# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001674862
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-228980
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 10148
**Document Hash:** 06791b686837f01feee0ed3e452e5cf4
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-228980.hdr.sgml**: 20260518

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-228980

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260515

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260518

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260518

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ASHLAND INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001674862
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WHOLESALE-CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [5160]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 812587835
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-211719
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26994003

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8145 BLAZER DRIVE
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 19808
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 304-995-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 8145 BLAZER DRIVE
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 19808

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20160517

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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## FORM 8-K

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):** May 15, 2026<br>

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ASHLAND INC.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Delaware | 333-211719 | 81-2587835 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| 8145 Blazer Drive |  |  |
| Wilmington**,** Delaware |  | 19808 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** 302 995-3000<br>

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | ASH | The New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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## Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 15, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Ashland Inc. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and appointed Mr. Bertrand Loy to serve as an independent director on the Board, effective the same day. Mr. Loy was also named to the Audit Committee as well as the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, with both appointments also taking effect on May 15, 2026.

Mr. Loy will be entitled to participate in the compensation program for the Company's independent directors which is described in the Director Compensation section of the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the non-employee director compensation program, Mr. Loy will receive an annual grant of restricted stock units, prorated from the effective date of his appointment until the next annual award in January 2027. Mr. Loy is also expected to be included as a director nominee at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Loy and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and there are no transactions involving Mr. Loy that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the News Release issued on May 18, 2026, announcing the election of Bertrand Loy to the Board is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

## Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | [<u>News Release dated May 18, 2026.</u>](ash-ex99_1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document). |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  |  | ASHLAND INC.  |
| Date: | May 18, 2026 | By:  | /s/ Robin E. Lampkin |
|  |  |  | Robin E. Lampkin<br>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 99.1

![img77407535_0.gif](img77407535_0.gif)

News Release

**Ashland Board appoints Bertrand Loy as new director** 

WILMINGTON, Del., May 18, 2026 – Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is announcing the appointment of Bertrand Loy to its board of directors, effective May 15, 2026. Loy currently serves as a director and the executive chair of Entegris Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and high-technology industries and previously served as Entegris' president and chief executive officer. He will serve on the board's audit and governance and nominating committees, also effective as of May 15, 2026.

With the addition of Loy and in anticipation of potential director retirements under the board's retirement and resignation policy, Ashland increases the size of the board to nine members.

Loy is a proven leader in the technology industry with a track record of operational excellence, as well as organic and inorganic growth. "I am pleased to welcome Bertrand as a new director to the Ashland Board," said Guillermo Novo, chair and chief executive officer, Ashland. "As we continue to drive our strategy to execute, globalize, innovate and invest, Bertrand will provide distinctive viewpoints about advancing and accelerating scalable growth."

To learn more, visit <u>investor.ashland.com</u>

**About Ashland** 

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company with a conscious and proactive mindset for environmental, social and governance (ESG). The company serves customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. Approximately 2,900 passionate, tenacious solvers – from renowned scientists and research chemists to talented engineers and plant operators – thrive on developing practical, innovative and elegant solutions to complex problems for customers in more than 100 countries. Visit <u>ashland.com</u> and <u>ashland.com/ESG</u> to learn more.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Ashland may from time to time make forward-looking statements in its annual reports, quarterly reports and other filings with the SEC, news releases and other written and oral communications. These forward-looking statements are based on Ashland's expectations and assumptions, as of the date such statements are made. These statements include but may not be limited to, Ashland's current expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, its future Board size. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These risks and uncertainties affecting Ashland are described in Ashland's most recent Form 10-K (including Item 1A Risk Factors) filed with the SEC, which is available on Ashland's website at http://investor.ashland.com or on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Various risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those stated, projected or implied by any forward-looking statements. Ashland believes its expectations and assumptions are reasonable, but there can be no assurance that the expectations reflected herein will be achieved. Unless legally required, Ashland undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this news release whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

<sup>™</sup> Trademark, Ashland or its subsidiaries, registered in various countries.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Investor Relations:** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Media Relations:** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Sandy Klugman | &nbsp;&nbsp;Carolmarie C. Brown |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;+1 (302) 594-7777 | &nbsp;&nbsp;+1 (302) 995-3158 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>sandy.klugman@ashland.com</u> | &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>ccbrown@ashland.com</u> |

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