SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Pedreiro Sergio (Last) (First) (Middle) 8145 BLAZER DRIVE (Street) WILMINGTON DE 19808 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASHLAND INC. [ ASH ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Robin E. Lampkin, Attorney-in-Fact	07/06/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby appoints Robin E. Lampkin, signing singly, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	apply for and obtain on behalf of the undersigned the necessary access
	codes to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144, pursuant to Section 16(a)of the
	Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 144 of the Securities Act of
	1933, respectively, electronically via the EDGAR system pursuant to
	Regualtion S-T and the rules thereunder, and

(2)	act in a filing agent capacity to perform any and all acts for and on
	behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary to complete the filing
	of any such Form 3, 4, or 5, and 144 with the U.S. Securities and
	Exchange Commission and any other authority in accordance with Section
	16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority, for me and on my behalf, to perform all acts neccessary and proper
to be done in the exercise of the rights and powers hereby granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing individual is acting under this
Power of Attorney at the request of the undersigned and are not assuming any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933.

The attorney-in-fact shall be authorized to act under this Power of Attorney
only so long as such attorney-in-fact is a Director of Ashland Inc., or until
such time as this Power of Attorney has been revoked, annulled or set aside.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of
this 22nd day of June, 2023.

/s/ Sergio Pedreiro