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
Thomas, Richard P.
50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard
Covington, KY 41012-0391
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ashland Inc.
ASH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
September 30, 2000
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)
Vice President:Secretary
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 | | | | | |966 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |6,029 (1) |I |By Trustee |
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Common Stock | | | | | |4,088 (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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Option (3) |35.875 | | | | |9-15-|10-15|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |-04 | | | | | | |
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Option (3) |33.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |-05 | | | | | | |
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|33.875 | | | | |9-21-|10-21|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |98 |-05 | | | | | | |
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Option (3) |39.00 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|39.00 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |98 |-06 | | | | | | |
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|39.00 | | | | |9-19-|10-19|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |99 |-06 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |53.375 | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | |98 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|53.375 | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|1,250 | |1,250 |D | |
| | | | | |99 |-07 | | | | | | |
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|53.375 | | | | |9-18-|10-18|Common Stock|1,250 | |1,250 |D | |
| | | | | |00 |-07 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |48.00 | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock|4,000 | |4,000 |D | |
| | | | | |99 |-08 | | | | | | |
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|48.00 | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | |00 |-08 | | | | | | |
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|48.00 | | | | |9-17-|10-17|Common Stock|2,000 | |2,000 |D | |
| | | | | |01 |-08 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) |36.625 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | |00 |-09 | | | | | | |
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|36.625 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | |01 |-09 | | | | | | |
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|36.625 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | |02 |-09 | | | | | | |
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|36.625 | | | | |9-16-|10-16|Common Stock|10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | |03 |-09 | | | | | | |
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Common Stock Units (5) |1-for-1 | |J |205 |A | | |Common Stock|205 | |956 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares of Ashland Common Stock accrued under Ashland's Leveraged Employee
Stock Ownership Plan as of 9-30-00.
2. Based on Employee Savings Plan information as of 9-30-00 and includes
transactions on or after 5-1-00.
3. 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.
4. Employee stock option (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock)
granted pursuant to Ashland's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. The employee
stock option includes a tax withholding feature pursuant to the
plan.
5. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's 1995 Deferred Compensation
Plan as of 9-30-00 and includes transactions on or after
4-28-00, payable in cash or stock upon termination of service and exempt under
Rule 16b-3(d). The price of the Common Stock Units on applicable
valuation dates has varied from $32.813 -
$35.750.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Richard P. Thomas
DATE
October 19, 2000
