COVINGTON, Ky., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH)
today announced that on Thursday, July 24, at 9 a.m. (EDT), it will conduct a
live webcast of its third-quarter earnings presentation to the investment
community. The presentation will cover results for the quarter ended June 30,
2008, the third quarter of Ashland's 2008 fiscal year. The company's results
will be issued earlier in the day at 8 a.m.
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In attendance at the presentation will be: James J. O'Brien, chairman and
chief executive officer; Lamar M. Chambers, senior vice president and chief
financial officer; Samuel J. Mitchell, president, Ashland Consumer Markets;
Eric N. Boni, director, investor relations; and Michael A. Meade, assistant
controller, external financial reporting.
The webcast, which will last approximately 60 minutes, will be accessible
through Ashland's Investor Relations website, www.ashland.com/investors.
Following the live event, an archived version of the webcast will be available
on the Ashland website for 12 months. Minimum requirements to listen to the
webcast include the free Windows MediaPlayer software and a 28.8 Kbps
connection to the Internet.
Ashland Inc., a diversified, global chemical company, provides quality
products, services and solutions to customers in more than 100 countries. A
FORTUNE 500 company, it operates through four divisions: Ashland Performance
Materials, Ashland Distribution, Valvoline and Ashland Water Technologies. To
learn more about Ashland, visit www.ashland.com.
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SOURCE Ashland Inc.
