UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 27, 2010
Harsco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DE | | 1-3970 | | 23-1483991 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 350 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill PA | 17011 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 717-763-7064
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(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 27, 2010, Harsco Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date there were 80,505,994 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting 69,759,832, or 86.65% of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. Those shares were voted as follows (vote totals may not agree due to rounding of fractional shares):
1. The following individuals were nominated in 2010 to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2011. All nominees were elected. The results were as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| G. D. H. Butler | 58,261,187 | 4,216,464 | 7,282,179 |
| K. G. Eddy | 61,197,723 | 1,279,928 | 7,282,179 |
| S. D. Fazzolari | 57,477,505 | 5,000,146 | 7,282,179 |
| S. E. Graham | 59,140,892 | 3,336,759 | 7,282,179 |
| T. D. Growcock | 61,261,105 | 1,216,546 | 7,282,179 |
| H. W. Knueppel | 61,171,710 | 1,305,941 | 7,282,179 |
| D. H. Pierce | 61,178,958 | 1,298,693 | 7,282,179 |
| J. I. Scheiner | 58,230,029 | 4,247,622 | 7,282,179 |
| A. J. Sordoni, III | 58,170,973 | 4,306,678 | 7,282,179 |
| R. C. Wilburn | 58,159,381 | 4,318,270 | 7,282,179 |
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors to audit the accounts of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 65,759,154 | 3,873,311 | 127,365 | -0- |
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 | |
| | (Registrant) | |
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Date: May 3, 2010 | By: | /s/ Mark E. Kimmel | |
| | | Mark E. Kimmel | |
| | | Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
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