SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| _______________ | |
| SCHEDULE 13D/A | |
| INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| (Amendment No. 1) | |
Ashland Inc. | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
044209104 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
Marc Weingarten, Esq. Eleazer Klein, Esq. | |
| 919 Third Avenue | |
| New York, New York 10022 | |
(212) 756-2000 | |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person | |
| Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) | |
September 18, 2013 | |
| (Date of Event which Requires | |
| Filing of this Schedule) | |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
NOTE:Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON JANA PARTNERS LLC | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS AF | |||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | ||
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER 6,503,180 | ||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER 0 | |||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,503,180 | |||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 6,503,180 | |||
| 12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) (see Item 5) 8.4% | |||
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA | |||
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| Item 1. | SECURITY AND ISSUER |
This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2013 (the "Original Schedule 13D", and the Original Schedule 13D and this Amendment No. 1, the "Schedule 13D") with respect to the shares ("Shares") of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Ashland Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the "Issuer"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 1 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 1 amends Items 3, 5(a), (b) and (c), 6 and 7 as set forth below.
| Item 3. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The 6,503,180 Shares reported herein by the Reporting Person were acquired at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $518.2 million. Such Shares were acquired with investment funds in accounts managed by the Reporting Person.
| Item 5. | INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY. |
Item 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based upon 77,357,425 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2013, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2013 for the period ended June 30, 2013.
At the close of business on September 19, 2013, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own 6,503,180 Shares, constituting approximately 8.4% of the Shares outstanding.
(b) The Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive powers over 6,503,180 Shares, which powers are exercised by the Principal.
(c) Information concerning transactions in the Shares effected by the Reporting Person during the past sixty days is set forth in Exhibit A hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. All of the transactions in Shares listed hereto were effected in open market purchases on the New York Stock Exchange through various brokerage entities.
| Item 6. | CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. |
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
None.
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| Item 7. | MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. |
| Exhibit A: | Transactions in the Shares During the Last 60 Days. |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 20, 2013
| JANA PARTNERS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jennifer Fanjiang | |
| Name: | Jennifer Fanjiang | |
| Title: | General Counsel | |