S-8 1 a2057620zs-8.txt FORM S-8 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 20, 2001 REGISTRATION NO. 333- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ----------------------- HEXCEL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 94-1109521 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) ---------------------------- TWO STAMFORD PLAZA 281 TRESSER BOULEVARD STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06901 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) ----------------------- HEXCEL CORPORATION 1998 BROAD BASED INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN (Full Title of the Plan) ----------------------- IRA J. KRAKOWER, ESQ. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY HEXCEL CORPORATION TWO STAMFORD PLAZA 281 TRESSER BOULEVARD STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06901 (203) 969-0666 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) ----------------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
================= =============== ============== =============== ============== Proposed Proposed Title of Maximum Maximum Amount of Securities to Amount to be Offering Aggregate Registration be Registered Registered (1) Price Offering Fee Per Share(2) Price(2) ----------------- --------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- Common Stock, 325,000 $8.42 $2,736,500 $685 par value $0.01 per share ================= =============== ============== =============== ==============
(1) This registration statement (this "Registration Statement") covers additional shares of Common Stock of Hexcel Corporation (the "Registrant") which may be offered or sold from time to time pursuant to the Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan (as amended, the "Plan"). By virtue of an amendment to the Plan, the number of shares issuable thereunder was increased by 325,000 shares. Pursuant to Rule 416, this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the Plan. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The aggregate offering price has been computed pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on August 16, 2001, which is within five business days prior to filing. The Registrant has previously registered 775,000 shares of its Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issuable under the Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan (as amended, the "Plan"). This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 to register an additional 325,000 shares issuable under the Plan. The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference Registrant's previous Form S-8 Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-46472 and 333-57223) relating to the Plan, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 19, 1998 and September 22, 2000, respectively. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. 4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant dated June 3, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated July 9, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference). 4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated April 25, 2001 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-66582), filed on August 2, 2001). 4.3 Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan, as amended on February 3, 2000, and further amended on February 1, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4(b) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000). 5.1 Opinion of Ira J. Krakower, General Counsel of Hexcel Corporation, regarding legality of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement. 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 23.2 Consent of Ira J. Krakower (included in Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement). 99.1 Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-57223, relating to the Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-57223, dated June 19, 1998). 99.2 Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-46472, relating to the Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-46472, dated September 22, 2000). 99.3 Strategic Alliance Agreement dated as of September 29, 1995 among Hexcel Corporation, Ciba-Geigy Limited and Ciba-Geigy Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated as of October 13, 1995). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Stamford, State of Connecticut, on the 20th day of August, 2001. HEXCEL CORPORATION By: /s/ Ira J. Krakower ------------------------------------ Ira J. Krakower Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ira J. Krakower, his attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in all capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ David E. Berges Chairman of the Board; Chief August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Executive Officer; Director David E. Berges /s/ Harold E. Kinne President; Chief Operating Officer; August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Director Harold E. Kinne /s/ Stephen C. Forsyth Executive Vice President; Chief August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Financial Officer Stephen C. Forsyth /s/ William J. Fazio Controller; Principal Accounting August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Officer William J. Fazio /s/ H. Arthur Bellows, Jr. Director August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- H. Arthur Bellows, Jr. /s/ Robert S. Evans Director August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Robert S. Evans /s/ James J. Gaffney Director August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- James J. Gaffney /s/ Marshall S. Geller Director August 13, 2001 ----------------------------- Marshall S. Geller /s/ Lewis Rubin Director August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Lewis Rubin /s/ Martin Solomon Director August 20, 2001 ----------------------------- Martin Solomon
EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit ------- 4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant dated June 3, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated July 9, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference). 4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant dated April 25, 2001 (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-66582), filed on August 2, 2001). 4.3 Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan, as amended on February 3, 2000, and further amended on February 1, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4(b) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000). 5.1 Opinion of Ira J. Krakower, General Counsel of Hexcel Corporation, regarding legality of Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement. 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 23.2 Consent of Ira J. Krakower (included in Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement). 99.1 Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-57223, relating to the Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-57223, dated June 19, 1998). 99.2 Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-46472, relating to the Hexcel Corporation 1998 Broad Based Incentive Stock Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-46472, dated September 22, 2000). 99.3 Strategic Alliance Agreement dated as of September 29, 1995 among Hexcel Corporation, Ciba-Geigy Limited and Ciba-Geigy Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated as of October 13, 1995).