UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) October 1, 2014 (October 1, 2014)
OWENS & MINOR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
| Virginia | 1-9810 | 54-1701843 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS employer identification no.) |
| 9120 Lockwood Blvd., Mechanicsville, Virginia | 23116 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (804) 723-7000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 1, 2014, Owens & Minor, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mongoose Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Medical Action Industries, Inc. (“MAI”), in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 24, 2014, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and MAI and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated June 25, 2014. A copy of the press release announcing the closing of the transaction is attached to this report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Information and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on October 1, 2014. |
SIGNATURE
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: October 1, 2014
| OWENS & MINOR, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Grace R. den Hartog | |
| Grace R. den Hartog Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on October 1, 2014. | |