President MC Stein Merle A converted options into 3,741 shares, returned $105,730 worth of shares to the company (1,834 units at $57.65) and covered exercise/tax liability with 656 shares, increasing direct ownership by 246% to 1,759 units (SEC Form 4)

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stein Merle A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP

216 AIRPORT DRIVE

(Street)

ROCHESTER

03867

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President MC

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2026

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock								509	D
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		M		360	A	$0	360⁽¹⁾	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		D		360	D	$57.65	360	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		M		302	A	$0	302⁽¹⁾	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		D		302	D	$57.65	302	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		M		651	A	$0	651⁽¹⁾	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		D		651	D	$57.65	651	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		M		522	A	$0	522⁽¹⁾	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾	03/01/2026		D		521	D	$57.65	521	D⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock⁽²⁾	03/01/2026		M		779⁽²⁾	A	$0	1,288	D
Class A Common Stock⁽³⁾	03/01/2026		M		1,127⁽³⁾	A	$0	2,415	D
Class A Common Stock⁽⁴⁾	03/01/2026		F		656⁽⁴⁾	D	$57.65	1,759	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock Units⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	03/01/2026		M			360	03/01/2022⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	360	$0⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Phantom Stock Units⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	03/01/2026		M			302	03/01/2023⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾	Class A Common Stock	604	$0⁽⁷⁾	302	D
Phantom Stock Units⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	03/01/2026		M			651	03/01/2024⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾	Class A Common Stock	651	$0⁽⁹⁾	0	D
Phantom Stock Units⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	03/01/2026		M			521	03/01/2025⁽¹¹⁾⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹¹⁾⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,042	$0⁽¹¹⁾	521	D
Restricted Stock Units⁽¹³⁾	⁽¹³⁾	03/01/2026		M		779		03/01/2025⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁴⁾	⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,557	$0⁽¹³⁾	778	D
Restricted Stock Units⁽¹⁵⁾	⁽¹⁵⁾	03/01/2026		M		1,127		03/01/2026⁽¹⁵⁾⁽¹⁶⁾	⁽¹⁵⁾⁽¹⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	3,379	$0⁽¹⁵⁾	2,252	D
Restricted Stock Units⁽¹⁷⁾	⁽¹⁷⁾							03/01/2027⁽¹⁷⁾⁽¹⁸⁾	⁽¹⁷⁾⁽¹⁸⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,996		4,996	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Deemed acquisition and disposition to the issuer of shares of stock underlying Phantom Stock Units upon automatic vesting and cash settlement of such units (see footnotes 4, 6, 8 and 10). No shares were actually issued to the reporting person, nor did the reporting person dispose of any shares.

2. Shares distributed pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted on September 1, 2024.

3. Shares distributed pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted on February 21, 2025.

4. Shares withheld to satisfy the tax liability in connection with the transaction described in footnotes 2 and 3 above.

5. Phantom Stock Units granted on February 25, 2022 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit 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.

6. 360 Phantom Stock Units will be payable each year on or about March 1, 2022; 360 on March 1, 2023; 360 on March 1, 2024; 360 on March 1, 2025; and 360 on March 1, 2026.

7. Phantom Stock Units granted on February 24, 2023 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit 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.

8. 302 Phantom Stock Units will be payable on or about March 1, 2023; 302 on March 1, 2024; 302 on March 1, 2025; 302 on March 1, 2026; and 360 on March 1, 2027.

9. Phantom Stock Units granted on February 23, 2024 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit 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.

10. 652 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2024; 652 on or about March 1, 2025; and 651 on or about March 1, 2026.

11. Phantom Stock Units granted on February 21, 2025 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit 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.

12. 522 Phantom Stock Units will be settled and payable on or about March 1, 2025; 521 on or about March 1, 2025; and 521 on or about March 1, 2026.

13. Restricted Stock Units granted September 1, 2024 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2023 Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.

14. 779 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2025; 779 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2026; and 778 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2027.

15. Restricted Stock Units granted February 21, 2025 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2023 Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.

16. 1127 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2026; 1126 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2027; and 1126 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2028.

17. Restricted Stock Units granted February 27, 2026 pursuant to the Albany International Corp. 2023 Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.

18. 1666 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2027; 1665 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2028; and 1665 Restricted Stock Units vest on March 1, 2029.

	Cynthia A. SantaBarbara, Attorney-in-Fact	03/03/2026
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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

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Class A Common Stock

509

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

360

360⁽¹⁾

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

360

$57.65

360

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

302

302⁽¹⁾

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

302

$57.65

302

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

651

651⁽¹⁾

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

651

$57.65

651

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

522

522⁽¹⁾

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽¹⁾

03/01/2026

521

$57.65

521

D⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock⁽²⁾

03/01/2026

779⁽²⁾

1,288

Class A Common Stock⁽³⁾

03/01/2026

1,127⁽³⁾

2,415

Class A Common Stock⁽⁴⁾

03/01/2026

656⁽⁴⁾

$57.65

1,759

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units⁽⁵⁾

⁽⁵⁾

03/01/2026

360

03/01/2022⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾

Class A Common Stock

360

$0⁽⁵⁾

Phantom Stock Units⁽⁷⁾

⁽⁷⁾

03/01/2026

302

03/01/2023⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾

⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾

Class A Common Stock

604

$0⁽⁷⁾

302

Phantom Stock Units⁽⁹⁾

⁽⁹⁾

03/01/2026

651

03/01/2024⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾

⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾

Class A Common Stock

651

$0⁽⁹⁾

Phantom Stock Units⁽¹¹⁾

⁽¹¹⁾

03/01/2026

521

03/01/2025⁽¹¹⁾⁽¹²⁾

⁽¹¹⁾⁽¹²⁾

Class A Common Stock

1,042

$0⁽¹¹⁾

521

Restricted Stock Units⁽¹³⁾

⁽¹³⁾

03/01/2026

779

03/01/2025⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁴⁾

⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁴⁾

Class A Common Stock

1,557

$0⁽¹³⁾

778

Restricted Stock Units⁽¹⁵⁾

⁽¹⁵⁾

03/01/2026

1,127

03/01/2026⁽¹⁵⁾⁽¹⁶⁾

⁽¹⁵⁾⁽¹⁶⁾

Class A Common Stock

3,379

$0⁽¹⁵⁾

2,252

Restricted Stock Units⁽¹⁷⁾

⁽¹⁷⁾

03/01/2027⁽¹⁷⁾⁽¹⁸⁾

⁽¹⁷⁾⁽¹⁸⁾

Class A Common Stock

4,996

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President MC Stein Merle A converted options into 3,741 shares, returned $105,730 worth of shares to the company (1,834 units at $57.65) and covered exercise/tax liability with 656 shares, increasing direct ownership by 246% to 1,759 units (SEC Form 4)

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