SEC FORM 4 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WRIGHT BARBARA P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/08/2003
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 08/08/1988(1) J(1) 0(1) A 0(1) 182 D
Class A Common Stock 05/08/2003 A(2) V 406 A 24.6 39,930 D(3)
Class A Common Stock 08/08/1988(1) J(1) 0(1) A 0(1) 790,381 I As beneficiary of various trusts.(4)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. No transaction to report.
2. Distributed pursuant to issuer's Directors' Annual Retainer Plan.
3. Held as community property with spouse.
4. As beneficiary of various trusts as to which the undersigned has no voting or investment power. Includes 180,000 shares held by an "exchange fund", which the trust transferree has the right to reacquire under certain circumstances. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
Kathleen M. Tyrrell, Attorney-in-Fact 05/09/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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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: November 19, 1997
/s/ Barbara P. Wright