Attached files
Exhibit
99.12
(Text of
graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland
Consumer Markets (Valvoline) gross profit)
3
Month Rolling Average (%)*
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
26.7
|
21.4
|
24.5
|
24.2 | 23.6 |
February
|
27.4
|
21.6
|
25.1
|
24.0 | 29.1 |
March
|
28.3
|
22.0
|
25.6
|
24.4 | 32.2 |
April
|
28.8
|
21.4
|
25.1
|
24.6 | 36.5 |
May
|
28.1
|
20.4
|
25.3
|
24.6 | 36.2 |
June
|
25.9
|
20.2
|
25.1
|
23.9
|
37.5 |
July
|
25.4
|
19.6
|
25.9
|
21.8
|
37.2 |
August
|
25.6
|
19.0
|
25.5
|
19.5
|
36.8 |
September
|
25.4
|
16.0
|
24.6
|
19.2
|
35.5 |
October
|
24.5
|
17.9
|
24.3
|
20.1
|
34.4 |
November
|
23.0
|
19.7
|
24.6
|
21.1 | 33.6 |
December
|
22.1
|
23.8
|
24.7
|
21.8 |
12
Month Rolling Average (%)*
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
28.0
|
25.1
|
20.7
|
24.9 | 22.4 |
February
|
28.0
|
24.7
|
21.0
|
24.9 | 23.4 |
March
|
28.1
|
23.9
|
21.4
|
24.7 | 24.2 |
April
|
28.1
|
23.2
|
21.7
|
24.8 | 25.5 |
May
|
27.9
|
22.6
|
22.3
|
24.7 | 26.4 |
June
|
27.4
|
22.4
|
22.6
|
24.4
|
27.7 |
July
|
27.2
|
21.7
|
23.3
|
23.7
|
29.5 |
August
|
26.9
|
20.9
|
23.9
|
23.1
|
31.0 |
September
|
26.6
|
19.9
|
24.8
|
23.0
|
32.0 |
October
|
26.4
|
20.0
|
25.0
|
22.6
|
33.3 |
November
|
26.0
|
20.1
|
25.1
|
22.2 | 34.1 |
December
|
25.5
|
20.4
|
25.0
|
22.3 |
*NOTE: August and September 2007 information (and 3 and 12 month rolling averages that contain August and September 2007 information) is affected by the 13 month foreign reporting impact described on the Business Fundamentals page of this website.