Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 9, 2020, Ashland Global Holdings Inc. ("Ashland") announced that its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Ashland Services B.V., announced the pricing of a proposed offering (the "Notes Offering") of €500 million (approximately $560 million) aggregate principal amount of its 2.000% senior euro-denominated notes (the "Notes"). The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Ashland Services B.V. The Notes Offering is expected to close on January 23, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Notes will initially be guaranteed on an unsecured basis by each of Ashland and Ashland LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland (together, the "Guarantees").

The Notes are being offered in the United States to (i) qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and (ii) to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the Guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons without registration under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

A copy of the news release announcing pricing of the Notes Offering is hereby incorporated by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description

  99.1           News Release announcing Pricing of the Notes Offering dated January 9,
               2020.
104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
               document)




Forward Looking Statements

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Ashland has identified some of these forward-looking statements with words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "is likely," "predicts," "projects," "forecasts," "objectives," "may," "will," "should," "plans" and "intends" and the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. In addition, 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, regarding Ashland's future operating performance and financial condition, as well as the economy and other future events or circumstances. These statements include, but may not be limited to, statements about the potential Notes Offering. Various risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those stated, projected or implied by any forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties affecting Ashland that are described in its 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. 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 Form 8-K whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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