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UNITED STATES

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 (Date of earliest event reported) February 17, 2012

 

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-10026                 14-0462060
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
216 Airport Drive, Rochester, NH 03867
(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (518) 445-2200
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

Item 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION

On February 17, 2012, Albany International Corp. ("the Registrant"), and certain subsidiaries, executed the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Note Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of July 16, 2010 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein, and the holders of Notes from time to time party thereto. The effect of the First Amendment is to permit the Registrant to engage in certain transactions for the purpose of settling certain pension obligations.

A copy of the First Amendment is furnished as an Exhibit to this report. A copy of the Note Agreement was previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 23, 2010.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

10(k) (xi) First Amendment, dated as of February 17, 2012.

 
 

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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/ John B. Cozzolino
Name: John B. Cozzolino
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   
 Date: February 22, 2012  

 

 

 
 

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Index to Exhibits

 


  Exhibit No.  Description
  10(k)(xi) First Amendment, dated as of February 17, 2012