Contact the Board

The Company is governed by a Board of Directors, all of whom are elected annually by the stockholders. Pursuant to the By Laws, the Board of Directors may increase or decrease the number of directors from time to time, but not to less than three. At present, there are ten directors. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors are held quarterly. Pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, a meeting of the non-management directors is normally held in conjunction with each regular meeting. The "non-management" directors include all of the directors other than A. William Higgins, the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Persons may communicate directly with the non-management directors as a group by writing to:

Chairman of the Board
Albany International Corp.
216 Airport Drive
Rochester, NH 03867

Communication of Concerns or Complaints

The Company has established the following procedure for the Communication of Concerns and Complaints, including a concern or complaint relating to accounting, auditing, or internal control matters:

Any employee or other person who has a concern or complaint regarding (i) questionable accounting or auditing matters or internal controls, (ii) a possible violation by the Company of any law, regulation or rule to which it is subject or (iii) a possible violation of the Company's Business Ethics Policy or Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller may report such concern or complaint to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Assistant General Counsel and Global Director Corporate Compliance. All such reports will be treated as confidential and will carry no risk of retribution if made in good faith. Any Company personnel who take any action in retaliation against a person who, in good faith, makes such a report will be subject to serious discipline. Nevertheless, any person may, if he or she prefers, make such a report anonymously.

Telephone communications should be directed to a number listed below:

Written communications to such persons should be sent to the following address:

Albany International Corp.
216 Airport Drive
Rochester, NH 03867

(A European Addendum supplements this procedure for employees located within the European Union.)

Communications from Security Holders

It is the policy of the Company to forward to each member of the Board of Directors any communication from a security holder addressed to the Board of Directors and to forward to each director any communication addressed to such director. Such communications may be sent to:

Albany International Corp.
216 Airport Drive
Rochester, NH 03867