RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE-OMI) today announced that its board of
directors has approved the payment of the fourth-quarter 2012 cash
dividend in the amount of $0.22 per share. The cash dividend is payable
on December 31, 2012, to shareholders of record as of December 14, 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
truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com
Source: Owens & Minor
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