U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report: August 14, 2002

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

1373 Broadway, Albany, New York  12204

(518) 445-2200

(Address and telephone number of the registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Albany International Corp.

Current Report on Form 8-K

 

 

Item 7.       Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
99		Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), filed solely for purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 9 herein.

 

Item 9.       Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On August 14, 2002, Albany International Corp. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 accompanied by the certification of Frank R. Schmeler, Chief Executive Officer, and Michael C. Nahl, Chief Financial Officer, required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code).  A conformed copy of this certification is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 9.

 

 

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Signature

 

 

 

                                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

		ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
		By:	/s/ Michael C. Nahl
		Name:	Michael C. Nahl
		Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief
			Financial Officer

 

 

Date:   August 14, 2002

 

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
99		Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), filed solely for purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

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Certification

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

 

 

                Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Albany International Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

                The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated:	August 14, 2002			/s/ Frank R. Schmeler
				Frank R. Schmeler
				Chief Executive Officer
Dated:	August 14, 2002			/s/ Michael C. Nahl
				Michael C. Nahl
				Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

                The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.