ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. — Director's Dealing 2004

May 4, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNALLOY CORP (SYNL)
CIK: 0000095953
Period of Report: 2004-04-29

Reporting Person: WRIGHT MURRAY H (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-29	Common Stock	A	2852	$8.765	Acquired	207852	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	45000	Indirect
Common Stock	4000	Indirect
Common Stock	1160	Indirect
Common Stock	565	Indirect
Common Stock	340	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy) 1994 Stock Option Plan	$		Common Stock ()	3000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Exercise price ranges from 4.65 to 5.01 per share

F2: Options are 100% exercisable upon grant.

F3: Options expire 10 years from date of grant.

F4: Grants of 1,500 shares were made in 2001 and 2002.