Guillermo Novo - 06 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for ASHLAND INC. (ASH)

Role: Chair of the Board and CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Serena S. Kenost, Attorney-In-Fact for Guillermo Novo
Issuer symbol: ASH
Transactions as of: 06 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Feb 2026, 16:30:07 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Jan 2026
Next filing: 13 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
NOVO GUILLERMO	Chair of the Board and CEO, Director	8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON	/s/ Serena S. Kenost, Attorney-In-Fact for Guillermo Novo	10 Feb 2026	0001434813

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ASH	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+32,096		$0.000000	32,096	06 Feb 2026	Common Stock	32,096		Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents a right to receive one (1) share of ASH Common Stock.
F2	Grant of Restricted Stock Units on February 6, 2026, pursuant to Ashland's incentive plan as approved by the shareholders and exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The shares in this grant vest on December 31, 2028, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous employment with the issuer.