PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  May 19, 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 (5/11/06 through 5/17/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     3,477,128,767.38

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.446 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (5/11/06 through 5/17/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $     199,489.32

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       631

Banking Division (5/11/06) through 5/17/06

            State Receipts:                             $     267,026,465.36

            State Disbursements:                    $     415,679,974.22

            Electronic Transfers:                                          67,077

            Checks Issued:                                                  62,831

            Checks Cleared:                                                93,064

                      (Note: On May 15, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects, made a distribution to schools, paid state semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements.)

As of close of business May 17th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   490,380,647.75

            General Revenue                         $   551,283,546.69

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