OWENS & MINOR INC/VA/ — Director's Dealing 2004

May 12, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: OWENS & MINOR INC/VA/ (OMI)
CIK: 0000075252
Period of Report: 2004-05-11

Reporting Person: CROTTY JOHN T (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-05-11	Common	P	1100	$24.131	Acquired	18011	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$		Common Stock (16000)	16000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Stock options aquired from 7/19/99 to 4/29/04 at a grant price ranging from $10.50 - $24.07 and expiration dates of 7/19/2009-4/29/2014