-----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, CXVNz2lXh/a2u8pawnGNLmVzp0ZE5LsUdV8vaWWkALVRjBLF9405yEgA/8HP1Tf1 EYPekXMCDIQu0au7jp4MPw== 0000007694-02-000199.txt : 20021217 0000007694-02-000199.hdr.sgml : 20021217 20021217171235 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000007694-02-000199 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20021216 FILED AS OF DATE: 20021217 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000007694 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [5160] IRS NUMBER: 610122250 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KY FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02918 FILM NUMBER: 02860615 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 & REFINING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19700806 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASHLAND OIL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 REPORTING-OWNER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BUTLER SAMUEL C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001026037 RELATIONSHIP: DIRECTOR STATE OF INCORPORATION: KY FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE WORLDWIDE PLAZA STREET 2: 825 EIGTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 6063293333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE WORLDWIDE PLAZA STREET 2: 825 EIGHTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 4 1 edgar.txt FORM 4 - DECEMBER 16, 2002 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 Butler, Samuel C. Cravath, Swaine & Moore 825 Eighth Avenue - Worldwide Plaza New York, New York 10019 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 December 16, 2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) 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 | | | | | | |2,000 (1) |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |325 (2) |I |By Wife | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |4,426 |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 (3) |37.50 | | | | | |7-28-|1-28-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |94 |04 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (3) |33.00 | | | | | |7-27-|1-27-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |95 |05 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (3) |43.125 | | | | | |7-31-|1-31-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (3) |52.75 | | | | | |7-30-|1-30-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |98 |08 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option (4) |46.76 | | | | | |7-31-|2-29-|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | | | | | | | | |02 |12 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock Units (5)|1-for-1 |12-16|J |V|530 |A | | |Common Stock|530 |$29.760|66,023 |D | | | |-02 | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: 1. Represents shares of restricted common stock acquired pursuant to Ashland's stock incentive plans as approved by the shareholders and exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. 2. Owned by wife. I hereby disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares. 3. Stock options (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) under Ashland's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The stock option includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the plan. 4. Stock options (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) under Ashland's Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. The stock option includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the plan. 5. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as of 12-16-02, payable in cash or stock upon termination of service and exempt under Rule 16b-3. (One (1) Common Stock Unit in the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors is the equivalent of one (1) share of Ashland Common Stock) SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Amelia A. McCarty Attorney-in-Fact DATE December 16, 2002 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----