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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. )

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ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.
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BLUE VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. This voting instruction form is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on February 8, 2019. This Voting Instruction Form, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner you have directed. If you return a signed voting instruction form with no direction given with respect to certain proposals, it will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation with respect to any such proposals. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR ALL" THE NOMINEES LISTED IN PROPOSAL 1 AND "FOR" PROPOSALS 2 AND 3. 1. Election of eleven Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth in the Proxy Statement. Nominees: 01) Brendan M. Cummins 02) William G. Dempsey 03) Jay V. Ihlenfeld 04) Susan L. Main 05) Jerome A. Peribere 06) Craig A. Rogerson 07) Mark C. Rohr 08) Janice J. Teal 09) Michael J. Ward 10) Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 11) William A. Wulfsohn (INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark the “withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee” box and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) for which you would like to withhold authority in the space provided) 2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2019. 3. A non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation paid to Ashland’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. As a participant in the Ashland Employee Savings Plan, the Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan, the International Specialty Products Inc. 401(k) Plan, and/or the Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plans”), you have the right to direct Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”) regarding how to vote the shares attributable to your Plan account(s) at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 8, 2019. If you do not provide your instructions by 5:00 pm ET on February 5, 2019 (the "Cut-Off Date"), Fidelity will vote your Plan shares in proportion to responses received from other participants within the Plans. (If you are a participant in the Employee Savings Plan and wish to vote the non-directed shares differently from the shares credited to your account or wish to not vote the non-directed shares at all, you may do so by contacting Fidelity at 1-800-827-4526 by 5:00 pm on January 29, 2019, in order to receive a separate instruction card for such purpose.) Your voting directions will be tabulated confidentially. Only Fidelity and its affiliates or agents will have access to your individual voting direction. This BLUE voting instruction form provides you with the ability to direct Fidelity with respect to the Ashland's Board of Directors' voting recommendations. FIDELITY MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION AS TO HOW, OR WHETHER, TO DIRECT US WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES CREDITED TO YOUR PLAN ACCOUNT(S). Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting. The following materials are available at www.proxyvote.com Annual Report Proxy Statement Stockholder Letter Enter your voting instructions At 1-800-454-8683 or www.proxyvote.com up until 5:00 pm Eastern time on February 5, 2019. Blue Voting Instruction Form Please mark your votes as indicated in this example: ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. 2/8/19 1. FOR ALL NOMINEES WITHHOLD ALL NOMINEES WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE. WRITE NUMBER(S) OF NOMINEE(S) BELOW.PLEASE INDICATE YOUR PROPOSAL SELECTION BY FIRMLY PLACING AN "X" IN THE APPROPRIATE NUMBERED BOX WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK ONLY SEE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS NO. 3 ON REVERSE A/C: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN SIGNATURE(S) DATE