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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-305839
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171002
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171006
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171006

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEXCEL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000717605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
		IRS NUMBER:				941109521
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08472
		FILM NUMBER:		171127181

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO STAMFORD PLAZA
		STREET 2:		281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203-969-0666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO STAMFORD PLAZA
		STREET 2:		281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2017 (October 2, 2017) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HEXCEL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-8472</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">94-1109521</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>Two Stamford Plaza, 281 Tresser Boulevard, Stamford, Connecticut</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>06901-3238</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(203) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">969-0666</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Emerging Growth Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;2, 2017, we entered into severance agreements (each, a &#147;Severance Agreement&#148; and collectively, the &#147;Severance
Agreements&#148;) with Patrick Winterlich, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Gail E. Lehman, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary; Michael Canario, our President &#150; Aerospace Americas; and Timothy
Swords, our President &#150; Industrial (each, an &#147;Executive&#148;). Each Severance Agreement provides that we will make certain payments to the Executive, upon termination of his or her employment under specified circumstances, as described
below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under each Severance Agreement, if we terminate the Executive&#146;s employment for any reason other than for disability or
&#147;Cause&#148; (as defined in the Severance Agreement) or if the Executive terminates his or her employment for &#147;Good Reason,&#148; we will provide to the Executive the following: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a lump sum payment equal to his or her then current annual base salary; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">for Mr.&nbsp;Winterlich and Ms.&nbsp;Lehman, a lump sum payment equal to the average of the Executive&#146;s annual bonuses under our Management Incentive Compensation Plan (&#147;MICP&#148;) during the last three
completed plan years prior to the date of termination; if the executive has not participated in the MICP for three completed plan years, the payment will be based on the average of (i)&nbsp;the annual bonus awarded for the completed plan year or
years, together with (ii)&nbsp;a bonus, calculated on an annualized basis, for any annual award period in which the executive did not participate for the full plan period , not including the plan year in which the date of termination occurred (the
foregoing payment is referred to below as the &#147;Average Annual Bonus Amount&#148;); and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">continued participation for one year after termination in all medical, health, hospitalization, life insurance and other welfare plans and programs in which the Executive was participating on the date of termination, or
our provision of equivalent benefits during such period if the Executive&#146;s continued participation is barred, subject to reduction to the extent that benefits of the same type are made available to the Executive by a subsequent employer during
the one year period (referred to below as &#147;Continued Benefits Coverage&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we terminate the executive for any
reason other than for disability or Cause, or if such executive terminates his or her employment for Good Reason, in either case (i)&nbsp;within two years after a &#147;Change in Control&#148; (as defined in the Severance Agreement) or
(ii)&nbsp;during the period of a &#147;Potential Change in Control,&#148; (as defined in the Severance Agreement; generally, the period commencing at the time we enter into any agreement that would result in a Change in Control if consummated and
ending at the time such agreement either (A)&nbsp;results in a Change in Control or (B)&nbsp;becomes of no further force or effect) or (iii)&nbsp;at the request of a person who takes any action designed to cause a Change in Control, we will provide
to the Executive the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a lump sum payment equal to two times (1.5 times with respect to Messrs. Canario and Swords) his or her then current annual base salary; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">A lump sum payment equal to two times (1.5 times with respect to Messrs. Canario and Swords) his or her Average Annual Bonus Amount; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Continued Benefits Coverage for two years after termination (subject to reduction in the same manner as described above). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments to an Executive under the Severance Agreement are contingent upon the Executive&#146;s execution of a release, in form and substance
satisfactory to us, releasing us from any and all claims arising out of or in connection with the termination of employment, and in lieu of any claim to further compensation for periods subsequent to the date of termination. In addition, each
Executive agreed to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-competition,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-solicitation,</FONT> assignment of inventions and confidentiality covenants, and we and each executive agreed to a mutual <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-disparagement</FONT> covenant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Severance Agreement provides that we will provide to the Executive such
other benefits to which he or she is entitled under the terms of our benefit plans, programs or arrangements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Severance Agreement
generally defines &#147;Good Reason&#148; as a termination by the executive after a reduction of more than 10% in the Executive&#146;s annual total direct compensation (the sum of the executive&#146;s annual base salary, annual target award under
the MICP, and grant date value of an annual equity award under our Incentive Stock Plan) as in effect on the date of the Severance Agreement or as such compensation may be increased from time to time, except to the extent of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">across-the-board</FONT></FONT> reductions affecting all of our similarly situated officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Severance Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms included in the form of
those documents, copies of which are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed with this report: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d472004dex991.htm">Form of Severance Agreement executed by Mr.&nbsp;Winterlich and Ms.&nbsp;Lehman. </A></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B></B>EXHIBIT 99.1<B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>OFFICER SEVERANCE AGREEMENT </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This SEVERANCE AGREEMENT between HEXCEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with offices at Stamford, Connecticut (the &#147;Company&#148;),
and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (the &#147;Officer&#148;), is effective as of October&nbsp;2, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing carbon fibers, structural reinforcements, honeycomb
structures, resins, and a variety of high-performance composite materials and parts therefrom for the commercial aerospace, space and defense, recreation and industrial markets throughout the world, and hereafter may engage in other areas of
business (collectively, the &#147;Business&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Officer, as a result of training, expertise and personal application over
the years, has acquired and will continue to acquire considerable and unique expertise and knowledge which are of substantial value to the Company in the conduct, management and operation of the Business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company is willing to provide the Officer with certain benefits in the event of the termination of the Officer&#146;s employment
with the Company, including in the event of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Officer, in consideration of
receiving such benefits from the Company, is willing to afford certain protection to the Company in regard to the confidentiality of its information, ownership of inventions and competitive activities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants of the Officer and the Company and of the Officer&#146;s continued employment with
the Company, the parties agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Position and Duties</U>. The Officer currently serves as
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the Company and shall have such duties, responsibilities and authority consistent with such position
as may, from time to time, be assigned to the Officer by the Chief Executive Officer (the &#147;CEO&#148;). The Officer shall devote substantially all his/her working time and effort to the business and affairs of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination</U>. The Officer&#146;s employment may be terminated under the following circumstances: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>At Will</U>. The Officer is employed &#147;at will,&#148; meaning that the Company may terminate the
Officer&#146;s employment at any time for any reason or for no reason on written notice of termination to the Officer, and the Officer may terminate his/her employment with the Company at any time for any reason or for no reason on written notice of
termination to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Good Reason</U>. The Officer may terminate his/her employment for &#147;Good
Reason,&#148; which shall mean a termination by the Officer after a reduction of more than 10% in the Officer&#146;s annual Total Direct Compensation (&#147;TDC&#148;) as in effect on the date hereof or as his/her TDC may be increased from time to
time hereafter (except for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">across-the-board</FONT></FONT> reductions in TDC affecting all similarly situated officers of the Company </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">which reductions shall not count toward the 10%). TDC means the sum of the Officer&#146;s annual base salary, annual target award under MICP, and the grant
date value of an annual equity award under the Company&#146;s Incentive Stock Plan, as may be amended hereafter (the determination of grant date value shall be conclusively determined by the Compensation Committee for grants to the Officer and all
similarly situated officers of the Company). The Officer shall be deemed to have waived any assertion of Good Reason unless the Officer shall have delivered a notice of termination to the Company, as provided in Section&nbsp;2(d) hereof, and
specifying the reasons therefor, within 20 days after the effective date of such reduction. The Company shall have 10 days from the receipt of such notice to rescind or reverse the effect of such reduction and, upon doing so, both the grounds for
Good Reason and the Officer&#146;s notice of termination automatically shall be deemed void with retroactive effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Cause</U>. The Company may terminate the Officer&#146;s employment hereunder for Cause. The following shall
constitute Cause: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the willful and continued failure by the Officer to substantially perform his/her duties or
discharge his/her responsibilities to the Company, or to follow the reasonable requests of his/her supervisor to undertake actions falling within the scope of such duties and responsibilities; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any fraudulent or intentional misconduct by the Officer that causes or might reasonably be expected to cause
material reputational, financial or other harm to the Company, or any improper or grossly negligent failure by the Officer, including in a supervisory capacity, to identify, escalate, monitor or manage, in a timely manner and as reasonably expected,
risks that cause or might reasonably be expected to cause material reputational, financial or other harm to the Company; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; any conduct that violates the covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof, or violates requirements of
the Company embodied in its employee policies adopted from time to time including, but not limited to, policies directed to ethical business conduct, insider trading, anti-corruption, harassment, and other policies proscribing or prohibiting conduct
as an employee of the Company; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Officer becomes subject to a suspension or debarment proceeding, or
related investigations, conducted in connection with any actual or suspected violations of any United States Government procurement laws or regulations, or is for any other reason ineligible to participate in the discussion, negotiation and entering
into of contracts with respect to United States government procurement, or fails to obtain or maintain any professional license reasonably required for the Officer lawfully to perform his/her duties and responsibilities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No act, or failure to act, on the Officer&#146;s part shall be considered &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, not in good faith and
without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. The Officer shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause without delivery to the Officer of a written notice of termination from the CEO
specifying the grounds for Cause. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Date of Termination</U>. The Date of Termination shall mean if the Officer&#146;s employment is
terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;2, the date specified in the applicable notice of termination (provided that such date shall not be more than thirty days from the date such notice is given under Section&nbsp;2(a) and shall not be less than
fifteen nor more than thirty days from the date notice of termination is given under Section&nbsp;2(b) and 2(c). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <U>Compensation Upon Termination.</U> If the Officer&#146;s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause (and other than for
disability as defined under the Company&#146;s then-existing disability compensation programs), or is terminated by the Officer for Good Reason, then </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in addition to the amounts and benefits as may be provided pursuant to the remainder of this Section&nbsp;3, the
Company shall pay to or provide on behalf of the Officer (i)&nbsp;any business expense reimbursements properly submitted and unpaid and (ii)&nbsp;any benefits to which the Officer is entitled under the terms of the Company&#146;s benefit plans,
programs and arrangements; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in addition to the amounts and benefits as may be provided pursuant to the
remainder of this Section&nbsp;3, the Company shall at the time such payments are due pay the Officer his/her base salary through the Date of Termination; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;4, and conditioned on the Officer executing a release, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Company, releasing it from any and all claims arising out of or in connection with the termination of employment, and in lieu of any claim to further compensation for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, whether under any severance
policy applicable to employees or pursuant to any prior understanding between the Company and the Officer, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) if the Date of Termination
is within two years after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall pay the Officer a cash lump sum equal to the product of (A)&nbsp;the sum of (1)&nbsp;the Officer&#146;s annual base salary in effect at the time the notice of
termination is given and (2)&nbsp;the Officer&#146;s Average Annual Bonus (as defined below) and (B)&nbsp;the number 2.0 and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) if the
Date of Termination is not governed by clause (c)(i) immediately above, the Company shall pay the Officer a cash lump sum equal to the sum of (1)&nbsp;the Officer&#146;s annual base salary in effect at the time the notice of termination is given and
(2)&nbsp;the Officer&#146;s Average Annual Bonus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#147;Average Annual Bonus&#148; shall mean the average of the last three
annual bonus amounts awarded to the Officer under the Company&#146;s Management Incentive Compensation Plan (as may be amended hereafter, the &#147;MICP&#148;) for the last three plan years completed prior to the Date of Termination or, if the
Officer has not participated in the MICP for three completed annual award periods, the average of the annual amounts awarded for the completed annual award period(s), provided that any award made in respect of an annual award period in which the
Officer did not participate for the full period shall be annualized for purposes of computing the Average Annual Bonus by multiplying such award by a fraction, of which the numerator is 365 and the denominator is the number of days during which the
Officer participated in such annual award period; and provided further that any award for the plan year during which the Date of Termination occurs shall not be used in computing Average Annual Bonus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;4, if the Officer&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause (or disability as defined above), or is terminated by the Officer for Good reason, during the period of a &#147;Potential Change in Control&#148; or at the request of a Person (as defined in Section (f)(1) below) who, directly or
indirectly, takes any action designed to cause a Change in Control, then the Company shall make payments and provide benefits to the Officer under this Agreement as though a Change in Control had occurred immediately prior to such termination. A
Potential Change in Control shall exist during the period commencing at the time the Company enters into any agreement or arrangement which, if consummated, would result in a Change in Control and ending at the time such agreement or arrangement
either (i)&nbsp;results in a Change in Control or (ii)&nbsp;terminates, expires or otherwise becomes of no further force or effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)
The Company shall continue the participation of the Officer for a period of one year (except if the Date of Termination is within two years after the occurrence of a Change in Control, such period shall be two years) in all medical, dental,
hospitalization, life insurance and other welfare and plans and programs, in each case in which the Officer participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination, provided that the Officer&#146;s continued participation is possible under the
general terms and provisions of such plans and programs. In the event that the Officer&#146;s participation in any such plan or program is barred, the Company shall by other means provide the Officer with benefits equivalent to those which the
Officer would otherwise have been entitled to receive under such plans and programs from which the Officer&#146;s continued participation is barred. Any benefits or payments under this Section&nbsp;3(e) shall be reduced to the extent benefits of the
same type are received by, or made available to, the Officer by a subsequent employer during the applicable benefit continuation period following the Date of Termination (and the Officer shall be obligated to notify the Company in writing within ten
days after such time as the Officer receives any such benefits, or such time as any such benefits are made available to the Officer). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Agreement, a &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall mean the first to occur of the following
events: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any person (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (a &#147;Person&#148;) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (within the meaning of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> promulgated
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of either (A)&nbsp;the combined fair market value of the then outstanding stock of the Company (the &#147;Total Fair Market Value&#148;) or (B)&nbsp;the combined voting power of the
then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (the &#147;Total Voting Power&#148;); excluding, however, the following: (I)&nbsp;any acquisition by the Company or any of its affiliates,
(II)&nbsp;any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its affiliates, (III)&nbsp;any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in the
exclusion within paragraph (4)&nbsp;below and (IV)&nbsp;any acquisition of additional stock or securities by a Person who owns more than 50% of the Total Fair Market Value or Total Voting Power of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition;
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company that, together
with any securities acquired directly or indirectly by such Person within the immediately preceding twelve-consecutive month period, represent 40% or more of the Total Voting Power of the Company; excluding, however, any acquisition described in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-clauses</FONT> (I)&nbsp;through (IV) of subsection (1)&nbsp;above; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a change
in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of the original effective date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (such individuals shall be hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Incumbent Directors&#148;) cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this definition, that any individual who becomes a director subsequent to such effective date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company&#146;s
stockholders, was made or approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors (or directors whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) shall be considered an Incumbent Director; but, provided, further,
that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person or legal entity other
than the Board shall not be considered an Incumbent Director; provided finally, however, that, as of any time, any member of the Board who has been a director for at least twelve consecutive months immediately prior to such time shall be considered
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or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (&#147;Corporate Transaction&#148;); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction (A)&nbsp;pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who are the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company and Total Voting Power immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 50%, respectively,
of the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the&nbsp;then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the company resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a
company which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior
to such Corporate Transaction of the Outstanding Common Stock and Total Voting Power, as the case may be, and (B)&nbsp;immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the
board of directors of the company resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a company which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsections (1)&nbsp;through (4) above, an event which does not constitute a change in the ownership of the Company, a change in the
effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.409A-3(i)(5)</FONT> of the Treasury Regulations (or any
successor provision), shall not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <U>No Mitigation or Offset</U>. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;(i) The Officer shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise and, other than as provided in Section&nbsp;3(e) for continuation of benefits, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Officer as the result of
employment by another employer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by
retirement benefits or offset against any amount the Company claims to be owed by the Officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Officer acknowledges that, as a senior management employee, the Officer will be involved, on a high level, in
the development, implementation and management of the Company&#146;s global business plans, including those which involve the Company&#146;s finances, research, marketing, planning, operations, and acquisition strategies. By virtue of the
Officer&#146;s position and knowledge of the Company, the Officer acknowledges that his employment by a competitor of the Company represents a serious competitive danger to the Company, and that the use of the Officer&#146;s experience and knowledge
about the Company&#146;s business, strategies and plans by a competitor can and would constitute a valuable competitive advantage over the Company. In view of the foregoing, and in consideration of the payments made to the Officer under this
Agreement, the Officer covenants and agrees that, if the Officer&#146;s employment is terminated and the Company has fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement, for a period of one year (or one and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT> years if the Officer receives payments under Section&nbsp;3(c)(i) or 3(d) hereof) after the Date of Termination the Officer will not (A)&nbsp;engage, in any capacity, directly or indirectly, including
but not limited as employee, agent, consultant, manager, Officer, owner or stockholder (except as a passive investor holding less than a 5% equity interest in any enterprise) in any business entity engaged in competition with the Business conducted
by the Company on the Date of Termination anywhere in the world, or (B)&nbsp;solicit a customer of the Business in violation of clause (A), provided, that the Officer may be employed by a competitor of the Company so long as the Officer&#146;s
duties and responsibilities do not relate directly or indirectly to the business segment of the new employer which is actually or potentially competitive with the Business, or (C)&nbsp;directly or indirectly solicit, induce or otherwise encourage
any person to discontinue or refrain from entering into any employment relationship (contractual or otherwise) with the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The
Company (for itself and its officers and directors) and the Officer mutually agree and covenant not to disparage the reputation or character of the other. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Assignment of Inventions.</U> The Officer agrees that all processes, technologies, designs and inventions,
including new contributions, improvements, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or not (collectively &#147;Inventions&#148;), conceived, developed, invented or made by the Officer prior to the Date of Termination shall belong to the Company,
provided that such Inventions grew out of the Officer&#146;s work with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates or are conceived or made on the Company&#146;s time or with the use of the Company&#146;s facilities or materials. At the request of the Company, the Officer shall (i)&nbsp;promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company,
(ii)&nbsp;assign to the Company, without additional compensation, all patent and other rights to such Inventions for the United States and foreign countries, </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing, and (iv)&nbsp;give testimony or otherwise take action in support of the Officer&#146;s status as
the inventor of such Inventions, in each case at the Company&#146;s expense. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Confidentiality</U>. In
addition to any obligation regarding Inventions, the Officer acknowledges that the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including without limitation: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unpublished information concerning: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">strategic plans; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unpublished financial information, including
information concerning revenues, profits and profit margins; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;internal confidential manuals; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any &#147;material inside information&#148; as such phrase is used for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; all constitute valuable, special and unique information of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates. In recognition of this fact, the Officer agrees that the Officer will not disclose any such trade secrets or confidential or
proprietary information (except (i)&nbsp;information which becomes publicly available without violation of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;information of which the Officer, prior to disclosure by the Officer, did not know and should not have known was
disclosed to the Officer by a third party in violation of any other person&#146;s confidentiality or fiduciary obligation, (iii)&nbsp;disclosure required in connection with any legal process (provided the Officer promptly gives the Company written
notice of any legal process seeking to compel such disclosure and reasonably cooperates in the Company&#146;s attempt to eliminate or limit the scope of such disclosure) and (iv)&nbsp;disclosure while employed by the Company which the Officer
reasonably and in good faith believes to be in or not opposed to the interests of the Company) to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall the Officer make use of any such
information for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity except on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <U>Binding Agreement.</U> This Agreement and all rights of the Officer hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Officer&#146;s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Officer should die while any amounts would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all
such amounts, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be paid to the Officer&#146;s devisee, legatee, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to the Officer&#146;s estate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Notice</U>. Notices, demands and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered, if delivered personally, or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and when received if delivered otherwise, addressed as follows: </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If to the Officer: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Address]
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If to the Company: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hexcel
Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">281 Tresser Blvd. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stamford, CT 06901-3238 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or
to such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. <U>General Provisions</U>. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or
discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Officer (or, if applicable, his legal representative) and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied,
with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Connecticut without regard to its conflicts of law principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.<U> Validity and Enforceability</U>. The invalidity or unenforceability
of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of Sections 5, 6
and 7 hereof shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or public policy. If any such provision or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be construed to be invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part, then such provision shall be construed in a manner so as to permit its enforceability to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or public policy. In any case, the provisions or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance other than those to which they have been held invalid or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect. In the event any provision is unenforceable in the jurisdiction in which the Officer is employed on the date hereof, such
provision nevertheless shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of any other jurisdiction in which the Company shall have the ability to seek remedies against the Officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all
of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Arbitration</U>. Any dispute or controversy
arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">before a panel of three arbitrators in the State of Connecticut, constituting an Employment Dispute Tribunal in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator&#146;s award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled to seek a restraining order or injunction in any court of
competent jurisdiction to prevent any continuation of any violation of the provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 7 hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. <U>Entire
Agreement</U>. This Agreement is the entire agreement or understanding between the Company and the Officer regarding the subject matter hereof, and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings including, without limitation, offers of
employment, post-hiring agreements, or other oral or written understandings between the Company and the Officer, are expressly superseded by this Agreement, and are of no further force or effect, except that any executory relocation benefit
previously extended to the Officer will not be affected by this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. <U>Remedies.</U> The Officer agrees that in addition to
any other remedy provided at law or in equity or in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and both preliminary and permanent injunctions restraining Officer from violating any provision of Sections 5, 6 and 7
hereof. The Company shall pay to the Officer all legal fees and expenses incurred in contesting, arbitrating or disputing any action or failure to act by the Company or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right under this Agreement, provided that
the Officer has obtained a final determination supporting at least part of his claim and there has been no determination that the balance of his claim was made in bad faith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. <U>Consent to Jurisdiction and Forum</U>. The Officer hereby expressly and irrevocably agrees that any action, whether at law or in
equity, permitted to be brought by the Company under this Agreement may be brought in the State of Connecticut or in any federal court therein. The Officer hereby irrevocably consents to personal jurisdiction in such court and to accept service of
process in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Connecticut. In the event the Company commences any such action in the State of Connecticut or in any Federal court therein, the Company shall reimburse the Officer for the
reasonable expenses incurred by the Officer in his/her appearance in such forum which are in addition to the expenses the Officer would have incurred by appearing in the forum of the Officer&#146;s residence at that time, including but not limited
to additional legal fees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. <U>Code Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;409A</U>. The parties intend that any payment under any part of this
Agreement shall, to the extent subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, be paid in compliance with Section&nbsp;409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder such that there shall be no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties as a result of
the payments, and the parties shall interpret the Agreement in accordance with Section&nbsp;409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. The parties agree to modify this Agreement or the timing (but not the amount) of any payment to the extent
necessary to comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and avoid application of any taxes, penalties, or interest thereunder. However, in the event that the amounts payable under this Agreement are subject to any taxes, penalties or interest under
Section&nbsp;409A, the Officer shall be solely liable for the payment of any such taxes, penalties or interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. <U>Term of
Agreement.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The term of this Agreement (the &#147;Term&#148;) began July&nbsp;28, 2016 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;) and shall end on the first anniversary thereof; provided, however, that commencing on the first
anniversary of the Effective Date and on </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">each subsequent anniversary of the Effective Date (each such anniversary a &#147;Renewal date&#148;), the Term shall automatically be extended for one
additional year unless, not later than the date which is one year prior to such Renewal Date, the Company shall have given notice to the Officer that the Term will not be renewed for one additional year. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">EXHIBIT 99.2 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This SEVERANCE AGREEMENT between HEXCEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with offices at Stamford, Connecticut (the &#147;Company&#148;),
and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (the &#147;Officer&#148;), is effective as of October&nbsp;2, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing carbon fibers, structural reinforcements, honeycomb
structures, resins, and a variety of high-performance composite materials and parts therefrom for the commercial aerospace, space and defense, recreation and industrial markets throughout the world, and hereafter may engage in other areas of
business (collectively, the &#147;Business&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Officer, as a result of training, expertise and personal application over
the years, has acquired and will continue to acquire considerable and unique expertise and knowledge which are of substantial value to the Company in the conduct, management and operation of the Business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company is willing to provide the Officer with certain benefits in the event of the termination of the Officer&#146;s employment
with the Company, including in the event of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Officer, in consideration of
receiving such benefits from the Company, is willing to afford certain protection to the Company in regard to the confidentiality of its information, ownership of inventions and competitive activities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants of the Officer and the Company and of the Officer&#146;s continued employment with
the Company, the parties agree as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Position and Duties</U>. The Officer currently serves as
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of the Company and shall have such duties, responsibilities and authority consistent with such position as may, from time to time, be assigned to the
Officer by the Chief Executive Officer (the &#147;CEO&#148;). The Officer shall devote substantially all his/her working time and effort to the business and affairs of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination</U>. The Officer&#146;s employment may be terminated under the following circumstances: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>At Will</U>. The Officer is employed &#147;at will,&#148; meaning that the Company may terminate the
Officer&#146;s employment at any time for any reason or for no reason on written notice of termination to the Officer, and the Officer may terminate his/her employment with the Company at any time for any reason or for no reason on written notice of
termination to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Good Reason</U>. The Officer may terminate his/her employment for &#147;Good
Reason,&#148; which shall mean a termination by the Officer after a reduction of more than 10% in the Officer&#146;s annual Total Direct Compensation (&#147;TDC&#148;) as in effect on the date hereof or as his/her TDC may be increased from time to
time hereafter (except for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">across-the-board</FONT></FONT> reductions in TDC affecting all similarly situated officers of the Company </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">which reductions shall not count toward the 10%). TDC means the sum of the Officer&#146;s annual base salary, annual target award under MICP, and the grant
date value of an annual equity award under the Company&#146;s Incentive Stock Plan (as may be amended hereafter) (the determination of grant date value shall be conclusively determined by the Compensation Committee for grants to the Officer and all
similarly situated officers of the Company). The Officer shall be deemed to have waived any assertion of Good Reason unless the Officer shall have delivered a notice of termination to the Company, as provided in Section&nbsp;2(d) hereof, and
specifying the reasons therefor, within 20 days after the effective date of such reduction. The Company shall have 10 days from the receipt of such notice to rescind or reverse the effect of such reduction and, upon doing so, both the grounds for
Good Reason and the Officer&#146;s notice of termination automatically shall be deemed void with retroactive effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Cause</U>. The Company may terminate the Officer&#146;s employment hereunder for Cause. The following shall
constitute Cause: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the willful and continued failure by the Officer to substantially perform his/her duties or
discharge his/her responsibilities to the Company, or to follow the reasonable requests of his/her supervisor to undertake actions falling within the scope of such duties and responsibilities; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any fraudulent or intentional misconduct by the Officer that causes or might reasonably be expected to cause
material reputational, financial or other harm to the Company, or any improper or grossly negligent failure by the Officer, including in a supervisory capacity, to identify, escalate, monitor or manage, in a timely manner and as reasonably expected,
risks that cause or might reasonably be expected to cause material reputational, financial or other harm to the Company; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; any conduct that violates the covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof, or violates requirements of
the Company embodied in its employee policies adopted from time to time including, but not limited to, policies directed to ethical business conduct, insider trading, anti-corruption, harassment, and other policies proscribing or prohibiting conduct
as an employee of the Company; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Officer becomes subject to a suspension or debarment proceeding, or
related investigations, conducted in connection with any actual or suspected violations of any United States Government procurement laws or regulations, or is for any other reason ineligible to participate in the discussion, negotiation and entering
into of contracts with respect to United States government procurement, or fails to obtain or maintain any professional license reasonably required for the Officer lawfully to perform his/her duties and responsibilities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No act, or failure to act, on the Officer&#146;s part shall be considered &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, not in good faith and
without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. The Officer shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause without delivery to the Officer of a written notice of termination from the CEO
specifying the grounds for Cause. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Date of Termination</U>. The Date of Termination shall mean if the Officer&#146;s employment is
terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;2, the date specified in the applicable notice of termination (provided that such date shall not be more than thirty days from the date such notice is given under Section&nbsp;2(a) and shall not be less than
fifteen nor more than thirty days from the date notice of termination is given under Section&nbsp;2(b) and 2(c). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <U>Compensation Upon Termination.</U> If the Officer&#146;s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause (and other than for
disability as defined under the Company&#146;s then-existing disability compensation programs), or is terminated by the Officer for Good Reason, then </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in addition to the amounts and benefits as may be provided pursuant to the remainder of this Section&nbsp;3, the
Company shall pay to or provide on behalf of the Officer (i)&nbsp;any business expense reimbursements properly submitted and unpaid and (ii)&nbsp;any benefits to which the Officer is entitled under the terms of the Company&#146;s benefit plans,
programs and arrangements; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in addition to the amounts and benefits as may be provided pursuant to the
remainder of this Section&nbsp;3, the Company shall at the time such payments are due pay the Officer his/her base salary through the Date of Termination; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;4, and conditioned on the Officer executing a release, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Company, releasing it from any and all claims arising out of or in connection with the termination of employment, and in lieu of any claim to further compensation for periods subsequent to the Date of Termination, whether under any severance
policy applicable to employees or pursuant to any prior understanding between the Company and the Officer, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) if the Date of Termination
is within two years after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall pay the Officer a cash lump sum equal to the product of (A)&nbsp;the sum of (1)&nbsp;the Officer&#146;s annual base salary in effect at the time the notice of
termination is given and (2)&nbsp;the Officer&#146;s Average Annual Bonus (as defined below) and (B)&nbsp;the number 1.5; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) if the
Date of Termination is not governed by clause (c)(i) immediately above, the Company shall pay the Officer a cash lump sum equal to the Officer&#146;s annual base salary in effect at the time the notice of termination is given. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#147;Average Annual Bonus&#148; shall mean the average of the last three annual bonus amounts awarded to the Officer under the
Company&#146;s Management Incentive Compensation Plan (as may be amended hereafter, the &#147;MICP&#148;) for the last three plan years completed prior to the Date of Termination or, if the Officer has not participated in the MICP for three
completed annual award periods, the average of the annual amounts awarded for the completed annual award period(s), provided that any award made in respect of an annual award period in which the Officer did not participate for the full period shall
be annualized for purposes of computing the Average Annual Bonus by multiplying such award by a fraction, of which the numerator is 365 and the denominator is the number of days during which the Officer participated in such annual award period; and
provided further that any award for the plan year during which the Date of Termination occurs shall not be used in computing Average Annual Bonus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section&nbsp;4, if the Officer&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause (or disability as defined above), or is terminated by the Officer for Good reason, during the period of a &#147;Potential Change in Control&#148; or at the request of a Person (as defined in Section (f)(1) below) who, directly or
indirectly, takes any action designed to cause a Change in Control, then the Company shall make payments and provide benefits to the Officer under this Agreement as though a Change in Control had occurred immediately prior to such termination. A
Potential Change in Control shall exist during the period commencing at the time the Company enters into any agreement or arrangement which, if consummated, would result in a Change in Control and ending at the time such agreement or arrangement
either (i)&nbsp;results in a Change in Control or (ii)&nbsp;terminates, expires or otherwise becomes of no further force or effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)
The Company shall continue the participation of the Officer for a period of one year (except if the Date of Termination is within two years after the occurrence of a Change in Control, such period shall be one and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT> years) in all medical, dental, hospitalization, life insurance and other welfare and plans and programs, in each case in which the Officer participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination,
provided that the Officer&#146;s continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs. In the event that the Officer&#146;s participation in any such plan or program is barred, the Company shall by
other means provide the Officer with benefits equivalent to those which the Officer would otherwise have been entitled to receive under such plans and programs from which the Officer&#146;s continued participation is barred. Any benefits or payments
under this Section&nbsp;3(e) shall be reduced to the extent benefits of the same type are received by, or made available to, the Officer by a subsequent employer during the applicable benefit continuation period following the Date of Termination
(and the Officer shall be obligated to notify the Company in writing within ten days after such time as the Officer receives any such benefits, or such time as any such benefits are made available to the Officer). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Agreement, a &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall mean the first to occur of the following
events: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any person (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (a &#147;Person&#148;) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (within the meaning of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> promulgated
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of either (A)&nbsp;the combined fair market value of the then outstanding stock of the Company (the &#147;Total Fair Market Value&#148;) or (B)&nbsp;the combined voting power of the
then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (the &#147;Total Voting Power&#148;); excluding, however, the following: (I)&nbsp;any acquisition by the Company or any of its affiliates,
(II)&nbsp;any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its affiliates, (III)&nbsp;any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in the
exclusion within paragraph (4)&nbsp;below and (IV)&nbsp;any acquisition of additional stock or securities by a Person who owns more than 50% of the Total Fair Market Value or Total Voting Power of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition;
or </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company that, together
with any securities acquired directly or indirectly by such Person within the immediately preceding twelve-consecutive month period, represent 40% or more of the Total Voting Power of the Company; excluding, however, any acquisition described in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-clauses</FONT> (I)&nbsp;through (IV) of subsection (1)&nbsp;above; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a change
in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of the original effective date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (such individuals shall be hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Incumbent Directors&#148;) cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this definition, that any individual who becomes a director subsequent to such effective date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company&#146;s
stockholders, was made or approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors (or directors whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) shall be considered an Incumbent Director; but, provided, further,
that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person or legal entity other
than the Board shall not be considered an Incumbent Director; provided finally, however, that, as of any time, any member of the Board who has been a director for at least twelve consecutive months immediately prior to such time shall be considered
an Incumbent Director for purposes of this definition, other than for the purpose of the first proviso of this definition; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company
or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (&#147;Corporate Transaction&#148;); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction (A)&nbsp;pursuant to which all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who are the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company and Total Voting Power immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 50%, respectively,
of the outstanding common stock and the combined voting power of the&nbsp;then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the company resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a
company which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior
to such Corporate Transaction of the Outstanding Common Stock and Total Voting Power, as the case may be, and (B)&nbsp;immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the
board of directors of the company resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a company which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries); <U>provided,</U> <U>however</U>, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsections (1)&nbsp;through (4) above, an event which does not constitute a change in the ownership of the Company, a change in the
effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.409A-3(i)(5)</FONT> of the Treasury Regulations (or any
successor provision), shall not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <U>No Mitigation or Offset</U>. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;(i) The Officer shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise and, other than as provided in Section&nbsp;3(e) for continuation of benefits, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Officer as the result of
employment by another employer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by
retirement benefits or offset against any amount the Company claims to be owed by the Officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Officer acknowledges that, as a senior management employee, the Officer will be involved, on a high level, in
the development, implementation and management of the Company&#146;s global business plans, including those which involve the Company&#146;s finances, research, marketing, planning, operations, and acquisition strategies. By virtue of the
Officer&#146;s position and knowledge of the Company, the Officer acknowledges that his employment by a competitor of the Company represents a serious competitive danger to the Company, and that the use of the Officer&#146;s experience and knowledge
about the Company&#146;s business, strategies and plans by a competitor can and would constitute a valuable competitive advantage over the Company. In view of the foregoing, and in consideration of the payments made to the Officer under this
Agreement, the Officer covenants and agrees that, if the Officer&#146;s employment is terminated and the Company has fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement, for a period of one year (or one and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT> years if the Officer receives payments under Section&nbsp;3(c)(i) or 3(d) hereof) after the Date of Termination the Officer will not (A)&nbsp;engage, in any capacity, directly or indirectly, including
but not limited as employee, agent, consultant, manager, Officer, owner or stockholder (except as a passive investor holding less than a 5% equity interest in any enterprise) in any business entity engaged in competition with the Business conducted
by the Company on the Date of Termination anywhere in the world, or (B)&nbsp;solicit a customer of the Business in violation of clause (A), provided, that the Officer may be employed by a competitor of the Company so long as the Officer&#146;s
duties and responsibilities do not relate directly or indirectly to the business segment of the new employer which is actually or potentially competitive with the Business, or (C)&nbsp;directly or indirectly solicit, induce or otherwise encourage
any person to discontinue or refrain from entering into any employment relationship (contractual or otherwise) with the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The
Company (for itself and its officers and directors) and the Officer mutually agree and covenant not to disparage the reputation or character of the other. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Assignment of Inventions.</U> The Officer agrees that all processes, technologies, designs and inventions,
including new contributions, improvements, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or not (collectively &#147;Inventions&#148;), conceived, developed, invented or made by the Officer prior to the Date of Termination shall belong to the Company,
provided that such Inventions grew out of the Officer&#146;s work with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates or are conceived or made on the Company&#146;s time or with the use of the Company&#146;s facilities or materials. At the request of the Company, the Officer shall (i)&nbsp;promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company,
(ii)&nbsp;assign to the Company, without additional compensation, </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">all patent and other rights to such Inventions for the United States and foreign countries, (iii)&nbsp;sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing,
and (iv)&nbsp;give testimony or otherwise take action in support of the Officer&#146;s status as the inventor of such Inventions, in each case at the Company&#146;s expense. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Confidentiality</U>. In addition to any obligation regarding Inventions, the Officer acknowledges that the trade
secrets and confidential and proprietary information of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including without limitation: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unpublished information concerning: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">research activities and plans, </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">marketing or sales plans, </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">pricing or pricing strategies, </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">operational techniques, and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(v)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">strategic plans; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unpublished financial information, including
information concerning revenues, profits and profit margins; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;internal confidential manuals; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any &#147;material inside information&#148; as such phrase is used for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended; all constitute valuable, special and unique information of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates. In recognition of this fact, the Officer agrees that the Officer will not disclose any such trade secrets or confidential or
proprietary information (except (i)&nbsp;information which becomes publicly available without violation of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;information of which the Officer, prior to disclosure by the Officer, did not know and should not have known was
disclosed to the Officer by a third party in violation of any other person&#146;s confidentiality or fiduciary obligation, (iii)&nbsp;disclosure required in connection with any legal process (provided the Officer promptly gives the Company written
notice of any legal process seeking to compel such disclosure and reasonably cooperates in the Company&#146;s attempt to eliminate or limit the scope of such disclosure) and (iv)&nbsp;disclosure while employed by the Company which the Officer
reasonably and in good faith believes to be in or not opposed to the interests of the Company) to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall the Officer make use of any such
information for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity except on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <U>Binding Agreement.</U> This Agreement and all rights of the Officer hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Officer&#146;s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Officer should die while any amounts would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all
such amounts, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be paid to the Officer&#146;s devisee, legatee, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to the Officer&#146;s estate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Notice</U>. Notices, demands and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered, if delivered personally, or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and when received if delivered otherwise, addressed as follows: </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If to the Officer: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Address]
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If to the Company: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hexcel
Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">281 Tresser Blvd. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stamford, CT 06901-3238 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or
to such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>General Provisions</U>. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver,
modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Officer (or, if applicable, his legal representative) and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No representations, oral or otherwise, express or
implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Connecticut without regard to its conflicts of law principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.<U> Validity and Enforceability</U>. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions
of Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or public policy. If any such provision or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be construed to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part, then such provision shall be construed in a manner so as to permit its enforceability to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or public policy. In any case, the provisions or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance other than those to which they have been held invalid or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect. In the event any provision is unenforceable in the jurisdiction in which the Officer is employed on the date
hereof, such provision nevertheless shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of any other jurisdiction in which the Company shall have the ability to seek remedies against the Officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all
of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. <U>Arbitration</U>. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by
arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in the State of Connecticut, constituting an Employment Dispute Tribunal in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the
arbitrator&#146;s award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled to seek a restraining order or injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent any continuation of any violation of the
provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 7 hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. <U>Entire Agreement</U>. This Agreement is the entire agreement or understanding between the
Company and the Officer regarding the subject matter hereof, and all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings including, without limitation, offers of employment, post-hiring agreements, or other oral or written understandings between
the Company and the Officer, are expressly superseded by this Agreement, and are of no further force or effect, except that any executory relocation benefit previously extended to the Officer will not be affected by this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. <U>Remedies.</U> The Officer agrees that in addition to any other remedy provided at law or in equity or in this Agreement, the Company
shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order and both preliminary and permanent injunctions restraining Officer from violating any provision of Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof. The Company shall pay to the Officer all legal fees and expenses
incurred in contesting, arbitrating or disputing any action or failure to act by the Company or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right under this Agreement, provided that the Officer has obtained a final determination supporting at least part of
his claim and there has been no determination that the balance of his claim was made in bad faith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. <U>Consent to Jurisdiction and
Forum</U>. The Officer hereby expressly and irrevocably agrees that any action, whether at law or in equity, permitted to be brought by the Company under this Agreement may be brought in the State of Connecticut or in any federal court therein. The
Officer hereby irrevocably consents to personal jurisdiction in such court and to accept service of process in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Connecticut. In the event the Company commences any such action in the State of
Connecticut or in any Federal court therein, the Company shall reimburse the Officer for the reasonable expenses incurred by the Officer in his/her appearance in such forum which are in addition to the expenses the Officer would have incurred by
appearing in the forum of the Officer&#146;s residence at that time, including but not limited to additional legal fees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. <U>Code
Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;409A</U>. The parties intend that any payment under any part of this Agreement shall, to the extent subject to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, be paid in compliance with Section&nbsp;409A and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder such that there shall be no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties as a result of the payments, and the parties shall interpret the Agreement in accordance with Section&nbsp;409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. The
parties agree to modify this Agreement or the timing (but not the amount) of any payment to the extent necessary to comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and avoid application of any taxes, penalties, or interest thereunder. However, in the
event that the amounts payable under this Agreement are subject to any taxes, penalties or interest under Section&nbsp;409A, the Officer shall be solely liable for the payment of any such taxes, penalties or interest. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. <U>Term of Agreement.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The term of this Agreement (the &#147;Term&#148;) began July&nbsp;28, 2016 (the
&#147;Effective Date&#148;) and shall end on the first anniversary thereof; provided, however, that commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and on each subsequent anniversary of the Effective Date (each such anniversary a
&#147;Renewal date&#148;), the Term shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than the date which is one year prior to such Renewal Date, the Company shall have given notice to the Officer that the Term will not be
renewed for one additional year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Severance Agreement as of the date and year first above written. </P>
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