ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. — Director's Dealing 2004

May 3, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: FISHBURN SIBYL N (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-29	Common Stock	A	2852	$8.765	Acquired	61780	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7065	Indirect
Commnon Stock	8000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option (right to buy) 1994 Stock Option Plan	$		Common Stock ()	12000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: I expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities and filing this report shall not be construed as an admission of my beneficial ownership thereof for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act, or otherwise.

F2: Exercise price ranges from 4.65 to 18.875 per share

F3: Grants are 100% exercisable upon grant.

F4: Options expire 10 years from date of grant.

F5: Grants of 1,500 shares were made annually from 1995 through 2002.