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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
                                  JULY 22, 2003


                            BHA Group Holdings, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


          Delaware                      0-15045             43-1416730
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission File    (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)     Number)             Identification Number)


               8800 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri      64133
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (816) 356-8400
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Former name or former address, if changed, since last report:   Not applicable
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibit 99.1, press release dated July 22, 2003 announcing earnings for the
third quarter ended June 30, 2003.

ITEM 9. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

In accordance with guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Release number 33-8216, the information furnished under this Item 9 ("Regulation
FD Disclosure") is intended to be furnished under Item 12 ("Results of
Operations and Financial Condition"). The information in this Current Report on
Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

On July 22, 2003, BHA Group Holdings, Inc. issued a press release (the "Press
Release") in which the Company announced its operating results for the third
quarter ended June 30, 2003. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit
99.1.







                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     BHA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.


                                     /s/ James E. Lund
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                                     James E. Lund
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer


DATED:  July 22, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No    Description
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99.1          Press Release














