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20, 2008, Ashland Inc. will include the information contained in exhibits
99.1-99.15, and graphic images thereof, on the &#8220;Investor Center&#8221; section of its
website located at www.ashland.com, or in employee communications.</font></div>
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is furnishing the information pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
Commission&#8217;s (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) Regulation FD. The information contained in exhibits
99.1-99.14 is summary information concerning key metrics for Ashland&#8217;s operating
segments.&#160;&#160;The information contained in exhibit 99.15 is summary
information concerning certain working capital components, expressed as a
percentage of annualized sales for Ashland on a monthly basis for May 2008, as
used for certain internal measurement purposes.&#160;&#160;The information is
intended to be considered in the context of Ashland&#8217;s SEC filings and other
public announcements that Ashland may make from time to
time.&#160;&#160;Included in the financial information are the effects of
changes in Ashland&#8217;s accounting methodology as a result of the implementation of
Ashland&#8217;s enterprise resource planning (&#8220;ERP&#8221;) system.&#160;&#160;The new ERP
system allows Ashland to report business results from certain foreign
jurisdictions (which were previously on different computer systems) at the same
time as North American operations.&#160;&#160;Previously this information was
available only on a one-month lag. As a result of this change, operations in
these non-North American jurisdictions generated thirteen months of business
results in fiscal 2007.&#160;&#160;The change had an effect on business results
reported in August and September 2007 and will continue to have an effect on any
12 month rolling average business results that contain August and September 2007
information. A summary of the effect on the rolling averages for May 2008
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      Distribution Revenue</font></div>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Distribution Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;4</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.3</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Distribution Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling Average</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Distribution Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.4</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Performance Materials Sales / Shipping Day</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.5</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Performance Materials Revenue</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Performance Materials Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.6</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.6</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Performance Materials Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling
    Average</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                      </div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Performance Materials Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;-0.1%</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.7</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Water Technologies Sales / Shipping Day</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.8</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Water Technologies Revenue</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Water Technologies Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.5</font></div>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.9</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Water Technologies Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling Average</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                      </div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ashland
      Water Technologies Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average&#160;</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.10</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Valvoline
      Premium Lubricants % of Branded Volume</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.11</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Valvoline
      Revenue</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Valvoline
      Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
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                  </tr>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.12</font></div>
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                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Valvoline
      Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling Average</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px;">
                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Valvoline
      Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.13</font></div>
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                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
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                  </tr>
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                    <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.14</font></div>
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                    <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">VIOC
      12 Month Rolling Average Sales</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">No
      Change</font></div>
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                  </tr>
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this report on Form 8-K, Ashland makes no admission as to the materiality of any
information in this report.&#160; Ashland reserves the right to discontinue the
availability of the data in the attached exhibits.&#160; </font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Ashland Distribution&#8217;s average sales per shipping
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      data concerning Ashland Distribution&#8217;s revenue</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.3</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Ashland Distribution&#8217;s gross profit</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.4</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials&#8217; average sales per shipping
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.5</font></div>
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      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials&#8217; revenue</font></div>
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              </tr>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.6</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials&#8217; gross
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.7</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies&#8217; average sales per shipping
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies&#8217; revenue</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.9</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies&#8217; gross
profit</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.10</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.12</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Valvoline&#8217;s gross profit</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">99.13</font></div>
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
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                <td align="left" valign="top" width="93%">
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      data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change&#8217;s twelve month rolling
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profit</font></div>
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form8k.htm
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):  June 20, 2008
ASHLAND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Kentucky
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-32532
20-0865835
(Commission
      File Number)
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification
No.)
50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard,
Covington, Kentucky  41011
(Address of principal executive
offices)   (Zip Code)
P.O. Box 391, Covington,
Kentucky  41012-0391
(Mailing
Address)   (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code (859) 815-3333
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[  ]
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
[  ]
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
[  ]
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17
      CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ 
      ]
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
      Act
(17
      CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure
On June
20, 2008, Ashland Inc. will include the information contained in exhibits
99.1-99.15, and graphic images thereof, on the "Investor Center" section of its
website located at www.ashland.com, or in employee communications.
Ashland
is furnishing the information pursuant to the Securities and Exchange
Commission's ("SEC") Regulation FD. The information contained in exhibits
99.1-99.14 is summary information concerning key metrics for Ashland's operating
segments.  The information contained in exhibit 99.15 is summary
information concerning certain working capital components, expressed as a
percentage of annualized sales for Ashland on a monthly basis for May 2008, as
used for certain internal measurement purposes.  The information is
intended to be considered in the context of Ashland's SEC filings and other
public announcements that Ashland may make from time to
time.  Included in the financial information are the effects of
changes in Ashland's accounting methodology as a result of the implementation of
Ashland's enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system.  The new ERP
system allows Ashland to report business results from certain foreign
jurisdictions (which were previously on different computer systems) at the same
time as North American operations.  Previously this information was
available only on a one-month lag. As a result of this change, operations in
these non-North American jurisdictions generated thirteen months of business
results in fiscal 2007.  The change had an effect on business results
reported in August and September 2007 and will continue to have an effect on any
12 month rolling average business results that contain August and September 2007
information. A summary of the effect on the rolling averages for May 2008
results is as follows:
2
Exhibit
May 2008
99.1
Ashland
      Distribution Sales / Shipping Day
No
      Change
99.2
Ashland
      Distribution Revenue
No
      Change
Ashland
      Distribution Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average
4
99.3
Ashland
      Distribution Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling Average
No
      Change
Ashland
      Distribution Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average
No
      Change
99.4
Ashland
      Performance Materials Sales / Shipping Day
No
      Change
99.5
Ashland
      Performance Materials Revenue
No
      Change
Ashland
      Performance Materials Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average
4.6
99.6
Ashland
      Performance Materials Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling
    Average
No
      Change
Ashland
      Performance Materials Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average
-0.1%
99.7
Ashland
      Water Technologies Sales / Shipping Day
No
      Change
99.8
Ashland
      Water Technologies Revenue
No
      Change
Ashland
      Water Technologies Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average
3.5
99.9
Ashland
      Water Technologies Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling Average
No
      Change
Ashland
      Water Technologies Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average
No
      Change
99.10
Valvoline
      Premium Lubricants % of Branded Volume
No
      Change
99.11
Valvoline
      Revenue
No
      Change
Valvoline
      Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average
0.1
99.12
Valvoline
      Gross Profit - 3 Month Rolling Average
No
      Change
Valvoline
      Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average
No
      Change
99.13
Valvoline
      Lubricant Sales Gallons
No
      Change
99.14
VIOC
      12 Month Rolling Average Sales
No
      Change
By filing
this report on Form 8-K, Ashland makes no admission as to the materiality of any
information in this report.  Ashland reserves the right to discontinue the
availability of the data in the attached exhibits.
3
Item
      9.01
.
Financial Statements
      and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Website
      data concerning Ashland Distribution's average sales per shipping
      day
99.2
Website
      data concerning Ashland Distribution's revenue
99.3
Website
      data concerning Ashland Distribution's gross profit
99.4
Website
      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials' average sales per shipping
      day
99.5
Website
      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials' revenue
99.6
Website
      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials' gross
  profit
99.7
Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies' average sales per shipping
      day
99.8
Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies' revenue
99.9
Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies' gross
profit
99.10
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's premium lubricants % of branded
      volume
99.11
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's revenue
99.12
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's gross profit
99.13
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's lubricant sales gallons
99.14
Website
      data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling
      average sales
99.15
Website
      data concerning Ashland Inc.'s operating segment trade working
      capital
4
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
ASHLAND
      INC.
(Registrant)
June
      20, 2008
/s/
      Lamar M. Chambers
Lamar
      M. Chambers
Senior
      Vice President,
Chief
      Financial Officer and
Controller
5
EXHIBIT
INDEX
99.1
Website
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99.2
Website
      data concerning Ashland Distribution's revenue
99.3
Website
      data concerning Ashland Distribution's gross profit
99.4
Website
      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials' average sales per shipping
      day
99.5
Website
      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials' revenue
99.6
Website
      data concerning Ashland Performance Materials' gross
  profit
99.7
Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies' average sales per shipping
      day
99.8
Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies' revenue
99.9
Website
      data concerning Ashland Water Technologies' gross
profit
99.10
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's premium lubricants % of branded
      volume
99.11
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's revenue
99.12
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's gross profit
99.13
Website
      data concerning Valvoline's lubricant sales gallons
99.14
Website
      data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling
      average sales
99.15
Website
      data concerning Ashland Inc.'s operating segment trade working
      capital
6