EX-99 15 ex99-14.txt EXHIBIT 99.14 Exhibit 99.14 (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) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 10.6 11.5 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.5 February 10.7 11.5 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.6 March 10.7 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.7 April 10.8 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.3 11.7 May 10.9 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.3 June 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.3 July 11.1 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.3 August 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.2 September 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.3 October 11.3 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.3 November 11.4 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.3 December 11.4 11.9 11.8 11.4 11.4 NOTE: 60 VIOC stores transferred to Marathon on June 30, 2005, have been excluded from this data.