UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2016
ASHLAND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard
P.O. Box 391
Covington, Kentucky 41012-0391
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (859) 815-3333
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Ashland Inc. (“Ashland”) held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (“Special Meeting”) on September 7, 2016. At the Special Meeting, a total of 52,293,330 shares of Common Stock, representing 84.21% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Special Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: The proposal to approve an agreement and plan of merger to create a holding company structure for Ashland under a new holding company called “Ashland Global Holdings Inc.” (the “Reorganization Proposal”) was approved by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below (representing a majority of all the shares of common stock entitled to vote):
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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51,623,731
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568,538
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101,241
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Proposal 2: The proposal to approve, if necessary, the adjournment of the special meeting to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Reorganization Proposal was approved by the shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below (representing a majority of the majority of the shares of common stock present or represented at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote thereat):
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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48,286,655
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3,885,344
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121,331
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ASHLAND INC.
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(Registrant)
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| September 7, 2016 |
/s/ Peter J. Ganz
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Peter J. Ganz
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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