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

 

May 6, 2011  (May 5, 2011)

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written Communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.02

 

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

David C. Hurley did not stand for re-election at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, as he has reached the age of 70 and is no longer eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

 

Item 5.07

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)          Hexcel’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 5, 2011.

 

(b)         The stockholders elected all of Hexcel’s nominees for director as follows:

 

Name of Director

 

Shares For

 

Shares Against

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joel S. Beckman

 

75,240,612

 

1,826,705

 

12,031,593

 

David E. Berges

 

72,732,345

 

4,334,972

 

12,031,593

 

Lynn Brubaker

 

75,245,834

 

1,821,483

 

12,031,593

 

Jeffrey C. Campbell

 

76,633,144

 

434,173

 

12,031,593

 

Sandra L. Derickson

 

75,245,088

 

1,822,229

 

12,031,593

 

W. Kim Foster

 

76,633,403

 

433,914

 

12,031,593

 

Thomas A. Gendron

 

76,667,751

 

399,566

 

12,031,593

 

Jeffrey A. Graves

 

75,441,945

 

1,625,372

 

12,031,593

 

David C. Hill

 

76,632,725

 

434,592

 

12,031,593

 

David L. Pugh

 

75,241,806

 

1,825,511

 

12,031,593

 

 

(c)                The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Hexcel’s named executive officers as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

69,284,829

 

6,762,937

 

1,019,551

 

12,031,593

 

 

(d)               The stockholders expressed their preference for holding an annual advisory vote on executive compensation as follows:

 

Every 1 Year

 

Every 2 Years

 

Every 3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

68,278,462

 

208,725

 

7,459,686

 

1,119,796

 

12,032,241

 

 

(e)                The stockholders approved the Hexcel Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

69,978,228

 

5,480,239

 

1,608,850

 

12,031,593

 

 

(f)                  The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Hexcel’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

84,738,524

 

4,227,852

 

124,609

 

 

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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

 

 

May 6, 2011

 

 

/s/ Ira J. Krakower

 

 

 

Ira J. Krakower

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

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