HARRISBURG, Pa., March 10, 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 May 16, 2005 to stockholders of record as of April 15, 2005.
The dividend represents the 220th consecutive cash 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 of $2.5 billion. Harsco's market-leading businesses provide mill services, access services, gas containment and control technologies, and engineered products and services to customers worldwide. The company employs 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.
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