Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
DERICKSON SANDRA L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEXCEL CORP /DE/ [HXL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
HEXCEL CORPORATION, 281 TRESSER BLVD, 16TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2011
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) 05/06/2011   M   3,215 A $ 0 3,215 D  
Common Stock               21,795 I By Derickson 2009-B GRAT Trust
Common Stock               15,409 I By Derickson Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (2) $ 0 05/05/2011   A   3,143     (3)   (3) Common Stock 3,143 $ 0 3,143 D  
Restricted Stock Units (2) $ 0 05/06/2011   M     3,215 05/06/2011 05/06/2011(4) Common Stock 3,215 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DERICKSON SANDRA L
HEXCEL CORPORATION
281 TRESSER BLVD, 16TH FLOOR
STAMFORD, CT 06901		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Sandra L. Derickson by Adam P. Gold, Attorney-in-fact   05/06/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The Common Stock was acquired upon the conversion of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") in accordance with the terms of the underlying agreement. The RSUs were granted in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b.
(2) RSUs granted under the Hexcel Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b.
(3) The RSUs vest ratably over the one year following the grant date which was May 5, 2011, and convert into an equal number of shares of common stock on the first anniversary of the grant date. Vesting and conversion are subject to certain acceleration and termination provisions.
(4) The RSUs vested proportionately over the one-year period immediately following the grant date, and converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock on the first anniversary of the grant date. The grant date was one year prior to the expiration date.

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