Owens & Minor’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2009; O&M Will Webcast Event

Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI), a FORTUNE 500 company and a leading distributor of medical and surgical supplies, and a supply-chain management solutions company, will hold its 2009 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Friday, April 24, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at its Virginia-based Home Office. The company will provide an audio only webcast of the meeting 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 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.