PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  April 28, 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 (4/20/06 through 4/26/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     3,026,966,615.97

            Avg. Yield:                                         4.325 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (4/20/06 through 4/26/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $     263,456.06

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       698

Banking Division (4/20/06 through 4/26/06)

            State Receipts:                            $    657,793,813.31

            State Disbursements:                   $    562,084,178.44

            Electronic Transfers:                                        24,137

            Checks Issued:                                                67,471

            Checks Cleared:                                            113,286

                      (Note: On April 20, the state received regular employer withholding remittances and made payments to Medicaid providers. On April 21, the state made distributions to schools.)

As of close of business April 26th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                          $   260,421,614.54

            General Revenue                        $   685,155,378.03*

                      *The GR balance includes a $225 million cash flow loan 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