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Your Vote Counts! HEXCEL CORPORATION 2025 Annual Meeting Vote by May 7, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT For shares held in Hexcel’s 401(k) plan or employee stock purchase plan, vote by May 5, 2025, 10:30 AM EDT HEXCEL CORPORATION ATTN: KURT GODDARD 2 STAMFORD PLAZA 281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR STAMFORD, CT 06901-3261 V62740-P22714-Z89110 You invested in HEXCEL CORPORATION and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on May 8, 2025. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 24, 2025. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # Smartphone users Vote Virtually at the Meeting* Point your camera here and May 8, 2025 10:30 AM EDT vote without entering a control number Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HXL2025 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance.

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Board Voting Items Recommends 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. Thomas C. Gentile III For 1b. Jeffrey C. Campbell For 1c. James J. Cannon For 1d. Cynthia M. Egnotovich For 1e. Guy C. Hachey For 1f. Dr. Patricia A. Hubbard For 1g. David H. Li For 1h. Nick L. Stanage For 1i. Catherine A. Suever For 2. Advisory non-binding vote to approve 2024 executive compensation. For 3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. For 4. Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. For NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements. Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. V62741-P22714-Z89110