PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  November 3, 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 (10/26/06 through 11/01/06)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $      3,701,802,782.73

            Avg. Yield:                                           4.612 percent

Unclaimed Property Division (10/26/06 through 11/01/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $         160,632.33

            Number of Accounts Returned:                           579

Banking Division (10/26/06 through 11/01/06)

            State Receipts:                              $        303,517,292.36

            State Disbursements:                    $         324,067,079.08

            Electronic Transfers:                                             63,336

            Checks Issued:                                                     40,966

            Checks Cleared:                                                   32,253

(Note: On Oct. 31, the state paid state semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements.)

As of close of business November 1st 2006, cash balances were:

            Budget Reserve                           $   519,536,506.89

            General Revenue                         $   538,658,899.49*

* On Nov. 1, $90,116,456.85 was transferred into GR from the Abandoned Fund.

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