Fitzsimons Gina 4

What Happened
Gina Fitzsimons, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources & Communications Officer of Hexcel (HXL), was issued 1,228 shares on January 21, 2026. The shares were acquired at $0.00 as the result of the conversion of a performance-based share award (coded as an award/grant), so no cash was paid for the shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-21; Filing date: 2026-01-23 (filed within the Form 4 two-business-day window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares acquired: 1,228; Price per share reported: $0.00; Reported acquisition value: $0.
• Shares owned following the transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: Shares represent conversion of a performance-based share award (PSA) tied to specified financial performance criteria under an award agreement dated January 30, 2023.

Context
This was an issuance under a prior performance award (a payout tied to achievement of specified metrics), not an open-market purchase. Such awards reflect compensation outcomes and vesting/performance results rather than a direct insider purchase or sale; they do not, by themselves, indicate the insider is buying or selling stock for investment reasons.