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
January 19, 2005 (January 14, 2005)
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Hexcel Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-8472 94-1109521
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Two Stamford Plaza
281 Tresser Boulevard
Stamford, Connecticut 06901-3238
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(203) 969-0666
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition
On January 14, 2005, Hexcel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), issued a press release in which the Company described the
accounting treatment for the December 2004 conversion of mandatorily
redeemable convertible preferred stock and the associated secondary
offering of common stock also completed in December of 2004. A copy of
this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in Item 2.02 of this report is incorporated
by reference into this Item 7.01.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on January 14, 2005.
Signature
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HEXCEL CORPORATION
January 19, 2005
/s/ William J. Fazio
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William J. Fazio
Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on January 14, 2005.