PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  August 4, 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 (7/27/06 through 8/2/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     2,973,301,583.73

            Avg. Yield:                                         4.446 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (7/27/06 through 8/2/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $        140,539.56

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       995

Banking Division (7/27/06 through 8/2/06)

            State Receipts:                            $     302,255,264.22

            State Disbursements:                   $     295,640,961.67

            Electronic Transfers:                                         61,580

            Checks Issued:                                                 38,410

            Checks Cleared:                                               38,045

            (Note: On July 31, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects, paid state semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements.)

As of close of business August 2nd 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                          $   514,671,037.63

            General Revenue                        $   499,771,408.06

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