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 9.8 June 8.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.3 July 8.6 10.3 10.3 9.7 10.1 9.1 August 8.1 10.1 10.2 9.4 9.7 8.8 September 8.3 9.2 10.1 9.5 9.3 8.8 October 9.2 8.9 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.9 November 10.0 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.9 9.0 December 9.8 10.1 9.6 9.6 10.2 8.6 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 9.7 June 9.1 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 July 9.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.5 August 8.9 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.5 September 8.9 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.5 October 9.1 9.6 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 November 9.1 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.2 December 9.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.1