EX-99.5 6 ex99-5.htm ASHLAND HERCULES WATER TECHNOLOGIES SALES ex99-5.htm
 
Exhibit 99.5
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Hercules Water Technologies sales)
 
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
          
           
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009  2010
January
32.6
66.8
 73.7  147.3  146.4
February
33.6
61.3
 71.5  144.1  142.1
March
33.9
61.5
 72.3  141.3  160.2
April
36.8
66.0
 82.9  145.8  128.5
May
34.2
67.7
 76.9  141.5   
June
42.1
67.1
 84.5 
148.8   
July
60.9
 68.0
 81.8 
 159.7   
August
64.2
 96.8
68.3 
  151.3   
September
66.2
 84.0
 75.6 
  153.6   
October
58.9
 70.8
71.1 
  148.2   
November
57.1
69.3
 107.9  150.3   
December
62.6
 65.4
 139.4  144.8   

 
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009  2010
January
33.2
51.4
 71.0  89.9  148.1
February
33.5
53.8
 71.8  96.0  147.9
March
33.5
56.1
 72.7  101.8  149.4
April
33.8
58.5
 74.1  107.0  148.0
May
33.9
61.3
 74.9  112.4   
June
34.6
63.4
76.3 
 117.7   
July
36.9
 64.0
 77.5 
 124.2   
August
39.3
 66.7
75.1 
  131.1   
September
41.8
 68.2
74.4 
  137.7   
October
44.0
 69.1
74.4 
  144.2   
November
46.1
70.2
 77.7  147.6   
December
48.6
 70.4
 83.8  148.1   

*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.