RICHMOND, Va., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens & Minor , a FORTUNE 500 company and the nation’s leading distributor of medical and surgical supplies, and a supply chain management solutions company will webcast its 2005 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central Time).
This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Owens & Minor’s Web site at http://www.owens-minor.com/ .
The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.earnings.com/, Thomson’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com/), a password-protected event management site.
About OMI
Owens & Minor, Inc., 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. 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 enable healthcare providers to maximize efficiency and cost- effectiveness in materials purchasing, improve inventory management and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain -- from origin of product to patient bedside. The company also has established itself as a leader in the development and use of technology. For news releases, or for more information about Owens & Minor, visit the company Web site at http://www.owens-minor.com/.
Audio: http://www.earnings.com/Owens & Minor, Inc.
CONTACT: Trudi Allcott of Owens & Minor, Inc., +1-804-935-4291,truitt.allcott@owens-minor.com