Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Explorer Manager, L.L.C.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/12/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20004		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 95,660,000
I
See footnote (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Explorer Manager, L.L.C.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004		     X    

Signatures

EXPLORER MANAGER, L.L.C., By: /s/ David B. Pearson, Member 11/19/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Following an internal reorganization, the reporting person may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares reported herein and beneficially owned by Explorer Coinvest LLC. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Explorer Coinvest LLC is now managed by Explorer Manager, L.L.C. Explorer Manager, L.L.C. is managed by a seven member investment committee, which has dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned by it, and a three member management committee, which has the power to vote the shares beneficially owned by it. Each member of the investment committee and management committee of Explorer Manager, L.L.C. disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Explorer Manager, L.L.C., except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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