PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  September 30, 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 (09/22/05 through 09/28/05)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:    $      2,914,047,912.54

            Avg. Yield:    3.406 percent.

Unclaimed Property Division (09/22/05 through 09/28/05)

            Amount Returned To Owners:          $     469,082.60

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        1,102

Banking Division (09/22/05 through 09/28/05)

                State Receipts:            $ 305,359,014.50

            State Disbursements:         $ 81,181,653.25

            Electronic Transfers:                      5,727.00

            Checks Issued:                            25,236.00

            Checks Cleared:                          37,089.00

As of close of business on 9/28/05, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve             $   277,598,896.90

            General Revenue           $   276,705,543.50*

                      *This includes a $200 million cash-flow loan on July 19, 2005 from Budget Reserve

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