RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) announced that its board of directors
declared a dividend for the first quarter 2017 in the amount of $0.2575
per share, which represents an increase of 1.0% over the prior quarter's
dividend. The cash dividend is payable on March 31, 2017, to
shareholders of record as of March 15, 2017.
"As we celebrate Owens & Minor's 135th anniversary this
year, our board is continuing a long-standing tradition of making
dividend payments to our shareholders," said Cody Phipps, president &
chief executive officer of Owens & Minor. "With the approval of the
first quarter dividend this year, we mark 87 consecutive years of
dividend payments."
About Owens & Minor
Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) is a global healthcare services company
dedicated to Connecting the World of Medical Products to the Point of
CareSM by providing vital supply chain services to
healthcare providers and manufacturers of healthcare products. Owens &
Minor provides logistics services across the spectrum of medical
products from disposable medical supplies to devices and implants. With
logistics platforms strategically located in the United States and
Europe, Owens & Minor serves markets where three quarters of global
healthcare spending occurs. Owens & Minor's customers span the
healthcare market from independent hospitals to large integrated
healthcare networks, as well as group purchasing organizations,
healthcare products manufacturers, and the federal government. A FORTUNE
500 company, Owens & Minor is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and
has annualized revenues exceeding $9 billion. For more information about
Owens & Minor, visit owens-minor.com,
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Owens & Minor, Inc.
Truitt 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, Inc.
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