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 25, 1999 (January 20, 1999) ________________________________________________ Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) Hexcel Corporation ______________________________________________________ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-8472 94-1109521 ______________ _____________________ __________________ (State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Incorporation) Identification No.) Two Stamford Plaza 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, Connecticut 06901-3238 ____________________________________________________________ (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) (203) 969-0666 ____________________________________________________ (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A _____________________________________________________________ (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 January 20, 1999 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 January 20, 1999. 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: January 25, 1999 HEXCEL CORPORATION By: /s/ Ira J. Krakower ----------------------------------- Name: Ira J. Krakower Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on January 20, 1999