UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gomory, Ralph E.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
630 Fifth Ave., Suite 2550
New York, New York 10111-0242
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
December 31, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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 |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |12-29-|J(1)| |390 |A |$35.89 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12-29-|M(4)| |12,844 |A | |23,957 |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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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 | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price 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 |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Option (2) |37.50 | | | | | |7-28-|1-28-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |94 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |33.00 | | | | | |7-27-|1-27-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |95 |05 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |43.125 | | | | | |7-30-|1-30-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |52.75 | | | | | |7-29-|1-29-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |08 | | | | | | |
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Common Stock Units (3)|1-for-1 | |J |V|53 |A | | |Common Stock|53 |$32.850|12,844 |D | |
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Common Stock Units (4)|1-for-1 |12-29|M | |12,844 |D | | |Common Stock|12,844 | |-0- |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Payment of retainer, meeting and committee fees in Ashland
stock.
2. Stock options (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) granted
pursuant to Ashland Inc.'s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
3. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's Deferred Compensation Plan
for Non-Employee Directors, payable in cash or stock upon termination of
service as of December 29, 2000 and
includes transactions after September 30, 2000 , and exempt under Rule
16b-3.
4. Settlement of Common Stock Units for Ashland Inc. Common Stock.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Ralph E. Gomory
DATE
January 9, 2001
