SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FOREMAN ROBERT B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SPX CORPORATION 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE (Street) CHARLOTTE NC 28277 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPX CORP [ SPW ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP Human Resources
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/30/2005		F		2,772	D	$41.5	67,617	D
Common Stock								2,265	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option to purchase common stock	$37.5							05/10/2004	05/09/2009	Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock	$45							05/10/2004	05/09/2009	Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$38.9063							(2)	01/02/2010	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$48.44							(3)	01/01/2011	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$58.34							05/10/2001	05/09/2009	Common Stock	1,172		1,172	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$53.215							11/12/2001	05/09/2009	Common Stock	1,468		1,468	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$69.43							(4)	01/01/2012	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$67.695							05/13/2002	05/09/2009	Common Stock	1,988		1,988	D
Employee stock option to purchase common stock(1)	$38.57							(5)	01/02/2013	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted under the SPX Corporation 2002 Stock Compensation Plan or its predecessor plan, the 1992 Stock Compensation Plan.

2. Option vested as to 25,000 shares on each of January 3, 2002 and 2003.

3. Option vested as to 16,668 shares on January 2, 2002 and 16,666 shares on each of January 2, 2003 and 2004.

4. Option vested as to 16,668 shares on January 2, 2003 and 16,666 shares on each of January 2, 2004 and 2005.

5. Option vested as to 16,667 shares on each of January 3, 2004 and 2005, and will vest as to 16,666 shares on January 3, 2006.

	C.J. Kearney, Attorney In Fact for Robert B. Foreman	02/01/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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