On May 3, 2017, Harsco Corporation issued a Press Release announcing its earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information is being furnished in this report and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.>

The following exhibit is furnished as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated May 3, 2017.

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Harsco Corporation is a provider of industrial services and engineered products. The Company operates in three segments: Harsco Metals & Minerals, Harsco Industrial and Harsco Rail. The Harsco Metals & Minerals segment provides outsourced on-site services to the global metals industry, with the operations focused in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Brazil. The Harsco Industrial segment includes manufacturing businesses: the Harsco Industrial IKG, Harsco Industrial Air-X-Changers and Harsco Industrial Patterson-Kelley. The Harsco Rail segment is a provider of equipment, after-market parts and services for the maintenance, repair and construction of railway track. The Company’s principal lines of business include outsourced, on-site services of material logistics and resource recovery for iron, steel and metals manufacturing, as well as environmental solutions for industrial co-products, and railway track maintenance services and equipment.

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