UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Definitive Proxy Statement
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ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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The letter attached as Exhibit 1 hereto may be provided to stockholders of Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
Exhibit 1
January 17, 2019
Dear Fellow Stockholder:
We have previously provided you with proxy materials for the annual meeting of stockholders of Ashland Global Holdings Inc. to be held on February 8, 2018. Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR all of the nominees listed in proposal 1 and FOR proposals 2 and 3.
Your vote is extremely important this year, as a small New York hedge fund is trying to replace certain members of your Board with candidates who we believe are far less qualified. No matter how many shares you own, make your voice count at the Annual Meeting! Please vote TODAY--by telephone, via the Internet, or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed BLUE proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.
Very truly yours,
/s/ William A. Wulfsohn
William A. Wulfsohn
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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REMEMBER:
You can vote your shares by telephone, or via the Internet.
Please follow the easy instructions on the enclosed BLUE proxy card.
If you have any questions, or need assistance in voting
your shares, please call our proxy solicitor,
INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED
TOLL-FREE, at 1-877-456-3402.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
On January 2, 2019, Ashland filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “proxy statement”) and blue proxy card in connection with its 2019 Annual Meeting, which is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and Ashland’s website at http://investor.ashland.com. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ASHLAND’S PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ACCOMPANYING BLUE PROXY CARD, FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN, OR WILL CONTAIN, IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ASHLAND.
CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS
Ashland, its directors, director nominees and certain of its officers, including William A. Wulfsohn, Brendan Cummins, William G. Dempsey, Jay V. Ihlenfeld, Susan L. Main, Jerome A. Peribere, Barry W. Perry, Craig A. Rogerson, Mark C. Rohr, Janice J. Teal, Michael J. Ward, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, J. Kevin Willis, Peter J. Ganz and Seth A. Mrozek, will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in respect of the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information regarding the ownership of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the company by security holdings or otherwise is included in Ashland’s proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on January 2, 2019. To the extent holdings of Ashland securities have changed since the amounts printed in the proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Stockholders may obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other relevant documents that Ashland files with the SEC on Ashland’s website at http://investor.ashland.com or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.