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 23, 2002 (October 21, 2002) -------------------------------------- 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 Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer 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) 1 Item 5. Other Events. ------------ A copy of the press release issued by Hexcel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), on October 21, 2002 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 21, 2002. 2 Signature --------- 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 October 23, 2002 /s/ William J. Fazio ------------------------- William J. Fazio Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on October 21, 2002. 4