PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  August 25, 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 (8/17/06 through 8/23/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,853,847,216.74

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.876 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (8/17/06 through 8/23/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         341,324.44

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        1,315

Banking Division (8/17/06 through 8/23/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        419,384,263.19

            State Disbursements:                    $         630,336,401.57

            Electronic Transfers:                                             15,100

            Checks Issued:                                                     33,060

            Checks Cleared:                                                   40,010

            (Note: On Aug. 17, the state received federal money to make payments to Medicaid providers. On Aug. 21, the state received regular employee withholding remittances, made payments to Medicaid providers and made a distribution to schools.)

As of close of business August 23rd 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   516,052,938.45

            General Revenue                         $   466,734,042.08

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