Exhibit 99.9 (Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change's twelve month rolling average sales) VIOC Same Store Sales ($, Millions) (2 Years and Older) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ January 10.0 10.6 11.5 11.9 11.7 11.4 February 10.0 10.7 11.5 12.0 11.7 11.4 March 10.0 10.7 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.4 April 10.0 10.8 11.7 11.9 11.7 11.3 May 10.0 10.9 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.3 June 10.1 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 July 10.1 11.1 11.8 11.8 11.7 August 10.2 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.7 September 10.2 11.2 11.9 11.7 11.6 October 10.3 11.3 11.9 11.7 11.5 November 10.4 11.4 11.9 11.7 11.5 December 10.5 11.4 11.9 11.8 11.4 NOTE: 60 VIOC store transferred to Marathon on June 30, 2005, have been excluded from this data.