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* POLUMBO RALPH 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) Senior Vice President- HR
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2008
	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	03/01/2008		M		555	A	$0	555	D
Class A Common Stock(1)	04/01/2008		M		1,227	A	(1)	1,227(1)	D(1)
Class A Common Stock(1)	04/01/2008		D		1,227	D	$34.26	0	D(1)

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
Restricted Stock Units(2)	(2)	04/01/2008		M			1,227	04/01/2007(2)(3)	(2)(3)	Class A Common Stock	4,909	(2)	3,682	D
Restricted Stock Units(4)	(4)							(4)(5)	(4)(5)	Class A Common Stock	557		557	D
Restricted Stock Units(6)	(6)							(6)(7)	(6)(7)	Class A Common Stock	5,024		5,024	D
Restricted Stock Units(2)	(2)							03/01/2011(2)(8)	(2)(8)	Class A Common Stock	27,000		27,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Deemed acquisition and disposition to the issuer of shares of stock underlying Restricted Stock Units upon automatic vesting and cash settlement of such Units (see footnotes 2 and 3). No shares were actually issued to the reporting person, nor did the reporting person dispose of any shares.

2. 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.

3. 1,200 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each April 1, beginning April 1, 2007.

4. 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.

5. The remaining reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2009, half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

6. Restricted Stock Units granted on February 15, 2008 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.

7. Two-thirds of the remaining reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2009, and the remaining balance of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on our about March 1, 2010. Each of the 2009 and 2010 payments will be half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

8. 6,750 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on March 1, 2011; 6,750 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on September 1, 2011; 6,750 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on March 1, 2012; and 6,750 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on September 1, 2012.

Remarks:

	Ralph M. Polumbo	04/01/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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