Exhibit 99.5
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Performance Materials' revenue)
Net Monthly Sales ($, Millions)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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January 57.4 62.8 66.3 103.5 110.4 133.3
February 65.9 69.1 85.5 111.9 116.3
March 64.5 73.8 87.7 122.5 119.6
April 73.6 78.0 91.2 125.8 117.0
May 73.9 75.5 85.7 129.9 124.1
June 72.3 80.0 98.0 127.9 128.6
July 68.1 74.5 89.8 108.5 117.7
August 71.9 80.2 94.3 121.7 126.5
September 68.5 66.4 89.5 110.5 113.3
October 78.9 87.1 103.6 125.1 132.8
November 70.2 74.6 105.2 120.6 123.0
December 65.5 76.6 97.7 106.1 110.2
12 Month Net Sales Rolling Average ($, Millions)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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January 65.5 69.7 75.2 94.3 118.4 121.9
February 66.1 70.0 76.5 96.5 118.8
March 65.9 70.7 77.7 99.4 118.5
April 66.8 71.1 78.8 102.3 117.8
May 67.6 71.2 79.6 106.0 117.3
June 67.2 71.9 81.1 108.4 117.4
July 67.2 72.4 82.4 110.0 118.1
August 67.4 73.1 83.6 112.3 118.5
September 67.9 72.9 85.5 114.1 118.8
October 68.2 73.6 86.9 115.8 119.4
November 68.6 74.0 89.4 117.1 119.6
December 69.2 74.9 91.2 117.8 120.0