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 March 20, 2003 (March 19, 2003) -------------------------------------- Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) Hexcel Corporation ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-8472 94-1109521 --------------------------- --------------------- ------------------ (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Two Stamford Plaza 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, Connecticut 06901-3288 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (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 March 19, 2003 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 March 19, 2003. 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. Date: March 20, 2003 HEXCEL CORPORATION By: /s/ Stephen C. Forsyth ------------------------------------- Name: Stephen C. Forsyth Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on March 19, 2003.