PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  September 22, 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 (9/14/06 through 9/20/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,831,379,892.98

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.920 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (9/14/06 through 9/20/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         405,112.40

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        2,060

Banking Division (9/14/06 through 9/20/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        573,553,678.05

            State Disbursements:                    $         562,136,663.80

            Electronic Transfers:                                             74,447

            Checks Issued:                                                     48,626

            Checks Cleared:                                                   43,266

(Note: On Sept. 15, the state paid state semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements. On Sept. 18, the state received federal money to make payments to Medicaid providers. On September 20, the state made payments to Medicaid providers.)

As of close of business September 20th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   517,302,334.37

            General Revenue                         $   456,772,967.92

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