Owens & Minor Announces Cash Dividend for Fourth Quarter 2009

• Press Release
• Source: Owens & Minor
• On 5:11 pm EDT, Wednesday October 21, 2009

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI - News) today announced that its board of directors has approved the payment of the fourth quarter 2009 cash dividend in the amount of $0.23 per share. The cash dividend is payable on December 31, 2009, to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2009.

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Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI - News) a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading distributor of national name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply-chain management company. Owens & Minor is also a member of the Russell 2000^® Index, which measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, as well as the S&P MidCap 400, which includes companies with a market capitalization of $750 million to $3.3 billion that meet certain financial standards. With a diverse product and service offering and distribution centers throughout the United States, the company serves hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, alternate care locations, group purchasing organizations, and the federal government. Owens & Minor provides technology and consulting programs that improve inventory management and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain--from origin of product to patient bedside. For news releases, or for more information about Owens & Minor, visit the company Web site at www.owens-minor.com.

Owens & Minor
Trudi Allcott, Director, Investor & Media Relations, 804-723-7555
truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com