PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  August 18, 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 (8/10/06 through 8/16/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,937,015,967.45

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.885 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (8/10/06 through 8/16/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         155,487.92

            Number of Accounts Returned:                           782

Banking Division (8/10/06 through 8/16/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        243,415,494.13

            State Disbursements:                    $         328,010,501.27

            Electronic Transfers:                                             68,655

            Checks Issued:                                                     43,466

            Checks Cleared:                                                   38,860

            (Note: On Aug. 15, the state paid state semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements.)

As of close of business August 16th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   515,393,261.34

            General Revenue                         $   592,849,412.05

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