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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) April 26, 2019 (April 23, 2019)
 
 
Harsco Corporation
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
001-03970
 
23-1483991
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
350 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
17011
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (717) 763-7064
 
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 23, 2019, Harsco Corporation ("the Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders elected all eight of the Board of Director nominees to serve as Directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2019. The Company’s stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

As of the record date, there were 80,075,361 Common Shares outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 72,513,716 shares, or approximately 90% of the outstanding Common Shares entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy. Those shares were voted as follows:

1.
The following individuals were nominated in 2019 to serve as Directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All nominees were elected. The results of the vote were as follows:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
J.F. Earl
65,864,653
770,630
5,688,240
K.G. Eddy
65,004,014
1,669,137
5,688,240
D.C. Everitt
65,705,164
943,749
5,688,240
F.N. Grasberger
63,880,718
2,794,271
5,688,240
C.I. Haznedar
66,385,309
 278,376
5,688,240
M. Longhi
66,388,810
258,977
5,688,240
E.M. Purvis
66,384,707
255,140
5,688,240
P.C. Widman
66,387,505
260,109
5,688,240


2.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors to audit the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
70,722,278
2,130,821
160,617

3.
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
64,673,972
1,913,938
237,566
5,688,240


Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
Press Release dated April 23, 2019




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.
 
 
Harsco Corporation
Date: April 26, 2019
 
/s/ Russell C. Hochman
 
 
Russell C. Hochman
 
 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary