SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MCCARTHY WILLIAM M (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. P.O. BOX 1907 (Street) ALBANY NY 12201-1907 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ [ AIN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/05/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								2,325	I	by ESOP
Class A Common Stock	04/05/2007		M		3,333	A	$10.5625	8,126	D
Class A Common Stock	04/05/2007		S		3,333	D	$36.1	4,793	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option(1)	$22.25							(2)	05/18/2015	Class A Common	2,500		2,500	D
Employee Stock Option(1)	$22.25							(2)	05/14/2016	Class A Common	5,000		7,500	D
Employee Stock Option(1)	$19.375							(2)	11/04/2018	Class A Common	15,000		22,500	D
Employee Stock Option(3)	$15.6875							(2)	11/09/2019	Class A Common	15,000		37,500	D
Employee Stock Option(3)	$10.5625	04/05/2007		M			3,333	(2)	11/15/2020	Class A Common	6,667	(3)	40,834	D
Employee Stock Option(3)	$20.45							(2)	11/06/2021	Class A Common	20,000		60,834	D
Employee Stock Option(3)	$20.63							11/07/2003(4)	11/07/2022	Class A Common	20,000		80,834	D
Restricted Stock Units(5)	(5)							11/13/2004(5)(6)	(5)(6)	Class A Common Stock	3,100		3,100	D
Restricted Stock Units(5)	(5)							11/11/2005(5)(7)	(5)(7)	Class A Common Stock	4,605		4,605	D
Restricted Stock Units(8)	(8)							(8)(9)	(8)(9)	Class A Common Stock	4,794		4,794	D
Restricted Stock Units(10)	(10)							(10)(11)	(10)(11)	Class A Common Stock	2,746		2,746	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options granted pursuant to Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.

2. Fully exercisable.

3. Options granted pursuant to Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.

4. Become exercisable as to 4,000 shares on each November 7, beginning November 7, 2003.

5. Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2003 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the "Restricted Stock Unit Plan"). Each Restricted Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting or, in the event that the holder elects to defer payment, at such later time elected in accordance with the Restricted Stock Unit Plan.

6. 1,500 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 13, beginning November 13, 2004.

7. 1,500 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 11, beginning November 11, 2005.

8. Restricted Stock Units granted in February 2006 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2005 Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). Each Restricted Stock Unit award entitles the holder to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock, the cash equivalent of such shares, or a combination of cash and shares, in each case in accordance with a settlement schedule.

9. The reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2008, half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

10. Restricted Stock Units granted on February 16, 2007 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2005 Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). Each Restricted Stock Unit award entitles the holder to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock, the cash equivalent of such shares, or a combination of cash and shares, in each case in accordance with a settlement schedule.

11. Two-thirds of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2008, and the remaining reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2009. Each of the 2008 and 2009 payments will be half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

Remarks:

	Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact	04/06/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN SEC FORMS 3 AND 4 AND

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES (FORM 144)





The undersigned, as an officer and/or director of

Albany International Corp., a Delaware corporation

("the Company"), hereby authorizes CHARLES J. SILVA,

JR., JOSEPH M. GAUG AND KATHLEEN M. TYRRELL, and

each of them with full power to act without the

others, to sign and file, or cause to be filed,

on behalf of the undersigned, any forms and other

documents, including without limitation, Forms

3 and 4 or any other forms hereafter substitute

therefor, required or permitted to be filed by

the undersigned pursuant to Section 16(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

amended, or rules or regulations promulgated

thereunder, and Notice of Proposed Sale of

Securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the

Securities Act of 1933.



The authorization of a person named above shall

automatically terminate at such time as such

person ceases to be an employee of the Company.

The undersigned may terminate the authorization

of any such person at any time by delivering

written notice of termination to the Company.









Date  June 22, 2006

/s/ William M. McCarthy