SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 February 26, 2002 (February 26, 2002) -------------------------------------- Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) Hexcel Corporation ------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-8472 94-1109521 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.) Two Stamford Plaza 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, Connecticut 06901-3238 ------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) (203) 969-0666 -------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A ----------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. We have decided to make available to investors and financial analysts an amortization schedule of the principal payments of our indebtedness, including capital lease obligations, due each year through 2006 and in the aggregate after 2006. In order to comply with Regulation FD, we are filing the amortization schedule as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Debt Amortization Schedule. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HEXCEL CORPORATION Date: February 26, 2002 /s/ Stephen C. Forsyth ---------------------------------- Stephen C. Forsyth Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2 Exhibit Index ------------- EXHIBIT NO. Description 99.1 Debt Amortization Schedule. 3