Exhibit 99.12
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning APAC's
monthly revenue and twelve month rolling average revenue)
APAC Monthly Revenue ($, Millions)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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January 133 88 113 99 106
February 134 151 161 126 131
March 165 145 150 148 171
April 237 206 216 195 204
May 236 306 289 262 279
June 229 234 251 226 214
July 269 241 231 236 233
August 256 324 314 311 307
September 242 309 246 238 230
October 293 313 259 309 285
November 174 216 179 201
December 153 152 121 140
APAC 12 Month Rolling Average ($, Millions)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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January 159 206 226 210 208
February 163 208 227 207 209
March 169 206 227 207 211
April 177 203 228 205 211
May 182 209 226 203 213
June 189 210 228 201 212
July 199 207 227 201 211
August 202 213 226 201 211
September 209 219 221 200 210
October 216 220 216 204 208
November 217 224 213 206
December 210 224 211 208