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Ashland Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

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01/24/2007

Ashland Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Ashland Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly DividendCOVINGTON, Ky., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Meeting late today, the board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of 27.5 cents per share on the company's common stock (listed on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges), equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.10 per share.

This dividend will be payable on March 15, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 19, 2007. As of Dec. 31, 2006, there were 62,637,469 shares outstanding.

Ashland Inc., a diversified, global chemical company, provides quality products, services and solutions to customers in more than 100 countries. A FORTUNE 500 company, it operates through four wholly owned divisions: Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Distribution, Valvoline and Ashland Water Technologies. To learn more about Ashland, visit www.ashland.com.

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Ashland Inc.

CONTACT:
Media Relations, Jim Vitak, +1-614-790-3715, or jevitak@ashland.com, or Investor Relations, Dean Doza, +1-859-815-4454, or lddoza@ashland.com, both of Ashland Inc.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Ashland's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.