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 26, 2011
Harsco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-3970 | 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
Not Applicable
(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 26, 2011, Harsco Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved the election of all nine returning members of the Board of Directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Auditors for the year ending December 31, 2011. The stockholders also overwhelmingly endorsed the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation and overwhelmingly approved the Board of Directors’ recommendation for an every one year frequency for future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.
As of the record date, there were 80,639,370 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 70,894,865 or 87.92% 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 2011 to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2012. All nominees were elected. The results were as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| K. G. Eddy | 62,616,511 | 1,944,632 | 6,333,722 |
| D.C. Everitt | 62,669,097 | 1,892,046 | 6,333,722 |
| S. D. Fazzolari | 59,169,137 | 5,392,006 | 6,333,722 |
| S. E. Graham | 61,253,891 | 3,307,252 | 6,333,722 |
| T. D. Growcock | 60,782,653 | 3,778,490 | 6,333,722 |
| H. W. Knueppel | 61,745,717 | 2,815,426 | 6,333,722 |
| J.M. Loree | 62,667,653 | 1,893,490 | 6,333,722 |
| A. J. Sordoni, III | 59,763,155 | 4,797,988 | 6,333,722 |
| R. C. Wilburn | 58,657,761 | 5,903,382 | 6,333,722 |
2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors to audit the accounts of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified. The results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 66,894,785 | 3,786,816 | 213,263 |
3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 44,696,720 | 19,353,192 | 511,231 | 6,333,722 |
4. The Company’s stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, the holding of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year. The results were as follows:
| One Year Frequency | Two Year Frequency | Three Year Frequency | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 55,371,584 | 554,106 | 8,085,009 | 550,443 | 6,333,722 |
In accordance with the results of this vote, the Board of Directors determined to implement an annual advisory vote on named executive officer compensation until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.
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) | |||
Date: April 29, 2011 | By: | /s/ Mark E. Kimmel | |
| Mark E. Kimmel | |||
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||