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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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, 2016
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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
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): | ||
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 26, 2016, 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 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Company’s stockholders also approved the 2016 Non-Employee Directors’ Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan.
As of the record date, there were 80,094,365 Common Shares outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 70,176,151 shares, or approximately 87.62% 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 2016 to serve as Directors until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All nominees were elected. The results of the vote were as follows: |
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
J.F. Earl | 59,990,511 | 3,151,096 | 255,314 | 6,779,230 |
K.G. Eddy | 59,617,893 | 3,537,924 | 241,104 | 6,779,230 |
D.C. Everitt | 59,952,785 | 3,195,539 | 248,597 | 6,779,230 |
S.E. Graham | 59,934,863 | 3,203,807 | 258,251 | 6,779,230 |
F.N. Grasberger | 61,316,847 | 1,769,394 | 310,680 | 6,779,230 |
T.D. Growcock | 59,728,991 | 3,395,309 | 272,621 | 6,779,230 |
E. La Roche | 59,829,783 | 3,307,268 | 259,870 | 6,779,230 |
P.C. Widman | 60,000,479 | 3,144,249 | 252,193 | 6,779,230 |
2. | The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors to audit the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
68,617,799 | 1,335,792 | 222,560 |
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 |
60,783,631 | 2,152,717 | 460,573 | 6,779,230 |
4. | The Company’s stockholders approved the 2016 Non-Employee Directors’ Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan. The results of the vote were as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
46,914,826 | 15,919,946 | 562,149 | 6,779,230 |
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 Press Release dated April 27, 2016
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HARSCO CORPORATION | |||
Date: | May 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ Russell Hochman |
Russell Hochman | |||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary | |||