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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
Lehman Gail E
Officer
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
1571
110205.65
84465701
07/27/2023
NYSE
Common
01/28/2020
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
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01/28/2020
Compensation
Common
01/29/2020
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
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01/29/2020
Compensation
Common
01/30/2020
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
65
01/30/2020
Compensation
Common
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
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01/28/2021
Compensation
Common
01/29/2021
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
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01/29/2021
Compensation
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Issuer
N
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