-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, L4pqBijDpIubj9kfDffczBiGZOxQf5HoclfKEQZ673tl+uG5O48AIWd5hFcoA0x/ IFM9HSCV6M/VzM9n+XU9cg== 0001305014-06-000147.txt : 20060519 0001305014-06-000147.hdr.sgml : 20060519 20060519093147 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001305014-06-000147 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 17 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060519 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20060519 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001305014 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [5160] IRS NUMBER: 200865835 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KY FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32532 FILM NUMBER: 06853721 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 EAST RIVERCENTER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41012 BUSINESS PHONE: 859-815-3483 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 EAST RIVERCENTER BLVD., 16TH FLOOR CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41012 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New EXM Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041004 8-K 1 form8k.txt FORM 8-K 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): May 19, 2006 ______________ 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 May 19, 2006, Ashland Inc. will include the information contained in exhibits 99.1-99.16, and graphic images thereof, on the "Investor Relations" 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 99.1-99.16 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. 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. -2- 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 Specialty Chemical's average sales per shipping day 99.5 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's revenue 99.6 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's gross profit 99.7 Website data concerning Valvoline's premium oil sales 99.8 Website data concerning Valvoline's revenue 99.9 Website data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales 99.10 Website data concerning APAC's rolling twelve month contract awards 99.11 Website data concerning APAC's lost time incident rates and OSHA recordable incident rates 99.12 Website data concerning APAC's monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue 99.13 Website data concerning APAC's backlog 99.14 Website data concerning APAC's asphalt mix production 99.15 Website data concerning U.S. Gulf Coast Barge Prices 99.16 Website data concerning APAC's 14-state weighted diesel price index -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) Date: May 19, 2006 /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 Specialty Chemical's average sales per shipping day 99.5 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's revenue 99.6 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's gross profit 99.7 Website data concerning Valvoline's premium oil sales 99.8 Website data concerning Valvoline's revenue 99.9 Website data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales 99.10 Website data concerning APAC's rolling twelve month contract awards 99.11 Website data concerning APAC's lost time incident rates and OSHA recordable incident rates 99.12 Website data concerning APAC's monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue 99.13 Website data concerning APAC's backlog 99.14 Website data concerning APAC's asphalt mix production 99.15 Website data concerning U.S. Gulf Coast Barge Prices 99.16 Website data concerning APAC's 14-state weighted diesel price index -5- EX-99 2 ex99-1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Distribution's sales per shipping day) Average Sales $ per Shipping Day ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 10.993 9.567 10.842 11.777 15.187 15.959 February 11.712 10.109 11.555 12.575 15.530 16.412 March 11.378 10.503 11.607 12.549 15.524 15.910 April 11.713 10.330 11.806 13.302 15.631 17.034 May 10.756 10.506 11.469 13.442 15.664 June 10.630 10.668 11.710 13.282 14.971 July 10.330 9.966 11.042 13.166 14.774 August 10.230 10.281 11.379 13.707 14.535 September 10.636 10.749 11.540 14.062 16.319 October 9.877 10.415 11.453 14.340 15.870 November 9.806 11.054 12.262 15.234 16.688 December 8.565 9.420 10.174 13.772 14.991 Non-Durable Manufacturing Index (%) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 98.9 97.6 96.0 95.9 99.4 101.0 February 98.5 96.9 96.5 96.7 99.4 100.4 March 97.4 97.4 96.7 96.9 99.5 100.9 April 97.5 97.3 95.8 97.6 99.1 101.4 May 97.4 97.6 95.4 98.1 99.3 June 96.8 98.4 95.3 98.0 99.5 July 96.3 98.3 95.4 98.5 99.4 August 96.7 97.9 95.2 98.5 98.8 September 96.6 97.9 95.5 98.0 97.4 October 97.0 96.8 95.5 99.0 98.0 November 96.6 96.3 96.3 99.0 99.3 December 96.6 96.1 96.1 99.2 100.1 EX-99 3 ex99-2.txt EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit 99.2 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Distribution's revenue) Monthly Sales ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 242 210 239 247 304 335 February 234 202 231 252 311 328 March 250 210 244 289 342 366 April 234 227 248 279 328 324 May 280 231 241 269 329 June 223 213 246 292 329 July 217 219 243 276 295 August 235 226 239 302 334 September 202 215 242 295 343 October 227 240 263 301 333 November 196 210 221 305 334 December 163 188 214 289 300 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 265 223 218 240 288 326 February 262 220 221 242 293 328 March 258 217 224 245 297 330 April 255 216 225 248 301 329 May 255 212 226 250 306 June 249 211 229 254 309 July 246 211 231 257 311 August 242 211 232 262 314 September 237 212 234 267 318 October 234 213 236 270 320 November 230 214 237 277 323 December 225 216 239 283 324 EX-99 4 ex99-3.txt EXHIBIT 99.3 Exhibit 99.3 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Distribution's gross profit) Gross Profit % - 3 Month Rolling Average 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 8.9 9.5 10.1 9.6 9.9 10.1 February 9.2 9.3 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.4 March 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.6 April 9.4 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 May 9.3 10.0 9.9 9.8 10.0 June 8.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 10.0 July 8.6 10.3 10.3 9.7 10.1 August 8.1 10.1 10.2 9.4 9.7 September 8.3 9.2 10.1 9.5 9.3 October 9.2 8.9 9.8 9.3 9.1 November 10.0 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.9 December 9.8 10.1 9.6 9.6 10.2 Gross Profit % - 12 Month Rolling Average 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 9.3 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 February 9.3 9.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 March 9.3 9.2 9.7 9.9 9.7 9.8 April 9.2 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 May 9.2 9.3 9.8 9.8 9.7 June 9.1 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.7 July 9.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 August 8.9 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.8 September 8.9 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.7 October 9.1 9.6 9.9 9.6 9.7 November 9.1 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.8 December 9.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 EX-99 5 ex99-4.txt EXHIBIT 99.4 Exhibit 99.4 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's average sales per shipping day) Average Net Sales per Shipping Day ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 3.835 3.790 4.094 4.551 6.781 6.812 February 4.206 4.554 4.885 4.757 7.125 7.495 March 4.148 4.411 4.846 5.182 7.077 6.675 April 4.399 4.557 5.073 5.830 7.611 8.094 May 4.121 4.566 4.967 5.801 7.743 June 4.898 4.945 5.170 5.800 7.349 July 4.498 4.349 4.729 5.816 7.091 August 4.152 4.588 4.411 5.711 6.812 September 4.800 4.888 5.660 5.778 7.008 October 4.323 4.595 5.040 6.371 7.464 November 4.570 5.056 5.714 6.798 7.669 December 4.339 4.531 4.940 6.181 6.920 Durable Manufacturing Index (%) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 99.7 93.8 97.1 102.2 110.5 119.1 February 99.0 94.2 96.3 103.9 111.6 119.3 March 99.4 94.6 95.5 104.0 111.1 119.9 April 98.6 95.3 94.5 104.8 110.8 121.1 May 97.6 95.8 95.0 105.6 111.6 June 96.6 96.8 96.2 105.5 112.5 July 96.4 96.6 97.2 106.9 112.7 August 95.2 97.3 97.1 107.6 114.2 September 94.2 97.2 99.2 107.2 114.3 October 92.9 96.7 99.6 108.9 117.5 November 92.9 97.3 101.3 109.1 118.0 December 93.2 96.3 101.6 110.0 118.2 EX-99 6 ex99-5.txt EXHIBIT 99.5 Exhibit 99.5 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's revenue) Net Monthly Sales ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 84.4 83.4 90.1 95.6 135.6 143.1 February 84.1 91.1 97.7 114.2 142.5 149.9 March 91.3 88.2 101.8 119.2 155.7 153.5 April 88.0 100.3 106.5 122.4 159.8 153.8 May 90.7 100.5 104.3 116.0 162.6 June 102.9 98.9 108.6 127.6 161.7 July 94.5 95.7 104.0 122.1 141.8 August 95.5 100.9 110.3 125.6 156.7 September 91.2 97.8 96.2 121.3 147.2 October 99.4 105.7 115.9 133.8 156.8 November 91.4 96.1 102.9 136.0 153.4 December 82.4 90.6 103.7 129.8 138.4 12 Month Net Sales Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 92.8 91.2 96.3 104.0 125.3 151.6 February 92.1 91.8 96.9 105.3 127.7 152.2 March 91.1 91.6 98.0 106.8 130.7 152.1 April 90.7 92.6 98.5 108.1 133.8 151.6 May 90.2 93.4 98.8 109.1 137.7 June 90.6 93.1 99.7 110.7 140.5 July 91.1 93.2 100.3 112.2 142.2 August 90.9 93.6 101.1 113.5 144.8 September 90.9 94.2 101.0 115.5 146.9 October 91.3 94.7 101.8 117.0 148.8 November 91.5 95.1 102.4 119.8 150.3 December 91.3 95.8 103.5 122.0 151.0 EX-99 7 ex99-6.txt EXHIBIT 99.6 Exhibit 99.6 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical's gross profit) Gross Profit % - 3 Month Rolling Average 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 29.5 31.6 30.5 29.3 24.8 27.3 February 29.1 32.3 30.3 29.3 25.8 28.0 March 28.9 33.3 29.5 29.5 26.7 28.4 April 29.4 34.3 29.4 29.1 27.2 28.8 May 29.8 34.4 28.8 28.2 27.0 June 29.9 34.1 29.4 27.3 27.7 July 29.7 33.2 29.7 27.3 27.8 August 29.9 32.4 30.4 26.7 28.3 September 30.3 32.3 29.7 25.5 27.3 October 31.2 32.0 29.7 24.5 27.4 November 31.5 31.7 29.6 24.1 26.8 December 31.8 31.2 29.8 24.2 27.4 Gross Profit % - 12 Month Rolling Average 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 29.2 30.4 32.5 29.5 26.3 27.4 February 29.2 30.9 32.2 29.5 26.2 27.5 March 29.1 31.3 31.8 29.6 25.9 27.7 April 29.2 31.7 31.3 29.5 26.0 27.8 May 29.3 32.0 30.8 29.4 26.0 June 29.3 32.4 30.6 29.0 26.1 July 29.5 32.6 30.4 28.8 26.2 August 29.7 32.7 30.3 28.4 26.4 September 29.7 32.9 29.9 27.9 26.6 October 29.9 32.8 29.8 27.4 26.9 November 30.1 32.7 29.8 27.0 27.0 December 30.3 32.7 29.6 26.5 27.3 EX-99 8 ex99-7.txt EXHIBIT 99.7 Exhibit 99.7 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline's premium oil sales) (% of Branded) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 9.5 14.2 16.7 20.8 23.0 23.9 February 10.6 14.8 20.2 21.7 21.9 25.1 March 11.4 17.9 19.4 21.8 26.7 24.1 April 11.1 17.2 17.1 22.4 23.8 23.3 May 14.0 16.8 20.5 22.5 23.2 June 13.6 17.8 21.5 20.9 26.3 July 13.6 15.9 17.2 21.4 23.6 August 13.7 17.1 18.7 24.3 24.1 September 12.8 17.5 19.4 23.3 21.5 October 13.4 16.5 17.1 22.4 22.2 November 14.7 17.4 19.5 20.9 24.4 December 13.6 16.8 22.1 22.2 22.1 EX-99 9 ex99-8.txt EXHIBIT 99.8 Exhibit 99.8 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline's revenue) Valvoline Revenue Monthly ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 85.8 94.0 96.5 105.5 103.0 113.1 February 79.9 86.2 93.4 100.4 105.5 109.1 March 107.1 92.4 111.0 118.0 114.9 130.6 April 84.2 107.7 101.1 115.6 118.3 116.8 May 105.5 104.0 105.7 104.6 118.3 June 92.8 92.8 99.9 109.9 117.8 July 100.5 107.8 110.4 116.3 107.0 August 104.4 108.3 105.6 108.2 116.1 September 113.4 104.2 129.8 128.0 115.7 October 91.2 100.3 110.7 104.6 105.8 November 87.8 88.2 85.2 103.3 106.0 December 75.7 92.8 94.3 101.1 98.7 Valvoline Revenue 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 91.9 94.7 98.4 104.4 109.4 111.4 February 90.4 95.2 99.0 105.0 109.8 111.7 March 90.5 94.0 100.6 105.6 109.6 113.0 April 90.5 96.0 100.0 106.8 109.8 112.9 May 91.4 95.8 100.2 106.7 111.0 June 91.5 95.8 100.8 107.5 111.6 July 92.6 96.5 101.0 108.0 110.8 August 92.5 96.8 100.8 108.2 111.5 September 93.4 96.0 102.9 108.1 110.5 October 93.6 96.8 103.8 107.6 110.6 November 94.2 96.8 103.5 109.1 110.8 December 94.0 98.2 103.6 109.6 110.6 EX-99 10 ex99-9.txt EXHIBIT 99.9 Exhibit 99.9 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales) VIOC Same Store Sales ($, Millions) (2 Years and Older) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 10.0 10.6 11.5 11.9 11.7 11.4 February 10.0 10.7 11.5 12.0 11.7 11.4 March 10.0 10.7 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.4 April 10.0 10.8 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.3 May 10.0 10.9 11.7 11.8 11.7 June 10.1 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 July 10.1 11.1 11.8 11.8 11.7 August 10.2 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.7 September 10.2 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 October 10.3 11.3 11.9 11.7 11.5 November 10.4 11.4 11.9 11.7 11.5 December 10.5 11.4 11.9 11.8 11.4 NOTE: 60 VIOC store transferred to Marathon on June 30, 2005, have been excluded from this data. EX-99 11 ex99-10.txt EXHIBIT 99.10 Exhibit 99.10 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's Rolling 12 month contract awards) Rolling 12 Month Construction Awards in 14 APAC States ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 2,081 2,009 1,806 1,763 1,841 2,103 February 2,188 1,886 1,870 1,785 1,919 1,984 March 2,111 1,921 1,757 1,893 1,986 1,944 April 1,973 1,934 1,746 1,924 1,933 1,962 May 2,114 1,698 1,781 1,917 1,925 June 2,076 1,807 1,709 1,892 1,973 July 1,958 1,874 1,710 1,780 2,081 August 1,997 1,876 1,745 1,781 2,039 September 2,029 1,771 1,764 1,806 2,082 October 1,971 1,814 1,748 1,828 2,079 November 1,978 1,817 1,712 1,816 2,137 December 2,008 1,784 1,753 1,837 2,062 EX-99 12 ex99-11.txt EXHIBIT 99.11 Exhibit 99.11 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's lost time incident rates and OSHA recordable incident rates) Lost Time Incident Rates (Rate = Lost Time Injuries x 200,000/Hours Worked) APAC Industry ------ -------- 1995 0.3 4.5 1996 0.3 4.1 1997 0.3 4.0 1998 0.4 3.4 1999 0.4 3.8 2000 0.4 3.2 2001 0.1 4.0 2002 0.2 3.9 2003 0.2 3.1 2004 0.2 2.3 2005 0.2 3.0 Recordable Incident Rates APAC Industry ------ -------- 1995 6.0 11.9 1996 5.8 10.7 1997 6.0 10.4 1998 6.0 9.6 1999 6.0 9.7 2000 5.1 9.3 2001 4.6 8.9 2002 4.3 8.2 2003 4.2 7.7 2004 4.1 6.8 2005 3.4 7.6 EX-99 13 ex99-12.txt EXHIBIT 99.12 Exhibit 99.12 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue) APAC Monthly Revenue ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 88 113 99 106 107 133 February 151 161 126 131 152 174 March 145 150 148 171 129 181 April 206 216 195 204 193 234 May 306 289 262 279 287 June 234 251 226 214 234 July 241 231 236 233 230 August 324 314 311 307 333 September 309 246 238 230 263 October 313 259 309 285 330 November 216 179 201 176 236 December 152 121 140 150 161 APAC 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 206 226 210 208 207 223 February 208 227 207 209 209 225 March 206 227 207 211 206 230 April 203 228 205 211 205 233 May 209 226 203 213 205 June 210 228 201 212 207 July 207 227 201 211 207 August 213 226 201 211 209 September 219 221 200 210 212 October 220 216 204 208 215 November 224 213 206 206 220 December 224 211 208 207 221 EX-99 14 ex99-13.txt EXHIBIT 99.13 Exhibit 99.13 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's backlog) ($,Thousands)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- January 1,645,913 1,571,094 1,760,266 1,726,897 1,789,999 2,024,641 February 1,798,572 1,591,236 1,872,914 1,846,860 1,977,899 2,074,549 March 1,855,681 1,658,211 1,799,947 1,896,824 2,134,738 2,106,665 April 1,835,945 1,826,261 1,812,477 1,924,190 2,120,976 2,080,176 May 1,775,066 1,747,191 1,793,366 1,882,179 2,078,982 June 1,745,523 1,797,221 1,824,298 1,869,271 2,100,339 July 1,704,099 1,821,660 1,797,561 1,779,323 2,126,506 August 1,684,890 1,807,560 1,821,527 1,804,859 2,076,314 September 1,629,004 1,691,458 1,745,219 1,745,829 2,037,614 October 1,546,217 1,675,113 1,675,929 1,718,930 1,957,895 November 1,510,454 1,672,317 1,616,826 1,669,638 1,912,301 December 1,546,110 1,696,931 1,658,581 1,730,336 1,941,484
EX-99 15 ex99-14.txt EXHIBIT 99.14 Exhibit 99.14 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC asphalt mix production in tons)
APAC Asphaltic Mix Production (Thousands of Tons) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 566 1,022 945 974 1,015 1,186 February 1,724 1,688 1,291 1,241 1,387 1,369 March 1,785 1,927 1,838 2,215 1,322 1,622 April 3,003 3,201 2,761 2,848 2,529 2,483 May 4,795 4,381 3,866 4,059 3,964 June 3,349 3,792 3,201 2,970 3,003 July 3,651 3,370 3,387 3,178 2,992 August 4,837 4,702 4,632 4,388 4,190 September 4,500 3,365 3,515 3,101 3,119 October 4,728 3,418 4,335 3,950 3,876 November 2,779 2,359 2,541 2,106 2,491 December 1,763 1,308 1,548 1,717 1,400
EX-99 16 ex99-15.txt EXHIBIT 99.15 Exhibit 99.15 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning U.S. Gulf Coast Asphalt Barge Prices)
ARGUS ASPHALT REPORT ((C), 2005 ARGUS MEDIA) U.S. GULF COAST ASPHALT BARGE PRICES* SOURCE: Argus Media Information concerning Argus may be accessed at www.argusonline.com. Ashland makes no warranties or representations concerning any information posted or distributed by Argus, including without limitation information contained on its website. Argus Asphalt Report U.S. Gulf Coast Asphalt Barge Prices ($, per Ton) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 '01-'05 Avg by Month ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -------------------- Jan 71.69 73.31 144.31 113.69 106.55 161.00 101.91 Feb 64.25 91.69 167.00 111.65 110.13 176.13 108.94 March 68.50 102.50 156.25 116.06 115.75 229.75 111.81 April 72.13 120.75 138.75 125.69 134.88 243.13 118.44 May 78.88 139.75 120.20 142.35 149.80 126.20 June 87.44 145.75 121.38 155.25 155.75 133.11 July 94.75 131.63 121.50 156.88 166.25 134.20 August 102.35 122.56 126.75 154.40 172.65 135.74 Sept 106.42 117.63 128.81 153.50 177.94 136.86 Oct 100.44 114.44 127.19 145.44 181.20 133.74 Nov 86.25 98.75 118.50 126.60 160.88 118.20 Dec 69.00 94.58 115.00 110.69 153.00 108.45 Annual Avg. 83.51 112.78 132.14 134.35 148.73 202.50 122.30 *Argus Asphalt Report monthly liquid asphalt barge price averages for East and West Gulf Coast f.o.b. refinery sources. Prices represent non-polymerized AC-20 or PG 64-22 grade asphalt.
EX-99 17 ex99-16.txt EXHIBIT 99.16 Exhibit 99.16 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's 14-State Weighted Retail Diesel Price Index)
APAC's 14-State Weighted Retail Diesel Price Index (cents per gallon) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2001-2005 Avg. ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -------------- January 149.26 113.00 146.95 152.19 193.28 243.96 150.93 February 146.71 112.80 163.90 153.88 197.00 244.37 154.86 March 135.85 120.37 167.25 158.18 215.48 252.16 159.43 April 138.11 127.71 150.70 162.00 222.99 269.41 160.30 May 144.73 127.42 142.26 165.42 214.93 158.95 June 143.23 125.11 138.35 164.39 226.63 159.54 July 133.89 126.73 139.27 167.71 233.24 160.17 August 135.50 129.17 143.88 178.34 243.34 166.05 September 143.93 137.26 141.76 187.75 277.05 177.55 October 129.99 143.41 144.01 208.91 311.07 187.48 November 121.61 138.17 143.86 210.43 251.66 173.14 December 113.97 139.79 144.64 197.90 241.06 167.47 Average 136.40 128.41 147.23 175.59 235.64 252.48 164.66
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