Owens & Minor to Release 1st Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Monday, April 20, 2009

Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI), a FORTUNE 500 company and a leading distributor of national name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a supply-chain management solutions company, will release 1^st quarter 2009 financial results after market on Monday, April 20, 2009.

The company has scheduled a conference call for the following morning on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern to discuss the results.

• The live conference call may be accessed by calling 877-748-0043 with conference code # 94908883.
• The conference call will be webcast under the Investor Relations section of www.owens-minor.com .
• The international dial-in number is 706-758-5871 with conference code # 94908883.
• A replay of the call will be available for three weeks by calling 800-642-1687 with conference code # 94908883.

Owens & Minor, Inc., (NYSE: OMI) a FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is the 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 SmallCap 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, the federal government and consumers. 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.