Owens & Minor Announces 10% Increase in the Dividend for First Quarter 2012
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2012--
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI) announced that its board of directors has
approved the payment of the first quarter 2012 cash dividend in the
amount of
$0.22 per share, a 10% increase over the prior quarter’s
dividend. The cash dividend is payable on
March 30, 2012, to
shareholders of record as of
March 15, 2012.
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, healthcare suppliers, 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.

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