Owens & Minor Will Participate in 2005 Baird Growth Stock Conference on May 11, 2005

RICHMOND, Va., May 6, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) will participate in the 2005 Baird Growth Stock Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Owens & Minor will be represented by President & COO Craig R. Smith and Senior Vice President & CFO Jeffrey Kaczka.

The event will be webcast live at http://wsw.com/webcast/rwbaird11/omi/ or http://www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section.