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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: July 9, 2003
(Date of earliest event reported)

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  0-16214
(Commission
file number)
  14-0462060
(IRS employer
identification no.)


1373 Broadway, Albany, New York 12204
(518) 445-2200
(Address and telephone number of the registrant's principal executive offices)



Item 9. Information Provided Under Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition)

        The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition."

        On July 9, 2003, Albany International issued a news release of second-quarter earnings expectations for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.



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        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: July 9, 2003



Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Number
  Description of Document
99.1   News release, dated July 9, 2003 issued by Albany International Corp.



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