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 2007January 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 7.1July 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 8.4 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