CAMP HILL, Pa., April 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.205 per share, or $0.82 per share on an annualized basis, payable August 15, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 16, 2012.
The action marks the Company's 249th consecutive quarterly cash dividend to shareholders and continues the Company's long-standing series of reliable dividend payments every year since 1939.
Harsco Corporation is a diversified global industrial company providing essential services and products to major industries that help build the world, including steel and metals, construction, railways and energy. Harsco's common stock is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 1000 Index. Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com.
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