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	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): May 1, 2017

	Synalloy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-19687	57-0426694
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	4510 Cox Road, Suite 201, Richmond, Virginia	23060
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (864) 585-3605

	Inapplicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)


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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of Synalloy Corporation (the “Company”) unanimously approved, pursuant to the powers granted to the Board by Section 12 of the Company’s 2015 Stock Awards Plan (the “2015 Plan”), the First Amendment to the 2015 Stock Awards Plan (the “Amendment”). The Amendment amends the 2015 Plan by granting the Compensation and Long Term Incentive Committee of the Board the authority to establish and amend vesting schedules for stock awards made pursuant to the 2015 Plan.

The description of the Amendment contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment. The Company will file the Amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to its next Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

SIGNATURES

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

SYNALLOY CORPORATION

By: /S/ CRAIG C. BRAM

Craig C. Bram

Chief Executive Officer

By: /S/ DENNIS M. LOUGHRAN

Dennis M. Loughran

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 4, 2017