Owens & Minor Announces Federal Trade Commission Approval of Proposed Acquisition of The Burrows Company

Business Wire, Sept 23, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. -- Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) announced today that the Federal Trade Commission has granted approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) for the company's proposed acquisition of the net assets of The Burrows Company (Burrows), a Chicago-based, privately-held distributor of medical and surgical supplies to the acute-care market. Completion of the HSR review satisfies one of the closing conditions contained in the purchase agreement, dated August 19, 2008, between Owens & Minor and Burrows. The transaction is targeted to close on October 1, 2008.

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[R]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.

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