Owens & Minor to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 10, 2012

Owens & Minor Inc. (NYSE: OMI) announced today that it will participate in the 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2012 in San Francisco on January 10, 2011. The Owens & Minor presentation is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

The Owens & Minor presentation 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 $1 billion to $4.4 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.