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
Hausrath, David L.
Ashland Inc.
P.O. Box 391
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
August 31, 1999
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:General Counsel
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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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)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |3,106 (1) |I |By Trustee |
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Common Stock |8-17-9|I (2| |1,169 |A |$38.50 |2,248 (3) |I |By Trustee |
|9 |) | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |300 (4) |I |By Wife |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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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)| |
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Option (5) |23.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock| | |750 |D | |
| | | | | | |93 |-02 | | | | | | |
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|23.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock| | |375 |D | |
| | | | | | |94 |-02 | | | | | | |
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|23.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock| | |375 |D | |
| | | | | | |95 |-02 | | | | | | |
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Option (6) |33.125 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock| | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |94 |-03 | | | | | | |
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|33.125 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |95 |-03 | | | | | | |
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|33.125 | | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |-03 | | | | | | |
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Option (7) |35.875 | | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock| | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |95 |-04 | | | | | | |
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|35.875 | | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |-04 | | | | | | |
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|35.875 | | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |-04 | | | | | | |
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Option (7) |33.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock| | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |-05 | | | | | | |
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|33.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |-05 | | | | | | |
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|33.875 | | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |-05 | | | | | | |
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Option (7) |39.00 | | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock| | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|39.00 | | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|39.00 | | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock| | |500 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |-06 | | | | | | |
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Option (8) |53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock| | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock| | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|53.375 | | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock| | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |00 |-07 | | | | | | |
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Option (8) |48.00 | | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock| | |4,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |-08 | | | | | | |
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|48.00 | | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock| | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |00 |-08 | | | | | | |
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|48.00 | | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock| | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |01 |-08 | | | | | | |
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Common Stock Units (9)|1-for-1 | |J |V|117 |A | | |Common Stock|117 | |2,105 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares accrued under Ashland's Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of
3-31-96, the date of the
final allocation to this
account.
2. Intra-plan transfer in Ashland's Employee Savings
Plan.
3. Based on Employee Savings Plan information as of 8-17-99, the latest date
for which such information is
reasonably available, and includes transactions occurring on or after
3-31-99.
4. I hereby disclaim beneficial
ownership.
5. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock)
granted pursuant to Ashland's
Long-Term Incentive Plan. The employee stock option includes a tax withholding
feature pursuant to the plan.
6. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock)
granted pursuant to Ashland's
Amended Stock Incentive Plan. The employee stock option includes a tax
withholding feature pursuant to the plan.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's 1995 Deferred Compensation
Plan as of 7-30-99 and
includes transactions occurring on or after 12-31-98, payable in cash or stock
upon termination of service and
exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). The price of the Common Stock Units on the
applicable valuation dates ranged from
$38.00 -
$48.188.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
David L. Hausrath
DATE
September 2, 1999
