-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IgMwi6HhIRW6Bmj0m01+3V6TkIdDVmlOg4y8YOaBAMH0zX/d2jTEnoxSORPuxkNP HJDG5teMyhhY3zBX4R/46w== 0000007694-00-000042.txt : 20000309 0000007694-00-000042.hdr.sgml : 20000309 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000007694-00-000042 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000229 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000308 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000007694 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PETROLEUM REFINING [2911] IRS NUMBER: 610122250 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KY FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02918 FILM NUMBER: 563705 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 E. RIVERCENTER BOULEVARD CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41012 BUSINESS PHONE: 6068153333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 E. RIVERCENTER BOULEVARD CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41012 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND OIL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19700806 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LACY J DANIEL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001077478 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] OFFICER FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 E RIVERCENTER BLVD STREET 2: POST OFFICE BOX 391 CITY: COVINGTON STATE: KY ZIP: 41012-0391 BUSINESS PHONE: 6063293333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 391 CITY: ASHLAND STATE: KY ZIP: 41101 4 1 FORM 4 - FEBRUARY 29, 2000 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Lacy, James D. Ashland Inc. P.O. Box 391 50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard Covington, KY 41012-0391 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ashland Inc. ASH 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year February 29, 2000 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Vice President 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock | | | | | | |5,506 (1) |I |By Trustee | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |2-7-00|I (2| |3,838 |A |$32.3125 |4,215 (3) |I |By Trustee | | |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Option (4) |35.875 | | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | | | | | | | | |95 |-04 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |35.875 | | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |96 |-04 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |35.875 | | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |97 |-04 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (4) |33.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |96 |-05 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |33.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |97 |-05 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |33.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |98 |-05 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (4) |39.00 | | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | | | | | | | | |97 |-06 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |39.00 | | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |98 |-06 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |39.00 | | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |99 |-06 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (5) |53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | | | | | | | | |98 |-07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |99 |-07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |00 |-07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (5) |48.00 | | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock|4,000 | |4,000 |D | | | | | | | | |99 |-08 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |48.00 | | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | | | | | | | | |00 |-08 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |48.00 | | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | | | | | | | | |01 |-08 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (5) |36.625 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | | | | | | | | |00 |-09 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |36.625 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | | | | | | | | |01 |-09 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |36.625 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | | | | | | | | |02 |-09 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |36.625 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | | | | | | | | |03 |-09 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock Units (6)|1-for-1 | |J |V|61 |A | | |Common Stock|61 | | |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock Units (6)|1-for-1 |2-10-|I (7| |2,859 |D | | |Common Stock|2,859 |31.750 |172 |D | | | |00 |) | | | | | | | | | | | | - 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Explanation of Responses: 1. Shares accrued under Ashland's Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of 3-31-96, the date of the final allocation to this account. 2. Intra-plan transfer in Ashland's Employee Savings Plan. 3. Based on Employee Savings Plan information as of 2-7-00, the latest date for which such information is reasonably available, and includes transactions occurring on or after 11-15-99. 4. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) granted pursuant to Ashland's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan. The employee stock option includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the plan. 5. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) granted pursuant to Ashland's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. The employee stock option includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the plan. 6. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's 1995 Deferred Compensation Plan as of 1-31-00 and includes transactions occurring on or after 11-4-99, payable in cash or stock upon termination of service and exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). The price of the Common Stock Units on the applicable valuation dates ranged from $32.125 - $35.00. 7. Intra-plan transfer in Ashland's 1995 Deferred Compensation Plan. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON James D. Lacy DATE March 2, 2000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----