<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000921895-25-002209.txt : 20250813
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250813162246
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-25-002209
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250813
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250813

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000095953
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				570426694
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-15999
		FILM NUMBER:		251212011

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20 N. MARTINGALE RD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 430
		CITY:			SCHAUMBURG
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60173
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6308849181

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20 N. MARTINGALE RD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 430
		CITY:			SCHAUMBURG
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60173

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SYNALLOY CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKMAN UHLER INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710510

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Radoff Bradley Louis
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001380585
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2727 KIRBY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		UNIT 29L
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77098
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    <coverPageHeader>
      <amendmentNo>1</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0000095953</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>871565107</issuerCusip>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>20 N. MARTINGALE RD</com:street1>
          <com:street2>SUITE 430</com:street2>
          <com:city>SCHAUMBURG</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>IL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>60173</com:zipCode>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(c)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Radoff Family Foundation</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>TX</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>60000.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>60000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
      </reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>60000.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>0.6</classPercent>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>CO</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <reportingPersonName>Radoff Bradley Louis</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>290000.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>60000.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>290000.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>60000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
      </reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>350000.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
      <classPercent>3.7</classPercent>
      <typeOfReportingPerson>IN</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <item1>
        <issuerName>ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>20 N. MARTINGALE RD, 20 N. MARTINGALE RD, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
      </item1>
      <item2>
        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed by The Radoff Family Foundation, a Texas non-profit corporation ("Radoff Foundation"), and Bradley L. Radoff. Each of the foregoing is referred to as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons."

Mr. Radoff serves as a director of Radoff Foundation and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Shares") owned directly by Radoff Foundation.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is 2727 Kirby Drive, Unit 29L, Houston, Texas 77098.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Radoff Foundation is organized under the laws of the State of Texas and Mr. Radoff is a citizen of the United States of America.</citizenship>
      </item2>
      <item3>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item3>
      <item4>
        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>As of the close of business on June 30, 2025:

(i) Radoff Foundation directly owned 60,000 Shares; and

(ii) Mr. Radoff directly owned 290,000 Shares. Mr. Radoff, as a director of Radoff Foundation, may also be deemed the beneficial owner of the 60,000 Shares owned by Radoff Foundation, which, together with the 290,000 Shares he directly owned, constitutes an aggregate of 350,000 Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Radoff.

The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>The following percentages are based on 9,500,994 Shares outstanding as of May 16, 2025, which is the total number of Shares outstanding following the Issuer's repurchase of Shares under the Issuer's 10b5-1 share repurchase program as disclosed in the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2025.

As of the close of business on June 30, 2025, (i) Radoff Foundation beneficially owned approximately 0.6% of the outstanding Shares and (iii) Mr. Radoff may have been deemed to beneficially own approximately 3.7% of the outstanding Shares.</classPercent>
        <numberOfSharesPersonHas>
          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>See Cover Pages Items 5-9.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>See Cover Pages Items 5-9.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>See Cover Pages Items 5-9.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>See Cover Pages Items 5-9.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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      </item4>
      <item5>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
      </item5>
      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item6>
      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item7>
      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <identificationAndClassificationOfGroupMembers>See Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on September 20, 2024.</identificationAndClassificationOfGroupMembers>
      </item8>
      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item9>
      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
      </item10>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Radoff Family Foundation</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Bradley L. Radoff</signature>
        <title>Bradley L. Radoff, Director</title>
        <date>08/13/2025</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Radoff Bradley Louis</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Bradley L. Radoff</signature>
        <title>Bradley L. Radoff</title>
        <date>08/13/2025</date>
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