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            September 25, 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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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Ashland
            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
            divisional operations 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 income from certain foreign jurisdictions
            (which
            were previously on different computer systems) at the same time as United
            States
            operations.&#160;&#160;Previously this information was available only on a
            one-month lag. As a result of this change, operations in these non-United
            States
            jurisdictions will generate thirteen months of sales in fiscal 2007,
            and the
            change will have an effect on sales reported in both August and September
            2007.&#160;&#160;The effect is as follows for the August 2007
            results:</font></div>
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                        99.1</font></div>
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                        Distribution Sales/Shipping Day</font></div>
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                        99.2</font></div>
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                        Distribution Revenue</font></div>
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                        Distribution Revenue &#8211; 12 Month Rolling Average</font></div>
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                        99.3</font></div>
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                        Distribution Gross Profit</font></div>
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                    <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black thin solid; 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;">Exhibit
                        99.5</font></div>
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                        Performance Materials Revenue &#8211; 12 Month Rolling</font></div>
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                        99.6</font></div>
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                        Performance Materials Gross Profit&#160;&#160;12 Month</font></div>
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                    <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%" style="BORDER-LEFT: black thin solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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                        99.7</font></div>
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                        99.8</font></div>
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                        99.9</font></div>
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                        Change</font></div>
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                        99.11</font></div>
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                        99.12</font></div>
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                        99.14</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):  September 25,
      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
            September 25, 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
            divisional operations 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 income from certain foreign jurisdictions
            (which
            were previously on different computer systems) at the same time as United
            States
            operations.  Previously this information was available only on a
            one-month lag. As a result of this change, operations in these non-United
            States
            jurisdictions will generate thirteen months of sales in fiscal 2007,
            and the
            change will have an effect on sales reported in both August and September
            2007.  The effect is as follows for the August 2007
            results:
Exhibit
                        99.1
Ashland
                        Distribution Sales/Shipping Day
+1.106
Exhibit
                        99.2
Ashland
                        Distribution Revenue
+25
Ashland
                        Distribution Revenue – 12 Month Rolling Average
+2
Exhibit
                        99.3
Ashland
                        Distribution Gross Profit
No
                        Change
Exhibit
                        99.4
Ashland
                        Performance Materials Sales/Shipping Day
+0.602
Exhibit
                        99.5
Ashland
                        Performance Materials Revenue
+13.8
Ashland
                        Performance Materials Revenue – 12 Month Rolling
+1.2
Exhibit
                        99.6
Ashland
                        Performance Materials Gross Profit – 3 Month
+0.3%
Ashland
                        Performance Materials Gross Profit  12 Month
No
                        Change
Exhibit
                        99.7
Ashland
                        Water Technologies Sales/Shipping Day
+1.093
Exhibit
                        99.8
Ashland
                        Water Technologies Revenue
+25
Ashland
                        Water Technologies Revenue – 12 Month Rolling
+2
Exhibit
                        99.9
Ashland
                        Water Technologies Gross Profit – 3 Month Rolling
+0.2%
Ashland
                        Water Technologies Gross Profit – 12 Month Rolling
No
                        Change
Exhibit
                        99.10
Valvoline
                        Premium Oil Sales
No
                        Change
Exhibit
                        99.11
Valvoline
                        Revenue
+1.2
Valvoline
                        Revenue – 12 Month Rolling Average
+0.1
Exhibit
                        99.12
Valvoline
                        Gross Profit
No
                        Change
Exhibit
                        99.13
Valvoline
                        Lubricant Gallons
No
                        Change
Exhibit
                        99.14
VIOC
                        12 Month Rolling Average Sales
No
                        Change
2
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.
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
3
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)
September
                      25, 2007
/s/
                      J. Marvin Quin
J.
                      Marvin Quin
Senior
                      Vice President
and
                      Chief Financial
                      Officer
4
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
5