PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  January 13, 2006

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 (1/5/06 through 1/11/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     2,938,126,323.03

            Avg. Yield:    3.814 percent.

                      (Note: earnings and average yield are understated because bond calculations indicated here are based on 30-day month. The 31st day of bond yield will be reflected in the next report.)

Unclaimed Property Division (1/5/06 through 1/11/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $       999,724.19

            Number of Accounts Returned:                      2,107

Banking Division (1/5/06 through 1/11/06)

            State Receipts:            $ 419,493,404.31

            State Disbursements:   $ 369,334,091.01

            Electronic Transfers:                     17,725

            Checks Issued:                             40,750

            Checks Cleared:                          36,544

As of close of business January 11th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve             $   331,615,262.15

            General Revenue           $   386,898,906.50*

                      *On Dec. 5, OA repaid $100 million of the $250 million (in total) that was transferred on July 19 and Oct. 19 from Budget Reserve to General Revenue for cash-flow purposes. The GR balance shown here includes the remaining $150 million 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