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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 * Hansen Robert Alan   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 (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., 216 AIRPORT DRIVE, UNIT 1 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2018 (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               4,708 I By 401(k) Class A Common Stock               10,328 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 (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

Phantom Stock Units (4)

(4)

03/01/2017(4)(5)

(4)(5)

Class A Common Stock

6,746

6,746

D

Phantom Stock Units (6)

(6)

02/22/2018

A

4,416

03/01/2018(6)(7)

(6)(7)

Class A Common Stock

4,416

$ 0 (6)

4,416

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hansen Robert Alan C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. 216 AIRPORT DRIVE, UNIT 1 ROCHESTER, NH 03867			Senior Vice President & CTO

Signatures

Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact		02/26/2018
**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)	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)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 23, 2017 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2011 Performance Phantom Stock Unit Plan (the "Phantom Stock Plan"). Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
(5)	1,687 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable each year on or about March 1, beginning March 1, 2017.
(6)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 22, 2018 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
(7)	883 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable each year on or about March 1, beginning March 1, 2018.

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