UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8)* Hexcel Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Par Value $0.01 Per Share) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 428291 10 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Robert C. Schwenkel, Esq. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 (212) 859-8000 Ben I. Adler, Esq. Goldman, Sachs & Co. One New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 (212) 902-1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 29, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box |_|. Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 2 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF, OO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 43,122 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 14,108,893 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 43,122 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 14,108,893 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 14,152,015(1) 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3%(2) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC-CO (1) This amount includes shares of common stock of Hexcel Corporation (the "Company") that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") which are issuable upon the exercise of options granted by the Company which are currently exercisable and held for the benefit of GS Group. (2) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Group. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 3 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Goldman, Sachs & Co. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF, WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |X| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 14,108,893 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 14,108,893 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 14,108,893 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BD-PN-IA (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Goldman, Sachs & Co. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 4 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Advisors 2000, L.L.C. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 10,954,362 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,954,362 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,954,362 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.9%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Advisors 2000, L.L.C. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 5 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Germany 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 335,935 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 335,935 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 335,935 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 6 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Germany 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 335,935 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 335,935 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 335,935 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 7 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Employee Funds 2000 GP, L.L.C. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,552,830 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,552,830 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,552,830 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.8%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Employee Funds 2000 GP, L.L.C. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 8 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Stone Street 2000, L.L.C. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 264,946 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 264,946 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 264,946 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Stone Street 2000, L.L.C. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 9 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 8,034,955 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8,034,955 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 8,034,955 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 8.7%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 10 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,919,407 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,919,407 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,919,407 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.2%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 11 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Capital Partners GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Germany 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 335,935 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 335,935 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 335,935 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.4%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 12 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 2,552,830 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 2,552,830 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,552,830 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.8%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 13 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 264,946 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 264,946 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 264,946 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.3%(1) 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (1) This percentage is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P. The foregoing percentage reflects the conversion by all holders of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock on December 29, 2005. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 14 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON LXH Holdings Corp. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1.45 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1.45 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1.45 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 15 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON LXH Holdings, L.P. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1.69 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 1.69 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1.69 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 16 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON LXH, L.L.C. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF, WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 42 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 42 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 42 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 428291 10 8 Page 17 of 34 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON LXH II, L.L.C. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF, WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 32 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 32 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 32 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) Less than 0.1% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO This Amendment No. 8, filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), GS Advisors 2000, L.L.C. ("GS Advisors"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG ("GS oHG"), Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH ("GS GmbH"), GS Employee Funds 2000 GP, L.L.C. ("GS Employee 2000"), Stone Street 2000, L.L.C. ("Stone 2000"), GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P. ("GS Capital"), GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P. ("GS Offshore"), GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG ("GS Germany"), GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P. ("GS Employee"), Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P. ("Stone Street" and, together with GS Capital, GS Offshore, GS Germany and GS Employee, the "Limited Partnerships"), LXH Holdings Corp. ("LXH Corp."), LXH Holdings, L.P. ("LXH L.P."), LXH, L.L.C. ("LXH"), and LXH II, L.L.C. ("LXH II" and, together with LXH, the "Original Purchasers") (GS Group, Goldman Sachs, GS Advisors, GS oHG, GS GmbH, GS Employee 2000, Stone 2000, the Limited Partnerships, LXH Corp., LXH L.P., and the Original Purchasers, collectively, the "Filing Persons"), amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Filing Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 28, 2000 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on December 20, 2002, Amendment No. 2 filed on March 21, 2003, Amendment No. 3 filed on November 30, 2004, Amendment No. 4 filed on December 21, 2004, Amendment No. 5 filed on December 27, 2004, Amendment No. 6 filed on July 15, 2005 and Amendment No. 7 filed on August 10, 2005, the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Hexcel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.(1) ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. ---------------------- Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following immediately before the final three paragraphs thereof: On December 29, 2005, at the Company's request, the Limited Partnerhips converted all Series A Preferred Stock held by them into an aggregate of 14,107,999 shares of Common Stock. On December 29, 2005, the Company announced that all holders of its Series A Preferred Stock elected to convert all of their shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock. ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. ------------------------------------- Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: (a) As of December 29, 2005, GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 14,152,015 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 74 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Original Purchasers, as described below; (ii) (A) (I) 10,000 options granted to Mr. Mehra on December 19, 2000 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 10,000 shares of Common Stock, (II) 2,000 options granted to Mr. Mehra on May 10, 2001 -------- (1) Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein will be construed as an admission that any Filing Person constitutes a "person" for any purpose other than for compliance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 2,000 shares of Common Stock, (III) 8,000 options granted to Mr. Mehra on July 31, 2001 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 8,000 shares of Common Stock, (IV) 2,000 options granted to Mr. Mehra on May 9, 2002 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 2,000 shares of Common Stock, (V) 2,000 options granted to Mr. Mehra on May 22, 2003 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 2,000 shares of Common Stock, (VI) 1,590 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Mehra on November 16, 2004 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which one-third of such restricted stock units vested on the date of grant, an additional one-third of such restricted stock units vested on November 16, 2005, the remaining one-third of such restricted stock units will vest on November 16, 2006 and all of such restricted stock units will convert into an equal number of shares of Common Stock on such date as Mr. Mehra ceases to serve as a director of the Company, and (VII) 1,503 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Mehra on March 19, 2005 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which one-third of such restricted stock units vested on the date of grant, an additional one-third of such restricted stock units will vest on March 19, 2006, the remaining one-third of such restricted stock units will vest on March 19, 2007 and all of such restricted stock units will convert into an equal number of shares of Common Stock on such date as Mr. Mehra ceases to serve as a director of the Company (Sanjeev K. Mehra has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds the options and restricted stock units described above in (A)(I) through (A)(VII) for the benefit of GS Group), and (B) (I) 10,000 options granted to Mr. Sacerdote on December 19, 2000 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 10,000 shares of Common Stock, (II) 2,000 options granted to Mr. Sacerdote on May 10, 2001 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 2,000 shares of Common Stock, (III) 2,000 options granted to Mr. Sacerdote on May 9, 2002 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 2,000 shares of Common Stock, (IV) 2,000 options granted to Mr. Sacerdote on May 22, 2003 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which all of such options are currently exercisable for 2,000 shares of Common Stock, (V) 1,590 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Sacerdote on November 16, 2004 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which one-third of such restricted stock units vested on the date of grant, an additional one-third of such restricted stock units vested on November 16, 2005, the remaining one-third of such restricted stock units will vest on November 16, 2006 and all of such restricted stock units will convert into an equal number of shares of Common Stock on such date as Mr. Sacerdote ceases to serve as a director of the Company, and (VI) 1,503 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Sacerdote on March 19, 2005 pursuant to the Hexcel Incentive Stock Plan, of which one-third of such restricted stock units vested on the date of grant, an additional one-third of such restricted stock units will vest on March 19, 2006, the remaining one-third of such restricted stock units will vest on March 19, 2007 and all of such restricted stock units will convert into an equal number of shares of Common Stock on such date as Mr. Sacerdote ceases to serve as a director of the Company (Peter M. Sacerdote has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds the options and restricted stock units described above in (B)(I) through (B)(VI) for the benefit of GS Group); (iii) 14,107,999 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Limited Partnerships, as described below; and (iv) 820 shares of Common Stock acquired by Goldman Sachs in ordinary course trading activities. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Group represent approximately 15.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Group. As of December 29, 2005, Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 14,108,893 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 74 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Original Purchasers, as described below; (ii) 14,107,999 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Limited Partnerships, as described below; and (iii) 820 shares of Common Stock acquired by Goldman Sachs in ordinary course trading activities. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Goldman Sachs represent approximately 15.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Goldman Sachs. GS Group and Goldman Sachs disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Original Purchasers and the Limited Partnerships to the extent that partnership or membership interests, as the case may be, in the Limited Partnerships are held by persons other than Goldman Sachs or its affiliates. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), this filing reflects the securities beneficially owned by the investment banking division of GS Group and its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Investment Banking Division"). This filing does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by any other operating unit of GS Group and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The Investment Banking Division disclaims beneficial ownership of securities, if any, beneficially owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which the Investment Banking Division or its employees have voting or investment discretion, or both, and (ii) certain investment entities, of which the Investment Banking Division is the general partner, managing general partner or other manager, to the extent interests in such entities are held by persons other than the Investment Banking Division. As of December 29, 2005, GS Advisors may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 10,954,362 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 57 shares of Common Stock, of which 42 shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Capital and 15 shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Offshore, as described below; and (ii) 10,954,305 shares of Common Stock, of which 8,034,913 shares are beneficially owned by GS Capital and 2,919,392 shares are beneficially owned by GS Offshore, as described below. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Advisors represent approximately 11.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Advisors. As of December 29, 2005, GS oHG may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 335,935 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 2 shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Germany; and (ii) 335,933 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by GS Germany. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS oHG represent approximately 0.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS oHG. As of December 29, 2005, GS GmbH may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 335,935 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 2 shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Germany; and (ii) 335,933 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by GS Germany. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS GmbH represent approximately 0.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS GmbH. As of December 29, 2005, GS Employee 2000 may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 2,552,830 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 14 shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Employee; and (ii) 2,552,816 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by GS Employee. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Employee 2000 represent approximately 2.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Employee 2000. As of December 29, 2005, Stone 2000 may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 264,946 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 1 share of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Stone Street; and (ii) 264,945 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by Stone Street. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Stone 2000 represent approximately 0.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Stone 2000. As of December 29, 2005, GS Capital may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 8,034,955 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 42 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by LXH; and (ii) 8,034,913 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by GS Capital. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Capital represent approximately 8.7% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Capital. As of December 29, 2005, GS Offshore may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 2,919,407 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 15 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by LXH II; and (ii) 2,919,392 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by GS Offshore. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Offshore represent approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Offshore. As of December 29, 2005, GS Germany may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 335,935 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 2 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by LXH II; and (ii) 335,933 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by GS Germany. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Germany represent approximately 0.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Germany. As of December 29, 2005, GS Employee may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 2,552,830 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 14 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by LXH II; and (ii) 2,552,816 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by GS Employee. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by GS Employee represent approximately 2.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than GS Employee. As of December 29, 2005, Stone Street may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 264,946 shares of Common Stock, consisting of: (i) 1 share of Common Stock that is beneficially owned by LXH II; and (ii) 264,945 shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by Stone Street. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Stone Street represent approximately 0.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. The foregoing percentage was calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act, which specifically excludes from such calculation all securities not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges and which are beneficially owned by any person other than Stone Street. As of December 29, 2005, LXH Corp. may be deemed to beneficially own 1.45 shares of Common Stock, that also may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LXH, LXH L.P. and GS Capital. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LXH Corp. represent less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. As of December 29, 2005, LXH L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own 1.69 shares of Common Stock, that also may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LXH and GS Capital. The shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LXH L.P. represent less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. As of December 29, 2005, LXH beneficially owns 42 shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by LXH represent less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. As of December 29, 2005, LXH II beneficially owns 32 shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by LXH II represent less than 0.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on there being 92,365,323 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 27, 2005, which number of shares outstanding was provided by the Company and reflects the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock described in Item 4. None of the Filing Persons or, to their knowledge, the persons listed on Schedules I, II-A-i, II-A-ii, II-B-i, II-B-ii, II-C or II-D hereto, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock other than as set forth herein. (b) Each Filing Person shares the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Filing Person as indicated above. (c) Except (i) as described above and (ii) for the purchase and sale of 20,000 shares of Common Stock, which shares were both purchased and sold at $17.94 per share of Common Stock on December 19, 2005 in the over-the-counter market by Goldman Sachs in ordinary course trading activities, no transactions in the shares of Common Stock were effected by the Filing Persons, or, to their knowledge, any of the persons listed on Schedules I, II-A-i, II-A-ii, II-B-i, II-B-ii, II-C or II-D hereto, since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D by the Filing Persons relating to the Common Stock. (d) Except for clients of Goldman Sachs who may have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any shares of Common Stock held in managed accounts, no other person is known by any Filing Person to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by any Filing Person. (e) Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. January 3, 2006 THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------ Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------ Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GS ADVISORS 2000, L.L.C. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. OHG By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN, SACHS MANAGEMENT GP GMBH By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GS EMPLOYEE FUNDS 2000 GP, L.L.C. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact STONE STREET 2000, L.L.C. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000, L.P. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 OFFSHORE, L.P. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 GMBH & CO. BETEILIGUNGS KG By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 EMPLOYEE FUND, L.P. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact STONE STREET FUND 2000, L.P. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact LXH HOLDINGS CORP. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact LXH HOLDINGS, L.P. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact LXH, L.L.C. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact LXH II, L.L.C. By: /s/Roger S. Begelman ------------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact SCHEDULE II-A-ii ---------------- Schedule II-A-ii is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The name and principal occupation of each member of the Principal Investment Area Investment Committee of Goldman, Sachs & Co., which exercises the authority of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in managing GS Advisors 2000, L.L.C., GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG, GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P. and Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P., are set forth below. The business address for each member listed below is c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, except as follows: The business address of Richard S. Sharp, Robert R. Gheewalla, Hughes B. Lepic and Sanjay H. Patel is Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB, England. The business address of Muneer A. Satter is 4900 Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 60606. The business address of Hsueh J. Sung is 68/F Cheung Kong Centre, Hong Kong. All members listed below are United States citizens, except as follows: Richard S. Sharp and Sarah E. Smith are citizens of the United Kingdom; Hughes B. Lepic is a citizen of France; Adrian M. Jones is a citizen of Ireland and Hsueh Sung is a citizen of Taiwan. Name Present Principal Occupation ------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- Peter M. Sacerdote Advisory Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard A. Friedman Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joseph H. Gleberman Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Henry Cornell Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard S. Sharp Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Sanjeev K. Mehra Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Muneer A. Satter Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joe DiSabato Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Adrian M. Jones Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Peter G. Sachs Senior Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Scott Kapnick Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Melina E. Higgins Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hsueh J. Sung Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Ben I. Adler Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Elizabeth C. Fascitelli Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sarah E. Smith Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Stephen S. Trevor Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Robert R. Gheewalla Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs International Hughes B. Lepic Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs International Gerald J. Cardinale Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sanjay H. Patel Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs International SCHEDULE II-B-ii ---------------- Schedule II-B-ii is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: The name, position and present principal occupation of each executive officer of GS Management GP GmbH, the sole managing partner of GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG, are set forth below. The business address for all the executive officers listed below is c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, except for Richard S. Sharp and Simon B. Cresswell whose business address is Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB, England. All executive officers listed below are United States citizens, except for Richards S. Sharp and Sarah E. Smith, who are citizens of the United Kingdom and Simon B. Cresswell who is a citizen of Australia. Name Position Present Principal Occupation ------------------- ----------------- --------------------------------- Richard A. Friedman Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joseph H. Gleberman Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ben Adler Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Henry Cornell Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Esta E. Stecher Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Elizabeth C. Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Fascitelli Sachs & Co. David J. Greenwald Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sarah E. Smith Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Katherine B. Enquist Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. John E. Bowman Managing Director Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard S. Sharp Managing Director Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Simon B. Cresswell Managing Director Vice President of Goldman Sachs International SCHEDULE II-C ------------- The name, position and present principal occupation of each executive officer of Stone Street 2000, L.L.C., the sole general partner of Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P., are set forth below. The business address for all the executive officers listed below is c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, except as follows: The business address of Richard S. Sharp, Hughes B. Lepic, Robert R. Gheewalla, Sanjay H. Patel, Steffen J. Kastner, Bjorn P. Killmer, Benoit Valentin, Ulrika Werdelin, Sang Gyun Ahn and Martin Hintze is Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB, England. The business address of Mary Nee, Hsueh J. Sung and Andrew Wolff is Cheung Kong Center, 68th Floor, 2 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong. The business address of Joseph P. DiSabato is 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. The business address of Muneer A. Satter is 4900 Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 60606. The business address of Ankur A. Sahu is Roppongi Hills, Mori Tower, Level 43-48, 10-1, Roppongi 6-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6147, Japan. All executive officers listed below are United States citizens, except as follows: Richard S. Sharp and Sarah E. Smith are citizens of the United Kingdom; Hughes B. Lepic and Benoit Valentin are citizens of France; Adrian M. Jones is a citizen of Ireland; Bjorn P. Killmer, Steffen J. Kastner and Martin Hintze are citizens of Germany; Ulrika Werdelin is a citizen of Sweden, Hsueh J. Sung is a citizen of Taiwan, Ankur A. Sahu is a citizen of India and Sang Gyun Ahn is a citizen of South Korea. Name Position Present Principal Occupation ------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------------- Peter M. Sacerdote Chairman/President Advisory Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Peter G. Sachs Vice President Senior Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Richard A. Friedman Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joseph H. Gleberman Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Henry Cornell Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard S. Sharp Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Esta E. Stecher Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/Assistant Sachs & Co. Secretary Sanjeev K. Mehra Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/Treasurer Sachs & Co. Muneer A. Satter Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hsueh J. Sung Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Steven M. Bunson Assistant Secretary Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Elizabeth C. Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Fascitelli Sachs & Co. David J. Greenwald Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/Assistant Sachs & Co. Secretary Hughes B. Lepic Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Russell E. Makowsky Assistant Secretary Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sarah E. Smith Assistant Treasurer Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Stephen S. Trevor Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joseph P. DiSabato Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Robert R. Gheewalla Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Sanjay H. Patel Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Ben I. Adler Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Melina E. Higgins Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. John E. Bowman Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Carrie Teret Vice President Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Katherine B. Enquist Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/Secretary Sachs & Co. Beverly L. O'Toole Assistant Secretary Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mitchell S. Weiss Vice President Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matthew E. Tropp Assistant Secretary Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mary Nee Vice President Executive Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Richard J. Stingi Vice President Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ulrika Werdelin Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Gerald J. Cardinale Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Adrian M. Jones Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Kenneth A. Pontarelli Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Steffen J. Kastner Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Stuart A. Katz Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bjorn P. Killmer Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Benoit Valentin Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Sang Gyun Ahn Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Martin Hintze Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Michael E. Koester Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ankur A. Sahu Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. Andrew E. Wolff Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Julie Abraham Assistant Secretary Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Goldman, Sachs & Co. SCHEDULE II-D ------------- The name, position and present principal occupation of each executive officer of GS Employee Funds 2000 GP, L.L.C., the sole general partner of GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P., are set forth below. The business address for all the executive officers listed below is c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, except as follows: The business address of Richard S. Sharp, Hughes B. Lepic, Robert R. Gheewalla, Sanjay H. Patel, Steffen J. Kastner, Bjorn P. Killmer, Benoit Valentin, Ulrika Werdelin, Sang Gyun Ahn and Martin Hintze is Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB, England. The business address of Mary Nee, Hsueh J. Sung and Andrew Wolff is Cheung Kong Center, 68th Floor, 2 Queens Road, Central, Hong Kong. The business address of Joseph P. DiSabato is 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. The business address of Muneer A. Satter is 4900 Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 60606. The business address of Ankur A. Sahu is Roppongi Hills, Mori Tower, Level 43-48, 10-1, Roppongi 6-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6147, Japan. All executive officers listed below are United States citizens, except as follows: Richard S. Sharp and Sarah E. Smith are citizens of the United Kingdom, Hughes B. Lepic and Benoit Valentin are citizens of France, Adrian M. Jones is a citizen of Ireland, Steffen J. Kastner, Bjorn P. Killmer and Martin Hitze are citizens of Germany, Ulrika Werdelin is a citizen of Sweden and Hsueh J. Sung is a citizen of Taiwan, Ankur A. Sahu is a citizen of India and Sang Gyun Ahn is a citizen of South Korea. Name Position Present Principal Occupation ------------------- ---------------- -------------------------------------- Richard A. Friedman President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joseph H. Gleberman Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Henry Cornell Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard S. Sharp Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Esta E. Stecher Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/ Sachs & Co. Assistant Secretary Sanjeev K. Mehra Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/ Sachs & Co. Treasurer Muneer A. Satter Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hsueh J. Sung Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Steven M. Bunson Assistant Managing Director of Goldman, Secretary Sachs & Co. Elizabeth C. Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Fascitelli Sachs & Co. David J. Greenwald Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/ Sachs & Co. Assistant Secretary Hughes B. Lepic Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Russell E. Makowsky Assistant Managing Director of Goldman, Secretary Sachs & Co. Sarah E. Smith Assistant Managing Director of Goldman, Treasurer Sachs & Co. Gerald J. Cardinale Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Stephen S. Trevor Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joseph P. DiSabato Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Robert R. Gheewalla Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Sanjay H. Patel Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Ben I. Adler Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Melina E. Higgins Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Adrian M. Jones Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. John E. Bowman Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Katherine B. Enquist Vice Managing Director of Goldman, President/ Sachs & Co. Secretary Beverly L. O'Toole Assistant Vice President and Associate Secretary General Counsel of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Carrie Teret Vice President Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mitchell S. Weiss Vice President Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mary Nee Vice President Executive Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Matthew E. Tropp Assistant Vice President and Associate Secretary General Counsel of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard J. Stingi Vice President Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ulrika Werdelin Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Kenneth A. Pontarelli Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Steffen J. Kastner Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Stuart A. Katz Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Bjorn P. Killmer Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Benoit Valentin Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Sang Gyun Ahn Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Martin Hintze Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs International Michael E. Koester Vice President Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ankur A. Sahu Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. Andrew E. Wolff Vice President Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. Julie Abraham Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary General Counsel of Goldman, Sachs & Co.