HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Board of Directors of Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share, or $1.20 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable November 15, 2005 to stockholders of record as of October 14, 2005.
The dividend represents the 222nd consecutive quarterly dividend paid to Harsco stockholders at the same or increased rate. The Company has paid dividends every year since 1939, including dividend increases in each of the past eleven years.
Harsco Corporation is a diversified, worldwide industrial services and engineered products company with annual sales in excess of $2.5 billion. Harsco's market-leading businesses provide mill services, access services, engineered products and services, and gas containment and control technologies to customers worldwide. The company employs approximately 18,500 people at over 400 locations in more than 40 countries of operation. Additional information about Harsco can be found at www.harsco.com