PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  July 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 (7/20/06 through 7/26/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     2,970,734,162.26

            Avg. Yield:                                         4.710 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (7/20/06 through 7/26/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $        193,065.59

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       1,203

Banking Division (7/20/06 through 7/26/06)

            State Receipts:                            $     234,972,967.33

            State Disbursements:                   $     633,137,424.10

            Electronic Transfers:                                         16,803

            Checks Issued:                                                 33,141

            Checks Cleared:                                               38,646

            (Note: On July 20, the state received regular employer withholding remittances and made payments to Medicaid providers. On July 12, the state made a distribution to schools.)

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

            Budget Reserve                          $   514,439,290.93

            General Revenue                        $   448,237,930.39

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