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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HUME WILLIAM J. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/31/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LYDALL INC /DE/ [LDL] (Last) (First) (Middle) LYDALL, INC., 1 COLONIAL ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP/GM-Global Auto.-Metals 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MANCHESTER, CT 06042 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 5,823 (1) D   Common Stock 7,500 (2) D   Common Stock 4,500 (3) D Â

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Incentive Stock Options	12/19/2012(4)	12/18/2021	Common Stock	2,500	$ 8.94	D	Â
Incentive Stock Options	12/05/2013(5)	12/04/2022	Common Stock	5,000	$ 13.29	D	Â
Incentive Stock Options	12/06/2014(6)	12/05/2023	Common Stock	3,113	$ 16.98	D	Â
Incentive Stock Options	12/05/2015(7)	12/04/2024	Common Stock	7,966	$ 27.96	D	Â
Non-qualified Stock Options	12/05/2015(8)	12/04/2024	Common Stock	2,534	$ 27.96	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HUME WILLIAM J. LYDALL, INC. 1 COLONIAL ROAD MANCHESTER, CT 06042	Â	Â	  SVP/GM-Global Auto.-Metals	Â

Signatures

Chad A. McDaniel, attorney-in-fact for William J. Hume		08/10/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents an award of Performance Shares granted under the Lydall 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, which award is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and vests, if at all, to the extent determined upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company that the Company has achieved certain specified financial performance criteria during the three--year period, January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2015.
(2)	Represents an award of Performance Shares granted under the Lydall 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, which award is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and vests, if at all, to the extent determined upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company that the Company has achieved certain specified financial performance criteria during the three--year period, January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016.
(3)	Represents an award of Performance Shares granted under the Lydall 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, which award is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and vests, if at all, to the extent determined upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company that the Company has achieved certain specified financial performance criteria during the three--year period, January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017.
(4)	10,000 Incentive Stock Options granted under the Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan on December 19, 2011. Options become exercisable at the rate of 25% per year, beginning one year from initial grant date. To date, Reporting Person has exercised 7,500 options; balance is 2,500.
(5)	10,000 Incentive Stock Options granted under the Lydall, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan on December 5, 2012. Options become exercisable at the rate of 25% per year, beginning one year from initial grant date. To date, Reporting Person has exercised 5,000 options; balance is 5,000.
(6)	4,150 Incentive Stock Options granted under the Lydall, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan on December 6, 2013. Options become exercisable at the rate of 25% per year, beginning one year from initial grant date. To date, Reporting Person has exercised 1,037 options; balance is 3,113.
(7)	7,966 Incentive Stock Options granted under the Lydall, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan on December 5, 2014. Options become exercisable at the rate of 25% per year, beginning one year from initial grant date. No options have vested to date.
(8)	2,534 Non-qualified Stock Options granted under the Lydall, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan on December 5, 2014. Options become exercisable at the rate of 25% per year, beginning one year from initial grant date. No options have vested to date.

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