Shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon issuance as a bonus for Service rendered or may vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s period of Service or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Stock Issuance Agreement. Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program pursuant to performance shares or restricted stock units which entitle the recipients to receive the shares underlying those Awards upon the attainment of designated performance goals or the satisfaction of specified Service requirements or upon the expiration of a designated time period following the vesting of those Awards, including (without limitation) a deferred distribution date following the termination of the Participant’s Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following limitations shall apply with respect to the vesting schedules established for the Awards made under the Stock Issuance Program, subject to the acceleration provisions in Paragraphs B.6 and B.7 below and Section II of this Article Three:

Shares of common stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program shall vest at the discretion of the Board of Directors or Committee.

Minimum Vesting Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, Awards shall have a minimum vesting/exercise schedule of at least one (1) year, except that a shorter vesting/exercise schedule may apply to Awards for not more than 5% of the shares of Company Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan.

Term of Awards; Minimum Vesting Provisions. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or SAR exceed a period of ten years following the date of grant of such Option or SAR (or such shorter term as may be required in respect of an ISO under section 422 of the Code). The minimum vesting or forfeiture restriction period with respect to Awards that are Options, SARs or other Awards for which a Participant pays (or the value or amount payable under the Award is reduced by) an amount equal to or exceeding the Fair Market Value of the Stock determined as of the date of grant, shall be one year, subject to the Committee’s authority pursuant to Sections 7(a), 9 and 10(c))] of the Plan in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment or service or upon the occurrence of certain events.

Vesting. The Retention Incentive shall vest and be earned on the Retention Date provided Employee is still employed by Albany on such date and it has been determined, in Albany’s sole discretion, that Employee has substantially completed the transition of his duties. In the event that Albany terminates Employee’s employment prior to the Retention Date without Cause (as defined in paragraph 5), Albany shall be obligated to pay Employee the Retention Incentive upon termination; in the event Employee’s employment with Albany terminates prior to the Retention Date for any other reason, the Retention Incentive shall be forfeited and shall never vest.

Vesting. At the time of the grant of RSUs, the Committee may place restrictions on RSUs that shall lapse, in whole or in part, upon the passage of time. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, upon the vesting of a RSU, there shall be delivered to the Grantee, within 30 days of the date on which such Award (or any portion thereof) vests, the number of shares of common stock equal to the number of RSUs becoming so vested.

Vesting. Unless an Award Agreement expressly provides otherwise, each Participant shall be 100% vested at all times in any Shares subject to Deferred Share Units.

Vesting The Participant's Supplemental Retirement Benefit is fully vested at all times

Vesting. The Option will vest and become exercisable in accordance with the schedule set forth above, subject to Section 3 of this Agreement.

Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5 and 7 of this Agreement, on each of the dates set forth below (each a “Vesting Date”), subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company, the Participant will become vested in the below-stated percentage of the total number of RSUs granted with respect to this Award, until the Participant is 100% vested in the RSUs: