Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
Ladau Drew T
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/22/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPX CORP [SPW]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Seg. Pres., Therm. Equip.&Ser. /

(Street)
CHARLOTTE, NC 28277

(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Common Stock 35107 ⁽¹⁾ D

Common Stock 3136.4306 I 401(k) Plan

Common Stock 1000 I IRA

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 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)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

( 1) Includes unvested restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

Ladau Drew T
C/O SPX CORPORATION
13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
CHARLOTTE, NC 28277

Seg. Pres., Therm. Equip.&Ser.

Signatures

Brian Webb, Attorney In Fact for Drew T. Ladau 4/28/2009

^** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* 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).

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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
Common Stock	35107 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	3136.4306	I	401(k) Plan
Common Stock	1000	I	IRA

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby appoints each of Kevin L. Lilly, Spencer Conard, Brian Webb and Lydia Myrick, signing singly, as attorney-in-fact to act for the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned solely to do all or any of the following:

1. To execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission all statements regarding the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of SPX Corporation filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

2. To execute all necessary instruments to carry out and perform any of the powers stated above, and to do any other acts requisite to carrying out such powers.

None of Kevin L. Lilly, Spencer Conard, Brian Webb or Lydia Myrick shall incur any liability to the undersigned for acting or refraining from acting under this power, except for such attorney's own willful misconduct or gross negligence. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in- fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is SPX Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Any reproduced copy of this signed original shall be deemed to be an original counterpart of this Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney is governed by Delaware law.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file statements pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of SPX Corporation, unless earlier revoked. This Power of Attorney shall terminate with respect to the attorney-in-fact upon receipt by Kevin L. Lilly, Spencer Conard, Brian Webb or Lydia Myrick, as the case may be, from the undersigned of a written notice of revocation of this Power of Attorney. The undersigned shall have the right to revoke this Power of Attorney at any time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this twenty-second day of April, 2009.

By: /s/ Drew T. Ladau
        Drew T. Ladau

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	35107 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	3136.4306	I	401(k) Plan
Common Stock	1000	I	IRA

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes unvested restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ladau Drew T C/O SPX CORPORATION 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE CHARLOTTE, NC 28277			Seg. Pres., Therm. Equip.&Ser.

Signatures
Brian Webb, Attorney In Fact for Drew T. Ladau		4/28/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	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).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.