Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI), the nation’s leading distributor of national name brand medical and surgical supplies to the acute-care market and a healthcare supply chain management company, will hold its 2008 Investor Day on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at the Westin New York at Times Square.
Owens & Minor’s President & Chief Executive Officer Craig R. Smith and Chief Financial Officer James L. Bierman, as well as other members of the Owens & Minor executive management team, are scheduled to speak at the event, which is designed for Wall Street analysts and professional investors. The company also expects to provide its financial outlook for 2009. Contact Owens & Minor’s Investor Relations Team for registration details.
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 600, which includes companies with a market capitalization of $300 million to $2 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.
Contacts:
Truitt
Allcott, Director of Investor &
Media Relations, 804-723-7555;
truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com
or
Chuck Graves, Director, Finance & Investor Relations,
804-723-7556;
chuck.graves@owens-minor.com
