Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 2, 2012, Ashland Inc. (Ashland) announced that it has commenced a proposed offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2022. The notes will be unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Ashland and will be offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act), as amended, and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. A copy of the news release announcing the offering is hereby incorporated by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 News Release announcing proposed senior notes offering, dated August 2, 2012.

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