OWENS & MINOR INC/VA/
10-Q, 1999-11-12
MEDICAL, DENTAL & HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999
                                       OR
              [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the transition period from _________ to __________

                          Commission file number 1-9810

                               Owens & Minor, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia                                                    54-1701843
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(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

4800 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia                         23060
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

Post Office Box 27626, Richmond, Virginia                   23261-7626
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(Mailing address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (804) 747-9794
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         Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _____

         The number of shares of Owens & Minor,  Inc.'s common stock outstanding
as of October 29, 1999, was 32,709,265 shares.

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                      Owens & Minor, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                                      Index

                                                                            Page

Part I.  Financial Information

         Item 1. Financial Statements
                 Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Months and
                 Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998                3

                 Consolidated Balance Sheets -
                 September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998                     4

                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
                 Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998                5

                 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                   6

         Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                 Condition and Results of Operations                         15

         Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  19

Part II. Other Information

         Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                           20

         Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                            20


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Part I.  Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                      Owens & Minor, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                        Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                            Three Months Ended                Nine Months Ended
                                                               September 30,                     September 30,
                                                      --------------------------------  ---------------------------------
<S>     <C>


                                                           1999              1998             1999              1998
                                                      --------------    --------------  ----------------    -------------

Net sales                                             $    811,917      $    768,416    $  2,325,361      $   2,365,344
Cost of goods sold                                         726,620           687,412       2,080,988          2,119,720
                                                        ------------      ------------    --------------    -------------

Gross margin                                                85,297            81,004         244,373            245,624
                                                        ------------      ------------    --------------    -------------

Selling, general and administrative expenses                61,623            58,542         179,709            180,563
Depreciation and amortization                                4,919             4,583          14,064             13,556
Interest expense, net                                        2,702             3,799           8,833             10,602
Discount on accounts receivable securitization               1,527               884           3,316              3,870
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable
     preferred securities                                    1,773             1,785           5,321              2,720
Nonrecurring restructuring expenses                             --                --          (1,000)            11,200
                                                        ------------      ------------    --------------    -------------
Total expenses                                              72,544            69,593         210,243            222,511
                                                        ------------      ------------    --------------    -------------

Income before income taxes                                  12,753            11,411          34,130             23,113
Income tax provision                                         5,611             4,793          15,017              9,591
                                                        ------------      ------------    --------------    -------------

Net income                                                   7,142             6,618          19,113             13,522

Dividends on preferred stock                                    --                --              --              1,898
                                                        ------------      ------------    --------------    -------------

Net income attributable to common stock               $      7,142     $       6,618    $     19,113      $      11,624
                                                        ============      ============    ==============    =============

Net income per common share-basic                     $       0.22     $        0.20    $       0.59      $        0.36
                                                        ============      ============    ==============    =============

Net income per common share-diluted                   $       0.21     $        0.20    $       0.57      $        0.36
                                                        ============      ============    ==============    =============

Cash dividends per common share                       $       0.06     $        0.05    $       0.17      $        0.15
                                                        ============      ============    ==============    =============
</TABLE>


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                      Owens & Minor, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

(In thousands, except per share data)                                September 30,          December 31,
                                                                           1999                 1998
                                                                     -------------          ------------
<S>     <C>

Assets                                                              (Unaudited)
Current assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                                     $          580           $         546
    Accounts and notes receivable, net
       of allowance of $6,637 and $6,273                                 186,339                 213,765
    Merchandise inventories                                              320,558                 275,094
    Other current assets                                                  10,967                  14,816
                                                                  --------------           -------------
    Total current assets                                                 518,444                 504,221
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
    depreciation of $50,612 and $45,812                                   26,714                  25,608
Goodwill, net of accumulated
    amortization of $26,494 and $22,843                                  212,698                 158,276
Other assets, net                                                         32,717                  29,663
                                                                  --------------           -------------
       Total assets                                               $      790,573           $     717,768
                                                                  ==============           =============

Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities
    Accounts payable                                              $      265,859           $     206,251
    Accrued payroll and related liabilities                                3,562                   8,974
    Other accrued liabilities                                             57,773                  53,749
                                                                  --------------           -------------
    Total current liabilities                                            327,194                 268,974
Long-term debt                                                           150,000                 150,000
Accrued pension and retirement plans                                       6,060                   5,668
                                                                  --------------           -------------
    Total liabilities                                                    483,254                 424,642
                                                                  --------------           -------------
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of
       subsidiary trust, holding solely convertible debentures
       of Owens & Minor, Inc.                                            132,000                 132,000
                                                                  --------------           -------------
Shareholders' equity
    Preferred stock, par value $100 per share;
        authorized - 10,000 shares
       Series A; Participating Cumulative
           Preferred Stock; none issued                                       --                      --
    Common stock, par value $2 per share;
        authorized - 200,000 shares; issued and
        outstanding - 32,694 shares and 32,618 shares                     65,388                  65,236
    Paid-in capital                                                       12,766                  12,280
    Retained earnings                                                     97,165                  83,610
                                                                  --------------           -------------
    Total shareholders' equity                                           175,319                 161,126
                                                                  --------------           -------------
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                    $      790,573           $     717,768
                                                                  ==============           =============
</TABLE>


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                                       Owens & Minor, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                                       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



(In thousands)                                                                          Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited)                                                                               September 30,
                                                                               ------------------------------------
                                                                                    1999                1998
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------
<S>     <C>

Operating activities
Net income                                                                     $      19,113       $      13,522
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
    provided by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                                                  14,064              13,556
       Nonrecurring restructuring provision                                           (1,000)             11,200
       Deferred income taxes                                                              --              15,910
       Provision for LIFO reserve                                                      1,629               2,497
       Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable                             656                 387
       Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
          Accounts and notes receivable                                               41,582             (11,506)
          Merchandise inventories                                                    (18,654)            (41,485)
               Accounts payable                                                       67,927              59,428
          Net change in other current assets
              and current liabilities                                                   (680)              8,844
       Other, net                                                                      2,064                 516
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------
Cash provided by operating activities                                                126,701              72,869
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------

Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisition of business                                                (85,112)                 --
Additions to property and equipment                                                   (7,263)             (5,180)
Additions to computer software                                                        (6,477)             (3,650)
Other, net                                                                            (1,143)                 65
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------
Cash used for investing activities                                                   (99,995)             (8,765)
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------

Financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of mandatorily redeemable
     preferred securities                                                                 --             127,319
Repurchase of preferred stock                                                             --            (115,000)
Reduction of long-term debt                                                               --             (32,550)
Other financing, net                                                                 (21,194)            (36,287)
Cash dividends paid                                                                   (5,558)             (7,638)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                   80               3,117
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------
Cash used for financing activities                                                   (26,672)            (61,039)
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                 34               3,065

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         546                 583
                                                                               ----------------    ----------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                     $         580       $       3,648
                                                                               ================    ================
</TABLE>


          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                      Owens & Minor, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

1.   Accounting Policies
     In the  opinion of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated
     financial  statements  contain all adjustments (which are comprised only of
     normal  recurring  accruals and the use of estimates)  necessary to present
     fairly the consolidated  financial  position of Owens & Minor, Inc. and its
     wholly-owned subsidiaries (O&M or the company) as of September 30, 1999 and
     the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine month periods
     and cash flows for the nine month  periods  ended  September  30,  1999 and
     1998.

2.   Interim Results of Operations
     The  results  of  operations  for  interim   periods  are  not  necessarily
     indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

3.   Interim Gross Margin Reporting
     The company uses  estimated  gross  margin  rates to determine  the cost of
     goods sold during interim periods. To improve the accuracy of its estimated
     gross margins for interim  reporting  purposes,  the company takes physical
     inventory  counts at selected  distribution  centers.  Reported  results of
     operations  for the three and nine month periods  ended  September 30, 1999
     and 1998  reflect the results of such  counts,  to the extent that they are
     materially  different from estimated  amounts.  Management  will continue a
     program of interim physical inventories at selected distribution centers to
     the extent it deems appropriate to ensure the accuracy of interim reporting
     and to minimize year-end adjustments.

4.   Acquisition
     On July 30, 1999, the company  acquired  certain net assets of Medix,  Inc.
     (Medix), a distributor of medical/surgical  supplies,  for a purchase price
     of approximately $85 million. Headquartered in Waunakee, Wisconsin, Medix's
     customers are  primarily in the Midwest and include  acute care  hospitals,
     long-term care facilities and clinics. Medix's net sales were approximately
     $184 million for its fiscal year ended October 2, 1998. The acquisition has
     been accounted for by the purchase method and,  accordingly,  the operating
     results of Medix have been included in the company's consolidated financial
     statements since the date of acquisition. Assuming the acquisition had been
     made at the  beginning of the  periods,  consolidated  net sales,  on a pro
     forma basis, would have been approximately  $2.44 billion and $2.51 billion
     for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1999 and  1998,  respectively.
     Consolidated  net income and  earnings per share on a pro forma basis would
     not have been materially different from the results reported.

     The company  paid cash of  approximately  $70  million and assumed  debt of
     approximately  $15  million,  which  was  paid  off as part of the  closing
     transaction. In connection with the acquisition,  management adopted a plan
     for  integration  of the businesses  which  includes  closure of some Medix
     facilities  and  consolidation  of  certain  administrative  functions.  An
     accrual of  approximately  $3 million  was  established  to provide for the
     costs of this plan, including anticipated losses under lease commitments of
     approximately  $2 million and other  anticipated  costs of approximately $1
     million, including employee separations,  asset write-offs and other costs.
     There were no  significant  charges to the  reserve  during the three month
     period ended September 30, 1999. The purchase price has been  preliminarily
     allocated  based on estimated fair values of the acquired net assets at the
     date of acquisition pending final adjustments of certain acquired balances.
     The  excess  of  the  purchase  price  over  the  fair  value  of  the  net
     identifiable assets acquired of approximately $58 million has been recorded
     as goodwill and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over 40 years.

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5.   Restructuring Reserve
     As  a  result  of  the   Columbia/HCA   Healthcare   Corporation   contract
     cancellation  in the  second  quarter  of  1998,  the  company  recorded  a
     nonrecurring  restructuring  charge to downsize  operations.  In the second
     quarter of 1999 the company  re-evaluated  its  estimate  of the  remaining
     costs to be incurred in connection with the restructuring plan, and reduced
     the reserve by $1.0 million. The following table sets forth the activity in
     the restructuring reserve during the third quarter of 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                (In thousands)                                                               Balance at
                                                           Balance at                      September 30,
                                                         June 30, 1999       Charges            1999
                ------------------------------------- --------------------- ------------- -----------------
<S>     <C>
                Losses under lease commitments            $   2,992          $    409       $   2,583
                Asset write-offs                              3,418                32           3,386
                Employee separations                             80                45              35
                Other                                           482                 5             477
                ------------------------------------- --------------------- ------------- -----------------
                Total                                       $ 6,972          $    491       $   6,481
                ------------------------------------- --------------------- ------------- -----------------
</TABLE>



6.   Net Income  per Common Share
     The following  sets forth the  computation  of basic and diluted net income
     per common share:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


     (In thousands, except per share data)                      Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                                                  September 30,                     September 30,
                                                            ------------------------         ------------------------
<S>     <C>
                                                                1999            1998             1999            1998
                                                            ------------------------         ------------------------
     Numerator:
       Net income                                           $   7,142      $   6,618         $ 19,113       $  13,522
       Preferred stock dividends                                   --             --               --           1,898
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     Numerator for basic net income per common
       share - net income attributable to common stock          7,142          6,618           19,113          11,624
     Distributions on convertible mandatorily redeemable
       preferred securities, net of income taxes                  993          1,035            2,980              --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Numerator for diluted net income per common share -
       net income attributable to common stock after
       assumed conversions                                  $   8,135          7,653           22,093          11,624
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Denominator:
       Denominator for basic net income per
         common share - weighted average shares                32,582         32,532           32,570          32,472
       Effect of dilutive securities:
         Conversion of mandatorily redeemable preferred
           securities                                           6,400          6,400            6,400              --
         Stock options and restricted stock                       120             19              125              89
     Denominator for diluted net income per common
         share - adjusted weighted average shares and
         assumed conversions                                   39,102         38,951           39,095          32,561
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net income per common share - basic                    $    0.22       $   0.20         $   0.59       $    0.36
     Net income per common share - diluted                  $    0.21       $   0.20         $   0.57       $    0.36
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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7.   Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
     The following tables present condensed  consolidating financial information
     for: Owens & Minor,  Inc.; on a combined  basis,  the guarantors of Owens &
     Minor,  Inc.'s 10 7/8% Senior Subordinated  10-year Notes (Notes);  and the
     non-guarantor  subsidiaries of the Notes.  Separate financial statements of
     the guarantor  subsidiaries  are not presented  because the  guarantors are
     jointly,  severally and unconditionally liable under the guarantees and the
     company believes the condensed  consolidating financial information is more
     meaningful in understanding the financial  position,  results of operations
     and cash flows of the guarantor subsidiaries.

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
(In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

For the three months ended                                   Owens &       Guarantor      Non-guarantor
September 30, 1999                                          Minor, Inc.   Subsidiaries    Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated
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<S>     <C>
Statements of Operations
Net sales                                                $         --   $     811,917  $         --     $        --  $     811,917
Cost of goods sold                                                 --         726,620            --              --        726,620
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Gross margin                                                       --          85,297            --              --         85,297
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Selling, general and administrative expenses                        4          61,431           188              --         61,623
Depreciation and amortization                                      --           4,919            --              --          4,919
Interest expense, net                                           4,217          (1,515)           --              --          2,702
Intercompany interest expense, net                             (1,731)          7,623        (4,674)         (1,218)            --
Discount on accounts receivable securitization                     --               8         1,519              --          1,527
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred                  --              --         1,773              --          1,773
securities
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Total expenses                                                  2,490          72,466        (1,194)         (1,218)        72,544
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Income (loss) before income taxes                              (2,490)         12,831         1,194           1,218         12,753
Income tax provision (benefit)                                 (1,095)          5,548           622             536          5,611
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Net income (loss)                                        $     (1,395)  $       7,283  $        572     $       682  $       7,142
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</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



For the three months ended                                    Owens &     Guarantor      Non-guarantor
September 30, 1998                                          Minor, Inc.   Subsidiaries    Subsidiaries  Eliminations Consolidated
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<S>     <C>

Statements of Operations
Net sales                                                $         --   $     768,416   $         --     $      --   $   768,416

Cost of goods sold                                                 --         687,412             --            --       687,412
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Gross margin                                                       --          81,004             --            --        81,004
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Selling, general and administrative expenses                       --          58,485             57            --        58,542
Depreciation and amortization                                      --           4,583             --            --         4,583

Interest expense, net                                           4,403            (604)            --            --         3,799

Intercompany interest expense, net                             (2,053)          6,942         (3,801)       (1,088)           --
Discount on accounts receivable securitization                     --              22            862            --           884

Distribution on mandatorily redeemable preferred                   --             --           1,785            --         1,785
securities
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Total expenses                                                  2,350          69,428         (1,097)       (1,088)       69,593

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Income (loss) before income taxes                              (2,350)         11,576          1,097         1,088        11,411
Income tax provision (benefit)                                   (952)          4,843            445           457         4,793

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Net income (loss)                                        $     (1,398)  $       6,733   $        652    $      631   $     6,618
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</TABLE>

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
(In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Nine months ended                                            Owens &       Guarantor     Non-guarantor
September 30, 1999                                          Minor, Inc.  Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated

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<S>     <C>

Statements of Operations
Net sales                                                $         --   $   2,325,361  $         --     $        --  $   2,325,361
Cost of goods sold                                                 --       2,080,988            --              --      2,080,988
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Gross margin                                                       --         244,373            --              --        244,373
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Selling, general and administrative expenses                        9         179,205           495              --        179,709
Depreciation and amortization                                      --          14,064            --              --         14,064
Interest expense, net                                          12,503          (3,670)           --              --          8,833
Intercompany interest expense, net                             (5,158)         19,085       (12,709)         (1,218)            --
Discount on accounts receivable securitization                     --              24         3,292              --          3,316
Distributions on mandatorily redeemable preferred                  --              --         5,321              --          5,321
securities
Nonrecurring restructuring expenses                                --          (1,000)           --              --         (1,000)
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Total expenses                                                  7,354         207,708        (3,601)         (1,218)       210,243
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) before income taxes                              (7,354)         36,665         3,601           1,218         34,130
Income tax provision (benefit)                                 (3,236)         16,058         1,659             536         15,017
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Net income (loss)                                        $     (4,118)  $      20,607  $      1,942     $       682  $      19,113
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


Nine months ended                                             Owens &     Guarantor      Non-guarantor
September 30, 1998                                          Minor, Inc.   Subsidiaries    Subsidiaries  Eliminations Consolidated
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<S>     <C>
Statements of Operations
Net sales                                                $         --   $   2,365,344   $         --     $      --   $ 2,365,344

Cost of goods sold                                                 --       2,119,720             --            --     2,119,720
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross margin                                                       --         245,624             --            --       245,624
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Selling, general and administrative expenses                        5         180,374            184            --       180,563
Depreciation and amortization                                      --          13,556             --            --        13,556

Interest expense, net                                          12,998          (2,396)            --            --        10,602

Intercompany interest expense, net                             (8,758)         19,999        (10,153)       (1,088)           --

Discount on accounts receivable securitization
                                                                   --              62          3,808            --         3,870
Distribution on mandatorily redeemable preferred                   --              --          2,720            --         2,720
securities
Nonrecurring restructuring expenses                                --          11,200             --            --        11,200

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total expenses                                                  4,245         222,795         (3,441)       (1,088)      222,511

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) before income taxes                              (4,245)         22,829          3,441         1,088        23,113
Income tax provision (benefit)                                 (1,719)          9,456          1,397           457         9,591
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Net income (loss)                                              (2,526)         13,373          2,044           631        13,522
Dividends on preferred stock                                    1,898              --             --            --         1,898
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock           $     (4,424)  $      13,373   $      2,044   $       631    $   11,624
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
(In thousands)
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                                                          Owens &       Guarantor
                                                        Minor, Inc.   Subsidiaries  Non-guarantor  Eliminations    Consolidated
                                                                                     Subsidiaries
September 30, 1999
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>     <C>

Balance Sheets
Assets
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                           $        507   $         72  $          1  $         --     $        580

   Accounts and notes receivable, net                            --         97,709        88,630            --          186,339
   Merchandise inventories                                       --        320,558            --            --          320,558

   Intercompany advances, net                               142,866         63,169         1,183      (207,218)              --
   Other current assets                                          --         10,967            --            --           10,967
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   Total current assets                                     143,373        492,475        89,814      (207,218)         518,444
Property and equipment, net                                      --         26,714            --            --           26,714

Goodwill, net                                                    --        212,698            --            --          212,698

Intercompany investments                                    305,441         15,001       136,083      (456,525)              --

Other assets, net                                             8,953         22,482         1,282            --           32,717
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   Total assets                                        $    457,767   $    769,370  $    227,179  $   (663,743)    $     790,573
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities
   Accounts payable                                    $         --   $    265,859  $         --  $         --      $    265,859

   Accrued payroll and related liabilities                       --          3,562            --            --             3,562

   Intercompany advances, net                                    --        141,222        66,678      (207,900)               --

   Other accrued liabilities                                  4,976         51,109         1,688            --            57,773

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   Total current liabilities                                  4,976        461,752        68,366      (207,900)          327,194

Long-term debt                                              150,000             --            --            --           150,000

Intercompany long-term debt                                 136,083             --            --      (136,083)               --

Accrued pension and retirement plans                             --          6,060            --            --             6,060

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Total liabilities                                         291,059        467,812        68,366      (343,983)          483,254
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Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable
     preferred securities of subsidiary trust, holding
     solely convertible debentures of Owens & Minor,             --             --       132,000            --           132,000
     Inc.
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Shareholders' equity
   Common stock                                              65,388             --         4,083        (4,083)           65,388

   Paid-in capital                                           12,766        301,358        15,001      (316,359)           12,766

   Retained earnings                                         88,554            200         7,729           682            97,165
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   Total shareholders' equity                               166,708        301,558        26,813      (319,760)          175,319
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   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity          $    457,767   $    769,370  $    227,179   $  (663,743)   $      790,573
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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
(In thousands)
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                                                          Owens &      Guarantor   Non-guarantor
December 31, 1998                                       Minor, Inc.  Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated

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Balance Sheets
Assets
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                           $       505    $        40   $           1  $         --    $          546

   Accounts and notes receivable, net                           --        100,148         113,617            --           213,765

   Merchandise inventories                                      --        275,094              --            --           275,094

   Intercompany advances, net                              148,992         90,698           1,183      (240,873)               --

   Other current assets                                         --         14,816              --            --            14,816

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   Total current assets                                    149,497        480,796         114,801      (240,873)          504,221

Property and equipment, net                                     --         25,608              --            --            25,608

Goodwill, net                                                   --        158,276              --            --           158,276

Intercompany investments                                   303,941         15,001         136,083      (455,025)               --

Other assets, net                                            9,784         19,879              --            --            29,663

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   Total assets                                        $   463,222   $    699,560  $      250,884  $   (695,898)  $       717,768

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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities
   Accounts payable                                    $        --   $    206,251  $           --  $         --   $       206,251

   Accrued payroll and related liabilities                      --          8,974              --            --             8,974

   Intercompany advances, net                                   --        148,992          92,509      (241,501)               --

   Other accrued liabilities                                 1,394         50,994           1,361            --            53,749

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   Total current liabilities                                 1,394        415,211          93,870      (241,501)          268,974

Long-term debt                                             150,000             --              --            --           150,000

Intercompany long-term debt                                136,083             --              --      (136,083)               --

Accrued pension and retirement plans                            --          5,668              --            --             5,668

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  Total liabilities                                        287,477        420,879          93,870      (377,584)          424,642

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Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable
     preferred securities of subsidiary trust, holding
     solely convertible debentures of Owens & Minor,
     Inc.                                                       --             --         132,000            --           132,000
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Shareholders' equity
   Common stock                                             65,236             --           4,083        (4,083)           65,236

   Paid-in capital                                          12,280        299,858          15,001      (314,859)           12,280

   Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)                  98,229        (21,177)          5,930           628            83,610

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   Total shareholders' equity                              175,745        278,681          25,014      (318,314)          161,126

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   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity          $   463,222   $    699,560   $     250,884   $  (695,898)   $      717,768

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
(In thousands)
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 For the nine months ended                                Owens &      Guarantor   Non-guarantor
 September 30, 1999                                      Minor, Inc. Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
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Statements of Cash Flows
Operating activities
Net income (loss)                                      $    (4,118) $     20,607   $        1,942     $     682    $     19,113

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash
     provided by operating activities:

   Depreciation and amortization                                --        14,064               --            --          14,064
   Nonrecurring restructuring provision                         --        (1,000)              --            --          (1,000)
   Provision for LIFO reserve                                   --         1,629               --            --           1,629
   Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable        --           389              267            --             656
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Accounts and notes receivable                            --        16,862           24,720            --          41,582
       Merchandise inventories                                  --       (18,654)              --            --         (18,654)
       Accounts payable                                         --        67,927               --            --          67,927
       Net change in other current assets
              and current liabilities                        3,582        (4,589)             327            --            (680)
     Other, net                                              1,389         1,024              333          (682)          2,064
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Cash provided by operating activities                          853        98,259           27,589            --         126,701
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Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisition of business                           --       (85,112)              --            --         (85,112)

Additions to property and equipment                             --        (7,263)              --            --          (7,263)
Additions to computer software                                  --        (6,477)              --            --          (6,477)

Other, net                                                      --            57           (1,200)           --          (1,143)
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Cash used for investing activities                              --       (98,795)          (1,200)           --         (99,995)
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Financing activities
Change in intercompany advances                              4,627        21,762          (26,389)           --              --

Other financing, net                                            --       (21,194)              --            --         (21,194)

Cash dividends paid                                         (5,558)           --               --            --          (5,558)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options                         80            --               --            --              80
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Cash provided by (used for) financing activities              (851)          568          (26,389)           --         (26,672)
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                        2            32               --            --              34

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period               505            40                1            --             546

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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period             $       507  $         72   $            1  $         --    $        580
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<CAPTION>

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
(In thousands)
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 For the nine months ended                               Owens &      Guarantor     Non-guarantor
 September 30, 1998                                     Minor, Inc.  Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
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Statements of Cash Flows
Operating activities
Net income (loss)                                      $    (2,526)   $     13,373   $        2,044  $       631   $      13,522

Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  income  (loss)
    to cash  provided  by (used for)
    operating activities:

   Depreciation and amortization                                --         13,556               --           --          13,556

   Nonrecurring restructuring provision                         --         11,200               --           --          11,200

   Deferred income taxes                                        --         15,910               --           --          15,910

   Provision for LIFO reserve                                   --          2,497               --           --           2,497

   Provision for losses on accounts and notes
   receivable                                                   --            212              175           --             387

   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Accounts and notes receivable                            --         16,953          (28,459)          --         (11,506)

       Merchandise inventories                                  --        (41,485)              --           --         (41,485)

       Accounts payable                                         --         59,428               --           --          59,428

       Net change in other current assets
              and current liabilities                        4,030          3,965              849           --           8,844
     Other, net                                                866            393             (112)        (631)            516
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Cash provided by (used for) operating activities             2,370         96,002          (25,503)          --          72,869
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Investing activities
Additions to property and equipment                             --         (5,180)              --           --          (5,180)
Additions to computer software                                  --         (3,650)              --           --          (3,650)
Other, net                                                      --             65               --           --              65

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Cash used for investing activities                              --         (8,765)              --           --          (8,765)
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Financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of mandatorily
 redeemable preferred securities                            (4,681)            --          132,000           --         127,319
Repurchase of preferred stock                             (115,000)            --               --           --        (115,000)
Reduction of long-term debt                                (32,550)            --               --           --         (32,550)
Change in intercompany advances                            154,382        (47,885)        (106,497)          --              --
Other financing, net                                                      (36,287)              --           --         (36,287)

Cash dividends paid                                         (7,638)            --               --           --          (7,638)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options                      3,117             --               --           --           3,117

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Cash provided by (used for) financing activities            (2,370)      (84,172)           25,503           --         (61,039)

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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                       --          3,065               --           --           3,065

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period               505             77                1           --             583

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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period             $       505  $       3,142   $            1  $        --           3,648
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

The following  management  discussion and analysis describes material changes in
the financial condition of Owens & Minor, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(O&M or the company)  since December 31, 1998.  Trends of a material  nature are
discussed to the extent known and considered relevant. This discussion should be
read in conjunction with the consolidated  financial  statements,  related notes
thereto and  management's  discussion  and analysis of financial  condition  and
results of operations  included in the company's 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1998.

General
On July 30,  1999,  the  company  acquired  certain  net  assets of Medix,  Inc.
(Medix),  a distributor of  medical/surgical  supplies,  for  approximately  $85
million.  The company paid cash of approximately $70 million and assumed debt of
approximately  $15  million,   which  was  paid  off  as  part  of  the  closing
transaction.  The  excess of the  purchase  price over the fair value of the net
identifiable  assets acquired of approximately  $58 million has been recorded as
goodwill and is being  amortized on a  straight-line  basis over 40 years.  This
acquisition strengthens the company's presence in the Midwest and is expected to
provide  opportunities for increased sales in this geographic area.  Medix's net
sales were  approximately  $184 million for their  fiscal year ended  October 2,
1998.  The  success  of the  acquisition  will  depend in part on the  company's
ability to integrate and capture synergies in the combined businesses.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity.  The company  acquired Medix on July 30, 1999.  This  acquisition was
funded  through  the  off  balance  sheet  accounts  receivable   securitization
facility.  As a result of the  acquisition,  combined  outstanding  debt and off
balance  sheet   accounts   receivable   securitization   levels   increased  by
approximately $52.0 million to $277.0 million at September 30, 1999, from $225.0
million at December  31,  1998.  Excluding  the impact of the  acquisition,  the
combined   outstanding   debt  and  off  balance   sheet   accounts   receivable
securitization  levels were reduced by $33.0 million.  This reduction was due to
the positive impact of cash flow from operations.

In May  1998,  O&M  repurchased  all  of its  outstanding  Series  B  Cumulative
Preferred  Stock,  financing  the  repurchase  with  substantially  all  the net
proceeds of the $132.0 million of Mandatorily  Redeemable  Preferred  Securities
(Securities) issued by Owens & Minor Trust I (Trust). These transactions reduced
the company's overall cost of capital for the first nine months of 1999 compared
to the same period of 1998.

The company expects that its available  financing will be sufficient to fund its
working capital needs and long-term  strategic  growth,  although this cannot be
assured.  At September 30, 1999, the company had $225.0 million of unused credit
under its revolving  credit facility and  approximately  $10.9 million under its
receivables financing facility.

Working Capital  Management.  The company's  working capital  decreased by $44.0
million from  December 31, 1998, to $191.3  million at September 30, 1999.  This
decline is due, in part, to the Medix acquisition, as well as timing of payments
on higher  levels of  inventory  needed to support  sales  growth.  The  company
continues to focus on the management of inventory levels, and inventory turnover
increased to 9.5 times for the quarter  from 8.4 times in the fourth  quarter of
1998.

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Capital  Expenditures.  Capital expenditures were approximately $13.7 million in
the first nine  months of 1999,  of which  approximately  $11.6  million was for
computer  hardware and software,  including $2.5 million for system  upgrades to
prepare  for Year 2000.  The company  expects to  continue to support  strategic
initiatives,  to invest in technology  including  system  upgrades,  and improve
operational  efficiency.  These capital  expenditures  are expected to be funded
through cash flow from operations.

Results of Operations
Third quarter and first nine months of 1999 compared with 1998
Net sales.  Net sales  increased  5.7% to $811.9 million in the third quarter of
1999 from $768.4  million in the third quarter of 1998.  This increase  resulted
from the inclusion of two months' of Medix sales in the quarter which  accounted
for a 4% increase,  as well as new customer contracts and increased  penetration
of existing  accounts.  Net sales  decreased  1.7% to $2.33 billion in the first
nine  months  of 1999  from  $2.37  billion  in the  first  nine  months of 1998
principally because the loss of Columbia/HCA  business in mid 1998 was not fully
offset by new business until third quarter,1999.

Gross margin.  Gross margin as a percentage of net sales remained  consistent at
10.5% in the third quarter of 1999 compared to the third quarter of 1998.  Gross
margin as a percentage of net sales  increased to 10.5% in the first nine months
of 1999 from 10.4% for the first nine months of 1998. This level of gross margin
as a percentage of net sales reflects the company's continued emphasis on supply
chain initiatives with key suppliers, as well as the lower sales base during the
first quarter of 1999.

Selling,   general   and   administrative   expenses.   Selling,   general   and
administrative  (SG&A)  expenses were 7.6% of net sales for the third quarter of
1999,  unchanged from the third quarter of 1998. SG&A expenses increased to 7.7%
of net  sales  for the first  nine  months of 1999 from 7.6% for the first  nine
months of 1998. This increase was the result of a lower sales base for the first
nine months of 1999 compared to 1998.

Depreciation and  amortization.  Depreciation  and amortization  expense for the
quarter  increased by  approximately  7% from 1998,  due to  increased  goodwill
amortization resulting from the Medix acquisition.

Interest  expense,  net,  and  discount on accounts  receivable  securitization.
Interest  expense,  net,  decreased to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 1999
from $3.8 million in the third  quarter of 1998 and decreased to $8.8 million in
the first  nine  months of 1999 from $10.6  million in the first nine  months of
1998. The decrease for both periods was primarily a result of higher collections
of customer finance charges. The discount on accounts receivable  securitization
increased to $1.5 million in the third  quarter of 1999 from $0.9 million in the
third  quarter of 1998,  but decreased to $3.3 million for the first nine months
of 1999 from $3.9  million for the same  period in 1998.  The  increase  for the
quarter  was a result of the Medix  acquisition  which was funded  through  this
facility.  The decrease for the nine month period  resulted  from lower  average
levels of  financing  under the  facility.  The  company  expects to continue to
manage these costs by continuing its working capital  reduction  initiatives and
management  of  interest  rate  risks,  although  the  future  results  of these
initiatives cannot be assured.

Distributions on mandatorily  redeemable  preferred  securities and dividends on
preferred stock. In May 1998, the Trust issued $132.0 million of the Securities.
O&M applied  substantially  all of the net  proceeds  from this  transaction  to
repurchase all of its  outstanding  Series B Cumulative  Preferred  Stock. As of
September  30,  1999,  the  company had accrued  $1.2  million of  distributions
related to these Securities.

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Nonrecurring  restructuring  expenses.  As a result of the Columbia/HCA contract
cancellation in the second quarter of 1998, the company  recorded a nonrecurring
restructuring  charge of  approximately  $6.6 million,  after taxes, to downsize
operations.  In the  second  quarter  of  1999,  the  company  re-evaluated  its
restructuring  reserve.  Since the actions under this plan had resulted in lower
projected  total  costs than  originally  anticipated,  the  company  recorded a
reduction  in the  reserve  which  increased  net income by  approximately  $0.6
million, after taxes.

Income  taxes.  The income  tax  provision  was $15.0  million in the first nine
months  of 1999  compared  with $9.6  million  in the same  period in 1998.  The
effective  tax rate was 44.0%,  compared  to 41.5% for the same  period in 1998.
This increase results  primarily from reduced  deductibility of expenses related
to certain nontaxable income.

Net income.  Net income  increased to $7.1 million in the third  quarter of 1999
from $6.6 million in the third quarter of 1998. The increase is primarily due to
the increase in sales for the quarter.  Net income increased to $19.1 million in
the first nine months of 1999 from $13.5 million in the same period of 1998. The
increase  was due to the  impact  of the  restructuring  charge  in 1998 and the
restructuring   reserve  adjustment  in  1999.   Excluding  the  effect  of  the
restructuring  charge in 1998 and the  related  adjustment  in 1999,  net income
attributable  to common  stock  increased  to $18.6  million  for the nine month
period ended  September 30, 1999, from $18.2 million in the same period in 1998.
This increase resulted from the retirement of the company's outstanding Series B
Cumulative  Preferred Stock in May 1998 which was funded through the issuance of
$132.0 million of Securities issued by Trust. The after tax distribution rate of
the Securities is lower than the preferred dividend rate.

Readiness for Year 2000
The Year 2000 (Y2K) issue is the result of computer programs being written using
two-digit, rather than four-digit, year dates. O&M's computer hardware, software
and devices with embedded  technology  that are  date-sensitive  may recognize a
date code using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000.  This situation
could  result in a system  failure or  miscalculations  causing  disruptions  of
operations,  including,  among other  things,  a temporary  inability to process
transactions,  send invoices or engage in other normal business activities.  The
company has divided its Y2K efforts into three main areas:

     o    computer hardware and software;
     o    other systems and equipment,  such as telephone equipment,  scanning
          equipment and alarm systems; and
     o    suppliers and customers.

Computer  Hardware and Software.  In 1997,  O&M completed its  assessment of its
computer  hardware and software,  and developed a strategy of remediation.  This
strategy  includes  retirement of outdated software and replacement or repair of
the remaining  software and hardware.  The company began repair and  replacement
efforts in 1997 so that its computer systems would function properly in the year
2000 and beyond.  As of September 30, 1999, these repairs and replacements  were
substantially complete. Also, the company has substantially completed testing of
the repairs and replacements that it believes will be necessary to fully address
potential Y2K issues relating to its computer hardware and software. In order to
maintain an  appropriate  level of Y2K  compliance,  the company  will  continue
testing of new or modified computer hardware and software through the end of the
year.

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Other  Systems and  Equipment.  The  company  has  completed  an  inventory  and
assessment  of  non-computer  related  systems and  equipment  at its  operating
divisions and a similar inventory and assessment at its corporate  offices.  O&M
believes  that the impact on  operations  of potential  noncompliance  for these
systems  and  equipment  would  be  minimal.  As  of  September  30,  1999,  the
replacement and repair of non-compliant  systems and equipment was substantially
complete.

Suppliers  and  Customers.  O&M  has  contacted  its  significant  suppliers  to
determine  the  extent to which the  company  is  vulnerable  to the  suppliers'
failure  to  remediate  their  Y2K  compliance  issues.   Although  the  company
considered  several  factors in  identifying  these  suppliers,  the company has
concentrated   its   communication   efforts  with   suppliers   that  represent
approximately 90% of O&M's sales. Based on the responses  received,  the company
believes  that all critical  suppliers are compliant or will be compliant by the
end of 1999  while  the  remaining  suppliers  have  indicated  they  are  still
addressing Y2K issues. The company has successfully completed testing with three
of its largest  suppliers  and will  continue  testing with  selected  suppliers
during the remainder of 1999.

The company has also contacted its largest customers to determine their level of
Y2K readiness.  Many customers have not yet responded to these inquiries or have
not responded with sufficient  detail for O&M to determine  whether they will be
Y2K  compliant  on a timely  basis.  The  company is  continuing  its efforts to
ascertain the readiness of its customers  but,  since this  readiness  cannot be
assured, O&M has developed contingency plans to address the most likely risks of
non-compliance  and is in the process of implementing  those plans.  The company
has  successfully  completed  testing with over 60 customers  and will  continue
testing during the remainder of 1999.

The  company  estimates  the  cost of its Y2K  remediation  efforts  will  total
approximately  $8.4  million of  operating  expenses and $6.8 million of capital
expenditures.  These  expenditures  will be funded  from  operating  cash flows.
Through  September  30,  1999,  O&M had incurred  approximately  $8.1 million of
expenses and $6.2  million of capital  spending  related to its Y2K efforts,  of
which $0.7 million was incurred in the third  quarter of 1999 for each.  For the
remainder of 1999, the company  expects to incur  approximately  $0.3 million of
expenses  and $0.6 million of capital  spending.  Other  information  technology
initiatives have not been significantly delayed by Y2K efforts.

O&M has  completed  its  analysis  of the  operational  problems  that  would be
reasonably  likely to result from the  failure by the company and certain  third
parties to complete  efforts  necessary  to achieve Y2K  compliance  on a timely
basis. Some of the possible  consequences  include, but are not limited to, loss
of  communications,  loss of  utility  services,  and an  inability  to  process
customer  transactions  or engage in similar  normal  business  activities.  The
company has  developed  contingency  plans to address  these and other  possible
scenarios. In the event that the company or third party is adversely affected by
the century  change,  the company will implement its  contingency  plan for each
situation.  These plans include alternate means of communication  with customers
and  suppliers,  manual  operation  of  certain  systems,  and other  previously
established emergency procedures.

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O&M believes the Y2K issue will not pose  significant  operational  problems for
the  company.  However,  if all Y2K issues  are not  properly  identified  or if
assessment,  remediation and testing are not completed on a timely basis,  there
can be no assurance  that the Y2K issue will not have a material  adverse impact
on the company's  results of operations  or adversely  affect its  relationships
with  customers,  suppliers or others.  Additionally,  there can be no assurance
that Y2K  non-compliance  by other  entities  will not have a  material  adverse
impact on the company's systems or results of operations.

The costs of O&M's Y2K efforts  and the dates on which the  company  believes it
will complete these efforts are based upon management's current estimates. These
estimates  used numerous  assumptions  regarding  future  events,  including the
continued  availability of certain resources,  third party remediation plans and
other factors.  There can be no assurance that these  estimates will prove to be
accurate,  and actual  results  could  differ  materially  from those  currently
anticipated.

Recent Accounting  Pronouncements.  In September 1998, the Financial  Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No.
(SFAS) 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. In May
1999,  the FASB delayed the  effective  date of this  standard by one year.  The
company will be required to adopt the  provisions of this standard  beginning on
January 1, 2001. Management believes the effect of the adoption of this standard
will be limited to financial statement  presentation and disclosure and will not
have a  material  effect on the  company's  financial  condition  or  results of
operations.

Risks
The company is subject to risks associated with changes in the medical industry,
including  continued efforts to control costs, which place pressure on operating
margin,  and changes in the way medical and surgical  services are  delivered to
patients.

Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements in this discussion  constitute  "forward-looking  statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking  statements involve known and unknown risks, including,  but not
limited to,  general  economic and business  conditions,  competition,  changing
trends in customer profiles,  outcome of outstanding  litigation,  readiness for
Year 2000 and changes in  government  regulations.  Although  O&M  believes  its
expectations  with  respect  to the  forward-looking  statements  are based upon
reasonable  assumptions  within the bounds of its  knowledge of its business and
operations,  there can be no  assurance  that  actual  results,  performance  or
achievements of the company will not differ  materially from any future results,
performance  or  achievements  expressed  or  implied  by  such  forward-looking
statements.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The company believes there has been no material change in its exposure to market
risk from that discussed in Item 7A in the company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1998.

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Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
Certain  legal  proceedings  pending  against the company are  described  in the
company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  1998.
Through  September  30, 1999,  there have been no material  developments  in any
legal proceedings reported in such Annual Report.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)      Exhibits
         10(a)    Second  Amendment  dated  as of  October  6,  1998 to the
                  Amended and Restated  Receivables Purchase Agreement among O&M
                  Funding  Corp.,  Owens & Minor Medical,  Inc.,  Owens & Minor,
                  Inc.,  Receivables  Capital  Corporation  and Bank of  America
                  National Trust and Savings Association

         10(b)    Second  Amendment  dated  as of  October  6,  1998 to the
                  Amended and Restated  Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement among
                  O&M Funding Corp., Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., Owens & Minor,
                  Inc.,  Parallel  Purchasers and Bank of America National Trust
                  and Savings Association

         10(c)    Third Amendment and Consent dated as of October 4, 1999 to
                  the Amended and Restated  Receivables Purchase Agreement among
                  O&M Funding Corp., Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., Owens & Minor,
                  Inc., Receivables Capital Corporation and Bank of America N.A.
                  (f/k/a Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association)

         10(d)    Third Amendment and Consent dated as of October 4, 1999 to
                  the Amended and Restated  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement
                  among O&M Funding Corp., Owens & Minor Medical,  Inc., Owens &
                  Minor,  Inc.,  Parallel  Purchasers  and Bank of America  N.A.
                  (f/k/a Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association)

         27       Financial Data Schedule

 (b)     Reports on Form 8-K
         The  company  filed a Current  Report on Form 8-K dated  July 6,  1999,
         under Items 5 and 7, with respect to the issuance of two press releases
         relating to the acquisition of Medix,  Inc. and the election of two new
         board members.

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<PAGE>

                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                                  Owens & Minor, Inc.
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  (Registrant)



Date          November 12, 1999                   /s/ Richard F. Bozard
      --------------------------------            ------------------------------
                                                  Richard F. Bozard
                                                  Vice President & Treasurer
                                                  Acting Chief Financial Officer



Date          November 12, 1999                   /s/ Olwen B. Cape
      --------------------------------            ------------------------------
                                                  Olwen B. Cape
                                                  Vice President & Controller
                                                  Chief Accounting Officer

<PAGE>

                             Exhibits Filed with SEC

Exhibit #
- ---------

         10(a)    Second  Amendment  dated  as of  October  6,  1998 to the
                  Amended and Restated  Receivables Purchase Agreement among O&M
                  Funding  Corp.,  Owens & Minor Medical,  Inc.,  Owens & Minor,
                  Inc.,  Receivables  Capital  Corporation  and Bank of  America
                  National Trust and Savings Association

         10(b)    Second  Amendment  dated  as of  October  6,  1998 to the
                  Amended and Restated  Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement among
                  O&M Funding Corp., Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., Owens & Minor,
                  Inc.,  Parallel  Purchasers and Bank of America National Trust
                  and Savings Association

         10(c)    Third Amendment and Consent dated as of October 4, 1999 to
                  the Amended and Restated  Receivables Purchase Agreement among
                  O&M Funding Corp., Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., Owens & Minor,
                  Inc., Receivables Capital Corporation and Bank of America N.A.
                  (f/k/a Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association)

         10(d)    Third Amendment and Consent dated as of October 4, 1999 to
                  the Amended and Restated  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement
                  among O&M Funding Corp., Owens & Minor Medical,  Inc., Owens &
                  Minor,  Inc.,  Parallel  Purchasers  and Bank of America  N.A.
                  (f/k/a Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association)

         27       Financial Data Schedule







               SECOND AMENDMENT TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
               --------------------------------------------------

         THIS  SECOND  AMENDMENT  dated as of October 6, 1998 to the AMENDED AND
RESTATED  RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as defined below), (this "Amendment"),
is among O&M Funding Corp., as Seller, Owens & Minor Medical, Inc., as Servicer,
Owens & Minor, Inc., as Parent and Guarantor,  Receivables Capital  Corporation,
as Issuer,  and Bank of  America  National  Trust and  Savings  Association,  as
Administrator.  Capitalized  terms used herein and not otherwise  defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.


                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

    A.     Seller, Servicer, Parent and Guarantor, Issuer and Administrator are
parties to that certain  Amended and Restated  Receivables  Purchase  Agreement,
dated as of May 28,  1996 (as  amended on October  17,  1997,  the  "Receivables
Purchase Agreement").

    B.     Seller,  Servicer,  Parent and Guarantor,  Issuer and  Administrator
desire to amend the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement in certain  respects as set
forth herein.

    NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

    SECTION 1.  Amendment.  (a) Section  1.4(c) of the  Receivables  Purchase
Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the end of the
parenthetical therein:

             ,  which  other  times  shall  include,  if  the  CP  Rate  is
             calculated  pursuant to clause (B) of the definition  thereof,
             the 5th  Business  Day  after  the end of each  related  Fixed
             Period


         (b) Section 5.3 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended
by substituting the following in its entirety for paragraph (a) thereof:



             (a) This  Agreement  and the Issuer's  rights and  obligations
             herein (including  ownership of the Purchased  Interest) shall
             be  assignable,  in whole or in part,  by the  Issuer  and its
             successors and assigns subject to the limitations set forth in
             Section  5.3(f) hereof and with the prior  written  consent of
             the Seller; provided;  however, that such consent shall not be
             unreasonably  withheld;  provided,  further,  however, that no
             such consent  shall be required if the  assignment  is made to
             Bank of America,  any Affiliate of Bank of America (other than
             a director or officer of Bank of America), or any Purchaser or
             other Program Support Provider.

<PAGE>

                           In  addition  to and not in  limitation  of any other
                  provision hereof which permits  assignments by the Issuer, but
                  notwithstanding  any other  provision  hereof  which limits or
                  restricts  assignments by the Issuer (including  paragraph (f)
                  below),  the  Issuer  may,  from time to time,  with  prior or
                  concurrent   notice  to  the  other  parties  hereto,  in  one
                  transaction  or a  series  of  transactions,  assign  all or a
                  portion  of  the   Purchased   Interest  and  its  rights  and
                  obligations under this Agreement to an SPC Assignee.  Upon and
                  to the extent of such assignment to an SPC Assignee,  (i) such
                  SPC Assignee shall be the owner of the assigned portion of the
                  Purchased  Interest,  (ii) Bank of  America  (or an  Affiliate
                  thereof)  will act as  Administrator  for such SPC Assignee as
                  well as for the  Issuer,  with all  corresponding  rights  and
                  powers,   express   or   implied,   granted   herein   to  the
                  Administrator,  (iii) the SPC Assignee and its Program Support
                  Providers and other related  parties shall have the benefit of
                  all the rights and protections  provided to the Issuer and its
                  Program   Support   Providers  and  other   related   parties,
                  respectively,  herein and in the other Transaction  Documents,
                  (including,  without  limitation,  any  limitation on recourse
                  against the Issuer or related  parties,  any  agreement not to
                  file  or join in the  filing  of a  petition  to  commence  an
                  insolvency  proceeding  against the  Issuer,  and the right to
                  assign to another SPC Assignee as provided in this paragraph),
                  (iv) the SPC Assignee shall assume all obligations, if any, of
                  the Issuer under and in connection  with this  Agreement,  and
                  the Issuer shall be released  from such  obligations,  in each
                  case to the extent of such assignment,  and the obligations of
                  the Issuer (if any) and the SPC Assignee  shall be several and
                  not joint,  (v) all  distributions  in respect of the Issuer's
                  Capital  or  Discount  shall be made to the Issuer and the SPC
                  Assignee,  on a pro rata basis  according to their  respective
                  interests  (or in the case of  Discount,  the accrued  amounts
                  thereof),  (vi) the rate used to calculate  the Discount  with
                  respect to the portions of the Purchased Interest owned by the
                  SPC Assignee and funded with commercial  paper notes issued by
                  the  Issuer or the SPC  Assignee  from  time to time  shall be
                  determined  in the manner set forth in the  definition  of "CP
                  Rate"  on  the  basis  of  the  discount  or  interest   rates
                  applicable  to  commercial  paper  issued by the SPC  Assignee
                  (rather  than the Issuer),  (vii) the defined  terms and other
                  terms  and   provisions  of  this   Agreement  and  the  other
                  Transaction  Documents shall be interpreted in accordance with
                  the foregoing,  and (viii) if requested by the  Administrator,
                  the parties will  execute and deliver such further  agreements
                  and documents and take such other actions as the Administrator
                  may  reasonably  request to  evidence  and give  effect to the
                  foregoing. Issuer agrees that none of the O&M Parties shall be
                  responsible for any costs associated with such assignment.

                                       2
<PAGE>

                  Each assignor may, in connection with the assignment, disclose
                  to the  applicable  assignee any  information  relating to the
                  Seller or the Pool  Receivables  furnished to such assignor by
                  or on behalf of the Seller, the Issuer or the Administrator.

         (c) Exhibit I of the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended
         as follows:

                  (i) the following definition shall be inserted in Exhibit I of
         the Receivables  Purchase Agreement where such definition should appear
         in the appropriate alphabetical sequence:

                  "SPC Assignee" means a special purpose company, other than the
                  Issuer,  which (i) is  administered  by Bank of America or any
                  Affiliate of Bank of America which also administers the Issuer
                  and (ii) has activities generally similar to the Issuer.

                  (ii) the  definition of "Bank of America" is hereby amended in
         its entirety to read in full as set forth below:

                  "Bank of  America"  means Bank of America  National  Trust and
                  Savings Association,  a national banking association,  and its
                  successors and assigns.

                  (iii) the  definition  of "CP Rate" is hereby  amended  in its
         entirety to read in full as set forth below:

                  "CP Rate" for any Fixed  Period for any  Portion of Capital of
                  the Purchased  Interest  means, to the extent the Issuer funds
                  such  Portion  of  Capital  for such  Fixed  Period by issuing
                  Notes,  a rate per annum,  selected at the  discretion  of the
                  Administrator   (provided  that  Seller  must  consent  (which
                  consent shall not be  unreasonably  withheld or delayed) prior
                  to the initial use of the  calculation set forth in (B) below)
                  , equal  to (A) the sum of (i) the  rate (or if more  than one
                  rate, the weighted average of the rates) at which Notes of the
                  Issuer  having a term  equal to such  Fixed  Period  and to be
                  issued  to fund such  Portion  of  Capital  may be sold by any
                  placement  agent or  commercial  paper dealer  selected by the
                  Administrator on behalf of the Issuer,  as agreed between each
                  such agent or dealer and the Administrator and notified by the
                  Administrator  to the Servicer;  provided that if the rate (or
                  rates)  as agreed  between  any such  agent or dealer  and the
                  Administrator with regard to any Fixed Period for such Portion
                  of Capital is a discount rate (or rates), then such rate shall
                  be the rate (or if more than one rate, the weighted average of
                  the rates)  resulting from  converting  such discount rate (or

                                       3
<PAGE>

                  rates) to an interest-bearing  equivalent rate per annum, plus
                  (ii) 0.05% of the face  amount of such Notes,  expressed  as a
                  percentage   of  such  face   amount  and   converted   to  an
                  interest-bearing  equivalent  rate  per  annum  or (B) the per
                  annum  rate  equivalent  to the  "weighted  average  cost" (as
                  defined  below)  related  to the  issuance  of Notes  that are
                  allocated,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  the  Issuer  or  the
                  Administrator to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital (and
                  which may also be  allocated  in part to the  funding of other
                  Portions  of  Capital  hereunder  or of  other  assets  of the
                  Issuer); provided, however, that if any component of such rate
                  is a  discount  rate,  in  calculating  the "CP Rate" for such
                  Portion of Capital for such Fixed Period, the Issuer shall for
                  such  component use the rate resulting  from  converting  such
                  discount  rate to an  interest  bearing  equivalent  rate  per
                  annum.  As used in this  definition,  the  Issuer's  "weighted
                  average  cost" shall  consist of (w) the actual  interest rate
                  (or  discount)  paid  to  purchasers  of the  Issuer's  Notes,
                  together with the commissions of placement  agents and dealers
                  in respect of such Notes,  to the extent such  commissions are
                  allocated, in whole or in part, to such Notes by the Issuer or
                  the Administrator,  (x) certain  documentation and transaction
                  costs  associated  with the  issuance of such  Notes,  (y) any
                  incremental  carrying  costs  incurred  with  respect to Notes
                  maturing  on dates  other  than  those on which  corresponding
                  funds are received by the Issuer,  and (z) other borrowings by
                  the Issuer (other than under any Program  Support  Agreement),
                  including  borrowings to fund small or odd dollar amounts that
                  are not easily accommodated in the commercial paper market.

                  (iv) the definition of "Facility  Termination Date" is amended
         by deleting  clauses (a) and (b) thereof and substituting the following
         therefor:

                  (a) October 4, 1999,  (b) the Purchase  Termination  Date,  as
                  defined in the Amended and Restated  Liquidity  Asset Purchase
                  Agreement, which as of October 6, 1998, is October 4, 1999, or
                  such later date  designated as the Purchase  Termination  Date
                  from  time  to  time  pursuant  to the  Amended  and  Restated
                  Liquidity Asset Purchase  Agreement (it being  understood that
                  the Administrator shall notify the Servicer of the designation
                  of such later  date,  provided  that  failure to provide  such
                  notice shall not limit or otherwise  affect the obligations of
                  the Servicer or the rights of the  Administrator,  the Issuer,
                  or any other party to the Amended and Restated Liquidity Asset
                  Purchase Agreement),


                  (v)  the  definition  of  "Fixed  Period"  is  amended  in its
         entirety to read in full as set forth below:

                                       4

<PAGE>

                  "Fixed Period" means with respect to each Portion of Capital:
                  --------------

                       (a)     initially the period  commencing on the date of a
                  purchase  pursuant to Section 1.2 and ending (i) with  respect
                  to any Portion of Capital of the  Purchased  Interest,  to the
                  extent  the Issuer  funds  such  Portion of Capital by issuing
                  Notes and the CP Rate with  respect to such Portion of Capital
                  is calculated  pursuant to clause (B) of the  definition of CP
                  Rate,  on the last day of the calendar  month of such purchase
                  and (ii) with  respect to any other  Portion of Capital,  such
                  number  of  days,  but  not  exceeding  ninety  days,  as  the
                  Administrator  shall select in  consultation  with the Seller;
                  and

                       (b)     thereafter  (i) with  respect to any  Portion of
                  Capital of the Purchased Interest referred to in clause (a)(i)
                  above,  each period commencing on the first day after the last
                  day of the immediately preceding Fixed Period for such Portion
                  of Capital of the  Purchased  Interest  and ending on the last
                  day of the current  calendar  month of such first day and (ii)
                  with respect to any other  Portion of Capital of the Purchased
                  Interest,  each  period  commencing  on  the  last  day of the
                  immediately preceding Fixed Period for such Portion of Capital
                  of the Purchased  Interest and ending such number of days (not
                  to exceed 90 days) as the Seller shall select,  subject to the
                  approval  of the  Administrator  pursuant  to Section  1.2, on
                  notice by the Seller received by the Administrator  (including
                  notice by  telephone,  confirmed  in  writing)  not later than
                  11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such last day,  except that
                  if the  Administrator  shall not have  received such notice or
                  approved  such period on or before  11:00 a.m.  (New York City
                  time) on such last day, such period shall be one day; provided
                  that

                       (i)     any Fixed Period in respect of which  Discount is
                  computed by reference to the Alternate  Rate shall be a period
                  from one to and  including 90 days, or a period of one, two or
                  three months, as the Seller may select as provided above;

                       (ii)     any Fixed  Period  (other than of one day) which
                  would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall
                  be extended to the next  succeeding  Business  Day;  provided,
                  however,  if  Discount  in  respect  of such  Fixed  Period is
                  computed by reference to the  Eurodollar  Rate, and such Fixed
                  Period  would  otherwise  end on a day which is not a Business
                  Day,  and  there  is no  subsequent  Business  Day in the same
                  calendar month as such day, such Fixed Period shall end on the
                  next preceding Business Day;

                       (iii)     in the case of any Fixed Period of one day, (A)
                  if  such  Fixed  Period  is the  initial  Fixed  Period  for a
                  purchase  pursuant to Section 1.2,  such Fixed Period shall be
                  the  day  of  purchase  of the  Purchased  Interest;  (B)  any
                  subsequently occurring Fixed Period which is one day shall, if
                  the  immediately  preceding Fixed Period is more than one day,
                  be the last day of such  immediately  preceding  Fixed Period,
                  and, if the immediately  preceding Fixed Period is one day, be
                  the  day  next  following  such  immediately  preceding  Fixed
                  Period;  and  (C)  if  such  Fixed  Period  occurs  on  a  day
                  immediately  preceding a day which is not a Business Day, such
                  Fixed Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
                  Day;

                                       5

<PAGE>

                       (iv)     in the case of any Fixed  Period for any Portion
                  of Capital of the Purchased  Interest which  commences  before
                  the  Termination  Date  and  would  otherwise  end  on a  date
                  occurring after the Termination  Date, such Fixed Period shall
                  end on such  Termination  Date and the  duration of each Fixed
                  Period which commences on or after the Termination  Date shall
                  be of such duration as shall be selected by the Administrator;

                       (v)     any Fixed Period in respect of which  Discount is
                  computed by reference to the CP Rate may be  terminated at the
                  election  of,  and upon  notice  thereof to the Seller by, the
                  Administrator  any time upon the  occurrence  and  during  the
                  continuance of any CP Market Disruption Event; and

                       (vi)     if at any time after the  occurrence  and during
                  the  continuance  of  any  CP  Market  Disruption  Event,  the
                  Administrator  elects to terminate any Fixed Period in respect
                  of which Discount is computed by reference to the CP Rate, the
                  Portion of Capital  allocated to such terminated  Fixed Period
                  shall be allocated to a new Fixed Period to be  designated  by
                  the Administrator (but in no event to exceed 5 days) and shall
                  accrue Discount at the Alternate Rate.

         SECTION 2.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Seller and the
Servicer  hereby  represents  and  warrants  that  (i) the  representations  and
warranties  made by it set  forth in  Exhibit  III to the  Receivables  Purchase
Agreement,  after giving effect to this Amendment,  are correct on and as of the
Effective  Date (defined  below) as though made on and as of the Effective  Date
and shall be deemed to have been made on such  Effective  Date and (ii) no event
has  occurred and is  continuing,  or would  result from this  Amendment,  which
constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.

         SECTION 3.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be deemed effective as
of the  date on which  the  Administrator  shall  have  received  a copy of this
Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto (such date, the "Effective
Date").

                                       6

<PAGE>


         SECTION 4. Miscellaneous.  This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts, and by the different parties on separate counterparts,  each of
which shall  constitute an original,  but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same  agreement.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Any reference to
the  Receivables  Purchase  Agreement from and after the Effective Date shall be
deemed to refer to the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended hereby,  unless
otherwise  expressly  stated.  The Receivables  Purchase  Agreement,  as amended
hereby, remains in full force and effect.

                                       7

<PAGE>


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their  respective duly  authorized  officers as of the date and
year first written.


                                           O&M FUNDING CORP., as Seller



                                           By:--------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC.,
                                            as Servicer



                                           By:--------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           OWENS & MINOR, INC.,
                                           as Parent and Guarantor



                                           By:--------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
                                           SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Administrator



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:


                                           RECEIVABLES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
                                     Issuer



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

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                                SECOND AMENDMENT
                                ----------------

         THIS SECOND  AMENDMENT  dated as of October 6, 1998,  is to the AMENDED
AND  RESTATED  PARALLEL  ASSET  PURCHASE  AGREEMENT  (as defined  below),  (this
"Amendment"),  among O&M Funding Corp., as Seller, Owens & Minor Medical,  Inc.,
as  Servicer,  Owens & Minor,  Inc.,  as  Parent  and  Guarantor,  the  Parallel
Purchasers  referred to therein,  and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association,  as  Administrative  Agent.  Capitalized  terms used herein and not
otherwise  defined  herein  shall  have the  meanings  assigned  thereto  in the
Parallel Asset Purchase Agreement.


                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

         A. The parties hereto are parties to that certain  Amended and Restated
Parallel Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of May 28, 1996 (as amended,  the
"Parallel Asset Purchase Agreement").

         B. The parties  hereto  desire to execute  this  Amendment to amend the
Parallel Asset Purchase Agreement in certain respects.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         SECTION 1.  Amendment.  (a)  Paragraph C of the  Preliminary Statements
to the Parallel  Asset Purchase Agreement  is hereby  amended by inserting  the
following  phrase  immediately  after the date  "October 17, 1997" therein:

         ", and  as amended as of October 6, 1998".

         (b) Section 6.3 of the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby
amended by adding the following immediately following paragraph (g) thereto:


<PAGE>

                  (h) Each of the Parallel Purchasers acknowledge and agree that
                  the  Issuer may  assign a portion  of its  Purchased  Interest
                  under the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement to an SPC Assignee.
                  Upon  and to the  extent  of  such  assignment,  (i)  the  SPC
                  Assignee  shall be the owner of the  assigned  portion  of the
                  Purchased Interest,  (ii) Bank of America,  and its successors
                  and assigns  ("BofA")  or an  Affiliate  thereof  shall act as
                  Administrator  for the SPC Assignee as well as for the Issuer,
                  with all corresponding rights and powers,  express or implied,
                  granted  to the  Administrator,  (iii) the SPC  Assignee  will
                  assume all  obligations,  if any,  of the Issuer  under and in
                  connection with the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement,  and the
                  Issuer will be released from such obligations, in each case to
                  the  extent of such  assignment,  and the  obligations  of the
                  Issuer and the SPC  Assignee  shall be several  and not joint,
                  (iv) the SPC  Assignee  and any related  parties will have the
                  benefit  of all the  rights and  protections  provided  to the
                  Issuer  and  such  related  parties,   respectively,   in  the
                  Receivables Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation,
                  any  limitation  on  recourse  against  the  Issuer or related
                  parties,  any agreement not to file or join in the filing of a
                  petition  to  commence an  insolvency  proceeding  against the
                  Issuer),  (v) the defined terms and other terms and provisions
                  of this Agreement and the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall
                  be interpreted in accordance  with the foregoing,  and (vi) if
                  requested  by  the  Administrative  Agent,  the  parties  will
                  execute  and  deliver  further  agreements  and  documents  to
                  evidence and give effect to the foregoing.  In connection with
                  any assignment by the Issuer of the Purchased Interest (or any
                  portion   thereof),   the  Purchaser  shall  comply  with  any
                  applicable legal requirements, including the Securities Act of
                  1933, as amended.

         (c) Section 6.6 of the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby
amended by deleting the reference to "October 15, 1998" therein and substituting
a reference to "October 4, 1999" therefor.

         SECTION 2.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Seller and the
Servicer  hereby  represents  and  warrants  that  (i) the  representations  and
warranties  made by it set forth in Exhibit II to the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase
Agreement,  after giving effect to this Amendment,  are correct on and as of the
Effective  Date (defined  below) as though made on and as of the Effective  Date
and shall be deemed to have been made on such  Effective  Date and (ii) no event
has  occurred and is  continuing,  or would  result from this  Amendment,  which
constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.

         SECTION 3.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be deemed effective as
of the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of this
Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto (such date, the "Effective
Date").

         SECTION 4. Miscellaneous.  This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts, and by the different parties on separate counterparts,  each of
which shall  constitute an original,  but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same  agreement.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Any reference to
the Parallel Asset Purchase Agreement from and after the Effective Date shall be
deemed to refer to the Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  as amended  hereby,
unless otherwise  expressly stated.  The Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement,  as
amended hereby, remains in full force and effect.

                                       2
<PAGE>



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their  respective duly  authorized  officers as of the date and
year first written.

                                           O&M FUNDING CORP., as Seller



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC.,
                                             as Servicer



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           OWENS & MINOR, INC.,
                                            as Parent and Guarantor



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
                                         SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as  Administrative
                                         Agent



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:


                                           BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
                                           SAVINGS  ASSOCIATION,  as a
                                           Parallel Purchaser



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                       3
<PAGE>


                                           THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a
                                           Parallel Purchaser



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
                                           as a Parallel Purchaser



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                           THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a
                                           Parallel Purchaser



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:


                                           FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as a
                                           Parallel Purchaser




                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:


                                           WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,
                                           as a Parallel Purchaser



                                           By:----------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           Title:

                                      I-4









          THIRD AMENDMENT AND CONSENT TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
          -------------------------------------------------------------

         THIS THIRD  AMENDMENT  AND  CONSENT  dated as of October 4, 1999 to the
AMENDED AND RESTATED  RECEIVABLES  PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as defined below),  (this
"Amendment"),  is among O&M Funding  Corp.,  as Seller,  Owens & Minor  Medical,
Inc., as Servicer,  Owens & Minor,  Inc., as Parent and  Guarantor,  Receivables
Capital Corporation, as Issuer, and Bank of America, N.A. (f/k/a Bank of America
National Trust and Savings  Association),  as  Administrator.  Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise  defined  herein shall have the meanings  assigned
thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.


                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

     A.   Seller, Servicer, Parent and Guarantor, Issuer and Administrator are
parties to that certain  Amended and Restated  Receivables  Purchase  Agreement,
dated as of May 28, 1996 (as amended on October 17, 1997 and on October 6, 1998,
the "Receivables Purchase Agreement").

     B.   Seller,  Servicer,  Parent and Guarantor,  Issuer and  Administrator
desire to amend the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement in certain  respects as set
forth herein and to consent to certain matters described herein.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1.  Amendment.  (a) Exhibit I to the Receivables Purchase Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (i) clause (i) of the definition of "Alternate  Rate" is hereby amended in
its entirety to read in full as set forth below:

     "(i) the  Eurodollar  Rate for such  Fixed  Period  plus 0.25% plus the
     appropriate spread for such date determined by reference to the Pricing
     Grid Rate or",

     (ii) the  definition  of  "Facility  Termination  Date" is  amended  by
deleting clauses (a) and (b) thereof and substituting the following therefor:



<PAGE>

     "(a) October 2, 2000, (b) the Purchase  Termination Date, as defined in the
     Amended  and  Restated  Liquidity  Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  which as of
     October 4, 1999, is October 2, 2000,  or such later date  designated as the
     Purchase  Termination  Date from time to time  pursuant  to the Amended and
     Restated  Liquidity Asset Purchase  Agreement (it being understood that the
     Administrator  shall notify the Servicer of the  designation  of such later
     date,  provided  that  failure to provide  such  notice  shall not limit or
     otherwise  affect  the  obligations  of the  Servicer  or the rights of the
     Administrator,  the Issuer,  or any other party to the Amended and Restated
     Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement), "

         (b) Exhibit III to the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended
by adding the following immediately after clause (v) thereof:

     "(u) Year 2000. It has reviewed the areas within its and its  subsidiaries'
     businesses  and  operations  which  would  reasonably  be  expected  to  be
     adversely  affected  by, and has  developed  or is  developing a program to
     address on a timely basis,  the "Year 2000 Problem" (that is, the risk that
     computer  applications  used by it or its  subsidiaries  may be  unable  to
     recognize and perform properly  date-sensitive  functions involving certain
     dates prior to and any date on or after  December 31,  1999),  and has made
     related  appropriate  inquiry of material  suppliers and vendors.  Based on
     such review,  program and inquiry, it believes that the "Year 2000 Problem"
     will not have a material  adverse  effect on its business and operations or
     on its ability to perform its obligations  under the Agreement or the other
     Transaction Documents or the collectibility of the Receivables."

         (c) Exhibit V to the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement is hereby amended
by adding the following immediately after clause (p) thereof:

     "(q) Year 2000 Procedures.  It will (i) review the areas within its and its
     subsidiaries'  businesses and operations which would reasonably be expected
     to be adversely  affected  by, and will develop and  implement a program to
     address on a timely  basis,  the Year 2000  Problem,  and will make related
     appropriate  inquiry of material  suppliers and vendors and (ii) notify the
     Administrator  and the  Issuer if at any time it has any  reason to believe
     (including   information   derived  from  a  management   letter  or  other
     communication  from an auditor,  regulator or third party  consultant) that
     the "Year 2000  Problem"  could  reasonably  be expected to have a material
     adverse  effect on its business and operations or on its ability to perform
     its  obligations  under  the  agreement  or  under  the  other  Transaction
     Documents or the collectibility of the Receivables."

                                       2

<PAGE>



         SECTION 2. Consents.  The Issuer and Administrator hereby consent that,
notwithstanding  anything to the contrary in the Receivables Purchase Agreement,
the aging of the Medix Receivables will be determined as set forth in the letter
from O&M Medical attached hereto as Exhibit A for purposes of categorizing  such
Medix  Receivables as Defaulted  Receivables and Delinquent  Receivables in each
Seller Report and any other report or  certificate  delivered by the Servicer or
the Seller  pursuant to the terms of the  Receivables  Purchase  Agreement on or
prior to June 30, 2000. The Issuer and the  Administrator  hereby consent to the
deposit of Collections on Medix Receivables into an account other than a Lockbox
Account until October 31, 1999. "Medix  Receivables" mean Receivables  generated
by O&M Medical  through the  operation of the assets of Medix,  Inc.  which were
acquired by it on July 30, 1999.

         SECTION 3.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Seller and the
Servicer  hereby  represents  and  warrants  that  (i) the  representations  and
warranties  made by it set  forth in  Exhibit  III to the  Receivables  Purchase
Agreement,  after giving effect to this Amendment,  are correct on and as of the
Effective  Date (defined  below) as though made on and as of the Effective  Date
and shall be deemed to have been made on such  Effective  Date and (ii) no event
has  occurred and is  continuing,  or would  result from this  Amendment,  which
constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.

         SECTION 4.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be deemed effective as
of the  date on which  the  Administrator  shall  have  received  a copy of this
Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto (such date, the "Effective
Date").

         SECTION 5. Miscellaneous.  This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts, and by the different parties on separate counterparts,  each of
which shall  constitute an original,  but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same  agreement.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Any reference to
the  Receivables  Purchase  Agreement from and after the Effective Date shall be
deemed to refer to the Receivables Purchase Agreement as amended hereby,  unless
otherwise  expressly  stated.  The Receivables  Purchase  Agreement,  as amended
hereby, remains in full force and effect.

                                       3
<PAGE>



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their  respective duly  authorized  officers as of the date and
year first written.

                                    O&M FUNDING CORP., as Seller



                                    By:-----------------------------------------
                               Name:
                                    Title:

                                    OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC.,
                                      as Servicer



                                    By:-----------------------------------------
                               Name:
                                    Title:

                                    OWENS & MINOR, INC.,
                                     as Parent and Guarantor



                                    By:-----------------------------------------
                               Name:
                                    Title:

                                    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (f/k/a Bank of America
                                    National Trust and Savings Association), as
                                    Administrator



                                    By:-----------------------------------------
                               Name:
                                    Title:


                                    RECEIVABLES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Issuer



                                    By:-----------------------------------------
                               Name:
                                    Title:

                                       4
<PAGE>


                                    Exhibit A

                                       5




                           THIRD AMENDMENT AND CONSENT
                           ---------------------------

         THIS THIRD AMENDMENT AND CONSENT dated as of October 4, 1999, is to the
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARALLEL ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as defined below), (this
"Amendment"),  among O&M Funding Corp., as Seller, Owens & Minor Medical,  Inc.,
as  Servicer,  Owens & Minor,  Inc.,  as  Parent  and  Guarantor,  the  Parallel
Purchasers referred to as the signature pages hereof, and Bank of America,  N.A.
(f/k/a   Bank  of  America   National   Trust  and  Savings   Association),   as
Administrative  Agent.  Capitalized  terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings  assigned  thereto in the Parallel Asset Purchase
Agreement.


                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

     A.   The parties hereto are parties to that certain  Amended and Restated
Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of May 28,  1996 (as  amended on
October  17,  1997  and  on  October  6,  1998,  the  "Parallel  Asset  Purchase
Agreement").

     B.   The parties  hereto  desire to execute  this  Amendment to amend the
Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement in certain respects and to consent to certain
matters described herein.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1.  Amendment.  (a)  Paragraph C of the  Preliminary Statements  to
the Parallel  Asset  Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase
"as amended on  October 17, 1997  and as amended on October 6, 1998" and
substituting the following therefor:

     ", as amended  on  October  17,  1997,  October 6, 1998 and  October 4,
1999".

     (b) Section 6.6 of the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby
amended by deleting the reference to "October 4, 1999" therein and  substituting
a reference to "October 2, 2000" therefor.

     (c)  Exhibit II to the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby
amended by adding the following immediately after clause (u) thereof:



<PAGE>

         "(v)  Year  2000.  It  has  reviewed  the  areas  within  its  and  its
         subsidiaries'  businesses  and  operations  which would  reasonably  be
         expected  to  be  adversely  affected  by,  and  has  developed  or  is
         developing  a program  to  address  on a timely  basis,  the "Year 2000
         Problem"  (that is, the risk that computer  applications  used by it or
         its  subsidiaries  may be  unable to  recognize  and  perform  properly
         date-sensitive  functions involving certain dates prior to and any date
         on or  after  December  31,  1999),  and has made  related  appropriate
         inquiry  of  material  suppliers  and  vendors.  Based on such  review,
         program and inquiry,  it believes that the "Year 2000 Problem" will not
         have a material adverse effect on its business and operations or on its
         ability to perform its  obligations  under the  Agreement  or the other
         Transaction Documents or the collectibility of the Receivables."

         (d) Exhibit III to the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  is hereby
amended by adding the following immediately after clause (p) thereof:

         "(q) Year 2000 Procedures.  It will (i) review the areas within its and
         its  subsidiaries  businesses and operations  which would reasonably be
         expected to be adversely  affected by, and will develop and implement a
         program to address on a timely basis,  the Year 2000 Problem,  and will
         make related  appropriate inquiry of material suppliers and vendors and
         (ii) notify the  Administrator and the Issuer if at any time it has any
         reason to believe  (including  information  derived  from a  management
         letter or other communication from an auditor, regulator or third party
         consultant)  that the "Year 2000 Problem" could  reasonably be expected
         to have a material  adverse effect on its business and operations or on
         its ability to perform its obligations under the agreement or under the
         other Transaction Documents or the collectibility of the Receivables."

         (e)  After  giving  effect to this  Amendment,  the  Parallel  Purchase
Percentage and the Maximum Parallel Purchase of each Parallel Purchaser shall be
as set forth under such Parallel Purchaser's name on Exhibit A hereto.

         SECTION  2  Consents.   The  Administrative  Agent  and  each  Parallel
Purchaser hereby consent that,  notwithstanding  anything to the contrary in the
Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement or the Receivables  Purchase  Agreement,  the
aging of the Medix  Receivables  will be  determined  as set forth in the letter
from O&M Medical attached hereto as Exhibit B for purposes of categorizing  such
Medix  Receivables as Defaulted  Receivables and Delinquent  Receivables in each
Seller Report and any other report or  certificate  delivered by the Servicer or
the Seller pursuant to the terms of the Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement on or
prior to June 30, 2000.  The  Administrative  Agent and each Parallel  Purchaser
hereby  consent  to the  deposit of  Collections  on Medix  Receivables  into an
account other than a Lockbox Account until October 31, 1999. "Medix Receivables"
mean Receivables generated by O&M Medical through the operation of the assets of
Medix, Inc. which were acquired by it on July 30, 1999.

                                       2
<PAGE>


         SECTION 3.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Seller and the
Servicer  hereby  represents  and  warrants  that  (i) the  representations  and
warranties  made by it set forth in Exhibit II to the  Parallel  Asset  Purchase
Agreement,  after giving effect to this Amendment,  are correct on and as of the
Effective  Date (defined  below) as though made on and as of the Effective  Date
and shall be deemed to have been made on such  Effective  Date and (ii) no event
has  occurred and is  continuing,  or would  result from this  Amendment,  which
constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.

         SECTION 4 Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of
the date on which the  Administrative  Agent shall have  received a copy of this
Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto (such date, the "Effective
Date").

         SECTION 5  Miscellaneous.  This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts, and by the different parties on separate counterparts,  each of
which shall  constitute an original,  but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same  agreement.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Any reference to
the Parallel Asset Purchase Agreement from and after the Effective Date shall be
deemed to refer to the Parallel  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  as amended  hereby,
unless otherwise  expressly stated.  The Parallel Asset Purchase  Agreement,  as
amended hereby, remains in full force and effect.

                                       3
<PAGE>



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their  respective duly  authorized  officers as of the date and
year first written.

                                 O&M FUNDING CORP., as Seller



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                 OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC.,
                                  as Servicer



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                 OWENS & MINOR, INC.,
                                  as Parent and Guarantor



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (f/k/a Bank of America
                                 National Trust and Savings Association) as
                                 Administrative Agent



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                       4

<PAGE>



                                 BANK OF AMERICA,  N.A.  (f/k/a Bank of America
                                 National Trust And Savings Association) as a
                                 Parallel Purchaser



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Parallel
                                 Purchaser



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                 BANK ONE, NA, as a Parallel Purchaser



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:

                                 THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Parallel Purchaser



                                 By:--------------------------------------------
                            Name:
                                 Title:
                                       4
<PAGE>


                                    Exhibit A

Bank America, N.A.
- ------------------
Parallel Purchase Percentage: 46.666666667%
Maximum Parallel Purchase: $70,000,000

The Bank of Nova Scotia
- -----------------------
Parallel urchase Percentage: 33.333333333%
Maximum Parallel Purchase: $50,000,000

Bank One, NA
- ------------
Parallel Purchase Percentage: 13.333333333%
Maximum Parallel Purchase: $20,000,000

The Bank of New York
- --------------------
Parallel Purchase Percentage: 6.666666667%
Maximum Parallel Purchase: $10,000,000


                                       6

<PAGE>



                                    Exhibit B

                                       7




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