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
October 9, 1998 (October 5, 1998)
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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 (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) 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)
Item 5. Other Events.
A copy of the press release issued by Hexcel Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") on October 5, 1998 is filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma
Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on October 5, 1998.
Signatures
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.
Dated: October 9, 1998
HEXCEL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Ira J. Krakower
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Name: Ira J. Krakower
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on October 5, 1998