COVINGTON, Ky., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors
of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today declared the regular quarterly cash
dividend of 27.5 cents per share on the company's common stock (listed on
the New York and Chicago stock exchanges), equivalent to an annual dividend
of $1.10 per share.
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This dividend will be payable on June 15, 2006, to shareholders of
record at the close of business on May 30, 2006. As of April 30, 2006,
there were 71,063,910 shares outstanding.
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a FORTUNE 500 chemical and transportation
construction company providing products, services and customer solutions
throughout the world. To learn more about Ashland, visit http://www.ashland.com.
SOURCE Ashland Inc.
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CONTACT:
Media Relations, Jim Vitak, +1-614-790-3715,
or jevitak@ashland.com, or Investor Relations, Daragh Porter,
+1-859-815-3825, or dlporter@ashland.com, both of Ashland Inc.
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