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
Butler, Samuel C.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
825 Eighth Avenue - Worldwide Plaza
New York, New York 10019
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)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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 | | | | | |2,000 (1) |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |750 (2) |I |By Wife |
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Common Stock | | | | | |3,880 (3) |I |By Trustee |
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Common Stock | | | | | |469 (4) |D | |
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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 (5) |1-for-1 | |J |1,500 |A | | |Common Stock|1,500 |(2) |51,331 |D | |
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Option (6) |37.50 | | | | |7-28-|1-28-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |94 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (6) |33.00 | | | | |7-27-|1-27-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |95 |05 | | | | | | |
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Option (6) |43.125 | | | | |7-30-|1-30-|Common Stock|1,000 | |1,000 |D | |
| | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of restricted common stock acquired pursuant to Ashland's
stock incentive plans as approved by the shareholders and exempt under Rule
16b-3.
2. Owned by my wife. I hereby disclaim beneficial ownership of these
shares.
3. Owned by Daniel L. Mosely, Trustee U/A/D 7/30/90 M/B Samuel C.
Butler.
4. Shares allocated pursuant to Ashland's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
5. Common Stock Units acquired pursuant to Ashland's Deferred Compensation and
Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors, payable in cash or stock upon
termination in service, and
exempt under Rule 16b-3. The acquisition dates range from 1/1/97 to 9/30/97
and the price range on applicable dates has varied from $40.250 to
$54.438.
6. Stock options (represents a right to buy Ashland Common Stock) granted
pursuant to Ashland's Deferred Compensation and Stock Incentive Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Samuel C. Butler
DATE
October 29, 1997
