Executive Change · Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _____________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 19, 2022 TEREX CORP ORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-10702 34-1531521 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 45 Glover Avenue Norwalk Connecticut 06850 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)              Registrant's telephone number, including area code ( 203 ) 222-7170 NOT APPLICABLE (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock ($0.01 par value) TEX New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) As described under Item 5.07 of this Current Report, on May 19, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Terex Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) that extends the date that matching contributions may be made under the plan until March 2, 2032 . The Deferred Compensation Plan allows plan participants to defer up to (i) 20% of his/her salary, (ii) 100% of his/her bonus, and (iii) 100% of his/her director fees. The plan participant’s deferrals may be invested in shares of the Company’s common stock or in a bond index. The Company makes a contribution of 25% of the plan participant’s salary and bonus that is deferred into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company does not make a contribution with respect to any deferrals into the bond index or any deferrals by any directors. A description of the material terms of the plan is set forth in Proposal 3, under the heading “Approval of an Amendment to the Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan” in the Proxy Statement, which description is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(e). The foregoing description of the Deferred Compensation Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Deferred Compensation Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders . (a) The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 19, 2022. (b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected Paula H. J. Cholmondeley , Donald DeFosset , John L. Garrison, Thomas J. Hansen , Sandie O’Connor, Christopher Rossi, Andra Rush and David A. Sachs to the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approved in an advisory vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (iii) approved an amendment to the Deferred Compensation Plan, and (iv) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Proposal 1 : Election of Directors: Paula H. J. Cholmondeley 54,683,221  3,606,400  60,575  4,870,520  Donald DeFosset 54,549,232  3,740,535  60,429  4,870,520  John L. Garrison 54,261,822  3,824,656  263,718  4,870,520  Thomas J. Hansen 54,940,830  3,347,713  61,653  4,870,520  Sandie O’Connor 58,188,690  109,233  52,273  4,870,520  Christopher Rossi 56,092,573  2,197,641  59,982  4,870,520  Andra Rush 58,162,743  128,153  59,300  4,870,520  David A. Sachs 52,209,033  6,089,204  51,959  4,870,520  - 2 - For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Proposal 2: Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers 56,225,855  2,037,988  86,353  4,870,520  Proposal 3 : Amendment to the Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan 57,329,675  939,187  81,334  4,870,520  Proposal 4 : Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2022 63,003,301  153,518  63,897  0 Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 10.1 Tere x Corporation Amended and Restate d Deferred Comp ensation Plan 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURES      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: May 23, 2022 TEREX CORPORATION By: /s/Scott J. Posner Scott J. Posner Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel - 3 -