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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Halftermeyer Daniel A	

(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)	
Group Vice President	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2007 		
	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	03/01/2007		M		1,019(1) 	A	$0 	1,019	D		
Class A Common Stock(2) 	03/01/2007		M		1,019	A	(2)	1,019(2) 	D(2) 		
Class A Common Stock(2) 	03/01/2007		D		1,019	D	$34.53 	0	D(2) 		
Class A Common Stock(2) 	03/01/2007		M		824	A	(2)	824(2) 	D(2) 		
Class A Common Stock(2) 	03/01/2007		D		824	D	$32.61 	0	D(2) 		
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(3) 	$18.625 							(4) 	05/14/2012	Class A Common Stock	1,000		1,000	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$16.25 							(4) 	05/28/2013	Class A Common Stock	1,000		2,000	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$18.75 							(4) 	05/11/2014	Class A Common Stock	1,000		3,000	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$22.25 							(4) 	05/18/2015	Class A Common Stock	1,500		4,500	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$22.25 							(4) 	05/14/2016	Class A Common Stock	2,000		6,500	D		
Employee Stock Option(3) 	$19.75 							(4) 	04/15/2017	Class A Common Stock	2,000		8,500	D		
Employee Stock Option(5) 	$19.375 							(4) 	11/04/2018	Class A Common Stock	2,500		11,000	D		
Employee Stock Option(5) 	$15.6875 							(4) 	11/09/2019	Class A Common Stock	4,000		15,000	D		
Employee Stock Option(5) 	$10.5625 							(4) 	11/15/2020	Class A Common Stock	2,800		17,800	D		
Employee Stock Option(5) 	$20.45 							(4) 	11/06/2021	Class A Common Stock	4,000		21,800	D		
Employee Stock Option(5) 	$20.63 							11/07/2003(6) 	11/07/2022	Class A Common Stock	4,000		25,800	D		
Restriced Stock Units(7) 	(7)							11/13/2004(7)(8) 	(7)(8) 	Class A Common Stock	662		662	D		
Restricted Stock Units(7) 	(7)							11/11/2005(7)(9) 	(7)(9) 	Class A Common Stock	983		983	D		
Restricted Stock Units(10) 	(10)	03/01/2007		M			2,038	(10)(11) 	(10)(11) 	Class A Common Stock	3,059(10) 	(10)	1,021	D		
Restricted Stock Units(12) 	(12)	03/01/2007		M			824	(12)(13) 	(12)(13) 	Class A Common Stock	3,295(12) 	(12)	2,471	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Shares distributed upon partial settlement of Restricted Stock Units previously granted pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2005 Incentive Plan (see footnotes 10 and 11).	
2. Deemed acquisition and disposition to the issuer of shares underlying previously granted Restricted Stock Units upon settlement in cash of such Units (see footnotes 10 and 12). No shares were actually issued to the reporting person, nor did the reporting person dispose of any shares.	
3. Options granted pursuant to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of the Company.	
4. Fully exercisable.	
5. Options granted pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of the Company.	
6. Become exercisable as to 800 shares on each November 7, beginning November 7, 2003.	
7. 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.	
8. 320 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 13, beginning November 13, 2004.	
9. 320 Restricted Stock Units (plus related dividend units) vest on each November 11, beginning November 11, 2005.	
10. 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.	
11. Reflects partial settlement (half in cash, half in shares of Class A Common Stock) on March 1, 2007 of a grant of Restricted Stock Units. The remaining 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.	
12. 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.	
13. Reflects settlement in cash of 25% of the reported units (plus related dividend units) on March 1, 2007. 50% of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2008, and the final 25% of the 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	03/02/2007	
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The undersigned, as an officer and/or director of

Albany International Corp., a Delaware corporation

("the Company"), hereby authorizes THOMAS H. HAGOORT,

CHARLES J. SILVA, JR. 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.

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: February 11, 2005

/s/ Daniel A. Halftermeyer