PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  August 11, 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 (8/3/06 through 8/9/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,389,012,334.15

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.759 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (8/3/06 through 8/9/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         414,380.10

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        1,679

Banking Division (8/3/06 through 8/9/06)

            State Receipts:                              $     1,336,386,237.56

            State Disbursements:                    $         382,787,166.77

            Electronic Transfers:                                             17,508

            Checks Issued:                                                     35,877

            Checks Cleared:                                                   35,036

            (Note: On Aug. 3 the state received federal money to make payments to Medicaid providers. On Aug. 7, the state made payments to Medicaid providers. On Aug. 8, the state received the proceeds from an $800 million issuance of MoDOT bonds.)

As of close of business August 9th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   514,829,952.20

            General Revenue                         $   532,483,459.70

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