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“The proposed acquisition of Hercules fulfills our objective to become a leading specialty chemicals company. It creates a defined core for Ashland composed of three specialty chemical businesses with strong market positions and promising global growth potential: specialty additives and ingredients, paper and water technologies, and specialty resins. We are extremely impressed with the quality of the Hercules people and look forward to welcoming them into the Ashland family. Our companies share a common desire to live up to our own high expectations and those of our customers, shareholders and the communities in which we operate.” – Jim O’Brien, Chairman & CEO

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Ashland Events
Ashland presentation at Credit Suisse
Chemical and Ag Science Conference
September 16, 2008 (Replay)
2008 KeyBanc Capital Markets Basic Materials and Packaging Conference presentation
September 10, 2008
Ashland to Acquire Hercules Presentation
July 11, 2008
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Ashland News
Ashland’s New MAXGUARD® NCP series gelcoat introduced at IBEX
October 6, 2008

A new gelcoat formulation that delivers a higher level of weathering performance was introduced today by Ashland Performance Materials
Ashland’s Dale MacDonald honored with OSU Fisher Alumni Award
September 30, 2008

Ashland vice president, and president of Ashland China, has received the International Alumnus Award
Ashland announces new distributor agreement for the South African region
September 29, 2008

Ashland Performance Materials has reached a new distribution agreement for its high-performance composites products in the South African region
Ashland Inc. Chairman and CEO O’Brien speaks at Young & Partners chemical executives conference
September 11, 2008

James J. O’Brien will make a presentation at the Young and Partners LLC conference in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008.
Ashland to acquire Hercules
$3.3 billion transaction creates major, global specialty chemicals company
July 11, 2008

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) and Hercules Inc. (NYSE: HPC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ashland would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hercules for $18.60 per share in cash and 0.093 of a share of Ashland common stock for each share of Hercules common stock.
 
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