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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2025
Ascent Industries Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 0-19687 | 57-0426694
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
20 N. Martingale Rd, | Suite 430, |  |  |
Schaumburg, | Illinois |  |  | 60173
(Address of principal executive offices) |  |  | (Zip Code)
|  | (630) | 884-9181 |
|  | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
Inapplicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | ACNT | NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 14, 2025, Ascent Industries Co. (the "Company") and Store Master Funding XII, LLC ("STORE"), entered into a Seventh Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the "Seventh Master Lease") to remove the former Munhall facility and reduce the Company's rent pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement between the parties dated June 30, 2025.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information included under Item 1.01 of this report is hereby incorporated herein by reference..
Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 17, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company's sale-leaseback partner, STORE, had entered into an agreement to assign the lease for the Company's former tubular facility in Munhall, Pennsylvania. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission.
Forward Looking Statements
This report may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “should,” “anticipate,” “hope,” “optimistic,” “plan,” “outlook,” “should,” “could,” “may” and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and to review the risks as set forth in more detail in Ascent Industries Co.’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC or on our website. Ascent Industries Co. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number | Description
10.1 | Seventh Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement dated November 14, 2025 between Registrant and Store Master Funding XII, LLC.
99.1 | Press Release dated November 17, 2025
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
Dated: November 17, 2025 | By: /s/ Ryan Kavalauskas
| Ryan Kavalauskas
| Chief Financial Officer