SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* THOMAS DAMBRA SLAT TRUST (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 CORPORATE CIRCLE PO BOX 15098 (Street) ALBANY NY 12212 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC [ AMRI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	375,000(1)	D(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* THOMAS DAMBRA SLAT TRUST (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 CORPORATE CIRCLE PO BOX 15098 (Street) ALBANY NY 12212 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DAmbra Geoffrey (Last) (First) (Middle) 21 CORPORATE CIRCLE PO BOX 15098 (Street) ALBANY NY 12212 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares (the "Trust Shares") were a gift from Dr. Thomas E. D'Ambra and his spouse, Constance M. D'Ambra, to the Thomas D'Ambra SLAT Trust (the "SLAT Trust), a trust established for the benefit of Mrs. D'Ambra and the descendants of Dr. and Mrs. D'Ambra for estate planning purposes. The trustee of the SLAT trust is Dr. and Mrs. D'Ambra's son, Geoffrey D'Ambra. Geoffrey D'Ambra disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of the Trust Shares and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of the Trust Shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein. This report shall not be deemed an admission by any of the reporting persons that they are or may be members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) with Dr. or Mrs. D'Ambra.

2. Dr. Thomas E. D'Ambra directly owns 2,743,184 shares of common stock of the issuer, of which 2,696,518 shares are jointly owned with his spouse, Constance M. D'Ambra. Each of the SLAT Trust and Geoffrey D'Ambra disclaim Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that it or he is the beneficial owner of these shares, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest, if any, in these shares.

	/s/ Geoffrey D'Ambra, as trustee	01/07/2013
	/s/ Geoffrey D'Ambra	01/07/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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