thereof by appropriate legal  proceedings,  which proceedings must
     operate to prevent (l) the occurrence of any of the events described in the
     preceding  clauses  (a)  through  (d) of this  paragraph  (ii)  and (2) the
     collection  or other  realization  of any material sums due or payable as a
     consequence of the Requirement,  the sale of any lien arising in respect of
     the Requirement,  and/or the sale or forfeiture of the Mortgaged  Property,
     any part  thereof or interest  therein,  or the sale of any lien  connected
     therewith;  provided that during such contest the Mortgagor  shall,  at the
     option of the Mortgagee,  either establish  adequate reserves in accordance
     with  generally   accepted   accounting   principles  or  provide  security
     reasonably  satisfactory to the Mortgagee (in amount and form) assuring the
     discharge of the  Mortgagor's  obligations  hereunder  and of any interest,
     charge,  fine, penalty, fee or expense arising from or incurred as a result
     of such contest,  and, for purposes  herein,  the Mortgagee agrees that the
     deposit  of  cash  or an  irrevocable  letter  of  credit  drawn  on a bank
     reasonably  acceptable  to  Mortgagee  shall  be  a  satisfactory  form  of
     security;  and provided,  further,  that if at any time compliance with any
     obligation  imposed  upon the  Mortgagor  by the  Requirement  shall become
     necessary to prevent (l) the  occurrence of any of the events  described in
     clauses  (a) through (d) of this  paragraph  (ii) or (2) the  delivery of a
     deed  conveying the Mortgaged  Property or any portion  thereof or interest
     therein  because  of  noncompliance,  or the  sale of a lien in  connection
     therewith,  or (3) the imposition of any material  penalty,  fine,  charge,
     fee, cost or expense on the Mortgagee, then the Mortgagor shall comply with
     the  Requirement  in sufficient  time to prevent the occurrence of any such
     events,  the  delivery  of such  deed or the  sale  of  such  lien,  or the
     imposition of such material penalty,  fine, charge, fee, cost or expense on
     the Mortgagee.

          Section 2.3  Insurance;  Coverage.  (i) The  Mortgagor  shall keep the
     Mortgaged  Property  insured against (a) loss and damage by fire,  casualty
     and such other  hazards as may be  reasonably  specified by the  Mortgagee,
     including,  without  limitation,  those  hazards  which are  covered by the
     standard  extended  coverage  allrisk  insurance  policy,   (b)  damage  by
     vandalism and/or malicious mischief,  (c) explosion insurance in respect of
     any boilers or similar apparatus located on the Mortgaged  Property and (d)
     such other hazards as may be reasonably  specified by the  Mortgagee.  Such
     insurance shall be on forms and by companies reasonably satisfactory to the
     Mortgagee.  The amounts  and  coverage  limits of each policy of  insurance
     required  pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be  sufficient  to prevent the
     Mortgagor or the  Mortgagee  from  becoming a coinsurer of any partial loss
     under the applicable policies and otherwise  satisfactory to the Mortgagee,
     but in no event less than the actual  replacement  value of such  Mortgaged
     Property as  determined  by the  Mortgagor  in  accordance  with  generally
     accepted  insurance  practice  and  approved  by the  Mortgagee,  or at the
     Mortgagee's  option,  which shall be  exercised  not more  frequently  than
     annually,  as  determined at the  Mortgagor's  expense by the insurer or an
     expert appraiser approved by the Mortgagee. Notwithstanding anything to the
     contrary  contained  herein,  Mortgagor  shall  be  permitted  to  maintain
     selfinsurance for all insurance required to be maintained hereby,  provided
     that such  selfinsurance is consistent with Mortgagor's  prior practice and
     has been heretofore adequately disclosed to Mortgagee.

          (ii) The Mortgagor  shall maintain in full force  liability  insurance
     against claims of bodily injury,  death or property damage occurring on, in
     or about the Mortgaged Property, with policy limits and deductibles in such
     amounts as from time to time would be maintained  by a prudent  operator of
     property  similar in use and  configuration  to the Mortgaged  Property and
     located in the  locality  where the  Mortgaged  Property is located  (which
     policy  limits and  deductibles  shall be  reasonably  satisfactory  to the
     Mortgagee),  which  policies of  insurance  shall name the  Mortgagee as an
     additional  insured.  All  insurance  policies  and  endorsements  required
     pursuant  to this  Section 2.3 shall be fully paid for,  nonassessable  and
     contain such provisions (including, without limitation,  inflation guard or
     replacement  cost  endorsements)  and expiration dates and shall be in such
     form and amounts and issued by such insurance companies with a rating of "A
     VIII" or better as  established  by Best's  Rating Guide (or an  equivalent
     rating  with such  other  publication  of a  similar  nature as shall be in
     current use and as approved by the Mortgagee),  or such other companies, as
     shall be approved by the Mortgagee.

          (iii) The Mortgagor  shall  additionally  keep the Mortgaged  Property
     insured  against loss by flood if the  Mortgaged  Property is located in an
     area  identified  by the Secretary of Housing and Urban  Development  as an
     area having  special flood  hazards and which has been so identified  under
     the Flood  Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood  Disaster  Protection Act of
     1973,  as the same may have been or may  hereafter  be amended or  modified
     (and any successor  acts thereto) in amounts  reasonably  acceptable to the
     Mortgagee, but in no event more than what is available under such laws.

          (iv) In all  events  and  without  limitation  on the  foregoing,  the
     Mortgagor   will  deliver  the  policy  or  policies  (or  true  copies  or
     certificates thereof) of all such insurance required under this Mortgage to
     the  Mortgagee,  which  policy or  policies  shall be  endorsed to name the
     Mortgagee as a  mortgageeloss  payee  thereunder,  with loss payable to the
     Mortgagee  without  contribution  or  assessment  under a New York Standard
     Mortgagee clause or similar clause, and shall provide the Mortgagee with no
     less  than  thirty  (30)  days'  notice  from  the  insurer  prior  to  the
     expiration,  cancellation or termination (for any reason whatsoever) of any
     such policy.

          (v)  Insurance  required  hereunder  may be carried  by the  Mortgagor
     pursuant to blanket policies,  provided that all other requirements  herein
     set forth are  satisfied and that the  underlying  policy in respect of the
     Mortgaged Property is delivered to the Mortgagee as herein required. In the
     event that the Mortgagor  fails to keep the Mortgaged  Property  insured as
     required  hereunder,  the  Mortgagee  may, but shall not be  obligated  to,
     obtain insurance and pay the premiums  therefor and the Mortgagor shall, on
     demand,  reimburse  the  Mortgagee  for all  sums,  advances  and  expenses
     incurred in connection therewith and such sums, advances and expenses shall
     be deemed a part of the Indebtedness secured hereby and shall bear interest
     at the Default  Rate (as defined in Section  2.13 of this  Mortgage)  until
     reimbursed.

     Section 2.4  Insurance;  Proceeds.  The Mortgagor  shall give the Mortgagee
prompt notice of any material loss covered by insurance and the Mortgagee  shall
have  the  right  to join  the  Mortgagor  in  adjusting  any  loss  during  the
continuance of an Event of Default. The proceeds of insurance paid on account of
any damage or destruction to the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof shall be
paid  over  to  the   Mortgagee   to  be   applied  as   hereinafter   provided.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any provision of
applicable law, the proceeds of insurance policies coming into the possession of
the Mortgagee shall not be deemed trust funds.

     Section 2.5  Restoration  of the  Mortgaged  Property.  In the event of any
material damage or destruction of the Mortgaged  Property,  or any part thereof,
as a result of  casualty,  condemnation,  taking or other cause,  the  Mortgagor
shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Mortgagee. In the event that the
Mortgagee,  in  accordance  with  Section 2.6  hereof,  makes  available  to the
Mortgagor  the  insurance  proceeds  received  by it, if any (or in the event of
condemnation or taking,  the award, if any, arising out of such  condemnation or
taking), the Mortgagor shall with reasonable  promptness commence and diligently
continue to perform the repair,  restoration  and  rebuilding  of the  Mortgaged
Property  (hereinafter,  the "Work") so as to restore the Mortgaged  Property in
full compliance with all legal  requirements and so that the Mortgaged  Property
shall,  to the extent  reasonably  practicable,  be at least  equal in value and
general utility as it was immediately prior to the damage or destruction. If the
Work  to be done is  materially  structural  (as  reasonably  determined  by the
Mortgagee)  or if the cost of the Work,  as  estimated by the  Mortgagee,  shall
exceed  $___________________  (hereinafter,  collectively,  "Major  Work"),  the
Mortgagor  shall,  prior to the  commencement of the Major Work,  furnish to the
Mortgagee  for its  approval  not to be  unreasonably  withheld or delayed:  (i)
complete  plans  and   specifications   for  the  Major  Work,  with  reasonably
satisfactory   evidence  of  the  approval   thereof  (a)  by  all  governmental
authorities  whose approval is required for any or all of the Major Work, (b) by
all parties to or having an  interest  in the leases,  if any, of any portion of
the Mortgaged  Property whose  approval is required,  and (c) by an architect or
reputable  contractor or  construction  manager or engineer  satisfactory to the
Mortgagee  (hereinafter,  the "Architect") and which shall be accompanied by the
Architect's  signed estimate,  bearing the Architect's  seal, of the Architect's
good faith  estimate  of the entire  cost of  completing  the Major  Work;  (ii)
certified or photostatic  copies of all permits and approvals required by law in
connection with the commencement  and/or the conduct of the Work; and (iii) such
other  documents,  instruments  and  certificates  as Mortgagee  may  reasonably
request.  The  Mortgagor  shall not be entitled to receive any of the  insurance
proceeds   until  the  Mortgagor   shall  have  complied  with  the   applicable
requirements  referred to in this Section 2.5.  After  commencing any Major Work
the  Mortgagor  shall  perform such Major Work  diligently  and in good faith in
accordance with the plans and specifications referred to in this Section 2.5.

     Section  2.6  Restoration;  Advances.  Insurance  proceeds  received by the
Mortgagee (or, in the case of condemnation  or taking,  the award therefor) less
the cost,  if any,  to the  Mortgagee  of recovery of the same and of paying out
such  proceeds   (including   reasonable   attorneys'   fees  and  expenses  and
administrative  costs),  shall  be  applied  by  the  Mortgagee  to  reduce  the
Indebtedness;  provided,  however, that so long as no Event of Default hereunder
has  occurred and is  continuing,  the  Mortgagor  shall have the right to cause
Mortgagee to apply such net insurance proceeds to the payment of the cost of the
Work in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.6.  Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary  contained herein,  and so long as no Event of Default hereunder
has occurred and is  continuing,  Mortgagor  shall have the right,  upon written
notice to  Mortgagee,  to not perform the Work, in which event the net amount of
any insurance  proceeds  received by Mortgagor or Mortgagee  (or, in the case of
condemnation or taking, the award therefor) shall be either (i) applied to repay
the  Indebtedness,  or (ii)  invested in assets  related to the  business of the
Mortgagor,  Terex or any of its  other  Restricted  Subsidiaries.  If  Mortgagor
elects (to the extent such an election is permitted  hereby) to perform or cause
the Work to be  performed,  and the Work is not Major Work,  insurance  proceeds
will be paid in a lump sum to the Mortgagor.  If Mortgagor elects (to the extent
such an  election  is  permitted  hereby)  to  perform  or cause  the Work to be
performed,  and the Work is Major Work, the proceeds shall be paid out from time
to time,  but not more often than  monthly,  to the Mortgagor as said Major Work
progresses, but subject to the following conditions:

          (i) an Architect shall be in charge of such Major Work;

          (ii) each  request  for  payment  shall be made on at least  seven (7)
     days' prior written notice to the Mortgagee and shall be accompanied by (a)
     a certificate of the chief financial officer or other authorized officer of
     the Mortgagor  specifying  the party to whom (and for the account of which)
     such  payment  is to be made,  (b)  copies  of lien  releases  (in form and
     substance  customary  and  appropriate  for the  jurisdiction  in which the
     Mortgaged  Property  is located)  from each party to whom  payment is to be
     made,  and (c) a  certificate  of an  Architect if an Architect is required
     under  Section 2.5 above,  otherwise a certificate  of the chief  financial
     officer or other authorized  officer of the Mortgagor  stating (x) that all
     of the Work completed has been done  substantially  in compliance  with the
     approved plans and specifications, if any, required under said Section 2.5,
     and in  accordance  with all  provisions  of law; (y) the sum  requested is
     justly  required to reimburse  the  Mortgagor for payments by the Mortgagor
     to, or is  justly  due to,  the  contractor,  subcontractors,  materialmen,
     laborers,  engineers,  architects  or other persons  rendering  services or
     materials for the Work (giving a brief description of any such services and
     materials), and that when added to all sums, if any, previously paid out by
     the Mortgagee does not exceed the cost of the Work done to the date of such
     certificate and (z) that the amount of such proceeds remaining in the hands
     of the  Mortgagee  will be  sufficient on completion of the Work to pay for
     the same in full (giving in such  reasonable  detail as the  Mortgagee  may
     require  an  estimate  of the  cost of such  completion)  or  that,  if the
     proceeds  are  inadequate,  that a  sufficient  reserve has been created in
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to provide for the
     payment of such deficiency;

          (iii)  each  request  for  payment  shall  be   accompanied  by  sworn
     statements and partial or final waivers of liens, as may be appropriate, or
     if unavailable,  lien bonds,  satisfactory  to the Mortgagee  covering that
     part of the Work previously paid for, if any, and by a search prepared by a
     title insurance company or a licensed abstractor reasonably satisfactory to
     the Mortgagee or by other  evidence  satisfactory  to the  Mortgagee,  that
     there  has not been  filed  with  respect  to the  Mortgaged  Property  any
     mechanic's  lien or other lien or instrument  for the retention of title in
     respect  of any part of the Work not  discharged  of record  and that there
     exist no encumbrances  on or affecting the Mortgaged  Property (or any part
     thereof) other than Permitted Liens;

          (iv) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

          (v) the  request  for any  payment  after the Work has been  completed
     shall be  accompanied  by certified  copies of all  certificates,  permits,
     licenses,  waivers  and/or  other  documents  required  by  law  which  are
     customarily  issued in the state and  municipality  in which the  Mortgaged
     Property  is  located  (or  pursuant  to any  agreement  binding  upon  the
     Mortgagor  or  affecting  the  Mortgaged  Property or any part  thereof) to
     render occupancy or use of the Mortgaged Property legal.

     Upon completion of any Work and payment in full therefor, and provided that
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,  the Mortgagee shall deliver
any excess  proceeds to the Mortgagor;  provided,  however,  that nothing herein
contained shall prevent the Mortgagee from applying at any time the whole or any
part of such proceeds to the curing of any Event of Default.

     Section  2.7  Restoration  by  the  Mortgagee.  Without  limitation  on the
foregoing,  in the event the  Mortgagee,  in accordance  with the  provisions of
Section 2.6 hereof, is making available to the Mortgagor  insurance proceeds (if
any)  recovered by the  Mortgagee,  and if there is an Event of Default which is
continuing,  then  in  addition  to  all  other  rights  herein  set  forth  and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Mortgagee, or any
lawfully appointed receiver of the Mortgaged  Property,  may at its option after
giving the  Mortgagor  ten (10) days'  written  notice of such Event of Default,
perform or cause to be performed such repair,  restoration and  rebuilding,  and
may take such other  steps as it deems  reasonably  advisable  to  perform  such
repair,  restoration  and  rebuilding,  and upon  twentyfour  (24) hours'  prior
written  notice to the  Mortgagor,  the  Mortgagee  may enter upon the Mortgaged
Property  to the  extent  reasonably  necessary  or  appropriate  for any of the
foregoing  purposes,  and the Mortgagor hereby waives, for the Mortgagor and all
others holding under the Mortgagor,  any claim against the Mortgagee and/or such
receiver arising out of anything done by the Mortgagee or such receiver pursuant
hereto, and the Mortgagee may, at its option,  apply insurance proceeds,  if any
(without  the need by the  Mortgagee to fulfill any other  requirements  of this
Mortgage),  to  reimburse  the  Mortgagee  and/or such  receiver for all amounts
expended or incurred by either of them in  connection  with the  performance  of
such Work,  and any excess costs shall be paid by the Mortgagor to the Mortgagee
upon  demand,  and such  payment  of excess  costs  shall be deemed  part of the
Indebtedness  secured  hereby and shall bear  interest at the Default Rate until
paid.

     Section 2.8 Intentionally Deleted.

     Section 2.9 Taxes and Other Charges.

          (i) The  Mortgagor  shall pay and  discharge  by the last day  payable
     without penalty or premium all taxes of every kind and nature, water rates,
     sewer rents and assessments,  levies, permits,  inspection and license fees
     and all other  charges  imposed  upon or  assessed  against  the  Mortgaged
     Property or any part thereof or upon the revenues,  rents,  issues,  income
     and  profits  of the  Mortgaged  Property  or  arising  in  respect  of the
     occupancy,  use or possession thereof (excluding any taxes in the nature of
     income  taxes).  To the extent any such items are payable in  installments,
     the  Mortgagor  may  elect to pay any such item in  installments,  but each
     payment  shall be made  before any penalty  accrues.  The  Mortgagor  shall
     exhibit to the Mortgagee  within a reasonable  period of time after request
     and after the same are required to be paid as specified  herein,  validated
     receipts or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee showing
     the payment of such taxes,  assessments,  water rates, sewer rents, levies,
     fees and/or other charges.  Should the Mortgagor  default in the payment of
     any of the foregoing taxes, assessments,  water rates, sewer rents, levies,
     fees or other  charges,  the Mortgagee  may, but shall not be obligated to,
     pay the same or any part  thereof and the  Mortgagor  shall  reimburse  the
     Mortgagee  for all amounts so paid and such amounts  shall be deemed a part
     of the  Indebtedness  secured hereby and shall bear interest at the Default
     Rate until reimbursed.

          (ii)  Nothing  in this  Section  2.9  shall  require  the  payment  or
     discharge of any obligation imposed upon the Mortgagor by subsection (i) of
     this  Section 2.9 so long as the  Mortgagor  shall in good faith and at its
     own expense contest the same or the validity  thereof by appropriate  legal
     proceedings  which  proceedings  must  operate  to prevent  the  collection
     thereof or other realization  thereon, the sale of the lien thereof and the
     sale or  forfeiture  of the  Mortgaged  Property  or any part  thereof,  to
     satisfy the same; provided that during such contest the Mortgagor shall, at
     the  option  of  the  Mortgagee,  establish  reserves  in  accordance  with
     generally accepted accounting  principles or deposit cash or an irrevocable
     letter of credit drawn on a bank  reasonably  acceptable to the  Mortgagee,
     assuring the discharge of the Mortgagor's  obligation  hereunder and of any
     additional interest charge,  penalty or expense arising from or incurred as
     a  result  of such  contest;  and  provided,  further,  that if at any time
     payment of any  obligation  imposed upon the Mortgagor by subsection (i) of
     this  Section 2.9 shall  become  necessary to prevent the delivery of a tax
     deed or similar instrument  conveying the Mortgaged Property or any portion
     thereof or the sale of the tax lien therefor because of nonpayment,  or the
     imposition  of any penalty,  which is not reserved or secured  against,  or
     cost on the Mortgagee not paid by the Mortgagor,  then the Mortgagor  shall
     pay the same in sufficient time to prevent the delivery of such tax deed or
     the sale of such lien,  or the  imposition  of such  penalty or cost on the
     Mortgagee.

          (iii)  The  Mortgagor  shall pay when due all (a)  premiums  for fire,
     hazard and other  insurance  required to be  maintained by the Mortgagor on
     the  Mortgaged  Property  pursuant to the terms of Section 2.3 hereof,  (b)
     title insurance premiums,  if any, relating to the insurance to be obtained
     on the Mortgaged Property in connection with this Mortgage, and (c) any and
     all  other  costs,  expenses  and  charges  expressly  required  to be paid
     hereunder.

     Section 2.10 Mechanics' and Other Liens.

          (i) To the extent that the following are not Permitted  Liens,  within
     sixty (60) days from the date of the filing of any such Lien, the Mortgagor
     shall pay, bond or discharge of record, from time to time,  forthwith,  all
     Liens on the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof,  and, in general,  the
     Mortgagor  forthwith  shall do, at the cost of the  Mortgagor  and  without
     expense to the Mortgagee,  everything necessary to fully preserve the first
     priority Lien of this Mortgage.  In the event that the Mortgagor fails in a
     timely  manner to make  payment  in full of,  bond or  discharge,  any such
     Liens,  as required  under the preceding  sentence,  the Mortgagee may, but
     shall not be obligated to, make payment,  bond, or discharge such Liens, in
     order fully to preserve the Lien of this Mortgage and the collateral  value
     of the Mortgaged Property,  and the Mortgagor shall reimburse the Mortgagee
     for all sums so  expended  and  such  sums  shall  be  deemed a part of the
     Indebtedness  secured  hereby and shall bear  interest at the Default  Rate
     until reimbursed.

          (ii)  Nothing  in this  Section  2.10  shall  require  the  payment or
     discharge of any obligation imposed upon the Mortgagor by subsection (i) of
     this Section 2.10 so long as the Mortgagor shall bond or discharge any Lien
     on the Mortgaged Property arising from such obligation or in good faith and
     at its own expense contest the same or the validity  thereof by appropriate
     legal  proceedings which proceedings must operate to prevent the collection
     thereof or other realization  thereon, the sale of the Lien thereof and the
     sale or  forfeiture  of the  Mortgaged  Property  or any part  thereof,  to
     satisfy the same; provided that during such contest the Mortgagor shall, at
     the  option of the  Mortgagee,  either  (at the  option  of the  Mortgagor)
     establish  an adequate  reserve in  accordance  with  generally  acceptable
     accounting  principles or provide  security  satisfactory to the Mortgagee,
     assuring the discharge of the Mortgagor's  obligation  hereunder and of any
     additional interest charge,  penalty or expense arising from or incurred as
     a result of such  contest,  which  security can take the form of cash or an
     irrevocable  letter of credit drawn on a bank reasonably  acceptable to the
     Mortgagee;  and  provided,  further,  that if at any  time  payment  of any
     obligation  imposed upon the  Mortgagor by  subsection  (i) of this Section
     2.10 shall become  necessary  (a) to prevent the sale or  forfeiture of the
     Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof because of nonpayment,  or (b) to
     protect the Lien of this Mortgage, then the Mortgagor shall pay the same in
     sufficient time to prevent the sale or forfeiture of the Mortgaged Property
     or to protect the Lien of this Mortgage, as the case may be.

     Section 2.11 Condemnation Awards. The Mortgagor, immediately upon obtaining
knowledge  in  any  manner  of  the  institution  of  any  proceedings  for  the
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof which could have a
Material  Adverse  Effect,  will notify the Mortgagee of such  proceedings.  The
Mortgagee may participate in any such  proceedings,  and the Mortgagor from time
to time will deliver to the Mortgagee all instruments  requested by it to permit
such  participation.  The Mortgagor and the Mortgagee  shall both act reasonably
and  expeditiously  in  connection  with  such   proceedings.   All  awards  and
compensation  payable to the Mortgagor as a result of any  condemnation or other
taking or purchase in lieu thereof of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof
are hereby assigned to and shall be paid to the Mortgagee,  and shall be treated
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.5 and 2.6 hereof.  The Mortgagor
hereby  authorizes  the  Mortgagee  to  collect  and  receive  such  awards  and
compensation,  to give proper receipts and acceptances therefor and to apply the
same in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.5 and 2.6 of this Mortgage.
The Mortgagor,  upon request by the Mortgagee,  shall make,  execute and deliver
any and all  instruments  requested for the purpose of confirming the assignment
of the aforesaid  awards and compensation to the Mortgagee free and clear of any
Liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

     Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  in  this  Section  2.11,  the
Mortgagor shall continue to pay the  Indebtedness and perform the Obligations at
the time and in the manner provided for in the Notes, the Security Documents and
the Indenture. If the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof is sold, through
foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by the Mortgagee of such payment,
the Mortgagee shall have the right,  whether or not a deficiency  judgment shall
have been sought,  recovered or denied,  to receive said  payment,  or a portion
thereof  sufficient to pay the  Indebtedness,  whichever is less.  The Mortgagor
shall file and  prosecute its claim or claims for any such payment in good faith
and with due  diligence  and cause the same to be collected and paid over to the
Mortgagee,  in the name of the  Mortgagor  or  otherwise,  to  collect  and give
receipt for any such payment and to file and prosecute such claim or claims, and
although it is hereby  expressly  agreed that the same shall not be necessary in
any event, the Mortgagor shall, upon demand of the Mortgagee,  make, execute and
deliver any and all assignments and other instruments sufficient for the purpose
of  assigning  any  such  payment  to  the  Mortgagee,  free  and  clear  of any
encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever.

     Section 2.12 Costs of Defending  and  Upholding  the Lien. If any action or
proceeding  is commenced to which action or  proceeding  the Mortgagee is made a
party or in which it becomes  necessary  to defend or uphold the first  priority
Lien of this  Mortgage,  the  Mortgagor  shall  reimburse  the Mortgagee for all
reasonable expenses (including,  without limitation,  reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses)  incurred by the  Mortgagee in any such action or  proceeding  and
such  expenses  shall be deemed a part of the  Indebtedness  secured  hereby and
shall bear  interest at the  Default  Rate until  reimbursed.  To the extent the
subject  of the  action is  covered by title  insurance,  the  Mortgagee  may be
defended  by the  title  insurance  counsel  reasonably  satisfactory  to it; if
otherwise covered by insurance, the Mortgagee may be defended by counsel for the
insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in an action not covered by insurance,  the Mortgagor may defend with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee.

     Section 2.13 Additional Advances and Disbursements. The Mortgagor shall pay
by the last day payable  without  premium or penalty all payments and charges on
all liens,  encumbrances,  ground and other leases and security  interests which
affect or may affect or attach or may attach to the Mortgaged  Property,  or any
part thereof,  and in default  thereof,  the Mortgagee shall have the right, but
shall not be obligated,  to pay upon notice to the Mortgagor,  if practicable in
order  fully to  preserve  the  first  priority  Lien of this  Mortgage  and the
collateral  value of the Mortgaged  Property,  such payments and charges and the
Mortgagor  shall  reimburse  the Mortgagee for any amounts so paid. In addition,
upon the occurrence of any material  default of the Mortgagor in the performance
of any other terms,  covenants,  conditions or obligations by it to be performed
hereunder or under any such Lien,  encumbrance,  lease or security  interest and
after the  expiration of all  applicable  notice and cure  periods,  if any, the
Mortgagee shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to cure such default
in the name and on behalf of the  Mortgagor.  All sums  advanced and  reasonable
expenses incurred at any time by the Mortgagee  pursuant to this Section 2.13 or
as otherwise  provided  under the terms and provisions of this Mortgage or under
applicable  law shall bear  interest  from the date that such sum is advanced or
expenses  incurred,  to and including the date of reimbursement,  computed at an
interest rate per annum (the  "Default  Rate") at all times equal to the highest
default rate  provided in the  Indenture,  but in no event to exceed the maximum
rate  allowed by law. All interest  payable  hereunder  shall be computed on the
basis of a 360day year over the actual number of days elapsed.  Any such amounts
advanced or incurred by the Mortgagee, together with the interest thereon, shall
be payable on demand,  shall,  until paid, be secured by this Mortgage as a Lien
on the Mortgaged Property and shall be deemed a part of the Indebtedness.

     Section 2.14 Costs of Enforcement. The Mortgagor agrees to bear and pay all
expenses  (including,   without  limitation,   reasonable  attorneys'  fees  and
expenses) of or incidental to (i) the enforcement of any provision hereof,  (ii)
the  enforcement  of this  Mortgage,  the Notes,  the  Security  Documents,  the
Indenture  and for the curing  thereof,  (iii)  subject to Section  2.12 hereof,
defending  the rights and claims of the  Mortgagee in respect of this  Mortgage,
the Notes,  the  Indenture  and/or the  Security  Documents,  by  litigation  or
otherwise,  and (iv) the  appointment  of a receiver or receivers as hereinafter
contemplated.  All rights and remedies of the Mortgagee  shall be cumulative and
may  be  exercised  singly  or  concurrently.  Notwithstanding  anything  herein
contained to the contrary, the Mortgagor:  (i) HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY; and,
to the  fullest  extent  allowed by law,  (ii) shall not (a) at any time  insist
upon, or plead, or in any manner whatever claim or take any benefit or advantage
of any stay or extension or moratorium law, any exemption from execution or sale
of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof,  wherever enacted,  now or at any
time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants and terms of performance
of this  Mortgage,  nor (b) after any such sale or sales,  claim or exercise any
right under any statute  heretofore or hereafter  enacted to redeem the property
so sold or any part  thereof;  (iii)  hereby  expressly  waives  all  benefit or
advantage of any such law or laws;  and (iv)  covenants not to hinder,  delay or
impede the execution of any power herein  granted or delegated to the Mortgagee,
but to suffer and permit the  execution  of every power as though no such law or
laws had been made or enacted.  The Mortgagor,  for itself and all who may claim
under it,  waives,  to the extent  that it lawfully  may,  all right to have the
Mortgaged Property or any part thereof  marshalled upon any foreclosure  hereof.
The  appraisement of the Mortgaged  Property is hereby  expressly  waived or not
waived at the option of the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, such option to
be  exercised  prior to or at the time  judgment is rendered in any  foreclosure
hereof.

     Section 2.15 Filing  Charges,  Recording  Fees,  Taxes,  etc. The Mortgagor
shall pay any and all taxes, charges,  filing,  registration and recording fees,
excises and levies  imposed upon the  Mortgagee by reason of its interest in the
Mortgaged  Property and this Mortgage or any mortgage  supplemental  hereto, any
security  instrument with respect to any interest of the Mortgagor in and to any
fixture or personal  property at the  Mortgaged  Property or any  instrument  of
further  assurance,  other  than  income,  franchise,  succession,  inheritance,
business and similar taxes,  and shall pay all other taxes, if any,  required to
be paid on the debt evidenced by the Notes.  In the event the Mortgagor fails to
make such  payment  within ten (10) days  after  written  notice  thereof to the
Mortgagor,  then the Mortgagee shall have the right, in its sole discretion,  to
elect either to (i) declare the entire Indebtedness  immediately due and payable
or (ii) to pay the amount due, and the Mortgagor  shall  reimburse the Mortgagee
for said amount, together with interest thereon computed at the Default Rate.

     Section  2.16  Restrictive  Covenants  and Leasing  Requirements.  Promptly
following the execution  hereof,  Mortgagor shall deliver a notice,  in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Mortgagee, to all existing tenants or other
occupants of the  Mortgaged  Property,  which notice  shall  indicate  that this
Mortgage has been  executed and,  subject to the terms  hereof,  all Leases have
been assigned to Mortgagee.  Mortgagor shall not hereafter  execute or permit to
be  executed  any lease or other  occupancy  agreement,  whether  singly or in a
series of transactions,  for all or substantially all of the Mortgaged Property,
without first delivering to Mortgagee a subordination  and attornment  agreement
to  and  for  the  benefit  of  Mortgagee  in  form  and  substance   reasonably
satisfactory to Mortgagee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgagor shall be
permitted,  without the  delivery  of a separate  subordination  and  attornment
agreement,  to lease up to onehalf of the Mortgaged Property,  provided (i) such
lease is to a bona fide thirdparty tenant on commercially reasonable terms, (ii)
Mortgagor  gives notice to the Mortgagee of such lease,  or any such  amendment,
modification or extension thereof with a copy thereof, and (iii) Mortgagor gives
prior written  notice of this Mortgage to the tenant or other occupant under any
such lease, amendment, modification or extension.

     Section  2.17  Assignment  of  Rents.  The  Mortgagor  hereby   absolutely,
presently and unconditionally  assigns to the Mortgagee, as further security for
the payment of the Indebtedness  and performance of the Obligations,  all of its
interest in the rents,  issues and profits of the Mortgaged  Property,  together
with  its  interest  in all  Leases  of all or any  portion  thereof  and  other
documents  evidencing such rents,  issues and profits now or hereafter in effect
and its interest in any and all deposits held as security under any such Leases,
and shall  deliver  to the  Mortgagee  a true and  correct  copy of an  executed
counterpart  of each such  Lease or other  material  documents  to which it is a
party and  which  affects  the  Mortgaged  Property.  Nothing  contained  in the
foregoing  sentence shall be construed to bind the Mortgagee to the  performance
of any of the covenants, conditions or provisions contained in any such Lease or
other  document  or  otherwise  to  impose  any  obligation  on  the  Mortgagee,
including,  without  limitation,  any liability under the covenants contained in
any such  Lease.  To the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  applicable  laws,  the
Mortgagor  hereby  grants to the  Mortgagee the present right (i) to collect and
receive  any and all  rents,  issues  and  profits  and to  enter  upon and take
possession  of the  Mortgaged  Property for the purpose of  collecting  the said
rents,  issues and profits,  (ii) to dispossess by the usual summary proceedings
(or any other proceedings of the Mortgagee's selection) any tenant defaulting in
the payment thereof to the Mortgagee,  (iii) to let the Mortgaged  Property,  or
any part  thereof,  and (iv) to apply  said  rents,  issues and  profits,  after
payment of all necessary charges and expenses  (including,  without  limitation,
costs of required maintenance and operation of the Mortgaged Property,  costs of
collection,  default associated charges,  past due interest and late charges and
similar  charges and expenses) , on account of the  Indebtedness.  This Mortgage
constitutes and evidences the irrevocable  consent of the Mortgagor to the entry
upon and taking possession of the Mortgaged  Property by the Mortgagee  pursuant
to such  grant,  whether  foreclosure  has been  instituted  or not and  without
applying for a receiver;  provided, however, that so long as no Event of Default
shall have  occurred and be  continuing,  the  Mortgagor  shall have a revocable
license to collect and receive  said rents,  issues and profits and to otherwise
manage the  Mortgaged  Property,  including,  without  limitation,  a  revocable
license to exercise the rights granted to Mortgagee pursuant to subsections (i),
(ii),  (iii) and (iv) above.  If an Event of Default  shall have occurred and be
continuing,  any rental or other income from the Mortgaged  Property received by
the  Mortgagor  shall be deemed to be received by the Mortgagor in trust for the
Mortgagee  and shall be paid over to the Mortgagee  immediately  upon receipt by
the Mortgagor.  This license of the Mortgagor to collect and receive said rents,
issues and profits shall be automatically revoked without the requirement of any
action by the Mortgagee  upon the  occurrence  and during the  continuance of an
Event of Default.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default,  the Mortgagor  hereby  appoints the  Mortgagee as its  attorneyinfact,
coupled with an interest,  to receive and collect all rent,  additional rent and
other sums due under the terms of each Lease to which the  Mortgagor  is a party
and to direct any such tenant,  by written notice or by mail or in person to the
Mortgagee.  If an  Event of  Default  shall  have  occurred  and be  continuing,
Mortgagee  may,  without  thereby  becoming  or  being  deemed  a  mortgagee  in
possession  or  incurring  any  liability  under any Lease,  notify any  lessee,
tenant,  concessionaire,  licensee  or other  occupant of all or any part of the
Mortgaged  Property to pay all rental or other income  payable by it, him or her
to the Mortgagee  and all such rental and other income shall  thereafter be paid
directly to the Mortgagee until the Mortgagee agrees  otherwise.  If an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, to facilitate the Mortgagee's collection
of rental and other income,  the Mortgagor  hereby  irrevocably  authorizes  and
empowers  the  Mortgagee  to  endorse  on  behalf  of the  Mortgagor  and in the
Mortgagor's name all checks and other  instruments  received by the Mortgagee as
payment of rental or other income. The Mortgagee shall apply to the Indebtedness
the net amount (after  deducting all costs and  expenses,  including  attorneys'
fees and expenses,  incident to the collection thereof,  and after deducting all
costs and  expenses  of  operation,  maintenance  and  repairs of the  Mortgaged
Property) of any such rental or other income received by it.

     Section  2.18  Transfer  Restrictions.  Except as either  permitted  or not
prohibited by the provisions of Section 4.10 of the Indenture, the Mortgagor may
not,  without the prior  written  consent of the  Mortgagee,  further  mortgage,
encumber,  hypothecate, sell, transfer, convey, assign or sublet all or any part
of the  Mortgaged  Property  or the leases  and rents  affecting  the  Mortgaged
Property  or any other  interest  in the  Mortgaged  Property or such leases and
rents or suffer any of the foregoing to occur  involuntarily  or by operation of
law or otherwise. In the event of a sale, transfer or other conveyance of any of
the Mortgaged  Property permitted by this section,  Mortgagee shall,  subject to
the terms of  Section  10.3 of the  Indenture,  at the sole cost and  expense of
Mortgagor,  execute  such  documents as Mortgagor  shall  reasonably  request to
evidence the release of the Lien of this Mortgage with respect to such Mortgaged
Property.

     Section  2.19  Indemnity.  The  Mortgagor  agrees that it shall  indemnify,
defend and hold  harmless the  Mortgagee  from and against all loss,  liability,
obligation,   claim,  damage,  penalty,  cause  of  action,  cost  and  expense,
including, without limitation, any assessments, levies, impositions,  judgments,
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements,  cost of appeal bonds and printing
costs,  imposed upon or incurred by or asserted  against the Mortgagee by reason
of (a)  ownership of this Mortgage  (other than taxes,  if any, in the nature of
income taxes  imposed on the  Mortgagee  as the result of its  ownership of this
Mortgage); (b) any accident,  injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage
to property  occurring on or about the Mortgaged  Property (except to the extent
the same  shall be caused by the  Mortgagee's  own gross  negligence  or willful
misconduct);  (c) any use, nonuse or condition of the Mortgaged Property (except
to the extent the same shall be caused by the Mortgagee's  own gross  negligence
or  willful  misconduct);  (d)  performance  of any  labor  or  services  or the
furnishing  of any  materials  or other  property  in respect  of the  Mortgaged
Property or any part thereof for maintenance or otherwise; (e) the imposition of
any  mortgage,  real  estate or  governmental  tax  incurred as a result of this
Mortgage or the Notes, other than income,  franchise,  succession,  inheritance,
business and similar  taxes  payable by the  Mortgagee,  or (f) any violation or
alleged  violation by the  Mortgagor of any law. Any amounts  payable under this
Section  2.19 shall be  immediately  due and payable  without  demand,  shall be
deemed a part of the  Indebtedness  secured  hereby,  and until  paid shall bear
interest at the Default Rate. If any action is brought  against the Mortgagee by
reason of any of the foregoing occurrences, the Mortgagor will have the right to
defend and resist such action, suit or proceeding,  at the Mortgagor's sole cost
and expense by counsel  reasonably  approved by the Mortgagee.  The  Mortgagor's
obligations under this Section 2.19 shall survive any change in law, the payment
in full of the  Indebtedness,  any discharge,  release or  satisfaction  of this
Mortgage  and/or the delivery of one or more deeds in lieu of  foreclosure  with
respect to this Mortgage.

     Section 2.20 Security Interest in Fixtures.

          (i) As provided in the granting  clauses  hereinabove,  this  Mortgage
     shall  constitute  a security  agreement  and shall  create and  evidence a
     security  interest in all Fixtures in which a security interest or lien may
     be granted or a common law pledge created  pursuant to the UCC as in effect
     in the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located or under common law
     in such state,  which  security  interest is hereby granted to Mortgagee as
     "secured  party"  (as  such  term is  defined  in the  UCC),  securing  the
     Indebtedness  and the  Obligations  of the  Mortgagor  hereunder  and  upon
     recordation  in the real  property  records  of the  County  in  which  the
     Mortgaged  Property is located,  shall constitute a "fixture filing" within
     the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC creating a perfected  security interest
     in all fixtures now or hereafter located upon the Mortgaged  Property.  The
     Mortgagor,  immediately  upon the execution and delivery of this  Mortgage,
     and thereafter from time to time,  shall cause this Mortgage,  any security
     instrument  evidencing or perfecting  the Lien hereof in the Fixtures,  and
     each instrument of further assurance,  including,  without limitation,  UCC
     financing statements and continuation  statements,  to be filed, registered
     or  recorded  in such  manner and in such  places as may be required by any
     present or future law in order to publish  notice of and fully to  perfect,
     preserve  and  protect the lien hereof  upon the  Mortgaged  Property.  The
     Mortgagor  hereby appoints and authorizes the Mortgagee to act on behalf of
     the Mortgagor upon the Mortgagor's failure to comply with the provisions of
     this Section 2.20.

          (ii) To the extent the mortgage foreclosure laws of the state in which
     the Mortgaged  Property is located do not provide for  foreclosure  against
     some or all of the Fixtures,  upon the  occurrence of any Event of Default,
     in addition to the remedies set forth in Article III hereof,  the Mortgagee
     shall have the power to foreclose  the  Mortgagor's  right of redemption in
     the Fixtures by sale of the Fixtures in accordance  with the UCC as enacted
     in the state in which the  Mortgaged  Property  is located  or under  other
     applicable  law in such state.  It shall not be necessary that any Fixtures
     offered be physically  present at any such sale or constructively be in the
     possession of the  Mortgagee or the person  conducting  the sale.  Upon the
     occurrence  and  during  the  continuance  of any  Event  of  Default,  the
     Mortgagee may sell the Fixtures or any portion thereof at public or private
     sale with notice to the Mortgagor as hereinafter provided.  The proceeds of
     any such sale,  after  deducting  all expenses of the  Mortgagee in taking,
     storing, repairing and selling the Fixtures or any part thereof (including,
     without  limitation,  attorneys' fees and expenses) shall be applied in the
     manner set forth in Section 3.2 hereof. At any sale, public or private,  of
     the Fixtures or any part thereof,  the Mortgagee may purchase any or all of
     the Fixtures offered at such sale.

          (iii) The  Mortgagee  shall give  Mortgagor  notice of any sale of the
     Fixtures or any portion thereof  pursuant to the provisions of this Section
     2.20. Any such notice shall  conclusively be deemed to be effective if such
     notice  is mailed at least ten (10)  business  days  prior to any sale,  by
     first class or certified  mail,  postage  prepaid,  to the Mortgagor at its
     address determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 hereof.

     Section 2.21 Compliance with Agreements.  The Mortgagor shall timely comply
and perform all of the obligations  imposed upon it by the Notes,  the Indenture
and the Security Documents.

     Section  2.22  Environmental.  Except  as  could  not,  singly  or  in  the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect:

          (i)  Mortgagor  (a) has obtained  all Permits  that are required  with
     respect to the operation of the Mortgaged  Property under the Environmental
     Laws (as defined below) and is in compliance  with all terms and conditions
     of such required  Permits,  and (b) is in compliance with all Environmental
     Laws (including,  without limitation,  compliance with standards, schedules
     and timetables therein);

          (ii) no portion of or interest in the Mortgaged  Property is listed or
     proposed for listing on the National  Priorities List or the  Comprehensive
     Environmental  Response,  Compensation,  and Liability  Information System,
     both   promulgated   under  the   Comprehensive   Environmental   Response,
     Compensation  and Liability Act of 1980, as amended  ("CERCLA"),  or on any
     other state or local list established  pursuant to any  Environmental  Law,
     and  Mortgagor  has not  received any  notification  of potential or actual
     liability or request for information  under CERCLA or any comparable  state
     or local law;

          (iii)  no  underground  storage  tank  or  other  underground  storage
     receptacle, or related piping, is located on the Mortgaged Property;

          (iv) there have been no releases (including,  without limitation,  any
     past or present releasing,  spilling,  leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
     emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing or dumping,
     onsite or, to the best of Mortgagor's knowledge after due inquiry, offsite)
     of Hazardous  Materials (as defined  below) by Mortgagor or, to the best of
     Mortgagor's  knowledge after due inquiry,  any predecessor in interest,  or
     any  person  or  entity  whose  liability  for  any  release  of  Hazardous
     Materials,  Mortgagor  or any of its  affiliates  has  retained  or assumed
     either contractually or by operation of law at, on, under, from or into any
     portion of the Mortgaged Property;

          (v)  neither  Mortgagor  nor any  person  or  entity  whose  liability
     Mortgagor  or  any  of  its  affiliates  has  retained  or  assumed  either
     contractually  or by  operation  of law  has  any  liability,  absolute  or
     contingent, under any Environmental Law, and there is no civil, criminal or
     administrative  action,  suit,  demand,  hearing,  notice of  violation  or
     deficiency, investigation,  proceeding, notice or demand letter pending or,
     to the best of their knowledge after due inquiry, threatened against any of
     them under any Environmental Law;

          (vi) there are no events, activities,  practices, incidents or actions
     or, to the best of  Mortgagor's  knowledge  after due inquiry,  conditions,
     circumstances  or plans that may  interfere  with or prevent  compliance by
     Mortgagor  with  any  Environmental  Law,  or  that  may  give  rise to any
     liability under any Environmental Laws; and

          (vii) in the ordinary course of its businesses,  Mortgagor  conducts a
     periodic  review  of the  effect  of  Environmental  Laws on the  business,
     operations and properties of Mortgagor in the course of which it identifies
     and  evaluates  associated  costs  and  liabilities   (including,   without
     limitation,  any capital or  operating  expenditures  required for cleanup,
     closure of properties or compliance with  Environmental Laws or any permit,
     license or approval,  any related  constraints on operating  activities and
     any potential  liabilities to third parties).  On the basis of such review,
     Mortgagor  has  reasonably   concluded  that  such  associated   costs  and
     liabilities  could  not  reasonably  be  expected  to,  singly  or  in  the
     aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Mortgagor, taken as a whole.
 
          "Environmental  Laws" means all  Applicable  Laws, now or hereafter in
     effect,  relating  to  pollution  or  protection  of  human  health  or the
     environment, including, without limitation, laws relating to (1) emissions,
     discharges,  releases or threatened  releases of pollutants,  contaminants,
     chemicals, or industrial,  toxic or hazardous  constituents,  substances or
     wastes,  including,  without  limitation,  asbestos  or  asbestoscontaining
     materials,   polychlorinated  biphenyls,   petroleum  or  any  constituents
     relating  to or arising  out of any oil  production  activities,  including
     crude  oil or any  fraction  thereof,  or any  petroleum  product  or other
     wastes,   chemicals  or  substances  regulated  by  any  Environmental  Law
     (collectively referred to as "Hazardous  Materials"),  into the environment
     (including,  without limitation,  ambient air, surface water, ground water,
     land  surface  or  subsurface  strata),  (2) the  manufacture,  processing,
     distribution,  use, generation,  treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
     handling of  Hazardous  Materials  and (3)  underground  storage  tanks and
     related piping, and emissions,  discharges, releases or threatened releases
     therefrom.

                                   ARTICLE III

                              Default and Remedies

     Section 3.1 Events of  Default.  The  following  shall each  constitute  an
"Event of Default" under this Mortgage:

          (i) the  occurrence  of any  Event of  Default  under the  Notes,  the
     Indenture, the Guaranty or any of the Security Documents;

          (ii) if the Mortgagor shall fail to make any other payment required by
     this  Mortgage  within ten (10) days after  written  notice  thereof to the
     Mortgagor by the Mortgagee;

          (iii) if any  representation  or warranty  contained  herein  shall be
     false or incorrect in any material respect when made; or

          (iv) if the Mortgagor fails to keep, observe and/or perform any of the
     other covenants,  conditions,  Obligations or agreements  contained in this
     Mortgage, and such default continues for a period of thirty (30) days after
     written notice to the Mortgagor by the Mortgagee;  provided,  however, that
     it shall not be an Event of Default  hereunder  if the default is such that
     cannot  reasonably be cured within 30 days and the  Mortgagor  commences to
     cure the default within such thirtyday period,  diligently  pursues a cure,
     and cures such default within 120 days from the date of the initial written
     notice of default thereof to the Mortgagor by the Mortgagee.

     Section 3.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, the Mortgagee may:

          (i) in addition to any rights or remedies  available to it  hereunder,
     take such  action as it deems  advisable  to protect and enforce its rights
     against the  Mortgagor  and in and to the  Mortgaged  Property,  including,
     without  limitation,  the following  actions,  each of which may be pursued
     concurrently or otherwise,  at such time and in such order as the Mortgagee
     may  determine,  in its sole  discretion,  without  impairing  or otherwise
     affecting  any of the other  rights  and  remedies  of the  Mortgagee:  (1)
     declare the entire unpaid  Indebtedness  to be immediately due and payable;
     or (2) after accelerating the Indebtedness, to the extent permitted by law,
     immediately enter into or upon the Mortgaged Property, either personally or
     by its agents,  nominees or attorneys and  dispossess the Mortgagor and its
     agents and servants therefrom, and at once take possession of the Mortgaged
     Property,  and  thereupon  the  Mortgagee  may (a)  use,  operate,  manage,
     control, insure, maintain,  repair, restore and otherwise deal with all and
     every part of the Mortgaged Property and conduct the business thereat;  (b)
     complete any construction on the Mortgaged Property in such manner and form
     as the Mortgagee deems  advisable;  (c) make such  alterations,  additions,
     renewals,  replacements  and improvements to or on the Improvements and the
     balance of the Mortgaged  Property  necessary or advisable as determined by
     the Mortgagee to continue to operate the business;  (d) exercise all rights
     and powers of the Mortgagor with respect to the Mortgaged Property, whether
     in the name of the Mortgagor or otherwise,  including,  without limitation,
     the right to make,  cancel,  enforce  or modify  leases,  obtain  and evict
     tenants,  and sue for, collect and receive all earnings,  revenues,  rents,
     issues,  profits and other income of the Mortgaged  Property and every part
     thereof;  and (e) apply the  receipts  from the  Mortgaged  Property to the
     payment  of  the  Indebtedness,  after  deducting  therefrom  all  expenses
     (including  reasonable  attorneys'  fees  and  disbursements)  incurred  in
     connection with the aforesaid  operations and all amounts  necessary to pay
     the taxes, assessments,  insurance and other charges in connection with the
     Mortgaged  Property,  as well as just and reasonable  compensation  for the
     services  of the  Mortgagee,  its  counsel,  agents and  employees;  or (3)
     institute  proceedings  for the complete  foreclosure  of this  Mortgage in
     which case the Mortgaged  Property may be sold for cash or credit in one or
     more parcels;  or (4) with or without  entry and, to the extent  permitted,
     and  pursuant to the  procedures  provided  by  applicable  law,  institute
     proceedings  for the  foreclosure  of this  Mortgage for the portion of the
     Indebtedness  then due and  payable,  subject to the Lien of this  Mortgage
     continuing  unimpaired  and  without  loss of  priority so as to secure the
     balance of the Indebtedness not then due; or (5) institute an action,  suit
     or  proceeding  in equity for the specific  performance  of any  covenants,
     condition or agreement  contained  herein;  or (6) recover  judgment on the
     Notes or any  guaranty  either  before,  during  or after or in lieu of any
     proceedings  for the  enforcement  of this  Mortgage;  or (7) apply for the
     appointment  of a  trustee,  receiver,  liquidator  or  conservator  of the
     Mortgaged Property, without regard for the adequacy of the security for the
     Indebtedness  and without  regard for the  solvency of the  Mortgagor,  any
     guarantor or of any person,  firm or other entity liable for the payment of
     the Indebtedness or performance of the Obligations to which appointment the
     Mortgagor does hereby consent; or (8) to the extent permitted by applicable
     law,  to  proceed  under  the  POWER OF SALE  granted  herein  and sell the
     Mortgaged Property or any part thereof to the extent permitted and pursuant
     to the procedures  provided by the laws of the State in which the Mortgaged
     Property is located, and all estate,  right, title and interest,  claim and
     demand therein,  and right of redemption  thereof, at one or more sales, as
     an entirety or in parcels,  and at such time and place, upon such terms and
     after such  notice  thereof as may be  required  by  applicable  law or (9)
     pursue such other remedies as the Mortgagee may have under applicable law.

          (ii) In  addition to any other  remedies  available  to the  Mortgagee
     hereunder or at law or in equity,  the  Mortgagor  hereby  confers unto the
     Mortgagee a power of sale for the Mortgaged  Property  exercisable  upon an
     Event of Default under this Mortgage and agrees that the Mortgagee,  at its
     option,  may proceed  under this power of sale  pursuant to the  applicable
     procedures  provided  therefor  by the  laws  of the  State  in  which  the
     Mortgaged  Property is located or  foreclose  this  Mortgage as provided by
     such  laws.  The  Mortgagor  represents  and  warrants  that the  Mortgaged
     Property is not the Mortgagor's  homestead and that the Indebtedness is not
     an extension of credit made primarily for agricultural purposes.

          Notwithstanding  anything  contained in this Mortgage to the contrary,
     any notices of sale given in accordance  with the  applicable  requirements
     provided therefor by the laws of the State in which the Mortgaged  Property
     is located shall  constitute  sufficient  notice of sale.  The conduct of a
     sale pursuant to a power of sale shall be sufficient hereunder if conducted
     in accordance  with such  requirements  in effect at the time of such sale,
     notwithstanding  any other  provision  contained  in this  Mortgage  to the
     contrary.  The proceeds of any sale of the Mortgaged  Property  pursuant to
     the power of sale herein  granted shall be applied in accordance  with such
     requirements in effect at the time of such sale.

          (iii) The proceeds of any sale made under or by virtue of this Article
     III,  together  with any other sums which then may be held by the Mortgagee
     under this  Mortgage,  whether under the  provisions of this Article III or
     otherwise, shall be applied:

          First:  To the payment of the costs and expenses of any such sale,  or
     the costs and expenses of entering upon,  taking  possession  of,  removing
     from, holding, operating and/or managing the Mortgaged Property or any part
     thereof, as the case may be, and of all expenses,  liabilities and advances
     made or  incurred  by the  Mortgagee  under this  Mortgage,  together  with
     interest at the Default Rate as provided herein on all advances made by the
     Mortgagee and all taxes or  assessments,  except any taxes,  assessments or
     other charges subject to which the Mortgaged Property shall have been sold.

          Second:  In  accordance  with the  provisions  of Section  6.10 of the
     Indenture.

          The Mortgagee  and any receiver of the Mortgaged  Property or any part
     thereof shall be liable to account for only those rents, issues and profits
     actually received by it.

          (iv) The  Mortgagee may adjourn from time to time any sale by it to be
     made under or by virtue of this  Mortgage by  announcement  at the time and
     place  appointed  for such sale or for such  adjourned  sale or sales;  and
     except as  otherwise  provided  by any  applicable  provision  of law,  the
     Mortgagee, without further notice or publication, may make such sale at the
     time and place to which the same shall be so adjourned.

          (v) Upon the  completion  of any sale or sales  made by the  Mortgagee
     under or by virtue of this Article III, the Mortgagee, or an officer of any
     court  empowered  to do so,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to the  accepted
     purchaser  or  purchasers  a good and  sufficient  instrument,  or good and
     sufficient instruments, granting, conveying, assigning and transferring all
     estate,  right,  title and interest in and to the property and rights sold.
     The  Mortgagee  is  hereby  irrevocably   appointed  the  true  and  lawful
     attorneyinfact of the Mortgagor (coupled with an interest), in its name and
     stead,  to make  all  necessary  conveyances,  assignments,  transfers  and
     deliveries  of the  Mortgaged  Property  and  rights  so sold  and for that
     purpose the Mortgagee may execute all necessary  instruments of conveyance,
     assignment,  transfer and delivery,  and may substitute one or more persons
     with like power,  the Mortgagor  hereby  ratifying and  confirming all that
     said  attorneyinfact or such substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do by
     virtue  hereof.  Nevertheless,  the  Mortgagor,  if  so  requested  by  the
     Mortgagee, shall ratify and confirm any such sale or sales by executing and
     delivering  to the Mortgagee or to such  purchaser or  purchasers  all such
     instruments as may be advisable, in the judgment of the Mortgagee,  for the
     purpose,  and as may be designated in such request.  Any such sale or sales
     made under or by virtue of this Article  III,  whether made under the POWER
     OF SALE herein granted or under or by virtue of judicial  proceedings or of
     a judgment or decree of foreclosure  and sale,  shall operate to divest all
     of the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, whether
     at law or in equity,  of the Mortgagor in and to the  properties and rights
     so sold, and shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against the
     Mortgagor  and against  any and all  persons  claiming or who may claim the
     same or any part thereof from, through or under the Mortgagor.

          (vi) In the event of any sale made under or by virtue of this  Article
     III (whether  made under the POWER OF SALE  provided for herein or under or
     by virtue of judicial proceedings or of a judgment or decree of foreclosure
     and sale),  the entire  Indebtedness,  if not  previously  due and payable,
     immediately  thereupon shall,  anything in any Note, the Indenture,  any of
     the Security Documents or in this Mortgage to the contrary notwithstanding,
     become due and payable.

          (vii)  Upon any sale  made  under or by  virtue  of this  Article  III
     (whether  made under the POWER OF SALE  provided  for herein or under or by
     virtue of judicial  proceedings  or of a judgment or decree of  foreclosure
     and sale), the Mortgagee may bid for and acquire the Mortgaged  Property or
     any part  thereof or interest  therein and in lieu of paying cash  therefor
     may  make   settlement  for  the  purchase  price  by  crediting  upon  the
     Indebtedness of the Mortgagor  secured by this Mortgage the net sales price
     after  deducting  therefrom  the  expenses of the sale and the costs of the
     action  (including  attorneys'  fees and expenses) and any other sums which
     the Mortgagee is authorized to deduct under this Mortgage.

          (viii) No recovery of any judgment by the  Mortgagee and no levy of an
     execution  under  any  judgment  upon the  Mortgaged  Property  or any part
     thereof or upon any other  property of the  Mortgagor  shall  effect in any
     manner  or to any  extent,  the lien of this  Mortgage  upon the  Mortgaged
     Property or any part thereof, or any liens,  rights,  powers or remedies of
     the Mortgagee hereunder, but such Liens, rights, powers and remedies of the
     Mortgagee shall continue unimpaired as before.

     Section 3.3 Payment of Indebtedness  After Default.  Upon the occurrence of
any Event of Default and the acceleration of the maturity of the Indebtedness as
provided herein, if, at any time prior to foreclosure sale, the Mortgagor or any
other  person   tenders   payment  of  the  amount   necessary  to  satisfy  the
Indebtedness,  the same shall  constitute an evasion of the payment terms hereof
and/or the Indenture or the Security  Documents or the Notes and shall be deemed
to be a voluntary prepayment hereunder,  in which case such payment must include
the  premium  and/or  fee  required  under  the  prepayment  provision,  if any,
contained herein or in the Notes,  the Security  Documents and/or the Indenture.
This provision shall be of no force or effect if at the time that such tender of
payment is made, the Mortgagor has the right under this  Mortgage,  the Security
Documents, the Indenture or the Notes to prepay the Indebtedness without penalty
or premium.

     Section 3.4 Intentionally Omitted.

     Section  3.5  Mortgagor's  Actions  After  Default.   Effective  after  the
happening of any Event of Default and immediately  upon the  commencement of any
action,  suit or other legal proceedings by the Mortgagee to obtain judgment for
the Indebtedness, or of any other nature in aid of the enforcement of the Notes,
the  Indenture,  the  Guaranty,  the Security  Documents or this  Mortgage,  the
Mortgagor  hereby  (i) waives the  issuance  and  service of process in any such
action, suit or proceeding,  provided,  however,  that notice of such process is
given to Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.3 hereof,  (ii) waives the right
to  trial by jury  and  (iii) if  required  by the  Mortgagee,  consents  to the
appointment  of a receiver or receivers  with respect to the Mortgaged  Property
and of all the earnings, revenues, rents, issues, profits and income thereof.

     Section 3.6 Control by Mortgagee  After  Default.  Upon and  following  the
appointment of any receiver,  liquidator or trustee of the Mortgagor,  or of any
of its property, or of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof, the Mortgagee
shall be entitled to  possession  and control of all property now and  hereafter
covered by this Mortgage, and shall not be deemed to be a  mortgageeinpossession
as a result thereof.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                  Miscellaneous

     Section 4.1 Credits  Waived.  The Mortgagor  will not claim or demand or be
entitled to any credit or credits  against the  Indebtedness  for so much of the
taxes assessed against the Mortgaged  Property or any part thereof,  as is equal
to the tax rate applied to the amount due on this  Mortgage or any part thereof,
and no deductions  shall  otherwise be made or claimed from the taxable value of
the  Mortgaged  Property or any part  thereof by reason of this  Mortgage or the
payment of the  Indebtedness  and the  performance  of the  Obligations  secured
hereby.

     Section  4.2 No  Releases.  The  Mortgagor  agrees,  that in the  event the
Mortgaged  Property or any part thereof or interest  therein is sold pursuant to
the prior written consent of the Mortgagee as provided herein, and the Mortgagee
enters  into  any  agreement  with  the then  owner  of the  Mortgaged  Property
extending  the  time  of  payment  of the  Indebtedness  or  performance  of the
Obligations,  or otherwise  modifying  the terms  hereof,  the  Mortgagor  shall
continue  to be liable  to pay the  Indebtedness  and  perform  the  Obligations
according  to the tenor of any such  agreement  unless  expressly  released  and
discharged in writing by the Mortgagee.

     Section   4.3   Notices.   All   notices,   requests,   demands  and  other
communications  required  or  permitted  to be given to or made  upon any  party
hereto  shall  be in  writing  and  shall  be  personally  delivered  or sent by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,  return receipt requested,  or by
prepaid telex or telegram (with  messenger  delivery  specified in the case of a
telegram),  or by  telecopier,  or overnight air courier  guaranteeing  next day
delivery and shall be deemed to be delivered  for purposes of this Mortgage when
delivered  in person,  upon  acknowledged  receipt if  delivered  by telecopy or
telex, or five (5) business days after  depositing it in the United States mail,
registered or certified,  with postage prepaid and properly  addressed,  and the
next business day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air
courier  guaranteeing next day delivery.  Unless otherwise specified in a notice
sent or delivered in accordance  with the  foregoing  provisions of this Section
4.3, notices, demands, instructions and other communications in writing shall be
given to or made upon the respective  parties at their respective  addresses (or
to their respective telex or telecopier numbers) indicated below:

If to Mortgagor:

PPM Cranes, Inc.
c/o Terex Corporation
500 Post Road East
Westport, Connecticut  06880
Attention:  Marvin Rosenberg, Esq.

If to the Mortgagee:

United States Trust Company of New York 
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036
Attn:  Corporate Trust Department

     Section 4.4 Binding  Obligations.  The  provisions  and  covenants  of this
Mortgage shall run with the land,  shall be binding upon the Mortgagor and shall
inure to the benefit of the Mortgagee,  subsequent holders of this Mortgage, and
the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing.  For the purpose of this
Mortgage,  the term  "Mortgagor"  shall include and refer to the Mortgagor named
herein,  any subsequent owners of the Mortgaged Property (or any part thereof or
interest therein), and their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives,
successors  and  assigns.  If there is more  than  one  Mortgagor,  all of their
undertakings hereunder shall be deemed to be joint and several.

     Section  4.5  Legal  Construction.  The  creation  of  this  Mortgage,  the
perfection of the lien or security  interest thereof in the Mortgaged  Property,
and the rights and  remedies  of the  Mortgagee  with  respect to the  Mortgaged
Property,  as provided herein and by the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged
Property is located,  shall be governed by and construed in accordance  with the
internal  laws of the state wherein the  Mortgaged  Property is located  without
regard to principles of conflict of law.  Otherwise,  to the extent permitted by
applicable law, this Mortgage, the Notes, the Security Documents,  the Indenture
and all other obligations of the Mortgagor (including,  without limitation,  the
liability of the Mortgagor for any deficiency  following a foreclosure of all or
any part of the  Mortgaged  Property)  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
accordance  with the internal  laws of the State of New York  without  regard to
principles of conflicts of laws, such state being the state where such documents
were executed and delivered.  Nothing in this Mortgage, the Notes, the Indenture
or in any other agreement  between the Mortgagor and the Mortgagee shall require
the  Mortgagor to pay, or the  Mortgagee to accept,  interest in an amount which
would subject the Mortgagee to any penalty or forfeiture  under  applicable law.
All agreements between the Mortgagor and the Mortgagee,  whether now existing or
hereafter  arising and whether oral or written,  are hereby expressly limited so
that in no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount paid or agreed to be
paid by the Mortgagor for the use,  forbearance  or detention of the money to be
loaned under the  Indenture,  the Security  Documents,  the Notes or any related
document,  or for the  payment or  performance  of any  covenant  or  obligation
contained  herein,  in the  Indenture,  the  Security  Documents or in the Notes
exceed the maximum amount  permissible  under applicable  Federal or state usury
laws. If under any circumstances  whatsoever  fulfillment of any such provision,
at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve  exceeding
the limit of validity  prescribed  by law,  then the  obligation to be fulfilled
shall be reduced to the limit of such validity.  If under any  circumstances the
Mortgagor  shall have paid an amount deemed  interest by applicable  law,  which
would  exceed the  highest  lawful  rate,  such  amount  shall be applied to the
reduction of the principal  amount owing in respect of the  Indebtedness and not
to the payment of interest,  or if such excessive  interest  exceeds such unpaid
balance of principal and any other amounts due hereunder or under the Notes, the
Indenture or any of the Security Documents,  the excess shall be refunded to the
Mortgagor.  All sums  paid or  agreed  to be paid for the  use,  forbearance  or
detention of the principal under any extension of credit by the Mortgagee shall,
to the extent  permitted  by  applicable  law,  and to the extent  necessary  to
preclude  exceeding  the limit of  validity  prescribed  by law,  be  amortized,
prorated,  allocated and spread from the date of this Mortgage  until payment in
full of such  sums so that  the  actual  rate of  interest  on  account  of such
principal amounts is uniform throughout the term hereof.

     Section 4.6 Captions. The captions of the Sections of this Mortgage are for
the  purpose  of  convenience  only  and are not  intended  to be a part of this
Mortgage and shall not be deemed to modify, explain,  enlarge or restrict any of
the provisions hereof.

     Section  4.7  Further   Assurances.   The  Mortgagor   shall  do,  execute,
acknowledge  and deliver,  at the sole cost and expense of the  Mortgagor,  such
further   acts,   deeds,   documents,   instruments,   conveyances,   mortgages,
assignments,  estoppel  certificates,  financing  statements,  fixture  filings,
continuation statements, notices of assignment,  transfers and assurances as the
Mortgagee may reasonably  require from time to time in order to assure,  convey,
grant,  assign,  transfer  and  confirm  unto the  Mortgagee  the  rights now or
hereafter intended to be granted to the Mortgagee under this Mortgage, any other
instrument  executed in connection  with this  Mortgage or any other  instrument
under  which the  Mortgagor  may be or may  hereafter  become  bound to  convey,
mortgage  or  assign  to  the  Mortgagee  for  carrying  out  the  intention  of
facilitating the performance of the terms of this Mortgage. The Mortgagor hereby
appoints the Mortgagee its  attorneyinfact  to execute,  acknowledge and deliver
for and in the name of the Mortgagor any and all of the instruments mentioned in
this  Section 4.7 and this  power,  being  coupled  with an  interest,  shall be
irrevocable  as  long as any  part of the  Indebtedness  remains  unpaid  or any
Obligations remain unperformed,  provided, however, that the Mortgagee shall not
exercise its powers as  attorneyinfact  without giving  Mortgagor five (5) days'
prior written notice of its intention to do so.

     Section  4.8  Severability.   Any  provision  of  this  Mortgage  which  is
prohibited or  unenforceable  in any jurisdiction or prohibited or unenforceable
as to any person or entity shall, as to such  jurisdiction,  person or entity or
circumstance   be   ineffective   to  the   extent   of  such   prohibition   or
unenforceability   without  invalidating  the  remaining  provisions  hereof  or
affecting  the  validity  or  enforceability  of such  provisions  in any  other
jurisdiction or as to any other person or entity or circumstance.

     Section 4.9 General Conditions.

          additional  to and not  exclusive  of the rights  conferred  under the
     provisions  of any  other  applicable  law.  To  the  extent  any  specific
     provision  of  this  Mortgage  and the  provisions  of any  applicable  law
     conveying any  beneficial  rights to either party  directly  conflict,  the
     terms of this Mortgage shall control.

          (ii) This Mortgage cannot be altered,  amended, modified or discharged
     orally and no executory agreement shall be effective to modify or discharge
     it in whole or in part,  unless it is in  writing  and  signed by the party
     against whom  enforcement  of the  modification,  alteration,  amendment or
     discharge is sought.

          (iii) No remedy herein  conferred upon or reserved to the Mortgagee is
     intended to be  exclusive  of any other  remedy or  remedies,  and each and
     every such remedy  shall be  cumulative,  and shall be in addition to every
     other  remedy given  hereunder  or now or  hereafter  existing at law or in
     equity or by statute.  No delay or omission of the  Mortgagee in exercising
     any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such
     right or power,  or shall be  construed to be a waiver of any such Event of
     Default, or any acquiescence therein. Acceptance of any payment (other than
     a monetary  payment in cure of a monetary  default) after the occurrence of
     an Event of Default shall not be deemed a waiver of or a cure of such Event
     of  Default  and  every  power and  remedy  given by this  Mortgage  to the
     Mortgagee  may be  exercised  from  time to time as often as may be  deemed
     expedient by the Mortgagee.  Nothing in this Mortgage or in the Notes shall
     limit or diminish the  obligation of the Mortgagor to pay the  Indebtedness
     in the manner and at the time and place therein respectively expressed.

          (iv) No waiver by the  Mortgagee or the  Mortgagor  shall be effective
     unless it is in writing  and then only to the extent  specifically  stated.
     Without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  any payment made by the
     Mortgagee for insurance premiums,  taxes,  assessments,  water rates, sewer
     rentals, levies, fees or any other charges affecting the Mortgaged Property
     shall not  constitute  a waiver of the  Mortgagor's  default in making such
     payments and shall not obligate the Mortgagee to make any further payments.

          (v) The  Mortgagee  shall  have the right to appear in and  defend any
     action or proceeding,  in the name and on behalf of the Mortgagor which the
     Mortgagee in its discretion  determines may adversely  affect the Mortgaged
     Property or this Mortgage, provided, however, that the Mortgagor shall have
     the right to defend any such action with counsel  reasonably  acceptable to
     the  Mortgagee.  In the event  that any such  action or  proceeding  is one
     covered by title  insurance,  defense thereof may be made by counsel to the
     title  company;  if the  proceeding  is one covered by  insurance,  defense
     thereof may be made by counsel to the  insurance  company;  notwithstanding
     the foregoing, if the action is one not covered by insurance, the Mortgagor
     shall  defend such  action  with  counsel  reasonably  satisfactory  to the
     Mortgagee.  The Mortgagee shall also have the right,  upon reasonable prior
     notice to Mortgagor  (except in the case of an emergency or other  imminent
     danger to the Mortgaged Property or Mortgagee's  interest therein, in which
     event no prior  notice  shall be  required),  to  institute  any  action or
     proceeding  which the  Mortgagee in its  reasonable  discretion  determines
     should be brought to protect its interest in the Mortgaged  Property or its
     rights  hereunder.  All costs and  expenses  incurred by the  Mortgagee  in
     connection  with  any  such  action  or  proceedings,   including,  without
     limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses shall be paid by the Mortgagor and
     shall be secured by this Mortgage.

          (vi) In the event of the  passage  after the date of this  Mortgage of
     any law of any governmental  authority having jurisdiction hereof or of the
     Mortgaged  Property,  deducting  from the value of land for the  purpose of
     taxation,  affecting  any lien  thereon or changing in any way the laws for
     the taxation of mortgages or debts secured by mortgages for federal,  state
     or local purposes, or the manner of the collection of any such taxes, so as
     to affect this Mortgage, the Mortgagor shall promptly pay to the Mortgagee,
     on demand,  all taxes,  costs and charges for which the Mortgagee is or may
     be liable  as a result  thereof;  provided  that if said  payment  shall be
     prohibited  by law,  render the Notes  usurious or subject the Mortgagee to
     any penalty or forfeiture,  then and in such event the Indebtedness  shall,
     at the option of the Mortgagee, be immediately due and payable.

          (vii)  The   Mortgagor   hereby   appoints   the   Mortgagee   as  its
     attorneyinfact  in  connection  with the  personal  property  and  fixtures
     covered by this Mortgage, where permitted by law, to file on its behalf any
     financing  statements or other statements in connection  therewith with the
     appropriate  public office signed by the Mortgagee,  as secured party. This
     power being coupled with an interest,  shall be  irrevocable so long as any
     part of the Indebtedness remains unpaid.

     Section 4.10 Multistate Real Estate Transaction. The Mortgagor acknowledges
that this  Mortgage  is one of a number of other  mortgages,  deeds of trust and
assignments  of  leases  and rents and  other  security  documents  (hereinafter
collectively  the "Other  Security  Documents")  which secure the payment of the
Indebtedness  and  performance  of the  Obligations  in whole  or in  part.  The
Mortgagor  agrees  that the lien of this  Mortgage  shall,  subject to the terms
hereof, be absolute and unconditional and shall not in any manner be affected or
impaired by any acts or  omissions  whatsoever  of the  Mortgagee  and,  without
limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the lien hereof shall not be impaired
by any acceptance by the Mortgagee of any security for or guarantors upon any of
the  Indebtedness  or by any  failure,  neglect or  omission  on the part of the
Mortgagee to realize upon or protect any of the  Indebtedness  or any collateral
or security  therefor.  The lien  hereof  shall not in any manner be impaired or
affected by any release  (except as to the  property  released),  sale,  pledge,
surrender, compromise,  settlement, renewal, extension, indulgence,  alteration,
changing,  modification or any disposition of any of the  Indebtedness or of any
of the  collateral or security  therefor.  The Mortgagee may exercise any of the
rights and remedies under the Other Security  Documents without first exercising
or  enforcing  any of its  rights  and  remedies  hereunder,  or may  foreclose,
exercise  any power of sale,  or exercise any other right  available  under this
Mortgage  without  first  exercising or enforcing any of its rights and remedies
under  any  or all  of  the  Other  Security  Documents.  Such  exercise  of the
Mortgagee's rights and remedies under any or all of the Other Security Documents
shall not in any manner impair the  Indebtedness  or lien of this Mortgage,  and
any  exercise  of the rights or remedies of the  Mortgagee  hereunder  shall not
impair the lien of any of the Other Security Documents or any of the Mortgagee's
rights and remedies thereunder.  The Mortgagor  specifically consents and agrees
that the Mortgagee may exercise its rights and remedies  hereunder and under the
Other Security  Documents  separately or concurrently  and in any order that the
Mortgagee may deem appropriate.

     Section  4.11  Agreement  Paramount.  If and to the extent  that any of the
provisions of this Mortgage  conflict or are otherwise  inconsistent with any of
the provisions of the Indenture,  the provisions of the Indenture shall prevail.
Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the  failure of the  Indenture  to speak to or
address a provision  expressly set forth in this Mortgage shall not be deemed to
be such an inconsistency or conflict.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this Mortgage has been duly executed and delivered by
the Mortgagor as of the date first above written.



                                   PPM CRANES, INC.
Witnesses:

______________________________     By:__________________________
                                      Name:
______________________________        Title:
     

                                   Attest:_______________________
                                          Name:
                                          Title:





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STATE OF ________________________  )
COUNTY OF _______________________  )


     PERSONALLY  appeared before me the  undersigned  witness and made oath that
s/he saw the  within  named PPM  Cranes,  Inc.,  by  _____________________,  its
_______________________, sign, seal and, as its act and deed, deliver the within
written document for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and that s/he, with
the other witness whose signature appears above witnessed the execution thereof.


SWORN to before me this ____________)
day of ______________________, 1995.)
                                    )
____________________________(L.S.   )   ____________________
Notary Public for __________________)   Witness
My Commission expires:______________)

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                                                           EXHIBIT 11.1

                                                          (PAGE 1 OF 4)

                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                      Year Ended December 31,

                                                    1995       1994       1993
PRIMARY:

Income (loss) before extraordinary item .........$  (27.7) $    1.2  $  (65.0)
  Less: Accretion of Preferred Stock ............    (7.3)     (6.0)     (0.2)

Income (loss) before extraordinary item
 applicable to common stock .....................   (35.0)     (4.8)    (65.2)

Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt ........    (7.5)     (0.7)     (1.5)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stock ....$  (42.5) $   (5.5) $  (66.7)

Weighted average shares outstanding
 during the period ..............................     10.4      10.3      10

Assumed exercise of warrants at ratio determined
 as of December 31, 1995 ........................      ---(a)   ---(a)    ---(b)

Assumed exercise of stock options ...............      ---(a)   ---(a)    ---(a)

Primary shares outstanding ......................    10.4      10.3      10.0

PRIMARY INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

  Income (loss) before extraordinary item .......$   (3.37)$   (0.46)$   (6.55)
  Extraordinary loss ............................    (0.72)    (0.07)    (0.15)

  Net income (loss) .............................$   (4.09)$   (0.53)$   (6.70)


(a) Excluded from the computation because the effect is anti-dilutive.
(b) Not issued or outstanding during these periods.


                                                               EXHIBIT 11.1
                                                               (PAGE 2 OF 4)

                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                   Year Ended December 31,

                                                1995        1994         1993
FULLY DILUTED:

Income (loss) before extraordinary item ....   $  (27.7) $    1.2  $  (65.0)
  Less: Accretion of Preferred Stock .......       (7.3)     (6.0)     (0.2)

Income (loss) before extraordinary item
 applicable to common stock ................      (35.0)     (4.8)    (65.2)
Add: Accretion of Preferred stock assumed
 converted at beginning of period ..........       ---       ---       ---

                                                  (35.0)     (4.8)    (65.2)
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt ...       (7.5)     (0.7)     (1.5)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stock   $  (42.5) $   (5.5) $  (66.7)

Weighted average shares outstanding
 during the period .........................       10.4      10.3      10.0
Assumed exercise of warrants at ratio
 determined as of December  31, 1994 .......      ---(a)    ---(a)    ---(a)

Assumed conversion of Preferred Stock ......      ---(a)    ---(a)    ---(b)

Assumed exercise of stock options ..........      ---(a)    ---(a)    ---(a)

Fully diluted shares outstanding ...........       10.4      10.3      10.0


FULLY DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

  Income (loss) before extraordinary item ..   $   (3.37)$   (0.46)$   (6.55)
  Extraordinary loss .......................       (0.72)    (0.07)    (0.15)

  Net income (loss) ........................   $   (4.09)$   (0.53)$   (6.70)


(a) Excluded from the computation because the effect is anti-dilutive.
(b) Not issued or outstanding during these periods.


<PAGE>

                                                                EXHIBIT 11.1
                                                                (Page 3 of 4)


                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Computation of Earnings per Common Share
                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                March 31,
                                                            1996         1995
PRIMARY:
Net income (loss) .....................................    $    0.5  $   (1.9)
Less: Accretion of Preferred Stock ....................        (1.9)     (1.7)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stock ..........    $   (1.4) $   (3.6)

Weighted average shares outstanding during the period .        10.6      10.3

Assumed exercise of warrants at ratio
  determined as of March 31, 1995 .....................    --- (a)   --- (a)


Assumed exercise of stock options .....................    --- (a)   --- (a)


Primary shares outstanding ............................        10.6      10.3

Primary income (loss) per common share ................    $   (0.13)$   (0.35)


(a) Excluded from the computation because the effect is anti-dilutive.



<PAGE>


                                                               EXHIBIT 11.1
                                                               (Page 4 of 4)

                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Computation of Earnings per Common Share
                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                  March 31,
                                                             1996         1995
FULLY DILUTED:
Net income (loss) ................................         $    0.5  $   (1.9)
Less: Accretion of Preferred Stock ...............             (1.9)     (1.7)

Net income (loss) applicable to common stock .....         $   (1.4) $   (3.6)

Weighted average shares outstanding during the period          10.6      10.3

Assumed exercise of warrants at ratio
determined as of March 31, 1995 ..................            --- (a)   --- (a)


Assumed exercise of stock options ................            --- (a)   --- (a)


Primary shares outstanding .......................             10.6      10.3

Fully diluted income (loss) per common share .....         $   (0.13)$   (0.35)


(a) Excluded from the computation because the effect is anti-dilutive.

<PAGE>



                                                            EXHIBIT 12.1
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                TEREX CORPORATION
                CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                              (amounts in millions)


                                         Three Months Ended                Year Ended December 31,
                                             March 31,              Pro Forma
                                           1996    1995      1995     1995    1994    1993    1992 *   1991
<S>                                      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     
Earnings

Income (loss) before taxes and
minority interest .....................  $  0.5  $ (1.8)  $ (27.7) $ (53.0) $   2.0 $ (64.9) $   3.0 $ (41.9)

Adjustments:

Minority interest in losses of
consolidated subsidiaries .............     --      --        --       --       --      --       --      --

Undistributed (income) loss of
less than 50% owned investments .......     --      --        --       --       --      0.7      3.7    (5.8)

Distributions from less than
50% owned investments .................     --      --        --       --       --      --       --      1.7

Fixed charges .........................    14.5     9.7      51.3     58.4     41.2    34.8     27.2    36.2

Earnings ..............................    15.0     7.9      23.6      5.4     43.2   (29.4)    33.9    (9.8)

Combined fixed charges, including
preferred accretion

Interest expense, including debt
discount amortization .................    11.5     7.0      39.5     45.6     30.5    31.2     23.3    31.5

Accretion of redeemable convertible
preferred stock .......................     1.9     1.7       7.3      8.1      5.9     0.2      --      --

Amortization/writeoff of debt
issuance costs ........................     0.6     0.5       2.3      2.5      2.3     1.3      1.7     1.6

Portion of rental expense
representative of interest factor
(assumed to be 33%) ...................     0.5     0.5       2.2      2.2      2.5     2.1      2.2     3.1

Fixed charges .........................  $ 14.5   $ 9.7   $  51.3  $  58.4  $  41.2 $  34.8  $  27.2 $  36.2

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed
charges ...............................     1.0    (1)       (1)      (1)       1.0    (1)       1.2    (1)

Amount of earnings deficiency for
coverage of combined fixed charges ....  $  --    $ 1.8   $  27.7  $  53.0  $   --  $  64.2  $   --  $  46.0
<FN>

(1)  Less than 1.0x.

*Fruehauf deconsolidated as of January 1, 1992
</FN>
</TABLE>

                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  use in the  Prospectus  constituting  part  of this
Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 of Terex  Corporation  of our report  dated
March 22, 1996 relating to the financial  statements of Terex  Corporation as of
December  31, 1995 and 1994 and for each of the three years in the period  ended
December  31,  1995 and of our  report  dated  March 22,  1996  relating  to the
financial  statements  of PPM Cranes,  Inc. as of December  31, 1995 and for the
eight month period ended December 31, 1995, which appear in such Prospectus.  We
also  consent  to the  reference  to us  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in such
Prospectus.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
June 4, 1996




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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2



               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the references to our firm under the caption  "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated  August 22, 1995 with respect to the combined  financial
statements of PPM S.A. and Legris  Industries,  Inc. and our report dated August
22, 1995 with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements of PPM Cranes,
Inc.  included in Amendment No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement  (Form S-4 No.
33-01449) and related  Prospectus of Terex  Corporation for the  registration of
Series B 13 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2002.


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                                Greenville, South Carolina
                                                June 10, 1996


<PAGE>

                                                                Exhibit 23.3
                                                                (Page 1 of 2)


                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We  hereby  consent  to the  use in the  Prospectus  constituting  part  of this
Registration  Statement on Form S-4 of Terex  Corporation of our report dated 30
January 1995 relating to the financial statements of PPM of Australia Pty Ltd as
at 31 December 1994. We also consent to the reference to the Australian  firm of
Price  Waterhouse  under the  heading  "Experts"  in the  context  as experts in
accounting and auditing in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE

Melbourne, Australia
7 June 1996


<PAGE>



                                                                  Exhibit 23.3
                                                                 (Page 2 of 2)


INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF PPM OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Scope

We have audited the  financial  statements  of the Company for the year ended 31
December 1994 as set out on pages 4 to 22. The directors are responsible for the
preparation  and  presentation  of the financial  statements and the information
contained  therein.  We have  conducted an  independent  audit of the  financial
statements in order to express an opinion on them to the members of the Company.

Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian  Accounting Standards
to provide reasonable  assurance as to whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement.  Our procedures include examination,  on a test basis,
of  evidence  supporting  the  amounts and other  disclosures  in the  financial
statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting
estimates.  These  procedures  have been  undertaken  to form an  opinion  as to
whether, in all material respects, the financial statements are presented fairly
in accordance with Australian  Accounting  Standards and the Corporations Law so
as to present a view which is consistent with our understanding of the Company's
state of affairs, the results of its operations and its cash flows.

The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

Audit Opinion

In our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  of PPM of  Australia  Pty  Ltd are
properly drawn up:

(a)  so as to give a true and fair view of:

     (i)  the state of affairs of the  Company  as at 31  December  1994 and its
          results and cash flows for the financial year ended on that date; and

     (ii) the other  matters  required by  Divisions 4, 4A and 4B of Part 3.8 of
          the Corporations Law to be dealt with in the financial statements;

(b)  in accordance with provisions of the Corporations Law; and

(c)  in  accordance   with  applicable   accounting   standards  and  Australian
     Accounting Standards.

                                                /s/ Price Waterhouse
                                                Price Waterhouse
                                                Chartered Accountants

                                                /s/ WD Russell
                                                WD Russell
                                                Partner
Melbourne, Australia
30 January 1995

<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 1 of 7)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each  individual  whose signature
appears  below hereby  constitutes  and  appoints  Ronald M. DeFeo and Marvin B.
Rosenberg,  or  either of them,  as his true and  lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents with full power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,  to sign any an all amendments
(including,  without  limitation,   post-effective  amendments)  to  Form  S-1/A
Registration  Statements  for Preferred  Stock and Common Stock and Common Stock
Purchases  Warrants  and Common  Stock,  and to file the same with all  exhibits
thereto,  and all document in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, granting said attorney-in-fact and agent, and each of them,
full  power  and  authority  to do and  perform  each and  every  act and  thing
requisite  and  necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in  person,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that said
attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or any of them,  or their or his  substitute  or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof, during 1996.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Registration  Statement  has been signed by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:

   Signature                    Title                                Date
   ---------                    -----                                ----
/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo      President, Chief Executive Officer,     April 26, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo           Chief Operating Officer and Director
                          (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Ralph T. Brandifino  Senior Vice President and               April 26, 1996
Ralph T. Brandifino       Chief Financial Officer
                          (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg  Senior Vice President, General          April 26, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg       Counsel, Secretary and Director

/s/ Joseph F. Apuzzo     Vice President and Controller           April 26, 1996
Joseph F. Apuzzo          (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ G. Chris Andersen    Director                                April 26, 1996
G. Chris Andersen

/s/ William H. Fike      Director                                April 26, 1996
William H. Fike

/s/ Bruce I. Raben       Director                                April 26, 1996
Bruce I. Raben

/s/ David A. Sachs       Director                                April 26, 1996
David A. Sachs

/s/ Adam E. Wolf         Director                                April 26, 1996
Adam E. Wolf




<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 2 of 7)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each individual  whose signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Ronald M. DeFeo and Marvin B.  Rosenberg,  or
either of them,  as his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full
power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name,  place and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments)  to the Form S-4/A  Registration  Statement  for the
Senior Secured Notes,  and to file the same with all exhibits  thereto,  and all
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them,  full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     Signature                       Title                            Date

/s/ Fil Filipov             President                               June 5, 1996
Fil Filipov                  (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ David J. Langevin       Vice President, Treasurer and Director  June 5, 1996
David J. Langevin            (Principal Financial and
                             Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg     Vice President, Secretary and Director  June 5, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg

/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo         Director                                June 5, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo






<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 3 of 7)


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each individual  whose signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Ronald M. DeFeo and Marvin B.  Rosenberg,  or
either of them,  as his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full
power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name,  place and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments)  to the Form S-4/A  Registration  Statement  for the
Senior Secured Notes,  and to file the same with all exhibits  thereto,  and all
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them,  full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          Signature                   Title                           Date
/s/ Fil Filipov             President                               June 5, 1996
Fil Filipov                  (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ David J. Langevin       Vice President, Treasurer and Director  June 5, 1996
David J. Langevin            (Principal Financial and
                             Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg     Vice President, Secretary and Director  June 5, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg

/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo         Director                                June 5, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo

                            Director
K. Thor Lundgren





<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 4 of 7)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each individual  whose signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Ronald M. DeFeo and Marvin B.  Rosenberg,  or
either of them,  as his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full
power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name,  place and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments)  to the Form S-4/A  Registration  Statement  for the
Senior Secured Notes,  and to file the same with all exhibits  thereto,  and all
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them,  full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          Signature               Title                                 Date
/s/ Fil Filipov             President                               June 5, 1996
Fil Filipov                  (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ David J. Langevin       Vice President, Treasurer and Director  June 5, 1996
David J. Langevin            (Principal Financial and
                             Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg     Vice President, Secretary and Director  June 5, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg

/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo         Director                                June 5, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo






<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 5 of 7)


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each individual  whose signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Marvin B.  Rosenberg,  as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  and agent with full power of substitution and  resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all  amendments  (including  post-effective  amendments)  to the Form  S-4/A
Registration  Statement for the Senior Secured Notes,  and to file the same with
all exhibits  thereto,  and all  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting said  attorney-in-fact  and agent
full  power  and  authority  to do and  perform  each and  every  act and  thing
requisite  and  necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in  person,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that said
attorney-in-fact  and agent, or his  substitute,  may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


    Signature                       Title                               Date

/s/ Martin Dorio         President and Chief Executive Officer      June 5, 1996
Martin Dorio              (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Joseph F. Lingg      Vice President Finance                     June 5, 1996
Joseph F. Lingg           (Principal Financial and
                          Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg  Secretary and Director                     June 5, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg



<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 6 of 7)



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each individual  whose signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Ronald M. DeFeo and Marvin B.  Rosenberg,  or
either of them,  as his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full
power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name,  place and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments)  to the Form S-4/A  Registration  Statement  for the
Senior Secured Notes,  and to file the same with all exhibits  thereto,  and all
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them,  full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


      Signature                 Title                                  Date

/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo         President                               June 5, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo              (Principal Executive, Financial and
                             Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg     Vice President, Secretary               June 5, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg          and Director




<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1
                                                                   (Page 7 of 7)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each individual  whose signature  appears
below  constitutes  and  appoints  Ronald M. DeFeo and Marvin B.  Rosenberg,  or
either of them,  as his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents with full
power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in his name,  place and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments)  to the Form S-4/A  Registration  Statement  for the
Senior Secured Notes,  and to file the same with all exhibits  thereto,  and all
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them,  full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done,  as fully to all  intents  and  purposes  as he might or could do in
person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          Signature                   Title                             Date

/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo         President                               June 5, 1996
Ronald M. DeFeo              (Principal Executive, Financial and
                             Accounting Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg     Vice President, Secretary               June 5, 1996
Marvin B. Rosenberg          and Director


<PAGE>

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                        __________________________

                                 FORM  T-1

                                 STATEMENT

                              OF ELIGIBILITY

                 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF

                A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
                        __________________________

             CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY
                OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION  305(b)(2)
                     _________________________________

                  UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
___________________________________________________________________________
            (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

     New York                                        13-3818954            
___________________________________________________________________________
(Jurisdiction of incorporation                   (I. R. S. Employer        
if not a U. S. national bank)                     Identification No.)      

      114 West 47th Street
      New York,  New York                        (Zip Code) 10036-1532     
___________________________________________________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)

                        __________________________

                             TEREX CORPORATION
___________________________________________________________________________
           (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charters)

     Delaware                                             34-1531521       
___________________________________________________________________________
(State or other jurisdiction of                        I.R.S. Employer     
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)   

                            500 Post Road East
                       Westport, Connecticut  06880
                              (203) 222-7170
___________________________________________________________________________
                  (Address of principal executive offices)

                        __________________________
              Series B 13 1/4% Senior Secured Notes Due 2002
<PAGE>

GENERAL



 1.    General Information

  Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.


          Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd District), New York, New
          York (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,  Washington,  D. C.
          New York State Banking Department, Albany, New York


     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.  

          The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.


 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

     None.


 3.  Voting Securities of the Trustee

     2,999,020 shares of Common Stock - par value $5 per share


 4.  Trusteeships under Other Indentures

     Not applicable.


 5.  Interlocking Directorates and Similar Relationships with the Obligor
     or Underwriters

     Not applicable.

<PAGE>

 6.  Voting Securities of the Trustee Owned by the Obligor or its Officials

     Not applicable.


 7.  Voting Securities of the Trustee Owned by Underwriters or their
Officials

     Not applicable.


 8.  Securities of the Obligor Owned or Held by the Trustee

     Not applicable.


 9.  Securities of Underwriters Owned or Held by the Trustee

     Not applicable.


10.  Ownership or Holdings by the Trustee of Voting Securities of Certain 
     Affiliates or Securities Holders of the Obligor

     Not applicable.


11.  Ownership or Holdings by the Trustee of any Securities of a Person
     Owning 50 Percent or More of the Voting Securities of the Obligor

     Not applicable.


12.  Indebtedness of the Obligor to the Trustee

     Not applicable.


13.  Defaults by the Obligor

     Not applicable.


14.  Affiliations with the Underwriters

     Not applicable.


15.  Foreign Trustee
     Not applicable.

16.  List of Exhibits

     T-1.1     --  Organization Certificate, as amended, issued by the
State of New York Banking Department to transact business as a Trust
Company, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-1.1 to Form T-1 filed on
October 6, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990 in an amended
filing to an original Registration Statement filed on August 28, 1995
(Registration No. 33-96262).

     T-1.2     -    Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

     T-1.3     --   Included in Exhibit T-1.1.

     T-1.4     --   The By-Laws of United States Trust Company of New York,
as amended, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit T-1.4 to Form T-1 filed
on October 6, 1995 with the Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990 in an amended
filing to an original Registration Statement filed on August 28, 1995
(Registration No. 33-96262).

     T-1.6     --   The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture
Reform Act of 1990.

     T-1.7     --   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.


NOTE

As of June 6, 1996, the trustee had 2,999,020 shares of Common Stock
outstanding, all of which are owned by its parent company, U. S. Trust
Corporation.  The term "trustee" in Item 2, refers to each of United States
Trust Company of New York and its parent company, U. S. Trust Corporation.

In answering Item 2 in this statement of eligibility, as to matters
peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or its directors, the
trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the obligor and will
rely on information to be furnished by the obligor and the trustee
disclaims responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such
information.
                           _____________________
<PAGE>




     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
     the trustee, United States Trust Company of New York, a
     corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
     New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be
     signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
     authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York,
     on the 6th day of June, 1996.


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF
     NEW YORK,  Trustee



By:  _______________________________________
     John Guiliano
     Vice President




JG/pg
(rev:kk060696)
<PAGE>


Exhibit T-1.6

  The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
Act.

             United States Trust Company of New York
                      114 West 47th Street
                       New York, NY  10036


September 1, 1995



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 321(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform
Act of 1990, and subject to the limitations set forth therein,
United States Trust Company of New York ("U.S. Trust") hereby
consents that reports of examinations of U.S. Trust by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by
such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.




Very truly yours,


UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY 
  OF NEW YORK


                           
By:    S/Gerard F. Ganey
       _______________________________
  Senior Vice President


<PAGE>

                                            EXHIBIT T-1.7       

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
DECEMBER 31, 1995
($ IN THOUSANDS)

ASSETS
- ------
Cash and Due from Banks                          $ 86,275

Short-Term Investments                                 50

Securities, Available for Sale                    676,970

Loans                                                    
1,257,372
Less:  Allowance for Credit Losses                 13,254
                                               __________
   Net Loans                                    1,244,118
Premises and Equipment                             57,692
Other Assets                                      129,999
                                               __________
   Total Assets                                $2,195,104
                                               ==========

LIABILITIES
- -----------
Deposits:
   Non-Interest Bearing                        $  471,642
   Interest Bearing                             1,306,996
                                               __________
      Total Deposits                            1,778,638

Short-Term Credit Facilities                      114,789
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities          146,307
                                               __________
   Total liabilities                           $2,039,734
                                               ==========

STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
- --------------------
Common Stock                                       14,995
Capital Surplus                                    41,944
Retained Earnings                                  96,878
Unrealized Gains on Securities Available
   for Sale (Net of Taxes)                          1,553
                                               __________
Total Stockholder's Equity                        155,370
                                               __________
    Total Liabilities and
     Stockholder's Equity                      $2,195,104
                                               ==========

<PAGE>



I, RICHARD E. BRINKMANN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & COMPTROLLER of
the named bank do hereby declare that this Statement of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the appropriate regulatory authority and is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.

Richard E. Brinkman, SVP & Controller

December 31, 1995






RL/pg

<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
___________________, 1996, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").

                             TEREX CORPORATION

                           LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
                             OFFER TO EXCHANGE

                Series B 13,% Senior Secured Notes due 2002
                                    for
                Series A 13,% Senior Secured Noted due 2002

     To:  United States Trust Company of New York, The Exchange Agent

By Registered or Certified Mail:   By Overnight Courier:

United States Trust Company of     United States Trust Company of New York
New York                           770 Broadway
P.O. Box 844 Cooper Station        New York, New York  10003
New York, New York  10276-0844     
                                   Attention:  Corporate Trust Operations

By Hand:                           By Facsimile:

United States Trust Company        (212) 420-6152
of New York                        Attention:  Customer Service
65 Beaver Street                   
New York, New York  10005
Attention:  Ground Level           Confirm by telephone:
     Corporate Trust Operations    (800) 548-6565


     DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN THE
ONE LISTED ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.  THE INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE
THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.

     The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received the
Prospectus dated ________, 1996 (the "Prospectus") of Terex Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") and this Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), which together constitute the Company's offer
(the "Exchange Offer") to exchange $1,000 principal amount of its 13,%
Senior Secured Notes due 2002, Series B (the "New Notes"), which have been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), pursuant to a Registration Statement of which the Prospectus is a
part, for each $1,000 principal amount of its outstanding 13,% Senior
Secured Notes due 2002, Series A (the "Old Notes"), of which $250,000,000
principal amount is outstanding.  Other capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus.

     The Letter of Transmittal is to be used by Holders of Old Notes (i) if
certificates representing the Old Notes are to be physically delivered
herewith or (ii) if tender of Old Notes is to be made according to the
guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Prospectus are to be
utilized.

     The term "Holder" with respect to the Exchange Offer means any person
in whose name Old Notes are registered on the books of the Company or any
other person who has obtained a properly completed bond power from the
registered Holder.  The undersigned has completed, executed and delivered
this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires
to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.  Holders who wish to tender
their Old Notes must complete this letter in its entirety.

<PAGE>

               PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
                  CAREFULLY BEFORE CHECKING ANY BOX BELOW


       DESCRIPTION OF 13,% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2002 (OLD NOTES)
                                                                          
Name(s) and Address(es)                      Aggregate    Principal Amount
Name(s) and Address(es)                      Principal   Tendered (must be
Registered Holder(s)                       Amount Rep-        in intergral
(Please fill in,         Certificate       resented by            multiple
 if blank)                 Number(s)    Certificate(s)         of $1,000)*
- ------------------------ -----------    --------------   -----------------
                         ___________    ______________   _________________
                         ___________    ______________   _________________
                         ___________    ______________   _________________
                         ___________    ______________   _________________
                             Total      ______________   _________________
                                    


*    Unless indicated in the column labeled "Principal Amount Tendered",
     any tendering Holder of Old Notes will be deemed to have tendered the
     entire aggregate principal amount represented by the column labeled
     "Aggregate Principal Amount Represented by Certificate(s)."

     If the space provided above is inadequate, list the certificate
     numbers and principal amounts on a separate signed schedule and affix
     the list to this Letter of Transmittal.

     The minimum permitted tender is $1,000 in principal amount of Old
     Notes.  Tenders in excess of such minimum must be in integral
     multiples of $1,000.



                       SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
                       (See Instructions 4, 5 and 6)

To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes in a principal amount
not tendered or not accepted for exchange, or New Notes issued in exchange
for Old Notes accepted for exchange, are to be issued in the name of
someone other than the undersigned.

Issue certificate(s) to:

Name___________________________________
                (Please Print)

Address_________________________________

________________________________________
               (Include Zip Code)

________________________________________
   (Tax Identification or Social Security No.)
                                       


                       SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
                       (See Instructions 4, 5 and 6)

To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes in a principal amount
not tendered or not accepted for exchange, or New Notes issued in exchange
for Old Notes accepted for exchange, are to be sent to someone other than
the undersigned, or to the undersigned at an address other than that shown
above.

Mail to:

Name__________________________________
               (Please Print)

Address________________________________

_______________________________________
              (Include Zip Code)

_______________________________________
   (Tax Identification or Social Security No.)

____      CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10
          ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY
          AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

     Name:_______________________________________________________________  
     Address:____________________________________________________________
             ____________________________________________________________
                                                                           
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, the
undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the principal amount of Old Notes
indicated above.  Subject to and effective upon the acceptance for exchange
of the principal amount of Old Notes tendered in accordance with this
Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned sells, assigns and transfers to, or
upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to the
Old Notes tendered hereby.  The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes
and appoints the Exchange Agent its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full
knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as the agent of the Company)
with respect to the tendered Old Notes with full power of substitution to
(i) deliver certificates for such Old Notes to the Company and deliver all
accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order
of, the Company and (ii) present such Old Notes for transfer on the books
of the Company and receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights
of beneficial ownership of such Old Notes, all in accordance with the terms
of the terms of the Exchange Offer.  The power of attorney granted in this
paragraph shall be deemed irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

  The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that he or she has full
power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes
tendered hereby and that the Company will acquire good and unencumbered
title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and
encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim, when the same are
acquired by the Company.  The undersigned hereby further represents that
any New Notes acquired in exchange for Old Notes tendered hereby will have
been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving
such New Notes, whether or not such person is the Holder, that neither the
Holder nor any such other person has an arrangement with any person to
participate in the distribution of such New Notes within the meaning of the
Securities Act and that neither the Holder nor any such other person is an
"affiliate," as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or, if such Holder is an "affiliate,"
that such Holder will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable.  If the
undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is
not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New
Notes.  If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes,
it represents that the Old Notes to be exchanged for New Notes were
acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, and it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in
connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so acknowledging
and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit
that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.  The
undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional
documents deemed by the Exchange Agent or the Company to be necessary or
desirable to complete the assignment, transfer and purchase of the Old
Notes tendered hereby.

  For purposes of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall be deemed to have
accepted validly tendered Old Notes when, as and if the Company has given
oral or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent.

  If any tendered Old Notes are not accepted for exchange pursuant to the
Exchange Offer for any reason, certificates for any such unaccepted Old
Notes will be returned, without expense, to the undersigned at the address
shown below or at a different address as may be indicated herein under
"Special Payment Instructions" as promptly as practicable after the
Expiration Date.

  All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Letter of
Transmittal shall survive the death, incapacity or dissolution of the
undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned under this Letter of
Transmittal shall be binding upon the undersigned's heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns.

  The undersigned understands that tenders of Old Notes pursuant to the
procedures described under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Procedures
for Tendering" in the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will
constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer.

  Unless otherwise indicated under "Special Payment Instructions," please
issue the certificates representing the New Notes issued in exchange for
the Old Notes accepted for exchange and return any Old Notes not tendered
or not exchanged in the name(s) of the undersigned.  Similarly, unless
otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions," please send the
certificates representing the New Notes issued in exchange for the Old
Notes accepted for exchange and any certificates for Old Notes not tendered
or not exchanged (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the
undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned's signature(s).  In
the event that both "Special Payment Instructions" and "Special Delivery
Instructions" are completed, please issue the certificates representing the
New Notes issued in exchange for the Old Notes accepted for exchange and
return any Old Notes not tendered or not exchanged in the name(s) of, and
send said certificates to, the person(s) so indicated.  The undersigned
recognizes that the Company has no obligation pursuant to the "Special
Payment Instructions" and "Special Delivery Instructions" to transfer any
Old Notes from the name of the registered holder(s) thereof if the Company
does not accept for exchange any of the Old Notes so tendered.

  Holders of the Old Notes who wish to tender their Old Notes and (i)
whose Old Notes are not immediately available or (ii) who cannot deliver
their Old Notes, this Letter of Transmittal or any other documents required
hereby to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date, may tender their
Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the
Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery
Procedures."  See Instruction 1 regarding the completion of the Letter of
Transmittal printed below.

                      PLEASE SIGN HERE WHETHER OR NOT
              OLD NOTES ARE BEING PHYSICALLY TENDERED HEREBY

X__________________________________________            ____________________
                                                              Date
X__________________________________________            ____________________
    Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s)                      Date
              or Authorized Signatory

Area Code and Telephone Number: ____________________


  The above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Old Notes
as their name(s) appear(s) on the Old Notes or by person(s) authorized to
become registered holder(s) by a properly completed bond power from the
registered holder(s), a copy of which must be transmitted with this Letter
of Transmittal.  If Old Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates
are held of record by two or more joint holders, then all such holders must
sign this Letter of Transmittal.  If signature is by a trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or
other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person
must (i) set forth his or her full title below and (ii) unless waived by
the Company, submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person's
authority so to act.  See Instruction 4 regarding the completion of this
Letter of Transmittal printed below.

Name(s)   ____________________________________________________________
                                   (Please Print)

Capacity: ____________________________________________________________

Address:  ____________________________________________________________
                                   Include Zip Code

          Signature(s) Guaranteed by an Eligible Institution:
          (If required by Instruction 4

          ____________________________________________________________
                               (Authorized Signature)

          ____________________________________________________________
                                   (Title)

          ____________________________________________________________
                                   (Name of Firm)

          Dated:_________________________________, 1996

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                               INSTRUCTIONS

                 FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
                           OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER


   1.  Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Old Notes.  The tendered
Old Notes, as well as a properly completed and duly executed copy of this
Letter of Transmittal or facsimile hereof and any other documents required
by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at
its address set forth herein prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date.  The method of delivery of the tendered Old Notes, this
Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange
Agent is at the election and risk of the Holder and, except as otherwise
provided below, the delivery will be deemed made only when actually
received by the Exchange Agent.  Instead of delivery by mail, it is
recommended that the Holder use an overnight or hand delivery service. 
However, if sent by mail, it is recommended that registered mail, return
receipt requested, be used, prior insurance obtained.  In all cases,
sufficient time should be allowed to assure delivery to the Exchange Agent
before the Expiration Date.  No Letter of Transmittal or Old Notes should
be sent to the Company.

  Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and (i) whose Old Notes are
not immediately available, or (ii) who cannot deliver their Old Notes, this
Letter of Transmittal or any other documents required hereby to the
Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration
Date, must tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in the Prospectus.  Pursuant to such procedures:  (i)
such tender must be made by or through a member firm of a registered
national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or
correspondent in the United States or an "eligible guarantor institution"
(an "Eligible Institution") within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (ii) prior to the Expiration
Date, the Exchange Agent must have received from the Eligible Institution a
properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by
facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery) setting forth the name and
address of the Holder of the Old Notes, the certificate number or numbers
of such Old Notes and the principal amount of Old Notes tendered, stating
that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that, within five
business days after the Expiration Date, this Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile hereof) together with the certificate(s) representing the Old
Notes and any other required documents will be deposited by the Eligible
Institution with the Exchange Agent; and (iii) such properly completed and
executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof), as well as all other
documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and the certificate(s)
representing all tendered Old Notes in proper form for transfer, must be
received by the Exchange Agent within five business days after the
Expiration Date, all as provided in the Prospectus under the caption "The
Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."  Any Holder of Old Notes
who wishes to tender his or her Old Notes pursuant to the guaranteed
delivery procedures described above must ensure that the Exchange Agent
receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to 5:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the Expiration Date.  Upon request of the Exchange Agent, a
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be sent to Holders who wish to tender
their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth
above.

  All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of
receipt) and acceptance of tendered Old Notes and withdrawal of tendered
Old Notes will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which
determination will be final and binding.  The Company reserves the absolute
right to reject any and all Old Notes not properly tendered or any Old
Notes the Company's acceptance of which would, in the opinion of counsel
for the Company, be unlawful.  The Company also reserves the right to waive
any defects or irregularities or conditions of tender as to the Exchange
Offer and/or particular Old Notes.  The Company's interpretation of the
terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the instructions in
this Letter of Transmittal) shall be final and binding on all parties. 
Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of
Old Notes must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. 
Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under
any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to
tenders of Old Notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure
to give such notification.  Tenders of Old Notes will not be deemed to have
been made until such defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. 
Any Old Notes received by the Exchange Agent that are not properly tendered
and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived
will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering Holders of Old
Notes, unless otherwise provided in this Letter of Transmittal, as soon as
practicable following the Expiration Date.

   2.  Tender by Holder.  Only a Holder of Old Notes may tender such Old
Notes in the Exchange Offer.  Any beneficial Holder of Old Notes who is not
the registered Holder and who wishes to tender should arrange with the
registered Holder to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal on his
or her behalf or must, prior to completing and executing this Letter of
Transmittal and delivering his or her Old Notes, either make appropriate
arrangements to register ownership of the Old Notes in such Holder's name
or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered Holder.

   3.  Partial Tenders.  Tenders of Old Notes will be accepted only in
integral multiples of $1,000.  If less than the entire principal amount of
any Old Notes is tendered, the tendering Holder should fill in the
principal amount tendered in the fourth column of the box entitled
"Description of 13,% Senior Secured Notes due 2002 (Old Notes)" above.  The
entire principal amount of Old Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will
be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.  If the entire
principal amount of all Old Notes is not tendered, then Old Notes for the
principal amount of Old Notes not tendered and a certificate or
certificates representing New Notes issued in exchange for any Old Notes
accepted will be sent to the Holder at his or her registered address,
unless a different address is provided in the appropriate box on this
Letter of Transmittal and Consent, promptly after the Old Notes are
accepted for exchange.

   4.  Withdrawal of Tenders.  To withdraw a tender of Old Notes in the
Exchange Offer, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal
must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein
prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.  Any such
notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having
deposited the Old Notes to be withdrawn (the "Depositor"), (ii) identify
the Old Notes to be withdrawn (including the registered number or numbers
and principal amount of such Old Notes or, in the case of Old Notes
transferred by book-entry transfer, the name and number of the account at
the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be credited), (iii) be signed by the
Holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of
Transmittal by which such Old Notes were tendered (including any required
signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient
to have United States Trust Company of New York, the trustee with respect
to the Old Notes (the "Trustee"), register the transfer of such Old Notes
into the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (iv) specify the
name in which any such Old Notes are to be registered, if different from
that of the Depositor.  All questions as to the validity, form and
eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined
by the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all
parties.  Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been
validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no New Notes will
be issued with respect thereto unless the Old Notes so withdrawn are
validly re-tendered.  Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by
following one of the procedures set forth in this letter at any time prior
to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

   5.  Signatures on the Letter of Transmittal; Bond Powers and
Endorsements; Guarantee of Signatures.  If this Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile hereof) is signed by the record Holder(s) of the Old Notes
tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name(s) as written
on the face of the Old Notes without alteration, enlargement or any change
whatsoever.

  If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by the
registered Holder or Holders of Old Notes tendered and the certificate or
certificates for New Notes issued in exchange therefor are to be issued (or
any untendered principal amount of Old Notes is to be reissued) to the
registered Holder, the said Holder need not and should not endorse any
tendered Old Notes, nor provide a separate bond power.  In any other case,
such Holder must either properly endorse the Old Notes tendered or transmit
a properly completed separate bond power with this Letter of Transmittal,
with the signatures on the endorsement or bond power guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution.

  If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by a
person other than the registered Holder or Holders of any Old Notes listed,
such Old Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers
signed as the name of the registered Holder or Holders appears on the Old
Notes.

  If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) or any Old Notes or
bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians,
attorneys-in-fact or officers of corporations or others acting in a
fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when
signing, and, unless waived by the Company, evidence satisfactory to the
Company of their authority so to act must be submitted with this Letter of
Transmittal.

  Endorsements on Old Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this
Instruction 4 must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

  Except as otherwise provided below, all signatures on this Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution.  Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be
guaranteed if (i) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered
Holder(s) of the Old Notes tendered herewith and such Holder(s) have not
completed the box set forth herein entitled "Special Payment Instructions"
or the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" or (ii) such Old Notes
are tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution.

   6.  Special Payment and Delivery Instructions.  Tendering Holders
should indicate, in the applicable box or boxes, the name and address to
which New Notes or substitute Old Notes for principal amounts not tendered
or not accepted for exchange are to be issued or sent, if different from
the name and address of the person signing this Letter of Transmittal.  In
the case of issuance in a different name, the taxpayer identification or
social security number of the person named must also be indicated.

   7.  Tax Identification Number.  Federal income tax law requires that a
Holder whose offered Old Notes are accepted for exchange must provide the
Company (as payor) with his, her or its correct Taxpayer Identification
Number ("TIN"), which, in the case of an exchanging Holder who is an
individual, is his or her social security number.  If the Company is not
provided with the correct TIN or an adequate basis for exemption, such
Holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS").  In addition, delivery to such Holder of New Notes may
be subject to backup withholding in an amount equal to 31% of the gross
proceeds resulting from the Exchange Offer.  If withholding results in an
overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the IRS by the Holder. 
Exempt Holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain
foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and
reporting requirements.  See the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9."

  To prevent backup withholding, each exchanging Holder must provide his,
her or its correct TIN by completing the Substitute Form W-9 enclosed
herewith, certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such Holder
is awaiting a TIN) and that (i) the Holder is exempt from backup
withholding, (ii) the Holder has not been notified by the IRS that he, she
or it is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report
all interest or dividends or (iii) the IRS has notified the Holder that he,
she or it is no longer subject to backup withholding.  In order to satisfy
the Exchange Agent that a foreign individual qualifies as an exempt
recipient, such Holder must submit a statement signed under penalty of
perjury attesting to such exempt status.  Such statements may be obtained
from the Exchange Agent.  If the Old Notes are in more than one name or are
not in the name of the actual owner, consult the Substitute Form W-9 for
information on which TIN to report.  If you do not provide your TIN to the
Company within 60 days, backup withholding will begin and continue until
you furnish your TIN to the Company.

   8.  Transfer Taxes.  The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any,
applicable to the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. 
If, however, certificates representing New Notes or Old Notes for principal
amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or
are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the
registered Holder of the Old Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Old
Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person
signing this Letter of Transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any
reason other than the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the
registered Holder or on any other persons) will be payable by the tendering
Holder.

  Except as provided in this Instruction 7, it will not be necessary for
transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Old Notes listed in this Letter of
Transmittal.

   9.  Waiver of Conditions.  The Company reserves the absolute right to
amend, waive or modify specified conditions in the Exchange Offer in the
case of any Old Notes tendered.

  
   10. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Old Notes.  Any tendering
Holder whose Old Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed
should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated herein for
further instructions.

  11.  Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.  Questions and
requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the
Prospectus or this Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Exchange
Agent at the address specified in the Prospectus.  Holders may also contact
their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for
assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.

             (DO NOT WRITE IN SPACE BELOW)

       Certificate          Old Notes         Old Notes
       Surrendered          Tendered          Accepted

       _____________        __________        __________

       _____________        __________        __________

       _____________        __________        __________



Delivery Prepared by _____________ Checked By_________ Date ___________________



Delivery Prepared by _______________ Checked By_________Date __________________



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                      PAYOR'S NAME: TEREX CORPORATION


SUBSTITUTE  Name (if joint names, list first and circle the name of the
            person or entity whose number you enter in Part I below.  See
            instructions if your name has changed.)

FROM W-9    Address
            __________________________________________________________
Department  City, state and ZIP code
of the      __________________________________________________________
Treasury    List Account number(s) here (optional)
            __________________________________________________________

Internal    Part 1 - - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TAXPAYER 
Revenue     IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ("TIN") IN THE BOX        Social security
Service     AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING        number or TIN
            BELOW

            Part 2 - Check the box if you are NOT subject to backup
            withholding under the provisions of section 3408(a)(1)(C) of
            the Internal Revenue Code because (1) you have not been
            notified that you are subject to backup withholding as a
            result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (2)
            the Internal Revenue Service has notified you that you are no
            longer subject to backup withholding. ____ 

Payor's     CERTIFICATION - UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY.         PART 3-
for         I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS
TIN         FORM IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE                     AWAITING
                                                                   TIN     
Signature _____________________________ Date ________                   ___



Note:  FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP
       WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE
       EXCHANGE OFFER.  PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR
       CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM
       W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.



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     GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
                  NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9


Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to
Give the Payor.  Social Security numbers have nine digits
separated by two hyphens:  i.e. 000-00-0000.  Employer
identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one
hyphen:  i.e. 00-0000000.  The table below will help determine
the number to give the payor.


For this type of account         Give the SOCIAL SECURITY number
of

1. An individual account         The individual

2. Two or more individuals       The actual owner of the account  
   (joint account)               or, if combined funds, the first
                                 individual on the account (1)

3. Custodian account of a        The minor (2)
   (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)  

4. (a) The usual revocable       The grantor-trustee(1)
   savings trust account 
   (grantor is also trustee)

   (b) So-called trust account   The actual owner (1)
   that is not a legal or valid
   trust under state law

5. Sole proprietorship account   The Owner (3)

- -----------------------------------------------------------------

For this type of account         Give the EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
                                 number of

6. Sole proprietorship           The owner (3)
   account

7. A valid trust, estate, or     The legal entity (Do not furnish
   pension trust                 the identifying number of the
                                 personal representative or
                                 trustee unless the legal entity
                                 itself is not designed in the
                                 account title.)(4)

8. Corporate account             The corporation

9. Association, club,            The organization
   religious, charitable
   educational or other
   tax-exempt organizational
   account

10. Partnership account          The partnership

11. A broker or registered       The broker or nominee
    nominee
12. Account with the Department  The public entity
    of Agriculture in the name
    of a public entity (such as
    a state or local government,
    school district, or prison)
    that receives agricultural
    program payments


(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number
    you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social
security number.
(3) Show the name of the individual.  You may also enter the
    business name.
(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate,
    or pension trust.

Note:           If no name is circled when there is more than
                one name, the number will be considered to be
                that of the first name listed.

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     GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
                  NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

                             Page 2

Obtaining a Number
If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or you do not
know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social
Security Number Card, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer
Identification Number, at the local office of the Social Security
Administration or the Internal Revenue Service and apply for a
number.

Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding
Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL
payments include the following:

- - A corporation.
- - An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an
  individual retirement plan, or a custodial account under
  Section 403(b)(7).
- - The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
- - A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United
  States, or any subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
- - A foreign government or any political subdivision, agency or
  instrumentality thereof.
- - An international organization or any agency or instrumentality
  thereof.
- - A foreign central bank of issue.
- - A registered dealer in securities or commodities registered in
  the U.S. or a possession of the U.S.
- - A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity
  Futures Trading Commission.
- - A real estate investment.
- - An entity registered at all times during the tax year under
  the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- - A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).
- - A financial institution.
- - A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or
  listed in the most recent publication of the American Society
  of Corporate Secretaries, Inc., Nominee List.
- - A trust exempt from tax under section 664 as described in
  section 4947.
Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally
subject to backup withholding include the following:
- - Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under
  section 1441.
- - Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in
  the U.S. and which have at least one nonresident partner.
- - Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is
  not paid in money.
- - Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding
include the following:
- - Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. 
  Note:  You may be subject to backup withholding if this
  interest is $600 or more and is paid in the course of the
  payor's trade or business and you have not provided your
  correct taxpayer identification number to the payor.
- - Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest
  dividends under section 852).
- - Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) to nonresident
  aliens.
- - Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451.
- - Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
- - Mortgage interest paid to you.

Exempt payees described above should file Form W-9 to avoid
possible erroneous backup withholding.  FILE THIS FORM WITH THE
PAYOR, FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE
"EXEMPT" ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYOR. 
ALSO SIGN AND DATE THE FORM.
Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage
dividends that are not subject to information reporting are also
not subject to backup withholding.  For details, see the
regulations under sections 6041, 6041A(a), 6042, 6044, 6045,
6049, 6050A and 6050N.

Privacy Act Notice. -- Section 6109 requires most recipients of
dividend interest or other payments to give taxpayer
identification numbers to payors who must report the payments to
the IRS.  The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes. 
Payors must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are
required to file tax returns.  Payors must generally withhold 20%
of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a
payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a
payor.  Certain penalties may also apply.

Penalties
(1)  Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification
Number. --  If you fail to furnish your taxpayer identification
number to a payor, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each
such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and
not to willful neglect.
(2)  Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect to
Withholding. -- If you make a false statement with no reasonable
basis which results in no imposition of backup withholding, you
are subject to a penalty of $500.
(3)  Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information.~Willfully
falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to
criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.


           FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX
           CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                       Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

                                    for

                                Exchange of

                Series B 13,% Senior Secured Notes due 2002
                                    for
                Series A 13,% Senior Secured Notes due 2002

                                    of

                             TEREX CORPORATION


     This form must be used to accept the Exchange Offer of Terex
Corporation (the "Company") made pursuant to the Prospectus dated
________________, 1996 (the "Prospectus") if certificates for the 13,%
Senior Secured Notes due 2002, Series A (the "Old Notes") of the Company
are not immediately available or if the Old Notes, the Letter of
Transmittal or any other documents required thereby cannot be delivered to
the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus).  Such form may be delivered
by hand or transmitted by facsimile transmission, overnight courier or mail
to the Exchange Agent.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have
the meaning given to them in the Prospectus.

     To:  United States Trust Company of New York, The Exchange Agent

     By Registered or Certified Mail:   By Overnight Courier:

     United States Trust Company        United States Trust Company 
       of New York                        of New York
     P.O. Box 844 Cooper Station        770 Broadway
     New York, New York 10276-0844      New York, New York 10003
                                        Attention:  Corporation Trust
                                                    Operations

     By Hand:                           By Facsimile:

     United States Trust Company        
       of New York                      (212) 420-6152
     65 Beaver Street                   Attention: Customer Service
     New York, New York 10005
     Attention: Ground Level            Confirm by telephone:
          Corporate Trust Operations    (800) 548-6565

     Delivery of this instrument to an address, or transmission of
instructions via a facsimile, other than as set forth above, does not
constitute a valid delivery.

     This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures.  If a signature
on the Letter of Transmittal to be used to tender Old Notes is required to
be guaranteed by an "Eligible Institution" under the instructions thereto,
such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in
the Letter of Transmittal.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     The undersigned hereby tenders to Terex Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal (which together
constitute the "Exchange Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
__________________________ Old Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
   (number of Old Notes)
procedures set forth in Instruction 1 of the Letter of Transmittal.

<PAGE>

         NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED WHERE INDICATED BELOW.

Certificate No(s). for Old Notes        Name(s) of Record Holder(s)
          (if available)           

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                                               Please Print or Type

                                        Address . . .  . . . . . . . . . .

                                        . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 

                                        Area Code and Tel. No. . . . . . . 

                                        Signature(s) . . . . . . . . . . .

                                        . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .

                                        Dated: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

     This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the registered
Holder(s) of Old Notes exactly as its (their) name(s) appear on
certificates for Old Notes or on a security position listing as the owner
of Old Notes, or by person(s) authorized to become registered Holder(s) by
endorsements and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery.  If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian,
attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, such person must provide the following
information.

                   Please print name(s) and address(es)

Name(s):  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Address(es):. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
     The undersigned acknowledges that it must deliver the Letter of
Transmittal and Old Notes tendered hereby to the Exchange Agent within the
time period set forth and that failure to do so could result in financial
loss to the undersigned.



<PAGE>

                                 GUARANTEE
                 (Not to be used for signature guarantee)

     The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities
exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or a
commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the
United States or an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of
Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), hereby (a) represents that the above named person(s)
"own(s)" the Old Notes tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 10b-4
under the Exchange Act, (b) represents that such tender of Old Notes
complies with Rule 10b-4 under the Exchange Act and (c) guarantees that
delivery to the Exchange Agent of certificates for the Old Notes tendered
hereby, in proper form for transfer, with delivery of a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or manually signed facsimile
thereof) with any required signature and any other required documents, will
be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above
within five business days after the Expiration Date.  The undersigned
acknowledges that it must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and Old Notes
tendered hereby to the Exchange Agent within the time period set forth and
that failure to do so could result in financial loss to the undersigned.



Name of Firm   . . .  . . . . . . .     . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                                                 Authorized Signature

Address   . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Name  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .
                                                 Please Print or Type
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                                   
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Title . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .
                          Zip Code

Area Code and Tel. No.  . . . . . .     Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Dated: . . . . . . . . . , 1996


NOTE:     DO NOT SEND OLD NOTES WITH THIS FORM; OLD NOTES SHOULD BE SENT
          WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SO THAT THEY ARE RECEIVED BY THE
          EXCHANGE AGENT WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION
          DATE.


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