ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. — Director's Dealing 2003

Apr 29, 2003

4 1 edgarfm4wright29apr-03.htm FORM 4 - MURRAY WRIGHT - 4-29-03 form4

FORM 4
£	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Wright Murray H.	2. Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol Synalloy Corporation SYNC
						X	Director	10% Owner
							Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 411 East Franklin Street, 4 th Floor			4. Statement for Trade Date 4/28/2003			7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
			5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)			x	Form filed by One Reporting Person
(Street) Richmond, VA 23219-2205							Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)	Table I ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr.8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	4/28/2003	P		10,000	A	$4.145	196,000	D
							45,000	I	IRA
							860	I	By Son (Custodial)
							400	I	By Daughter (Custodial)

FORM 4 (continued) — 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	4. Transaction Code (Instr.8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4)
	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan									3,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

	**Signature of Reporting Person
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, s ee Instruction 6 for procedure.

Ex-1 Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit to Reporting Person's Form 4 filed October 23, 2002.)