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Where is Albany International stock traded? What is the stock symbol and CUSIP number of Albany International Class A Common Stock?
Albany International Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock or ticker symbol for Albany International Class A Common Stock is AIN and the CUSIP number is 012348-10-8.
What is the difference between the Company's Class A and Class B Common Stock?
Albany International Class A Common Stock
is publicly traded on the New York and Pacific Exchanges and has one vote per share. The Class
B Common Stock is not publicly traded and has ten votes per share.
Who is Albany International's transfer agent and how does a registered stockholder contact the agent for information?
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services is Albany International's transfer agent. To contact Albany International Shareholder Services:
By mail: The Bank of New York c/o Mellon Investor Services PO Box 358010 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8010
By courier: The Bank of New York c/o Mellon Investor Services 480 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310
By telephone (toll-free): 1-877-277-9931
BNY Mellon provides registered shareholders with change of address, lost certificates, change of ownership and other similar matters.
You may contact BNY Mellon as indicated above, or you can go to http://www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd and use your Investor Identification Number to access your online account or communicate with BNY Shareowner Services regarding your shareholdings.
Does Albany International pay a dividend?
Other than the period from August 1983
to September 1987 when ir was a private company, Albany International paid dividends each year from 1926 to 1998 in cash and from late 1998 to 2000 in stock.
On January 12, 2000, the Company distributed its final stock dividend, a 2.0% annual stock dividend which had a record date of December 10, 1999. Holders of Class A Common Stock received Class A shares and holders of Class B Common Stock received Class B shares. Shareholders received one share of stock for each 50 shares they owned. Cash was paid in lieu of fractional shares, based on the closing price of $15.4375 per share on December 10, 1999.
On November 16, 2000, the Board announced that it was discontinuing the distribution of stock dividends. The distribution of stock dividends had resulted in an unproductive effort and expense for both the Company and the shareholders.
On November 7, 2001, the Board of Directors of Albany International reinstated a cash dividend. Dividend declarations will be considered on a quarter-to-quarter basis by the Board.
Does Albany International have a Dividend Reinvestment Plan?
Yes; the Company has a plan with attractive features including Cash
Contribution, which enables the shareholder to purchase additional shares
of Albany International Class A Common Stock without paying fees or
commissions. A person must own at least one share of Albany International
Class A Common Stock in order to participate in this plan.
Does Albany International have a Direct Stock Purchase Program?
No, we do not offer a plan that
allows for an investor to buy the first share of stock directly from the company. However,
after owning at least one share registered in the name of the shareholder, additional
purchases of Class A Common Stock may be made through the Dividend Reinvestment
Plan without payment of fees or commissions.
Can I sell my stock back to the Company?
Although the Company has from time to time in the past purchased shares of its stock in the open market, it does not have a program that requires it to purchase shares from you.
What is Albany's fiscal year?
Albany International uses the calendar year as the fiscal year.
When is the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders?
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Friday, May 9, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at Wolferts Roost Country Club, 120 Van Rensselaer Blvd., Albany, NY 12204.
How can I have financial documents mailed to me?
You can have printed financial materials
mailed to you by filling out the
Printed
Materials Request. You can also call our Investor Relations
Department at 518-445-2242.
How many shares of common stock does Albany International have outstanding?
As of June 30, 2007, Albany International had 26,220,209 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,236,098 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
When was Albany International incorporated?
Albany International Corp. was originally incorporated in the State of New York on March 8, 1895, as Albany Felt Co. The Company adopted the name Albany International Corp. in 1969. On August 31, 1987, the Company was reincorporated in the State of Delaware.
Where can I get answers to general non-stockholder account questions about Albany International?
For answers to general questions about Albany International, contact the Company's
Investor Relations Department. You can contact us via phone at 518-445-2242, by fax at
518-445-2265, by e-mail at
investor.relations@albint.com, or by mail at Albany International Corp.,
Investor Relations Department, PO Box 1907, Albany, NY 12201.
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