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Insider Trading: Ashland Inc.

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Ashland Inc. since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by Ashland Inc. since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is ASH. The reporting company's CIK number is 1305014. The total value of stock buying during this period is $39,444. The total value of stock sales is $29,090,212. The total value of stock exercises is $14,609,343.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Ashland Inc. (ASH) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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  • $13,282k

    $1,328k

    $132k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at Ashland Inc. (ASH) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $68.15

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Ashland Inc. (ASH).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 0 0 7,124 399,694 22,301 909,767
2008-01 900 39,444 0 0 0 0
2007-12 0 0 0 0 55 2,608
2007-05 0 0 4,998 298,523 9,439 294,157
2007-02 0 0 38,253 2,652,993 40,117 1,147,086
2006-12 0 0 198,898 13,282,504 198,898 5,299,215
2006-11 0 0 11,577 746,232 11,577 363,984
2006-04 0 0 30,322 2,228,667 30,322 850,228
2006-03 0 0 39,420 2,752,698 43,968 1,310,860
2006-02 0 0 43,622 2,816,200 43,622 1,621,087
2006-01 0 0 10,226 674,159 31,451 1,314,919
2005-12 0 0 54,889 3,238,542 54,889 1,495,432

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Ashland Inc. (ASH)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-13 Shannon Michael J (Vice President) Option Exercise 15,177 44.13 669,761
2008-05-07 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Sale 2,084 56.36 117,454
2008-05-07 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Option Exercise 2,084 33.69 70,209
2008-05-06 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Sale 5,040 56.00 282,240
2008-05-06 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Option Exercise 5,040 33.69 169,797
2008-01-29 Solomon Walter H (Vice President) Purchase 900 43.83 39,444
2007-12-31 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Option Exercise 55 47.43 2,608
2007-05-11 Shannon Michael J (Vice President) Sale 1,436 59.73 85,772
2007-05-09 Shannon Michael J (Vice President) Option Exercise 5,877 38.47 226,088
2007-05-09 Hale Roger W Sale 3,562 59.73 212,751
2007-05-09 Hale Roger W Option Exercise 3,562 19.11 68,069
2007-02-21 Esler Susan B (Vice President) Sale 808 67.09 54,208
2007-02-16 Esler Susan B (Vice President) Sale 1,069 67.90 72,585
2007-02-16 Esler Susan B (Vice President) Option Exercise 3,741 31.17 116,606
2007-02-02 Mitchell Samuel J (Vice President) Sale 36,376 69.45 2,526,200
2007-02-02 Mitchell Samuel J (Vice President) Option Exercise 36,376 28.33 1,030,480
2006-12-07 Waters Frank L (Vice President) Sale 15,139 67.47 1,021,491
2006-12-07 Waters Frank L (Vice President) Option Exercise 15,139 29.11 440,696
2006-12-06 Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer) Sale 106,884 66.57 7,115,289
2006-12-06 Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer) Option Exercise 106,884 23.87 2,551,321
2006-12-05 Hausrath David L (Senior Vice President) Sale 48,373 67.02 3,242,147
2006-12-05 Hausrath David L (Senior Vice President) Option Exercise 48,373 32.65 1,579,257
2006-12-05 Quin J Marvin (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 28,502 66.79 1,903,577
2006-12-05 Quin J Marvin (Chief Financial Officer) Option Exercise 28,502 25.54 727,941
2006-11-30 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Sale 7,124 66.74 475,450
2006-11-30 Chambers Lamar M (Controller) Option Exercise 7,124 37.46 266,865
2006-11-03 Shannon Michael J (Vice President) Sale 4,453 60.81 270,782
2006-11-03 Shannon Michael J (Vice President) Option Exercise 4,453 21.81 97,119
2006-04-18 Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer) Sale 30,322 73.50 2,228,667
2006-04-18 Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer) Option Exercise 30,322 28.04 850,228
2006-03-31 Esler Susan B (Vice President) Option Exercise 4,548 45.19 205,524
2006-03-28 Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer) Sale 39,420 69.83 2,752,698
2006-03-28 Obrien James J /ky (Chief Executive Officer) Option Exercise 39,420 28.04 1,105,336
2006-02-06 Quin J Marvin (Chief Financial Officer) Sale 30,322 64.05 1,942,124
2006-02-06 Quin J Marvin (Chief Financial Officer) Option Exercise 30,322 41.80 1,267,307
2006-02-01 Hausrath David L (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 13,300 65.72 874,076
2006-02-01 Hausrath David L (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 13,300 26.60 353,780
2006-01-31 Hausrath David L (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 10,226 65.93 674,159
2006-01-31 Hausrath David L (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 10,226 34.79 355,762
2006-01-03 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 21,225 45.19 959,157
2005-12-29 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 18,400 59.00 1,085,600
2005-12-29 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 18,400 28.04 515,936
2005-12-28 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 5,400 59.02 318,691
2005-12-28 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 5,400 28.04 151,416
2005-12-27 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 17,289 59.00 1,020,051
2005-12-27 Cappeline Gary A (Senior Vice Presiden) Option Exercise 17,289 25.52 441,128

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Ashland Inc. (symbol ASH, CIK number 1305014) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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