** Shares of medical supplies distributor Owens & Minor OMI.N rise 10.3% to $7.6 premarket
** Co's Q4 profit beats estimates and OMI says it is in the process of selling its unit that distributes products to healthcare providers and manufacturers
** Leerink Partners says the unit is slower-growing compared to its other business that distributes products directly to patients, and has a much lower margin structure
** OMI also says its board has authorized a share repurchase worth $100 mln
** Stock had fallen 25.3% since OMI's prelim Q4 revenue in early Feb missed analysts' estimate
(Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan)
((Padmanabhan.Ananthan@thomsonreuters.com;))
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