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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1305014	Ashland Inc.	ASH	Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)	200865835

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1166068	J Samuel Mitchell	3499 Blazer Parkway Lexington KY 40509	Vice President	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-12-13	10,000	$32.28	12,101	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-12-13	9,375	$23.87	21,476	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-12-13	19,375	$51.82	2,101	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-12-13	10,000	$10.72	12,101	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-12-13	4,860	$51.86	7,241	No	4	D	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	D	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-12-13	10,000	$0.00	10,000	$32.28
Common Stock	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-12-13	9,375	$0.00	9,375	$23.87
Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Right	Disposition	2010-12-13	10,000	$0.00	10,000	$10.72

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2003-01-30	2012-02-29	No	4	M	Direct
0	2004-09-18	2013-10-18	No	4	M	Direct
20,000	2009-11-20	2018-12-20	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	1,788	Indirect	401(k)

Footnotes

The disposition of the 4,860 shares reflects the cost of exercising the 10,000 Stock Appreciation Rights at the exercise price and includes taxes withheld for the transaction.
Based on Employee Savings Plan information as of 12-13-10, the latest date for which such information is reasonably available.
Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) granted pursuant to Ashland's Amended and Restated Incentive Plan which vests in three annual installments: 50% after the 1st year, the next 25% the 2nd year and the remaining 25% the 3rd year. The employee stock option includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the plan.
Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to the 2006 Ashland Inc. Incentive Plan which vests in three annual installments: 50% after the 1st year, the next 25% the 2nd year and the remaining 25% the 3rd year.