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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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2006
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January
|
21.4
|
24.5
|
24.2 | 23.6 | 33.1 |
February
|
21.6
|
25.1
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24.0 | 29.1 | 32.4 |
March
|
22.0
|
25.6
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24.4 | 32.2 | 33.0 |
April
|
21.4
|
25.1
|
24.6 | 36.5 | 32.8 |
May
|
20.4
|
25.3
|
24.6 | 36.2 | 33.8 |
June
|
20.2
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25.1
|
23.9
|
37.5 | 32.4 |
July
|
19.6
|
25.9
|
21.8
|
37.2 | 31.3 |
August
|
19.0
|
25.5
|
19.5
|
36.8 | 29.9 |
September
|
16.0
|
24.6
|
19.2
|
35.5 | 28.9 |
October
|
17.9
|
24.3
|
20.1
|
34.4 | 29.8 |
November
|
19.7
|
24.6
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21.1 | 33.6 | 30.0 |
December
|
23.8
|
24.7
|
21.8 | 33.9 |
12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
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2006
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
January
|
25.1
|
20.7
|
24.9 | 22.4 | 35.4 |
February
|
24.7
|
21.0
|
24.9 | 23.4 | 34.9 |
March
|
23.9
|
21.4
|
24.7 | 24.2 | 35.0 |
April
|
23.2
|
21.7
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24.8 | 25.5 | 34.4 |
May
|
22.6
|
22.3
|
24.7 | 26.4 | 34.2 |
June
|
22.4
|
22.6
|
24.4
|
27.7 | 33.7 |
July
|
21.7
|
23.3
|
23.7
|
29.5 | 32.9 |
August
|
20.9
|
23.9
|
23.1
|
31.0 | 32.4 |
September
|
19.9
|
24.8
|
23.0
|
32.0 | 32.0 |
October
|
20.0
|
25.0
|
22.6
|
33.3 | 31.7 |
November
|
20.1
|
25.1
|
22.2 | 34.1 | 31.5 |
December
|
20.4
|
25.0
|
22.3 | 34.8 |
*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.