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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP DE

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 26, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 26, 2024

AIN$68.92-1.6%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See Item 8 of this Form 10-K setting forth the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 185) and our Consolidated Financial Statements.52

(a)(2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Amounts in thousands)

Column AColumn BColumn CColumn DColumn E
DescriptionBalance at beginning of periodCharge to expenseOther (a)Balance at end of the period
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Year ended December 31:
2023$3,984$640$1,566$6,190
20223,2481,408(672)3,984
20215,140(1,299)(593)3,248
Allowance for sales returns
Year ended December 31:
2023$9,070$5,499$(4,337)$10,232
20229,5526,130(6,612)9,070
20219,6686,022(6,138)9,552
Valuation allowance deferred tax assets
Year ended December 31:
2023$9,786$(1,381)$1,443$9,848
202210,659$(839)$(34)9,786
202110,270949(560)10,659

(a) Amounts acquired, sold, written off, or recovered, and the effect of changes in currency translation rates, are included in Column D.

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Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit NumberExhibit DescriptionFiled HerewithFormPeriod EndingFiling Date
3 (a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Company8-K05/18/23
3 (b)Bylaws of Company8-K02/23/11
4.1Description of the Company's securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.8-K08/05/21
4 (a)Article IV of Certificate of Incorporation of Company8-K05/18/23
4 (b)Specimen Stock Certificate for Class A Common StockS-1, No. 33-1625409/30/87
Credit Agreements
10.1Amendment, dated as of June 23, 2023, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2020, by and among Albany International Corp., Albany International Holding (Switzerland) AG, Albany International Europe GMBH, Albany International Canada Corp., the other borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.8-K06/23/23
10(k)(xx)$800 million Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility Agreement among Albany International Corp., the other Borrowers named therein, the Lenders Party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, dated as of August 16, 2023.8-K08/16/23
10(k)(xx)$700 Million Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility Agreement among Albany International Corp., the other Borrowers named therein, the Lenders Party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, dated as of October 27, 20208-K10/29/20
Restricted Stock Units
10(l)(vi)2003 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, as amended May 7, 20088-K05/13/08
10(l)(viii)2011 Performance Phantom Stock Plan as adopted on May 26, 201110-Q6/30/1108/09/11
10(l)(xi)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award for units granted on August 28, 20188-K09/04/18
10(l)(xii)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award for units granted on April 1, 201910-Q3/31/1905/01/19
10(l)(xiii)Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award for units granted on November 4, 201910-K12/31/1902/28/20
10(l)(xiv)Form of 2011 Performance Stock Bonus agreement10-K12/31/1902/28/20
10(l)(xv)Form of 2021 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement8-K02/25/21
Stock Options
10(m)(i)1992 Stock Option Plan8-K01/18/93
10(m)(vii)1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of August 7, 200310-Q9/30/0311/06/03
Executive Compensation
10(m)(ix)2011 Incentive Plan8-K06/01/11
10(m)(xvii)Form of 2011 Annual Performance Bonus Agreement8-K03/29/11
10(m)(xviii)Form of 2011 Multi-Year Performance Bonus Agreement8-K03/29/11

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Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit NumberExhibit DescriptionFiled HerewithFormPeriod EndingFiling Date
10(m)(xix)Form of 2021 Multi-year Performance Bonus Agreement8-K02/25/21
10(m)(xx)Form of Special Incentive Award Agreement8-K06/14/23
10(l)(viii)Form of Severance Agreement between the Company and certain corporate officers or key executives8-K01/04/16
10(n)(i)Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, adopted as of January 1, 1994, as amended and restated as of January 1, 20088-K01/02/08
10(n)(ii)2017 Incentive PlanDef 14A03/29/17
10(n)(v)Form of Retention Bonus Agreement, dated January 21, 2020, between the Company and Stephen M. Nolan8-K01/23/20
10(n)(vi)Form of 2021 Annual Performance Bonus Agreement8-K02/25/21
10(n)(vii)2023 Long Term Incentive PlanDef 14A03/30/23
10(o)(iv)Directors’ Annual Retainer Plan, as amended and restated as of February 23, 2018Def 14A03/28/18
10(p)Code of Ethics10-K12/31/0303/11/04
10(q)Directors Pension Plan, amendment dated as of January 12, 20058-K01/13/05
10(t)Form of Indemnification Agreement8-K04/12/06
10(u)(vii)Employment agreement, dated January 21, 2020, between the Company and A. William Higgins10-K12/31/1902/28/20
10.2Amended and restated LLC operating agreement by and between Albany Engineered Composites and Safran Aerospace Composites, Inc. 10% equity interest in ASC for $28 million10-K12/31/1302/26/14
10.3Employment agreement, dated September 1, 2023, between the Company and Gunnar Kleveland8-K08/21/23
10.4Form of Special Incentive Award Agreement8-K08/21/23
11Statement of Computation of Earnings per share (provided in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)X10-K12/31/2302/26/24
21Subsidiaries of CompanyX10-K12/31/2302/26/24
23Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmsX10-K12/31/2302/26/24
24Powers of AttorneyX10-K12/31/2302/26/24
31(a)Certification of Gunnar Kleveland required pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)X10-K12/31/2302/26/24
31(b)Certification of Robert D. Starr required pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)X10-K12/31/2302/26/24
32(a)Certification of Gunnar Kleveland and Robert D. Starr required pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States CodeX10-K12/31/2302/26/24
97Incentive Compensation Recovery PolicyX10-K12/31/2302/26/24

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The following information from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensive Business Reporting Language), filed herewith:

101(i)Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021X10-K12/31/232/26/24
101(ii)Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021X10-K12/31/232/26/24
101(iii)Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022X10-K12/31/232/26/24
101(iv)Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021X10-K12/31/232/26/24
101(v)Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsX10-K12/31/232/26/24
101.INSXBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 26th day of February, 2024.

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
By/s/ Robert D. Starr
Robert D. Starr
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignatureTitleDate
*President and Chief Executive Officer and DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Gunnar Kleveland(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert D. StarrExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFebruary 26, 2024
Robert D. Starr(Principal Financial Officer)
*Vice President - Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerFebruary 26, 2024
John J. Tedone(Principal Accounting Officer)
*Chairman of the Board and DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Erland E. Kailbourne
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Katharine L. Plourde
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Mark J. Murphy
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
John R. Scannell
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Kenneth W. Krueger
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
J. Michael McQuade
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Christina M. Alvord
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
Russell E. Toney
*DirectorFebruary 26, 2024
A. William Higgins
*By /s/ Robert D. Starr
Robert D. Starr
Attorney-in-fact

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Investor Relations

The Company's Investor Relations Department may be contacted at:

Investor Relations Department

216 Airport Drive

Rochester, NH 03867

Telephone: (603) 330-5800

Fax: (603) 994-3974

E-mail: investor.relations@albint.com

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare

PO box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Telephone (toll-free): 1-877-277-9931

Web: www.computershare.com/investor

Shareholder Services

As an Albany International shareholder, you are invited to take advantage of our convenient shareholder services.

Computershare maintains the records for our registered shareholders and can help you with a variety of shareholder-related services at no charge, including:

Change of name and/or address

Consolidation of accounts

Duplicate mailings

Dividend reinvestment enrollment

Lost stock certificates

Transfer of stock to another person

Additional administrative services

Access your investor statements online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Investor Center. For more information, go to www.computershare.com/investor.

Notice of Annual Meeting

We will again hold our Annual Meeting virtually this year. The Annual Meeting of the Company’s shareholders will be held virtually on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Access details for the virtual meeting will be published in the Company’s 2024 Proxy filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Albany International, as a matter of policy, does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. This policy of nondiscrimination is applicable to matters of hiring, upgrading, promotions, transfers, layoffs, terminations, rates of pay, selection for training, recruitment, and recruitment advertising. The Company maintains affirmative action programs to implement its EEO policy.

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Trademarks and Trade Names

AEROCLEAN, AEROPOINT, AEROPULSE, AIRSTRUT, ATROBELT, ATROBOND, ATROCROSS, ATROFORTE, ATROJET, ATROLINK, ATROMAXX, ATRONET, ATROPLAN, ATROSPEED, ATROTOP, CARBON-24, DEXWIN, DURAFIX, DURASPIRAL, DYNATEX, FIBRETEX, FILAWIN, HYDROCROSS, HYDROMAX, INLINE, K-COR, KRAFTEX, KRAFTLINE, NOVALACE, PACKLINE, PACKTEX, PRIMOBOND, PRIMOCROSS, PRIMOFLEX, PRIMOPLAN, PRIMOSELECT, PRINTLINE, PROLUX, PROVANTAGE, SEAMPLANE, SECOGLAZE, SECOLINK, SECOPLAN, SOFTLINE, SPIRALRUN, SPIRALTOP, SPRING, SUPRASTAT, TOPSTAT, TRANSBELT, TWINCONE, VENTABELT, WEBDOC, WEBMOVER, and X-COR are all trade names of Albany International Corp.

Directors and Officers
Directors
Erland E. Kailbourne, ChairmanGunnar Kleveland
Retired – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,President and Chief Executive Officer
Fleet National Bank (New York Region)
Katharine L. Plourde1,3Kenneth W. Krueger1,3
Former Principal and Analyst,Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.Manitowoc Company Inc.
Mark J. Murphy1,3John R. Scannell2
Chief Financial Officer,Retired Chief Executive Officer,
Micron TechnologyMoog Inc.
J. Michael McQuade2,3Christina M. Alvord1,2
Strategic Advisor to the President,Former President, Central Division,
Carnegie Mellon UniversityVulcan Materials Company
Russell E. Toney1,2A. William Higgins
President,Retired Chief Executive Officer
Nortek Air SolutionsAlbany International Corp.
1 Member, Audit Committee2 Member, Compensation Committee3 Member, Governance Committee
Officers
Gunnar KlevelandRobert D. Starr
President and Chief Executive OfficerExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Daniel A. HalftermeyerGreg Harwell
President – Machine ClothingPresident – Albany Engineered Composites
Alice McCarvillRobert A. Hansen
Executive Vice President - Human ResourcesSenior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
and Chief Human Resources Officer
John J. TedoneJoseph M. Gaug
Vice President – Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerVice President – General Counsel and Secretary
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