Stock Trading History of Obrien James J /ky

The following table details the trading activities (stock purchases, stock sales, and stock option exercises) reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by insider Obrien James J /ky since year 2005. The trader's CIK number is 1023582. At the time of this reporting, Obrien James J /ky is the Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc. (stock ticker symbol ASH).

Stock purchases, sales, and option exercises reported by *Obrien James J /ky* since 2005.
Trade Date	Symbol	Company Name (Issuer)	Trade Type	Shares	Price ($)	Value ($)
2006-12-06	ASH	Ashland Inc.	Sale	106,884	66.57	7,115,289
2006-12-06	ASH	Ashland Inc.	Option Exercise	106,884	23.87	2,551,321
2006-04-18	ASH	Ashland Inc.	Sale	30,322	73.50	2,228,667
2006-04-18	ASH	Ashland Inc.	Option Exercise	30,322	28.04	850,228
2006-03-28	ASH	Ashland Inc.	Option Exercise	39,420	28.04	1,105,336
2006-03-28	ASH	Ashland Inc.	Sale	39,420	69.83	2,752,698

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above table cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more information regarding the trades made by Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc. at the time of this reporting) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.