X0202 4 2006-05-26 0 0000353230 OMNICARE INC NYSE: OCR 0001224641 LANEY SANDRA E 255 E. FIFTH STREET SUITE 2600 CINCINNATI OH 45202 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2006-05-26 4 F 0 1292 52.51 D 20355 D Common Stock 68142 I By spouse Includes 2,231 shares acquired by the spouse of the reporting person in exempt transactions under the Omnicare Stock Plus Program (broad-based stock purchase/option plan) and 5,563 shares held by the spouse of the reporting person in the Savings & Investment Plan and ESOP as of 12/31/05. SANDRA E. LANEY /s/ Thomas Marsh, attorney-in-fact for Sandra E. Laney (POA on file) 2006-05-31