EX-99.4 5 ex99-4.htm ASHLAND HERCULES WATER TECHNOLOGIES AVERAGE SALES PER SHIPPING DAY ex99-4.htm
“PRELIMINARY DATA”
 
Exhibit 99.4
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Hercules Water Technologies average sales per shipping day)
 
Average Sales per Shipping Day ($ in millions)*
        
          #    
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009 
January
1.606
1.554
3.038
 3.351  7.000 
February
1.532
1.679
3.064
 3.403   
March
1.507
1.475
2.797
 3.613   
April
1.622
1.938
3.299
 3.767   
May
1.560
1.554
3.079
 3.662   
June
1.536
1.912
3.193
4.022 
  
July
1.666
3.046
 3.238
 3.720 
 
August
1.520
2.793
 4.209
3.251 
  
September
1.744
3.310
 4.420
3.598 
  
October
1.509
2.677
 3.077
3.090 
  
November
1.639
2.853
3.467
5.994 
  
December
1.614
3.297
 3.445
  6.640   
 
*NOTE:  Information from October 2008 and prior does not include the Paper Technologies and Ventures operations of Hercules acquired on November 13, 2008.  August and September 2007 information (and 3 and 12 month rolling averages that contain August and September 2007 information) is affected by the 13 month foreign reporting impact described on the Business Fundamentals page of this website.  In May 2006 Ashland acquired the water treatment business of Degussa AG.
 
# - 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.