UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 4, 2005
Owens & Minor, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Virginia | 1-9810 | 54-1701843 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4800 Cox Road Richmond, Virginia |
23060 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 747-9794
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) and (c)
On April 4, 2005, the Board of Directors approved a succession plan under which, effective July 1, 2005, G. Gilmer Minor, III will relinquish his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Craig R. Smith will succeed him as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Minor will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and will stand for re-election to the Board at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2005. Mr. Smith, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, will assume the title President and Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2005. Mr. Smith is also standing for election to the Board of Directors at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2005.
The Registrant is furnishing this 8-K and the attached press release announcing the foregoing succession plan pursuant to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 | Press release dated April 4, 2005 (furnished pursuant to Item 5.02). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: April 4, 2005 |
OWENS & MINOR, INC. | |||
| By: |
/s/ Grace R. den Hartog | |||
| Name: |
Grace R. den Hartog | |||
| Title: |
Senior Vice President | |||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99 | Press release dated April 4, 2005 (furnished pursuant to Item 5.02). |
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