Ashland moves starting time for first-quarter earnings webcast with investors to 10 a.m. EST Tuesday, January 27

January 14, 2015

COVINGTON, Ky. - Ashland Inc. ASH today announced a new starting time for its first-quarter earnings webcast with investors on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The webcast will now begin at 10 a.m. EST, one hour later than originally planned.

Ashland will report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 at approximately 5 p.m. EST on Monday, January 26. At the same time, the company will post a slide presentation and prepared remarks in the Investor Relations section of its website at http://investor.ashland.com.

The webcast will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of Ashland's website at http://investor.ashland.com, along with supporting materials. Following the live event, an archived version of the webcast and supporting materials will be available on the Ashland website for 12 months.

About Ashland
Ashland Inc. ASH is a global leader in providing specialty chemical solutions to customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. Through our three commercial units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Performance Materials and Valvoline - we use good chemistry to make great things happen for customers in more than 100 countries. Visit ashland.com to learn more.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Investor Relations:
Jason Thompson         
+1 (859) 815-4454
jlthompson@ashland.com

Media Relations:
Gary Rhodes                                                              
+1 (859) 815-3047                                                     
glrhodes@ashland.com