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Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) announced today that it will participate in the following investor conferences in May:

• Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Healthcare Conference in New York
  Wednesday, May 13, 2009
  2:40 p.m. EDT
• Davenport & Company 2009 Institutional Investors Conference in New York
  Thursday, May 14, 2009
  2:05 p.m. EDT

For both conferences, 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 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(R) 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.