The company also provides details for management's 3^rd Quarter 2012 management conference call and appearance at upcoming investor conference

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE-OMI), a leading national distributor of medical and surgical supplies and a supply-chain management solutions company, has announced dates for three investor events during the 4^th Quarter of 2012. Each event will be webcast on the Investor Relations' section of www.owens-minor.com. The schedule is as follows:

• Owens & Minor will release 3^rd Quarter 2012 financial results on Monday, October 29, 2012, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Company executives will host a conference call to discuss the results on the following morning on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The access code for this event is 37884301. The live conference call may be accessed by calling 866-393-1604; the international dial-in number is 224-357-2191; a replay of the call will be available for one week by calling 855-859-2056; and a webcast of the event will be archived on www.owens-minor.com.
• Owens & Minor is scheduled to participate in the Credit Suisse 2012 Healthcare Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The Owens & Minor presentation is scheduled for November 15, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. MST.
• Owens & Minor plans to host an investor meeting in New York on Thursday, November 29, 2012. Owens & Minor executives are scheduled to provide a briefing on a variety of strategic initiatives, as well as the company's financial outlook for 2013. The event, designed for Wall Street analysts and professional investors, will be held at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York. It will begin at 8:00 a.m. EST and conclude at approximately 10:30 a.m. EST. Please register via http://investors.owens-minor.com/registration.cfm by the close of business on Monday, November 26, 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.

Owens & Minor
Trudi Allcott, 804-723-7555
Director, Investor & Media Relations
truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com
or
Chuck Graves, 804-723-7556
Director, Finance & Investor Relations
chuck.graves@owens-minor.com

Source: Owens & Minor

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