PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  July 14, 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 (7/6/06 through 7/12/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     3,236,104,959.56

            Avg. Yield:                                         4.674 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (7/6/06 through 7/12/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $        713,366.72

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       2,465

Banking Division (6/30/06 through 7/12/06)*

            State Receipts:                            $     663,134,889.42

            State Disbursements:                   $     595,454,694.82

            Electronic Transfers:                                         72,915

            Checks Issued:                                                 59,242

            Checks Cleared:                                               76,799

            *This period covers two weeks because of fiscal year closing activities on the state accounting system.

            (Note: On June 30, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects and paid state semi-monthly payroll. On July 3, the state received federal money to fund Medicaid payments. On July 5, the state made payments to Medicaid providers. )

As of close of business July 12th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                          $   493,431,581.58

            General Revenue                        $   622,803,241.27

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