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Owens & Minor to Participate in Two Investor Conferences in May 2011

• Deutsche Bank Securities 36^th Annual Healthcare Conference, Wednesday, May 4 at 8:40 a.m. EDT in Boston
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Healthcare Conference, Wednesday, May 11 at 10:40 a.m. PDT in Las Vegas

The Owens & Minor presentations will be webcast live and later archived at www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section.

Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI) a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading national distributor of 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 site 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 website at www.owens-minor.com.

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