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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000095953-25-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACNT"
cik: "0000095953"
company_name: "ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO."
filed_at: "2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T02:40:29.488170+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascent Industries repurchases 499,700 shares (5% of outstanding) at $12.00 each under 10b5-1 plan

## Summary
- Purchased 499,700 shares on May 16, 2025 at $12.00/share from a shareholder.
- Repurchase equals approximately 5.0% of then-outstanding common stock.
- Buyback executed under the company's existing 10b5-1 share repurchase program.
- Following the repurchase, 9,500,994 shares remain issued and outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000095953-25-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACNT
- cik: 0000095953
- company_name: ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
- filed_at: 2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595325000037/0000095953-25-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595325000037/acnt-20250516.htm

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