Exhibit 99.3(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerningAshland Distribution's gross profit)
3 Month Rolling Average (%) | ||||||
2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007
|
|
January | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 8.8 |
February | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
March | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
April | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
May | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 7.3 |
June | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.3 | |
July | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.1 | |
August | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.8 | |
September | 9.2 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | |
October | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | |
November | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.0 | |
December | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 |
12 Month Rolling Average (%) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007January 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.1 February 9.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.1 March 9.2 9.7 9.9 9.7 9.8 8.9 April 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 8.7 May 9.3 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 8.4 June 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 July 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.5 August 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.5 September 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.5 October 9.6 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 November 9.7 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.2 December 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.1