PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  May 26, 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 (5/18/06 through 5/24/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     3,543,910,981.75

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.501 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (5/18/06 through 5/24/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $     467,505.00

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       1,119

Banking Division (5/18/06 through 5/24/06)

            State Receipts:                             $     629,670,150.18

            State Disbursements:                    $     730,991,807.32

            Electronic Transfers:                                          16,892

            Checks Issued:                                                  47,349

            Checks Cleared:                                                73,582

                      (Note: On May 18, the state received federal money to fund Medicaid payments and for distribution to schools. On May 19, the state received regular employee withholding remittances. On May 22, the state made payments to Medicaid providers and a distribution to schools.)

As of close of business May 24th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   491,038,267.60

            General Revenue                         $   507,884,248.00

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