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  0001906219
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000717605
  HEXCEL CORP /DE/
  001-08472
  TWO STAMFORD PLAZA
  281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
  STAMFORD
  CT
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  203-969-0666
  Fitzsimons Gina
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  864
  62294.40
  84388010
  02/14/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  01/28/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  85
  01/28/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  01/28/2024
  Performance Shares
  Issuer
  N
  504
  01/28/2024
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  01/30/2024
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  149
  01/31/2024
  Compensation
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  /s/ Ryan Riviere, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Gina Fitzsimons