-----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, LSH+SePdukQLe/dnaSRO5Pr+3KX+iH5xgXlQkKo2VS9+1oyWkVuJe1pR9E/Ps5+D 9p2yeTz1U67HnjSeT1O7NQ== 0000007694-01-000034.txt : 20010312 0000007694-01-000034.hdr.sgml : 20010312 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000007694-01-000034 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010308 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000007694 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600] 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: 1563346 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: THOMAS RICHARD P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001077475 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 0001.txt FORM 4 - FEBRUARY 28, 2001 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 Thomas, Richard P. 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 28, 2001 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:Secretary 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 |2-5-01|S | |966 |D |$40.00 |0 |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |6,029 (1) |I | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |2-26-0|I (2| |1,926 |D |$39.00 |2,185 (3) |I | | |1 |) | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |97 |-04 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (4) |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|2,500 | |2,500 |D | | | | | | | | |98 |-07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|1,250 | |1,250 |D | | | | | | | | |99 |-07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|1,250 | |1,250 |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 | |91 |A | | |Common Stock|91 | |1,047 |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock Units (7)|1-for-1 |2-5-0|I | |601 |D | | |Common Stock|601 |$39.260|446 |D | | | |1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: 1. Shares accrued under Ashland's Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of 2-28-01. 2. Intraplan transfer in Ashland's Employee Savings Plan. 3. Based on Employee Savings Plan information as of 2-26-01 and includes transactions on or after 9-30-00. 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 1-31-01 and includes transactions on or after 9-30-00, payable in cash or stock upon termination of service and exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). The price of the Common Stock Units on applicable valuation dates has varied from $31.938 - $39.770. 7. Intraplan transfer in Ashland's 1995 Deferred Compensation Plan. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Richard P. Thomas DATE March 7, 2001 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----