Exhibit 99.5
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's revenue)
ASCC Revenue - Net Monthly Sales ($, Millions)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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January 87.7 84.4 83.4 90.1 95.6 135.6
February 92.9 84.1 91.1 97.7 114.2 142.5
March 102.5 91.3 88.2 101.8 119.2 155.7
April 93.4 88.0 100.3 106.5 122.4 159.8
May 96.7 90.7 100.5 104.3 116.0 162.6
June 98.3 102.9 98.9 108.6 127.6 161.7
July 88.3 94.5 95.7 104.0 122.1
August 97.2 95.5 100.9 110.3 125.6
September 91.8 91.2 97.8 96.2 121.3
October 94.0 99.4 105.7 115.9 133.8
November 90.0 91.4 96.1 102.9 136.0
December 84.3 82.4 90.6 103.7 129.8
ASCC - 12 Month Net Sales Rolling Average ($, Millions)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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January 94.4 92.8 91.2 96.3 104.0 125.3
February 94.7 92.1 91.8 96.9 105.3 127.7
March 94.9 91.1 91.6 98.0 106.8 130.7
April 94.4 90.7 92.6 98.5 108.1 133.8
May 94.9 90.2 93.4 98.8 109.1 137.7
June 95.1 90.6 93.1 99.7 110.7 140.5
July 94.7 91.1 93.2 100.3 112.2
August 94.3 90.9 93.6 101.1 113.5
September 93.9 90.9 94.2 101.0 115.5
October 93.9 91.3 94.7 101.8 117.0
November 93.7 91.5 95.1 102.4 119.8
December 93.1 91.3 95.8 103.5 122.0