Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Domenichini Andrea
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/12/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEXCEL CORP /DE/ [HXL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Operations
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 266
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options (1)   (2) 01/29/2017 Common Stock 10,860 $ 18.17 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)   (3) 01/29/2010 Common Stock 2,409 $ 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (1)   (2) 02/07/2016 Common Stock 5,590 $ 22 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)   (3) 02/07/2009 Common Stock 901 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)   (3) 01/06/2008 Common Stock 922 $ 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (1)   (2) 01/06/2015 Common Stock 3,169 $ 14.51 D  
Restricted Stock Units (4)   (4) 02/07/2009 Common Stock 2,500 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Domenichini Andrea
C/O HEXCEL CORPORATION
281 TRESSER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06901
      VP, Operations  

Signatures

/s/ Andrea Domenichini by Seth L. Kaplan, Attorney-in-fact 07/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Non-Qualified Options ("NQOs") granted under the Hexcel Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan (the "ISP") in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b.
(2) NQOs granted under the ISP become vested with respect to one-third of the shares of Common Stock subject thereto on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of certain events. The grant date is ten years prior to the expiration date.
(3) RSUs granted in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b. The RSUs vest and convert into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock in equal installments on the first three anniversaries from the grant date, which is three years prior to the expiration date. Vesting of the RSUs is also subject to certain acceleration and termination provisions.
(4) RSUs granted in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b. The RSUs vest and convert into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock in equal installments on the third anniversary of the grant date, which is three years prior to the expiration date. Vesting of the RSUs is also subject to certain acceleration and termination provisions.

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