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)				November 13, 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $1.25 per share	HSC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 13, 2019, Harsco Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with The Marley Company LLC, an affiliate of SPX Corporation, to sell its Harsco Industrial Patterson-Kelley business. The purchase price payable by SPX Corporation in connection with the transaction is sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) and subject to customary adjustments. The transaction closed simultaneously with the execution of the Purchase Agreement.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99.1	Earnings press release dated November 13, 2019.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: November 13, 2019	/s/ Russell C. Hochman
	Russell C. Hochman
	Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary