Exhibit
10.21


 


RETAINER FEE
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

for

Non-Employee Directors


 


RETAINER FEE RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date, by and
between the Grantee and Hexcel Corporation (the “Corporation”).


 


W
I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H:


 


WHEREAS, the Corporation has adopted the Hexcel Corporation 2003
Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”); and


 


WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) has determined that it is desirable
and in the best interests of the Corporation to grant to the Grantee restricted
stock units (“RSUs”) as an incentive for the Grantee to advance the interests
of the Corporation.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, the
parties agree as follows:


 


1.                                       Notice
of Grant; Incorporation of Plan. 
Pursuant to the Plan and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein and therein, the Corporation hereby grants to the Grantee the number of RSUs indicated on the Notice of
Grant attached hereto as Annex A, which Notice of Grant is incorporated
by reference herein.  Unless otherwise
provided herein, capitalized terms used herein and set forth in such Notice of
Grant shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Notice of Grant and
capitalized terms used herein and set forth in the Plan shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Plan. The Plan is incorporated by reference and made a
part of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the
Plan, as the Plan may be amended from time to time, provided that any such
amendment of the Plan must be made in accordance with Section IX of the
Plan. The RSUs granted herein constitute an Award within the meaning of the
Plan.


 


2.                                       Terms
of Restricted Stock Units.  The
grant of RSUs provided in Section 1 hereof shall be subject to the
following terms, conditions and restrictions:


 


(a)                                              No
Ownership.       The Grantee shall
not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend
and voting rights) in shares of the Common Stock in respect of the RSUs until
such RSUs have vested and been distributed to the Grantee in the form of shares
of Common Stock.


 


(b)                                             Transfer
of RSUs.  Except as provided in this
Section 2(b), the RSUs and any interest therein may not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or
the laws of descent and distribution and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Plan and this Agreement. Any attempt to transfer RSUs in contravention of
this Section is void ab initio. RSUs shall not be subject to
execution, attachment or other process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Grantee shall be permitted to transfer RSUs to members of his or her immediate
family (i.e., children, grandchildren or spouse), trusts for the benefit
of such family members, and partnerships whose only partners are such family
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consideration can be paid
for the transfer of the RSUs and the transferee of the RSUs must agree to be
subject to all conditions applicable to the RSUs (including all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement) prior to transfer.


 


(c)                                              Vesting
and Conversion of RSUs.  Subject to
Sections 2(d) and 2(e), the RSUs shall vest in proportion to the time elapsed
between the Grant Date and the first anniversary of the Grant Date, and shall
be converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock that will be
immediately distributed to the Grantee on the first anniversary of the Grant
Date; provided that if the Grantee has delivered to the Corporation, on
or prior to the Grant Date, an irrevocable written election to defer conversion
of the RSUs until such time as Grantee’s service as a member of the Board
terminates, then all the RSUs will be converted into an equivalent number of
shares of Common Stock that will be immediately distributed to the Grantee on
the date that Grantee’s service as a member of the Board terminates. Upon the
distribution of the shares of Common Stock in respect of the RSUs, the
Corporation shall issue to the Grantee or the Grantee’s personal representative
a stock certificate representing such shares of Common Stock, free of any
restrictions.


 


(d)                                             Termination
of Service as Director.  (i) If the Grantee ceases to be a member of the Board
for any reason other than death, disability or Cause, then (A) all RSUs that have
vested on or prior to the date the Grantee ceased to be a member of the Board
shall be converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock
and immediately distributed to the Grantee, and (B) the Grantee shall forfeit all RSUs which have not yet become
vested as of the date the Grantee ceased to be a member of the Board.


 


(ii)                                              In the event the Grantee dies or the Grantee
ceases to be a member of the Board because of disability, all RSUs shall vest, be converted
into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock and be immediately
distributed to the Grantee.


 


(iii)                                           In
the event the Grantee ceases to be a
member of the Board for Cause, then the Grantee shall forfeit all RSUs, whether
or not vested.


 


(e)                                              Change
of Control.  In the event of a Change
in Control (as defined below), all RSUs shall vest, be converted into shares of
Common Stock and be immediately distributed to the Grantee.


 


3.                                       Equitable
Adjustment.                         The aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock subject to the RSUs shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a
subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital adjustment, or the
payment of a stock dividend or other increase or decrease in such shares, effected
without the receipt of consideration by the Corporation, or other change in
corporate or capital structure. The Committee shall also make the foregoing
changes and any other changes, including changes in the classes of securities
available, to the extent reasonably necessary or desirable to preserve the
intended benefits under this Agreement in the event of any other
reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off,
extraordinary dividend or other distribution or similar transaction involving
the Corporation.


 


4.                                       Taxes.  The Grantee shall pay to the
Corporation promptly upon request any taxes the Corporation reasonably determines it is required to withhold
under applicable tax laws with respect to the RSUs.  Such payment shall be made as provided in Section VIII(f) of
the Plan.


 


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5.                                       No
Right to Continued Service as Director. 
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to confer upon the Grantee any
right to continue to serve as a member of the Board.


 


6.                                       Governing
Law/Jurisdiction.  This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware without reference to principles of conflict of laws.


 


7.                                       Resolution
of Disputes.  Any disputes arising
under or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by binding
arbitration before a single arbitrator, to be held in New York in accordance
with the commercial rules and procedures of the American Arbitration
Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final
and subject to appeal only to the extent permitted by law. Each party shall
bear such party’s own expenses incurred in connection with any arbitration; provided,
however, that the cost of the arbitration, including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees of the Grantee, shall be borne by the Corporation in
the event the Grantee is the prevailing party in the arbitration. Anything to
the contrary notwithstanding, each party hereto has the right to proceed with a
court action for injunctive relief or relief from violations of law not within
the jurisdiction of an arbitrator.


 


8.                                       Notices.  Any notice required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in
a United States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed, as appropriate, to the
Grantee at the last address specified in Grantee’s records with the
Corporation, or such other address as the Grantee may designate in writing to
the Corporation, or to the Corporation, Attention:  Corporate Secretary, or such other address as the Corporation may
designate in writing to the Grantee.


 


9.                                       Failure
To Enforce Not a Waiver.  The
failure of either party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this
Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of
any other provision hereof.


 


10.                                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together
shall represent one and the same agreement.


 


11.                                 Miscellaneous.  This Agreement cannot be changed or
terminated orally. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement
between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.  The section headings herein are
intended for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.


 


12.                                 Definitions.                                  For
purposes of this Agreement:


 


(I)                                    “Affiliate”
of any Person shall mean any other Person that directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such first Person.  The
term “Control” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the
Exchange Act.


 


(II)                                “Beneficial
Owner” (and variants thereof) shall have the meaning given in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act.


 


(III)                            A
director will be deemed to cease being a member of the Board for “Cause” if
such cessation is due to his fraud, dishonesty or intentional misrepresentation
in


 


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connection with his
duties as a Director or his embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of
assets or opportunities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.


 


(IV)                            “Change
in Control” shall mean any of the following events:


 


(1)  any Person is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of either (a) the then
outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) or
(b) the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation (the “Total
Voting Power”); excluding, however, the following: (i) any acquisition by the
Corporation or any of its Controlled Affiliates, (ii) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Corporation or any of its Controlled Affiliates and (iii) any Person who
becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in
the exclusion within paragraph (3) below; or


 


(2)  a change in the composition of the Board
such that the individuals who, as of the effective date of this Agreement,
constitute the Board (such individuals shall be hereinafter referred to as the
“Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the Board; provided, however, for purposes of this definition,
that any individual who becomes a director subsequent to such effective date,
whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders,
was made or approved pursuant to the terms of each then existing Stockholders
Agreement or by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors (or
directors whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved)
shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided, further,
that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result
of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in
Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
person or legal entity other than the Board shall not be considered a member of
the Incumbent Board; or


 


(3)  there is consummated a merger or
consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Corporation or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Corporation (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a
Corporate Transaction (a) pursuant to which all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who are the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Common Stock and Total Voting Power immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction will Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than
50%, respectively, of the outstanding common stock and the combined voting
power of the  then outstanding common
stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors of the company resulting from
such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a company which as a
result of such transaction owns the Corporation or all or substantially all of
the Corporation’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries)
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to
such Corporate Transaction of the Outstanding Common Stock and Total Voting
Power, as the case may be, and (b) immediately following which the individuals
who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority
of the board of directors of the company


 


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resulting from such
Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a company which as a
result of such transaction owns the Corporation or all or substantially all of
the Corporation’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries);
or


 


(4)  the approval by the stockholders of the
Corporation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;


 


(V)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.


 


(VI)   “Person” shall have the meaning given in
Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.


 


(VII)  “Stockholders Agreement” shall mean any
stockholders agreement, governance agreement or other similar agreement between
the Corporation and a holder or holders of Voting Securities.


 


(VIII) “Voting
Securities” means Common Stock and any other securities of the Corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation.


 


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Annex
A


 


NOTICE OF GRANT

RETAINER FEE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

HEXCEL CORPORATION 2003 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN


 


The following member of
the Board of Directors of Hexcel Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“Hexcel”), has been granted Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the
terms of this Notice of Grant and the Retainer Fee Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement to which this Notice of Grant is attached.


 


The terms below shall
have the meanings ascribed to them below when used in the Retainer Fee
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.


 


	
  Grantee

  
	
   

  
	
  Address of Grantee

  
	
   

  
	
  Grant Date

  
	
   

  
	
  Aggregate Number of
  RSUs

  Granted

  



 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereby agree to the terms of this Notice of Grant and the Retainer
Fee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to which this Notice of Grant is attached
and execute this Notice of Grant and Retainer Fee Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement as of the Grant Date.


 


	
   

  	
   

  	
  HEXCEL CORPORATION

  
	
  Grantee

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Ira J. Krakower

  
	
   

  	
  Senior Vice President

  



 


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