Attached files
Exhibit
99.9
(Text of
graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland
Performance Materials gross profit)
3
Month Rolling Average (%)*
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
17.3
|
21.3
|
20.5
|
17.3 | 17.1 |
February
|
18.6
|
22.2
|
19.7
|
17.1 | 17.9 |
March
|
20.7
|
22.9
|
20.5
|
18.1 | 19.5 |
April
|
21.5
|
23.4
|
21.0
|
18.5 | 19.0 |
May
|
21.6
|
24.2
|
21.4
|
18.1 | 18.0 |
June
|
22.6
|
25.0
|
21.9
|
17.5 | 16.9 |
July
|
22.7
|
24.6
|
21.2
|
16.1
|
17.4 |
August
|
22.9
|
22.8
|
20.1
|
14.6
|
17.0 |
September
|
21.2
|
20.3
|
18.1
|
14.6
|
16.0 |
October
|
21.6
|
20.4
|
18.4
|
14.8
|
16.7 |
November
|
20.9
|
20.8
|
18.7
|
16.1 | 17.8 |
December
|
21.6
|
21.1
|
18.2
|
15.9 |
12
Month Rolling Average (%)*
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | |
January
|
18.9
|
21.8
|
22.2
|
19.4 | 16.6 |
February
|
18.9
|
21.9
|
21.9
|
19.4 | 16.5 |
March
|
18.8
|
22.1
|
21.7
|
19.1 | 16.6 |
April
|
19.0
|
22.3
|
21.6
|
18.9 | 16.5 |
May
|
19.3
|
22.5
|
21.2
|
18.5 | 16.3 |
June
|
19.7
|
22.8
|
21.0
|
18.0
|
16.4 |
July
|
19.9
|
22.8
|
20.8
|
17.6
|
16.8 |
August
|
20.2
|
22.5
|
20.5
|
17.1
|
17.1 |
September
|
20.4
|
22.5
|
20.3
|
17.0
|
17.0 |
October
|
20.9
|
22.4
|
20.2
|
16.7
|
17.5 |
November
|
21.1
|
22.5
|
20.0
|
16.5 | 17.7 |
December
|
21.6
|
22.3
|
19.6
|
16.6 |
*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.