PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  October 6, 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 (9/28/06 through 10/04/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,706,505,823.91

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.857 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (9/28/06 through 10/04/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         222,458.57

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        1,139

Banking Division (9/28/06 through 10/04/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        429,115,519.00

            State Disbursements:                    $         337,607,221.55

            Electronic Transfers:                                             65,129

            Checks Issued:                                                     39,149

            Checks Cleared:                                                   32,709

(Note: On Sept. 28, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects and made MoDOT contractor disbursements. On Sept. 29, the state paid state semi-monthly payroll, employee fringe benefits and withholdings and debt service on bonds. On Oct. 3, the state received federal money to make payments to Medicaid providers.)

As of close of business October 4th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   518,094,079.17

            General Revenue                         $   506,088,055.02

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