Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 Registration No. 002-95022 ============================================================================= SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under the Securities Act of 1933 ASHLAND INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Kentucky 61-0122250 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard P.O. Box 391 Covington, KY 41012-0391 (859) 815-3333 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) Amended Stock Incentive Plan For Key Employees Of Ashland Oil, Inc. And Its Subsidiaries (Full title of the Plan) David L. Hausrath, Esq. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 50 E. RiverCenter Boulevard P.O. Box 391 Covington, KY 41012-0391 (859) 815-3333 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ============================================================================= The securities offering issued pursuant to this Registration Statement by Ashland Inc., formerly known as Ashland Oil, Inc. ("Ashland"), has terminated. 51,013 shares of Ashland Common Stock issued pursuant to this Registration Statement remain unsold. Ashland hereby deregisters all remaining 51,013 shares registered pursuant to the Amended Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees Of Ashland Oil, Inc. And its Subsidiaries. PART II EXHIBITS Exhibit No. 25 Power of Attorney SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Ashland certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Covington, Commonwealth of Kentucky, on January 28, 2005. ASHLAND INC. By: /s/ David L. Hausrath ---------------------------------------------- Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 28, 2005. Signature Title * Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer ----------------------------------------------------- James J. O'Brien (Principal Executive Officer) * Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ----------------------------------------------------- J. Marvin Quin (Principal Financial Officer * Vice President and Controller ----------------------------------------------------- Lamar M. Chambers (Principal Accounting Officer) * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Ernest H. Drew * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Roger W. Hale * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Bernadine P. Healy * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Mannie L. Jackson * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Kathleen Ligocki * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Patrick F. Noonan * Director ----------------------------------------------------- George A. Schaefer, Jr. * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Theodore L. Solso * Director ----------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Ward *By: /s/ David L. Hausrath -------------------------------------------- David L. Hausrath Attorney-in-fact EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. 25 Power of Attorney