UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Pettus, John F.
3499 Dabney Drive
Lexington, Kentucky 40509
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ashland Inc.
ASH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
September 30, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | |12,795 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |6,169 (1) |I |By Trustee |
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Common Stock | | | | | |140 (2) |I |By Trustee |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Common Stock Units (3) |1-for-1 | |J |125 |A | | |Common Stock|125 |(3) |5,295 |D | |
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Option (4) |41.00 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |90 |-99 | | | | | | |
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|41.00 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |91 |-99 | | | | | | |
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|41.00 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |92 |-99 | | | | | | |
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|41.00 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |93 |-99 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |30.750 | | | | |9-20-|10-20|Common Stock|3,000 | |3,000 |D | |
| | | | | |91 |-00 | | | | | | |
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|30.750 | | | | |9-20-|10-20|Common Stock|3,000 | |3,000 |D | |
| | | | | |92 |-00 | | | | | | |
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|30.750 | | | | |9-20-|10-20|Common Stock|3,000 | |3,000 |D | |
| | | | | |93 |-00 | | | | | | |
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|30.750 | | | | |9-20-|10-20|Common Stock|3,000 | |3,000 |D | |
| | | | | |94 |-00 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |30.50 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | |
| | | | | |92 |-01 | | | | | | |
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|30.50 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |93 |-01 | | | | | | |
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|30.50 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |94 |-01 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |23.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|5,000 | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | |93 |-02 | | | | | | |
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|23.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |94 |-02 | | | | | | |
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|23.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |95 |-02 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |33.125 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | |
| | | | | |94 |-03 | | | | | | |
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|33.125 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |95 |-03 | | | | | | |
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|33.125 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |96 |-03 | | | | | | |
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Option (5) |35.875 | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | |
| | | | | |95 |-04 | | | | | | |
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|35.875 | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |96 |-04 | | | | | | |
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|35.875 | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |-04 | | | | | | |
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Option (5) |33.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | |
| | | | | |96 |-05 | | | | | | |
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|33.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |-05 | | | | | | |
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|33.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |98 |-05 | | | | | | |
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Option (5) |39.00 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|5,000 | |5,000 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|39.00 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |98 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|39.00 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |99 |-06 | | | | | | |
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Option (6) |53.375 |9-18-|J |1 |A |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|5,500 | |5,500 |D | |
| |97 | | | |98 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|53.375 |9-18-|J |1 |A |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|2,750 | |2,750 |D | |
| |97 | | | |99 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|53.375 |9-18-|J |1 |A |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|2,750 | |2,750 |D | |
| |97 | | | |00 |-07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares accrued under Ashland's Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of
3-31-96, the date of the
final allocation to this
account.
2. Based on Employee Savings Plan information as of 9-30-97, the latest date
for which such information is
reasonably available, and includes transactions occurring on or after 11-20-96.
3. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's 1995 Deferred Compensation
Plan, payable in cash or
stock upon termination of service and exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). The
acquisition dates range from 11-12-96 to
9-30-97 and the price of the Common Stock Units on applicable valuation dates
has varied from $39.567 to
$54.375.
4. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock)
granted pursuant to Ashland's
Long-Term Incentive Plan. The employee stock option includes a tax withholding
feature pursuant to the plan.
5. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock)
granted pursuant to Ashland's 1993
Stock Incentive Plan. The employee stock option includes a tax withholding
feature pursuant to the plan.
6. Grant of employee stock option pursuant to Ashland's 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan. The employee stock option
includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the
plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
John F. Pettus
DATE
October 31, 1997
