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✔ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC . to Commission file number 333-211719 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ .01 per share 8145 Blazer Drive Wilmington , Delaware 19808 Telephone Number ( 302 ) 995-3000 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol 81-2587835 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange ASH Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer 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 . □ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No ✔ Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company At March 31 , 2021 , the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $ 5,389,129,000 . In determining this amount , the Registrant has assumed that its directors and executive officers are affiliates . Such assumption shall not be deemed conclusive for any other purpose . At October 31 , 2021 , there were 56,838,804 shares of Registrant's common stock outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of Registrant's Proxy Statement ( Proxy Statement ) for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this annual report on Form 10 - K to the extent described herein .