PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  September 8, 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 (8/31/06 through 9/06/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,782,701,289.58

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.687 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (8/31/06 through 9/06/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         32,995.50

            Number of Accounts Returned:                         163

Banking Division (8/31/06 through 9/06/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        383,159,117.37

            State Disbursements:                    $         463,262,542.15

            Electronic Transfers:                                             68,324

            Checks Issued:                                                     41,277

            Checks Cleared:                                                   29,932

            (Note: on Aug. 31, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects and to make payments to Medicaid providers. The state also paid semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements. On Sept. 5, the state made payments to Medicaid providers.)

As of close of business September 6th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   516,489,422.47

            General Revenue                         $   428,448,403.33

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