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 	  
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	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).			
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hansen Robert Alan	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.	
216 AIRPORT DRIVE, UNIT 1	

(Street) 
ROCHESTER	NH	03867	

(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 & CTO	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/23/2012 		
	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	08/23/2012		I		4,327	D	$20.5 	4,327	I	By 401(k)	
Class A Common Stock								7,626	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) 	$19.375 							(2) 	11/04/2018	Class A Common Stock	150		150	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$15.6875 							(2) 	11/09/2019	Class A Common Stock	200		350	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$10.5625 							(2) 	11/15/2020	Class A Common Stock	450		800	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$20.45 							(2) 	11/06/2021	Class A Common Stock	600		1,400	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$20.63 							(2) 	11/07/2022	Class A Common Stock	1,000		2,400	D		
Restricted Stock Units(4) 	(4)							03/01/2011(4)(5) 	(4)(5) 	Class A Common Stock	6,753(6) 		6,753(6) 	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Options granted pursuant to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of the Company.	
2. Fully exercisable.	
3. Options granted pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of the Company.	
4. 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.	
5. 6,000 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on March 1, 2011; 6,000 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on September 1, 2011; 6,000 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on March 1, 2012; and 6,000 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on September 1, 2012.	
6. Includes dividend units accrued on Restricted Stock Units on April 6, 2012 and July 9, 2012.	
Remarks:	
	
	Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact	08/24/2012	
	** 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  July 24, 2006

/s/ Robert Alan Hansen