8-K

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) May 5, 2022

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.)

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 Instructions A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 5, 2022, Harsco Corporation (the “Company”) announced that, effective May 5, 2022, David Stanton, Senior Vice President and Group President of the Company’s Clean Earth Division left the Company to pursue other opportunities.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated May 5, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

(2)

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: May 5, 2022	/s/ Russell C. Hochman
	Russell C. Hochman
	Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary

(3)

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Contact
David Martin 717.612.5628 damartin@harsco.com Media Contact Jay Cooney 717.730.3683 jcooney@harsco.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HARSCO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGE

IN ITS CLEAN EARTH DIVISION

CAMP HILL, PA (May 5, 2022) – Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) announced that effective today David Stanton has left the Company to pursue other opportunities after two years of service as president of its Clean Earth division.

In the interim, Nick Grasberger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Harsco Corporation, will assume the leadership of the Clean Earth business. He will be responsible for the daily management of the organization and its leadership team. He will be supported in this capacity by members of the Corporate Executive Leadership Team, all of whom will be taking more active daily roles in the running of the business.

“We wish David well, and I want to thank him for his leadership these past two years and for helping Clean Earth integrate our acquisition of Stericycle’s Environmental Solutions business into the division,” said Grasberger.

The Company plans to initiate a search for Mr. Stanton’s successor at a future date.

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About Harsco Corporation

Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) is a global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams, and innovative technologies for the rail sector. Based in Camp Hill, PA, the 12,000-employee company operates in more than 30 countries. 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.

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