PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  July 1, 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 (06/23/05 through 06/29/05)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:  $      2,908,315,667.74

            Avg. Yield:    3.01 percent.

Unclaimed Property Division (06/23/05 through 06/29/05)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $ 859,722.82

            Number of Accounts Returned:      1,829

Banking Division (06/23/05 through 06/29/05)

            State Receipts:            $ 224,926,325.80

            State Disbursements:  $ 244,278,285.07

            (Note: on June 29, $100 million in disbursements to universities for payment delays earlier in the fiscal year.)

            Electronic Transfers:            7,874

            Checks Issued:                    35,412

            Checks Cleared:                  50,406

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