Omnicare Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

COVINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, declared today a quarterly cash dividend of 2.25 cents ($0.0225) per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on June 21, 2010 to stockholders of record on June 11, 2010.

Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a Fortune 500 company based in Covington, Kentucky, is a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly. Omnicare serves residents in long-term care facilities, chronic care and other settings comprising approximately 1.4 million beds in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Omnicare is the largest U.S. provider of professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other institutional healthcare providers as well as for hospice patients in homecare and other settings. Omnicare’s pharmacy services also include distribution and patient assistance services for specialty pharmaceuticals. Omnicare offers clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in 32 countries worldwide.

For more information on Omnicare, visit www.omnicare.com.



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Omnicare, Inc.
Cheryl D. Hodges, 859-392-3331

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