Article: Investor Group Led by Goldman Sachs to Purchase Hexcel Common Stock Owned by Ciba Specialty Chemicals.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE/PCX: HXL) of Stamford, Connecticut announced that Ciba Specialty Chemicals (SWX:CIBN, NYSE: CSB) has entered into an agreement to sell approximately 14.5 million of the approximately 18 million shares of Hexcel common stock it owns (currently ca. 49% of Hexcel stock) to an investor group affiliated with Goldman Sachs.

The acquired shares represent approximately 39% of Hexcel's outstanding common stock. In addition, Hexcel and the Investor Group have agreed to a governance agreement which will become effective on the closing of the transaction; the transaction is anticipated to be completed well before year-end.

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