PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  September 29, 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 (9/21/06 through 9/27/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,682,621,399.72

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.895 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (9/21/06 through 9/27/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         370,078.09

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        1,058

Banking Division (9/21/06 through 9/27/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        382,804,211.97

            State Disbursements:                    $         448,269,719.64

            Electronic Transfers:                                               8,389

            Checks Issued:                                                     21,973

            Checks Cleared:                                                   34,072

(Note: On Sept. 21, the state received regular employer withholding remittances and made a distribution to schools. On Sept. 22, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects and various regular tax remittances.)

As of close of business September 27th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   517,882,427.12

            General Revenue                         $   533,568,556.36

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