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            December 21, 2007, Ashland Inc. will include the information contained
            in
            exhibits 99.1-99.14, 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 and 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.
                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 3 month
                or 12
                month rolling average business results that contain August and September
                2007
                information, as reported on the Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2007,
                for October
                and this Form 8-K for November.&#160;&#160;A summary of the effect on the
                rolling averages including the November results is as
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                        Distribution Revenue</font></div>
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                        Distribution Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></div>
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                      <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>
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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;">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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">No
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                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 12pt;">
                    <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">&#160;</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;">Ashland
                        Distribution Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average</font></div>
                    </td>
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                        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">No
                          Change</font></div>
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                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
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                      <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>
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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;">Ashland
                        Performance Materials Sales / Shipping Day</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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;No
                        Change</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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>
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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;">Ashland
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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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;No
                        Change</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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">&#160;</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 - 12 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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">4.6</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">-0.2%</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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">&#160;</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 - 12 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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">-0.2%</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;No
                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;No
                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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">&#160;</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 - 12 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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;&#160;&#160;3.5</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">0.2%</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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">&#160;</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 - 12 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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;No
                          Change</font></div>
                      </div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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 Oil 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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">No
                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;No
                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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">&#160;</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 - 12 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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">0.1</font></div>
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                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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>
                    </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
                        Gross Profit</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"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">No
                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <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">&#160;</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
                        Gross Profit - 12 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" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">No
                          Change</font></div>
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                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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>
                    </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;">&#160;Valvoline
                        Lubricant Gallons</font></div>
                    </td>
                    <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>
                  <tr style="HEIGHT: 15pt;">
                    <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>
                    </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;">&#160;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">
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                        Change</font></div>
                    </td>
                  </tr>

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            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.</font></div>
          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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            </div>
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      </div>&#160;EXHIBIT
      INDEX</div>
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                data concerning Ashland Distribution&#8217;s sales per shipping
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                data concerning Ashland Performance Materials&#8217; average sales per shipping
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                data concerning Ashland Performance Materials&#8217; revenue</font></div>
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                data concerning Ashland Performance Materials&#8217; gross
                profit</font></div>
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                data concerning Ashland Water Technologies&#8217; average sales per shipping
                day</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                data concerning Ashland Water Technologies&#8217; revenue</font></div>
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                data concerning Ashland Water Technologies&#8217; gross
                profit</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                data concerning Valvoline&#8217;s premium oil sales</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                data concerning Valvoline&#8217;s revenue</font></div>
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                data concerning Valvoline&#8217;s gross profit</font></div>
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                data concerning Valvoline&#8217;s lubricant gallons</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):  December 21,
      2007
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))
1
Item
          7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure
On
            December 21, 2007, Ashland Inc. will include the information contained
            in
            exhibits 99.1-99.14, 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 and 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 3 month
                or 12
                month rolling average business results that contain August and September
                2007
                information, as reported on the Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2007,
                for October
                and this Form 8-K for November.  A summary of the effect on the
                rolling averages including the November results is as
                follows:
2
Exhibit
November
                        2007
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
-0.2%
Ashland
                        Performance Materials Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling
                        Average
-0.2%
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
0.2%
Ashland
                        Water Technologies Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average
No
                          Change
99.10
Valvoline
                        Premium Oil Sales
No
                        Change
99.11
Valvoline
                        Revenue
No
                        Change
Valvoline
                        Revenue - 12 Month Rolling Average
0.1
99.12
Valvoline
                        Gross Profit
No
                        Change
Valvoline
                        Gross Profit - 12 Month Rolling Average
No
                          Change
99.13
Valvoline
                        Lubricant 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 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 oil sales
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 gallons
99.14
Website
                    data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling
                    average sales
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)
December
                      21, 2007
/s/
                      J. Marvin Quin
J.
                      Marvin Quin
Senior
                      Vice President
and
                      Chief Financial
                      Officer
5
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
99.1
Website
                data concerning Ashland Distribution's 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 oil sales
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 gallons
99.14
Website
                data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling
                average sales
6