PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  June 23, 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 (6/15/06 through 6/21/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     3,384,283,750.80

            Avg. Yield:                                         4.588 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (6/15/06 through 6/21/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $    1,109,839.69

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       4,402

Banking Division (6/15/06 through 6/21/06)

            State Receipts:                            $     712,590,046.35

            State Disbursements:                   $  1,058,474,577.08

            Electronic Transfers:                                         72,836

            Checks Issued:                                                 52,542

            Checks Cleared:                                               58,382

                      (Note: On June 15, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects and made a distribution to schools, paid state semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements. On June 16, the state received federal money to fund Medicaid payments. On June 19, the state received federal money for distribution to schools. On June 20, the state made payments to Medicaid providers. On June 21, the state made a distribution to schools.)

As of close of business June 21st 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                          $   492,482,411.13

            General Revenue                        $   618,574,164.29

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