Gentile Tom 4

What Happened
Tom Gentile, Chairman, CEO & President and a Director of Hexcel (HXL), received a grant of 49,655 derivative securities on 2026-02-02. The Form 4 reports this as an award/acquisition (code A) with a reported value of $0 at grant (i.e., no cash paid at grant). This transaction is a stock-option style award (non-qualified stock options), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-02; Form 4 filed 2026-02-03 (timely filing, not marked late).
• Transaction type: A = award/grant of derivative securities (non‑qualified stock options). Reported price: $0.00 at grant.
• Quantity: 49,655 options (derivative rights to acquire shares), not immediate common-stock shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the excerpt provided—see the full Form 4 for total beneficial ownership.
• Footnote: the options vest in equal increments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date (i.e., roughly one-third vest each year).
• No exercise price or further terms were included in the excerpt; options must be exercised (and vested) before becoming tradable stock.

Context
This is an equity-award grant to an executive — common as part of compensation packages. Because these are non-qualified stock options (derivative awards), they do not represent immediately tradable shares and require vesting (and later exercise) before converting to common stock. The filing shows grant activity rather than a purchase or sale, so it does not indicate immediate proceeds or market selling by the insider.