ash-8k_20190425.htm

333-211719		81-2587835
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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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 April 25, 2019, Mr. Guillermo Novo was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (“Ashland”) effective May 22, 2019. He will enter into Ashland’s standard Director Indemnification Agreement and will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with Ashland’s non-employee director compensation program described under the caption “Compensation of Directors” in Ashland’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 2, 2019. Under the non-employee director compensation program, Mr. Novo will receive a grant of restricted stock units, pro-rated from the date of appointment until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Novo is expected to stand for election at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. In addition, also effective May 22, 2019, Michael J. Ward, who had previously announced his upcoming retirement in Ashland’s Form 8-K filed January 14, 2019, will retire.

The election of Mr. Novo to Ashland’s Board of Directors is discussed in more detail in the news release (the “News Release”) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

On April 29, 2019, Ashland issued a News Release relating to the retirement of Mr. Ward and the election of Mr. Novo to the Board of Directors.

The News Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

	ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.
	(Registrant)

April 29, 2019	/s/ Peter J. Ganz
	Peter J. Ganz
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	(d)	Exhibits

	99.1	News Release dated April 29, 2019.