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<STREET1>4925 WEST MARKET STREET
<CITY>GREENSBORO
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STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
</font>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATION
AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER<br>
SECTION&nbsp;12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION<br>
OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  File Number</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Guilford Mills, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in charter)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-align:center;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">6001
West Market Street, Greensboro, N.C. 27409, (336) 316-4000</font></b></p>

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including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s
principal executive offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Title of each
class of securities covered by this Form)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Title of all
other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under
section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) remains)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please place an X in the
box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate
or suspend the duty to file reports:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">&#253;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)</font></p>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.36%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.46%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 15d-6</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Approximate
  number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:</font></p>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.32%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One (1)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, North Coast Energy, Inc.
has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned duly authorized person.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 7, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Robert A. Emken,
  Jr.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.58%;">
  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert A. Emken, Jr.,
  Secretary </font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Instruction: This form is
required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&#160;
The registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15,
one of which shall be manually signed.&#160;
It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by counsel or by any
other duly authorized person.&#160; The name
and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed under the
signature.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF
  INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE
  FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID 0MB CONTROL NUMBER.</font></p>
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