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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 15</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;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>

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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BHA Group Holdings, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">8800 East
63rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64133</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address, 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="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (together with the associated rights to
purchase 1/10 of a share of Common Stock)</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Title of each class of securities covered by
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Titles of all other classes of securities
for which a duty to file reports under section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) remains)</font></p>

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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;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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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;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 <i><font style="font-style:italic;">(Name
of registrant as specified in charter) </font></i>has caused this
certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly
authorized person.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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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