EX-99.4 5 ex99-4.htm ASHLAND HERCULES WATER TECHNOLOGIES AVERAGE SALES PER SHIPPING DAY ex99-4.htm
 
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)*
      
           
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
1.554
3.038
 3.351 7.014 7.320
February
1.679
3.064
 3.403 7.206 7.106
March
1.475
2.797
 3.613 6.422 6.967
April
1.938
3.299
 3.767 6.945 6.121
May
1.554
3.079
 3.662 7.075  
June
1.912
3.193
4.022
 6.959  
July
3.046
 3.238
 3.720
 7.260  
August
2.793
 4.209
3.251
  7.203  
September
3.310
 4.420
3.598
  7.314  
October
2.677
 3.077
3.090
  6.737  
November
2.853
3.467
5.994
 7.911  
December
3.297
 3.445
  6.640 6.895  
 
*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.