PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  October 13, 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 (10/5/06 through 10/11/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,738,313,047.19

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.859 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (10/5/06 through 10/11/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         309,572.10

            Number of Accounts Returned:                            775

Banking Division (10/5/06 through 10/11/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        219,511,161.03

            State Disbursements:                    $         317,372,397.91

            Electronic Transfers:                                             15,125

            Checks Issued:                                                     27,191

            Checks Cleared:                                                   28,153

(Note: On Oct. 5, the state received regular employer withholding remittances , made payments to Medicaid providers and a monthly distribution to the University of Missouri.)

As of close of business October 11th 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   518,349,341.77

            General Revenue                         $   499,061,400.91

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