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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)  November 28, 2007
 
 
 
Harsco Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Delaware
1-3970
23-1483991
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 
 
350 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill, PA 
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)
 
 
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Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On November 28, 2007, Harsco Corporation (the “Company”) signed an agreement to sell its Gas Technologies business group, Harsco GasServ, to Wind Point Partners, a private equity investment firm.  The terms include payment of cash consideration in the amount of $300 million at closing and payment of up to $40 million payable post-closing in the form of an earnout, contingent on the Gas Technologies group achieving certain performance targets in 2008 or 2009.  Completion of the sale is expected in the near future and regulatory approval has already been received.

A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1.      Press release dated November 28, 2007
 
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
(Registrant)
  
     
     
       
DATE               November 30, 2007
 
/s/ Salvatore D. Fazzolari
Salvatore D. Fazzolari		  
    President and Chief Financial Officer  
 
 
Exhibit Index

99.1.           Press release dated November 28, 2007
 
 
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