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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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   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) President, PMC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., 216 AIRPORT DRIVE, UNIT 1 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2016 (Street) ROCHESTER, NH 03867 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 03/01/2016   A   4,873 (1) A $ 0 55,135 D   Class A Common Stock 03/01/2016   A   7,459 (2) A $ 0 62,594 D   Class A Common Stock 03/01/2016   F   3,329 (3) D $ 37.42 59,265 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 (4)

$ 22.25

(5)

05/14/2016

Class A Common Stock

2,000

2,000

D

Employee Stock Option (4)

$ 19.75

(5)

04/15/2017

Class A Common Stock

2,000

4,000

D

Employee Stock Option (6)

$ 19.375

(5)

11/04/2018

Class A Common Stock

2,500

6,500

D

Employee Stock Option (6)

$ 15.6875

(5)

11/09/2019

Class A Common Stock

4,000

10,500

D

Employee Stock Option (6)

$ 10.5625

(5)

11/15/2020

Class A Common Stock

2,800

13,300

D

Employee Stock Option (6)

$ 20.45

(5)

11/06/2021

Class A Common Stock

4,000

17,300

D

Employee Stock Option (6)

$ 20.63

(5)

11/07/2022

Class A Common Stock

4,000

21,300

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Halftermeyer Daniel A C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. 216 AIRPORT DRIVE, UNIT 1 ROCHESTER, NH 03867			President, PMC

Signatures

Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact		03/03/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares distributed pursuant to an Annual Performance Bonus Award made under the Albany International Corp. 2011 Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan").
(2)	Shares distributed pursuant to a Multi-Year Performance Bonus Award made under the Albany International Corp. 2011 Incentive Plan.
(3)	Shares withheld to satisfy the tax liability in connection with the acquisitions described in footnotes 1 and 2 above.
(4)	Options granted pursuant to the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of the Company.
(5)	Fully exercisable.
(6)	Options granted pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of the Company.

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