Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PRESLAR B CLYDE
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. [AOI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LANCE, INC., 8600 SOUTH BOULEVARD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28273		 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 29,811 (1)
D
 

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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
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 06/11/2004(2) 06/11/2013 COMMON STOCK 4,500 $ 5.8 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/13/2003(3) 08/13/2012 COMMON STOCK 4,500 $ 6.3 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/14/2002(4) 08/14/2011 COMMON STOCK 3,000 $ 5.83 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/10/2000(5) 08/10/2006 COMMON STOCK 3,000 $ 1.67 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PRESLAR B CLYDE
C/O LANCE, INC.
8600 SOUTH BOULEVARD
CHARLOTTE, NC 28273		   X      

Signatures

/s/ HENRY C. BABB, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 05/25/2005
**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) Received in exchange for 9,937 shares of STW Corporation common stock in connection with merger of STW Corporation into AOI Corporation (the "Merger"). On May 13, 2005, the closing price of STW's common stock was $19.35 per share, and the closing price of AOI's common stock was $6.47 per share.
(2) The shares underlying this option become exercisable one-fourth on each of the four anniversaries of June 11, 2003, the date of grant, subject to continued employment.
(3) The shares underlying this option become exercisable one-fourth on each of the four anniversaries of August 13, 2002, the date of the grant, subject to continued employment.
(4) The shares underlying this option become exercisable one-fourth on each of the four anniversaries of August 14, 2001, the date of the grant, subject to continued employment.
(5) The shares underlying this option become exercisable one-fourth on each of the four anniversaries of August 10, 1999, the date of grant, subject to continued employment.

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