Owens & Minor to Participate in Three Upcoming Investor Events

RICHMOND, Va. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) today updated its Investor Relations calendar with three upcoming events.

• Owens & Minor will participate in the 18^th Annual Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference in Phoenix, AZ, on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. MST (1:30 p.m. ET).
• Owens & Minor will present to investors at the 6^th Annual Citi Small and Mid-Cap Conference in New York on Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 10:40 a.m. ET.
• On Thursday, December 10, 2009, Owens & Minor will host a 2010 Financial Outlook Meeting in New York City at the Grand Hyatt New York. Owens & Minor's President & Chief Executive Officer Craig R. Smith and Chief Financial Officer James L. Bierman are scheduled to speak at the event, providing the company's financial outlook for 2010. The meeting, designed for Wall Street analysts and professional investors, is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET and conclude at approximately 10:30 a.m. ET. Requests for registration information should be directed via email to truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com.

Investors can access webcasts (and webcast replays) for each of these events at www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section. Owens & Minor uses its Web site as a channel of distribution for material company information, including news releases, investor presentations and financial information. This information is routinely posted and accessible under the Investor Relations section.

Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI) 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