SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KAPLAN RONALD W

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O HARSCO CORP PO BOX 8888

(Street)
CAMP HILL PA 17001-8888

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARSCO CORP [ HSC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior V. P.-Operations
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/13/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 08/12/2003 08/12/2003 M 10,000 A $29.47 15,895.7766 D
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 08/12/2003 08/12/2003 S 10,000 D $36.65 5,895.7766 D
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 08/12/2003 08/06/2003 M 2,700 A $34.28 8,595.7766 D
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 08/12/2003 08/12/2003 S 2,700 D $36.65 5,895.7766 D
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 60.9371 I By daughter
Common Stock, $1.25 par value 4,524.874(1) I Savings Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $29.47 08/12/2003 08/12/2003 M 10,000 01/23/1997 01/22/2006 Common Stock, $1.25 par value 10,000 $0 0.0000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $34.28 08/12/2003 08/06/2003 M 2,700 01/27/1998 01/26/2007 Common Stock, $1.25 par value 2,700 $0 7,300 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $37.81 (2) 01/25/2008 Common Stock, $1.25 par value (2) 9,000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $26.66 (2) 01/24/2009 Common Stock, $1.25 par value (2) 20,000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $29 (2) 01/23/2010 Common Stock, $1.25 par value (2) 20,000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $25.63 (2) 01/21/2011 Common Stock, $1.25 par value (2) 40,000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(2) $32.65 (2) 01/20/2012 Common Stock, $1.25 par value (2) 24,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were acquired under the Harsco Corporation Savings Plan in transactions that were exempt from Section 16(b) by virtu e of Rule 16a-8(b). The information presented is as of April 30, 2002.
2. Stock option granted pursuant to Harsco Corporation 1995 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
Mark E. Kimmel, Attorney-in-Fact 08/13/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
 undersigned, a director and (or) officer of Harsco
 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
 does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint
Salvatore D. Fazzolari, Paul C. Coppock and
Mark E. Kimmel, or any one of them, his or her
true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any
and all acts and things and execute and file any
 and all instruments which said attorneys and agents,
 or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
 enable the undersigned (in his or her individual
 capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity)
 to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
 as amended (the "Act"), and any requirements of the
 Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
 in connection with the preparation, execution and
 filing of any report or statement of beneficial
 ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of
securities of the Company that the undersigned
(in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
 or any other capacity) may be required to file
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act, including
specifically, but without limitation, full power
and authority to sign the undersigned's name,
 in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
or any other capacity, to any report or
statement on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 or
 to any amendment thereto, or any form or
 forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange
 Commission in lieu thereof or in addition thereto
, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or
 cause to be done by virtue thereof.

	This authorization shall supersede all
 prior authorizations to act for the undersigned
 with respect to securities of the Company
 in these matters, and shall survive the
termination of the undersigned's status
 as a director and (or) officer of the
 Company and remain in effect thereafter
 for so long as the undersigned (in his or
 her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
 or any other capacity) has any obligation
 under Section 16 of the Act with respect
 to securities of the Company.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
 set my hand this 24th day of August, 2002.



		Signature

		Ronald W. Kaplan
		Print Name