---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-021511"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HXL"
cik: "0000717605"
company_name: "HEXCEL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-05-15T13:16:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T13:18:11.142710+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hexcel shareholders approve LTIP, elect directors, appoint lead independent director

## Summary
- Stockholders approved LTIP authorizing 3,015,000 shares for awards, replacing 2013 plan.
- All nine director nominees elected with majority votes; say-on-pay advisory vote passed with ~94% approval.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with ~97% of votes cast in favor.
- Guy C. Hachey appointed lead independent director, effective immediately after the annual meeting.
- LTIP caps non-employee director annual compensation at $750,000 (equity plus cash).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-021511
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HXL
- cik: 0000717605
- company_name: HEXCEL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-05-15T13:16:49+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000114036126021511/0001140361-26-021511-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000114036126021511/ef20073364_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HEXCEL CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: The stockholders, on an advisory, non-binding basis, approved the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 64,723,298 3,258,394 88,281 3,284,116
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000114036126021511/0001140361-26-021511-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HEXCEL CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Approval of Hexcel Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: The stockholders approved the LTIP as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 63,629,417 4,394,949 45,607 3,284,116
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000114036126021511/0001140361-26-021511-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HEXCEL CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: The stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director as follows: Name of Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Thomas C. Gentile III 64,541,525 3,456,730 71,718 3,284,116
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000114036126021511/0001140361-26-021511-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HEXCEL CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-05-14 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-14
  source text: The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 as follows: For Against Abstain 69,376,870 1,947,799 29,420
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000114036126021511/0001140361-26-021511-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.