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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 * HAGOORT THOMAS H   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) Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., P.O. BOX 1907 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2006 (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               2,239 D   Class A Common Stock (1) 07/01/2006   M   614 (2) A (1) 614 (1) D (1)   Class A Common Stock (1) 07/01/2006   D   614 (2) D $ 40.46 0 D (1)

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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 (3)

$ 15.6875

(4)

07/01/2016

Class A Common

1,000

1,000

D

Employee Stock Option (3)

$ 10.5625

(4)

07/01/2016

Class A Common

2,000

3,000

D

Employee Stock Option (3)

$ 20.45

(4)

07/01/2016

Class A Common

2,500 (5)

5,500

D

Employee Stock Option (3)

$ 20.63

(4)

07/01/2016

Class A Common

3,000 (6)

8,500

D

Restricted Stock Units (7)

(7)

07/01/2006

M

614 (2)

(7)(8)

(7)

Class A Common Stock

614 (2)

(7)

0 (9)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAGOORT THOMAS H C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. P.O. BOX 1907 ALBANY, NY 12201-1907			Secretary

Signatures

Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact		07/03/2006
**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)	Deemed acquisition and disposition to the issuer of shares of stock underlying Restriced Stock Units. No shares were actually issued or disposed.
(2)	Includes dividend units accrued on Restricted Stock Units on January 9, 2006 and April 7, 2006.
(3)	Options granted pursuant to Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan as incentive to remain in employ of Company.
(4)	Fully exercisable.
(5)	Reflects termination of 500 options pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan upon the July 1, 2006 retirement of reporting person.
(6)	Reflects termination of 1,000 options pursuant to the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan upon the July 1, 2006 retirement of reporting person.
(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)	Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Plan, 614 RSUs vested upon the July 1, 2006 retirement of reporting person.
(9)	In addition to the vesting of 614 RSUs, reflects the forfeiture of 614 RSUs pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Plan upon the July 1, 2006 retirement of reporting person.

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