EX-99.2 3 ex99-2.htm ASHLAND AQUALON FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS REVENUE ex99-2.htm
“PRELIMINARY DATA”
 
Exhibit 99.2
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients revenue)
 
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
          
          #    
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009
January
64.8
62.0
62.7
 72.8  60.2
February
65.4
68.9
80.1
 87.7   
March
60.6
73.0
76.2
 100.8   
April
75.3
76.5
81.0
 91.3   
May
72.2
70.9
81.2
 99.1   
June
73.7
87.3
98.4
118.8 
 
July
67.2
80.8
78.5
80.1 
  
August
63.3
72.0
86.2
101.0 
 
September
73.4
85.7
92.5
 114.2 
 
October
69.0
68.2
 72.8
73.8 
  
November
66.0
70.2
89.3
 81.0   
December
61.6
75.3
86.6
 76.5   

 
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
        
          #    
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009
January
65.8
67.5
74.3
 83.0  90.4
February
65.8
67.8
75.2
 83.6   
March
65.9
68.8
75.5
 85.6   
April
66.2
68.8
76.7
 88.0   
May
66.2
68.8
76.7
 88.0   
June
66.7
69.9
77.7
89.7 
  
July
66.5
71.0
 77.5
 89.8 
 
August
66.5
71.8
78.7
91.1 
  
September
67.2
72.8
 79.2
92.9 
  
October
67.2
72.7
79.6
93.0 
  
November
67.9
73.1
81.2
 92.3   
December
67.7
74.2
82.1
 91.4   

*NOTE:  Information from October 2008 and prior represent the pre-acquisition operations of Hercules' Aqualon Group acquired on November 13, 2008.  The 12 month rolling sales average will continue to include pre-acquisition results through November 2009.
 
# - January 2009 data is currently a preliminary estimate until Ashland completes its monthly close process and files an updated Form 8-K at the end of February 2009.