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
January 26, 2015 (January 26, 2015)
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
(Registrants 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. |
Adoption of Form of Performance Based Award Agreement
On January 26, 2015, the compensation committee of our board of directors approved a form of performance based award agreement (PBA), effective for grants to be made in 2015 and thereafter. The form of PBA provides that, based on our performance over a three-year performance period, a grantee can earn a threshold, target and maximum number of shares. The maximum number of shares that can be earned is 200% of target. The compensation committee determines the applicable performance measures and target award.
The above description is a summary of the PBA described herein. The form of PBA is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified in its entirety by the full PBA.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Form of Performance Based Award Agreement |
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 | ||||||
January 26, 2015 | ||||||
/s/ Ira J. Krakower | ||||||
Ira J. Krakower | ||||||
Senior Vice President |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Form of Performance Based Award Agreement |