Form 8-K

 

 

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 3, 2013 (May 2, 2013)

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)

 

 

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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.

 

  (e) At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hexcel Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 2, 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved the Hexcel Corporation 2013 Incentive Stock Plan (the “2013 ISP”). The Company’s named executive officers are eligible for participation in the 2013 ISP.

The 2013 ISP, which is included as Annex A to the Company’s Definitive Revised Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”), is incorporated by reference herein. The summary of the principle features of the 2013 ISP, included under the heading “Proposal 3 – Approval of the Hexcel Corporation 2013 Incentive Stock Plan – Description of Principal Features of the New Plan” on pages 59 through 63 of the Proxy Statement, is also incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

  (a) The Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 2, 2013.

 

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

 

Name of Director

   Shares For    Shares Against    Broker Non-Votes

Joel S. Beckman

       82,571,409          937,044          10,159,906  

David E. Berges

       77,876,364          5,341,899          10,159,906  

Lynn Brubaker

       82,978,834          540,331          10,159,906  

Jeffrey C. Campbell

       82,958,894          557,621          10,159,906  

Sandra L. Derickson

       79,033,996          4,485,483          10,159,906  

W. Kim Foster

       82,959,226          558,254          10,159,906  

Thomas A. Gendron

       82,585,674          933,041          10,159,906  

Jeffrey A. Graves

       82,123,730          1,394,150          10,159,906  

David C. Hill

       82,955,133          562,382          10,159,906  

David L. Pugh

       82,578,452          939,897          10,159,906  

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

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

    76,543,439         6,720,761         289,906         10,159,906  

(iii) The stockholders approved the 2013 ISP as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

    70,130,516         11,905,913         1,517,677         10,159,906  

 

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(iv) The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Hexcel’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

    88,420,530         5,091,388         202,094  

 

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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 3, 2013     /s/ Ira J. Krakower
    Ira J. Krakower
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

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