As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2008 Registration No. 333-134743 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ---------- ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) ---------- Delaware 14-0462060 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) ---------- 1373 Broadway Albany, New York 12204 (518) 445-2200 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ---------- Charles J. Silva, Jr., Esq. Copy to: Vice President, Secretary and David I. Gottlieb, Esq. General Counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Albany International Corp. One Liberty Plaza 1373 Broadway New York, New York 10006 Albany, New York 12204 (212) 225-2000 (518) 445-2277 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ================================================================================ DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES On June 5, 2006, Albany International Corp. (the "Registrant"), filed a registration statement on Form S-3, Registration Number 333-134743 (the "Registration Statement"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the resale by the selling shareholders named in the Registration Statement of $180,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant's 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Notes") and shares of its Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes (the "Common Stock," and together with the Notes, the "Securities"). The Registrant's obligation to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement with respect to the Securities has expired. Accordingly, pursuant to the undertaking of the Registrant contained in the Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the Securities which remain unsold under the Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and deregisters all the Securities registered under the Registration Statement that were not resold thereunder as of the date hereof. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on October 17, 2008. ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. By: /s/ Michael C. Nahl -------------------------------- Michael C. Nahl Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the dates indicated. Signature Capacity Date --------- --------- ----- /s/ Joseph G. Morone President, Chief Executive Officer and Director October 17, 2008 ------------------------------------- Joseph G. Morone /s/ Michael C. Nahl Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer October 17, 2008 ------------------------------------- Michael C. Nahl /s/ David M. Pawlick Vice President - Controller October 17, 2008 ------------------------------------- David M. Pawlick /s/ John F. Cassidy Director October 13, 2008 ------------------------------------- John F. Cassidy /s/ Paula H.J. Cholmondeley Director October 14, 2008 ------------------------------------- Paula H.J. Cholmondeley /s/ Edgar G. Hotard Director October 14, 2008 ------------------------------------- Edgar G. Hotard /s/ Erland E. Kailbourne Chairman/Director October 16, 2008 ------------------------------------- Erland E. Kailbourne /s/ Juhani Pakkala Director October 17, 2008 ------------------------------------- Juhani Pakkala /s/ Christine L. Standish Director October 16, 2008 ------------------------------------- Christine L. Standish /s/ John C. Standish Vice Chairman/Director October 16, 2008 ------------------------------------- John C. Standish 3