REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT between Ashland Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Representative of the several Initial Purchasers Dated as of February 26, 2013Registration Rights Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ashland Inc. • Wholesale-chemicals & allied products • New York
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of February 26, 2013, between Ashland Inc., a Kentucky corporation (the “Company”), and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., (the “Representative”) as representative of the several Initial Purchasers listed on Schedule A (the “Initial Purchasers”) to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), each of whom has agreed to purchase the Company’s $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”), pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Notes are herein also referred to as the “Securities”. The Company previously issued $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2022 under the Original Indenture (as defined below) (the “Existing Securities”). The Securities constitute an additional issuance of notes under the Indenture.
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of February 26, 2013 between ASHLAND INC. and as Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent to the INDENTURE dated as of August 7, 2012 between ASHLAND INC. and as Trustee, Registrar and Paying AgentFirst Supplemental Indenture • February 27th, 2013 • Ashland Inc. • Wholesale-chemicals & allied products • New York
This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of February 26, 2013, between ASHLAND INC., a Kentucky corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
