PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  May 27, 2005

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman’s

Weekly Office Performance Report

            JEFFERSON CITY—Below is a weekly accounting of the activities and performance of the three divisions of the Missouri Treasurer’s Office.

Investment Division (05/19/05 through 05/25/05)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:  $      3,131,782,477.21

            Avg. Yield:    2.90 percent.

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $ 610,944.03

            Number of Accounts Returned:      2,935

Banking Division (05/19/05 through 05/25/05)

            State Receipts:            $ 535,191,929.36

            State Disbursements:   $ 398,001,868.31

            Electronic Transfers:            56,997

            Checks Issued:                    155,111

            Checks Cleared:                  129,364

Contact: Mark Hughes, director of policy and communications (573) 751-7595
Email: mark.hughes@treasurer.mo.gov.
An electronic version of this release is available at:
http://www.treasurer.mo.gov/newsandevents.asp