Harsco Corporation Announces Results of 62nd Annua

CAMP HILL, Pa., April 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC ) announced today the results of its 62 ^nd Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held yesterday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Stockholders approved the election of all eight nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting and also ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Auditors for the year ending December 31, 2017.  Stockholders also approved the non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” vote, including the approval of an annual, one-year frequency for such advisory votes.  Stockholders also approved Amendment No. 1 to the 2013 Equity and Incentive Compensation plan, effectively increasing the total number of shares issuable under the plan.

Harsco Corporation is a diversified industrial company providing a range of onsite services and engineered products to the global steel, energy and railway sectors.  Harsco’s common stock is a component of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.  Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com .

Investor Contact David Martin 717.612.5628 damartin@harsco.com Media Contact Kenneth Julian 717.730.3683 kjulian@harsco.com