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Ashland Inc. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
Annual Meeting to be held on January 24, 2023 For Stockholders of record as of December 01, 2022
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Ashland Inc.
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Time: 10:30 AM, Eastern Time
Place: Annual Meeting to be held live via the Internet - please visit
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SEE REVERSE FOR FULL AGENDA
Ashland Inc.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE:
FOR ON PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS BE HELD EVERY 1 YEAR.
PROPOSAL
| 1. | The election of 9 director nominees |
1.01 Steven D. Bishop
1.02 Brendan M. Cummins
1.03 Suzan F. Harrison
1.04 Jay V. Ihlenfeld
1.05 Wetteny Joseph
1.06 Susan L. Main
1.07 Guillermo Novo
1.08 Jerome A. Peribere
1.09 Janice J. Teal
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2023; |
| 3. | To vote upon 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; |
| 4. | The stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers as required by Section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, should occur every one, two or three years; and |
| 5. | The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |