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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 * POLUMBO RALPH M   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 VP-HR & CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. BOX 1907 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2010 (Street) ALBANY, NY 12201-1907 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               9,400 (1) D   Class A Common Stock               218 I By 401(k)

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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

Restricted Stock Units (2)

(2)

04/01/2007(2)(3)

(2)(3)

Class A Common Stock

2,605 (4)

2,605 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units (5)

(5)

(5)(6)

(5)(6)

Class A Common Stock

1,777 (4)

1,777 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units (2)

(2)

03/01/2011(2)(7)

(2)(7)

Class A Common Stock

28,676 (4)

28,676 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units (8)

(8)

(8)(9)

(8)(9)

Class A Common Stock

6,321 (4)

6,321 (4)

D

Restricted Stock Units (10)

(10)

02/25/2010

A

8,683 (11)

(10)(12)

(10)(12)

Class A Common Stock

8,683 (11)

(10)

8,683 (11)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
POLUMBO RALPH M C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. P.O. BOX 1907 ALBANY, NY 12201-1907			Senior VP-HR & CAO

Signatures

Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact		02/26/2010
**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)	Includes 213 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.
(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)	Includes dividend units accrued on Restricted Stock Units on April 7, 2009, July 8, 2009, October 7, 2009 and January 8, 2010.
(5)	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.
(6)	The remaining reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2010, half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(7)	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.
(8)	Restricted Stock Units granted on February 27, 2009 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)	Two-thirds of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2010, and the remaining reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2011. Each of the 2010 and 2011 payments will be half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(10)	Restricted Stock Units granted on February 25, 2010 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)	Includes dividend units accrued on Restricted Stock Units on January 8, 2010.
(12)	25% of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2010, (b) 50% of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2011, and (c) the final 25% of the reported units (plus related dividend units) will be settled and payable on our about March 1, 2012. The 2010 payment will be all in cash, while each of the 2011 and 2012 payments will be half in cash, half in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

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