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EX-99.6 - ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES AVERAGE SALES PER SHIPPING DAY - ASHLAND LLCex99-6.htm
EX-99.5 - ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES GROSS PROFIT - ASHLAND LLCex99-5.htm
EX-99.1 - ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS SALES - ASHLAND LLCex99-1.htm
EX-99.9 - ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS VOLUME IN METRIC TONS - ASHLAND LLCex99-9.htm
EX-99.8 - ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GROSS PROFIT - ASHLAND LLCex99-8.htm
EX-99.3 - ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS VOLUME IN METRIC TONS - ASHLAND LLCex99-3.htm
EX-99.4 - ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES SALES - ASHLAND LLCex99-4.htm
EX-99.7 - ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS SALES - ASHLAND LLCex99-7.htm
EX-99.13 - ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS PREMIUM LUBRICANTS % OF BRANDED VOLUME - ASHLAND LLCex99-13.htm
EX-99.14 - VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE TWELVE MONTH ROLLING AVERAGE SALES - ASHLAND LLCex99-14.htm
EX-99.11 - ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS GROSS PROFIT - ASHLAND LLCex99-11.htm
EX-99.12 - ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS LUBRICANT SALES GALLONS - ASHLAND LLCex99-12.htm
EX-99.10 - ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS SALES - ASHLAND LLCex99-10.htm
8-K - FORM 8-K ASHLAND INC. BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS - ASHLAND LLCform8k.htm
 
Exhibit 99.2
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Specialty Ingredients gross profit)
 
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
         
            
  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
January
31.4 29.7 29.4 34.9  32.0 
February
32.3 30.2 29.5 34.6  32.9 
March
33.3 31.1 34.0 35.4  33.5 
April
31.9 31.9 34.6 34.0  34.1 
May
31.3 32.1 34.4 34.1  35.0 
June
 31.0
 28.9 34.3 33.9  34.7 
July
 30.5
 29.5 33.8 33.9  35.8 
August
 30.4
 29.5 34.2 32.8  34.3 
September
30.8
 34.7  33.3 32.5  34.0 
October
 31.4
 34.8 32.5 35.0  31.8 
November
32.1 34.7 32.5 33.4  32.4 
December
30.1 29.5 32.8 33.4  32.5 
 

12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
         
            
  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
January
33.5 30.9 31.4 33.9  33.2 
February
33.3 31.0 31.5 33.9  33.2 
March
33.2 30.8 31.9 34.0  33.3 
April
32.9 30.9 32.1 33.8  33.6 
May
32.5 31.2 32.1 33.9  33.8 
June
 32.0
 30.3 33.2 33.9  33.7 
July
 31.6
 30.7 33.2 33.9  34.2 
August
31.3
 31.0 33.2 33.5  34.0 
September
31.3
 31.2  32.9 33.7  33.9 
October
 31.3
 31.5 32.6 34.4  33.6 
November
31.5 31.6 32.7 33.7  33.7 
December
31.3 31.1 33.6 33.8  33.7 

*NOTE:  Information from December 2012 has been adjusted to exclude a loss of $31 million related to certain commoditized guar inventories, as well as income of $22 million related to the settlement of a business interruption insurance claim.  Information from September 2011 and prior includes the pre-acquisition operations of ISP, which was acquired on August 23, 2011.  Information from October 2008 and prior represent the pre-acquisition operations of Hercules' Aqualon Group acquired on November 13, 2008.  Information has been adjusted to exclude the impact of the inventory fair value adjustment charges related to purchase accounting for the Hercules and ISP acquisitions, which totaled $30 million and $44 million, respectively.