In connection with Ashlands previously announced investor day
presentation today, Ashland will be providing a more in-depth
review of Ashlands shareholder value creation strategy and its
expectations regarding financial targets to create shareholder
value.

A copy of the slide presentation is attached to this Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference solely for
purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure. Ashland plans to webcast
its investor conference today, which will begin at approximately
8:30am EDT and conclude at approximately noon. The webcast and
supporting materials will be accessible through the Investor
Relations section of Ashlands website at
http://investor.ashland.com. Following the live event, an
archived version of the webcast and supporting materials will be
available on the Ashland website for 12 months.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

In connection with the disclosures set forth in Item 7.01 above,
the information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached
hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of such section. The information in this Form 8-K,
including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference
language in any such filing. This Form 8-K will not be deemed an
admission as to the materiality of any information in this Form
8-K that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.