UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
Option to purchase common stock | Â (1) | Â (1) | Common Stock | 5,242,450 (1) | $ 18 | D | Â |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
TEREX CORP 200 NYALA FARM ROAD WESTPORT, CT 06880 |
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/s/ Eric I Cohen | 01/18/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | (See Note (1) ) |
 Remarks: (1)  On January 13, 2008 Terex Corporation ("Terex") and Terex Minnesota, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Terex Corporation ("Sub"),  entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with A.S.V., Inc. ("the Company"), which contemplates an acquisition of the Company by Terex by means of a tender offer (the "Offer") for all outstanding shares of common stock ("Shares") of the Company followed by a merger, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.  In connection with the Merger Agreement and for the purpose of facilitating the transactions contemplated thereby, Terex and Sub entered into a Tender, Voting and Option Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2008, with Caterpillar Inc. (the "Shareholder").  Pursuant to the Tender, Voting and Option Agreement, the Shareholder has agreed, among other things, to tender into the Offer 5,242,450 of the Shares it owns, granted Terex and Sub an option to purchase 5,242,450 exercisable only if the Shareholder breaches its obligation to tender those shares into the Offer or withdraws those Shares from the Offer, and agreed to vote 5,242,450 Shares in favor of the Merger.  The 5,242,450 Shares subject to the Tender, Voting and Option Agreement represent approximately 19.6% of the outstanding Shares.  Terex and Sub expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the 5,242,450 Shares subject to the Tender, Voting and Option Agreement and this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that Terex or Sub is beneficial owner of those Shares for any purpose.  These agreements are included in a Schedule 13D filed by Terex with respect to the Company and the description of the agreements are qualified by reference thereto. |