TEREX CORP
10-K, 1997-03-28
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
                  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
  |X|         OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
                   For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996

                                       or

               TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
  |_|       OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
            For the transition period from __________ to __________.

                         Commission File Number 1-10702


                                TEREX CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

        Delaware                                            34-1531521
(State of incorporation)                                 (I.R.S. Employer
                                                        Identification No.)

500 Post Road East, Suite 320, Westport, Connecticut 06880     (203) 222-7170
         (Address of principal executive offices)            (Telephone number)

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                                (Title of Class)

                             New York Stock Exchange
                     (Name of Exchange on which Registered)

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.

                     YES   X                  NO____

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. |_|

The  aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of the
Registrant  was  approximately  $85.4  million  based on the last sale  price on
February 28, 1997.

The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding was 13,294,502
as of February 28, 1997.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

  Portions of the 1997 Terex Corporation Proxy Statement to be filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the year covered by
   this Form 10-K with respect to the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are
                   incorporated by reference into Part III .

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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       Index to Annual Report on Form 10-K
                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1996

                                                                          Page
                                     PART I

Item 1  Business.........................................................   3
Item 2  Properties.......................................................   8
Item 3  Legal Proceedings................................................   8
Item 4  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..............   8

                                PART II

Item 5  Market for Registrant's Common Stock and
          Related Stockholder Matters....................................   9
Item 6  Selected Financial Data..........................................  10
Item 7  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations..................  11
Item 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data......................  19
Item 9  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants 
          on Accounting and Financial Disclosures........................  19

                               PART III

Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant...............   *
Item 11 Executive Compensation...........................................   *
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management...   *
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions...................   *

                                PART IV
Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule and Reports on Form 8-K...  20



*  Incorporated by reference from Terex Corporation Proxy Statement.


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Terex Corporation,  together with its consolidated subsidiaries,  is hereinafter
referred to as "Terex,"  the  "Registrant,"  or the  "Company."  Dollar  amounts
except per share are in millions unless otherwise designated.


                                     PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

Terex  is a  global  provider  of  capital  goods  and  equipment  used  in  the
manufacturing, 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 and changed the Company's  business  through a series of
acquisitions and dispositions.  In 1988,  Northwest  Engineering  Company merged
into  a  subsidiary  acquired  in  1986  named  Terex  Corporation,  with  Terex
Corporation  as the surviving  corporation.  As a result of the  completion of a
significant  acquisition  in 1995 (see  "Terex  Cranes"  below),  the  Company's
operations were divided into three  principal  segments:  Material  Handling and
Heavy  Equipment  and  Mobile  Cranes.  As a result  of the  disposition  of its
Material  Handling  segment  in  November  1996 (see  "Discontinued  Operations"
below), the Company currently  operates in two business  segments:  Terex Cranes
and Terex Trucks. For 1996,  consolidated  revenues for continuing operations of
the Company amounted to approximately $678.5.

Terex Cranes  (formerly known as the Company's  Mobile Cranes Segment)  designs,
manufactures and markets mobile cranes,  aerial  platforms and lifts,  container
stackers and scrap handlers and related components and replacements parts. These
products are primarily used by  construction  and industrial  customers.  Mobile
cranes and container  stackers are sold under the TEREX, PPM,  BENDINI,  LORAIN,
KOEHRING  and P&H (a licensed  trademark  of  Harnischfeger  Corporation)  brand
names.  Aerial  lifts are sold under the  MARKLIFT  brand name.  Terex Cranes is
headquartered in Conway, South Carolina.

Terex Trucks (formerly known as the Company's Heavy Equipment  Segment) designs,
manufactures and markets  heavy-duty,  off-highway rigid and articulated  trucks
and scrapers 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,  and
in supplying coal,  minerals,  sand and gravel. Terex Trucks is headquartered in
Motherwell, Scotland.

For financial  information about the Company's industry and geographic segments,
see Note O --- "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  long term  strategy has been,  and  continues to be, to seek out
acquisitions  in the capital goods  industry  where  aggressive  management  can
achieve substantial improvements in profitability and cash flow.

Recent Developments

On November 27, 1996, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries  completed the
sale of the Company's  worldwide  material handling business ("CMHC") for $139.5
in cash (subject to certain  adjustments)  to CLARK  Material  Handling  Company
(formerly known as CMHC Acquisition  Corporation),  a company formed by Citicorp
Venture Capital Ltd. and certain members of CMHC's management. CMHC is a leading
North American and European  designer,  manufacturer  and marketer of a complete
line of lift trucks,  electric  walkies and related  components and  replacement
parts under the Clark trademark.  CMHC is  headquartered in Lexington,  Kentucky
and  its  manufacturing  facilities  are  located  in  Lexington,  Kentucky  and
Mulheim-Ruhr, Germany.

Following the sale of CMHC, the Company offered to repurchase (the "Offer") $100
principal  amount of its  13.25%  Senior  Secured  Notes  due 2002 (the  "Senior
Secured  Notes"),  in  accordance  with the  terms of the  Senior  Secured  Note
Indenture.  The Offer expired on December 27, 1996,  but no Senior Secured Notes
were  tendered  for  repurchase.  As a result,  the $100 of sale  proceeds  were
available for other corporate purposes.

The Company's Series A Cumulative  Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred Stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Series A Preferred  Stock") had a 13% dividend  rate,
which was to increase to 18% at the end of 1998. In light of the foregoing,  and
to improve the Company's capital  structure,  on December 30, 1996, Terex called
its Series A Preferred  Stock for  redemption on January 29, 1997. The aggregate
redemption  price for the 1,200,000  shares,  comprising the entire issue of the
Series A Preferred Stock, was approximately $45.4.

On February  24,  1997,  the Company  executed an Agreement of Purchase and Sale
with  Simon  Engineering  plc and  certain  subsidiaries  (collectively,  "Simon
Engineering") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire the industrial
businesses  of Simon  Access  division  ("Simon  Access  Division")  from  Simon
Engineering for the sum of $90.

The Simon  Access  Division  to be  acquired  consists  principally  of  several
business  units in the  United  States  and  Europe  which  are  engaged  in the
manufacture  and sale of  access  equipment  designed  to  position  people  and
materials to work at heights.  The Simon Access Division  products include truck
mounted  aerial  devices,  aerial work  platforms and truck mounted cranes (boom
trucks) which are sold to customers in the industrial and  construction  markets
and utility  companies.  Specifically,  Terex has agreed to acquire  100% of the
outstanding  common stock of (i)  Simon-Telelect  Inc., a Delaware  corporation,
(ii) Simon Aerials,  Inc., a Wisconsin  corporation  and parent company of Simon
RO, (iii) Sim-Tech  Management  Limited, a private limited company  incorporated
under the laws of Hong Kong, (iv) Simon Cella,  S.r.l.,  a company  incorporated
under the laws of Italy, and (v) Simon Aerials Limited,  a company  incorporated
under  the  laws  of  Ireland;  and  60%  of the  outstanding  common  stock  of
Simon-Tomen  Engineering  Company  Limited,  a limited  liability  stock company
organized under the laws of Japan. Not included in the businesses to be acquired
are the Simon Access Division's fire fighting equipment businesses.

The  consummation of the acquisition is expected to take place in April 1997 and
is subject  principally to the approval of the  transactions by the shareholders
of Simon  Engineering plc. Upon  consummation of the acquisition,  the purchased
business units will become a part of the Terex Cranes segment.

In conjunction  with the acquisition of Simon Access  Division,  the Company has
received a commitment for financing from a financial institution. The commitment
is for a three  year  period  for a $125.0  credit  facility  (the  "New  Credit
Facility") to be secured by the Company's domestic  receivables and inventories.
The New Credit Facility will replace the Company's $100 current revolving credit
facility that matures in May 1998.

Terex Cranes

Terex Cranes was  established as a separate  business  segment as a result of an
acquisition  (the "PPM  Acquisition")  in May 1995 of  substantially  all of the
shares of PPM S.A. and certain of its  subsidiaries,  including PPM SpA, 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  (collectively,  "PPM Europe") from Potain S.A.,
and all of the capital stock of Legris  Industries,  Inc.,  which owned 92.4% of
the capital of PPM Cranes,  Inc.,  ("PPM North  America"  and PPM Europe and PPM
North  America  are  collectively  referred  to  herein as  "PPM")  from  Legris
Industries,  S.A.  Concurrently with the completion of the PPM Acquisition,  the
Company  contributed  the assets (subject to liabilities) of its Koehring Cranes
and Excavators  and Mark  Industries  division to Terex Cranes,  Inc. The former
division  now operates as Koehring  Cranes,  Inc.  ("Koehring"),  a wholly owned
subsidiary of Terex Cranes,  Inc.  Koehring and PPM comprise the Company's Terex
Cranes segment.

Terex Cranes has four significant manufacturing operations: (i) PPM S.A. located
in Montceau Les Mines,  France,  at which mobile cranes and  container  stackers
under the brand name PPM are manufactured, (ii) PPM SpA, located in Crespellano,
Italy, at which mobile cranes are  manufactured  under the BENDINI and PPM brand
names, (iii) Terex Cranes,  located in Conway,  South Carolina,  at which mobile
cranes are  manufactured  under the P&H (a licensed  trademark of  Harnischfeger
Corporation) and TEREX brand names,  and (iv) Terex Cranes - Waverly  Operations
(sometimes referred to as "Koehring")  located in Waverly,  Iowa, at which rough
terrain hydraulic  telescoping mobile cranes, truck cranes and material handlers
are manufactured  under the brand names TEREX,  KOEHRING and LORAIN,  and aerial
lift equipment is manufactured under the brand name MARKLIFT.

Throughout  the world  market,  mobile  cranes  are  principally  sold to rental
companies  and dealers with rental  fleets.  Terex  Cranes'  mobile crane market
share varies dramatically by geographical area; however, the Company believes it
is the  leading  manufacturer  of mobile  cranes in France  and Italy and is the
second largest manufacturer in North America.  Terex Cranes' principal worldwide
mobile crane competitors are Grove  Manufacturing,  Liebherr Werk Ehingen,  Link
Belt  (Sumitomo),  and  Tadano;  Terex  Cranes  competes  with  several  smaller
specialty  companies in North America and with Grove Cranes Ltd.  (including the
recently acquired Krupp  Mobilkran),  Liebherr Werk Ehingen and DeMag in Europe.
Terex  Cranes  maintains  a  meaningful  niche  market  share in the large scrap
handler industry,  in which the Company's principal customers are master dealers
and the  largest  competitor  is  Libherr  Werk  Ehingen.  Terex  Cranes'  major
competitors  in the  container  stacker  market are Kalmar,  Valmet  Belloti and
Taylor.  Terex Cranes is currently not a dominant  competitor in the aerial lift
industry;   however,   when  the  purchase  of  the  Simon  Access  division  is
consummated, the Company believes it will become a more meaningful competitor in
the aerial lift industry.  Currently,  the leading competitor in the aerial lift
industry is JLG Industries,  followed by Grove Manufacturing,  Skyjack, Snorkel,
Genie and Upright.


Terex Trucks

Terex  Trucks has two  manufacturing  operations:  (i) Terex  Equipment  Limited
("TEL"),  located at Motherwell,  Scotland, which manufactures off-highway rigid
haulers and  articulated  haulers and scrapers,  each sold under the TEREX brand
name and to other truck  manufacturers  on a private  label basis;  and (ii) the
Unit  Rig  Division  of  Terex  Trucks,  located  in  Tulsa,   Oklahoma,   which
manufactures  electric  rear and bottom  dump  haulers  principally  sold to the
copper,  gold and coal mining  industry  customers  in North and South  America,
Asia,  Africa and  Australia.  Unit Rig's  products are sold under the Company's
TEREX,  UNIT RIG, and LECTRA HAUL  trademarks.  TEL's  North,  Central and South
American sales and distribution are managed by Terex Americas, a division of the
Company, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A "hauler"  is an  off-road  dump  truck  with a capacity  in excess of 25 tons.
Haulers  produced  by TEL  have  capacities  ranging  from 25 to 100  tons.  The
"scrapers"  manufactured by TEL are off-road  vehicles,  commonly referred to as
"earth  movers,"  that load,  move and unload large  quantities of soil for site
preparations,  including  roadbeds.  The Unit Rig  hauler 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.

In addition to its two wholly owned manufacturing  operations,  Terex Trucks has
an  interest  in  North  Hauler  Limited   Liability   Company,   a  corporation
incorporated  under the laws of China. 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.

Terex Trucks is recognized  as a significant  competitor in the market for large
capacity  off  highway  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,  Volvo Group and
Komatsu with respect to the TEL products and Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr Werk
Ehingen and Euclid with respect to Unit Rig products.


Discontinued Operations

On  November  27,  1996,  the  Company  sold  substantially  all the  assets and
liabilities  of  its  worldwide  material  handling  business  ("CMHC")  for  an
aggregate cash purchase price,  subject to adjustments,  of $139.5. Prior to the
disposition  on November 27, 1996,  CMHC  consisted of Clark  Material  Handling
Company and certain  affiliated  companies which were acquired by the Company in
July 1992 from Clark Equipment Company. CMHC designed, manufactured and marketed
a complete  line of internal  combustion  and  electric  lift  trucks,  electric
walkies and related components and replacement parts under the CLARK trademark.

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 of continuing  operations  amounted to $6.1, $5.0 and $2.1 in
1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

Materials

Principal materials used by the Company in its various  manufacturing  processes
include steel, castings, engines, tires, hydraulic cylinders,  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. Electric wheel motors and controls used in
the Unit Rig product line are currently supplied exclusively by General Electric
Company.

Working Capital Items

The Company, in the normal course of business,  does not provide right of return
on merchandise sold, nor does it provide extended payment terms to customers.

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 are  generally  less
affected by such seasonal factors.

Distribution

Terex Cranes distributes its products primarily through a global network of over
300  independent  dealers  organized  by product  line.  With  respect to mobile
cranes, in North America,  Terex Cranes maintains extensive dealer networks. The
geographic  strength of Terex Cranes'  mobile cranes  marketed  under the LORAIN
brand name, centers in the midwest and mid-Atlantic  regions of the U.S. and the
geographic  strength  of  mobile  cranes  marketed  under  the  P&H (a  licensed
trademark  of  Harnischfeger  Corporation)  brand,  centers in the  southern and
western  regions of the U.S. Terex Cranes  European  distribution is carried out
primarily  under three brand names,  TEREX,  PPM and  BENDINI,  through a single
distribution network comprised of both distributors and a direct sales force.

TEL markets  original  equipment and repair parts  primarily  through  worldwide
dealership networks.  Terex Americas manages the sales activity and distribution
of TEL  products in North,  Central  and South  America.  TEL'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.  Unit Rig  distributes  its products  and services  directly to customers
primarily through its own distribution system.

Backlog

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           December 31,
                                    ---------------------------
                                        1996          1995
                                    ------------- -------------

<S>                                 <C>           <C>       
Terex Trucks....................... $     53.4    $     88.8
Terex Cranes.......................       67.2          85.3
                                    ------------- -------------
     Total......................... $    120.6    $    174.1
                                    ============= =============
</TABLE>


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.  The backlog for the Terex Trucks' segment was unusually high
at year end in 1995 as a result of a large  order for Unit Rig  equipment  which
was placed late in 1995.  Average  backlog at Terex Trucks for 1996 was $68.1 as
compared to $57.0 for 1995.  Accordingly,  average  backlog in the Terex  Trucks
segment remained  constant.  Backlog in Terex Cranes decreased in 1996 primarily
due to the sale of a business  unit in 1996.  Excluding  the backlog at the sold
unit, the decrease in backlog at Terex Cranes was $10.2, primarily in Europe.

Patents, Licenses and Trademarks

Several of the  trademarks  and trade names of the Company,  in  particular  the
TEREX,  KOEHRING,  LORAIN, UNIT RIG, MARKLIFT,  P&H (licensed from Harnischfeger
Corporation),  PPM and BENDINI trademarks,  are important to the business of the
Company.  The Company owns and maintains trademark  registrations and patents in
countries where it conducts  business,  and monitors the status of its trademark
registrations and patents to maintain them in force and renews them as required.
The Company  also  protects  its  trademark,  trade name and patent  rights when
circumstances warrant such action, including the initiation of legal proceedings
if necessary.

Employees

As of December 31, 1996,  the Company had  approximately  2,270  employees.  The
Company considers its relations with its personnel to be good. Approximately 44%
of the Company's  employees are  represented  by labor unions which have entered
into  or are  in the  process  of  entering  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 was settled in February  1997. The strike at Southaven had
no  appreciable  effect on the conduct of business or financial  results of that
operation  as a whole,  although  individual  product line sales growth may have
been hindered.  The National  Labors  Relations  Board has filed an unfair labor
practice charge against the Company's Terex Cranes'  operation in Conway,  South
Carolina.  The Company does not anticipate  that the outcome of such charge will
have a material impact on the Company.

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 O --  "Business  Segment
Information" in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.





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ITEM 2. 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)

                         Terex Trucks

Unit Rig.................Tulsa, Oklahoma             Manufacturing, warehouse
                                                       and office
                                                       375,587 sq. ft.
TEL......................Motherwell, Scotland        Manufacturing, warehouse
                                                       and office
                                                       473,000 sq. ft.

                         Terex Cranes

Terex Cranes -
 Waverly Operations......Waverly, Iowa (3)           Office, manufacturing and
                                                       warehouse
                                                       383,000 sq. ft.
Terex Cranes ............Conway, South Carolina (1)  Office, manufacturing and
                                                       warehouse
                                                       257,040 sq. ft.
PPM S.A. ................Montceau les Mines, France  Office, manufacturing and
                                                       warehouse
                                                       419,764 sq. ft.
PPM SpA  ................Crespellano, Italy          Office, manufacturing and
                                                       warehouse
                                                       79,900 sq. ft.
PPM Europe Subsidiary....Dortmund, Germany (1)       Office and warehouse
                                                       129,180 sq. ft.
PPM Europe Subsidiary....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)  The Company also owns a 66,000 sq. ft. facility in Waterloo,  Iowa which is
     currently leased to others.

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.


ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As described in Note M --  "Litigation  and  Contingencies"  in the Notes to the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  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 $2.0.  Management  believes that the final
outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
consolidated financial position.

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


ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.


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                                     PART II


ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK
          AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The Company's Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "TEX."

Quarterly Market Prices

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         1996                                     1995
        ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------
         Fourth    Third     Second    First       Fourth    Third    Second     First
        --------- --------- --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- ---------
<S>     <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>   
High... $ 10.13    $ 9.38    $ 9.25    $ 7.13      $ 5.50    $ 5.75    $ 6.75    $ 7.13
Low....    6.63      6.50      6.38      4.13        4.00      3.13      4.50      5.88
</TABLE>


No dividends were declared or paid in 1995 or in 1996.  Certain of the Company's
debt agreements contain restrictions as to the payment of cash dividends.  Under
the most  restrictive of these  agreements,  $3.0 was available for dividends at
December 31, 1996. In addition,  the Company's debt  agreements  generally limit
payment  of  cash  dividends  by the  Company  in  excess  of $3.0 to 40% of the
Company's net income,  if any. The terms of the Company's  outstanding  Series B
Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Series B Preferred  Stock")  also  restrict the  Company's  ability to pay cash
dividends on the Common Stock. The Company intends generally to retain earnings,
if any, to fund the development and growth of its business. The Company does not
plan on paying  dividends on the Common  Stock in the  foreseeable  future.  Any
future  payments of cash  dividends  will depend upon the  financial  condition,
capital  requirements and earnings of the Company, as well as other factors that
the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

As of February 28, 1997,  there were 763 stockholders of record of the Company's
Common Stock.


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

(in millions except per share amounts and employees)

                                                                          As of or for the Year Ended December 31,
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   1996        1995         1994         1993        1992
                                                                ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ -----------
<S>                                                             <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>       
 Summary of Operations
   Net sales....................................................$   678.5   $    501.4  $     314.1  $    274.7   $    282.4
   Operating income (loss) from continuing operations...........      5.1         12.8         10.4        (8.2)        (6.7)
   Income (loss) from continuing operations before
     extraordinary items........................................    (54.3)       (32.1)         4.9       (40.7)         0.7
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations...................    102.0          4.4         (3.7)      (24.3)         2.2
   Income (loss) before extraordinary items.....................     47.7        (27.7)         1.2       (65.0)         2.9
   Net income (loss)............................................     47.7        (35.2)         0.5       (66.5)         2.9
   Income (loss) applicable to common stock.....................     24.8        (42.5)        (5.5)      (66.7)         2.9
   Per Common and Common Equivalent Share:
     Income (loss) from continuing operations...................    (5.81)       (3.79)       (0.10)     (4.11)         0.07
     Income (loss) from discontinued operations.................     7.67         0.42        (0.36)     (2.44)         0.22
     Income (loss) before extraordinary items...................     1.86        (3.37)       (0.46)     (6.55)         0.29
     Net income (loss)..........................................     1.86        (4.09)       (0.53)     (6.70)         0.29
 Working Capital
   Current assets...............................................$   390.2   $    312.0  $     278.1  $    257.3   $    319.2
   Current liabilities..........................................    195.0        196.3        221.6       187.8        222.0
   Working capital..............................................    195.2        115.7         56.5        69.5         97.2
 Property, Plant and Equipment
   Net property, plant and equipment............................$    31.7   $     40.1  $      86.2  $     97.5   $    116.3
   Capital expenditures.........................................      8.1          5.2         12.7        11.5          5.4
   Depreciation.................................................      7.0          7.4         13.7        12.1          7.1
 Total Assets...................................................$   471.2   $    478.9  $     401.6  $    390.7   $    477.3
 Capitalization
   Long-term debt and notes payable, including current          
     maturities.................................................$   281.3   $    329.9  $     190.9  $    218.0   $    217.6
   Minority interest, including redeemable preferred stock of a
      subsidiary................................................     10.0          9.4        ---         ---          ---
   Redeemable convertible preferred stock.......................     46.2         24.6         17.3        10.5        ---
   Stockholders' deficit........................................    (71.7)       (96.9)       (55.7)      (62.3)        (9.1)
   Dividends per share of Common Stock..........................$   ---     $    ---    $     ---    $    ---     $    ---
   Shares of Common Stock outstanding at year end...............     13.2         10.6         10.3        10.3          9.9
 Employees
   Continuing operations........................................    2,270        2,614       1,549       1,520        1,436
   Discontinued operations (Material Handling)..................    ---            986       1,302       1,410        1,620
     Total......................................................    2,270        3,600       2,851       2,930        3,056
<FN>
The Selected Financial Data include the results of operations of PPM from May 9,
1995, the date of its acquisition.  See Note C -- "Acquisitions" in the Notes to
the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
</FN>
</TABLE>

ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company currently operates in two industry segments:  Terex Cranes and Terex
Trucks. The Company previously  operated a third industry segment,  the Material
Handling  segment,  the results of which are now  accounted for as Income (Loss)
from Discontinued Operations. The Terex Cranes segment results for periods prior
to May 1995 consist solely of Terex Cranes - Waverly  Operations.  Subsequent to
that date,  Terex  Cranes'  results  include  the  results  of the PPM  business
acquired in May of 1995. Terex Trucks consists of TEL and Unit Rig.

1996 Compared with 1995

The table below is a comparison of net sales, gross profit, engineering, selling
and administrative  expenses,  income (loss) from operations,  and income (loss)
from discontinued  operations,  by segment,  for 1996 and 1995. The 1996 amounts
include $30.0 in special charges comprised of $18.4 at Terex Cranes ($16.8 gross
profit; $1.6 engineering,  selling and administrative expenses),  $10.4 at Terex
Trucks (gross  profit),  and $1.2  General/Corporate  (engineering,  selling and
administrative expenses).

                             
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Year Ended December 31, 
                                    ------------------------- Increase
                                        1996        1995     (Decrease)
                                    ----------- ------------ ------------
                                          (in millions of dollars)
<S>                                 <C>         <C>          <C>      
NET SALES
  Terex Cranes..................... $    363.9  $   252.3    $   111.6
  Terex Trucks.....................      314.9      250.3         64.6
  Eliminations.....................       (0.3)      (1.2)         0.9
                                    ----------- ------------ ------------
     Total......................... $    678.5  $   501.4    $   177.1
                                    =========== ============ ============

GROSS PROFIT
  Terex Cranes..................... $     38.1  $    35.2    $     2.9
  Terex Trucks.....................       31.3       35.9         (4.6)
  Eliminations.....................       (0.2)      (0.7)         0.5
                                    ----------- ------------ ------------
     Total......................... $     69.2  $    70.4    $    (1.2)
                                    =========== ============ ============

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND
 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
  Terex Cranes..................... $     33.3  $    28.0    $     5.3
  Terex Trucks.....................       25.7       22.9          2.8
  General/Corporate................        5.1        6.7         (1.6)
                                    ----------- ------------ ------------
     Total......................... $     64.1  $    57.6    $     6.5
                                    =========== ============ ============

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
  Terex Cranes..................... $      4.8  $     7.2    $    (2.4)
  Terex Trucks.....................        5.6       13.0         (7.4)
  General/Corporate................       (5.3)      (7.4)         2.1
                                    ----------- ------------ ------------
     Total......................... $      5.1  $    12.8    $    (7.7)
                                    =========== ============ ============

INCOME (LOSS) FROM
 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS........... $    102.0  $     4.4    $    97.6
                                    =========== ============ ============
</TABLE>

     Net Sales

Sales increased $177.1,  or approximately  35.3%, to $678.5 from $501.4 in 1995,
reflecting the acquisition of PPM in the second quarter of 1995.

Terex Cranes sales were $363.9 for 1996, an increase of $111.6,  or 44.2%,  from
$252.3 in 1995 which did not include the PPM business  prior to its  acquisition
in May  1995.  Machine  sales  increased  $94.9 to $291.8  in 1996.  Part  sales
increased  $11.4 to $64.3 in 1996. The increase in sales was due to the addition
of the PPM business,  growth in sales at the PPM business,  and continued strong
performance  by Terex Cranes - Waverly  Operations.  Terex Cranes  bookings were
$356.1 for 1996, compared to $236.7 for 1995 an increase of $119.4.

Terex Trucks sales increased  $64.6 in 1996 to $314.9.  Machines sales increased
36.2% primarily due to increased presence in the Asia market and the U.S. rental
market,  and parts sales increased 8.5% in 1996. The sales mix was approximately
29% parts in 1996  compared to 34.6% parts in 1995.  Terex  Trucks  bookings for
1996 were $277.9, a decrease of $3.0, or 1.1%, from 1995.  Backlog  decreased to
$53.4 at December 31, 1996 from $88.8 in 1995 as a result of a large order which
was placed late in 1995.  However,  the average  backlog  increased  slightly to
$68.1 for 1996 as compared to $57.0 for 1995.

     Gross Profit

Gross profit for 1996 decreased  $1.2 to $69.2.  The decline in the gross profit
was  primarily  due to the $16.8  write  down of  goodwill  and other long lived
assets at Terex Cranes and $10.4 of special charges  recorded at Terex Trucks in
the fourth  quarter of 1996.  These charges  substantially  offset the increased
gross profit from  increased  net sales  during 1996 as compared to 1995.  Gross
profit as a percentage of net sales for 1996 decreased to 10% as compared to 14%
for 1995 as a result of the  special  charges.  However,  excluding  these $27.2
charges in 1996,  gross  profit as a  percentage  of sales  remained  at 14% and
increased from $70.4 to $96.4.

Terex Cranes gross profit  increased  $2.9 to $38.1 for 1996,  compared to $35.2
for 1995,  reflecting the PPM Acquisition,  the effect of cost reduction actions
put in  place at PPM,  and  improved  performance  at  Terex  Cranes  -  Waverly
Operations. These improvements were substantially offset by an impairment charge
which  resulted  from a detailed  analysis of future cash flows from  operations
primarly at Terex  Cranes'  Conway,  South  Carolina,  facility.  (See Note D --
"Impairment  of Long Lived  Assets" in the Notes to the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements  for further  information.)  Excluding the impairment  charge,  Terex
Cranes  gross profit in 1996  increased  $19.7 as compared to 1995 and the gross
profit percentage increased to 15.1% as compared to 14.0% in 1995.

Terex Trucks gross profit  decreased $4.6 to $31.3 in 1996 compared to $35.9 for
1995. Excluding the $10.4 special charges noted above, Terex Trucks gross profit
increased  $5.8 in 1996 as  compared  to 1995.  The $10.4  special  charges  are
comprised  mainly of $7.9 at Unit Rig for the reduction in value of the Unit Rig
Tulsa  facility,  due to  changes in  production  methods  and $1.9 of  goodwill
associated  with  TEL's  acquisition  of its UK  distributor,  IMACO,  which was
written off and  recorded as an  impairment  charge in 1996.  Exclusive of these
special  charges,  the gross profit  percentage in 1996  decreased to 13.1% from
14.3% in 1995 due to an increase  in the  proportion  of unit sales  versus part
sales. Part sales have higher margins than unit sales.

     Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses increased to $64.1 in 1996 from
$57.6 for 1995,  reflecting  the  effects  of the PPM  Acquisition  in May 1995.
However, engineering, selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net
sales decreased to 9.4% for 1996 from 11.5% for 1995. Terex Trucks  engineering,
selling and  administrative  expenses increased to $25.7 for 1996 from $22.9 for
1995 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 $33.3 for 1996 from $28.0 for 1995,  reflecting the PPM Acquisition
in May 1995 and special charges of $1.6.

     Income (Loss) from Operations

Terex Cranes'  income from  operations  of $4.8 for 1996  decreased by $2.4 over
1995, primarily due to the impairment charges at the Terex Cranes' Conway, South
Carolina,  facility,  which were offset  somewhat by the increased net sales and
the effect of cost control  initiatives  implemented at all PPM operations since
they were acquired by the Company,  and continued  strong  performance  by Terex
Cranes - Waverly Operations.

Terex  Trucks  income from  operations  decreased  by $7.4 to $5.6 for 1996 from
$13.0 in 1995, primarily due to the special charges mentioned above under "Gross
Profit." Excluding these charges, income from operations increased to $16.0.

On a  consolidated  basis,  the Company had  operating  income of $5.1 for 1996,
compared to operating income of $12.8 for 1995, for the reasons mentioned above.

     Other Income (Expense)

Net interest expense  increased to $43.6 for 1996 from $38.0 in 1995 as a result
of incremental  borrowings  associated with the PPM acquisition in May 1995. The
Company  realized  gains  in 1996 of  $3.3  from  the  sale of  excess  property
principally in Scotland and Italy.

During 1996 the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $12.1; in 1995,
the Company  recorded no provision  for income  taxes.  The 1996  provision  for
income taxes primarily relates to $11.3 tax expense  recognized at PPM in Europe
in connection with its recapitalization  which required the Company to utilize a
net operating loss carryforward.  The additional $0.8 provision relates to taxes
due on the sale of property in Europe.

In  1995,  the  Company  had a gain of $1.0  from  the sale of stock of a former
subsidiary and recorded a charge of $0.5 to recognize the impairment in value of
certain properties held for sale.

     Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued  operations in the Company's  Material Handling Segment
increased  $97.6 to $102.0 for 1996 as compared to $4.4 in 1995.  The  increased
income  was  primarily  due to the gain  realized  on the  sale of the  Material
Handling Segment of $84.5. Gross profit for 1996 (through November 27, 1996, the
date of the sale of the Material  Handling  Segment)  increased $1.4 to $46.0 as
compared to 1995 even though net sales decreased $45.9 or 17%. Additionally,  in
1995 the Material  Handling  Segment recorded charges of $6.0 related to charges
for  severance  costs,  exit  costs  and the  impairment  in  value  of  certain
properties held for sale.

     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 its debt refinancing in May 1995.




<PAGE>


1995 Compared with 1994

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


                             
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      Year Ended December 31,
                                     -------------------------  Increase
                                         1995        1994      (Decrease)
                                     ----------- ------------ -------------
                                           (in millions of dollars)
<S>                                  <C>         <C>          <C>      
NET SALES
  Terex Cranes.......................$   252.3   $    90.4    $   161.9
  Terex Trucks.......................    250.3       226.8         23.5
  Eliminations.......................     (1.2)       (3.1)         1.9
                                     ----------- ------------ -------------
     Total...........................$   501.4   $   314.1    $   187.3
                                     =========== ============ =============

GROSS PROFIT
  Terex Cranes ......................$    35.2   $    14.2    $    21.0
  Terex Trucks.......................     35.9        33.9          2.0
  Eliminations.......................     (0.7)      ---           (0.7)
                                     ----------- ------------ -------------
     Total...........................$    70.4   $    48.1    $    22.3
                                     =========== ============ =============

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND
 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
  Terex Cranes.......................$    28.0   $     6.3    $    21.7
  Terex Trucks.......................     22.9        22.7          0.2
  General/Corporate..................      6.7         8.7         (2.0)
                                     ----------- ------------ -------------
     Total...........................$    57.6   $    37.7    $    19.9
                                     =========== ============ =============

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
  Terex Cranes.......................$     7.2   $     7.9    $    (0.7)
  Terex Trucks.......................     13.0        11.2          1.8
  General/Corporate..................     (7.4)       (8.7)         1.3
                                     ----------- ------------ -------------
     Total...........................$    12.8   $    10.4    $     2.4
                                     =========== ============ =============

INCOME (LOSS) FROM
    DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Material Handling....................$     4.4   $    (3.7)   $     8.1
                                     ----------- ------------ -------------
     Total...........................$     4.4   $    (3.7)   $     8.1
                                     =========== ============ =============
</TABLE>


     Net Sales

Sales increased $187.3 to $501.4, or approximately 60%, for 1995 versus 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.

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  adversely
affected by the strike at the Company's parts distribution center.

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.

     Gross Profit

Gross  profit of $70.4 for 1995 was $22.3,  or 46%,  higher than gross profit of
$48.1 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.

Terex Trucks gross profit increased $2.0 to $35.9 for 1995 compared to $33.9 for
1994.  The gross profit  percentage in the Terex Trucks was 14% for 1995 and 15%
for 1994.

     Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Engineering,  selling and  administrative  expenses  increased to $57.6 for 1995
from  $37.7 for 1994.  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. Terex Trucks  engineering,  selling and  administrative
expenses  increased  to $22.9 for 1995 from  $22.7 for 1994 as a result of costs
associated   with  the  start-up  of  a  new  parts  service   business,   which
substantially   offset  the  cost   savings  at  other   operations.   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.

     Income (Loss) from Operations

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

Terex  Trucks  income  from  operations  improved by $1.8 to $13.0 for 1995 from
$11.2  in  1994,  primarily  as a  result  of  reduced  costs,  offset  by costs
associated with the start up of a new parts service business.

On a consolidated  basis,  the Company  realized  operating  income of $12.8 for
1995, compared to $10.4 for 1994.

     Other Income (Expense)

Net interest expense  increased to $38.0 for 1995 from $27.8 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 common stock of a former
subsidiary during 1995 and 1994, respectively.

The Company  recorded a charge of $0.5 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 and 1994, the Company recorded no provision for income taxes.

     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.

     Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued  operations in the Company's  Material Handling Segment
increased  $8.1 to $4.4 for 1995 as  compared  to a loss of $3.7 for  1994.  The
increased  income was primarily due to increased sales and to the success of the
cost reduction programs put in place in the latter half of 1995.


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 upon  completion of its  acquisition  of Simon Access  Division (see "Recent
Developments" for further discussion) will have monthly interest payments on the
New Credit Facility which will replace the existing credit facility,  which also
has monthly interest payments.

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  service  through  debt
refinancings,  issuance of equity, assets sales,  including the sale of business
units,  or any  combination  thereof.  As part of its strategy to strengthen its
capital  structure  and reduce  debt,  the Company sold its  worldwide  Material
Handling  business on November 27, 1996 for an aggregate  cash  purchase  price,
subject to adjustments,  of $139.5.  Upon closing,  the Company immediately paid
down its outstanding credit facility. In accordance with the Indenture governing
the Company's  13.25% Senior  Secured Notes,  the Company  offered to repurchase
(the "Offer")  $100  principal  amount of the Senior  Secured  Notes.  The Offer
expired on December  27, 1996,  but no Senior  Secured  Notes were  tendered for
repurchase.

The Company's Series A Cumulative  Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred Stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Series A Preferred  Stock") had a 13% dividend  rate,
which was to increase to 18% at the end of 1998. Consistent with its strategy to
strengthen its capital  structure,  on December 30, 1996, the Company called its
Series A Preferred  Stock for  redemption  on January 29, 1997 (the  "Redemption
Date").  All 1,200,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on the
Redemption  Date were  redeemed at a  redemption  price of $37.80 per share,  or
approximately $45.4 in aggregate.

Net cash of $17.6 was used in operating  activities during 1996 primarily due to
an increase in working  capital at year end for the  expansion of the  business.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $135.7 during 1996 principally due
to the sale of the Company's  worldwide  Material  Handling business for $139.5,
subject to certain  adjustments.  Net cash used by financing  activities  during
1996 was principally  due to the repayment of the Credit  Facility  ($70.0) with
the proceeds from the sale of the Company's Material Handling  business,  offset
partially  by the use of the  lending  facilities  in the  U.K.  Cash  and  cash
equivalents totaled $72.0 at December 31, 1996.

As of December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any balance  outstanding under
the Credit Facility,  letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility totaled
$7.8, and the additional  amount the Company could have borrowed was $45.3 as of
that date. TEL entered into a new bank working capital facility in 1995, and PPM
Europe received an initial credit facility of $3.0 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  currently  has $250 of the Senior  Secured Notes  outstanding.  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 PPM Acquisition,  the Company issued redeemable preferred
stock  of  Terex  Cranes,  Inc.,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  the  Company
established  to complete the PPM  Acquisition,  having an aggregate  liquidation
preference of approximately $21.4, subject to adjustment.  The purchase price is
subject to adjustment  calculated by reference to Western  European crane demand
in 1996 and 1997. The preferred stock does not bear a dividend and, accordingly,
the Company has valued this stock at approximately  $8.8 (discounted at 15%) and
will reflect dividend accretion.

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.  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,  plus (ii) the lesser of 45% of the
value  of  eligible  inventory,  as  defined,  or 80% of the  appraised  orderly
liquidation  value of eligible  inventory less (iii) 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 or
Eurodollar rate loans initially  bearing interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum
in excess of the adjusted Eurodollar rate.

On February 24, 1997 the Company agreed to buy the Simon Access  Division.  (See
Note Q --  "Subsequent  Events"  in the  Notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements for further  information.)  In connection with the  acquisition,  the
Company has received a commitment  for financing  from a financial  institution.
The  commitment  for the New  Credit  Facility  is for a three  year  period for
$125.0.  The New Credit  Facility  will  replace  the  Company's  $100.0  Credit
Facility and will bear interest at the Company's  option of 2.5% per annum above
the LIBOR rate or 1% per annum  above the prime  rate.  The  Company  expects to
complete the Simon  acquisition by using $70.0 of the New Credit Facility and to
have approximately $30 million in availability after the Simon acquisition

The Company's debt service  obligations for 1997 include  approximately $16.6 on
May 15 and November 15, 1997 on the Senior  Secured  Notes and variable  monthly
payments on the credit facilities, as applicable.  Management believes that cash
generated from operations,  together with the New Credit  Facility,  the Company
has  adequate  liquidity  to meet  the  Company's  operating  and  debt  service
requirements.

Foreign Currencies and Interest Rate Risk

The  Company's  products  are sold in over 50  countries  around  the world and,
accordingly,  revenues of the Company are generated in foreign currencies, while
the costs  associated  with those revenues are only partly  incurred in the same
currencies.  The major foreign  currencies,  among others,  in which the Company
does business are the German Mark, the Pound Sterling, and the French Franc. The
Company may, from time to time,  hedge  specifically  identified  committed cash
flows in foreign  currencies using forward currency sale or purchase  contracts.
[Such foreign currency contracts have not historically been material in amount.]
The Company's  borrowings are at both fixed and floating rates of interest.  For
the  floating  rate  portion  of the  borrowings,  the  Company  is at risk  for
fluctuations  in  interest  rates.  The  Company  does not  currently  hedge any
interest rate risk.


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 filed its administrative appeal to the examination report
in April of 1995.  As a result of a meeting with the  Manhattan  division of the
IRS in July 1995, in June 1996 the Company was advised that the matter was being
referred back to the Milwaukee  audit  division of the IRS. The Milwaukee  audit
division of the IRS is currently reviewing  information  provided by the Company
over the past 18 months.  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  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (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 1996 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.  On January  31,  1997,  the DOL and the
Company's  former chairman  entered into a settlement  agreement,  which,  among
other things,  obligated the Company's former chairman to pay certain amounts to
the Terex Corporation Master Retirement Plan Trust and to the DOL. In connection
with the DOL  investigation  and settlement,  the Company has incurred  expenses
(including legal fees) of $0.2.

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.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain  information in this Annual Report includes  forward looking  statements
regarding future events or the future financial  performance of the Company that
involve certain contingencies and uncertainties, including those discussed above
in the section  entitled  Contingencies  and  Uncertainties.  In  addition,  the
Company's expectations are predominantly based on what it considers key economic
assumptions.  Construction  and mining activity are sensitive to interest rates,
government  spending  and  general  economic  conditions.   Some  of  the  other
significant   factors  for  the  Company  include  foreign  currency  movements,
political  uncertainty  in  various  areas  of  the  world,   pricing,   product
initiatives  and other actions taken by  competitors,  disruptions in production
capacity,   excess  inventory  levels,  the  effects  of  changes  in  laws  and
regulations,  employee relations and other factors.  Actual events or the actual
future  results of the Company may differ  materially  from any forward  looking
statement due to such risks, uncertainties and significant factors.



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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

Summarized  quarterly  financial  data for 1996  and  1995  are as  follows  (in
millions, except per share amounts):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               1996                                  1995
                                               ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Fourth    Third    Second    First     Fourth    Third   Second    First
                                               ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>    
Net sales ................................... $  156.8  $  165.7  $ 182.8  $ 173.2   $  139.1  $ 148.8  $  133.3  $  80.2
Gross profit ................................     (4.9)     23.7     27.0     23.4       20.9     19.9      17.6     12.0
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  before extraordinary items ................    (46.5)     (3.4)    (1.7)    (2.7)      (7.3)   (12.3)     (9.4)    (3.1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations ..     87.8       4.8      6.2      3.2        5.5      4.5      (6.8)     1.2
Income (loss) before  extraordinary items ...     41.3       1.4      4.5      0.5       (1.8)    (7.8)    (16.2)    (1.9)
Net income (loss) ...........................     41.3       1.4      4.5      0.5       (1.8)    (7.8)    (23.7)    (1.9)
Income (loss) applicable to common stock ....     24.4      (0.9)     2.6     (1.4)      (3.9)    (9.6)    (25.5)    (3.5)
Per share:
  Primary
    Income (loss) before extraordinary items  $   1.71  $  (0.06) $  0.18  $ (0.13)  $  (0.35) $ (0.93) $  (1.76) $ (0.35)
    Net income (loss) .......................     1.71     (0.06)    0.18    (0.13)     (0.35)   (0.93)    (2.48)   (0.35)
  Fully diluted
    Income (loss) before extraordinary items  $   1.71  $  (0.06) $  0.18  $ (0.13)  $  (0.35) $ (0.93) $  (1.76) $ (0.35)
    Net income (loss) .......................     1.71     (0.06)    0.18    (0.13)     (0.35)   (0.93)    (2.48)   (0.35)
</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 amounts  have been  reclassified  to conform with the 1996
presentation.

The  results  of the  Material  Handling  business  have been  accounted  for as
discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Item 1. - Business.

In 1996,  the Company  recognized  a gain of $2.4 in the first  quarter from the
sale of excess  property in Scotland.  In 1996 Income  (loss) from  discontinued
operations  includes the gain, net of income taxes,  of $84.5 on the sale of the
Material Handling business in the fourth quarter.  In the fourth quarter of 1996
the Company recorded special charges of $45.1,  including  impairment charges of
$18.7 (see Note D --  "Impairment  of Long Lived  Assets"),  a reduction  in the
value of certain assets of $8.6, $2.0 related to pre-purchase tax  contingencies
at PPM, $3.0 of other  one-time  accruals,  and income tax expense of $12.1 (see
Note I -- "Income Taxes"). Net income (loss) has been reduced by Preferred Stock
accretion for purposes of calculating  earnings per share amounts. See Note J --
"Preferred  Stock"  in  the  Notes  to  the  Company's   Consolidated  Financial
Statements.  In the fourth quarter of 1996 preferred  stock accretion was $16.9,
which included $14.5 of additional accretion due to the redemption of the Series
A Preferred Stock on January 29, 1997.

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


ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
          AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.




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                                    PART III

ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information  required by Items 10 through 13 is incorporated by reference to
the definitive Terex Corporation Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year
covered by this Form 10-K.


                                     PART IV

ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)  (1) and (2)  Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules.

See  "Index  to  Consolidated   Financial  Statements  and  Financial  Statement
Schedule" on Page F-1.

     (3) Exhibits

See "Index to Exhibits" on Page E-1.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

A report  on Form 8-K  dated  November  27,  1996 was filed  December  11,  1996
reporting the sale of the Company's worldwide material handling business.

A report  on Form 8-K  dated  December  30,  1996 was  filed  January  10,  1997
reporting the Company's  calling for redemption its Series A Preferred  Stock on
January 29, 1997.




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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



TEREX CORPORATION


By: /s/ Ronald M. DeFeo                                          March 28, 1997
     Ronald M. DeFeo,
     President, Chief Executive Officer
     and Chief Operating Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Name                               Title                              Date

/s/  Ronald M. DeFeo        President, Chief Executive           March 28, 1997
       Ronald M. DeFeo       Officer, Director and Chief 
                             Operating Officer
                             (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/  David J. Langevin      Executive Vice President             March 28, 1997
       David J. Langevin    (Acting Principal Financial Officer)

/s/  Marvin B. Rosenberg    Senior Vice President,               March 28, 1997
       Marvin B. Rosenberg  General Counsel, Secretary
                            and Director

/s/  Joseph F. Apuzzo       Vice President Finance               March 28, 1997
       Joseph F. Apuzzo      and Controller
                             (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/  G. Chris Andersen *    Director                             March 28, 1997
       G. Chris Andersen

/s/  William H. Fike *      Director                             March 28, 1997
       William H. Fike

/s/  Bruce I. Raben *       Director                             March 28, 1997
       Bruce I. Raben

/s/  David A. Sachs *       Director                             March 28, 1997
       David A. Sachs

/s/  Adam E. Wolf *         Director                             March 28, 1997
       Adam E. Wolf


* By:  /s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg
         Marvin B. Rosenberg
         Attorney-in-fact



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                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

  Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

                                                                           Page
                                TEREX CORPORATION
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996
                    AND 1995 AND FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS
                      IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996

Report of independent accountants.........................................F - 2
Consolidated statement of operations .....................................F - 3
Consolidated balance sheet................................................F - 4
Consolidated statement of changes in stockholders' deficit................F - 5
Consolidated statement of cash flows......................................F - 6
Notes to consolidated financial statements................................F - 7

                                PPM CRANES, INC.
       CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
                    AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                AND FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995

 Report of independent accountants........................................F - 33
 Consolidated statement of operations ....................................F - 34
 Consolidated balance sheet...............................................F - 35
 Consolidated statement of shareholders' deficit..........................F - 36
 Consolidated statement of cash flows.....................................F - 37
 Notes to consolidated financial statements...............................F - 38

                                PPM CRANES, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR
                        THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994

Report of independent auditors............................................F - 45
Consolidated statement of operations .....................................F - 46
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity.................F - 47
Consolidated statement of cash flows......................................F - 48
Notes to consolidated financial statements................................F - 49

                                PPM CRANES, INC.
     UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF MAY 9, 1995
              AND FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH MAY 9, 1995

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations .................F - 55
Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet............................F - 56
Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows..................F - 57
Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements............F - 58

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves.............F - 60
Schedule IV -- Indebtedness of and to Related Parties -- Not Current......F - 61


All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable regulations of
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  are not  required  under the related
instructions or are not applicable, and therefore have been omitted.



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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,
1996 and 1995, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended  December 31, 1996,  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 6, 1997


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<CAPTION>


                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                  ---------------------------
                                                    1996     1995     1994
                                                   -------  -------  -------
<S>                                               <C>      <C>      <C>    
NET SALES ....................................... $ 678.5  $ 501.4  $ 314.1

COST OF GOODS SOLD ..............................   609.3    431.0    266.0
                                                   -------  -------  -------

   Gross Profit .................................    69.2     70.4     48.1

ENGINEERING, SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES     64.1     57.6     37.7
                                                   -------  -------  -------

   Income from operations .......................     5.1     12.8     10.4

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
   Interest income ..............................     1.2      0.7      0.5
   Interest expense .............................   (44.8)   (38.7)   (28.3)
   Amortization of debt issuance costs ..........    (2.6)    (2.3)    (2.3)
   Gain on sale of stock of former subsidiary ...     --       1.0     26.0

   Other income (expense) - net .................    (1.1)    (5.6)    (1.4)
                                                   -------  -------  -------

  INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
     INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS .......   (42.2)   (32.1)     4.9

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES ......................   (12.1)     --       --
                                                   -------  -------  -------

  INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
   EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ..........................   (54.3)   (32.1)     4.9

INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  (net of tax expense of $2.6, $0.0 and $0.8,
     in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively) ......   102.0      4.4     (3.7)
                                                   -------  -------  -------

  INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS ......    47.7    (27.7)     1.2

EXTRAORDINARY LOSS ON RETIREMENT OF DEBT ........     --      (7.5)    (0.7)
                                                   -------  -------  -------

   NET INCOME (LOSS) ............................    47.7    (35.2)     0.5

LESS PREFERRED STOCK ACCRETION ..................   (22.9)    (7.3)    (6.0)
                                                   -------  -------  -------

   INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK ..... $  24.8  $ (42.5) $  (5.5)
                                                   =======  =======  =======

PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE:
   Income (loss) from continuing operations ..... $ (5.81) $ (3.79) $ (0.10)
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations ...    7.67     0.42    (0.36)
                                                   -------  -------  -------
      Loss before extraordinary items ...........    1.86    (3.37)   (0.46)
   Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt .....     --     (0.72)   (0.07)
                                                   -------  -------  -------

   Net income (loss) ............................ $  1.86  $ (4.09) $ (0.53)
                                                   =======  =======  =======

AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON AND
     COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES
     OUTSTANDING IN PER SHARE CALCULATION .......    13.3     10.4     10.3
                                                   =======  =======  =======
</TABLE>

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

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                  (in millions)

                                                       December 31,
                                                  --------------------
                                                     1996      1995
                                                  --------- ----------
<S>                                               <C>       <C>    
CURRENT ASSETS
   Cash and cash equivalents......................$   72.0  $   7.0
   Cash securing letters of credit................     3.4      6.9
   Trade receivables (less allowance of
     $7.0 in 1996 and $7.4 in 1995)...............   110.3     87.7
   Customer deposit...............................   ---       19.1
   Net inventories................................   190.6    180.8
   Other current assets...........................    13.9     10.5
                                                  --------- ----------
                      Total Current Assets........   390.2    312.0

LONG-TERM ASSETS
   Property, plant and equipment - net............    31.7     40.1
   Goodwill - net.................................    32.4     61.3
   Debt issuance costs - net......................    12.7     14.5
   Net assets of discontinued operations..........   ---       41.8
   Other assets...................................     4.2      9.2
                                                  --------- ----------
TOTAL ASSETS......................................$  471.2  $ 478.9
                                                  ========= ==========

CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Notes payable and current portion of
     long-term debt...............................$   19.2  $   5.7
   Trade accounts payable.........................   104.4     99.5
   Accrued compensation and benefits..............    15.8     12.2
   Accrued warranties and product liability.......    19.4     19.6
   Customer deposit...............................   ---       19.1
   Other current liabilities......................    36.2     40.2
                                                  --------- ----------
                     Total Current Liabilities....   195.0    196.3

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Long-term debt, less current portion...........   262.1    324.2
   Other..........................................    29.6     21.3

MINORITY INTEREST, INCLUDING REDEEMABLE
  PREFERRED STOCK OF A SUBSIDIARY
   Liquidation preference $21.4 in 1996 and
     $26.1 in 1995, subject to adjustment.........    10.0      9.4

REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
   Liquidation preference $46.2 in 1996
     and $41.2 in 1995............................    46.2     24.6

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
   Warrants to purchase common stock..............     3.2     17.2
   Common Stock, $0.01 par value--
      authorized 30.0 shares; issued and
      outstanding 13.2 in 1996 and 10.6 in 1995...     0.1      0.1
   Additional paid-in capital.....................    55.8     40.5
   Accumulated deficit............................  (126.1)  (150.9)
   Pension liability adjustment...................    (2.0)    (2.7)
   Unrealized holding gain on equity securities...   ---        1.0
   Cumulative translation adjustment..............    (2.7)    (2.1)
                                                  --------- ----------
                   Total Stockholders' Deficit....   (71.7)   (96.9)
                                                  --------- ----------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT.......$  471.2  $ 478.9
                                                  ========= ==========
</TABLE>

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


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                       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
                           ----------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31,
<S>                        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>       
   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)       ---          0.4         ---         ---        ---         ---         ---
  Net loss.................     ---         ---         ---         (35.2)       ---        ---         ---        (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...     ---         ---         ---          ---         ---        ---          3.0         3.0
                           ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31,
   1995....................     17.2         0.1        40.5       (150.9)       (2.7)       1.0        (2.1)      (96.9)
  Conversion of Warrants...    (14.0)       ---         14.0         ---         ---        ---         ---         ---
  Issuance of Common Stock.     ---         ---          1.3         ---         ---        ---         ---          1.3
  Net income...............     ---         ---         ---          47.7        ---        ---         ---         47.7
  Accretion of carrying
   value of redeemable
   preferred stock to
   redemption value........     ---         ---         ---         (22.9)       ---        ---         ---        (22.9)
  Pension liability
   adjustment..............     ---         ---         ---          ---          0.7       ---         ---          0.7
  Unrealized holding loss
   on equity securities....     ---         ---         ---          ---         ---        (1.0)       ---         (1.0)
  Translation adjustment...     ---         ---         ---          ---         ---        ---         (0.6)       (0.6)
                           ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31,
   1996....................$     3.2   $     0.1   $    55.8   $   (126.1)  $    (2.0) $    ---    $    (2.7)  $   (71.7)
                           =========== =========== =========== ============ ========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>


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

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (in millions)

                                                      Year Ended December 31,
                                                     -------------------------
                                                       1996     1995    1994
                                                     -------- -------- -------
<S>                                                  <C>      <C>      <C>   
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income (Loss)....................................$  47.7  $ (35.2) $  0.5
Adjustments to reconcile net
 income (loss) to cash used in
 operating activities:
   Depreciation .....................................    7.0      7.4    13.7
   Amortization .....................................    6.7      5.5     3.4
   Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt..........  ---        7.5     0.7
   Gain on sale of discontinued operations...........  (84.5)   ---     ---
   Gain on sale of stock of former subsidiary........  ---       (1.0)  (26.0)
   Impairment charges and asset writedowns...........   33.8    ---     ---
   Deferred taxes ...................................   11.3    ---     ---
   Other.............................................   (2.9)     0.1    (5.8)
   Changes in operating assets and
    liabilities (net of effects of
    acquisitions):
       Restricted cash...............................    3.5     (0.5)   (0.4)
       Trade receivables.............................  (23.7)     7.0   (17.6)
       Net inventories...............................  (12.7)    (7.9)    0.1
       Net assets of discontinued operations.........   (5.4)     2.0   ---
       Trade accounts payable........................    4.9     (2.3)   24.4
       Accrued compensation and benefits.............    3.3      5.6     3.3
       Other, net....................................   (6.6)   (16.8)   (5.6)
                                                     -------- -------- -------
         Net cash used in operating activities.......  (17.6)   (28.6)   (9.3)
                                                     -------- -------- -------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations   137.2    ---     ---
   Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired...  ---      (92.4)  ---
   Capital expenditures..............................   (8.1)    (5.2)  (12.7)
   Proceeds from sale of excess assets...............    6.5      0.6     3.3
   Proceeds from sale of stock of former subsidiary..  ---        2.7    24.9
   Proceeds from sale of Drexel business.............  ---      ---      10.3
   Proceeds from sale-leaseback of Saarn property....  ---      ---      10.0
   Other.............................................    0.1      0.2     1.0
                                                     -------- -------- -------
         Net cash provided by (used in)
          investing activities.............. ........  135.7    (94.1)   36.8
                                                     -------- -------- -------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   Net borrowings (repayments) under revolving
    line of credit agreements.. .....................  (55.0)    35.9    13.0
   Principal repayments of long-term debt............   (1.0)  (153.9)  (41.5)
   Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt,
    net of issuance costs........ ...................  ---      239.8   ---
   Other.............................................    5.6    ---       0.2
                                                     -------- -------- -------
         Net cash provided by (used in)
          financing activities.............. ........  (50.4)   121.8   (28.3)
                                                     -------- -------- -------

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.............. ............   (2.7)    (0.3)    1.3
                                                     -------- -------- -------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.   65.0     (1.2)    0.5
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD.....    7.0      8.2     9.2
                                                     -------- -------- -------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD...........$  72.0  $   7.0  $  9.7
                                                     ======== ======== =======
</TABLE>

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



<PAGE>


                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                December 31, 1996
 (dollar amounts in millions, unless otherwise noted, except per share amounts)


NOTE A -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis  of  Presentation.  As set  forth in Note B below,  the  Company  sold its
Material  Handling business on November 27, 1996. The sale resulted in a gain of
$84.5.  The  Material  Handling  business  is  accounted  for as a  discontinued
operation  in the  December  31, 1995  consolidated  balance  sheet,  and in the
consolidated statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995
and 1994.

Generally  accepted  accounting  principles  permit,  but  do not  require,  the
allocation of interest expense between  continuing and discontinued  operations.
Because the methods allowed under generally accepted  accounting  principles for
calculating interest expense to be allocated to discontinued  operations are not
necessarily  indicative  of the use of  proceeds  from the sale of the  Material
Handling  business by the  Company,  and the effect on  interest  expense of the
continuing  operations  of the Company,  the Company has elected not to allocate
interest  expense to  discontinued  operations.  The results of this election is
that loss from continuing operations includes  substantially all of the interest
expense of the Company, and income from discontinued operations does not include
any material interest expense.

The assets and liabilities of the Material  Handling business as of December 31,
1995 have been segregated in the consolidated  balance sheet and are shown under
"Net assets of discontinued operations."

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."

Use of Estimates.  The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with
generally accepted  accounting  principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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  available  for  use  in  its  operations.   Certain
international  operations  collateralize letters of credit and performance bonds
with cash deposits.

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 5%
and 19% of consolidated inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995, 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.  Debt  issuance  costs
before  amortization  totaled  $16.9 and $16.1 at  December  31,  1996 and 1995,
respectively.  During 1996, 1995 and 1994, the Company  amortized $2.6, $2.3 and
$2.3,  respectively,  of capitalized debt issuance costs; in addition,  $7.5 and
$0.7 of such costs were charged to  extraordinary  loss on retirement of debt in
1995 and 1994, 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 $5.6 and $3.2 at December
31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

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.

Impairment  of  Long  Lived  Assets.  The  Company's  policy  is to  assess  the
realizability  of  its  long  lived  assets  and to  evaluate  such  assets  for
impairment  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that the
carrying  amount of such  assets  (or group of assets)  may not be  recoverable.
Impairment  is determined to exist if the  estimated  future  undiscounted  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  asset.  (See Note D --
"Impairment of Long Lived Assets.")

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.

Non  Pension  Postretirement   Benefits.  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 and
has  elected  the delayed  recognition  method of  adoption of the new  standard
related to the benefits. (See Note L -- "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,  1996 and 1995 the
Company had foreign exchange  contracts,  which were hedges of firm commitments,
totaling  $29.4 and  $21.8,  respectively  whose  fair  value  approximates  its
carrying  value.  In 1995,  these  contracts  related  primarily to the customer
deposit discussed above.

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, 1996 and 1995.

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.

Income Taxes. The Company records deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon
the  difference  between  the tax  bases of  assets  and  liabilities  and their
carrying  amounts  for  financial  reporting  purposes.  The  Company  records a
valuation  allowance  for deferred tax assets if  realization  of such assets is
dependent on future taxable income. (See Note I -- "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  1994  and  1995  have  been
reclassified to conform to the 1996 presentation.


NOTE B -- DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company sold its worldwide  Material  Handling business ("CMHC") on November
27, 1996 for $139.5 in cash, subject to certain  adjustments.  The sale resulted
in a $84.5  gain net of $2.6 of  income  taxes.  CMHC  comprised  the  Company's
Material Handling Segment. The accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 include the results of CMHC
in "Income (Loss) from Discontinued  Operations." Net assets of the discontinued
operations at December 31, 1995 have been segregated in the Consolidated Balance
Sheet.  Please  refer  to Note A - Basis of  Presentation  for a  discussion  of
allocation  of  interest  expense.  Summary  operating  results of  discontinued
operations are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                            ---------------------------------
                                               1996        1995        1994
                                            ---------   ---------   ---------
<S>                                         <C>         <C>         <C>     
Net Sales ................................. $  404.6    $  528.8    $  472.7
Income (loss) before income taxes .........     17.5         4.4        (2.9)
Provision for income taxes ................     --          --          (0.8)

Income (loss) from operations
 of discontinued operations ............... $   17.5    $    4.4    $   (3.7)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations....     84.5        --          --
                                            ---------   ---------   ---------
Income (loss) from discontinued operations. $  102.0    $    4.4    $   (3.7)
                                            =========   =========   =========
</TABLE>

Net assets of the discontinued operations at December 31, 1995 were as follows:

Assets:
   Current assets......................  $    114.1
   Non-current assets..................        75.6
                                         -----------
     Total assets......................       189.7
                                         -----------

Liabilities:
   Current liabilities.................        98.3
   Non-current liabilities.............        51.5
                                         -----------
     Total liabilities.................       149.8
                                         -----------

Cumulative translation adjustment......        (1.9)
                                         -----------
     Net assets........................  $     41.8
                                         ===========


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 NOTE C -- ACQUISITIONS

PPM, Inc. - On May 9, 1995,  the Company,  through Terex Cranes,  Inc., a wholly
owned  subsidiary  of  the  Company  ("Terex  Cranes,   Inc."),   completed  the
acquisition (the "PPM  Acquisition")  of substantially  all of the shares of PPM
S.A.  ("PPM  Europe"),  from Potain S.A., and all of the capital stock of Legris
Industries,  Inc.,  which owns 92.4% of the capital  stock of PPM  Cranes,  Inc.
("PPM  North   America;"  and  PPM  North  America   together  with  PPM  Europe
collectively  referred to as "PPM") from Legris  Industries  S.A.  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 Inc. ("Koehring"). Koehring manufactures mobile cranes under the
LORAIN brand name and aerial lift  equipment  under the MARKLIFT brand name. PPM
and Koehring comprise the Company's 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  approximately  $21.4,  subject to  adjustment.  The
purchase  price is subject to  adjustment  calculated  by  reference  to Western
European  crane  demand in 1996 and 1997.  The  preferred  stock does not bear a
dividend and,  accordingly,  the Company has valued this stock at  approximately
$10.0 (discounted at 15%).

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
                                                     ============


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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Unaudited Pro Forma for
                                                   the Year Ended December 31,
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                       1995          1994
                                                   ------------ -------------
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>     
Net sales........................................   $   566.3    $  493.8
Income (loss) from operations....................        (3.7)       (5.9)
Loss before extraordinary items..................       (53.0)      (19.3)
Loss before extraordinary items, per share.......   $   (5.89)   $  (2.45)
</TABLE>


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 D -- IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS AND OTHER SPECIAL CHARGES

The Company  adopted SFAS No. 121  "Accounting  for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed  of" in 1996.  This  statement
establishes accounting standards for determining impairment of long-lived assets
and long-lived  assets to be disposed of. The Company assesses the realizability
of its  long-lived  assets and  evaluates  such assets for  impairment  whenever
events or changes in  circumstances  indicate  that the carrying  amount of such
assets (or group of assets) may not be  recoverable.  For assets in use or under
development, impairment is determined to exist if the estimated future cash flow
associated with the asset,  undiscounted and without interest  charges,  is less
than the  carrying  amount of the asset.  When the  estimated  future  cash flow
indicates that the carrying amount of the asset will not be recovered, the asset
is written down to its fair value.

As required by generally accepted accounting principles,  goodwill was allocated
in the PPM  Acquisition to various  operating  units.  After eighteen  months of
continuous rationalization, estimated future undiscounted cash flows for certain
operations  would not be  sufficient  to recover the  goodwill  and fixed assets
recorded for these  operations.  Thus, in the fourth quarter of 1996 the Company
recorded an  impairment  charge of $16.8  ($13.3  related to  goodwill  and $3.5
related to fixed assets).  Similarly,  in the fourth quarter of 1996 the Company
wrote off $1.9 of  goodwill  related to its IMACO  unit in the  United  Kingdom.
These 1996  impairment  charges  totaling  $18.7 are  included in "Cost of Goods
Sold."

In addition to the impairment  charges  described  above,  the Company  recorded
special  charges of $8.6 to reduce the value of assets at Unit Rig, $2.0 related
to 1993 tax matters at PPM Europe, and $3.0 of other one-time charges during the
fourth quarter of 1996.


NOTE E -- INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 December 31,
                                            -----------------------
                                               1996        1995
                                            ----------- -----------
<S>                                         <C>         <C>      
Finished equipment......................... $     49.3  $    43.7
Replacement parts..........................       68.0       71.5
Work-in-process............................       19.8       22.6
Raw materials and supplies.................       56.3       45.7
                                            ----------- -----------
                                                 193.4      183.5
Less:  Excess of FIFO inventory value
 over LIFO cost............................       (2.8)      (2.7)
                                            ----------- -----------
  Net inventories.......................... $    190.6  $   180.8
                                            =========== ===========
</TABLE>

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 $0.5 in
1994.


NOTE F -- PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    December 31,
                                               ---------------------
                                                  1996       1995
                                               ---------- ----------
<S>                                            <C>        <C>      
Property...................................... $     0.2  $     2.5
Plant.........................................      14.0       20.6
Equipment.....................................      51.2       42.6
                                               ---------- ----------
                                                    65.4       65.7
Less:  Accumulated depreciation...............     (33.7)     (25.6)
                                               ---------- ----------
  Net property, plant and equipment........... $    31.7  $    40.1
                                               ========== ==========
</TABLE>

<PAGE>


NOTE G -- LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Long-term debt is summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       December 31,
                                                 -----------------------
                                                     1996        1995
                                                 ----------- -----------
<S>                                              <C>         <C> 
13.25% Senior Secured Notes
 due May 15, 2002 ("Senior Secured Notes")...... $    247.3  $    247.0
Credit Facility maturing May 9, 1998............      ---          66.8
Note payable....................................        5.0         5.5
Capital lease obligations.......................       14.7         8.3
Other...........................................       14.3         2.3
                                                 ----------- -----------
  Total long-term debt..........................      281.3       329.9
  Current portion of long-term debt.............       19.2         5.7
                                                 ----------- -----------
  Long-term debt, less current portion.......... $    262.1  $    324.2
                                                 =========== ===========
</TABLE>


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 13.0% Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 1996
("Old Senior Secured Notes"),  and 13.5% Secured Senior  Subordinated  Notes due
July 1, 1997 ("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 to holders of record on the  immediately  preceding  May 1 and  November 1,
respectively.  The  Notes  bear  interest  at 13 1/4%  per  annum.  Prior to the
consummation  of an exchange offer on November 5, 1996, the interest rate on the
Notes was 13 3/4% 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  (the  "Indenture")  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.

As required by the Indenture,  the Company,  following the sale of CMHC, offered
to repurchase  (the "Offer") $100 principal  amount of its 13.25% Senior Secured
Notes.  The Offer  expired on December 27, 1996,  but with Senior  Secured Notes
being  tendered  for  repurchase.  As a result,  the $100 of sale  proceeds  was
available for other corporate purposes.

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.  For 1996
and 1995 no expense was  recorded for the 1995 SARs as the  redemption  value of
the 1995 SARs never  exceeded the $3.2  obligation  recorded  when the 1995 SARs
were issued.

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 its domestic subsidiaries  (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 equaling the sum of the following:  (i)
75% of the  net  amount  of  eligible  receivables  (as  defined  in the  Credit
Facility)  of the  Borrowers  plus  (ii) 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 Company has the option to base the interest rate on prime or the  Eurodollar
rate.  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.  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 of $2.0 if  terminated  prior to May 9, 1997 and
$1.0 thereafter.

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 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 shares
of a former  subsidiary's  common  stock  during 1994 and 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.

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.  Interest on Lending  Facility  borrowings  was payable  monthly at
variable rates generally equal to 2.75% above the prime rate.

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 British  pounds  sterling  47.0  ($80.5)  including up to British
pounds  sterling 10.0 ($17.1)  non-recourse  discounting of accounts  receivable
which meet certain credit  criteria,  plus additional  facilities for tender and
performance bonds, letters of credit discounting 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 $6.9 and
$11.7 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.


<PAGE>

Schedule of Debt Maturities

Scheduled  annual  maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 1996
in the  successive  five-year  period are  summarized  below.  Amounts shown are
exclusive of minimum lease payments disclosed in Note H -- "Lease Commitments":

 1997................................... $     13.3
 1998...................................        1.2
 1999...................................        0.6
 2000...................................        0.5
 2001...................................        0.5
 Thereafter.............................      250.5
                                         -------------
     Total.............................. $    266.6
                                         =============


Based on quoted market values,  the Company  believes that the fair value of the
Senior  Secured  Notes was  approximately  $268.8 as of December 31,  1996.  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 $45.3,  $43.0 and $30.0 of  interest in 1996,  1995 and 1994,
respectively.

The weighted  average  interest rate on short term  borrowings  outstanding  was
10.0% at December 31, 1996 and 10.0% at December 31, 1995.


NOTE H -- 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 $8.2 and $12.3 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively,  net of accumulated  amortization of $9.6 and $3.5 at December 31,
1996 and 1995, respectively.

Future  minimum  capital and  noncancelable  operating  lease  payments  and the
related  present  value of capital  lease  payments at December  31, 1996 are as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Capital      Operating
                                                     Leases        Leases
                                                  ------------- -------------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>       
 1997............................................ $      6.3    $      4.7
 1998............................................        3.0           2.8
 1999............................................        2.0           2.1
 2000............................................        1.6           1.8
 2001............................................        2.1           1.7
 Thereafter......................................        0.2           3.1
                                                  ------------- -------------
     Total minimum obligations ..................       15.2    $     16.2
                                                                =============
 Less amount representing interest...............        0.5
                                                  -------------
     Present value of net minimum obligations....       14.7
 Less current portion............................        6.0
                                                  -------------
     Long-term obligations....................... $      8.7
                                                  =============
</TABLE>


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 $4.7, $3.9 and $3.0 in 1996, 1995, and 1994,
respectively.


NOTE I -- INCOME TAXES

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Year ended December 31,
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            1996          1995          1994
                                        ------------- ------------- ------------
<S>                                     <C>           <C>           <C>        
United States...........................$     (40.6)  $    (36.1)   $     (2.4)
Foreign.................................       (1.6)         4.0           7.1
                                        ------------- ------------- ------------
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations before income taxes
 and extraordinary items................$     (42.2)  $    (32.1)   $      4.9
                                        ============= ============= ============
</TABLE>

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Year ended December 31,
                                             --------------------------------
                                                1996       1995       1994
                                             ---------- ---------- ----------
<S>                                          <C>        <C>        <C>    
Current:
  Federal................................... $   ---    $   ---    $   ---
  State.....................................     ---        ---        ---
  Foreign...................................      12.1        3.8        1.8
  Utilization of foreign net operating
   loss ("NOL") carryforward................     (11.3)      (3.8)      (1.8)
                                             ---------- ---------- ----------
      Current income tax provision..........       0.8      ---        ---

Deferred:
  Deferred foreign income tax...............      11.3      ---        ---
                                             ---------- ---------- ----------
      Total provision for income taxes...... $    12.1      ---        ---
                                             ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>


As a  result  of  the  recapitalization  of  PPM  Europe,  certain  NOL  benefit
carryforwards  which were fully  provided for at the  acquisition  were utilized
resulting in a deferred tax charge of $11.3 in the fourth quarter of 1996.

Deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  result from  differences  in the basis of
assets and liabilities  for tax and financial  statement  purposes.  A valuation
allowance has been  recognized for the full amount of the deferred tax assets as
it is not more likely than not that they will be fully utilized. The tax effects
of the basis  differences and net operating loss carryforward as of December 31,
1996 and 1995 are summarized below for major balance sheet captions:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                1996          1995
                                            ------------- -------------
<S>                                         <C>           <C>      
Net inventories............................ $     ---     $     ---
Fixed assets...............................       ---            (0.9)
Other......................................        (0.8)         (1.1)
                                            ------------- -------------
     Total deferred tax liabilities........        (0.8)         (2.0)
                                            ------------- -------------
Receivables................................         0.6           1.0
Net inventories............................         4.6           3.4
Fixed assets...............................         2.4         ---
Warranties and product liability...........         5.8           5.8
Net assets of discontinued operations......       ---            16.9
All other items............................         6.2           2.8
Benefit of net operating loss carryforward.        96.2         121.7
                                            ------------- -------------
     Total deferred tax assets.............       115.8         151.6
                                            ------------- -------------
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance....      (115.0)       (149.6)
                                            ------------- -------------
     Net deferred tax liabilities.......... $     ---     $     ---
                                            ============= =============
</TABLE>


The  valuation  allowance  for  deferred  tax  assets as of  January 1, 1995 was
$138.6.  The net change in the total  valuation  allowance  for the years  ended
December  31,  1995 and 1996 were an  increase of $11.0 and a decrease of $34.6,
respectively.

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  Income  (Loss) From  Continuing  Operations  Before  Income Taxes and
Extraordinary Items. The reasons for the difference are summarized below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Year ended December 31,
                                        --------------------------------
                                           1996       1995       1994
                                        ---------- ---------- ----------
<S>                                     <C>        <C>        <C>     
Statutory federal income tax rate...... $  (14.8)  $  (11.2)  $    1.7
Recognition of fully reserved
  preacquisition deferred tax asset....     11.3      ---        ---
NOL with no current benefit............      7.8       11.4        0.7
Foreign tax differential on
 income/losses of foreign subsidiaries.      1.4       (1.4)      (2.5)
Goodwill...............................      6.3        1.1      ---
Other..................................      0.1        0.1        0.1
                                        ---------- ---------- ----------
     Total provision for income taxes.. $   12.1   $  ---     $  ---
                                        ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>


The effective tax rate for  discontinued  operations  differs from the statutory
rate due primarily to utilization of NOL's and foreign tax  differential  on the
income of foreign subsidiaries.

The Company has not provided for U.S. federal and foreign  withholding  taxes on
$24.1 of foreign subsidiaries'  undistributed  earnings as of December 31, 1996,
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 $4.3.

At December  31,  1996,  the Company had  domestic  federal net  operating  loss
carryforwards of $188.6. Approximately $75.5 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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Tax Basis Net
                                       Operating Loss
                                        Carryforwards
                                       ----------------
<S>                                    <C>         
 1997................................. $        8.7
 1998.................................         12.0
 1999.................................          4.6
 2000.................................          0.1
 2001.................................          0.3
 2002.................................          0.5
 2003.................................          0.9
 2004.................................         22.4
 2005.................................          0.8
 2006.................................          5.8
 2007.................................         15.1
 2008.................................         42.9
 2009.................................         34.2
 2010.................................         40.3
                                       ----------------
     Total............................ $      188.6
                                       ================
</TABLE>


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 $64.5 of loss carryforwards, $48.7 in U.K., $8.2
in France and $7.6 in other  countries,  which are  available  to offset  future
foreign taxable income.  Tax loss  carryforwards  in France  generally expire in
2000.  The loss  carryforwards  in the U.K. and other  countries  are  available
without expiration.

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 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  filed its
administrative  appeal to the examination report in April 1995. As a result of a
meeting with the  Manhattan  division of the IRS in July 1995,  in June 1996 the
Company was advised  that the matter was being  referred  back to the  Milwaukee
audit division of the IRS. The Milwaukee  audit division of the IRS is currently
reviewing information provided by the Company over the past 18 months.  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 no income tax payments in 1996, 1995 and 1994.


NOTE J -- 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,  1996,  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,  1996,  the Company had 1.2 million  issued and  outstanding
shares  of Series A  Cumulative  Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  (the
"Series  A  Preferred  Stock").  The  Liquidation  Preference  totaled  $45.4 at
December 31, 1996. On December 30, 1996,  the Company called all of its Series A
Preferred  Stock for redemption and  subsequently  redeemed the stock in January
1997 at an aggregate redemption price of $45.4.

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 was 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. As a result
of calling all of the stock for  redemption  on December 30, 1996,  the carrying
value of the Series A Preferred Stock was further  adjusted for increases in the
Liquidation Preference.  The total accretion recorded in 1996 and 1995 was $22.9
and $7.3, respectively.

Series B Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 1996,  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.




<PAGE>


NOTE K -- 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, 1996, there were 13.2
million shares issued and  outstanding.  Of the 16.8 million  unissued shares at
that date,  1.8 million  shares were  reserved for issuance  for  conversion  of
Series B Preferred Stock (Note J) and the exercise of stock options and Series A
Warrants.

Series A Warrants.  In  connection  with the private  placement  of the Series A
Preferred Stock (see Note J -- "Series A Preferred  Stock"),  the Company issued
1.3 million Series A Warrants of which 243.2 thousand  warrants were outstanding
at December 31,  1996.  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,  1996,  upon the exercise or  redemption  of a Warrant,  the
holder thereof was entitled to receive 2.41 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 J -- "Series B  Preferred  Stock"),  the  Company  issued  107.0
thousand  Series B Warrants.  At  December  31,  1996,  all  warrants  have been
exercised. The exercise price for the Warrants was $.01 for each share of Common
Stock.

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, 1996,  1.1 thousand  stock options were
available for grant under the ISO.

Long-term  Incentive  Plans. In May 1996, the  shareholders  approved,  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.  At December 31, 1996
57.5 thousand  shares were  available for grant under the 1996 Plan. The Company
has proposed that the aggregate  number of shares  available under the 1996 Plan
be increased to 800 thousand shares, this proposal is subject to approval by the
Company's   shareholders.   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 1994,  the  shareholders  approved a Long-Term  Incentive  Plan (the  "Plan")
covering  certain  managerial,  administrative  and  professional  employees and
outside directors. 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.  At December 31, 1994 38.3 thousand shares were
available for grant under the Plan.


<PAGE>

The  following  table is a  summary  of stock  options  under  all  three of the
Company's plans.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Weighted
                                              Number of    Average Exercise
                                               Options     Price per Share
                                             ------------- ------------------
<S>                                             <C>        <C>            
Outstanding at December 31, 1993............     75,916    $         11.89
   Granted..................................    352,500               5.54
   Exercised................................        ---             ---
   Canceled or expired......................     (4,450)             13.34
                                             ------------- ------------------

Outstanding at December 31, 1994............    423,966    $          6.60
   Granted..................................    448,300               4.85
   Exercised................................        ---             ---
   Canceled or expired......................    (74,166)              6.21
                                             ------------- ------------------

Outstanding at December 31, 1995............    798,100    $          5.65
   Granted..................................    108,500               6.57
   Exercised................................    (18,075)              5.70
   Canceled or expired......................    (45,100)              6.32
                                             ------------- ------------------

Outstanding at December 31, 1996............    843,425    $          5.73
                                             ============= ==================

Exercisable at December 31, 1996............    479,364    $          6.08
                                             ============= ==================

Exercisable at December 31, 1995............    269,893    $          6.31
                                             ============= ==================

Exercisable at December 31, 1994............     54,251    $         12.15
                                             ============= ==================
</TABLE>


The following table summarizes  information  about stock options  outstanding at
December 31, 1996:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Weighted
                                            Weighted      Average
                                           Average        Exercise
         Range of             Number of       Life       Price per
      Exercise Prices          Options     (in years)      Share
- ---------------------------- ------------- ----------- ---------------

<C>            <C>               <C>            <C>    <C>         
$      3.50  - $     6.00        576,050        6.7    $       4.80
$      6.01  - $    10.00        220,625        6.9    $       6.71
$     10.01  - $    14.80         46,750        4.6    $      12.66
                             -------------
                                 843,425        6.6    $       5.73
                             =============
</TABLE>


The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation."
In accordance  with the provisions of SFAS 123, the Company  applies APB Opinion
No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related  interpretations
in accounting for its plans and does not recognize  compensation expense for its
stock-based  compensation  plans other than for restricted stock. If the Company
had elected to recognize  compensation  expense based upon the fair value at the
grant  date for  awards  under  these  plans  consistent  with  the  methodology
prescribed  by SFAS No. 123, the Company's net income would have been reduced by
$0.6   ($0.04  per  share)  and  $0.6  ($0.06  per  share)  in  1996  and  1995,
respectively.

The fair value for these  options was  estimated  at the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes   option-pricing   model  with  the   following   weighted-average
assumptions  for 1996 and  1995,  respectively:  dividend  yields  of 0% and 0%;
expected volatility of 58.72% and 63.76%;  risk-free interest rates of 6.42% and
5.57%;  and expected life of 6.6 years and 8.6 years.  The weighted average fair
value of  options  granted  during  1996 and 1995 for which the  exercise  price
equals the market price on the grant date was $0.4 and $1.6, respectively.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the
fair value of traded  options which have no vesting  restrictions  and are fully
transferable.  In addition,  option valuation models require the input of highly
subjective  assumptions  including the expected stock price volatility.  Because
the  Company's  employee  stock  options  have   characteristics   significantly
different from those of traded  options,  and because  changes in the subjective
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's
opinion,  the  existing  models do not  necessarily  provide a  reliable  single
measure of the fair value of its employee stock options.

Stock  Appreciation  Rights.  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, the
average  closing  sale  price of the common  stock for 60 trading  days prior to
December 31, 1996 was $8.163 per share.  The Company did not record a charge for
the 1995  SARs in 1996 or 1995  since the cost to the  Company  is less than the
$3.2 obligation recorded when the 1995 SARs were issued.

<PAGE>




NOTE L -- 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 1996, 1995 and 1994:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Year ended December 31,
                                                --------------------------
                                                  1996     1995     1994
                                                -------- -------- --------
<S>                                             <C>      <C>      <C>    
Service cost for benefits earned during period..$   0.2  $   0.1  $   0.2
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation...    2.3      2.2      2.2
Actual (return) loss on plan assets.............   (5.0)    (3.8)    (0.4)
Net amortization and deferral...................    3.4      2.0     (1.2)
                                                -------- -------- --------
     Net pension expense........................$   0.9  $   0.5  $   0.8
                                                ======== ======== ========
</TABLE>


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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1996                         1995                          1994
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
                                      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....................$      9.8    $      21.8    $      9.4     $      20.9     $     8.0     $       19.0
                                     ============= ============== ============== =============== ============= ===============
  Accumulated benefits...............$     10.2    $      21.8    $      9.9     $      20.9     $     8.1     $       19.1
                                     ============= ============== ============== =============== ============= ===============
  Projected benefits.................$     10.2    $      21.8    $      9.9     $      20.9     $     8.1     $       19.1
Fair value of plan assets.............     11.5           18.6          10.2            16.5           9.2             14.7
                                     ------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------
Projected benefit obligation
  (in excess of) less than
  plan assets.........................      1.3           (3.2)          0.4            (4.4)          1.1             (4.4)
Unrecognized net loss from past
  experience different than assumed...      1.4            2.0           2.6             2.7           2.5              1.8
Unrecognized prior service cost.......      0.8          ---             0.9           ---             0.5            ---
Adjustment to recognize minimum
  liability...........................    ---             (2.0)        ---              (2.7)        ---               (1.8)
                                     ------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------
 Pension asset (liability)
  recognized in the  balance sheet...$      3.5    $      (3.2)   $      3.9     $      (4.4)    $     4.1     $       (4.4)
                                     ============= ============== ============== =============== ============= ===============
</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 1996,  7.5% for 1995 and
8.5% for 1994.

In accordance with the provisions of the SFAS No. 87, "Employers' Accounting for
Pensions,"  the Company has recorded an adjustment of $2.0 and $2.7 to recognize
a minimum pension  liability at December 31, 1996 and 1995,  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 $3.5 at December 31, 1996.

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  $0.4,  $0.3 and $0.3 for the years ended December 31, 1996,  1995
and 1994, respectively.

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  Terex  Cranes  -  Waverly
Operations.  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.

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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             1996       1995
                                                          ---------- ----------
<S>                                                       <C>        <C>      
Actuarial present value of
 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation of:
   Retirees.............................................. $     2.8  $     4.4
   Active participants...................................     ---        ---
                                                          ---------- ----------
   Total accumulated postretirement benefit obligation...       2.8        4.4
Unamortized transition obligation........................      (3.0)      (3.4)
                                                          ---------- ----------
   Liability (asset) recognized in the balance sheet..... $    (0.2) $     1.0
                                                          ========== ==========
</TABLE>


Health care trend rates used in the  actuarial  assumptions  range from 11.5% to
12.0% These rates decrease to 5.5% over a period of 7 to 9 years.  The effect of
a one  percentage-point  change in the health care cost trend rates would change
the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation approximately 5%. The discount
rate used in determining the accumulated  postretirement  benefit obligation was
7.5% for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.



<PAGE>


Net periodic  postretirement  benefit expense includes the following  components
for 1996 and 1995:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Year ended December 31,
                                  ----------------------------
                                      1996          1995
                                  ------------- --------------
<S>                               <C>           <C>      
Service cost..................... $     ---     $     ---
Interest cost....................         0.2           0.3
Net amortization.................         0.2           0.4
                                  ------------- --------------
     Total....................... $       0.4   $       0.7
                                  ============= ==============
</TABLE>


The Company's  postretirement  benefit  obligations are not funded. Net periodic
postretirement  benefit  expense for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994 was approximately  $0.3, $0.6 and $0.5 greater on the accrual basis than it
would have been on the cash basis.


NOTE M -- LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIES

In December 1992, a Class Action complaint was filed against a former subsidiary
of the Company,  the Company,  certain of the former  subsidiary's then officers
and directors and certain of the  underwriters of the initial public offering of
the former  subsidiary,  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  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  numerous  suits have been filed  alleging
damages  for  accidents  that have  arisen in the  normal  course of  operations
involving the Company's  products.  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  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's  outstanding letters of credit totaled $7.8. 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 I -- "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 a former subsidiary's worker compensation obligations. Some of the claims for
which Terex is  contingently  obligated  are also  covered by bonds issued by an
insurance  company.  The  Company  recorded  liabilities  for  these  contingent
obligations representing management's estimate of the potential losses which the
Company might incur.


NOTE N -- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On August 28, 1995, the Company announced that its Chairman 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 the former
chairman have executed a retirement  agreement providing certain benefits to the
former chairman and the Company. The agreement provides, among other things, for
a five-year consulting  engagement requiring the former chairman to make himself
available to the Company to provide consulting  services for certain portions of
his time. The former  chairman,  or his designee,  received a fee for consulting
services which  included  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 the former  chairman the principal  amount of the  forgivable  loan.
During  1996,  the Company  forgave $0.4 of principal on the loan along with the
current  interest.  The former  chairman 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  and not to acquire any  additional  shares of the  Company's
common stock.

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.  On January  31,  1997,  the DOL and the
Company's  former chairman  entered into a settlement  agreement,  which,  among
other things,  obligated the Company's former chairman to pay certain amounts to
the Terex Corporation Master Retirement Plan Trust and to the DOL. In connection
with the DOL  investigation  and settlement,  the Company has incurred  expenses
(including legal fees) of $0.2.

The Company,  certain directors and executives of the Company, and KCS have been
named  parties in various legal  proceedings.  During 1996,  1995 and 1994,  the
Company incurred $0.3, $0.3 and $0.3,  respectively,  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 & Company,  Inc., of which a director of
the Company was then Executive Vice  President,  in connection with the offering
of the  Company's  $250 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.

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.


NOTE O-- BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company  operates in two industry  segments:  Terex Cranes and Terex Trucks.
Prior to November 27, 1996 the Company operated in a third industry segment, the
Material Handling Segment, which is treated as a discontinued operation.

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 has four
significant  manufacturing  operations:  (i) PPM S.A.  located in  Montceau  Les
Mines,  France,  at which mobile cranes and container  stackers  under the brand
name PPM are manufactured, (ii) PPM SpA, located in Crespellano, Italy, at which
mobile  cranes are  manufactured  under the BENDINI and PPM brand  names,  (iii)
Terex  Cranes,  located in Conway,  South  Carolina,  at which mobile cranes are
manufactured under the P&H (a licensed  trademark of Harnischfeger  Corporation)
and TEREX brand  names,  and (iv) Terex Cranes - Waverly  Operations  located in
Waverly, Iowa, at which rough terrain hydraulic telescoping mobile cranes, truck
cranes and  material  handlers  are  manufactured  under the brand names  TEREX,
KOEHRING and LORAIN,  and aerial lift equipment is manufactured  under the brand
name MARKLIFT.

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
has two manufacturing  operations:  (i) Terex Equipment Limited ("TEL"), located
at  Motherwell,  Scotland,  which  manufactures  off-highway  rigid  haulers and
articulated  haulers and  scrapers,  each sold under the TEREX brand name and to
other  truck  manufacturers  on a  private  label  basis;  and (ii) the Unit Rig
Division  of Terex  Trucks,  located  in  Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  which  manufactures
electric rear and bottom dump haulers  principally sold to the copper,  gold and
coal mining  industry  customers in North and South  America,  Asia,  Africa and
Australia. Unit Rig's products are sold under the Company's TEREX, UNIT RIG, and
LECTRA  HAUL  trademarks.  TEL's  North,  Central and South  American  sales and
distribution are managed by Terex Americas,  a division of the Company,  located
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Industry segment information is presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    1996          1995          1994
                                ------------- ------------- --------------
<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>        
Sales
  Terex Trucks................. $    314.9    $     250.3   $     226.8
  Terex Cranes.................      363.9          252.3          90.4
  Eliminations.................       (0.3)          (1.2)         (3.1)
                                ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total...................... $    678.5    $     501.4   $     314.1
                                ============= ============= ==============

Income (Loss) from Operations
  Terex Trucks................. $      5.6    $      13.0   $      11.2
  Terex Cranes.................        4.8            7.2           7.9
  General/Corporate............       (5.3)          (7.4)         (8.7)
                                ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total...................... $      5.1    $      12.8   $      10.4
                                ============= ============= ==============

Depreciation and Amortization
  Terex Trucks................. $      1.8    $       2.3   $       2.2
  Terex Cranes.................        8.6            7.6           1.0
  General/Corporate............        3.3            3.0           2.9
  Discontinued Operations......      ---             14.8          11.0
                                ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total...................... $     13.7    $      27.7   $      17.1
                                ============= ============= ==============

Capital Expenditures
  Terex Trucks................. $      5.1    $       2.7   $       4.2
  Terex Cranes.................        2.9            2.4           0.4
  General/Corporate............        0.1            0.1           0.3
  Discontinued Operations......      ---              5.3           7.8
                                ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total...................... $      8.1    $      10.5   $      12.7
                                ============= ============= ==============

Identifiable Assets
  Terex Trucks................. $    189.2    $     169.4   $     147.4
  Terex Cranes.................      210.5          239.9          40.3
  General/Corporate............       71.5           27.8          18.9
  Discontinued Operations......      ---             41.8         195.0
                                ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total...................... $    471.2    $     478.9   $     401.6
                                ============= ============= ==============
</TABLE>



<PAGE>


     Geographic segment information is presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       1996          1995          1994
                                   ------------- ------------- --------------
<S>                                <C>           <C>           <C>        
Sales
  North America....................$    379.2    $     292.3   $     206.5
  Europe...........................     348.6          223.0         103.2
  All other........................      27.2           12.9           7.2
  Eliminations.....................     (76.5)         (26.8)         (2.8)
                                   ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total..........................$    678.5    $     501.4   $     314.1
                                   ============= ============= ==============

Income (Loss) from Operations
  North America....................$      1.7    $       8.6   $       9.4
  Europe...........................       8.3           12.0          (0.5)
  All other........................      (1.7)          (4.2)          0.7
  Eliminations.....................      (3.2)          (3.6)          0.8
                                   ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total..........................$      5.1    $      12.8   $      10.4
                                   ============= ============= ==============

Identifiable Assets
  North America....................$    237.0    $     170.2   $     250.6
  Europe...........................     271.1          247.7         167.5
  All other........................       7.2           23.1           8.8
  Eliminations.....................     (44.1)          37.9         (25.3)
                                   ------------- ------------- --------------
    Total..........................$    471.2    $     478.9   $     401.6
                                   ============= ============= ==============
</TABLE>


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. continuing operations were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Year ended December 31,
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                         1996          1995          1994
                                     ------------- ------------- --------------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>           <C>        
North and South America............. $     31.6    $      20.1   $      17.3
Europe, Africa and Middle East......       49.7           21.5          13.1
Asia and Australia..................       37.5           33.5          33.6
                                     ------------- ------------- --------------
                                     $    118.8    $      75.1   $      64.0
                                     ============= ============= ==============
</TABLE>


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,  Inc."),  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary,   completed  the  acquisition  of
substantially all of the outstanding  stock of PPM. S.A. and Legris  Industries,
Inc. See Note C for information related to the acquisition.

Terex Cranes, Inc., Koehring Cranes, Inc., (the "Wholly-owned Guarantors"),  and
PPM Cranes, Inc.  (collectively,  the "Guarantors"),  all subsidiaries of Terex,
provide a joint and several,  unconditional  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., 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.

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.
Separate financial  statements of the Wholly-owned  Guarantors are not presented
because  management has determined that they would not be material to investors.
Separate  audited  financial  statements of PPM Cranes,  Inc. have been provided
pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.

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  (Terex  Cranes,  Inc. and Koehring  Cranes,  Inc.).  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) are 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.,
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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<CAPTION>

TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in millions)

                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>        
ASSETS
   Current Assets
     Cash and cash equivalents.......... $      53.5   $     ---     $    ---      $     18.5    $    ---      $      72.0
     Cash securing letters of credit....         0.9         ---          ---             2.5         ---              3.4
     Trade receivables - net............        21.8          10.1         12.8          65.6         ---            110.3
     Intercompany receivables...........         4.7           2.8          8.6          26.6         (42.7)         ---
     Inventories - net..................        44.9          25.3         27.9          93.8          (1.3)         190.6
     Other current assets...............         2.0         ---            0.1          11.8         ---             13.9
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
       Total current assets.............       127.8          38.2         49.4         218.8         (44.0)         390.2
   Property, plant & equipment - net....         3.5           4.5        ---            23.7         ---             31.7
   Investment in and advances to
     (from)   subsidiaries..............        27.9         (70.2)        (5.4)        (89.7)        137.4          ---
   Goodwill - net.......................       ---           ---           15.5          16.9         ---             32.4
   Debt issuance costs and intangible
    assets - net........................         6.4           0.9          2.3           3.1         ---             12.7
   Other assets.........................         3.0         ---            0.1           1.1         ---              4.2
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

TOTAL ASSETS............................ $     168.6   $     (26.6)  $     61.9    $    173.9    $     93.4    $     471.2
                                         ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= =============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
   Current Liabilities
     Notes payable and current portion
       of long-term debt................ $     ---     $     ---     $      0.8    $     18.4    $    ---      $      19.2
     Trade accounts payable.............        13.3          11.7          5.0          74.4         ---            104.4
     Intercompany payables..............        10.8           7.6         10.7          13.6         (42.7)         ---
     Accruals and other current
       liabilities......................        35.2           3.6         10.1          22.5         ---             71.4
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
       Total current liabilities........        59.3          22.9         26.6         128.9         (42.7)         195.0
   Long-term debt less current portion..       119.1          17.8         51.7          73.5         ---            262.1
   Other long-term liabilities..........        14.3           1.8          1.2          12.3         ---             29.6
   Minority interest and redeemable
     preferred stock....................       ---             9.4          0.6         ---           ---             10.0
   Redeemable convertible preferred stock       46.2         ---          ---           ---           ---             46.2
   Stockholders' deficit................       (70.3)        (78.5)       (18.2)        (40.8)        136.1          (71.7)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
   DEFICIT.............................. $     168.6   $     (26.6)  $     61.9    $    173.9    $     93.4    $     471.2
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<CAPTION>

TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in millions)

                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>        
NET SALES............................... $     175.3   $     134.7   $     88.0    $    356.5    $    (76.0)   $     678.5
  Cost of goods sold....................       163.1         112.8         89.3         318.8         (74.7)         609.3
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
GROSS PROFIT............................        12.2          21.9         (1.3)         37.7          (1.3)          69.2
  Engineering, selling & administrative
   expenses.............................         18.3           8.7          5.2          31.9         ---             64.1
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS...........        (6.1)         13.2         (6.5)          5.8          (1.3)           5.1
  Interest income.......................         0.4         ---          ---             0.8         ---              1.2
  Interest expense......................       (23.6)         (2.5)        (7.0)        (11.7)        ---            (44.8)
  Income (loss) from equity investees...       (20.6)        (35.4)        (1.2)        ---            57.2          ---
  Other income (expense) - net..........        (3.7)         (0.7)        (0.3)          1.0         ---             (3.7)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY
  ITEMS.................................       (53.6)        (25.4)       (15.0)         (4.1)         55.9          (42.2)
  Provision for income taxes............       ---           ---          ---           (12.1)        ---            (12.1)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS............       (53.6)        (25.4)       (15.0)        (16.2)         55.9          (54.3)
  Income (loss) from discontinued
   operations, net of tax expense.......       102.1          17.6        ---             3.0         (20.7)         102.0
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

NET INCOME (LOSS).......................        48.5          (7.8)       (15.0)        (13.2)         35.2           47.7
  Less preferred stock accretion........       (22.3)         (0.6)       ---           ---           ---            (22.9)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK $      26.2   $      (8.4)  $    (15.0)   $    (13.2)   $     35.2    $      24.8
                                         ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= =============
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(in millions)

                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>         
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
  OPERATING ACTIVITIES.................. $     (18.7)  $     ---     $     (0.5)   $      1.6    $    ---      $     (17.6)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures..................        (0.5)         (0.1)        (0.3)         (7.2)        ---             (8.1)
  Net proceeds from sale of discontinued
   operations...........................       137.2         ---          ---           ---           ---            137.2
  Proceeds from sale of excess assets...         0.3           0.2          1.0           5.0         ---              6.5
  Other - net...........................       ---           ---          ---             0.1         ---              0.1
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Net cash used in investing activities.       137.0           0.1          0.7          (2.1)        ---            135.7
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net borrowings (repayments) under
   revolving line of credit agreements..       (66.8)        ---            0.4          11.4         ---            (55.0)
  Principal repayments of long-term debt       ---           ---           (1.0)        ---           ---             (1.0)
  Other.................................        (0.8)        ---            0.1           6.3         ---              5.6
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Net cash provided by financing
   activities...........................       (67.6)        ---           (0.5)         17.7         ---            (50.4)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

  Effect of exchange rates on cash and
   cash equivalents.....................        (0.4)        ---          ---            (2.3)        ---             (2.7)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and
   cash equivalents.....................        50.3           0.1         (0.3)         14.9         ---             65.0
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
   of period............................         3.1         ---            0.3           3.6         ---              7.0
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of
   period............................... $      53.4   $       0.1   $    ---      $     18.5    $    ---      $      72.0
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in millions)


                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>        
ASSETS
   Current Assets
     Cash and cash equivalents.......... $       3.1   $     ---     $      0.3    $       3.6   $    ---      $       7.0
     Cash securing letters of credit....         2.1           0.2        ---              4.6        ---              6.9
     Trade receivables - net............        19.6           9.7         10.7           47.7        ---             87.7
     Intercompany receivables...........         0.3           0.8          1.5           15.9        (18.5)         ---
     Customer deposit...................       ---           ---          ---             19.1        ---             19.1
     Inventories - net..................        46.1          24.6         23.5           86.9         (0.3)         180.8
     Other current assets...............         1.1         ---            0.2            9.2        ---             10.5
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
       Total current assets.............        72.3          35.3         36.2          187.0        (18.8)         312.0
   Property, plant & equipment - net....        11.1           4.9          3.6           20.5        ---             40.1
   Investment in and advances to
     (from)   subsidiaries..............        93.8         (56.4)        (0.5)        (137.7)       100.8          ---
   Goodwill - net.......................       ---           ---           29.4           31.9        ---             61.3
   Debt issuance costs and intangible
     assets - net.......................         7.1           1.1          2.8            3.5        ---             14.5
   Other assets.........................         3.7           2.5        ---              3.0        ---              9.2
   Net assets of discontinued operations       ---           (13.6)       ---             55.4        ---             41.8
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

TOTAL ASSETS............................ $     188.0   $     (26.2)  $     71.5    $     163.6   $     82.0    $     478.9
                                         ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= =============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
   Current Liabilities
     Notes payable and current portion
       of long-term debt................ $     ---     $     ---     $      0.9    $       4.8   $    ---      $       5.7
     Trade accounts payable.............        14.5          10.1          5.4           69.5        ---             99.5
     Intercompany payables..............        12.3         ---            3.9            2.3        (18.5)         ---
     Customer deposit...................       ---           ---          ---             19.1        ---             19.1
     Accruals and other current
       liabilities......................        25.9           4.9         12.0           29.2        ---             72.0
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
       Total current liabilities........        52.7          15.0         22.2          124.9        (18.5)         196.3
   Long-term debt less current portion..       194.7          17.9         51.5           60.1        ---            324.2
   Other long-term liabilities..........        12.5           1.6          1.0            6.2        ---             21.3
   Minority interest and redeemable
    preferred stock.....................       ---             9.4        ---            ---          ---              9.4
   Redeemable convertible preferred stock       24.6         ---          ---            ---          ---             24.6
   Stockholders' deficit................       (96.5)        (70.1)        (3.2)         (27.6)       100.5          (96.9)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
   DEFICIT.............................. $     188.0   $     (26.2)  $     71.5    $     163.6   $     82.0    $     478.9
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in millions)


                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>        
NET SALES............................... $     146.7   $      99.2   $      54.5   $     237.6   $    (36.6)   $     501.4
  Cost of goods sold....................       129.4          83.4          48.1         206.4        (36.3)         431.0
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
GROSS PROFIT............................        17.3          15.8           6.4          31.2         (0.3)          70.4
  Engineering, selling & administrative
   expenses.............................        21.3           6.3           4.2          25.8        ---             57.6
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS...........        (4.0)          9.5           2.2           5.4         (0.3)          12.8
  Interest income.......................         0.7         ---           ---           ---          ---              0.7
  Interest expense......................       (20.5)         (1.7)         (4.7)        (11.8)       ---            (38.7)
  Income (loss) from equity investees...         0.1         (13.9)         (0.5)        ---           14.3          ---
  Other income (expense) - net..........        (5.0)         (0.1)         (0.2)         (1.6)       ---             (6.9)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY
  ITEMS.................................       (28.7)         (6.2)         (3.2)         (8.0)        14.0          (32.1)
  Provision for income taxes............       ---           ---           ---           ---          ---            ---
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS............       (28.7)         (6.2)         (3.2)         (8.0)        14.0          (32.1)
  Income (loss) from discontinued
   operations, net of tax expense.......       ---             4.4         ---             4.5         (4.5)           4.4
  Extraordinary loss on retirement of
   debt.................................        (6.2)         (0.8)        ---            (0.5)       ---             (7.5)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
NET INCOME (LOSS).......................       (34.9)         (2.6)         (3.2)         (4.0)         9.5          (35.2)
  Less preferred stock accretion........        (7.3)        ---           ---           ---          ---             (7.3)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK $     (42.2)  $      (2.6)  $      (3.2)  $      (4.0)  $      9.5    $     (42.5)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(in millions)

                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                             Terex        owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>         
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
  OPERATING ACTIVITIES.................. $      59.2   $       1.9   $    (46.7)   $     (43.0)  $    ---      $     (28.6)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Acquisition of business, net of cash
   acquired.............................       (92.4)        ---          ---            ---          ---            (92.4)
  Capital expenditures..................        (0.9)         (2.2)        (0.2)          (1.9)       ---             (5.2)
  Proceeds from sale of excess assets...       ---             0.3          0.1            0.2        ---              0.6
  Proceeds from sale of stock of former
   subsidiary...........................         2.7         ---          ---            ---          ---              2.7
  Other - net...........................         0.1         ---          ---              0.1        ---              0.2
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Net cash used in investing activities.       (90.5)         (1.9)        (0.1)          (1.6)       ---            (94.1)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net borrowings (repayments) under
   revolving line of credit agreements..        35.9         ---          ---            ---          ---             35.9
  Principal repayments of long-term debt      (116.9)        (18.0)       ---            (19.0)       ---           (153.9)
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term
   debt, net of issuance costs..........       112.0          18.0         47.1           62.7        ---            239.8
  Other.................................       ---           ---          ---            ---          ---            ---
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Net cash provided by financing
   activities...........................        31.0         ---           47.1           43.7        ---            121.8
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

  Effect of exchange rates on cash and
   cash equivalents.....................        (0.3)        ---          ---            ---          ---             (0.3)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and
   cash equivalents.....................        (0.6)        ---            0.3           (0.9)       ---             (1.2)
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
   of period............................         3.7         ---          ---              4.5        ---              8.2
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of
   period............................... $       3.1   $     ---     $      0.3    $       3.6   $    ---      $       7.0
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
(in millions)
                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>         
NET SALES............................... $     139.7   $      87.4   $     ---     $     117.5   $      (30.5) $      314.1
  Cost of goods sold....................       120.2          73.1         ---           102.9          (30.2)        266.0
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
GROSS PROFIT............................        19.5          14.3         ---            14.6           (0.3)         48.1
  Engineering, selling & administrative
   expenses.............................        22.4           6.4         ---             8.9          ---            37.7
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS...........        (2.9)          7.9         ---             5.7           (0.3)         10.4
  Interest income.......................         0.1         ---           ---             0.4          ---             0.5
  Interest expense......................       (27.3)        ---           ---            (1.0)         ---           (28.3)
  Income (loss) from equity investees...         7.3         ---           ---           ---             (7.3)        ---
  Other income (expense) - net..........        24.1          (0.8)        ---            (1.0)         ---            22.3
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY
  ITEMS.................................         1.3           7.1         ---             4.1           (7.6)          4.9
  Provision for income taxes............       ---           ---           ---           ---            ---           ---
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS............         1.3           7.1         ---             4.1           (7.6)          4.9
  Income (loss) from discontinued
   operations, net of tax expense.......       ---            (3.7)        ---            (4.9)           4.9          (3.7)
  Extraordinary loss on retirement of
   debt.................................        (0.5)         (0.1)        ---            (0.1)         ---            (0.7)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
NET INCOME (LOSS).......................         0.8           3.3         ---            (0.9)          (2.7)          0.5
  Less preferred stock accretion........        (6.0)        ---           ---           ---            ---            (6.0)
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK $      (5.2)  $       3.3   $     ---     $      (0.9)  $       (2.7) $       (5.5)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TEREX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
(in millions)

                                                         Wholly-                       Non-
                                            Terex         owned          PPM        guarantor    Intercompany
                                         Corporation    Guarantors   Cranes, Inc.  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
                                         ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
<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 excess assets...       ---             3.0        ---              0.3        ---              3.3
  Proceeds from sale of stock of former
   subsidiary...........................        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
                                         ============= ============= ============= ============= ============= =============
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


NOTE Q -- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February  24,  1997,  the Company  executed an Agreement of Purchase and Sale
(the "Purchase  Agreement") with Simon Engineering plc and certain  subsidiaries
(collectively,  "Simon Engineering") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
acquire the  industrial  businesses  of Simon  Access  division  ("Simon  Access
Division") from Simon Engineering for approximately $90.

The Simon  Access  Division  to be  acquired  consists  principally  of  several
business  units in the  United  States  and  Europe  which  are  engaged  in the
manufacture  and sale of  access  equipment  designed  to  position  people  and
materials to work at heights.  The Simon Access Division  products include truck
mounted  aerial  devices,  aerial work  platforms and truck mounted cranes (boom
trucks)  which are sold to  utility  companies  as well as to  customers  in the
industrial and construction markets.  Specifically,  Terex has agreed to acquire
100% of the  outstanding  common  stock of (i)  Simon-Telelect  Inc., a Delaware
corporation,  (ii) Simon  Aerials,  Inc.,  a  Wisconsin  corporation  and parent
company  of Simon RO,  (iii)  Sim-Tech  Management  Limited,  a private  limited
company  incorporated  under the laws of Hong Kong, (iv) Simon Cella,  S.r.l., a
company  incorporated  under the laws of Italy, and (v) Simon Aerials Limited, a
company  incorporated  under  the laws of  Ireland;  and 60% of the  outstanding
common stock of Simon-Tomen  Engineering  Company Limited,  a limited  liability
stock company  organized under the laws of Japan. Not included in the businesses
to  be  acquired  are  the  Simon  Access  Division's  fire  fighting  equipment
businesses.

The  consummation of the acquisition is expected to take place in April 1997 and
is subject  principally to the approval of the  transactions the shareholders of
Simon  Engineering  plc. Upon  consummation  of the  acquisition,  the purchased
business units will become a part of the Terex Cranes segment.

In conjunction  with the acquisition of Simon Access  Division,  the Company has
received a commitment for financing from a financial institution. The commitment
is for a three  year  period  for a $125.0  credit  facility  (the  "New  Credit
Facility") to be secured by the Company's domestic  receivables and inventories.
The New Credit  Facility will replace the Company's  $100.0 Credit Facility that
matures in May 1998.




<PAGE>






                        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, 1996 and 1995, and the results
of their  operations  and  their  cash  flows  for the year and the  eight-month
period,   respectively,   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  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 6, 1997




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statement of Operations

                                  (in millions)



                                                                  Eight Months
                                                    Year Ended      Ended
                                                   December 31,   December 31,
                                                       1996          1995
                                                   ------------- -------------

<S>                                                <C>           <C>      
Net sales......................................... $    95.9     $    57.1
Cost of goods sold................................      98.4          49.4
                                                   ------------- -------------
     Gross profit.................................      (2.5)          7.7

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses..       6.6           5.8
                                                   ------------- -------------
     Income from operations.......................      (9.1)          1.9

Interest expense..................................       7.5           4.8
Amortization of debt issuance costs...............       0.5           0.3
                                                   ------------- -------------
     Loss before income taxes.....................     (17.1)         (3.2)

Provision for income taxes........................     ---           ---
                                                   ------------- -------------

     Net loss..................................... $   (17.1)    $    (3.2)
                                                   ============= =============
</TABLE>

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



<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                           Consolidated Balance Sheet

                       (in millions, except share amounts)

                                                        December 31,
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                     1996          1995
                                                 ------------- -------------
<S>                                              <C>           <C>       
Assets
Current assets:
  Cash...........................................$      0.4    $      0.5
  Trade accounts receivable, less
   allowance of $0.9 and $0.5 at
   December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively......      14.4          11.9
  Net inventories................................      29.2          25.0
  Due from affiliates............................      10.2           1.0
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets......       0.1           0.6
                                                 ------------- -------------

Total current assets.............................      54.3          39.0

Property, plant and equipment, net...............       0.1           3.9

Intangible assets:
  Goodwill - net.................................      17.0          30.9
  Other identified intangible assets - net.......       2.4           2.8
                                                 ------------- -------------

Total assets.....................................$     73.8    $     76.6
                                                 ============= =============

Liabilities and shareholders' deficit
 Current liabilities:
  Trade accounts payable.........................$      5.0    $      5.5
  Accrued warranties and product liability.......       7.5           8.2
  Accrued expenses...............................       2.9           4.1
  Due to affiliates..............................      12.3           3.9
  Due to Terex Corporation.......................       8.9           2.1
  Current portion of long-term debt..............       1.3           0.9
                                                 ------------- -------------

Total current liabilities........................      37.9          24.7
                                                 ------------- -------------

Non-current liabilities:
  Long-term debt, less current portion...........      54.2          54.0
  Other non-current liabilities..................       1.9           1.0
                                                 ------------- -------------

Total non-current liabilities....................      56.1          55.0
                                                 ------------- -------------

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............................     (20.3)         (3.2)
  Foreign currency translation adjustments.......       0.1           0.1
                                                 ------------- -------------

Total shareholders' deficit......................     (20.2)         (3.1)
                                                 ------------- -------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit......$     73.8    $     76.6
                                                 ============= =============
</TABLE>

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

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Deficit

                                  (in millions)



                                                                       Foreign
                                                                       Currency
                                         Common      Accumulated     Translation
                                          Stock        Deficit       Adjustments       Total
                                       ----------- ---------------- -------------- --------------
<S>                                    <C>         <C>              <C>            <C>      
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)

    Net loss..........................       ---            (17.1)          ---          (17.1)
    Translation adjustment............       ---            ---
                                       ----------- ---------------- -------------- --------------

Balance at December 31, 1996.......... $     ---   $        (20.3)  $         0.1  $     (20.2)
                                       =========== ================ ============== ==============
</TABLE>
   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

                                  (in millions)

                                                                    Eight Months
                                                        Year Ended     Ended
                                                       December 31, December 31,
                                                           1996         1995
                                                       ------------ ------------
<S>                                                    <C>          <C>        
Operating activities
Net loss.............................................. $   (17.1)   $     (3.2)
Adjustments to reconcile net income
  to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization.....................       3.2           2.1
    Impairment charge.................................      13.5         ---
    Other.............................................       1.4         ---
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Accounts receivable..........................      (2.5)         (3.3)
         Net inventories..............................      (4.2)          2.7
         Prepaid expenses and other current assets....       0.1           0.4
         Accounts payable.............................      (0.5)         (1.2)
         Net amounts due to affiliates................       6.0           3.2
         Accrued warranties and product liability.....      (0.7)         (1.0)
         Accrued expenses.............................      (1.2)          0.3
         Other (net)..................................       1.3           0.3
                                                       ------------ ------------

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities...      (0.7)          0.3
                                                       ------------ ------------

Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment............      (0.4)         (0.2)
Proceeds from sale of excess assets...................       1.1         ---
                                                       ------------ ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities...       0.7          (0.2)
                                                       ------------ ------------

Financing activities
Net borrowings under revolving line
 of credit agreements.................................       0.8         ---
Principal repayments of long-term debt................      (1.0)        ---
Other.................................................       0.1         ---
                                                       ------------ ------------
Net cash used by financing activities.................      (0.1)        ---
                                                       ------------ ------------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...............     ---             0.1
                                                       ------------ ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents..      (0.1)          0.2
Cash at beginning of period...........................       0.5           0.3
                                                       ------------ ------------

Cash at end of period................................. $     0.4    $      0.5
                                                       ============ ============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest................................ $   ---      $    ---
                                                       ============ ============
Cash paid for income taxes............................ $   ---      $    ---
                                                       ============ ============
</TABLE>


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

<PAGE>


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1996

                            (In millions of dollars)


NOTE A -- 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. Prior to the acquisition of Legris
Industries,  Inc. by Terex Cranes, Inc. on May 9, 1995, Legris Industries,  Inc.
was a holding company, with no assets, liabilities, or operations other than its
investment in PPM.

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.


NOTE B -- 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 of PPM Far East Private Ltd.

Use of Estimates.  The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with
generally accepted  accounting  principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Inventories.  Inventories  are  stated at the lower of cost or  market.  Cost is
determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) 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.

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 amortized on a straight-line basis over fifteen years.
Accumulated  amortization  is $2.2  and $1.4 at  December  31,  1996  and  1995,
respectively.

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.  Accumulated  amortization  is
$0.8 and $0.3 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

Impairment  of  Long  Lived  Assets.  The  Company's  policy  is to  assess  the
realizability  of  its  long  lived  assets  and to  evaluate  such  assets  for
impairment  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that the
carrying  amount of such  assets  (or group of assets)  may not be  recoverable.
Impairment  is determined to exist if the  estimated  future  undiscounted  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 asset.

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 ("SFAS") 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  Stockholders'  Deficit.  Gains or losses  resulting  from  foreign  currency
transactions were not material in 1996 and 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, 1996 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, 1996 and 1995.

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  and  $0.1 in  1996  and  1995,
respectively.


NOTE C -- IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS

The Company  adopted SFAS No. 121,  "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets  and  Long-Lived  Assets  to be  Disposed  of," in 1996.  This  statement
establishes accounting standards for determining impairment of long-lived assets
and long-lived  assets to be disposed of. The Company assesses the realizability
of its  long-lived  assets and  evaluates  such assets for  impairment  whenever
events or changes in  circumstances  indicate  that the carrying  amount of such
assets (or group of assets) may not be  recoverable.  For assets in use or under
development, impairment is determined to exist if the estimated future cash flow
associated with the asset,  undiscounted and without interest  charges,  is less
than the  carrying  amount of the asset.  When the  estimated  future  cash flow
indicates that the carrying amount of the asset will not be recovered, the asset
is written down to its fair value.

As required by generally accepted accounting principles,  goodwill was allocated
in the PPM  Acquisition to various  operating  units.  After eighteen  months of
continuous rationalization, estimated future undiscounted cash flows for certain
U.S. operations would not be sufficient to recover the goodwill and fixed assets
recorded for these  operations.  Thus, in the fourth quarter of 1996 the Company
recorded an impairment charge of $13.5.  These 1996 impairment  charges totaling
$13.5 are included in "Cost of Goods Sold."


NOTE D -- INVENTORIES

Inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995 consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1996     19955
                                                    --------- ---------
<S>                                                 <C>       <C>      
Raw materials and supplies.......................   $  13.4   $     9.4
Work in process..................................       3.0         2.5
Replacement parts................................       7.9         8.6
Finished goods equipment.........................       4.9         4.5
                                                    --------- ---------
                                                    $  29.2   $    25.0
                                                    ========= =========
</TABLE>


NOTE E -- PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property,  plant and  equipment  at December  31, 1996 and 1995  consists of the
following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1996       1995
                                                   ---------- ----------
<S>                                                <C>        <C>      
Property.......................................... $     0.1  $     0.1
Plant.............................................     ---          1.6
Machinery and equipment...........................     ---          2.6
                                                   ---------- ----------
                                                         0.1        4.3
Less accumulated depreciation.....................     ---          0.4
                                                   ---------- ----------
                                                   $     0.1  $     3.9
                                                   ========== ==========
</TABLE>


Depreciation expense for 1996 and 1995 was $0.6 and $0.4, respectively.


NOTE F -- LONG TERM DEBT

Long-term debt at December 31, 1996 and 1995 is summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       1996          1995
                                                  -------------- -------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>      
13.25% Senior Secured Notes due May 15, 2002..... $     49.5     $    49.4
Note payable.....................................        5.0           5.5
Other............................................        1.0         ---
                                                  -------------- -------------
     Total long-term debt........................       55.5          54.9
Current portion long-term debt...................        1.3           0.9
                                                  -------------- -------------
     Long-term debt less current portion......... $     54.2     $    54.0
                                                  ============== =============
</TABLE>


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 1/4% per annum. Prior to the consummation of an exchange offer on
November 4, 1996, the interest rate on the notes was 13 3/4% 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.

Note payable - Harnischfeger Corporation

The note payable to Harnischfeger Corporation is not interest bearing.


Schedule of Debt Maturities

Scheduled  annual  maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 1996
in the successive five-year period are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 Note Payable -
                                 Harnischfeger       Other         Total
                                ---------------- ------------- -------------
<S>                             <C>              <C>            <C>    
 1997...........................$       0.8      $      0.4     $   1.2
 1998...........................        0.8           ---           0.8
 1999...........................        0.8           ---           0.8
 2000...........................        0.8             0.1         0.9
 2001...........................        0.8             0.1         0.9
 Thereafter.....................        5.0            49.7        54.7
                                ---------------- ------------- -------------
                                        9.0            50.3        59.3
 Imputed Interest...............       (4.0)          ---          (4.0)
                                ---------------- ------------- -------------
                                $       5.0      $     50.3     $  55.3
                                ================ ============= =============
</TABLE>


Based on quoted market values,  the Company  believes that the fair value of the
Senior  Secured  Notes was  approximately  $53.8 as of December  31,  1996.  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.


NOTE G -- 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 and $0.1 for 1996 and 1995, respectively.




<PAGE>


NOTE H -- INCOME TAXES

The components of income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Eight Months
                                                 Year Ended     Ended December
                                                December 31,       31, 1995
                                                    1996
                                               ---------------- ----------------
<S>                                            <C>              <C>         
Domestic....................................   $      (16.3)    $      (3.6)
Foreign.....................................           (0.8)            0.4
                                               ---------------- ----------------

                                               $      (17.1)    $      (3.2)
                                               ================ ================
</TABLE>


The  Company has no  provision  for  federal,  foreign  and state  income  taxes
(benefit).

The Company has not provided deferred taxes on $0.9 of cumulative  undistributed
earnings of foreign  subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 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, 1996 and 1995 are summarized below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Eight Months
                                              Year Ended     Ended December
                                             December 31,       31, 1995
                                                 1996
                                           ----------------- ----------------
<S>                                        <C>               <C>          
Total deferred tax liabilities............ $       ---       $       (0.2)
                                           ----------------- ----------------

Receivables...............................           0.2              0.2
Inventory.................................           2.6              2.4
Fixed Assets..............................           0.9            ---
Product liability.........................           2.0              2.2
Warranty..................................           0.6              0.6
Other.....................................           0.3              0.1
NOL carryforwards.........................          18.0             18.1
                                           ----------------- ----------------
Total deferred tax assets.................          24.6             23.6

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance....         (24.6)           (23.4)
                                           ----------------- ----------------

Net deferred taxes........................ $       ---       $      ---
                                           ================= ================
</TABLE>


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 1996 and for the eight months ending  December 31, 1995
was an increase of $1.2 and $0.7, respectively.



<PAGE>


At December 31, 1996, the Company has loss  carryforwards for federal income tax
purposes of approximately  $51.5 available to offset future taxable income.  The
expiration of the Company's loss carryforwards are as follows:

   Year
 Expiring                       Amount
- ------------                 -------------

   2004    ................. $     21.7
   2005    .................        0.8
   2006    .................        5.8
   2007    .................       15.1
   2008    .................        4.3
   2009    .................        2.4
   2011    .................        1.4
                             -------------
   Total   ................. $     51.5
                             =============


The  utilization  of  approximately  $50.1  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, Inc.

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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Eight Months
                                            Year Ended     Ended December 31,
                                         December 31, 1996       1995
                                         ----------------- -----------------
<S>                                      <C>               <C>           
Statutory federal income tax rate....... $         (6.0)   $        (1.1)
Utilization of foreign NOLs.............          ---               (0.1)
Goodwill................................            3.9              0.5
NOL and basis differences
 with no current benefit................            2.1              0.7
                                         ----------------- -----------------
Total provision for income taxes........ $        ---      $       ---
                                         ================= =================
</TABLE>


There were no income taxes paid during 1996 and 1995.


NOTE I -- 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
1996 and 1995 was $0.7 and $0.6, respectively.

Future minimum  payments under  noncancelable  operating  leases at December 31,
1996 are as follows:

 1997...................................... $      0.6
 1998......................................        0.5
 1999......................................        0.3
 2000......................................      ---
Thereafter.................................      ---
                                            --------------
                                            $      1.4
                                            ==============


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.


NOTE J -- FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Summarized financial data relating to the foreign  subsidiaries  included in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     1996       1995
                                                   --------- -----------
<S>                                                <C>       <C>      
Assets............................................ $    3.8  $     4.8
Liabilities....................................... $    3.2  $     2.5
Net income (loss)................................. $   (0.8) $     0.5
</TABLE>


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.


NOTE K -- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the twelve  months and eight  months  ended  December  31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively,   the  Company  had  transactions   with  various   unconsolidated
affiliates as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1996      1995
                                                   --------- ---------
<S>                                                <C>       <C>         
Product sales and service revenues................ $     2.1 $     1.2
Management fee expense............................ $     1.1 $     0.7
Interest expense.................................. $     7.5 $     4.8
</TABLE>


Included in  management  fee expense are expenses paid by Terex  Corporation  on
behalf of the Company (e.g. Legal, Treasury and Tax Expense).



<PAGE>



                         Report of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
PPM Cranes, Inc.

We  have  audited  the  accompanying   consolidated  statements  of  operations,
shareholders'  equity,  and cash flows of PPM  Cranes,  Inc.  for the year 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  audit.  We did  not  audit  the  financial
statements  of PPM of Australia  Pty.  Ltd., a  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  which
statements  reflect total revenues of 5.3% for the year 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 audit 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 audit and the report of other auditors  provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our  opinion,  based on our  audit  and the  report  of other  auditors,  the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of PPM Cranes, Inc for the
year ended December 31, 1994 in conformity  with generally  accepted  accounting
principles.



ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Greenville, South Carolina
August 22, 1995



<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statement of Operations

                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1994

                            (In Thousands of Dollars)



<S>                                                  <C>        
Net sales........................................... $    74,814

Cost of products sold ..............................      65,470

Selling, general, and administrative expenses.......      12,990

Amortization of intangible assets...................       2,376
                                                     -------------

Loss from operations................................      (6,022)

Other (income) expense:

  Interest expense..................................       2,509

  Interest income...................................         (48)
                                                     -------------

Loss before income taxes............................      (8,483)

Income tax provision................................          --
                                                     -------------

Net loss............................................ $    (8,483)
                                                     =============
</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes.



<PAGE>









<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity



                                                                                                    Foreign
                                              Common Stock          Additional                     Currency        
                                       ---------------------------    Paid-In     Accumulated     Translation
                                          Shares        Amount        Capital       Deficit       Adjustments     Total
                                       ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- -------------- -----------
                                                         (In thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

<S>                 <C> <C>                 <C>      <C>           <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>      
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>

                             See accompanying notes.



<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

                      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1994

                            (In Thousands of Dollars)


<S>                                                           <C>         
Operating activities
  Net loss................................................... $    (8,483)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in
   operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization..........................       3,144
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Accounts receivable.................................      (4,466)
         Inventories.........................................      (2,077)
         Prepaid expenses and other..........................          14
         Accounts payable....................................        (137)
         Net amounts due to affiliates.......................       2,601
         Product liability reserve...........................         418
         Product warranty reserve............................         317
         Accrued expenses....................................       1,129
                                                              -------------
Net cash used in operating activities........................      (7,540)
                                                              -------------

Investing activities
  Purchases of property, plant, and equipment................        (712)
                                                              -------------
Net cash used in investing activities........................        (712)
                                                              -------------

Financing activities
  Proceeds from revolving credit with banks..................         237
  Principal payments on revolving credit with banks..........        (179)
  Proceeds from notes payable to parent company..............      20,408
  Principal payments on notes payable to parent company......     (11,300)
                                                              -------------
Net cash provided by financing activities....................       9,166
                                                              -------------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash......................         360
                                                              -------------

Net increase in cash  and cash equivalents...................       1,274
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.............         850
                                                              -------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period................... $     2,124
                                                              =============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

  Cash paid for interest..................................... $     2,203
                                                              =============

  Cash paid for income taxes................................. $        --
                                                              =============

</TABLE>
                             See accompanying notes.



<PAGE>


                                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 8  (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 1991.

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 to Harnischfeger 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 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. LIFO values are approximately equivalent to the corresponding FIFO
values at December 31, 1994.

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.  Depreciation expense for 1994 was $76.8.

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 were $1,576.

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.


3.       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. The related expense to the Company was $119 for 1994.


4.       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
                                         -------------
Domestic................................ $    (8,703)
Foreign.................................         220
                                         -------------
                                         $    (8,483)
                                         =============


Federal, foreign, and state income taxes (benefit) consisted of the following:

                                             1994
                                         -------------
Federal................................. $       --
Foreign.................................         --
State...................................         --
                                         -------------
                                         $       --
                                         =============

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
                                         -------------
Computed tax (benefit) at expected
   statutory rate....................... $   (2,884)

State taxes.............................       (364)
Change in state tax rate................        165
Increase in valuation allowance.........        426
Nondeductible goodwill..................        837
Adjustment of prior years' estimated
   deferred tax accruals................      1,548
Foreign taxes...........................         --
Meals and entertainment.................         20
Other...................................        252
                                         -------------
Income tax provision.................... $       --
                                         =============


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 are as follows:

                                             1994
                                         -------------
Total deferred tax liabilities.......... $    (2,253)

Total deferred tax assets, principally
   net operating loss carryforwards.....      25,663

Total valuation allowance...............     (23,410)
                                         -------------
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
                                         =============


5.       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 was $1,148.

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 the Company had a
reserve of $4,850 related to product liability  matters,  including $200 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.


6.       FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Summarized financial data relating to the foreign  subsidiaries  included in the
accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  at  December  31, 1994 are as
follows:

Net income (loss)....................... $       220


7.       RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company had transactions with various unconsolidated affiliates as follows:

Product sales and service revenues...... $     2,405
Purchases of inventory..................      14,876
Management fee expense..................       1,500
Interest expense........................       2,470


8.       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.


<PAGE>




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM CRANES, INC.

            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (in millions)

                                                           January 1
                                                            through
                                                             May 9,
                                                             1995
                                                         --------------
<S>                                                      <C>       
Net sales..............................................  $     27.0
Cost of goods sold.....................................        22.8
                                                         --------------
    Gross profit.......................................         4.2
Engineering, selling and administrative expenses.......         4.1
                                                         --------------
    Income from operations.............................         0.1
 Other income (expense):
    Interest expense...................................        (0.7)
    Other income (expense), net........................        (4.5)
                                                         --------------
Loss before income taxes...............................        (5.1)
Provision for income taxes.............................       ---
                                                         --------------
NET LOSS...............................................  $     (5.1)
                                                         ==============
</TABLE>



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


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM CRANES, INC.

                 UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                       (in millions, except share amounts)

                                                         May 9, 1995
                                                         -------------
<S>                                                      <C>        
ASSETS
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents............................$       0.7
    Trade accounts receivables (less allowance of $0.2)..        8.4
    Inventories - net....................................       28.0
    Due from affiliates..................................        0.8
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets............        0.7
                                                         -------------

         Total current assets............................       38.6

Property, plant and equipment - net......................        4.2
Cost in excess of net assets acquired,
 less accumulated amortization of $9.5...................       36.2
Other identified intangible assets,
 less accumulated amortization of $0.8...................        0.3
                                                         -------------

Total assets.............................................$      79.3
                                                         =============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
    Trade accounts payable...............................$       7.5
    Accrued warranties and product liability.............        7.2
    Accrued expenses.....................................        2.7
    Due to affiliates....................................        2.6
    Other current liabilities............................        0.5
    Current portion of long-term debt....................       32.4
                                                         -------------

         Total current liabilities.......................       52.9
                                                         -------------

Non-current liabilities:
    Long-term debt, less current portion.................        5.9
                                                         -------------

Commitments and contingencies

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...........................       52.8
    Accumulated deficit..................................      (32.3)
    Foreign currency translation adjustment..............      ---
                                                         -------------

         Total shareholders' equity......................       20.5
                                                         -------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity...............$      79.3
                                                         =============
</TABLE>


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


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                PPM CRANES, INC.

            UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (in millions)

                                                                 January 1
                                                               through May 9,
                                                                   1995
                                                               -------------
<S>                                                            <C>          
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES......................... $       (1.5)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    Purchases of property, plant and equipment................         (0.1)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Proceeds from revolving credit with banks
     and from notes payable to an affiliated company, net.....          0.2

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS..        ---
                                                               -------------

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.....................         (1.4)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD..............          2.1
                                                               -------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD.................... $        0.7
                                                               =============
</TABLE>

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


<PAGE>


                                PPM Cranes, Inc.

         Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

                          January 1 through May 9, 1995

                     (In millions unless otherwise denoted)


NOTE A -- 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.


NOTE B -- 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.

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 on
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."

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.

Revenue Recognition.  Revenue and costs are generally recorded when products are
shipped and invoiced to either  independently  owned and operated  dealers or to
customers.

Foreign   Currency   Translation.   Assets  and  liabilities  of  the  Company's
international operations are translated at period-end exchange rates. Income and
expenses are translated at average exchange rates prevailing  during the period.
For operations  whose  functional  currency is the local  currency,  translation
adjustments are accumulated in the Cumulative  Translation  Adjustment component
of Shareholders' Equity.

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.


NOTE C -- INVENTORIES

Inventories at May 9, 1995 consist of the following:

Raw materials and parts................. $      19.3
Work in process.........................         6.2
Finished goods and sub assemblies.......         2.5
                                         -------------
                                         $      28.0
                                         =============


The LIFO value is approximately  equivalent to the  corresponding  FIFO value at
May 9, 1995.


NOTE D -- PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Net property, plant and equipment at May 9, 1995 consists of the following:

Property, plant and equipment........... $       7.5
Less accumulated depreciation...........        (3.3)
                                         -------------
                                         $       4.2
                                         =============


NOTE E -- 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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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

          SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
                              (Amounts in millions)


                                                                      Additions
                                                              ---------------------------
                                                  Balance
                                                 Beginning     Charges to                                   Balance End
                                                  of Year       Earnings       Other       Deductions (1)     of Year
                                                ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- -------------
<S>                                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>               <C>                  
Year ended December 31, 1996:
 Deducted from asset accounts:
   Allowance for doubtful accounts............. $       7.4   $        2.4  $  ---        $         (2.8)   $      7.0
   Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory...        15.9            9.1     ---                  (6.3)         18.7
                                                ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- -------------
    Totals..................................... $      23.3   $       11.5  $  ---        $         (9.1)   $     25.7
                                                ============= ============= ============= ================= =============

Year ended December 31, 1995:
 Deducted from asset accounts:
   Allowance for doubtful accounts............. $       6.1   $        6.3  $   (3.1)     $         (1.9)   $      7.4
   Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory...        21.1            8.7      (6.2)(2)            (5.3)         15.9
                                                ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- -------------
    Totals..................................... $      27.2   $       15.0  $   (9.3)     $         (7.2)   $     23.3
                                                ============= ============= ============= ================= =============

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
                                                ============= ============= ============= ================= =============
<FN>
(1)  Utilization of established reserves, net of recoveries.
(2) Added with the  acquisition of businesses and the  restatement to Net Assets
    of Discontinued Operations.
</FN>
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

       SCHEDULE IV - INDEBTEDNESS OF AND TO RELATED PARTIES -- NOT CURRENT


                                                                              Indebtedness of
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Balance at                                   Balance at End
                                                        Beginning of                                        of
Name of Person                                             Period        Additions      Deductions        Period
- ------------------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- -------------- ----------------

<S>                                                    <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>          
Year ended December 31, 1996:
  Randolph W. Lenz
   Promissory note, interest at 6.56% due
     November 2, 2000...............................   $   1,800,000   $       ---     $  (360,000)   $   1,440,000
   Payable for shipping charges.....................          33,450           ---         (33,450)           ---
                                                       --------------- --------------- -------------- ----------------
     Total..........................................   $   1,833,450   $       ---     $  (393,450)   $   1,440,000
                                                       =============== =============== ============== ================

Year ended December 31, 1995:
  Randolph W. Lenz
   Promissory note, interest at 6.56% due
     November 2, 2000...............................   $      ---      $   1,800,000   $    ---       $   1,800,000
   Payable for shipping charges.....................          ---             33,450        ---              33,450
                                                       --------------- --------------- -------------- ----------------
     Total..........................................   $      ---      $   1,833,450   $    ---       $   1,833,450
                                                       =============== =============== ============== ================

Year ended December 31, 1994:                          $      ---      $       ---     $    ---       $       ---
                                                       =============== =============== ============== ================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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       Warrant  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).

4.2       Form of Series A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.41 to
          the Form S-1 Registration Statement of Terex Corporation, Registration
          No. 33-52297).

4.3       Form  of  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  certificate   (incorporated  by
          reference  to Exhibit 4.42 to the Form S-1  Registration  Statement of
          Terex Corporation, Registration No. 33-52711).

4.4       Form of Series B Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.43 to
          the  Form  10-K  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1994  of  Terex
          Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

4.5       Form  of  Series  B  Preferred  Stock  Certificate   (incorporated  by
          reference to Exhibit 4.44 to the Form 10-K for the year ended December
          31, 1994 of Terex Corporation, Commission File No. 1-10702).

4.6       Certificate  of  Elimination  with  respect to the Series A  Preferred
          Stock.

4.7       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).

4.8       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).

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      1996 Terex  Corporation  Long Term  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by
          reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form S-8 Registration  Statement of Terex
          Corporation, Registration No. 333-03983).

10.5      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).

10.6      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).

10.7      Series 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).

10.8      Credit  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).

10.9      Share 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).

10.10     Certificate of  Designation of Terex Cranes,  Inc. with respect to its
          Series A Redeemable  Exchangeable  Preferred  Stock  (incorporated  by
          reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the From 8-K for May 9, 1995,  Commission
          File No. 1-10702).

10.11     Stockholders  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).

10.12     Purchase   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).

10.13     Common 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).

10.14     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).

10.15     SAR  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).

10.16     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).

10.17     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).

10.18     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).

10.19     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).

10.20     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).

10.21     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).

10.22     Agreement  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).

10.23     Stock and Asset Purchase and Sales Agreement,  dated as of November 9,
          1996, among Terex Corporation,  CMH Acquisition Corp., CMH Acquisition
          International Corp., Clark Material Handling  International,  Inc. and
          Clark Material  Handling  Company,  as Sellers,  and CMHC  Acquisition
          Corporation (now known as CLARK Material Handling  Company),  as Buyer
          (incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  10.1 of the Form 8-K Current
          Report,  Commission  File  No.  1-10702,  dated  and  filed  with  the
          Commission on December 11, 1996).

10.24     Service  Agreement,  dated as of  November  27,  1996,  between  Terex
          Corporation  and CLARK  Material  Handling  Company  (incorporated  by
          reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K Current  Report,  Commission
          File No. 1-10702,  dated and filed with the Commission on December 11,
          1996).

10.25     Agreement of Purchase and Sale,  dated as of February 24, 1997,  among
          Simon  United  States  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Simon  Overseas  Holdings
          Limited,  as Sellers,  Simon  Engineering  plc,  as Parent,  and Terex
          Corporation, as Buyer.

11.1      Computation of per share earnings.

21.1      Subsidiaries of Terex Corporation.

23.1      Independent  Accountants'  Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP,  Stamford,
          Connecticut.

23.2      Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

23.3      Independent  Accountants'  Consents  of Price  Waterhouse,  Melbourne,
          Australia and the Independent Audit Report referred to therein.

24.1      Power of Attorney.



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.6


                         CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION WITH
                  RESPECT TO THE SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE
                CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF TEREX CORPORATION
                           PURSUANT TO SECTION 151(g)


     In accordance  with Section  151(g) of the General  Corporation  Law of the
State of Delaware,  Terex Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation (the "Company"),
does hereby  certify  that the  following  resolutions  respecting  its Series A
Cumulative  Redeemable  Convertible  Preferred  Stock (the  "Series A  Preferred
Stock") were duly adopted by the Company's Board of Directors:

          RESOLVED,  that  the  Company  has  redeemed  all  of its  issued  and
     outstanding  Series and Preferred Stock and that no shares of the Company's
     Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding and that no shares of the Series A
     Preferred  Stock will be issued subject to the  certificate of designations
     previously filed with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.

          RESOLVED,  that the  officers of the Company are directed to file with
     the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a  certificate  pursuant to
     Section  151(g) of the  General  Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware
     setting forth these  resolutions  in order to eliminate  from the Company's
     certif- icate of incorporation  all matters set forth in the certificate of
     designations with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Terex  Corporation has caused this  certificate to be
signed by its President this _____ day of February, 1997.

                                          TEREX CORPORATION


                                          By:___________________________
                                               Ronald M. DeFeo, President


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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.25


                         AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE
                         Dated as of February 24, 1997
                               Among SIMON UNITED
                              STATES HOLDINGS INC.
                      and SIMON OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED,
                                  as Sellers,
                             SIMON ENGINEERING plc,
                                   as Parent,
                             and TEREX CORPORATION,
                                    as Buyer

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I  TERMS OF PURCHASE AND SALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
      1.01.      Sale of the Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
      1.02.      The Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

ARTICLE II       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS AND
                   PARENT. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
      2.01.      Corporate Power and Authority; Effect of
                  Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
      2.02.      Capitalization; the Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
      2.03.      Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
      2.04.      Organization of the Companies and the
                  Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
      2.05.      Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities. . . . . .6
      2.06.      Absence of Certain Changes or Events . . . . . . . . . .8
      2.07.      Title to Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
      2.08.      Commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
      2.09.      Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
      2.10.      Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
      2.11.      Compliance with Law; Licenses, Permits . . . . . . . . 11
      2.12.      Employee Benefit Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
      2.13.      Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
      2.14.      Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
      2.15.      Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
      2.16.      Environmental Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
      2.17.      Labor Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
      2.18.      Affiliates' Relationships to the Companies . . . . . . 15
      2.19.      Patents and Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
      2.20.      Conflicts of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
      2.21.      Accounts Receivable; Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
      2.22.      Misleading Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
      2.23.      Products Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
      2.24.      Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

ARTICLE III      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER. . . . . . . . 17
      3.01.      Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
      3.02.      Corporate Power and Authority; Effect of
                  Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
      3.03.      Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
      3.04.      Availability of Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
      3.05.      Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
      3.06.      Purchase for Investment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
      3.07.      Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

ARTICLE IV       COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS AND PARENT. . . . . . . . . . 18
      4.01.      Cooperation by the Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
      4.02.      Conduct of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
      4.03.      Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
      4.04.      Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
      4.05.      Covenant Not to Compete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
      4.06.      Stockholders' Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
      4.07.      No Solicitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ARTICLE V  COVENANTS OF BUYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
      5.01.      Cooperation by Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
      5.02.      Books and Records; Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
      5.03.      Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
      5.04.      Release of Guaranties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ARTICLE VI       ADDITIONAL COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
      6.01.      Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
      6.02.      Corporate Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
      6.03.      Cella Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
      6.04.      Simon LTI, Simon Duplex and Simon (UK) . . . . . . . . 28
      6.05.      Cash Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
      6.06.      Changes to Representations and Warranties. . . . . . . 29

ARTICLE VII      CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . 30
      7.01.      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
                  Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
      7.02.      No Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
      7.03.      Governmental Consents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
      7.04.      Intercompany Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
      7.05.      FIRPTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
      7.06.      Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
      7.07.      Release of Encumbrances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
      7.08.      Resignation of Officers and Directors. . . . . . . . . 31
      7.09.      Books and Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ARTICLE VIII     CONDITIONS TO PARENT'S AND THE
                  SELLERS' OBLIGATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
      8.01.      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
                  Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
      8.02.      No Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
      8.03.      Governmental Consents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
      8.04.      Shareholder Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
      8.05.      Lender Consent and Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
      8.06.      Books and Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ARTICLE IX       EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS. . . . . 32
      9.01.      Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
      9.02.      Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
      9.03.      Simon U.S. Retirement Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
      9.05.      Severance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
      9.06.      Indemnity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ARTICLE X  TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
      10.01.     Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
      10.02.     Effect on Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

ARTICLE I.       MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
      11.01.     Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
      11.02.     Indemnification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
      11.03.     Interpretive Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
      11.04.     Entire Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
      11.05.     Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
      11.06.     Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
      11.07.     Modification and Waiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
      11.08.     Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
      11.09.     Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
      11.10.     Governing Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
      11.11.     Public Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
      11.12.     Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
      11.13.     Currency Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
      11.14.     Exhibits and Disclosure Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 43


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                                  DEFINED TERMS



Term                                                        Section

9.01(e) Employees ........................................  9.01(e)
Ancillary Document .......................................  11.01
Agreed Accounting Principles .............................  2.05(c)
Arbitrator ...............................................  1.03(b)(iii)
Audited Financial Statements .............................  2.05(b)
Benefit Arrangements .....................................  9.01(d)
Books and Records ........................................  5.02(a)
Book Value ...............................................  1.03(a)
Business .................................................  9.01(a)
Buyer ....................................................  Preamble
Buyer's Certificate ......................................  8.01
Buyer's Health Plan ......................................  9.04(b)
Buyer's Retirement Plan ..................................  9.03(a)
Buyer's Taxes ............................................  6.01(e)
CAA ......................................................  2.16(d)(i)
CERCLA ...................................................  2.16(d)(i)
CERCLIS ..................................................  2.16(a)
Closing ..................................................  1.02
Closing Date .............................................  1.02
Closing Date Balance Sheets ..............................  1.03(b)(i)
COBRA ....................................................  2.12(g)
Code .....................................................  2.12(b)
Commitments ..............................................  2.08
Company ..................................................  Preamble
Companies ................................................  Preamble
Company Benefit Plans ....................................  9.01(c)
Confidentiality Agreement ................................  4.03
CWA ......................................................  2.16(d)(i)
Deductible ...............................................  11.02(a)
Disbursements ............................................  6.05(a)
Disclosure Schedule ......................................  2.02
Employee .................................................  9.01(b)
Employees ................................................  9.01(b)
Encumbrances .............................................  2.02(b)
Environmental Breach .....................................  11.01
Environmental Laws .......................................  2.16(d)(i)
Environmental Losses .....................................  2.16(d)(vi)
Environmental Permit .....................................  2.16(d)(iv)
ERISA ....................................................  2.12(b)
Existing Guarantees ......................................  5.04
Facilities ...............................................  2.16(d)(v)
HMTA .....................................................  2.16(d)(i)
Hazardous Substances .....................................  2.16(d)(ii)
HSR Act ..................................................  2.13
Indemnitee ...............................................  11.02(c)(i)
Indemnitor ...............................................  11.02(c)(i)
Intellectual Property Rights .............................  2.19
Interim Combining Balance Sheet ..........................  2.05(a)
Interim Financial Statements .............................  2.05(a)
Irish GAAP ...............................................  2.05(a)
IRS ......................................................  2.12(b)
Italian GAAP .............................................  2.05(c)
Litigation ...............................................  2.10
Lockbox Accounts .........................................  6.05(b)
Logos ....................................................  6.02(a)
Logo Window Period .......................................  6.02(b)
Losses ...................................................  11.02
Material Adverse Effect ..................................  2.04
Names ....................................................  6.02(a)
Name Window Period .......................................  6.02(b)
Notice ...................................................  11.02(c)(i)
Notice of Disagreement ...................................  1.03(b)(iii)
NPL ......................................................  2.16(a)
Parent ...................................................  Preamble
Patent Rights ............................................  2.19
Pre-Closing Cash .........................................  6.05(b)
Pre-Closing Taxes ........................................  6.01(b)
Purchase Price ...........................................  1.03(a)
RCRA .....................................................  2.16(d)(i)
Real Property ............................................  2.07(c)
Reference Amount .........................................  1.03(a)
Release ..................................................  2.16(d)(iii)
Restricted Business ......................................  4.05(a)
Retirement Plan Transferees ..............................  9.03(a)
Section 338 Forms ........................................  6.01(h)(2)(a)
Section 338(h)(10) Elections .............................  6.01(h)
Sellers ..................................................  Preamble
Sellers' Certificates ....................................  7.01
Sellers' Refunds .........................................  6.01(c)
Shares ...................................................  Preamble
Sim-Tech Management ......................................  Preamble
Simon Aerials ............................................  Preamble
Simon Duplex .............................................  4.05(a)
Simon Health Plan ........................................  9.04(b)
Simon Ireland ............................................  Preamble
Simon LTI ................................................  4.05(a)
Simon Overseas ...........................................  Preamble
Simon Retirement Plan ....................................  9.03
Simon-Cella ..............................................  Preamble
Simon-Tomen ..............................................  Preamble
Simon UK .................................................  4.05(a)
Straddle Period ..........................................  6.01(b)
Straddle Returns .........................................  6.01(a)(3)
Subsidiary ...............................................  2.03(a)
Subsidiaries .............................................  2.03(a)
SUSHI ....................................................  Preamble
Tax Matter ...............................................  6.01(f)
Telelect .................................................  Preamble
TSCA .....................................................  2.16(d)(i)
US Corporations ..........................................  6.05(a)
US GAAP ..................................................  2.05(c)
Valuation Date ...........................................  9.03(c)
WARN .....................................................  9.06(a)
Window Period ............................................  6.02(b)


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                         AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE

     This Agreement,  made and entered into this 24th day of February,  1997, by
and among Simon United States Holdings Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("SUSHI"),
and Simon Overseas Holdings Limited,  a company  incorporated  under the laws of
England with  registered  number 786848  ("Simon  Overseas"  and,  together with
SUSHI,  collectively  referred to as the "Sellers"),  Simon  Engineering  plc, a
public limited  company  incorporated  under the laws of England with registered
number  52665  ("Parent"),   and  Terex  Corporation,   a  Delaware  corporation
("Buyer").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS,  SUSHI owns all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of  Simon-Telelect  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  ("Telelect"),  and of Simon
Aerials Inc., a Wisconsin corporation ("Simon Aerials"); and Simon Overseas owns
all the issued and  outstanding  shares of capital stock of Sim-Tech  Management
Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong with
registered  number 152080  ("Sim-Tech  Management"),  of Simon-Cella,  S.r.l., a
company  incorporated  under  the  laws of Italy  ("Simon-Cella"),  and of Simon
Aerials  Limited,  a  company  incorporated  under the laws of  Ireland  ("Simon
Ireland"),  and 60% of the issued  and  outstanding  shares of capital  stock of
Simon- Tomen  Engineering  Company  Limited,  a limited  liability stock company
(kabushiki  kaisha)  organized  under  the  laws of  Japan  ("Simon-Tomen"  and,
together with Telelect,  Simon Aerials,  Sim- Tech  Management,  Simon-Cella and
Simon Ireland,  collectively  referred to as the  "Companies" or singularly as a
"Company");

     WHEREAS,  Parent is,  directly or indirectly,  the owner all the issued and
outstanding capital stock of each Seller;

     WHEREAS,  upon the terms and  subject to the  conditions  set forth in this
Agreement,  Parent and the Sellers desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to
buy from the  Sellers,  all of the  aforesaid  shares  of  capital  stock of the
Companies (the "Shares") owned by the Sellers;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants  and  agreements,  and upon the terms and  subject to the  conditions,
hereinafter set forth, the parties do hereby agree as follows:


                                    ARTICLE I

                           TERMS OF PURCHASE AND SALE

     1.01. Sale of the Shares.  (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this  Agreement,  on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.02),
and subject to Section  1.01(c) the Sellers shall sell the Shares to Buyer,  and
Buyer  shall  purchase  the  Shares  from the  Sellers  for the  Purchase  Price
specified in Section  1.03.  The Closing shall be effective as of the opening of
business on the Closing Date.

          (b) At the  Closing (as defined in Section  1.02),  the Sellers  shall
deliver  to  Buyer,   against  payment  of  the  Purchase  Price,   certificates
representing the Shares (other than the Shares in Simon-Cella), duly endorsed in
blank for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers,  stock transfer
forms or other instruments of transfer assigning such Shares in blank, and shall
take all actions  necessary to cause the Shares in  Simon-Cella to be registered
in Buyer's name in the register of shareholders of Simon-Cella in each case free
and clear of all  Encumbrances  (as defined in Section  2.02(b)).  The aggregate
cost of any documentary,  stamp, sales, excise,  transfer or other taxes payable
(other than income  taxes  payable by the Sellers) in respect of the sale of the
Shares shall be borne 50% by Buyer and 50% by the Sellers.

          (c) If Tomen  Corporation  exercises  its  right of first  refusal  to
purchase the Shares of Simon-Tomen pursuant to this Agreement,  then such Shares
shall not be sold  pursuant  hereto,  and there  shall be no  adjustment  to the
Purchase Price as a result thereof, except as set forth in Section 1.03. In such
event,  all references to the Companies in this Agreement shall be deemed not to
include Simon-Tomen and any representations with respect to Simon-Tomen shall be
deemed to have been deleted.

     1.02. The Closing.  The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the
"Closing")  shall take place at the New York  offices of Fried,  Frank,  Harris,
Shriver & Jacobson,  One New York Plaza, New York, New York, commencing at 10:00
a.m. on April 7, 1997 or if the  conditions to the Closing set forth in Articles
VII and VIII have not been satisfied by such date, as soon as practicable  after
such conditions have been satisfied (the "Closing Date").

     1.03.  Purchase  Price;  Purchase Price  Adjustment;  and Payment.  (a) The
aggregate  purchase  price to be paid by Buyer for the  Shares  and to repay the
portion of intercompany  balances owned by Simon Ireland,  Simon Cella, Sim-Tech
Management  and  Simon-Tomen  to  Simon  Overseas  (collectively  the  "Offshore
Intercompany  Accounts") not contributed to the capital of such Company shall be
$90 million (the "Purchase Price").  The Purchase Price shall be allocated among
the  Companies  as set forth on Section  1.03 of the  Disclosure  Schedule,  and
neither Buyer nor Parent or any Seller (nor any of their respective  affiliates)
shall take any position on any tax return or with any taxing  authority  that is
inconsistent with the allocation of the Purchase Price set forth on Section 1.03
of the Disclosure Schedule; provided, however, that the Purchase Price allocable
to Simon Ireland, Simon-Cella, Sim-Tech Management and Simon-Tomen shall, in all
cases,  be at least equal to the sum of (x) the  Offshore  Intercompany  Account
balance for such  Company as of the close of business on the day  preceding  the
Closing Date and (y) an amount sufficient to return any aggregate cash overdraft
balance for all  accounts of such  Company as of the Closing  Date to zero.  The
Purchase  Price  allocable  to each of  Simon  Ireland,  Simon  Cella,  Sim-Tech
Management  and Simon Tomen  shall be applied  first to repay the portion of the
Offshore  Intercompany  Account  balance for such Company not contributed to the
capital of such Company and second to the purchase  price for the Shares of such
Company. To the extent specified in the following  sentence,  the Purchase Price
shall be  adjusted  pursuant  to this  Section  1.03(a)  in the event and to the
extent  that the Closing  Date  Balance  Sheet (as  defined in Section  1.03(b))
reveals that the aggregate  Book Value (as defined  below) for all Companies and
Subsidiaries,  rounded to the nearest $1,000, as of the close of business on the
day before the Closing Date is not equal to $63,996,000 (which amount is subject
to  adjustment to include the  capitalization  of the net  intercompany  account
balances after reconciliation  thereof) (the "Reference Amount"). If the Closing
Date Balance  Sheet  reveals that  aggregate  Book Value for all  Companies  and
Subsidiaries is less than the Reference  Amount by more than $1 million,  Parent
or the  Seller  shall,  and if the  Closing  Date  Balance  Sheet  reveals  that
aggregate  Book  Value is  greater  than the  Reference  Amount  by more than $1
million,  Buyer shall, pay an amount equal to the amount by which such shortfall
or  excess  exceeds  the  Reference  Amount.  Payment  of  such  Purchase  Price
adjustment  shall be made prior to the close of business on the second  business
day  following  the date that the Closing Date Balance  Sheet shall become final
and binding pursuant to Section 1.03(b)(iii) in U.S. dollars by wire transfer of
immediately  available funds to the account of Buyer or the Sellers, as the case
may be,  specified  thereby,  together  with  interest  on such  Purchase  Price
adjustment at a rate equal to the rate of interest  from time to time  announced
publicly by Citibank,  N.A., as its base rate plus 2%,  calculated  based on the
number of days elapsed  over 365,  from the Closing Date to the date of payment.
If the consent of Tomen Corporation to the transfer of the Shares in Simon-Tomen
is not obtained prior to the Closing Date, the Reference Amount shall be reduced
by an amount equal to the Book Value attributable to Simon-Tomen as shown on the
Interim  Combining  Balance  Sheet and the Closing Date  Balance  Sheet and Book
Value as of the close of  business  the day  before  the  Closing  Data shall be
calculated  without regard to Simon-Tomen.  The term "Book Value" shall mean the
amount  derived  by  deducting  the  total  liabilities  of  all  Companies  and
Subsidiaries,  after eliminating any intercompany account balance from the total
assets of all  Companies  and  Subsidiaries,  in each case as  reflected  on the
Interim  Combining Balance Sheet (as defined in Section 2.05(a)) and the Closing
Date  Balance  Sheet.  Any  adjustment  to the Purchase  Price  pursuant to this
Section  1.03  shall be  allocated  to the  Purchase  Price for the  Company  or
Companies  to  which  the  item or  items  giving  rise to such  adjustment  are
attributable  based on the ratio of the  amount of claims  attributable  to such
Company  versus  the  total  amount  of all  claims.  For all  purposes  of this
Agreement,  references to the intercompany accounts of any Company or Subsidiary
refer to the intercompany  accounts of that Company or Subsidiary with Parent or
any subsidiary of Parent.  All references herein to "dollars" or "$" shall be to
U.S. dollars (U.S. $) unless otherwise specified.

          (b) (i) On or before the 90th day  following  the  Closing  Date,  the
Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer, in accordance with subsection  (iii)
below a combining  balance  sheet of all Companies  and  Subsidiaries  as of the
close of business on the day before the Closing Date,  which balance sheet shall
be reported  on by the  Seller's  independent  public  accountants  to have been
properly  prepared in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (a report in a
form reasonably satisfactory to Parent, the Sellers and Buyer) and shall satisfy
the following  requirements (such balance sheet referred to as the "Closing Date
Balance Sheet"):

               (A) The Closing  Date  Balance  Sheet shall be prepared as if the
Companies  were not a part of,  but were  separate  and  independent  from,  any
consolidated  group of  companies  (other than those  reported on in the Closing
Date Balance Sheet) and all  intercompany  account balances shall be contributed
to the capital of the Companies or, at the option of the Sellers with respect to
Simon Ireland,  Simon Cella,  Sim-Tech Management and/or  Simon-Tomen,  all or a
portion  thereof shall be repaid with a portion of the Purchase Price  allocable
to such Company;

               (B) Except for the treatment of intercompany  account balances as
specified in clause (A) above,  the Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be prepared
on a basis  consistent  with  the  Audited  Financial  Statements,  the  Interim
Combining Balance Sheet and the Interim Financial Statements and the past custom
and practice of the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  to the extent  consistent
therewith.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto
acknowledge  and agree  that the  computation  of Book  Value  will be done in a
manner  consistent  with the  methods  used in the  preparation  of the  Interim
Financial  Statements  and that if  disagreements  should  arise with respect to
individual items of inclusion and/or exclusion,  the governing principle will be
that the adjustment contemplated by this Section 1.03 is intended to analyze the
economic  effects  of a  change  in Book  Value  from  the  date of the  Interim
Financial Statements to the Closing Date.

          (ii)  The Book  Value  for all  Companies  and  Subsidiaries  shall be
determined by the Sellers and reported on by their  independent  accountants  to
have been properly  prepared in accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement (a
report in a form reasonably  satisfactory to Parent,  the Sellers and Buyer) and
as set forth in a statement in the form of Appendix B.

          (iii) Buyer shall cause the Companies and their  respective  employees
to assist the Sellers in preparing,  and the Sellers' independent accountants in
reporting  on, the Closing Date Balance  Sheet and shall provide the Sellers and
their independent  accountants  access at all reasonable times to the personnel,
properties,  books  and  records  of  the  Companies  for  such  purpose.  Buyer
acknowledges  that the Sellers and Sellers'  independent  accountants shall have
responsibility and authority for preparing and reporting on,  respectively,  the
Closing Date Balance Sheet in accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement.  At
Buyer's  option and  expense,  a physical  inventory  shall be  conducted by the
Companies and the  Subsidiaries  on a date to be agreed by the Sellers and Buyer
shortly  before or  promptly  following  the  Closing  Date for the  purpose  of
preparing  the Closing Date  Balance  Sheet,  and the  Sellers,  Buyer and their
respective  independent  accountants  shall each have the right to  observe  the
taking of such physical inventory. Any expense incurred by the Companies and the
Subsidiaries in connection  with such taking of physical  inventory shall be for
the  account of Buyer and shall not be  reflected  in the Closing  Date  Balance
Sheet or in determining  aggregate Book Value as of the Closing Date. During the
45-day period following Buyer's receipt of the Closing Date Balance Sheet, Buyer
and its  independent  accountants  will be  permitted,  each upon delivery of an
executed release  agreements  substantially in the form of Appendix C, to review
the  working  papers of the  Sellers'  independent  accountants  relating to the
Closing Date Balance  Sheet.  The Closing Date Balance  Sheet shall become final
and binding upon the parties on the forty-fifth day following receipt thereof by
Buyer  unless  Buyer  gives  written  notice  of its  disagreement  ("Notice  of
Disagreement")  to the Sellers  prior to such date.  Any Notice of  Disagreement
shall  specify  in  reasonable  detail  the nature  of,  and  reasons  for,  any
disagreement  so asserted,  which must equal or exceed  $25,000 on an individual
item by Company or Subsidiary  basis.  Any individual  disagreement of less than
$25,000  shall be  disregarded  in preparing  the Notice of  Disagreement.  If a
Notice of Disagreement  is received by the Sellers in a timely manner,  then the
Closing  Date  Balance  Sheet (as revised in  accordance  with clause (x) or (y)
below) shall become final and binding upon the parties on the earlier of (x) the
date the  parties  hereto  resolve in  writing  any  differences  they have with
respect to any matter  specified in the Notice of  Disagreement  or (y) the date
any  disputed  matters are finally  resolved  in writing by the  Arbitrator  (as
defined below).  During the 45-day period  following the delivery of a Notice of
Disagreement,  Parent, the Sellers and Buyer shall seek in good faith to resolve
in  writing  any  differences  which  they may have with  respect  to any matter
specified  in the  Notice of  Disagreement.  At the end of such 45- day  period,
Parent,  the Sellers and Buyer shall submit to an arbitrator (the  "Arbitrator")
for review and  resolution  any and all matters  which  remain in  dispute.  The
Arbitrator  shall be  Coopers  &  Lybrand  LLP,  or if such  firm is  unable  or
unwilling to act, such other nationally recognized independent public accounting
firm  as  shall  be  appointed  by the  President  of the  American  Arbitration
Association.  The  Arbitrator  shall  render a decision  resolving  the  matters
submitted to the Arbitrator  within 30 days of receipt of such  submission.  The
cost of any arbitration  (including the fees of the Arbitrator) pursuant to this
clause  shall  be  borne  50% by  Buyer  and 50% by the  Sellers.  The  fees and
disbursements  of  Sellers'  independent  accountants,  counsel  and other costs
incurred in  connection  with their  certification  of the Closing  Date Balance
Sheet shall be borne by the Sellers,  and the fees and  disbursements of Buyer's
independent  accountants,  counsel and other costs  incurred in connection  with
their review of the Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be borne by Buyer.

          (c) Payment of the Purchase Price shall be in U.S. dollars,  and shall
be made no  later  than  12:00  noon on the  Closing  Date by wire  transfer  of
immediately  available  funds to the  account or  accounts of the Sellers at the
bank or banks specified by the Sellers in writing at least two days prior to the
Closing Date.


                                   ARTICLE II

         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS AND PARENT

     The Sellers and Parent,  jointly and  severally,  represent  and warrant to
Buyer,  both as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date,  except as to any
representation  and  warranty  which  indicates  that it is  being  made as of a
specified date, as follows:

          2.01. Corporate Power and Authority;  Effect of Agreement.  Parent and
each Seller are corporations  duly organized or  incorporated,  validly existing
and in  good  standing  under  the  laws of  their  respective  jurisdiction  of
incorporation  or  organization  and  have all  requisite  corporate  power  and
authority to execute,  deliver and perform this  Agreement and to consummate the
transactions  contemplated  hereby.  The execution,  delivery and performance by
Parent and each Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and each
Seller of the transactions  contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and each Seller. This Agreement
has been duly and validly  executed and  delivered by Parent and each Seller and
constitutes  the  valid  and  binding  obligation  of  Parent  and each  Seller,
enforceable  against  Parent and each Seller in accordance  with its terms.  The
execution,  delivery and performance by Parent and each Seller of this Agreement
and the consummation by Parent and each Seller of the transactions  contemplated
hereby will not,  with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time,  or
both,  conflict  with or violate (x) any provision of law, rule or regulation to
which Parent,  any Seller,  any Company or any Subsidiary (as defined in Section
2.03) are subject,  (y) any order,  judgment or decree applicable to Parent, any
Seller,  any Company or any  Subsidiary or binding upon the assets or properties
of any  Seller,  any  Company or any  Subsidiary,  or (z) any  provision  of the
organizational  documents or the by-laws or articles of  association  of Parent,
any Seller, any Company or any Subsidiary.

          2.02. Capitalization;  the Shares. (a) The authorized capital stock of
each  Company  is as set  forth  in  Section  2.02  of the  disclosure  schedule
delivered  by  Parent  and the  Sellers  to Buyer in  connection  herewith  (the
"Disclosure  Schedule")  and,  except  as  set  forth  on  Section  2.02  of the
Disclosure  Schedule,  all of such shares of the Companies are duly  authorized,
issued and outstanding and are owned of record and  beneficially by the Sellers.
All of the  shares  comprising  the Shares are  validly  issued,  fully paid and
non-assessable.   There  are   outstanding  no  securities   convertible   into,
exchangeable  for, or carrying the right to acquire,  equity  securities  of any
Company,   or  subscriptions,   warrants,   options,   calls,  rights  or  other
arrangements or commitments obligating any Company to issue or dispose of any of
its equity securities or any ownership interest therein.

              (b) The Sellers have good and valid title to the Shares,  free and
clear of all liens,  security  interests,  pledges,  mortgages,  rights of first
refusal, options, proxies, voting trusts or other encumbrances ("Encumbrances"),
except,  as of the date of this  Agreement,  as set forth in Section 2.02 of the
Disclosure  Schedule.  At the  Closing,  the sale and  delivery of the Shares to
Buyer  pursuant  to Article I hereof  will vest in Buyer good and valid title to
the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances  created
or suffered by Buyer).

          2.03.  Subsidiaries.  (a) Section 2.03 of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list, as of the date hereof,  of all direct or indirect  subsidiaries of
the  Companies  (collectively,  the  "Subsidiaries"  or,  each  individually,  a
"Subsidiary").  Except as set forth in Section 2.03 of the Disclosure  Schedule,
all of such  shares  of the  Subsidiaries  are duly  authorized,  have been duly
issued and are fully  paid and  nonassessable,  and the  Companies  own,  either
directly or indirectly,  beneficially and of record, all of the capital stock of
the  Subsidiaries  free and  clear of any  Encumbrances.  Except as set forth in
Section 2.03 of the  Disclosure  Schedule,  there are  outstanding no securities
convertible  into,  exchangeable  for, or carrying the right to acquire,  equity
securities of any Subsidiary,  or subscriptions,  warrants,  options,  rights or
other arrangements or commitments  obligating any Subsidiary to issue or dispose
of any of its equity securities or any ownership interest therein.

              (b) Each of Sim-Tech  Management,  Simon-Tomen,  Simon-Cella,  and
Simon Ireland is or will be at the Closing adequately capitalized under the laws
of the  jurisdiction  in which such company is incorporated or organized and the
laws of such  jurisdiction  do not and will not require  any such  company to be
recapitalized  as of the date  hereof or as of the  Closing  Date or merely as a
result of the passage of time.

          2.04. Organization of the Companies and the Subsidiaries. Each Company
and each  Subsidiary is a corporation  duly organized or  incorporated,  validly
existing  and, in such  jurisdictions  where such concept is  relevant,  in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization
and has all requisite  corporate power and authority to carry on its business as
it is now being conducted. Each Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to
do  business  and  is  in  good  standing  as  a  foreign   corporation  in  the
jurisdictions  listed  on  Section  2.04  of  the  Disclosure  Schedule,   which
constitute all jurisdictions where the nature of the property owned or leased by
it, or the nature of the  business  conducted  by it,  makes such  qualification
necessary  and the  absence  of such  qualification  would  not have a  material
adverse  effect on the  business,  assets,  financial  condition  or  results of
operations of the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  taken as a whole (a "Material
Adverse Effect").  True and complete copies of the organizational  documents and
by-laws of each Company and each  Subsidiary  have  previously been delivered or
made available to Buyer.

          2.05. Financial Statements;  Undisclosed  Liabilities.  (a) Parent and
the Sellers have delivered to Buyer (i) an unaudited  combined  balance sheet of
Telelect and its Subsidiaries as of November 22, 1996 and the related  statement
of operations for the 11-month period then ended, (ii) an unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of Simon Aerials and its  Subsidiaries as of November 22, 1996 and
the related  statements of operations for the 11-month period then ended,  (iii)
an  unaudited  balance  sheet of Simon  Ireland as of November  22, 1996 and the
related  statement of operations  for the 11-month  period then ended,  (iv) the
unaudited  balance sheet of  Simon-Cella as of November 22, 1996 and the related
statement of operations  for the 11-month  period then ended,  (v) the unaudited
balance  sheet of Sim-Tech  Management  as of December  31, 1996 and the related
statement  of  operations  for the  12-month  period  then  ended,  and (vi) the
unaudited  balance sheet of  Simon-Tomen as of December 31, 1996 and the related
statement of operations for the 12-month  period then ended  (collectively,  the
"Interim Financial  Statements").  Parent and the Sellers have also delivered to
Buyer a combining  balance sheet which  combines the interim  balance sheets for
all Companies and  Subsidiaries and eliminates all material  transactions  among
the Companies and Subsidiaries (the "Interim Combining Balance Sheet").

              (b) Parent and the Sellers have delivered to Buyer (i) the audited
combined balance sheets of Telelect and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995
and 1994,  and the  related  combined  statements  of  operations  and  retained
deficit,  and cash  flows for the years  then  ended,  including  the  footnotes
thereto,  (ii) the audited  consolidated balance sheets of Simon Aerials and its
Subsidiaries  as of  December  31, 1995 and 1994,  and the related  consolidated
statements of operations and accumulated  deficit,  and cash flows for the years
then ended,  including the footnotes thereto, (iii) the audited balance sheet of
Simon  Ireland as of December  31, 1995 and 1994 and the related  statements  of
operations  and  retained  deficit,  and cash  flows for the years  then  ended,
including  the  footnotes  thereto,  and  (iv)  the  audited  balance  sheet  of
Simon-Cella  as of  December  31, 1995 and 1994 and the  related  statements  of
operations  and  retained  deficit,  and cash  flows for the years  then  ended,
including  the  footnotes   thereto   (collectively,   the  "Audited   Financial
Statements").

              (c) The  financial  books and  records  of each  Company  and each
Subsidiary  have  been  maintained  consistent  with  the  individual  Company's
standard accounting policies,  practices and principles as set forth in Appendix
A (the "Agreed  Accounting  Principles").  The Audited  Financial  Statements of
Telelect and Simon Aerials  contain such material  adjustments  to the books and
records of Telelect and Simon Aerials as are  necessary  for such  statements to
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles
in the United States ("US GAAP").  The Interim Financial  Statements of Telelect
and Simon  Aerials  have been  prepared on a basis  consistent  with the Audited
Financial  Statements  of such  Companies,  except that such  Interim  Financial
Statements  do not contain a statement of cash flows or  footnotes.  The Audited
Financial  Statements of Simon Ireland contain such material  adjustments to the
books and records of Simon Ireland as are necessary for such  statements to have
been prepared in accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles in
Ireland ("Irish GAAP").  The Interim Financial  Statements of Simon Ireland have
been prepared on a basis  consistent  with the Audited  Financial  Statements of
such  Company,  except that the Interim  Financial  Statements  do not contain a
statement  of cash flows or  footnotes.  The  Audited  Financial  Statements  of
Simon-Cella  contain  such  material  adjustments  to the books and  records  of
Simon-Cella  as are  necessary  for such  statements  to have been  prepared  in
accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles in Italy  ("Italian
GAAP"). The Interim Financial  Statements of Simon-Cella have been prepared on a
basis consistent with the Audited Financial  Statements of such Company,  except
that the Interim  Financial  Statements do not contain a statement of cash flows
or footnotes.  On the basis of the foregoing,  the Interim Financial Statements,
the Interim Combining Balance Sheet and the Audited Financial  Statements fairly
present in all  material  respects  the  financial  position  and the results of
operations of the specified Companies and Subsidiaries as of and for the periods
indicated.

         (d) Except as disclosed,  reflected or reserved  against in the Interim
Financial Statements, the Interim Combining Balance Sheet, the Audited Financial
Statements and Sections  2.05,  2.06,  2.10,  2.12,  2.14,  2.16 and 2.23 of the
Disclosure Schedule (other than any cross-references in such Sections to Section
2.08 of the Disclosure Schedule), the Companies and the Subsidiaries do not have
any material  liabilities,  commitments or obligations (secured or unsecured and
whether accrued, absolute,  contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become
due) of a nature required by US GAAP, in the case of Telelect and Simon Aerials,
by Irish GAAP, in the case of Simon Ireland,  or by Italian GAAP, in the case of
Simon-Cella,  to be reflected on a balance sheet or in notes thereto, other than
any  liabilities,  commitments  or  obligations  incurred  after the date of the
Interim Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business.

          2.06.  Absence  of Certain  Changes or Events.  Except as set forth in
Section 2.06 of the Disclosure  Schedule or as permitted or contemplated by this
Agreement, since the date of the Interim Financial Statements, the Companies and
the Subsidiaries have not (a) suffered any damage,  destruction or casualty loss
to their physical  properties in excess of $200,000;  (b) incurred or discharged
any obligation or liability or entered into any other transaction  except in the
ordinary  course of business;  (c) suffered any material  adverse  change in the
business or financial condition of the Companies and the Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; or (d) increased the rate or terms of  compensation  payable or to become
payable by the Companies and the  Subsidiaries to their  directors,  officers or
key  employees  or  increased  the rate or terms of any bonus,  pension or other
employee benefit plan covering any of its directors,  officers or key employees,
except in each case  increases  occurring in the ordinary  course of business in
accordance with its customary practices  (including normal periodic  performance
reviews and related  compensation  and benefit  increases) or as required by any
pre-existing   Commitment  (as  defined  in  Section  2.08)  identified  in  the
Disclosure  Schedule;  (e)  experienced  any labor dispute or  disturbance;  (f)
entered into any commitment or transaction (including,  without limitation,  any
borrowing or capital expenditure) other than in the ordinary course of business;
(g) consummated,  or agreed to consummate,  any sale, lease or other transfer or
disposition of any  properties or assets except for the sale of inventory  items
in the  ordinary  course of  business  and except  for the sale of any  tangible
personal property that, in the reasonable judgment of the Companies,  has become
uneconomic,  obsolete  or worn out;  (h)  incurred,  assumed or  guaranteed  any
indebtedness  for  borrowed  money;  (i) granted any  Encumbrance  on any of its
properties or assets; (j) entered into,  amended or terminated any contract,  or
waived any material rights thereunder except in the ordinary course of business;
(k) made any grant of  credit  to any  customer  or  distributor  on terms or in
amounts  materially  more  favorable  than those that have been extended to such
customer or distributor in the past; (l) amended the articles or certificates of
incorporation or by-laws of any Company or any Subsidiary;  (m) entered into any
intercompany  transactions  except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice; or (n) entered into any agreement or commitment to do any of
the foregoing.  Buyer  acknowledges that any termination of any  distributorship
agreements by any distributors  who indicate that such termination  results from
the identity of Buyer as the  purchaser of the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries
shall not constitute a material  adverse change in the business of the Companies
and the  Subsidiaries  or a  Material  Adverse  Effect,  and that  such  loss in
distributors will not constitute a breach of this Section 2.06.

          2.07.  Title to Assets.  (a) The Companies and the  Subsidiaries  have
good (and, in the case of real property,  marketable) title to all of the assets
and  properties  which they  purport to own  (including  those  reflected on the
Interim Financial Statements, except for assets and properties sold, consumed or
otherwise  disposed of in the ordinary  course of business since the date of the
Interim  Financial  Statements)  and  which  are  material  to the  business  or
financial condition of the Companies, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except
(i) as set forth in Section 2.07(a) of the Disclosure  Schedule,  (ii) liens for
taxes not yet due and payable or due but not  delinquent  or being  contested in
good faith by appropriate  proceedings and for which reserves have been provided
in accordance with the individual  Company's Agreed Accounting  Principles,  and
(iii)  mechanics',  materialmans',  and other  inchoate  liens  occurring in the
ordinary course of business.

              (b) All  material  property  and assets  owned or  utilized by the
Companies or the Subsidiaries are in good operating condition and repair (except
for ordinary wear and tear), free from any defects (except such minor defects as
do not interfere with the use thereof in the conduct of the normal  operations),
have been  maintained  consistent with the standards  generally  followed in the
industry and are  sufficient  to carry on the business of the  Companies and the
Subsidiaries as presently conducted. All buildings,  plants and other structures
owned or otherwise  utilized by the  Companies or the  Subsidiaries  are in good
condition and repair (except for ordinary wear and tear).

              (c) Section 2.07(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all real
property owned,  used or occupied by the Companies or any of their  Subsidiaries
as of the date hereof (the "Real  Property").  No public  improvements have been
commenced  and to the Sellers'  knowledge  none are planned which in either case
may result in special  assessments  against or  otherwise  materially  adversely
affect any Real  Property.  The Sellers  have no notice or  knowledge of any (i)
planned or proposed increase in assessed  valuations of any Real Property,  (ii)
order  requiring  repair,  alteration or  correction  of any existing  condition
affecting  any Real  Property  or the systems or  improvements  thereat or (iii)
condition or defect which could give rise to an order of the sort referred to in
clause (ii) above.

          2.08. Commitments. Section 2.08 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth,
as of the date  hereof,  a list of each of the  following  types of contracts or
agreements,  whether written or oral (including any and all amendments thereto),
to which any Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any Company or any
Subsidiary is bound (collectively, the "Commitments"):

                    (i)  leases  of  real  property  involving  payments  by any
Company or any  Subsidiary of aggregate  consideration  or other  expenditure in
excess of $100,000;

                    (ii) leases of personal property  involving  payments by any
Company or any  Subsidiary of aggregate  consideration  or other  expenditure in
excess of $100,000;

                    (iii) purchase  commitments  for inventory items or supplies
that,  together with amounts on hand,  constitute in excess of six months normal
usage;

                    (iv) sales  contracts,  purchase  orders or  commitments  to
customers  or  distributors  which  aggregate  in excess of  $500,000 to any one
customer or distributor;

                    (v)   agreement,   understanding,   contract  or  commitment
(written  or oral)  with  any  affiliate  or any  employee,  agent,  consultant,
distributor,  dealer or franchisee  other than those  involving in the aggregate
consideration or other expenditure of less than $150,000;

                    (vi) any collective  bargaining  agreements with any unions,
guilds, shop committees or other collective bargaining groups;

                    (vii) loan agreement,  promissory note,  letter of credit or
other evidence of indebtedness as a signatory, guarantor or otherwise;

                    (viii)  guarantee  of  the  payment  or  performance  of any
person,  firm or  corporation,  agreement  to  indemnify  any person or act as a
surety,  or other  agreement to be  contingently  or secondarily  liable for the
obligations  of any  person  other  than (x) the  endorsement  of  checks in the
ordinary  course of  business  and (y)  guarantees  or  agreements  which in the
aggregate do not exceed $50,000;

                    (ix) contract with any governmental body; and

                    (x)  agreement  requiring  any Company or any  Subsidiary to
assign any  interest in any trade  secret or  proprietary  information,  license
agreement or agreement  prohibiting or restricting any Company or any Subsidiary
from competing in any business or geographical  area or soliciting  customers or
otherwise restricting it from carrying on its business anywhere in the world.

     Neither any Company nor any Subsidiary is in material  breach of or default
under any of the Commitments, nor has any event or omission occurred on the part
of any Company or any Subsidiary which through the passage of time or the giving
of notice, or both, would constitute a material breach of or default  thereunder
or  cause  the  acceleration  of or give  rise to the  right to  accelerate  any
Company's or any Subsidiary's  obligations  thereunder or result in the creation
of any Encumbrance on any of the assets owned,  used or occupied by such Company
or such Subsidiary  thereunder.  To the knowledge of the Sellers, no third party
is in material breach of or default under any  Commitment,  nor to the knowledge
of the Sellers has any event or omission occurred which,  through the passage of
time or the giving of notice,  or both, would constitute a material breach of or
default  thereunder  or give rise to an automatic  termination,  or the right of
discretionary  termination,  thereof. Except as set forth in Section 2.08 of the
Disclosure Schedule,  the execution,  delivery and performance of this Agreement
by Parent and each Seller will not  conflict  with,  or result in the breach of,
termination  of, give rise to any lien or constitute a default under, or require
the consent of any other party to, any Commitments to which Parent,  a Seller, a
Company,  or a Subsidiary is a party or by which Parent, a Seller, a Company, or
a  Subsidiary  or any of their  assets is bound.  Parent  and the  Sellers  have
delivered  or made  available  to Buyer true and  correct  copies of each of the
Commitments, each as amended to date.

          2.09. Insurance.  Section 2.09 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete  and  accurate  list  of  all  policies  of  fire,  liability,  product
liability,  workers compensation,  health and other forms of insurance currently
in effect with respect to the business and  properties  of the Companies and the
Subsidiaries  taken as a whole.  All such insurance is in full force and effect,
and no notice of  cancellation  or  termination,  or  reduction  of  coverage or
intention  to cancel,  terminate  or reduce  coverage,  has been  received  with
respect to any policy for such insurance. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 of
the Disclosure  Schedule,  the insurance  coverage  provided by such policies or
insurance will not terminate or lapse by reason of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and, following the Closing, the Companies and the Subsidiaries
will continue to be covered under such  policies for events  occurring  prior to
the  Closing  Date.  Except  as set  forth  in  Section  2.09 of the  Disclosure
Schedule, no such policy provides for or is subject to any currently enforceable
retroactive rate or premium adjustment, loss sharing arrangement or other actual
or contingent  liability arising wholly or partially out of events arising prior
to the date hereof.  Parent and the Sellers have  delivered or made available to
Buyer true and correct copies of all the insurance policies set forth in Section
2.09 of the Disclosure Schedule.

          2.10. Litigation. Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all  lawsuits,  actions  or  proceedings  in any  court  or  before  any
governmental  authority  ("Litigation")  pending  or,  to the  knowledge  of the
Sellers,  threatened  in writing  against  any  Seller,  the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries which (i) relate to the business,  properties, assets, liabilities,
employees,  agents,  consultants,  distributors,  dealers or  franchisees of any
Company or any Subsidiary and which are seeking damages of more than $200,000 or
damages are unspecified,  (ii) seek any injunctive relief,  (iii) relate to this
Agreement or the transactions  contemplated hereby or (iv) litigation or dispute
settled by any Seller,  any Company,  or any  Subsidiary  since  January 1, 1992
under which any Seller, any Company or any Subsidiary  continues to have ongoing
obligations. Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, the
Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  are  not  subject  to any  outstanding  orders,
rulings, judgments or decrees of any court or governmental authority.

          2.11. Compliance with Law; Licenses,  Permits.  Except as set forth in
Section 2.11 of the Disclosure  Schedule,  to the knowledge of the Sellers,  the
Companies and the Subsidiaries  are in compliance in all material  respects with
all applicable  laws, rules and regulations  currently in effect.  The Companies
and the  Subsidiaries  have all  material  governmental  permits,  licenses  and
authorizations  necessary  for the  conduct  of their  businesses  as  presently
conducted.

          2.12.  Employee  Benefit  Plans.  (a) Section  2.12 of the  Disclosure
Schedule lists all material  Company Benefit Plans and Benefit  Arrangements (as
defined in Sections  9.01(c) and (d),  respectively).  True and complete  copies
thereof,  and of all material agreements  relating to their  administration have
been delivered or made  available to Buyer;  the terms of oral  agreements  have
been accurately recorded in a writing delivered or made available to Buyer.

              (b) With respect to each of the Company  Benefit Plans intended to
qualify  under Section  401(a) of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"),  except as set forth in Section 2.12 of the  Disclosure  Schedule,
(i) a favorable  determination  letter has been issued by the  Internal  Revenue
Service  (the "IRS") with  respect to the  qualification  of such Plan as of the
date set forth on  Section  2.12 of the  Disclosure  Schedule,  and  either  the
remedial  amendment  period under Section 401(b) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder  has not yet expired with respect to amendments to the Plan necessary
to maintain the Plan's  qualification  under  Section  401(a) of the Code or the
Sellers and the Companies  have taken timely  action prior to the  expiration of
the remedial  amendment period to maintain that  qualification,  (ii) there have
been no  prohibited  transactions  (within  the  meaning of  Section  406 of the
Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of 1974,  as amended  ("ERISA"),  or
Section  4975 of the Code) for which no exemption  exists  under  Section 408 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and for which there is any material  liability
or civil penalty assessed  pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or material taxes
imposed by Section 4975 of the Code, and (iii) none of the Company Benefit Plans
(other than the Simon Aerials Limited Pension Life and Assurance  Scheme and the
Simon Aerials  Executive  Benefits Plan), is a "defined benefit plan" within the
meaning  of  Section  3(35) of  ERISA  or is  subject  to the  "minimum  funding
standards"  of Section 412 of the Code or the  provisions  of Title IV of ERISA.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Simon Ireland Pension and Life Assurance Scheme,
the Simon Ireland Executive  Benefits Plan or the Simon Ireland  Disability Plan
are not required to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code.

              (c)  Except  as set  forth  in  Section  2.12  of  the  Disclosure
Schedule,  the Companies'  Benefit Plans and the Benefit  Arrangements have been
maintained  in  accordance  in all  material  respects  with their terms and all
provisions of applicable law.

              (d) Neither the Companies nor the Subsidiaries have any obligation
to  contribute  to a  "multiemployer  plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA
with respect to any Employee (as defined in Section 9.01(b)).  For the avoidance
of doubt,  the Simon Ireland  Employee  Benefit Plans are not subject to Section
3(37) of ERISA.

              (e)  Except  as set  forth  on  Section  2.12  of  the  Disclosure
Schedule,  the Sellers, the Companies and the Subsidiaries have paid all amounts
required,  if any, under applicable law or any Company Benefit Plans and Benefit
Arrangements  or any  agreement  relating to a Company  Benefit  Plan or Benefit
Arrangement to which it is a party, to be paid as  contributions  to or benefits
under any  Company  Benefit  Plan or Benefit  Arrangement  as of the date hereof
(except for benefits  payable on claims under  Company  Benefit Plans or Benefit
Arrangements that are subject to review in the ordinary course of administration
thereof).

              (f) The Sellers and the Companies have delivered or made available
to Buyer or given Buyer access to true,  correct and complete  copies of (A) the
latest plan documents,  amendments  thereto and Summary Plan Description and any
modifications  thereto for each  Company  Benefit  Plan and Benefit  Arrangement
requiring  same under  ERISA;  and (B) the most recent Form 5500 and/or Form 990
series filing (including  required schedules and financial  statements) for each
Company Benefit Plan and Benefit Arrangement required to file such form. None of
Sellers,   the  Companies  and  the  Subsidiaries  nor  any  officer,   employee
representative or agent thereof, has been authorized to make any written or oral
representations  or statements to any current or former  employees,  dependents,
participants  or  beneficiaries  or other persons which are  inconsistent in any
material manner with the provisions of these documents.

              (g) With respect to any of the Company  Benefit  Plans and Benefit
Arrangements  which are "group health plans" under Section 4980B of the Code and
Section  607(l)  of ERISA  and  related  regulations  (relating  to the  benefit
continuation  rights imposed by the Consolidated  Omnibus Budget  Reconciliation
Act of 1986  ("COBRA"),  as amended),  there has been timely  compliance  in all
material respects with all requirements imposed by COBRA, as and when applicable
to such plans, so that Sellers,  the Companies and the Subsidiaries  have no (or
will not incur any) material loss,  assessment,  penalty, loss of federal income
tax deduction or other  sanction  arising out of or in respect of any failure to
comply  with any COBRA  benefit  continuation  requirement,  which is capable of
being assessed or asserted directly or indirectly against Sellers, the Companies
and the  Subsidiaries  or other member of their  corporate  control group,  with
respect to any such plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Simon Ireland Employee
Benefit  Plans  are  not  required  to  be  administered,   and  have  not  been
administered, in accordance with COBRA.

              (h) Except for the Simon  Retirement  Plan (as defined  below) and
other defined benefit plans described in section 2.12(b)(iii) or as set forth in
Section  2.12 of the  Disclosure  Schedule or as  required  by law,  the Company
Benefit Plans and Benefit  Arrangements do not provide for any benefits to or on
behalf of persons who have retired or may in the future  retire from  employment
with the Business, or their dependents and beneficiaries.

              (i) No  liabilities  of the  Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  will
result with respect to the Company Benefit Plans or Benefit  Arrangements solely
as a result of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

          2.13. Consents.  Except as set forth in Section 2.13 of the Disclosure
Schedule,  no consent,  approval or authorization of, or exemption by, or filing
with,  any  governmental  authority  (other  than  under  the  Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust  Improvements  Act of 1976, as amended,  and the rules and regulations
thereunder  (the "HSR  Act")) or any third  party is  required to be obtained or
made by any Seller in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by
the Sellers of this  Agreement  or the taking by any Seller of any other  action
contemplated hereby.

          2.14. Taxes. (a) Except as set forth in Section 2.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule,  (i) all federal,  state,  local and material foreign income and other
material tax returns  required to be filed with respect to the Companies and the
Subsidiaries with respect to the  jurisdictions set forth in Section  2.14(a)(i)
of the  Disclosure  Schedule  have been filed in a timely  manner  (taking  into
account all  extensions  of due dates) and all taxes  shown as due thereon  have
been paid, (ii) there are no Encumbrances for unpaid taxes (other than taxes not
yet  due  and  payable)  upon  the  assets  of  any  of  the  Companies  or  the
Subsidiaries, (iii) no claims or deficiencies for income or franchise taxes have
been  asserted  or  assessed  in writing  against  any of the  Companies  or the
Subsidiaries  which remain unpaid,  (iv) no waivers of statues of limitation are
in effect in respect  of federal  income  taxes of any of the  Companies  or the
Subsidiaries,  (v) each Company and  Subsidiary  has withheld and paid all taxes
required to have been  withheld and paid by it in  connection  with  payments or
distributions  to its  employees  or  other  recipients  and  (vi)  none  of the
Companies  has, with respect to any assets or property  held,  acquired or to be
acquired  by it,  filed a consent to the  application  of Section  341(f) of the
Code, as in effect during the relevant period.

              (b) Section  2.14 of the  Disclosure  Schedule  lists all federal,
state,  local and foreign income tax returns filed with respect to the Companies
and the  Subsidiaries  for open taxable periods and indicates those returns that
are currently the subject of an audit.

          2.15.  Fees.  Except for the fees payable to Gleacher  NatWest Inc. by
Parent and the  Sellers,  neither  the Parent,  any Seller,  any Company nor any
Subsidiary  has paid or become  obligated  to pay any fee or  commission  to any
broker, finder or intermediary in connection with the transactions  contemplated
hereby.  Buyer, the Companies and the Subsidiaries  shall not have any liability
for any fees or  commission  described  in,  or of the type  described  in,  the
preceding sentence in connection with transactions contemplated hereby.

          2.16.  Environmental  Matters. (a) Except as disclosed in Section 2.16
of the  Disclosure  Schedule,  to the  knowledge  of the  Sellers,  (i) the Real
Property,  whether  owned or leased,  whether used for  manufacturing,  sales or
otherwise,  are in  compliance  in all  material  respects  with all  applicable
Environmental  Laws (as  hereinafter  defined),  (ii) each  Seller,  Company and
Subsidiary has obtained, and is in compliance in all material respects with, all
Environmental  Permits (as hereinafter  defined) required for the conduct of its
business as of the date hereof under applicable  Environmental Laws, (iii) there
is no condition with respect to any of the Facilities  which would reasonably be
expected to subject  the Buyer,  the  Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  to fines,
penalties or  enforcement  actions due to  violations of  Environmental  Laws or
Environmental  Permits or which  would  reasonably  be expected to result in any
liability to Buyer under any requirements of Environmental Laws or Environmental
Permits,  (iv) there are no lawsuits,  orders,  consent decrees,  administrative
enforcement actions,  environmental  cleanup proceedings or notices of violation
pending  or, to the  knowledge  of the  Sellers,  threatened,  with  respect  to
compliance or in connection  with  Environmental  Laws affecting the business of
any Company or any Subsidiary,  (v) none of the Real Property has been placed on
or is  proposed  to be placed  on the  National  Priorities  List  ("NPL"),  the
Comprehensive   Environmental   Response   Compensation   and  Liability  System
("CERCLIS") or state or foreign equivalents of such lists,  including laws which
establish registers of historically contaminated sites and (vi) none of the Real
Property has above or  underground  storage  tanks which are in violation of any
Environmental  Laws, nor has there been a Release of Hazardous  Substances (each
as hereinafter  defined) from any such tanks which would  reasonably be expected
to result in any liability to Buyer.

              (b)  Except  as  disclosed  in  Section  2.16  of  the  Disclosure
Schedule,  to the knowledge of the Sellers,  there are no facts or circumstances
that would prevent the  execution,  delivery and  performance  of this Agreement
under any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.

              (c) The Sellers and Buyer agree that the only  representations and
warranties  made  herein  with  respect to any  environmental,  health or safety
matters (including,  without  limitation,  any arising under Environmental Laws)
are those  contained in this Section 2.16, and that no other  representation  or
warranty  contained  in this  Agreement  shall apply to any such  environmental,
health or safety matters.

              (d)   For purposes of this Agreement, the following
definitions shall apply:

               (i) "Environmental Laws'" shall mean all applicable laws, foreign
          and domestic statutes,  ordinances,  rules,  regulations,  orders, and
          consent decrees, of any governmental authority,  pertaining to health,
          protection of the  environment,  natural  resources,  wildlife,  waste
          management,   and   regulation  of  activities   involving   Hazardous
          Substances,  as that term is  defined  in this  Agreement,  including,
          without   limitation,   the  Comprehensive   Environmental   Response,
          Compensation  and Liability Act ("CERCLA"),  42 U.S.C.  9601, et seq.,
          the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et
          seq., the Federal Water Pollution  Control Act as amended by the Clean
          Water Act ("CWA"),  33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; the Clean Air Act ("CAA"),
          42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA"),  15
          U.S.C.  2601 et  seq.,  the  Hazardous  Materials  Transportation  Act
          ("HMTA"),  49 U.S.C.  5101 et seq.,  and the  Occupational  Safety and
          Health Act, 29 U.S.C.,  651 et seq., and the  regulations  promulgated
          thereunder, in each case as amended as of the date hereof.

               (ii) "Hazardous  Substances" shall mean solid or hazardous waste,
          toxic   substance,   hazardous   chemical,   pollutant,   contaminant,
          radioactive  substance,  or other  material of  whatever  kind that is
          regulated by Environmental Laws.

               (iii)  "Release"  shall  mean any  spilling,  emitting,  leaking,
          pumping, injecting, depositing,  disposing,  discharging,  dispersing,
          leaching or migrating into the environment of any Hazardous  Substance
          whether  through the air, soil,  surface  water,  groundwater or other
          medium.

               (iv)  "Environmental  Permit" shall mean any  approval,  license,
          order,  permission,  contract or similar  authorization of, with or by
          any governmental authority required for the ownership and operation of
          any of the Facilities under Environmental Laws.

               (v)  "Facilities"  shall  mean the  properties  and  assets to be
          acquired,  by Buyer  pursuant to this  Agreement,  including,  without
          limitation,  properties  owned by the Companies and the  Subsidiaries,
          foreign and domestic real or personal property, whether owned, leased,
          or operated by Sellers,  the Companies and the  Subsidiaries,  in each
          case as of the Closing Date.

               (vi)  "Environmental   Losses"  shall  mean  any  and  all  costs
          associated  with  any  actions,  claims,  lawsuits,   orders,  consent
          decrees,   enforcement  actions,   damages  (excluding   consequential
          damages),   defenses,   demands,   disbursements,   expenses,   fines,
          judgments, liabilities, liens, obligations,  penalties or proceedings,
          including  reasonable  attorneys' and consultants'  fees in connection
          with any actions required under any Environmental Law, in each case as
          calculated  net of insurance  proceeds and  indemnification  and other
          third-party  payments.  In connection  with any CERCLA  proceedings or
          response actions,  costs shall include  reasonable fees for attorneys,
          consultants,  engineers,  contractors and experts,  in connection with
          the investigation,  cleanup or monitoring of any site, but only to the
          extent that such costs are  consistent  with the National  Contingency
          Plan,  40  C.F.R.  300  et  seq.,  as  amended.   In  no  event  shall
          Environmental Losses include any costs or liabilities arising from, in
          respect of,  incurred as a consequence  of or in  connection  with the
          transport or disposal of Hazardous Substances, after the Closing Date,
          to or at any  offsite  location  by or on  behalf  of the  Buyer,  the
          Companies or the Subsidiaries.

          2.17.  Labor  Matters.  Except  as set  forth in  Section  2.17 of the
Disclosure  Schedule,  since  January  1,  1994,  neither  any  Company  nor any
Subsidiary has  experienced  any work stoppage due to labor  disagreements,  any
material  labor  dispute,  or,  to the  knowledge  of  the  Sellers,  any  union
organization  attempt in connection  with its  business.  Except as set forth in
Section 2.17 of the Disclosure Schedule,  (a) there is no labor strike,  written
request for  representation,  slowdown or stoppage  actually  pending or, to the
knowledge of the Sellers,  threatened against any Company or any Subsidiary; and
(b) there are no administrative  charges or court complaints against any Company
or  any  Subsidiary  concerning  alleged  employment   discrimination  or  other
employment  related  matters  pending  or,  to the  knowledge  of  the  Sellers,
threatened  before  the U.S.  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Commission  or any
government  entity.  Except  as set  forth  on  Section  2.17 of the  Disclosure
Schedule,  there is not pending as of the date hereof any complaint  against any
Company  or any  Subsidiary  issued by or  pending  before  the  National  Labor
Relations Board or any comparable foreign governmental body.

          2.18. Affiliates' Relationships to the Companies.  Except as set forth
in the Interim Financial Statements, the Audited Financial Statements or Section
2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule,  the Companies and the Subsidiaries do not have
any  outstanding  contract,  agreement or other  arrangement  with Parent or any
Seller or any of their affiliates, which will continue after the Closing.

          2.19. Patents and Trademarks. The Companies and the Subsidiaries have,
or  have  valid,  legal  rights  to  use,  all  patents,   patent  applications,
trademarks,  trademark  applications,  service marks,  trade names,  copyrights,
licenses and rights (collectively, the "Intellectual Property Rights") which are
necessary  to  their  respective  businesses.  Section  2.19  of the  Disclosure
Schedule  sets forth a list of all  inventions  which are the  subject of issued
letters patent or an application  therefor and all trade and service marks which
have been registered or for which an application for registration is pending, in
each case which are owned and used or held for use  exclusively by the Companies
and  the  Subsidiaries  (the  "Patent  Rights"),   specifying  as  to  each,  as
applicable:  (i) the patent number or description of trade or service mark; (ii)
the jurisdictions by or in which such Patent Right has been issued or registered
or in which an  application  for such issuance or  registration  has been filed,
including the respective registration or application numbers; and (iii) material
licenses,  sublicenses  and  other  agreements  to  which  any  Company  or  any
Subsidiary is a party and pursuant to which any person is authorized to use such
Patent Right.  Except as set forth on Section 2.19 of the  Disclosure  Schedule,
neither the  Companies  nor the  Subsidiaries  (i) is a defendant  in any claim,
suit,  action  or  proceeding  relating  to their  respective  businesses  which
involves a claim of  infringement  of any patents,  trademarks or service marks,
(ii) has any knowledge of any existing  infringement by another person of any of
the Patent Rights belonging to such Companies or such  Subsidiaries or (iii) has
received  written notice of the infringement by any Company or any Subsidiary of
any  infringement  of the patent,  trademark,  copyright  or other  intellectual
property rights of a third party, except such existing infringements, or claims,
suits, actions or proceedings the adverse determination of which would not alter
in any  material  respect  the  manner in which any  Company  or any  Subsidiary
currently  conducts  its  business  or  manufactures  its  products.  Except  as
disclosed on Section 2.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, no Patent Right is subject
to any outstanding order, judgment, decree, stipulation or agreement restricting
the  use  thereof  by the  Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  or  restricting  the
licensing thereof by the Companies or the Subsidiaries to any person.

          2.20  Conflicts of Interest.  (a) To the knowledge of the Sellers,  no
officer or director of Parent,  any Seller, any Company or any Subsidiary has or
claims to have (i) any interest in the property,  real or personal,  tangible or
intangible,  including, without limitation,  intangibles,  licenses, inventions,
technology, processes, designs, computer programs, know-how and formulae used in
the business of any Company or any  Subsidiary  (ii) any  contract,  commitment,
arrangement or  understanding  with any Seller,  any Company or any  Subsidiary,
except (A) to the extent applicable, as a shareholder of Parent, any Seller, any
Company or any Subsidiary,  (B) as set forth in Sections  2.08(v) or 2.20 of the
Disclosure Schedule or (C) for interests which employees may have in technology,
processes,  designs and know-how under  applicable law except to the extent such
interests may be modified by binding agreements  existing as of the date of this
Agreement.

              (b)  Except  as set  forth  on  Section  2.20  of  the  Disclosure
Schedule, to the knowledge of the Sellers, no officer or director of Parent, any
Seller, any Company or any Subsidiary has any ownership or stock interest in any
other enterprise, firm, corporation,  trust or any other entity which is engaged
in any line or lines of business which are the same as, or competitive with, the
line or lines of business of any Company or any Subsidiary. For purposes of this
representation,  ownership  of not  more  than  10% of the  voting  stock of any
publicly  held  company  whose  stock is  listed  on any  recognized  securities
exchange or traded over the counter shall be disregarded.

          2.21. Accounts Receivable;  Inventory.  (a) All accounts receivable of
each Company and each Subsidiary are bona fide accounts receivable and represent
sales actually made in the ordinary  course of business.  There has not been any
material  adverse change in the  collectability  of accounts  receivable of each
Company and each Subsidiary since the date of the Interim Financial Statements.

              (b)  Except  as set forth in  Section  2.21(b)  of the  Disclosure
Schedule the  inventory of the Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  is of a quality
usable in the ordinary course of business, and in amounts usable consistent with
past practices,  of the Companies and the Subsidiaries in all material respects,
except for obsolete, damaged, defective or otherwise unsalable items as to which
a provision,  determined in a manner  consistent with the US GAAP, Irish GAAP or
Italian GAAP, as applicable,  as amplified by the Agreed Accounting  Principles,
has been made on the books of the Companies and/or the Subsidiaries, as the case
may  be.  The  value  of  all  inventory   items,   including   finished  goods,
work-in-process  and raw  materials,  has  been  recorded  on the  books  of the
Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  in the manner set forth in the US GAAP,  Irish
GAAP or Italian  GAAP,  as  applicable,  as amplified  by the Agreed  Accounting
Principles.

          2.22.  Misleading  Statements.  To the  knowledge of the  Sellers,  no
representation  or warranty by Parent,  any Seller or any Company  contained  in
this Agreement, and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule (including
any supplement or amendment thereto) contains any untrue statement of a material
fact.

          2.23. Products Liability.  (a) The Sellers and Parent are not aware of
any facts that  indicate that the reserves for product  liability  claims of the
Companies  and  the  Subsidiaries  in the  aggregate  reflected  in the  Audited
Financial  Statements or the Interim Financial  Statements are understated based
upon the Companies' and the Subsidiaries' historical method of establishing such
reserves.

              (b)  To  the  knowledge  of  the  Sellers,  Section  2.23  of  the
Disclosure Schedule contains,  in all material respects,  a list, as of February
11,  1997,  of all the  Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  pending and  threatened
product liability  litigation and written product  liability claims,  except for
immaterial claims as to which such parties maintain no records.

          2.24. Disclaimer.  EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE II, THE SELLERS
MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING THOSE REFERRED
TO IN SECTION  2-312 OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  UNIFORM  COMMERCIAL  CODE OR IN ANY
STATUTE APPLICABLE TO REAL PROPERTY).


                                   ARTICLE III

                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

     Buyer  hereby  represents  and warrants to the Parent and the Sellers as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, except as to any  representation and
warranty that indicates it is being made as of a specified date, as follows:

          3.01.  Organization.  Buyer is a corporation  duly organized,  validly
existing  and in  good  standing  under  the  laws  of the  jurisdiction  of its
incorporation,  and has all requisite  corporate power and authority to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted,  and to execute,  deliver and perform
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

          3.02.  Corporate  Power  and  Authority;   Effect  of  Agreement.  The
execution,  delivery  and  performance  by  Buyer  of  this  Agreement  and  the
consummation  by Buyer of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby have been duly
authorized  by all  necessary  corporate  action  on the  part  of  Buyer.  This
Agreement  has  been  duly and  validly  executed  and  delivered  by Buyer  and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer
in accordance with its terms.  The execution,  delivery and performance by Buyer
of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not,  with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time,  or
both,  (i) violate any  provision of law,  rule or  regulation to which Buyer is
subject, (ii) violate any order, judgment or decree applicable to Buyer or (iii)
violate any  provision of the  Certificate  of  Incorporation  or the By-laws of
Buyer;  except,  in each case, for violations  which in the aggregate  would not
materially  hinder or impair the consummation of the  transactions  contemplated
hereby.

          3.03.  Consents.  Except  under the HSR Act, no  consent,  approval or
authorization of, or exemption by, or filing with, any governmental authority or
any third party is required to be obtained or made by Buyer in  connection  with
the  execution,  delivery and  performance  by Buyer of this  Agreement,  or the
taking by Buyer of any other action contemplated hereby.

          3.04.  Availability  of  Funds.  Buyer  has  available  and will  have
available on the Closing Date  sufficient  funds to enable it to consummate  the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          3.05.  Litigation.  There is no  Litigation  pending  or,  to  Buyer's
knowledge, threatened (i) against Buyer or any of its affiliates with respect to
which there is a reasonable  likelihood  of a  determination  which would have a
material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under
this  Agreement,  or (ii) which seeks to enjoin or obtain  damages in respect of
the consummation of the transactions  contemplated hereby. Neither Buyer nor any
of its affiliates is subject to any outstanding  orders,  rulings,  judgments or
decrees  which would have a material  adverse  effect on the ability of Buyer to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.

          3.06.  Purchase for  Investment.  Buyer is  purchasing  the Shares for
investment  and not  with a view to any  public  resale  or  other  distribution
thereof  and has no  present  intention  or plan of  distributing  or selling to
others  any  such  interest  or  granting  any  participation   therein.   Buyer
acknowledges  that (i) the Shares have not been registered  under the Securities
Act or under any state or foreign  securities laws and (ii) it has received,  or
has had access to, all information which it considers  necessary or advisable to
enable it to make a decision concerning its purchase of the Shares.

          3.07. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III, BUYER MAKES
NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY,  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED  (INCLUDING THOSE REFERRED TO
IN SECTION 2-312 OF THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE OR IN ANY STATUTE
APPLICABLE TO REAL PROPERTY).

                                   ARTICLE IV

                       COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS AND PARENT

     The Sellers and Parent,  jointly and severally,  hereby  covenant and agree
with Buyer as follows:

          4.01.  Cooperation  by the Sellers.  From the date hereof and prior to
the Closing,  the Sellers and Parent will use their reasonable efforts, and will
cooperate  with  Buyer,  to:  (i)  secure  all  necessary  consents,  approvals,
authorizations,  exemptions  and waivers from,  and make or cause to be made all
necessary  filings with,  third parties  (including  pursuant to the HSR Act) as
shall be  required  in order to enable  the  Sellers  and  Parent to effect  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby;  (ii)  defend any  lawsuits  or other  legal
proceedings  (whether judicial or administrative)  challenging this Agreement or
the consummation of the transactions  contemplated hereby,  including seeking to
have any stay or  temporary  restraining  order  entered  by any  court or other
governmental  authority  vacated  or  reversed;  (iii)  fulfill  or  obtain  the
fulfillment of all other  conditions to Closing;  and (iv)  otherwise  cause the
consummation  of such  transactions  in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof.

          4.02.  Conduct of Business.  (a) Except as may be otherwise  expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or required by any of the documents listed in the
Disclosure  Schedule  or except as Buyer may  otherwise  consent  to in  writing
(which  consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld),  from the date hereof and
prior to the Closing,  Parent and the Sellers will cause the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries  to (i)  operate  their  businesses  only  in the  ordinary  course
consistent  with past practice;  (ii) use their  reasonable  efforts to preserve
intact  their  business  organizations;  (iii) use their  reasonable  efforts to
maintain  their  properties,  machinery and  equipment in  sufficient  operating
condition and repair to enable them to operate their  businesses in all material
respects in the manner in which the  businesses are currently  operated,  except
for substantial  maintenance  required by reason of fire,  flood,  earthquake or
other acts of God;  (iv) use their  reasonable  efforts to continue all material
existing  insurance  policies (or  comparable  insurance)  of or relating to the
Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  in  full  force  and  effect;  (v)  use  their
reasonable  efforts to keep  available  until the Closing the  services of their
present  officers,  employees  and agents (as a group);  (vi) subject to Section
2.06, use their  reasonable  efforts to preserve their  relationship  with their
material  suppliers,  customers,  licensors  and  licensees  and  others  having
material  business  dealings with the Companies such that their  businesses will
not be  materially  impaired;  (vii) not amend the  organizational  documents or
by-laws of any Company or any Subsidiary,  except as required by law; (viii) not
sell, assign, voluntarily encumber, grant a security interest in or license with
respect  to, or  dispose  of,  any of their  respective  assets  or  properties,
tangible  or  intangible,  having  a  fair  market  value  of at  least  $50,000
individually  or $200,000 in the  aggregate,  or incur any material  liabilities
(including,  without  limitation,  liabilities with respect to capital leases or
guarantees  thereof not exceeding  $200,000 in the aggregate),  except for sales
and  dispositions  made or  liabilities  incurred,  including  the  creation  of
purchase money security interests,  in the ordinary course of business; (ix) not
declare, set aside or pay any dividends or other distributions in respect of its
capital stock or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock,
provided,  however,  the  foregoing  shall not be deemed  to  prohibit  the cash
management practices, including the payment of intercompany account balances, of
the Sellers,  the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  conducted in accordance  with
past practices in the ordinary course of business,  including, for the avoidance
of doubt,  the offset of cash book  balances in the  Disbursement  Accounts  (as
defined in Section  6.05(a))  carried on the books and records of the  Companies
and  Subsidiaries  against the  intercompany  loan  account with that Company or
Subsidiary  and (x) not  discount or factor  receivables  at levels in excess of
historical  levels or  auction  or sell  assets  below  cost  other  than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

          4.03.  Access.  From the date hereof and prior to the Closing,  Parent
and the Sellers shall provide Buyer with such information as Buyer may from time
to time  reasonably  request with respect to the Companies and the  Subsidiaries
and shall provide Buyer and its representatives reasonable access during regular
business hours and upon reasonable notice to the management,  properties,  books
and records of the Companies and the Subsidiaries as Buyer may from time to time
reasonably  request;  provided that Parent and Sellers shall not be obligated to
provide  Buyer with any  information  relating  to trade  secrets or which would
violate any law, rule or regulation or term of any Commitment.  If the provision
of such access would adversely affect the ability of the Sellers or any of their
affiliates   (including   the   Companies  and  the   Subsidiaries)   to  assert
attorney-client,  attorney work product or other similar  privilege,  Parent and
the Sellers  will  cooperate  in good faith with Buyer to provide  Buyer with as
much  access  as  possible  without  adversely  affecting  the  attorney-client,
attorney  work product or other  similar  privilege  and will provide Buyer with
access  to the  attorneys  handling  such  matter  for  the  Companies  and  the
Subsidiaries who will be instructed by Parent and the Sellers to cooperate fully
with Buyer. Any disclosure  whatsoever during such  investigation by Buyer shall
not constitute an enlargement of or additional  representations or warranties of
Parent and the Sellers beyond those  specifically  set forth in this  Agreement.
All such  information  and access,  any  information  included in the Disclosure
Schedule  and any  information  and access  relating  to the Parent  provided to
Buyer,  shall be subject  to the terms and  conditions  of the letter  agreement
dated October 11, 1996 (the "Confidentiality Agreement").

          4.04. Further  Assurances.  At any time or from time to time after the
Closing,  Parent and the Sellers  shall,  at the request of Buyer and at Buyer's
expense,  (i) execute and deliver any further  instruments or documents and take
all such further action as Buyer may  reasonably  request in order to effectuate
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) cooperate with
Buyer in order to afford Buyer the benefit of all  insurance  policies  covering
the Companies and the Subsidiaries for periods prior to the Closing Date.

          4.05.  Covenant  Not to Compete.  (a) For a period of eight years from
and after the  Closing  Date,  Parent and the Sellers  will not,  and will cause
their subsidiaries and affiliates, not to, (i) directly or indirectly, engage in
any business, activity or operation competitive with the current business of the
Companies and the Subsidiaries, (ii) manufacture, market or sell anywhere in the
world  any  products  currently  being  manufactured,  marketed  or  sold by the
Companies or the Subsidiaries or any product  presently under development by the
Companies or the Subsidiaries  (together with (i), the "Restricted Business") or
(iii) directly or indirectly, induce, solicit, aid or assist any other person to
induce or solicit, employees, salespersons,  agents, consultants,  distributors,
representatives, advisors, customers or suppliers of such business to terminate,
curtail or otherwise limit their employment or business  relationships  with the
business of the  Companies  or the  Subsidiaries;  provided,  however,  that the
restriction  set forth in this sentence shall not apply to and the definition of
Restricted  Business  shall not  include  (x) the  ownership  by Parent  and the
Sellers of up to 8% of the outstanding  equity  interests of any publicly traded
company; provided that Parent and the Sellers (A) do not actively participate in
the operation or management  of such publicly  traded  company and (B) shall not
(1)  transfer  to such  company any  proprietary  information  exclusive  to the
Restricted  Business of the  Companies and the  Subsidiaries  or (2) transfer to
such company the right to operate  under the name  "Simon",  or (y) the business
and operations of Simon Ladder Towers, Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation ("Simon
LTI"), Simon Duplex,  Inc., an Ohio corporation ("Simon Duplex"),  or Simon (UK)
1995 Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of England and operating
through  Simon Access (UK) Limited  ("Simon UK"), as conducted as of the Closing
Date. A general  description  of the  businesses  conducted by Simon LTI,  Simon
Duplex  and  Simon  (UK) are set  forth in  Section  4.05(a)  of the  Disclosure
Schedule.

              (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and/or the Sellers shall
be permitted to acquire,  and  thereafter to own and operate,  any business that
includes the Restricted Business, provided, in each such case, that for the last
full fiscal year and any partial fiscal year of such acquired business preceding
such  acquisition,  and at all times during  Parent's or any Seller's  ownership
thereof,  such acquired  business derives not more than 10% of its revenues from
the Restricted Business; provided, further, however, that Parent and the Sellers
shall not (i) transfer to such  acquired  Restricted  Business  any  proprietary
information  exclusive  to the  Restricted  Business  of the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries or (ii) operate the acquired  Restricted Business with or under the
Name "Simon".

              (c) The provisions of this Section 4.05 shall not bind or apply to
any  subsidiary of Parent or any Seller that is sold to any person other than an
affiliate  of  Parent  or any  Seller,  nor  shall  they  bind or  apply  to any
non-affiliate  acquiror of any such subsidiary or of any assets of Parent and/or
any Seller or of any of their subsidiaries;  provided,  however, that Parent and
the  Sellers  shall  not  (i)  transfer  to  such  non-affiliate   acquirer  any
proprietary  information  exclusive to the Restricted  Business of the Companies
and the Subsidiaries or (ii) permit such  non-affiliate  acquirer to operate the
Restricted Business of the acquired subsidiary,  other than in the case of Simon
LTI,  Simon Duplex and Simon (UK) with respect to their  businesses as conducted
on the Closing Date, with or under the Name "Simon."

          4.06.  Stockholders'  Meetings.  Parent shall call, give notice of and
convene  and  hold a  meeting  of its  stockholders  to be held as  promptly  as
practicable after receipt of approval or termination of the waiting period under
the HSR Act for the purpose of voting upon this  Agreement and the  transactions
contemplated hereby. Parent will, through its Boards of Directors,  recommend to
its stockholders  approval of this Agreement and the  transactions  contemplated
hereby and will use all  reasonable  efforts to  solicit  from its  stockholders
proxies in favor of this  Agreement and the  transactions  contemplated  hereby,
subject to the  determination  by the Board of Directors of Parent,  taking into
account the written advice of its counsel,  that  recommending  approval of such
matters would not be inconsistent with the fiduciary obligations of the Board of
Directors;  provided, however, that if the Board of Directors of Parent does not
recommend,  or withdraws its  recommendation  of, approval of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby to the stockholders of Parent other than as
a result of a breach by Buyer of any of its obligations hereunder,  and Parent's
stockholders  do not approve the  Agreement  and the  transactions  contemplated
hereby,  Buyer shall be entitled to reimbursement from Parent and the Sellers of
Buyer's  reasonable  out-of-pocket  costs  and  expenses,   including,   without
limitation,   attorney's   fees  and   disbursements,   accountant's   fees  and
disbursements,  financing  commitment fees and expenses and out-of-pocket  costs
and  expenses  incurred  by  it  in  connection  with  this  Agreement  and  the
transactions contemplated hereby, including,  without limitation,  any financing
by Buyer related thereto.

          4.07. No Solicitation. (a) Parent and the Sellers shall not, nor shall
they  permit  any of their  subsidiaries,  including,  without  limitation,  the
Companies  and the  Subsidiaries,  to,  and shall not  authorize  or permit  any
officer,  director or employee of, or any investment  banker,  attorney or other
advisor or representative of, Parent or the Sellers or any of their subsidiaries
to, (i)  solicit,  initiate,  or  encourage  the  submission  of any proposal to
acquire  all or any of the  Shares or a  material  portion  of the assets of any
Company or Subsidiary (an "Acquisition Proposal") or (ii) participate,  directly
or indirectly,  in any discussions or negotiations  regarding, or furnish to any
person any  information  with respect to, or take any other action to facilitate
any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes,  or may reasonably
be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal;  provided, however, that prior
to the Closing, to the extent required by the fiduciary obligations of the Board
of Directors,  determined taking into account the written advice of its counsel,
Parent or any Seller  may,  in response  to an  unsolicited,  bona fide  written
Acquisition  Proposal,  participate  in  discussions  or  negotiations  with, or
furnish information with respect to the Companies and the Subsidiaries  pursuant
to a customary  confidentiality agreement (as determined by Parent's counsel and
reasonably  acceptable to Buyer) to, any person. Parent and the Seller shall (i)
promptly inform Buyer of their receipt of any written  Acquisition  Proposal and
the identity of the person making such proposal,  (ii) provide Buyer with a copy
of such  Acquisition  Proposal,  unless,  based  on the  written  advice  of its
counsel, the Board determines it would be a breach of its fiduciary  obligations
to provide a copy thereof to Buyer,  and (iii) keep Buyer fully  informed of the
status of any such Acquisition Proposal.


                                    ARTICLE V

                               COVENANTS OF BUYER

     Buyer hereby covenants and agrees with Parent and the Sellers as follows:

          5.01.  Cooperation  by Buyer.  From the date  hereof  and prior to the
Closing,  Buyer will use its reasonable efforts,  and will cooperate with Parent
and  the   Sellers,   to:  (i)  secure  all   necessary   consents,   approvals,
authorizations,  exemptions  and waivers from,  and make or cause to be made all
necessary  filings with,  third parties  (including  pursuant to the HSR Act) as
shall  be  required  in  order  to  enable  Buyer  to  effect  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby;  (ii)  defend  any  lawsuits  or other  legal  proceedings
(whether  judicial  or   administrative)   challenging  this  Agreement  or  the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated hereby, including seeking to have
any  stay  or  temporary  restraining  order  entered  by  any  court  or  other
governmental  authority  vacated  or  reversed;  (iii)  fulfill  or  obtain  the
fulfillment of all other  conditions to Closing;  and (iv)  otherwise  cause the
consummation  of such  transactions  in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof.

          5.02. Books and Records;  Personnel.  For a period of seven years from
the Closing Date:

              (a) Buyer  shall  not,  and  shall  cause  the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries  not to,  dispose of or destroy any of the books and records of the
Companies or the  Subsidiaries  relating to periods prior to the Closing ("Books
and Records")  without first offering to turn over possession  thereof to Parent
and the  Sellers  by written  notice to Parent and the  Sellers at least 30 days
prior to the proposed date of such disposition or destruction.

              (b)  Buyer  shall,   and  shall  cause  the   Companies   and  the
Subsidiaries  to, allow  Parent and the Sellers and their  agents  access to all
Books and Records  during  normal  working hours at Buyer's  principal  place of
business or at any location  where any Books and Records are stored,  and Parent
and the Sellers  shall have the right,  at their own expense,  to make copies of
any Books and Records; provided,  however, that any such access or copying shall
be had or done in such a manner so as not to interfere  with the normal  conduct
of business of Buyer, any Company or any Subsidiary.

              (c)  Buyer  shall,   and  shall  cause  the   Companies   and  the
Subsidiaries  to,  make  available  to Parent and the  Sellers  upon  reasonable
written  request (i) copies of any Books and Records,  (ii)  personnel of Buyer,
any Company or any  Subsidiary  to assist Parent and the Sellers in locating and
obtaining  any  Books  and  Records  at such  times  as Buyer  shall  reasonably
determine, and (iii) any personnel of Buyer, any Company or any Subsidiary whose
assistance or participation is reasonably  required by Parent and the Sellers or
any of their  affiliates in  anticipation  of, or preparation  for,  existing or
future  Litigation  or other such matters in which Parent and the Sellers or any
of their  affiliates  are  involved  at such  times as  Buyer  shall  reasonably
determine. Parent and the Sellers shall reimburse Buyer or the Companies for the
reasonable  out-of-pocket  expenses  incurred by any of them in  performing  the
covenants contained in this Section 5.02(c).

              (d) The  foregoing  provisions  of this  Section  5.02 shall be in
addition to the obligations of Buyer under Sections 6.01(g) and 11.02(c)(ii).

          5.03. Further  Assurances.  At any time or from time to time after the
Closing,  Buyer  shall,  at the  request  of Parent and the  Sellers  and at the
Parent's and Sellers'  expense,  execute and deliver any further  instruments or
documents  and take all such  further  action  as  Parent  and the  Sellers  may
reasonably  request in order to effectuate the  consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.

          5.04.  Release of Guaranties.  Buyer shall use  reasonable  efforts to
have Parent and the Sellers  released from any liability  under  obligations  of
Parent or any Seller in favor of any Company or any Subsidiary or the guarantees
by or from  Parent  or any  Seller  of the  obligations  of any  Company  or any
Subsidiary  (collectively,  the "Existing  Guaranties") and to have the Existing
Guaranties  terminated as promptly as practicable  following the Closing, but in
no event later than 90 days after the Closing  Date.  Buyer agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold  harmless  Parent and the Sellers from any loss,  including as a
result  of any  payments  made  by  Parent  or any  Seller  under  the  Existing
Guaranties  that may be suffered or incurred by Parent or any Seller pursuant to
the Existing  Guaranties  following the Closing.  Section 5.04 of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a list of the Existing Guarantees.


                                   ARTICLE VI

                              ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

          6.01. Taxes. (a) Returns. (1) Consolidated Returns.  Buyer shall cause
each Company and each  Subsidiary to consent to join, for all taxable periods of
the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  ending on or before the Closing  Date for
which each of the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  are eligible to do so, in any
consolidated,  combined or unitary federal,  state, local and foreign income and
franchise tax returns which Parent or Seller shall request them to join.  Parent
and the  Sellers  shall cause to be  prepared  and filed all such  consolidated,
combined  or unitary  returns.  Buyer  agrees to  cooperate  with Parent and the
Sellers and their  affiliates in the preparation of the portions of such returns
pertaining to the Companies and the  Subsidiaries,  and hereby agrees to take no
position  inconsistent with the Companies and the Subsidiaries  being members of
such groups.  Parent and the Sellers  shall cause to be timely paid all taxes to
which such returns relate for all periods covered by such returns.

                    (2) Other Pre-Closing Returns.  Parent and the Sellers shall
cause to be  prepared  and Buyer  shall  cause to be timely  filed all  required
state,  local and foreign  income and franchise tax returns of the Companies and
the  Subsidiaries  (other  than  those  to be filed by  Parent  and the  Sellers
pursuant  to  Section  6.01(a)(1))  for any  period  which ends on or before the
Closing Date,  for which returns have not been filed as of such date.  Buyer and
its affiliates,  including the Companies and the Subsidiaries  after the Closing
Date,  shall  cooperate with Parent and the Sellers and their  affiliates in the
preparation  of such returns.  Parent and the Sellers shall provide such returns
to Buyer not less than five days before the due date (including  extensions) for
filing such returns.

                    (3) Straddle  Returns.  Buyer shall cause to be prepared and
timely filed all required  state and local income and  franchise tax returns and
foreign  income tax returns of each of the  Companies and the  Subsidiaries  for
taxable  periods  beginning  before and ending after the Closing Date ("Straddle
Returns"). At least 15 days prior to the filing of any Straddle Returns required
to be caused to be filed by Buyer  pursuant  to the  preceding  sentence,  Buyer
shall  submit for its  approval  copies of such returns to Parent and the Seller
(directly or indirectly) of the Company or the Subsidiary to which such Straddle
Return relates,  which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event
of a dispute with respect to any Straddle  Returns,  Buyer shall  determine  the
final form of such returns without prejudice to Parent's and such Seller's right
to dispute the amount of  "Pre-Closing  Taxes" (as defined in Section  6.01(b)).
All such  returns  shall be made,  to the extent  permitted  by law, in a manner
consistent  with prior  practice  with respect to each of the  Companies and the
Subsidiaries.

               (b) Payments.  Buyer shall timely cause to be paid all taxes with
respect  to the  returns to be caused to be filed by Buyer  pursuant  to Section
6.01(a)(2) and Section 6.01(a)(3).  Such taxes to be caused to be paid by Buyer,
to the extent  attributable  to any  period or portion of a period  ending on or
before the Closing Date,  shall be referred to herein as "Pre-  Closing  Taxes".
Parent and the Seller  (directly or indirectly) of the Company or the Subsidiary
to  which  such  return  relates  shall  pay to  Buyer  an  amount  equal to the
Pre-Closing  Taxes due with  respect to any such  returns  caused to be filed by
Buyer (after taking into account any estimated taxes  previously paid and net of
any tax  benefits  to  Buyer  or any of its  affiliates,  including  each of the
Companies and the Subsidiaries) in excess of the amount reflected as a liability
for income and franchise taxes on the relevant Closing Date Balance Sheet. Where
the Pre- Closing  Taxes  involve a period which begins before and ends after the
Closing Date (a "Straddle  Period"),  such Pre-Closing Taxes shall be calculated
as though the taxable year of each Company and each Subsidiary terminated at the
close of business on the Closing Date; provided, however, that, in the case of a
franchise tax not based on income, receipts, proceeds, profits or similar items,
Pre-Closing  Taxes shall be equal to the amount of franchise tax for the taxable
year,  multiplied  by a fraction,  the numerator of which shall be the number of
days from the  beginning  of the taxable  year  through the Closing Date and the
denominator of which shall be the number of days in the taxable year. Subject to
Parent's and a Seller's right to dispute the amounts of any  Pre-Closing  Taxes,
any amounts owed by Parent and a Seller to Buyer  pursuant to this paragraph (b)
shall be paid by such  Seller  within the later of ten days of  Buyer's  request
therefor or ten days prior to the date on which Buyer is required to cause to be
paid the related tax  liability.  Parent and the Sellers,  on the one hand,  and
Buyer,  on the other hand,  shall seek in good faith to resolve any dispute with
respect to the amount of Pre-Closing  Taxes. If Parent and the Sellers and Buyer
are unable to resolve any such dispute, the amount of Pre-Closing Taxes shall be
determined  by the  Arbitrator,  selected  in the  manner  provided  in  Section
1.03(b)(iii)  hereof, whose decision shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
binding on the parties hereto.  The party in any  arbitration  whose position is
closest to the final decision of the Arbitrator (based on the final positions of
the parties  submitted to the  Arbitrator)  shall be entitled to an award of the
cost of such  arbitration  (including  the  fees  of an  arbitrator);  provided,
however,  that if the  Arbitrator  finds the  circumstances  so warrant,  he may
divide  the cost of such  arbitration  (including  the  fees of the  Arbitrator)
between the parties thereto in a manner he sees fit .

               (c) Refunds.  Any refunds or credits of federal,  state, local or
foreign income and franchise taxes (including any interest  thereon) received by
or credited to any Company or any Subsidiary  attributable  to periods ending on
or prior to the  Closing  Date or to  Straddle  Periods (in the case of Straddle
Periods,  which  were not borne by Buyer)  (collectively,  "Sellers'  Refunds"),
other than any such  refunds or credits  reflected  on the Closing  Date Balance
Sheet,  shall be for the benefit of Parent and the Sellers,  and Buyer shall use
its  reasonable  efforts  to obtain any  Sellers'  Refunds  and shall  cause the
Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  to pay  over to  Parent  and the  Sellers  any
Sellers'  Refunds,  net of any tax  costs  to  Buyer  or any of its  affiliates,
including each of the Companies and the  Subsidiaries,  immediately upon receipt
thereof. In addition, if the Pre-Closing Taxes with respect to a Straddle Period
of any Company or any Subsidiary are less than the payments  previously  made by
or credited to such Company or Subsidiary with respect to such Straddle  Period,
Buyer shall cause such  Company or  Subsidiary  to pay to Parent and the Sellers
the excess of such previous  payments over such  Pre-Closing  Taxes  immediately
upon such Company or Subsidiary  receiving  the benefit of such excess  payments
through a reduction  in any tax payment  required to be made by such  Company or
Subsidiary after the Closing.

               (d) Parent's and Sellers'  Indemnification  of Buyer.  Subject to
Section 6.01(e), if the Closing shall occur, and subject to Buyer fulfilling its
obligations  under Section  6.01(f),  Parent and the Sellers will  indemnify and
hold harmless Buyer and each of the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  against any
and all liability (including, without limitation, interest, additions to tax and
penalties,  but net of any  tax  benefits  to  Buyer  or any of its  affiliates,
including  any Company or any  Subsidiary)  for (i)  federal,  state,  local and
foreign  income and  franchise  taxes and all wage,  income,  foreign  and other
withholding taxes assessed against any Company or any Subsidiary with respect to
all taxable  periods of any of the  Companies or the  Subsidiaries  ending on or
prior to the  Closing  Date,  (ii)  Pre-Closing  Taxes that relate to a Straddle
Period,  and (iii) federal,  state, local and foreign income and franchise taxes
of any member (other than any Company or any Subsidiary) of any affiliated group
of which a Seller is a member assessed against any Company or any Subsidiary for
any  taxable  period  ending  on or prior to the  Closing  Date by reason of any
Company  or any  Subsidiary  being  severally  liable for the entire tax of such
affiliated  group  pursuant to treasury  regulations  1.1502-6 or any analogous
state or local tax  provision  to the  extent  the  aggregate  amount of any tax
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) exceeds the amount  reserved or accrued
for income and franchise taxes on the relevant Closing Date Balance Sheet.

               (e)  Buyer's  Indemnification  of Parent and the  Sellers.  It is
understood by the parties hereto that Parent and the Sellers shall not indemnify
Buyer or any of its  affiliates  and instead  that Buyer  shall,  if the Closing
shall  occur,  pay,  or cause to be  paid,  and  Buyer,  the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries  shall jointly and severally  indemnify  Parent and the Sellers and
their  affiliates  against and hold them  harmless from any liability for taxes,
additions to tax, interest,  penalties or other tax detriment (which, if Section
338(h)(10) Elections are not made with respect to a Company and its Subsidiaries
as described below, shall include, but not be limited to, the utilization of any
net  operating  loss or capital  loss or the  utilization  of any tax credits or
other tax attributes by such Company and its Subsidiaries)  arising from (i) any
action  by Buyer  or any  affiliate  of Buyer  (including  any  Company  and any
Subsidiary) on the Closing Date, including without limitation, any sale or other
disposition  of assets by any  Company or any  Subsidiary  on the  Closing  Date
("Buyer's  Taxes"),  (ii) if  Section  338(h)(10)  Elections  are not made  with
respect to a Company and its  Subsidiaries as described  below, (a) any election
or deemed election under Section 338(g) of the Code with respect to such Company
and its  Subsidiaries  and (b) all other tax liabilities of such Company and its
Subsidiaries  in  connection  with  the  operations  of  such  Company  and  its
Subsidiaries  on the  Closing  Date and (iii)  failure of Simon  Ireland to make
timely payments of PAYE/PRSI taxes for taxable periods beginning on or after the
Closing Date.

               (f) Audits. Buyer shall promptly notify Parent and the Sellers in
writing upon receipt by Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer  (including  any Company
or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date) of notice of any pending or threatened
federal,  state, local or foreign tax audits or assessments which may affect the
tax  liabilities of the Companies or the  Subsidiaries  and for which Parent and
the Sellers would be liable under Section 6.01(d).  Parent and the Sellers shall
have  the  sole  right to  represent  the  interests  of each  Company  and each
Subsidiary  in any federal,  state,  local or foreign tax matter,  including any
audit or  administrative  or  judicial  proceeding  or the filing of any amended
return,  which  involves  a refund  to which  Parent  and the  Sellers  would be
entitled under Section 6.01(c) or a tax liability or potential tax liability for
which  Parent and the  Sellers  would be liable  under  Section  6.01(d) (a "Tax
Matter"),  and to employ counsel of their choice at their expense.  With respect
to any  Company or  Subsidiary  for which a Section  338(h)(10)  election is not
made,  Parent and the Sellers shall not,  without the prior  written  consent of
Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld),  settle any Tax Matter
or take any other action in  connection  with a Tax Matter that would  adversely
affect such Company or  Subsidiary.  Buyer agrees that it will  cooperate  fully
with Parent and the Sellers and their  counsel in the defense or  compromise  of
any Tax Matter.  In no case shall Buyer or any Company or any Subsidiary  settle
or otherwise  compromise  any Tax Matter  without the prior  written  consent of
Parent and the Sellers.

               (g) Cooperation.  After the Closing Date, Buyer,  Parent and each
Seller  shall  make  available  to  the  other,  as  reasonably  requested,  all
information,  records or documents  relating to tax liabilities or potential tax
liabilities of each of the Companies and the  Subsidiaries for all periods prior
to or  including  the  Closing  Date and shall  preserve  all such  information,
records  and  documents  until  the  expiration  of any  applicable  statute  of
limitations or extensions thereof. Buyer shall prepare and provide to Parent and
a Seller such  federal,  state,  local and foreign tax  information  packages as
Parent and such  Seller  shall  request for the use of Parent and such Seller in
preparing any tax return that relates to any Company or any Subsidiary. Such tax
information  packages  shall be  completed by Buyer and provided to Parent and a
Seller  within 45 days  after a  request  of Parent  and such  Seller  therefor.
Notwithstanding  any other  provisions  hereof,  each  party  shall bear its own
expenses in complying with the foregoing provisions.

               (h) Section 338 Elections and Forms. (1) If Buyer requests within
90 days  following  the  Closing,  Parent and a Seller  shall join with Buyer in
making  elections  under  Section  338(h)(10) of the Code,  and the  regulations
promulgated thereunder, and any applicable analogous provision of state or local
law, with respect to the sale and acquisition of the stock of any one or more of
the  Companies  and  their  Subsidiaries   hereunder  (the  "Section  338(h)(10)
Elections").

                    (2) In the case of any Section 338(h)(10) Elections that are
made in accordance with Section 6.01(h)(1) hereof,

               (a) Buyer shall be  responsible  for the  preparation  and timely
filing  of all  returns  (other  than  income  and  franchise  tax  returns  the
responsibility  for the  preparation  and filing of which is governed by Section
6.01(a)),  documents,  statements  and other forms required to be filed with any
federal,  state  or local  taxing  authority  in  connection  with  the  Section
338(h)(10) Elections (the "Section 338 Forms");  provided,  however, that Parent
and the relevant Seller shall be solely  responsible for calculating the gain or
loss resulting from making the Section 338(h)(10) Elections;

               (b) Parent and the relevant  Seller shall cooperate with Buyer to
enable  Buyer to prepare and file all  Section  338 Forms and shall  execute and
deliver  to Buyer such  documents  or forms as are  required  by the Code or the
regulations  promulgated  thereunder (and any applicable  analogous provision of
state or local law) to properly  complete the Section 338 Forms,  provided  that
such  material is completed and delivered by Buyer to Parent and such Seller for
execution at least 60 days prior to the date Buyer wishes to file such material;
and,

               (c) The Purchase Price,  liabilities of the relevant  Company and
its  Subsidiaries,  and other relevant  items,  shall be allocated in accordance
with the  rules of  Section  338 of the  Code  and the  regulations  promulgated
thereunder.  Such  allocation  shall be set forth on a schedule  which  shall be
prepared  jointly by Buyer,  Parent,  and the  relevant  Seller  within 120 days
following the Closing Date. All allocations  contained in such schedule shall be
used by each party and their  affiliates  in preparing the Section 338 Forms and
all relevant income and franchise tax returns.

               (d) Tax Sharing.  Other than pursuant to this Section 6.01, as of
the Closing  Date,  none of the  Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  shall have any
further rights or obligations  under any  tax-sharing  agreement  amongst any of
them and Parent, any Seller and/or any of their affiliates.

         6.02.  Corporate  Name.  (a) Buyer  acknowledges  that  Parent  and the
Sellers have the absolute and exclusive  proprietary right to all names,  marks,
trade names, trademarks, service names and service marks (collectively, "Names")
incorporating  "Simon" or any similar Name and to all corporate symbols or logos
(collectively,  "Logos") incorporating "Simon" or any similar Name, all right of
Parent,  the Sellers and their  respective  affiliates to which and the goodwill
represented  thereby and pertaining thereto are being retained by Parent and the
Sellers.  Buyer  agrees that it will not, and will cause the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries  not to,  use the  Name  "Simon"  or any  similar  Name or any Logo
incorporating  such  Name  or any  similar  Name  in  any  manner  including  in
connection with the sale of any products or services or otherwise in the conduct
of its business,  except as expressly permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section
6.02.  Within five  business days  following the Closing,  Buyer shall cause the
Companies and the  Subsidiaries to amend their  respective  charter to eliminate
the word "Simon" from their corporate Name.  Parent and the Sellers  acknowledge
that the Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  have a  proprietary  right as between
Parent and the Sellers, on the one hand, and the Companies and Subsidiaries,  on
the other hand,  to the 'S' shaped  Logo as set forth in Section  6.02(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule.

               (b) For a period of 18 months  from the  Closing  Date (the "Logo
Window Period"), in the case of the "Simon" Logo set forth in Section 6.02(b) of
the Disclosure  Schedule (the "Simon Logo"), and three years, in the case of the
"Simon" Name, from the Closing Date (the "Name Window Period"), Parent shall and
hereby  irrevocably  grants the Companies and the  Subsidiaries the right to use
the Simon Logo and the "Simon"  Name in  connection  with the  operation  of the
businesses  of  the  Companies  and  the  Subsidiaries  as  currently  conducted
including,   during  the  Logo  Window  Period  and  the  Name  Window   Period,
respectively,  to (i) use any molds or  castings  included in the  equipment  or
machinery  owned by the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  despite the  appearance
thereon and on the  products  manufactured  therewith of the Name "Simon" or the
Simon  Logo,  (ii)  sell all such  products  produced  by the  Companies  or the
Subsidiaries  and (iii) use any other  assets on hand at the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries,  including,  without limitation, any catalogs, invoices, packaging
material or  stationery,  bearing the Simon Name or the Simon Logo.  Immediately
upon the expiration of the Logo Window Period and the Name Window Period, as the
case may be, Buyer shall, and shall cause the Companies and the Subsidiaries to,
cease to use in any manner the Name "Simon" or the Simon Logo incorporating such
Name and  remove  or  obliterate  such Name or the  Simon  Logo from any  molds,
castings, products or other assets and clearly and prominently mark the new name
of the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  thereon.  At all times  following  the
Closing,  Buyer shall  indicate  that neither  Buyer nor the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries are affiliated with Parent, the Sellers or any of their affiliates.
Parent  hereby  grants  to  Buyer  and the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  an
irrevocable  non-exclusive,  royalty-free license to use the Name "Simon" during
the Name Window  Period and to the Simon Logo during the Logo Window  Period for
the purposes specified in the first sentence of this Section 6.01(b).

               (c) Buyer shall ensure that any products  bearing the Simon Logo,
the Name "Simon" or any similar Name or any Logo  incorporating such Name or any
similar name sold by the  Companies  pursuant to  paragraph  (b) of this Section
6.02 shall meet the quality  standards of the Sellers as such standards exist on
the date hereof,  and the Sellers shall have access to the premises of Buyer and
the  Companies and the  Subsidiaries  at  reasonable  times and upon  reasonable
notice to satisfy themselves as to such quality.

               (d)  Buyer  shall,   and  shall  cause  the   Companies  and  the
Subsidiaries  to,  indemnify  Parent,  the Sellers and their affiliates and hold
them  harmless  against  any and all Losses  incurred or suffered by any of them
arising out of or resulting from the use of the Name "Simon" or any similar Name
or any Logo  incorporating such Name or any similar Name by Buyer or any Company
or any Subsidiary after the Closing, whether or not such use is authorized under
paragraph (b) of this Section 6.02.

         6.03. Cella Name. Buyer acknowledges  that, after the Closing,  Parent,
the Sellers,  Buyer,  Simon-Cella and their respective  affiliates will not have
any right or license to, and will not be entitled  to use,  the name  "Cella" or
any Name or Logo  incorporating  Cella.  Within five business days following the
Closing,  Buyer shall cause  Simon-Cella  to amend its charter to eliminate  the
word "Cella" from its corporate  Name.  After the Closing,  Buyer agrees that it
will not, and it will cause the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  not to, use the
Name  "Cella" or any  similar  Name or any Logo  incorporating  such Name or any
similar  Name in any manner,  including  in  connection  with the sale of any of
Simon-Cella's  products or services or otherwise in the conduct of its business.
Buyer shall,  and shall cause the Companies and the Subsidiaries to, jointly and
severally  indemnify the Parent,  the Sellers and their affiliates and hold them
harmless  against any losses  incurred by them arising out of or resulting  from
the use by Buyer,  any Company or any  Subsidiary  of the Name "Cella" after the
Closing.

         6.04.  Simon LTI, Simon Duplex and Simon (UK).  Prior to the three year
anniversary of the Closing Date,  Buyer shall not, and shall cause the Companies
and the  Subsidiaries  not to,  solicit  the  employment  of or  enter  into any
discussions  with respect to the  employment of any officer or employee of Simon
LTI,  Simon Duplex or Simon (UK) or  encourage  any officer or employee of Simon
LTI,  Simon  Duplex or Simon (UK) or their  successors  and assigns to resign or
quit,  without the written  consent of Parent or SUSHI or their  successors  and
assigns (which consent may be withheld in their absolute  discretion).  From and
after the Closing  Date,  Buyer shall not, and shall cause the Companies and the
Subsidiaries  not to,  disclose  to any person or entity,  without  the  written
consent of Parent or SUSHI  (which  consent may be  withheld  in their  absolute
discretion),  any  confidential  information  of whatever  nature  regarding the
business  or  operations  of Simon  LTI,  Simon  Duplex  or Simon  (UK) or their
successors  and  assigns in the  possession  of the Buyer or any  Company or any
Subsidiary  on the  Closing  Date;  unless  such  information  is  now or  shall
hereafter have specifically  entered into the public domain (otherwise than as a
consequence of unauthorized  disclosure by Buyer,  any Company or any Subsidiary
or any of their employees or  representatives) or such disclosure is required by
law or in  response  to a valid  order of any  court or  governmental  agency of
competent  jurisdiction;  provided that Simon LTI, Simon Duplex or Simon (UK) or
their  successors  and assigns  shall have been given notice and the  disclosing
party  shall  limit  the  confidential   information   disclosed  only  to  that
information  which counsel advises the disclosing  party is legally required and
uses its best efforts to limit the use of such  information for the purposes for
which the order was issued and to otherwise preserve the confidentiality of such
information.

         6.05. Cash  Management.  (a) As part of the cash management  program of
Telelect,   Simon  Aerials,   their   subsidiaries   (collectively,   the  "U.S.
Corporations")  and SUSHI, the U.S.  Corporations  maintain separate  controlled
disbursement  checking  accounts  at The Fifth  Third  Bank  (collectively,  the
"Disbursement  Accounts")  on which  checks  and  drafts in  respect of the U.S.
Corporations  are  drawn and which are  funded  by SUSHI.  At the  Closing,  the
Disbursement  Accounts, and all cash contained therein, shall be assigned by the
Companies and the Subsidiaries to SUSHI. Any Disbursement Account in the name of
a party other than the  Companies or the  Subsidiaries  shall not be assigned to
the Companies,  Subsidiaries or Buyer.  From and after the Closing,  Buyer shall
not write any  checks  drawn on the  Disbursement  Account,  and SUSHI  shall be
responsible to fund the Disbursement  Accounts in amounts  sufficient to pay all
checks and drafts in respect of the U.S.  Corporations  that are written but not
presented  for payment  prior to the close of  business  on the day  immediately
preceding the Closing Date.

               (b) Also as part of the cash management  program of SUSHI and the
U.S.  Corporations,  SUSHI maintains  separate  lockbox  collection  accounts in
respect of each U.S.  Corporation  (collectively,  the "Lockbox  Accounts") from
which the available  cash balances are  transferred  daily to a central  account
maintained by SUSHI. SUSHI shall be entitled,  prior to the Closing,  to collect
and retain  the  proceeds  of all items  received  in the  Lockbox  Accounts  or
otherwise  in  respect  of the U.S.  Corporations  (including  the amount of any
checks received by the U.S. Corporations), and all other cash on hand (including
any cash held in any bank accounts of the U.S. Corporations),  through the close
of business on the day immediately  preceding the Closing Date (the "Pre-Closing
Cash"); provided, however, that SUSHI may at its option not collect but leave in
the Lockbox  Accounts or other  locations  of the U.S.  Corporations  all or any
portion of the Pre-Closing  Cash, and the aggregate  amount of such  uncollected
Pre-Closing  Cash shall be paid to SUSHI together with and in the same manner as
the Purchase Price; provided,  further,  however, that SUSHI shall leave in each
bank account of the Companies and the Subsidiaries  (other than the Disbursement
Accounts)  cash in an amount  sufficient  to cover all  checks  written  on that
account  but not  presented  for  payment as of the close of business on the day
preceding  the  Closing  Date.  If after the Closing it is  determined  that the
amount of  Pre-Closing  Cash is greater or less than the sum of the  amount,  if
any,  that was collected by SUSHI and the amount,  if any, that was  uncollected
and paid together with the Purchase Price,  Buyer shall pay SUSHI or SUSHI shall
pay Buyer, as applicable,  the difference between the two amounts promptly after
such  determination.  Any cash received in the Lockbox  Accounts on or after the
Closing  Date in respect of a  receivable  reflected in the Closing Date Balance
Sheet shall be paid by SUSHI to the Company or  Subsidiary to which such cash is
attributable  promptly  following receipt thereof.  Parent and the Sellers shall
use reasonable efforts to transfer the Lockbox Accounts to the Companies and the
Subsidiaries as soon as practicable following the Closing, free and clear of any
Encumbrances.

               (c)  Parent  and  Simon  Overseas  shall  ensure  that  any  cash
aggregate  overdraft  balance for Simon Ireland or Simon Cella as of the Closing
Date shall be not less than zero.

         6.06.  Changes  to  Representations  and  Warranties.  Parent  and  the
Sellers,  on the one hand, and Buyer,  on the other hand, each hereby agree that
they shall promptly  notify the other party if, prior to the Closing,  they have
actual knowledge that any representation or warranty in this Agreement is or has
become untrue in any material  respect or that the information in the Disclosure
Schedule is or has become inaccurate in any material respect. For the purpose of
this Section  6.06,  the actual  knowledge  of Parent and the Sellers  means the
actual  knowledge of Dr. Maurice  Dixson,  Timothy J. Redburn,  Richard J. Catt,
Gary Gottshalk, Edward Duffy or David Goelzer, and the actual knowledge of Buyer
means the actual knowledge of Ronald M. DeFeo, David L. Langevin, Joseph Apuzzo,
Cecelia Neumann or Marvin B. Rosenberg.


                                   ARTICLE VII

                        CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS

     The obligation of Buyer to purchase and pay for the Shares shall be subject
to the  satisfaction  (or waiver) on or prior to the Closing  Date of all of the
conditions  set forth in this Article VII. It is agreed that Buyer's  obligation
to consummate the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement is not subject to
receipt of any financing.

         7.01.  Representations,  Warranties  and Covenants of the Sellers.  The
Sellers  shall have  performed or complied in all material  respects  with their
agreements and covenants  contained  herein required to be performed or complied
with on or prior to the time of Closing,  and the representations and warranties
of the Sellers contained herein shall be true on and as of the Closing Date with
the same  effect as though  made on and as of the  Closing  Date,  except to the
extent that any such  representations and warranties were made as of a specified
date and as to such  representations  and  warranties the same shall continue on
the Closing Date to have been true as of the specified date,  provided,  further
that for purposes of this Section 7.01, a representation  and warranty shall not
be deemed to be untrue to the extent  that such  failure  to be untrue  does not
have a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
Buyer shall not be relieved of its obligation to purchase and pay for the Shares
by reason of the Sellers' breach of any of their  representations and warranties
or covenants unless such breach has a Material Adverse Effect.  Buyer shall have
received a certificate  of each Seller,  dated the Closing Date and signed by an
authorized  officer of such  Seller,  certifying  as to the  performance  of all
agreements and covenants and the accuracy of the  representations and warranties
of the Sellers  contained  herein as of the Closing Date, as amended or modified
by any amendments or modifications to the Disclosure Schedule or as set forth in
such  certificate,  with respect to such Seller (the  "Sellers'  Certificates").
Buyer's acceptance of the Sellers' Certificates shall not constitute a waiver by
Buyer of any of its rights under this Agreement or under  applicable  securities
laws.

         7.02. No Prohibition.  No statute,  rule or regulation or injunction or
order of any court or administrative  agency of competent  jurisdiction shall be
in  effect  as of the  Closing  which  prohibits  Buyer  from  consummating  the
transactions contemplated hereby.

         7.03.  Governmental  Consents.  The applicable waiting period under the
HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and all other consents, approvals,
authorizations,  exemptions and waivers from governmental agencies that shall be
required  in order to  enable  Buyer to  purchase  the  Shares  shall  have been
obtained

         7.04.  Intercompany  Accounts.  The Sellers shall have  contributed any
intercompany  account balances (as described in Section  1.03(b)(i)(A))  owed to
them  by any  Company  or any  Subsidiary  to the  capital  of such  Company  or
Subsidiary,  or, at the options of the Sellers  with  respect to Simon  Ireland,
Simon Cella,  Sim-Tech  Management and/or  Simon-Tomen,  deemed any intercompany
account repaid with the portion of the Purchase Price allocable to such Company,
and shall have  repaid any  intercompany  account  balances  owed by them to any
Company or any Subsidiary.

         7.05. FIRPTA. SUSHI shall have delivered to Buyer a valid certification
of non-foreign  status  pursuant to Section  1445(b)(2) of the Code and Treasury
Regulation  Section 1.1445-  2(b)(2).  Such  certification  shall conform to the
model   certification   provided  in   Treasury   Regulation   Section   1.1445-
2(b)(2)(iii)(B),  or shall be in form and substance  otherwise  satisfactory  to
Buyer.

         7.06.  Consents.  The Sellers shall have obtained all written consents,
assignments,  waivers (including,  without limitation,  waivers of any rights of
first  refusal) or  authorizations  set forth in Section 7.06 of the  Disclosure
Schedule.

         7.07. Release of Encumbrances. The Companies and the Subsidiaries shall
have  been  released  from the  Encumbrances  set forth in  Section  7.07 of the
Disclosure Schedule.

         7.08. Resignation of Officers and Directors.  Buyer shall have received
the  resignations,  effective  as of the  Closing,  of (i) as a  director,  each
director of the Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  and (ii) as an officer,  those
officers of the Companies and the  Subsidiaries  that are set forth in a written
notice provided by Buyer to the Sellers and Parent at least two weeks before the
Closing Date.

         7.09. Books and Records.  The Sellers shall have delivered to Buyer the
books and records of the Companies and the Subsidiaries.


                                  ARTICLE VIII

            CONDITIONS TO PARENT'S AND THE SELLERS' OBLIGATIONS

     The  obligation  of the Sellers to sell the Shares  shall be subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver) on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following
conditions:

         8.01.  Representations,  Warranties and Covenants of Buyer. Buyer shall
have  performed or complied in all material  respects  with its  agreements  and
covenants  contained  herein to be performed or complied with on or prior to the
time of Closing,  and the  representations  and  warranties  of Buyer  contained
herein shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with
the same  effect as though  made on and as of the  Closing  Date,  except to the
extent that any such  representations and warranties were made as of a specified
date and as to such  representations  and  warranties the same shall continue on
the Closing Date to have been true in all material  respects as of the specified
date.  Parent and the Sellers shall have received a certificate of Buyer,  dated
the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of Buyer,  certifying as to
the  fulfillment  of the  condition set forth in this Section 8.0l (the "Buyer's
Certificate").  Parent's and the Sellers'  acceptance of the Buyer's Certificate
shall not  constitute a waiver of any of their  rights  under this  Agreement or
under applicable securities laws.

         8.02. No Prohibition.  No statute,  rule or regulation or injunction or
order of any court or administrative  agency of competent  jurisdiction shall be
in  effect  as of  the  Closing  which  prohibits  Parent  or the  Sellers  from
consummating the transactions contemplated hereby.

         8.03.  Governmental  Consents.  The applicable waiting period under the
HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and all other consents, approvals,
authorizations,  exemptions and waivers from governmental agencies that shall be
required  in order to enable the  Sellers to sell the Shares to Buyer shall have
been obtained (except for such consents, approvals,  authorizations,  exemptions
and waivers,  the absence of which would not  prohibit  such sale or render such
sale illegal).

         8.04.  Shareholder  Approval.  The  shareholders  of Parent  shall have
approved the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement by the requisite vote
in accordance with applicable law.

         8.05.  Lender  Consent and  Releases.  On or prior to the Closing Date,
Parent's  and  SUSHI's  lenders  shall  have  released  the  Companies  and  the
Subsidiaries from any guarantees executed by them in favor of such lenders.

         8.06. Books and Records.  Buyer shall have delivered to the Sellers and
Parent the books and records of Parent,  the Sellers and any  subsidiary  of the
Sellers,  including,  without  limitation,  Simon  LTI  and  Simon  Duplex,  not
purchased by Buyer.


                                   ARTICLE IX

               EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ARRANGEMENTS

         9.01. Definitions.  (a) The term "Business" shall mean individually and
collectively  (i) the Companies and the  Subsidiaries and (ii) Sellers and their
affiliates and any  predecessor to any of the foregoing but only with respect to
the Companies and the Subsidiaries.

               (b)  The  term  "Employees"  shall  mean  all  current  employees
(including  those on layoff,  disability  or leave of absence,  whether  paid or
unpaid),  former  employees  and retired  employees of the Business and the term
"Employee" shall mean any of the Employees.

               (c) The term  "Company  Benefit  Plans"  shall  mean each and all
"employee  benefit  plans" as defined in Section  3(3) of ERISA,  maintained  or
contributed  to by  the  Business  or in  which  the  Business  participates  or
participated  and which  provides  benefits  to  Employees  or their  spouses or
covered  dependents,  including  (i) any such plans that are  "employee  welfare
benefit  plans" as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA and (ii) any such plans that
are "employee pension benefit plans" as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA.

               (d) The  term  "Benefit  Arrangements"  shall  mean  each and all
pension,  supplemental  pension,  basic and  supplemental  accidental  death and
dismemberment,  basic and  supplemental  life and health  insurance and benefits
(including  medical,  dental  and  hospitalization),  savings,  bonus,  deferred
compensation,  incentive  compensation,  business travel and accident,  holiday,
vacation,  severance pay, salary  continuation,  sick pay, sick leave, short and
long term disability,  tuition refund,  service award, company car, scholarship,
relocation,   patent  award,   fringe   benefit  and  other   employee   benefit
arrangements,  plans, contracts (other than individual employment, consulting or
severance  contracts),  policies or practices of the Business providing employee
or  executive  compensation  or  benefits to  Employees,  other than the Company
Benefit Plans.

               (e) The term "9.01(e)  Employees"  shall mean the individuals set
forth in Section 9.01(e) of the Disclosure Schedule.

         9.02. Employment. Nothing contained herein shall confer any third-party
beneficiary  right (actual or implied) upon any Employee of the Companies or the
Subsidiaries  or obligate  Buyer to continue  any  Employee in its employ or the
employ of the Companies or the  Subsidiaries for any specified period of time or
at any  specified  salary,  wages or benefits  after the Closing Date. As of the
Closing Date, Buyer shall cause the Companies and the Subsidiaries to assume all
obligations  of SUSHI or Simon Access  Limited under the  employment  agreements
with  the  Section  9.01(e)  Employees,   except  that  the  Companies  and  the
Subsidiaries  shall not assume any obligation in respect of any retention  bonus
or  stay-pay  arrangement  payable  to any  Employee  or 9.01(e)  Employee  upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

         9.03. Simon U.S. Retirement Plan. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date,
all Employees  and 9.01(e)  Employees,  except for former  employees and retired
employees  of the  Business,  who were  immediately  prior to the  Closing  Date
participants  in the Simon United States  Holdings Inc.  401(k)  Retirement Plan
(formerly known as the Simon U.S. Retirement Plan) (the "Simon Retirement Plan")
(the  "Retirement  Plan  Transferees")  shall become  participants  in the Terex
Corporation  and  Affiliates  401(k)  Retirement  Plan (the "Buyer's  Retirement
Plan") and shall cease to be  participants  in the Simon  Retirement  Plan.  The
Retirement Plan  Transferees  shall receive credit under the Buyer's  Retirement
Plan for all service  credited under the Simon  Retirement  Plan for purposes of
eligibility to  participate,  eligibility for benefits and vesting under Buyer's
Retirement  Plan. SUSHI shall take all action necessary to cause the accounts of
the  Retirement  Plan  Transferees  who,  as of the  Closing  Date,  are current
Employees  and  9.01(e)  Employees,  to  become  fully  vested  under  the Simon
Retirement Plan.

               (b) Within 60 days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver to
SUSHI the most recent favorable  determination letter issued by the IRS that the
Buyer's  Retirement  Plan satisfied the  requirements  for  qualification  under
Section 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code and a  certification  in a form reasonably
satisfactory  to Seller,  that either (i) the  remedial  amendment  period under
Section  401(b) of the Code and the  regulations  thereunder has not yet expired
with  respect to  amendment(s)  to the Plan,  if any,  necessary to maintain the
Plan's  qualification  under Section  401(a) and 401(k) of the Code, or (ii) the
Buyer has taken timely action prior to the expiration of the remedial  amendment
period to maintain that qualification.

               (c)  Effective as of the Closing  Date or as soon as  practicable
after the  receipt by SUSHI of the  determination  letter and the  certification
described  in  Section  9.03(b),  SUSHI  shall  cause the  trustee  of the Simon
Retirement  Plan to transfer to the  Buyer's  Retirement  Plan cash or assets in
kind as mutually  agreed upon by SUSHI and the Buyer,  in an amount equal to the
account  balances of the Simon  Retirement  Plan which relate to the  Retirement
Plan Transferees as of a valuation date (the "Valuation  Date") not more than 60
days preceding the date of transfer, and reduced by any benefits paid during the
period  following such  Valuation Date of transfer.  Upon the transfer of assets
contemplated  in this  Section  9.03(c),  the  Simon  Retirement  Plan  shall be
relieved of and the Buyer's  Retirement  Plan shall assume,  all liabilities and
obligations with respect to the payment of the transferred account balances.

         9.04.  Other Benefit Plans.  (a) Subject to the specific  provisions of
Sections  9.03 and the  remaining  paragraphs of Section 9.04, as of the Closing
Date all Employees and all 9.01(e)  Employees,  except for former  employees and
retired  employees  of the  Business,  shall  cease to be covered by the Company
Benefit Plans and Benefit  Arrangements and shall become covered by and eligible
for such  employee  benefit  plans  and  fringe  benefit  arrangements,  if any,
provided by Buyer to similarly  situated  employees of Buyer and its affiliates.
Such  Employees and all 9.01(e)  Employees  shall receive credit for all service
with the Parent and the Sellers and their  affiliates  (including  the Companies
and the  Subsidiaries)  and their respective  predecessors  prior to the Closing
Date for all  purposes for which such  service is  recognized  under the Buyer's
employee benefit plans,  provided that, in the event Buyer shall establish a new
employee  benefit plan,  Employees  shall not receive credit under such plan for
service for periods prior to the earliest  date such service is  recognized  for
similarly situated employees of Buyer and its affiliates.

               (b) As of  the  Closing  Date,  all  Employees  and  all  9.01(e)
Employees  and  their  eligible  dependents  who were  immediately  prior to the
Closing Date covered as  participants  or  beneficiaries  under the Simon United
States Holdings Inc. Health and Welfare  Benefits Plan (the "Simon Health Plan")
(including such Employees and all 9.01(e) Employees and dependents covered under
the Simon  Health Plan  pursuant to COBRA)  shall cease to be covered  under the
Simon Health Plan.  Seller shall take, or cause to be taken,  all such action as
may be necessary to effect such  cessation or  participation,  and the Companies
and the Seller shall cease to be participating  employers under the Simon Health
Plan as of the Closing Date.  Effective as of the Closing Date,  said  Employees
and their eligible  dependents shall become participants and beneficiaries under
the Terex  Health Plan (the  Buyer's  Health  Plan)  under terms and  conditions
applicable to similarly situated employees of Buyer and its affiliates and their
dependents.

               (c)  Buyer  shall  cause the  Buyer's  Health  Plan to  recognize
periods of coverage  under the Simon Health Plan for the purpose of applying any
pre-existing  conditions  and  actively-at-  work  exclusions  set  forth by the
Buyer's  Health Plan and shall  provide that any expenses  incurred on or before
the Closing  Date shall be taken into  account  under such plans for purposes of
satisfying   applicable   deductible,   coinsurance  and  maximum  out-of-pocket
provisions.

               (d) As of the Closing  Date,  each Company and  Subsidiary  shall
assume all of the  liabilities and obligations of the Parent and the Sellers and
their  affiliates  which relate  specifically  to the Employees  employed by the
Company  or  Subsidiary,  as the  case may be,  including  all  liabilities  and
obligations  under the  Company  Benefit  Plans  and  Benefit  Arrangements  and
workers' compensation arrangements with respect to the Employees and all 9.01(e)
Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries, including, but not limited to,
(i)   liabilities   and   obligations   for   wages,   benefits,   compensation,
contributions,  insurance and health maintenance organization premiums,  whether
incurred  or accrued  before,  on or after the  Closing  Date and whether or not
reported as of the Closing Date, (ii) liabilities and obligations  arising under
the  continuation  coverage  requirements  of Section  4980B(f)  of the Code and
Section 601 of ERISA with respect to all Employees and all 9.01(e) Employees (or
any  beneficiary or dependent of any Employee) who, as of the Closing Date, have
exercised or are eligible to exercise their right to such continuation  coverage
and (iii) liabilities and obligations to provide post-retirement health and life
insurance  benefits to Employees and 9.01(e) Employees (whether or not currently
retired).  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  sentence,  neither the Buyer nor any
Company or  Subsidiary  shall assume any  liability or  obligation of Seller for
benefits  accruing  after the Closing  Date under the Company  Benefit  Plans or
Benefit Arrangements.

         9.05. Severance. Without limiting the generality of Section 9.04, Buyer
agrees to  provide,  or cause the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries  to provide,
severance pay and other severance  benefits to any Employee or 9.01(e)  Employee
with a written employment contract disclosed in Section 2.08(a)(v) or 9.01(e) of
the Disclosure  Schedule,  in accordance  with any applicable  provision of such
individual's employment contract.

         9.06.  Indemnity.  (a) Without limiting the generality of Section 9.04,
Buyer, the Companies and the Subsidiaries shall jointly and severally  indemnify
the Parent and the Sellers and their  affiliates  and hold each of them harmless
from and  against  any Losses  which may be incurred or suffered by any of them,
(i) under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN") arising
out of, or  relating  to, any  actions  taken by Buyer or the  Companies  or the
Subsidiaries  on or after the Closing Date and (ii) in connection with any claim
made by any  Employee  or 9.01(e)  Employee  arising  out of or  relating to the
failure by the Companies or the Subsidiaries to continue any particular employee
benefit plan or provide any particular employee benefit or level of benefit, and
(b) Parent,  Sellers and their affiliates shall jointly and severally  indemnify
and hold harmless Buyer, the Companies and the Subsidiaries from and against any
Losses  which may be incurred or suffered by any of them (i) under WARN  arising
out of, or  relating  to, any  actions  taken by Parent or Sellers  prior to the
Closing  Date or (ii) under or pursuant to any Company  Benefit Plan and Benefit
Arrangement as a result of or related to any employee  covered by such plans and
arrangements who are not Employees.


                                    ARTICLE X

                          TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

         10.01. Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior
to the Closing:

               (a) By the  mutual  written  consent  of  Buyer,  Parent  and the
Sellers; or

               (b) By  Parent  or the  Sellers,  if the  condition  set forth in
Section 8.03 shall not have been satisfied within 45 days after the date of this
Agreement;  provided,  however,  if Buyer  shall be unable  to make its  initial
filing under the HSR Act within 15 days after the date of this Agreement  solely
as a result of the failure of Parent and the Sellers to provide  timely to Buyer
any  information  that Buyer needs from  Parent or the Sellers to complete  such
filing,  the 45-day  period shall be extended by one day for each day  following
such 15-day period  through and including the day Parent or the Sellers  deliver
such  information  to Buyer;  Parent and the  Sellers  must give notice to Buyer
promptly  following the expiration of such 45-day  period,  but in no event more
than five days following the expiration of such 45-day period, if they intend to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (b); or

               (c) By either  Parent,  the Sellers or Buyer in  writing,  if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before June 30, 1997;  provided,  however,
that  such  failure  to close is not a result of breach by Buyer (in the case of
termination by Buyer) or by Parent and/or any Seller (in the case of termination
by Parent or the Sellers) of any representation,  warranty, covenant, agreement,
obligation, or any understanding hereunder.

               (d) By either the  Sellers or Buyer in  writing,  if there  shall
have been a material  breach by the other  party of any of its  representations,
warranties,  covenants or agreements contained herein and such breach results in
a failure  to satisfy a  condition  to the  terminating  party's  obligation  to
consummate the transactions  provided herein, unless such breach can be remedied
with diligent effort in a reasonable period, in which case this Agreement cannot
be  terminated  for such period,  not to exceed 15 days,  as may be necessary to
remedy such breach after actual knowledge of such breach by the breaching party.

         10.02. Effect on Obligations. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this Article X shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder,  except
for the obligations under Sections 10.02,  11.08 and 11.11 and the last sentence
of Section 4.03; provided,  however,  that termination pursuant to clause (c) or
(d) of Section 10.01 by reason of breaches of representations  and warranties or
covenants or  agreements  shall not relieve the  defaulting  or breaching  party
(whether or not it is the  terminating  party) from any  liability  to the other
party hereto.


                                   ARTICLE XI

                                 MISCELLANEOUS

         11.01.  Survival.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 11.01,
the  representations  and warranties made in this Agreement or in any agreement,
certificate (including the Sellers' Certificates and the Buyer's Certificate) or
other  document  executed at or prior to the Closing in connection  herewith (an
"Ancillary  Document")  shall  survive the Closing and shall  expire on June 30,
1998 and shall thereupon expire together with any right to  indemnification  for
breach  thereof  (except to the extent a written  notice  asserting  a claim for
breach of any such  representation  or  warranty,  describing  the nature of the
breach in  reasonable  detail,  shall have been given  prior to such date to the
party  which  made  such   representation  or  warranty,   in  which  case  such
representation  and warranty  shall  survive,  to the extent of such claim only,
until  such  claim is  resolved,  whether  or not the  amount of the  damages or
expenses  resulting from such breach has been finally determined at the time the
notice is given, if, but only if, in the case of a claim made by Buyer by reason
of a third party  claim,  the  written  notice is  accompanied  by a copy of the
written  notice  of the third  party  claimant;  and  provided  that any  notice
asserting  a claim  for  breach  of any of the  representations  and  warranties
contained  in  Section  2.16 (or in the  Sellers'  Certificates  insofar as they
pertain to Section  2.16) as to any  environmental,  health and safety  matters)
(including,   without  limitation,  any  arising  under  Environmental  Laws  or
Environmental Permits) (an "Environmental Breach") shall not be effective notice
unless  accompanied  by  (a)  written  notice  from  the  applicable  regulatory
authority,  or, if there has been a claim made  against  Buyer by a third party,
the written  notice of the third party  claimant,  alleging the existence of the
conditions  as to which an  Environmental  Breach  is  claimed  or (b) a written
report from a reputable  environmental  consulting  firm which is not affiliated
with Buyer or any  Company or  Subsidiary,  the fees and  expenses of which firm
shall be borne solely by Buyer, confirming,  in reasonable detail, the existence
of  the  conditions  as to  which  an  Environmental  Breach  is  claimed).  The
representations  and warranties  contained in Sections 2.01, 2.02, 2.03 and 2.14
(and in the  Sellers'  Certificates  insofar as they  pertain to Sections  2.01,
2.02,  2.03 and 2.14)  shall  survive the Closing  until the  expiration  of the
applicable statute of limitations (as extended by the application of any tolling
principles).  The representations and warranties  contained in Section 2.06 (and
in the Sellers' Certificates insofar as they pertain to Section 2.06) insofar as
they relate to any real property  owned by the  Companies  and the  Subsidiaries
shall expire at the Closing if Buyer, the Companies or the  Subsidiaries  obtain
or have in effect title  insurance with respect  thereto which covers the matter
or matters subject to such breach. The representations and warranties  contained
in Section 2.16 (and in Sellers' Certificates insofar as they pertain to Section
2.16) shall expire at the third  anniversary  of the Closing.  The covenants and
agreements  contained  herein to be  performed  or  complied  with  prior to the
Closing  (and  the  provisions  of the  Sellers'  Certificates  and the  Buyer's
Certificate  pertaining thereto) shall expire at the Closing.  The covenants and
agreements  contained  herein to be performed  or complied  with at or after the
Closing,   including,   without  limitation,  the  indemnification   obligations
contained  in Sections  6.01(d)  and (e),  shall  survive the Closing  until the
expiration  of the  applicable  statute of  limitations  (without  regard to the
application   of  any   tolling   principles).   Parent's   and   the   Sellers'
indemnification  obligations set forth in Section 11.02(a)(iii)(y) and (z) shall
expire on the ninth  anniversary  of the Closing  Date and in no event shall any
Seller be responsible  for any  Environmental  Losses or other Losses  incurred,
expended or  suffered  thereafter  with  respect to matters  addressed  therein.
Subject to the obligations of Buyer in Section 4.07, no  investigation  by Buyer
or on  Buyer's  behalf  heretofore  or  hereafter  conducted  shall  affect  the
representations,  warranties or covenants of Parent and the Sellers set forth in
this Agreement.

         11.02.  Indemnification.  (a) Parent and the Sellers shall, jointly and
severally,  indemnify Buyer and its affiliates  (including the Companies and the
Subsidiaries)  and hold each of them harmless  from and against,  and in respect
of,  any  damages,  claims,  losses,  charges,   actions,  suits,   proceedings,
deficiencies,  taxes,  interest,  penalties,  and reasonable  costs and expenses
(including   without  limitation   reasonable   attorneys'  fees  and  expenses)
(collectively, "Losses") (net of any tax benefits or insurance recoveries) which
are  incurred  or  suffered by any of them (i) by reason of the breach of any of
the  representations  or warranties  made by Parent and the Sellers herein or in
any Ancillary Document (other than any which do not survive the Closing or which
are  contained  in Section  2.16  hereof),  (ii) by reason of the failure by the
Sellers to perform or comply with any of the covenants or  agreements  contained
herein (other than those contained in Section  11.02(a)(iii)(y)  and (z) herein)
or in any  Ancillary  Document to be performed or complied with by Sellers at or
after the  Closing;  (iii) by reason of Losses  which are  Environmental  Losses
which are incurred or suffered by any of them (x) by reason of the breach of any
of the  representations  and warranties made by Seller contained in Section 2.16
herein;  (y) arising  from, in respect of,  incurred as a  consequence  of or in
connection with any and all real property,  business entities or assets, whether
domestic or foreign,  formerly owned, leased or operated by the Companies or the
Subsidiaries  and not owned,  leased or operated by the  Companies or any of the
Subsidiaries  as of the  Closing  Date;  or (z)  arising  from,  in respect  of,
incurred as a consequence of or in connection  with the transport or disposal of
any  Hazardous  Substances  to or at any  offsite  facility  or  location by the
Companies  or the  Subsidiaries  as of the Closing Date or (iv) by reason of any
retroactive rate or premium adjustments for workers  compensation  insurance for
periods  prior to the  Closing  Date to the  extent not  covered by any  reserve
therefor on the Closing Date Balance Sheet.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  all
representations and warranties concerning inventory,  receivables,  reserves and
current  liabilities and any matters which the parties  specifically  resolve in
connection with the finalization of the Closing Date Balance Sheets,  whether as
a result of a decision of the  Arbitrator or an agreement of the parties,  shall
not be the basis for an indemnity  claim under this  Agreement.  Any recovery by
Buyer and its affiliates for  indemnification  shall be limited as follows:  (1)
Buyer and its  affiliates  shall not be entitled to any recovery  unless a claim
for  indemnification  is made in accordance  with  Sections  11.01 and paragraph
(c)(i) of this Section 11.02 and within the time period of survival set forth in
Section 11.01; (2) Buyer and its affiliates shall not be entitled to recover any
amount for indemnification claims under clauses (i) and (iii)(x) of this Section
11.02(a) unless and until the amount which Buyer and its affiliates are entitled
to recover in respect of such claims exceeds, in the aggregate,  $3 million, and
only for  individual  claims or a series of related claims in excess of $25,000,
in which event  (subject to clause (3) below) the entire  amount which Buyer and
its  affiliates  are  entitled  to recover in respect of such  claims  less $1.5
million  (the  "Deductible")  shall  be  payable;  and  (3) the  maximum  amount
recoverable by Buyer and its affiliates for indemnification claims under clauses
(i) and (iii)(x) of this Section 11.02(a) shall in the aggregate be equal to $20
million.

               (b) Buyer, the Companies and the Subsidiaries shall,  jointly and
severally,  indemnify Parent,  the Sellers and their affiliates and hold each of
them  harmless  from and against all Losses (net of any tax benefit or insurance
recovery)  which are  incurred  or  suffered by any of them (i) by reason of the
breach by Buyer of any of the representations or warranties made by Buyer herein
or in any Ancillary Document or (ii) by reason of the failure by Buyer (or, from
and after the Closing,  the Companies and the Subsidiaries) to perform or comply
with any of the  covenants or  agreements  contained  herein or in any Ancillary
Document  to be  performed  or  complied  with by either of them at or after the
Closing.   Any  recovery  by  Parent,   any  Seller  and  their  affiliates  for
indemnification  shall be limited as follows:  (1) Parent, the Sellers and their
affiliates   shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  recovery   unless  a  claim  for
indemnification  is made in  accordance  with  paragraph  (c)(i) of this Section
11.02 and within the time  period set forth in  Section  11.01 (2)  Parent,  the
Sellers  and their  Affiliates  shall not be  entitled to recover any amount for
indemnification  under clause (i) of this Section  11.02(a) unless and until the
amount which Parent, the Sellers and their affiliates are entitled to recover in
respect of such claims  exceeds,  in the aggregate,  the Deductible and only for
individual  claims, or a series of related claims, in excess of $25,000 in which
event (subject to clause (3) below) the entire amount which Parent,  Sellers and
their  affiliates  are  entitled  to recover in respect of such  claims less the
Deductible  shall be payable and (3) the maximum  amount  recoverable by Parent,
Sellers or any of their affiliates for  indemnification  claims under clause (i)
of this Section 11.02(a) shall in the aggregate be equal to $20 million.

               (c) (i) In the event  that any party  shall  incur or suffer  any
Losses in respect of which  indemnification may be sought by such party pursuant
to the  provisions of this Section  11.02,  the party seeking to be  indemnified
hereunder (the "Indemnitee") shall assert a claim for indemnification by written
notice (a  "Notice")  to the  party  from whom  indemnification  is sought  (the
"Indemnitor")  stating the nature and basis of such claim, and, if such claim is
with respect to a third party claim or an Environmental  Breach,  accompanied by
the  documentation  set forth in Section 11.01. In the case of losses arising by
reason of any third party claim, the Notice shall be given within 30 days of the
filing or other written  assertion of any such claim against the Indemnitee.  In
the event that a claim for indemnification is not resolved by the Indemnitor and
the  Indemnitee  within 24 months  after the date  such  claim is  brought,  the
Indemnitee  shall have 30 days after the  expiration  of such 24 month period to
commence  a  lawsuit  with  respect  to such  claim  and if no such  lawsuit  is
commenced by the Indemnitee  within such 30- day period,  the  Indemnitor  shall
have no further obligation or liability  hereunder or otherwise to Buyer and its
affiliates with respect to such claim.

                    (ii) The  Indemnitee  shall  provide  to the  Indemnitor  on
request all information and  documentation  reasonably  necessary to support and
verify  any  Losses  which  the  Indemnitee  believes  give  rise to a claim for
indemnification  hereunder  and  shall  give the  Indemnitor  reasonable  access
without cost to all books and records in the  possession  of, and make available
at times  reasonably  acceptable to Buyer all personnel  (including to attend or
participate in depositions  and/or trials) under the control of, the Indemnitee,
which would have bearing on such claim.

                    (iii)  In  the  case  of  third   party   claims  for  which
indemnification  is sought,  the Indemnitor shall have the option (x) to conduct
any proceedings or negotiations in connection  therewith,  (y) to take all other
steps to settle or defend any such claim (provided that the Indemnitor shall not
settle any such claim without the consent of the Indemnitee, which consent shall
not be  unreasonably  withheld)  and (z) to employ  counsel to contest  any such
claim or liability in the name of the Indemnitee or otherwise. In any event, the
Indemnitee  shall be entitled to  participate  at its own expense and by its own
counsel in any  proceedings  relating to any third party claim.  The  Indemnitor
shall,  within 45 days of receipt of the Notice,  notify the  Indemnitee  of its
intention to assume the defense of such claim. Until the Indemnitee has received
notice of the Indemnitor's  election whether to defend any claim, the Indemnitee
shall take reasonable steps to defend (but may not settle) such claim. If, after
assuming  the defense of any third party claim the  Indemnitor  shall  determine
such claim is not covered by the indemnification provided by this Section 11.02,
the  Indemnitor  may, upon 60 days notice to the  Indemnitee,  withdraw from the
defense of such claim. If the Indemnitor  shall decline to assume the defense of
any such  claim,  or shall  fail to notify the  Indemnitee  within 45 days after
receipt of the Notice of the  Indemnitor's  election to defend  such claim,  the
Indemnitee  shall defend against such claim (provided that the Indemnitee  shall
not settle such claim without the consent of the Indemnitor, which consent shall
not be  unreasonably  withheld).  The expenses of all  proceedings,  contests or
lawsuits in respect of such claims (other than those  incurred by the Indemnitee
which are referred to in the second sentence of this  subparagraph  (iii)) shall
be borne by the Indemnitor  but only if the  Indemnitor is responsible  pursuant
hereto to indemnify  the  Indemnitee in respect of the third party claim and, if
applicable,  only to the  extent  required  by the  second  sentence  of Section
11.02(a).  Regardless of which party shall assume the defense of the claim,  the
parties agree to cooperate  fully with one another in connection  therewith.  In
the case of a claim  for  indemnification  made  under  Section  11.02(a)(i)  or
11.02(b)(i),  (a) if (and to the extent) the Indemnitor is responsible  pursuant
hereto to indemnify  the  Indemnitee  in respect of the third party claim,  then
within ten days after the  occurrence  of a final  non-appealable  determination
with respect to such third party claim, the Indemnitor shall pay the Indemnitee,
in  immediately  available  funds,  the amount of any  Losses  (or such  portion
thereof as the Indemnitor  shall be  responsible  for pursuant to the provisions
hereof, including, without limitation, the second sentence of Section 11.02(a)),
and (b) in the event that any Losses  incurred by the  Indemnitee do not involve
payment by the  Indemnitee of a third party claim,  then, if (and to the extent)
the  Indemnitor  is  responsible  pursuant  hereto to indemnify  the  Indemnitee
against such Losses, the Indemnitor shall within ten days after agreement on the
amount of Losses or the occurrence of a final  non-appealable  determination  of
such amount pay to the Indemnitee, in immediately available funds, the amount of
such Losses (or such portion thereof as the Indemnitor  shall be responsible for
pursuant to the provisions hereof.

               (d) The  provisions  of this  Section  11.02  shall  apply to all
claims  for  indemnification  hereunder,  except  indemnification  claims  which
involve matters addressed by Sections 6.01(d) or 6.01(e),  which claims shall be
governed by solely such Sections.

               (e) Except as set forth in Sections  5.04,  6.01,  6.02 and 6.03,
the  indemnification  provided  in this  Section  11.02  shall  be the  sole and
exclusive remedy of Parent, the Sellers and Buyer with respect to this Agreement
and the transactions  contemplated  hereby.  All amounts payable by one party in
indemnification  of the other shall be  considered an adjustment to the Purchase
Price.  Notwithstanding  the  generality of the foregoing,  the  indemnification
provided in this  Section  11.02  relating to  environmental,  health and safety
matters (including,  without limitation, any arising under Environmental Laws or
Environmental  Permits) shall  constitute  Buyer's sole and exclusive remedy and
Buyer hereby waives any rights and remedies  that it may otherwise  have against
Parent, the Sellers and the Companies under any Environmental  Laws,  including,
without  limitation,  any claims for recovery or contribution  under CERCLA, its
state analogies or common law.

               (f) In no event shall Parent or the Sellers be liable for loss of
profits or  consequential  damages by reason of a breach of any  representation,
warranty or  covenant  made by the  Sellers or any of their  affiliates  in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

               (g)  Notwithstanding  anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
neither  Parent  nor the  Sellers  shall be  responsible  for any  liability  or
obligation  as a result  of  Buyers',  or the  Companies'  or the  Subsidiaries'
failure to comply with applicable law after the Closing.

               (h)  Upon   making  any   payment  to  an   Indemnitee   for  any
indemnification  claim pursuant to this Section 11.02,  the Indemnitor  shall be
subrogated,  to the extent of such payment,  to any rights which the  Indemnitee
may have against any other parties with respect to the subject matter underlying
such indemnification claim.

         11.03. Interpretive Provisions. be Whenever used in this Agreement, "to
the Sellers'  knowledge"  or "to the  knowledge  of the Sellers"  shall mean the
actual  knowledge of those officers  and/or  employees of the Sellers and Parent
who are listed in  Section  11.03 of the  Disclosure  Schedule  and "to  Buyer's
knowledge"  or "to the  knowledge of Buyer"  shall mean the actual  knowledge of
Buyer and the persons listed in Section 11.03 of the Disclosure Schedule.

               (b) The words  "hereof,"  "herein,"  "hereby" and "hereunder" and
words of  similar  import  refer  to this  Agreement  as a whole  and not to any
particular Article, Section or other subdivision thereof.

               (c)  For  purposes  of  this  Agreement,  the  Companies  and the
Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be affiliates of Parent and the Sellers prior to
the Closing and affiliates of Buyer after the Closing.

         11.04.  Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  (including  the Disclosure
Schedule) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the sole understanding of
the parties  with respect to the subject  matter  hereof.  Matters  disclosed by
Parent or the Sellers to Buyer pursuant to any Section of this  Agreement  shall
be deemed to be disclosed  with respect to all Sections of this  Agreement.  The
Confidentiality  Agreement shall survive for the full term thereof in accordance
with the terms thereof  regardless of the execution of this  Agreement but shall
terminate  upon the  consummation  of the Closing,  except with respect to those
matters that were  disclosed  to Buyer which  constitute  confidential  business
information  of  Parent or any  subsidiary  of Seller  not  purchased  by Buyer.
Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,   nothing  in  this  Agreement  (including  the
Disclosure  Schedule)  shall be deemed to expand or  restrict  the rights of any
party hereto under the securities  laws of any  jurisdiction  to the extent such
laws are applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby.

         11.05.  Successors  and  Assigns.  The  terms  and  conditions  of this
Agreement  shall  inure to the  benefit  of and be binding  upon the  respective
successors  and  assigns of the parties  hereto;  provided,  however,  that this
Agreement  may not be assigned by Buyer  without  the prior  written  consent of
Parent and the Sellers  (which may be withheld  in their  absolute  discretion),
except that Buyer may, at its election,  assign this Agreement to (i) any direct
or indirect  wholly owned  subsidiary or (ii) its lenders in connection with the
transactions  contemplated by this Agreement, so long as (a) the representations
and  warranties  of Buyer made herein are equally true of such  assignee and (b)
such assignment does not have any adverse  consequences to Parent or the Sellers
or any of their  affiliates  (including,  without  limitation,  any  adverse tax
consequences  or any adverse  effect on the ability of Buyer to  consummate  (or
timely consummate) the transactions  contemplated hereby), and (c) such assignee
shall  execute  a  counterpart  of this  Agreement  agreeing  to be bound by the
provisions  hereof as "Buyer," and agreeing to be jointly and  severally  liable
with the  assignor  and any other  assignee  for all of the  obligations  of the
assignor  hereunder,  but no such  assignment  of this  Agreement  or any of the
rights or obligations  hereunder  shall relieve Buyer of its  obligations  under
this Agreement.

         11.06. Headings. The headings of the Articles,  Sections and paragraphs
of this Agreement are inserted for  convenience  only and shall not be deemed to
constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction hereof.

         11.07.   Modification  and  Waiver.   No  amendment,   modification  or
alteration of the terms or provisions of this Agreement  shall be binding unless
the same shall be in writing and duly  executed by the  parties  hereto,  except
that any of the terms or provisions  of this  Agreement may be waived in writing
at any time by the party which is entitled to the  benefits of such waived terms
or provisions.  No waiver of any of the  provisions of this  Agreement  shall be
deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or
not similar).  No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right,  power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.

         11.08.  Expenses.  Except as otherwise  provided herein,  Parent,  each
Seller  and Buyer  shall pay all costs  and  expenses  incurred  by it or on its
behalf in  connection  with this  Agreement  and the  transactions  contemplated
hereby,  including,  without limiting the generality of the foregoing,  fees and
expenses of its own financial consultants, accountants and counsel.

         11.09. Notices. Any notice,  request,  instruction or other document to
be given  hereunder  by any party  hereto to any other party shall be in writing
and shall be given (and will be deemed to have been duly given upon  receipt) by
delivery in person, by electronic facsimile transmission, cable, telegram, telex
or by international overnight courier, postage prepaid,

         if to Parent or the Sellers to:

              Simon Engineering plc
              Simon House
              6 Eaton Gate
              London SWIW 9BJ
              ENGLAND
              Attention:  Richard J. Catt
              Telecopy: 011 441 71 881 2225

         with a copy to:

              Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
              One New York Plaza
              New York, New York  10004
              Attention:  Sanford Krieger, Esq.
              Telecopy:  (212) 859-4000

         if to Buyer to:

              Terex Corporation
              500 Post Road East
              Suite 320
              Westport, CT  06880
              Telecopy:  (203) 227-1647
              Attention:  David J. Langevin

         with a copy to:

              Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP
              1290 Avenue of the Americas
              New York, NY  10104
              Telecopy:  (212) 541-4630
              Attention:  Stuart A. Gordon, Esq.

or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice.

         11.10.  Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the State of New York  applicable to agreements
made and to be performed  wholly within such  jurisdiction.  Each of the parties
hereto  hereby  irrevocably  and  unconditionally  consents  to  submit  to  the
exclusive  jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of the United
States of  America,  in each case  located  in the  County of New York,  for any
Litigation  arising out of or relating to this  Agreement  and the  transactions
contemplated  hereby (and agrees not to commence any Litigation relating thereto
except in such courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons,
notice or document by U.S.  registered mail to its respective  address set forth
in Section  11.09  shall be  effective  service of  process  for any  Litigation
brought  against  it in any  such  court.  Each  of the  parties  hereto  hereby
irrevocably and  unconditionally  waives any objection to the laying of venue of
any Litigation  arising out of this Agreement or the  transactions  contemplated
hereby in the courts of the State of New York or the United  States of  America,
in each case located in County of New York, and hereby further  irrevocably  and
unconditionally  waives  and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that
any  such  Litigation  brought  in  any  such  court  has  been  brought  in  an
inconvenient forum. The party in any Litigation whose position is closest to the
final decision of the judge in such Litigation  (based on the final positions of
the parties prior to commencement  of Litigation)  shall be entitled to an award
of the cost of such Litigation  including  reasonable fees and  disbursements of
counsel;  provided,  however,  that if the  judge in such  Litigation  finds the
circumstances so warrant,  he may divide the cost of such Litigation between the
parties thereto in a manner he sees fit.

         11.11. Public Announcements. Neither Parent, any Seller nor Buyer shall
make any public statements,  including,  without limitation, any press releases,
with respect to this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated hereby without
the  prior  written  consent  of the other  party  (which  consent  shall not be
unreasonably withheld), except as may be required by applicable law or the rules
of the New York Stock  Exchange,  the London Stock  Exchange or the City Code on
Take-overs and Mergers.  If a public  statement is required to be made by law or
the rules of the New York Stock Exchange,  the London Stock Exchange or the City
Code on  Take-overs  and Mergers,  the parties  shall consult with each other in
advance as to the contents and timing thereof.

         11.12.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed in one or more
counterparts,  each of which shall for all  purposes be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute the same instrument.

         11.13.  Currency Conversion.  If, for any purpose under this Agreement,
including the  preparation of any Closing Date Balance Sheet, it is necessary to
convert an amount  denominated in a currency  other than U.S.  dollars into U.S.
dollars,  the parties  hereto agree,  to the fullest extent they may legally and
effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that published in The
Wall Street  Journal as the rate to purchase  with U.S.  dollars the  applicable
currency in New York,  New York on the business day  immediately  preceding  the
date as of which  such  amount is stated  or,  in the case of any  payment,  the
payment date.

         11.14.  Exhibits and Disclosure  Schedule.  The Disclosure Schedule and
the  Exhibits  hereto  are hereby  incorporated  herein and shall be made a part
hereof.

<PAGE>


IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.

                               SIMON UNITED STATES HOLDINGS INC.



                               By:________________________________
                               Title:_____________________________


                               SIMON OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED



                               By:________________________________
                               Title:_____________________________


                               SIMON ENGINEERING plc


                               By:__________________________________
                               Title:_______________________________


                                TEREX CORPORATION


                               By:__________________________________
                               Title:_______________________________



<PAGE>







                                                                    EXHIBIT 11.1
                                                                   (Page 1 of 2)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Computation of Earnings per Common Share
                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                                       ----------------------------------------------
                                                                            1996            1995           1994
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------
<S>                                                                    <C>             <C>            <C>        
PRIMARY:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary items....$     (54.3)    $    (32.1)    $       4.9
Income (loss) from discontinued operations.............................      102.0            4.4            (3.7)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Income (loss) before extraordinary items...............................       47.7          (27.7)           (4.8)
   Less:  Accretion of Preferred Stock.................................      (22.9)          (7.3)           (6.0)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Income (loss) before extraordinary item applicable to common stock.....       24.8          (35.0)           (4.8)
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt...............................      ---             (7.5)           (0.7)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Net income (loss) applicable to common stock...........................$      24.8     $    (42.5)    $      (5.5)
                                                                       =============== ============== ===============

Weighted average shares outstanding during the period..................       11.8           10.4            10.3
Assumed exercise of warrants at ratio determined as of
     December 31, 1996.................................................        1.2          ---  (a)        ---  (a)
Assumed exercise of stock options......................................        0.3          ---  (a)        ---  (a)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Primary shares outstanding.............................................       13.3           10.4            10.3
                                                                       =============== ============== ===============

Primary income per common share
   Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary item..$    (5.81)     $    (3.79)    $     (0.10)
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations..........................      7.67            0.42           (0.36)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

   Income (loss) before extraordinary items............................      1.86           (3.37)          (0.46)
   Extraordinary loss..................................................    ---              (0.72)          (0.07)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

   Net income (loss)...................................................$     1.86      $    (4.09)    $     (0.53)
                                                                       =============== ============== ===============
<FN>

(a) Excluded from the computation because the effect is anti-dilutive.
</FN>
</TABLE>



<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 11.1
                                                                   (Page 2 of 2)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       TEREX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Computation of Earnings per Common Share
                     (in millions except per share amounts)

                                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                                       ----------------------------------------------
                                                                            1996            1995           1994
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------
<S>                                                                    <C>             <C>            <C>        
FULLY DILUTED:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary items....$     (54.3)    $    (32.1)    $       4.9
Income (loss) from discontinued operations.............................      102.0            4.4            (3.7)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Income (loss) before extraordinary items...............................       47.7          (27.7)           (4.8)
   Less:  Accretion of Preferred Stock.................................      (22.9)          (7.3)           (6.0)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Income (loss) before extraordinary item applicable to common stock.....       24.8          (35.0)           (4.8)
   Add:  Accretion of Preferred Stock assumed converted at
     beginning of period...............................................      ---  (a)       ---  (a)        ---  (a)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

                                                                              24.8          (35.0)           (4.8)

Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt...............................      ---             (7.5)           (0.7)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

Net income (loss) applicable to common stock...........................$      24.8     $    (42.5)    $      (5.5)
                                                                       =============== ============== ===============

Weighted average shares outstanding during the period..................       11.8           10.4            10.3
Assumed exercise of warrants at ratio determined as of
     December 31, 1996.................................................        1.2          ---  (a)        ---  (a)
Assumed conversion of Preferred Stock..................................      ---  (a)       ---  (a)        ---  (a)
Assumed exercise of stock options......................................        0.3          ---  (a)        ---  (a)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------
Fully diluted shares oustanding........................................       13.3           10.4            10.3
                                                                       =============== ============== ===============

Fully diluted income per common share
   Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary item..$    (5.81)     $    (3.79)    $     (0.10)
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations..........................      7.67            0.42           (0.36)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

   Income (loss) before extraordinary items............................      1.86           (3.37)          (0.46)
   Extraordinary loss..................................................    ---              (0.72)          (0.07)
                                                                       --------------- -------------- ---------------

   Net income (loss)...................................................$     1.86      $    (4.09)    $     (0.53
                                                                       =============== ============== ===============

<FN>


(a) Excluded from the computation because the effect is anti-dilutive.
</FN>
</TABLE>


<PAGE>



                                                                  EXHIBIT 21.1

                CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES OF TEREX CORPORATION


                                           Jurisdiction of
  Name of Subsidiary                        Incorporation

Terex of Western Michigan, Inc.               Michigan

Terex Material Handling Corp.                 Kentucky

New Terex Holdings Corporation                Delaware

Terex Equipment Limited                       Scotland

  Fetter One Limited                          United Kingdom

  International Machinery Company Limited     United Kingdom

    IMACO Construction Equipment Limited      United Kingdom

    IMACO Blackwood Hodge Group Ltd.          United Kingdom

      IMACO Blackwood Hodge Limited           United Kingdom

    IMACO Trading Limited                     United Kingdom

    CMP Limited                               United Kingdom

      NGW Supplies Limited                    United Kingdom

        Gatewood Engineers Limited            United Kingdom

Bucyrus Construction Products                 Delaware

Unit Rig Australia (Pty) Limited              New South Wales, Australia

Terex International Exports, Inc.             Delaware

Unit Rig South Africa (Pty) Limited           South Africa

Unit Rig (Canada) Limited                     Delaware

Terex Cranes, Inc.                            Delaware

  PPM S.A. (France)                           France

     PPM SPA (Italy)                          Italy

     Brimont Engine (France)                  France

     Brimont Agaire (France)                  France

     PPM Krane (Germany)                      Germany

       Baulift (Germany)                      Germany

  Koehring Cranes Inc.                        Delaware

  Legris Industries Inc.                      Delaware (Liquidated)

     PPM Cranes, Inc.                         Delaware

       PPM PTY Ltd. (Australia)               Australia

       PPM Far East Ltd. (Singapore)          Singapore

       Century II Foreign Sales Corp.         Virgin Islands

     Tower Cranes, Inc.                       New York

North West International, Ltd.                Virgin Islands

<PAGE>






                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form S-8 (Nos.  33-21483,  33-00949 and 33-03983) and on Form S-3
(No. 33-52297) of Terex Corporation of our reports dated March 6, 1997 appearing
on pages F-2 and F-34 of this Form 10-K.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Stamford, Connecticut
March 27, 1997


<PAGE>






                                                                    Exhibit 23.2



               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors



We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form S-3 No.  33-52297)  pertaining to the registration of 242,684 Common Stock
Purchase  Warrants,  (Form S-8 No.  33-21483)  pertaining to the registration of
167,812  Shares  of Common  Stock,  (Form S-8 No.  33-00949)  pertaining  to the
registration  of  400,000  Shares  of Common  Stock and (Form S-8 No.  33-03983)
pertaining  to the  registration  of  300,000  Shares of  Common  Stock of Terex
Corporation  of  our  report  dated  August  22,  1995,   with  respect  to  the
consolidated  Statements of Operations,  Shareholders' Equity and Cash Flows for
the year ended  December  31,  1994 of PPM Cranes,  Inc.  included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) of Terex Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1996.




ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Greenville, South Carolina
March 27, 1997



<PAGE>





                                                                    Exhibit 23.3
                                                                   (Page 1 of 3)



                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We  hereby  consent  to the  use in the  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K of  Terex
Corporation  for the year ended December 31, 1996 of our report dated 30 January
1995 relating to the  financial  statements of PPM of Australia Pty Ltd as at 31
December 1994.



PRICE WATERHOUSE



Melbourne, Australia
26 March 1997



<PAGE>




                                                                    Exhibit 23.3
                                                                   (Page 2 of 3)



                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-52292),  and
Forms S-8 (No. 33-21483,  No. 33-00949 and No. 33-03983) of PPM of Australia Pty
Ltd of our report dated 30 January 1995.



PRICE WATERHOUSE



Melbourne, Australia
26 March 1997





<PAGE>



                                                                    Exhibit 23.3
                                                                   (Page 3 of 3)


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


                                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 the Terex Corporation
Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31,  1996  (including,
without limitation, amendments), 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.


   Signature                       Title                              Date
   ---------                       -----                              ----
/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo      President, Chief Executive Officer,      March 26, 1997
Ronald M. DeFeo            Chief Operating Officer and Director
                           (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ David J. Langevin    Executive Vice President                 March 26, 1997
David J. Langevin          (Acting Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Marvin B. Rosenberg  Senior Vice President, General Counsel,  March 26, 1997
Marvin B. Rosenberg        Secretary and Director

/s/ Joseph F. Apuzzo     Vice President Finance and Controller    March 26, 1997
Joseph F. Apuzzo           (Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ G. Chris Andersen    Director                                 March 26, 1997
G. Chris Andersen

/s/ William H. Fike      Director                                 March 26, 1997
William H. Fike

/s/ Bruce I. Raben       Director                                 March 26, 1997
Bruce I. Raben

/s/ David A. Sachs       Director                                 March 26, 1997
David A. Sachs

/s/ Adam E. Wolf         Director                                 March 26, 1997
Adam E. Wolf

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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE TEREX  CORPORATION  DECEMBER  31,  1996 FORM  10-K AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                                 1,000
       
<S>                                                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                       DEC-31-1996
<CASH>                                                      72,000
<SECURITIES>                                                     0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                                 7,000
<INVENTORY>                                                190,600
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                           390,200
<PP&E>                                                      65,400
<DEPRECIATION>                                              33,700
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                             471,200
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                      195,000
<BONDS>                                                    262,100
                                       46,200
                                                      0
<COMMON>                                                       100
<OTHER-SE>                                                 (71,800)
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<SALES>                                                    678,500
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<CGS>                                                      609,300
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                 0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                          44,800
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                            (42,200)
<INCOME-TAX>                                                12,100
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                        (54,300)
<DISCONTINUED>                                             102,000
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                  0
<CHANGES>                                                        0
<NET-INCOME>                                                47,700
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                 1.86
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                 1.86
        


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