-----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, LiUQVdmhbzbwTMmzWa/GyVCG52FlnHR+nLpbg+8jAP9uI0e58YJFY4OtZFwyY40K W05zSkMIkSkyO2Tu4tFoeg== 0000007694-03-000120.txt : 20030827 0000007694-03-000120.hdr.sgml : 20030827 20030827150951 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000007694-03-000120 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030827 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20030827 FILER: 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02918 FILM NUMBER: 03868444 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 8-K 1 form8k827.txt FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2003 ASHLAND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Kentucky (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-2918 61-0122250 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard, Covington, Kentucky 41012-0391 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) P.O. Box 391, Covington, Kentucky 41012-0391 (Mailing Address) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (859) 815-3333 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits - ------ --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits 99.1 Website data concerning Ashland Distribution Company's sales per ship day 99.2 Website data concerning Ashland Distribution Company's revenue 99.3 Website data concerning Ashland Distribution Company's gross profit 99.4 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's average sales per ship day 99.5 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's revenue 99.6 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's gross profit 99.7 Website data concerning Valvoline's premium oil sales 99.8 Website data concerning Valvoline's revenue 99.9 Website data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales 99.10 Website data concerning APAC's twelve month average contract awards 99.11 Website data concerning APAC's lost time incident rates and OSHA recordable incident rates 99.12 Website data concerning APAC's monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue 99.13 Website data concerning APAC's backlog Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure - ------ ------------------------ On August 27, 2003, Ashland Inc. will include the information contained in exhibits 99.1 - 99.13, and graphic images thereof, on the "Investor Relations" section of its website located at www.ashland.com. Ashland is furnishing the information pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Regulation FD. The information contained in exhibits 99.1 - 99.13 is summary information concerning key metrics for Ashland's divisional operations and is intended to be considered in the context of Ashland's SEC filings and other public announcements that Ashland may make from time to time. By filing this report on Form 8-K, Ashland makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report. Ashland reserves the right to discontinue the availability of the data in the attached exhibits from its website at any time. -2- SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ASHLAND INC. ----------------------------------- (Registrant) Date: August 27, 2003 /s/ David L. Hausrath ----------------------------------- Name: David L. Hausrath Title: Vice President and General Counsel -3- EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Website data concerning Ashland Distribution Company's sales per ship day 99.2 Website data concerning Ashland Distribution Company's revenue 99.3 Website data concerning Ashland Distribution Company's gross profit 99.4 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's average sales per ship day 99.5 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's revenue 99.6 Website data concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's gross profit 99.7 Website data concerning Valvoline's premium oil sales 99.8 Website data concerning Valvoline's revenue 99.9 Website data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales 99.10 Website data concerning APAC's twelve month average contract awards 99.11 Website data concerning APAC's lost time incident rates and OSHA recordable incident rates 99.12 Website data concerning APAC's monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue 99.13 Website data concerning APAC's backlog EX-99 3 ex991.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Distribution Company's sales per ship day) ADC Average Sales $ per Ship Day ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ------ ------ ------ ------ January 11.733 10.993 9.537 10.815 February 12.813 11.712 10.084 11.538 March 12.898 11.378 10.480 11.586 April 13.944 11.713 10.308 11.780 May 12.995 11.756 10.493 11.444 June 13.209 10.630 10.642 11.686 July 12.664 10.330 9.950 11.544 August 12.377 10.230 10.264 September 12.745 10.636 10.738 October 12.163 9.845 10.390 November 12.215 9.767 11.025 December 11.526 8.529 9.392 ADC Non-Durable Manufacturing (%) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ----- ---- ---- ---- January 100.0 99.0 96.6 96.1 February 100.6 99.1 96.8 96.3 March 101.3 98.1 97.3 96.4 April 101.5 98.1 97.3 95.6 May 101.4 97.9 97.5 95.7 June 101.6 97.6 97.7 95.6 July 101.1 97.5 98.2 95.2 August 100.5 97.4 97.8 September 100.7 97.3 97.8 October 100.2 97.1 96.9 November 100.0 96.4 96.7 December 99.6 95.8 96.1 EX-99 4 ex992.txt EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit 99.2 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Distribution Company's revenue) ADC Revenue - Monthly Sales ($, Millions) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- January 220 246 242 210 238 February 233 269 234 202 231 March 263 297 250 210 243 April 254 265 234 227 247 May 240 286 280 231 240 June 260 291 223 213 245 July 241 253 217 219 242 August 256 285 235 226 September 253 255 202 215 October 257 268 226 239 November 257 244 195 209 December 254 219 162 188 ADC - 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 251 265 222 218 February 254 262 220 221 March 257 258 216 223 April 258 255 216 225 May 262 255 212 226 June 264 249 211 228 July 265 246 211 230 August 268 242 210 September 268 237 211 October 269 234 212 November 268 230 214 December 265 225 216 EX-99 5 ex993.txt EXHIBIT 99.3 Exhibit 99.3 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Distribution Company's gross profit) ADC Gross Profit (%) - 3 Month Rolling Average 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 15.4 16.1 17.2 15.9 February 15.4 16.3 16.6 15.5 March 15.3 16.4 16.1 15.0 April 15.1 16.2 15.8 14.9 May 15.1 15.6 15.7 15.0 June 15.0 15.5 15.7 15.1 July 15.0 15.6 15.7 15.3 August 15.1 15.9 15.7 September 15.4 16.1 16.0 October 15.3 16.2 15.7 November 15.6 16.7 15.9 December 15.6 16.9 15.9 ADC Gross Profit (%) - 12 Month Rolling Average 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 15.8 15.4 16.2 15.8 February 15.7 15.5 16.1 15.7 March 15.6 15.5 16.1 15.6 April 15.5 15.6 16.1 15.5 May 15.5 15.6 16.2 15.5 June 15.4 15.7 16.2 15.5 July 15.3 15.8 16.2 15.4 August 15.2 15.8 16.2 September 15.2 15.9 16.1 October 15.2 16.0 16.1 November 15.3 16.1 16.0 December 15.3 16.2 15.9 EX-99 6 ex994.txt EXHIBIT 99.4 Exhibit 99.4 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's average sales per ship day) ASCC Average Net Sales per Ship Day ($, Thousands) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ----- ----- ----- ----- January 4,245 3,711 3,656 3,904 February 4,282 4,070 4,421 4,724 March 4,314 4,014 4,277 4,674 April 4,760 4,257 4,409 4,906 May 4,255 3,988 4,414 4,783 June 4,328 4,739 4,794 4,992 July 4,274 4,352 4,214 4,546 August 4,095 4,018 4,429 September 4,447 4,644 4,749 October 4,134 4,187 4,425 November 4,355 4,419 4,872 December 4,292 4,200 4,433 ASCC Durable Manufacturing Index (%) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ----- ----- ---- ---- January 100 101.6 93.6 95.9 February 100.9 100.5 93.8 95.3 March 101.9 100.5 93.8 94.5 April 103 99.3 94.5 93.8 May 104.2 98.2 95.2 94.2 June 104.7 96.9 95.8 94.8 July 104.9 96.8 96.2 95.8 August 104.3 95.7 96.7 September 105.1 94.4 96 October 104.6 93.3 95.5 November 103.9 93.2 96.2 December 102.9 92.9 94.5 EX-99 7 ex995.txt EXHIBIT 99.5 Exhibit 99.5 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's revenue) ASCC Revenue - Net Monthly Sales ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ----- ----- January 84.9 81.6 80.4 85.9 February 89.9 81.4 88.4 94.5 March 99.2 88.3 85.5 98.2 April 90.4 85.1 97.0 103.0 May 93.6 87.7 97.1 100.5 June 95.2 99.5 95.9 104.8 July 85.5 91.4 92.7 100.0 August 94.2 92.4 97.4 September 88.9 88.2 95.0 October 91.0 96.3 101.8 November 87.1 88.4 92.6 December 81.6 79.8 88.7 ASCC - 12 Month Net Sales Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 91.4 89.9 88.2 93.2 February 91.7 89.1 88.8 93.7 March 91.9 88.2 88.6 94.7 April 91.5 87.8 89.6 95.2 May 91.9 87.3 90.4 95.5 June 92.1 87.7 90.1 96.3 July 91.7 88.2 90.2 96.9 August 91.3 88.0 90.6 September 91.0 87.9 91.2 October 91.0 88.4 91.6 November 90.7 88.5 92.0 December 90.1 88.3 92.7 EX-99 8 ex996.txt EXHIBIT 99.6 Exhibit 99.6 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's gross profit) ASCC Gross Profit (%) - 3 Month Rolling Average 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 36.0 33.9 36.0 34.2 February 35.1 33.4 36.6 34.2 March 34.4 33.2 37.6 33.4 April 34.4 33.8 38.4 33.1 May 34.4 34.3 38.5 32.5 June 34.0 34.4 38.0 33.1 July 33.2 34.1 37.3 33.7 August 33.3 34.4 36.5 September 34.1 34.9 36.4 October 34.3 35.5 36.2 November 34.4 35.7 35.5 December 33.8 36.0 34.9 ASCC Gross Profit (%) - 12 Month Rolling Average 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 36.4 34.0 34.8 36.5 February 36.3 33.9 35.2 36.2 March 36.1 33.8 35.7 35.7 April 35.8 33.8 36.0 35.2 May 35.4 33.9 36.3 34.7 June 34.9 33.9 36.6 34.4 July 34.6 34.0 36.8 34.3 August 34.6 34.2 36.8 September 34.7 34.1 37.0 October 34.5 34.3 37.0 November 34.3 34.5 36.8 December 34.1 34.6 36.7 EX-99 9 ex997.txt EXHIBIT 99.7 Exhibit 99.7 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline's premium oil sales) Premium Lubricants (%) Of Branded Volume 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 8.5 10.9 13.0 16.8 February 8.7 11.0 13.4 17.2 March 8.9 11.0 13.9 17.4 April 9.2 10.9 14.5 17.4 May 9.4 11.2 14.7 17.7 June 9.6 11.4 15.0 18.0 July 10.0 11.5 15.3 18.2 August 10.3 11.6 15.6 September 10.7 11.7 16.1 October 10.6 12.1 16.3 November 10.8 12.4 16.4 December 10.8 12.6 16.6 EX-99 10 ex998.txt EXHIBIT 99.8 Exhibit 99.8 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline's revenue) Valvoline Revenue Monthly ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ----- ----- ----- ----- January 87.7 83.5 94.0 96.5 February 95.5 78.0 86.2 93.4 March 102.8 105.1 92.4 111.0 April 82.2 82.5 107.7 101.1 May 92.2 102.7 104.0 105.7 June 89.1 90.3 92.8 99.9 July 85.9 97.8 107.8 110.4 August 103.0 101.1 108.3 September 100.0 110.1 104.2 October 86.2 91.2 100.3 November 79.5 87.8 88.2 December 75.7 75.7 92.8 Valvoline Revenue 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 89.5 89.6 93.0 98.4 February 90.6 88.2 93.7 99.0 March 91.6 88.4 92.7 100.6 April 90.1 88.4 94.8 100.0 May 90.1 89.3 94.9 100.2 June 89.4 89.4 95.1 100.8 July 88.9 90.4 95.9 101.0 August 89.5 90.2 96.5 September 89.7 91.0 96.0 October 90.1 91.5 96.8 November 90.2 92.2 96.8 December 90.0 92.2 98.2 EX-99 11 ex999.txt EXHIBIT 99.9 Exhibit 99.9 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales) VIOC Sames Store Sales ($, Millions) (2 Years and Older) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 11.9 12.6 13.3 14.2 February 12.0 12.6 13.4 14.2 March 12.1 12.7 13.4 14.3 April 12.1 12.7 13.5 14.3 May 12.2 12.7 13.6 14.4 June 12.3 12.7 13.7 14.5 July 12.4 12.8 13.8 14.5 August 12.5 12.8 13.8 September 12.5 12.9 13.9 October 12.6 13.0 14.0 November 12.6 13.1 14.1 December 12.6 13.2 14.1 EX-99 12 ex9910.txt EXHIBIT 99.10 Exhibit 99.10 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's 12 month average contract awards) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ----- ----- ----- ----- January 1,241 2,081 2,009 1,806 February 1,309 2,188 1,886 1,870 March 1,422 2,111 1,921 1,757 April 1,589 1,973 1,934 1,746 May 1,693 2,114 1,698 1,781 June 1,718 2,076 1,807 1,709 July 1,852 1,958 1,874 1,710 August 1,861 1,997 1,876 September 1,901 2,029 1,771 October 1,977 1,971 1,814 November 2,022 1,978 1,817 December 2,063 2,008 1,784 EX-99 13 ex9911.txt EXHIBIT 99.11 Exhibit 99.11 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's lost time incident rates and OSHA recordable incident rates) Lost Time Incident Rates (Rate = Lost Time Injuries x 200,000/Hours Worked) APAC Industry ---- -------- 1995 0.3 4.5 1996 0.3 4.1 1997 0.3 4.0 1998 0.4 3.4 1999 0.4 3.8 2000 0.4 3.2 2001 0.1 4.0 2002 0.2 3.9 Recordable Incident Rates APAC Industry ---- -------- 1995 6.0 11.9 1996 5.8 10.7 1997 6.0 10.4 1998 6.0 9.6 1999 6.0 9.7 2000 5.1 9.3 2001 4.6 8.9 2002 4.3 8.2 EX-99 14 ex9912.txt EXHIBIT 99.12 Exhibit 99.12 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue) APAC Monthly Revenue ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 133 88 113 99 February 134 151 161 126 March 165 145 150 148 April 237 206 216 195 May 236 306 289 262 June 229 234 251 226 July 269 241 231 236 August 256 324 314 September 242 309 246 October 293 313 259 November 174 216 179 December 153 152 121 APAC 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions) 2000 2001 2002 2003 ---- ---- ---- ---- January 159 206 226 210 February 163 208 227 207 March 169 206 227 207 April 177 203 228 205 May 182 209 226 203 June 189 210 228 201 July 199 207 227 201 August 202 213 226 September 209 219 221 October 216 220 216 November 217 224 213 December 210 224 211 EX-99 15 ex9913.txt EXHIBIT 99.13 Exhibit 99.13 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's backlog) APAC Backlog ($,Thousands) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- January 792,886 1,209,729 1,645,913 1,571,094 1,760,266 February 804,954 1,319,956 1,798,572 1,591,236 1,872,914 March 872,496 1,387,553 1,855,681 1,658,211 1,799,947 April 883,616 1,373,245 1,835,945 1,826,261 1,812,477 May 889,033 1,410,490 1,775,066 1,747,191 1,793,366 June 911,792 1,409,917 1,745,523 1,797,221 1,824,298 July 926,650 1,423,593 1,704,099 1,821,660 1,797,561 August 945,826 1,416,419 1,684,890 1,807,560 September 947,640 1,396,705 1,629,004 1,691,458 October 935,465 1,356,512 1,546,217 1,675,113 November 913,938 1,348,831 1,510,454 1,672,317 December 1,210,362 1,600,107 1,546,110 1,696,931 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----