REGULAR MEETING OF THE
MONTANA BOARD OF INVESTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2401 Colonial Drive, 3rd Floor
Helena, Montana

Friday, April 23, 2004

AGENDA

I.
CALL TO ORDER
9:00 a.m.
A.
Roll Call
B.
Approval of the March 11, 2004 Regular Meeting Minutes
II.
PUBLIC COMMENT
9:05 a.m.
A.
Public Comment on Board-Related Items
III.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS - Carroll South
9:15 a.m.
A.
Budget Status Report  
B.
Out-of-State Travel Requests  
IV.
BOND PROGRAM - Louise Welsh
9:30 a.m.
A.
INTERCAP  
 
1.
Activity Report  
 
2.
Staff Approved Loan Requests  
 
3.
Loan Requests  
V.
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER REPORTS - Jim Penner, CFA
9:45 a.m.
A.
Economic Overview - Newsletter  
B.
Asset Allocation  
C.
Investment Performance (Handout)  
VI.
MONTANA LOAN PROGRAM - Delrene Rasmussen
10:00 a.m.
A.
Thompson River Co-Gen, LLC. Memo  
B.
Coal Tax Loan Program Activity Report - February & March  
C.
Pension Mortgage Program Activity Report - February & March  
VII.
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY - Equity
10:15 a.m.
A.
Domestic Equities (Montcomp) - Rande Muffick, CFA  
1.
Transactions - February & March  
2..
Holdings Report  
3.
Strategy  
B.
Montana Private Equity Pool (MPEP) - Ed Kelly  
1.
Transactions - February & March  
2.
Holdings Report  
 
C.
Montana International Equity Pool  
   
1.
International Equity Program Review & Recommendations  
VIII.
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY - Fixed Income
10:45 a.m.
A. Intermediate Funds - Rich Cooley, CFA  
 
1.
Treasurer's Fund Transactions - February & March  
 
2.
Treasurer's Fund Holdings Report  
 
3.
State Fund Transactions - February & March  
 
4.
State Fund Holdings Report  
 
5.
Strategy  
 
6.
Investment Policy Statements  
   
a.
State Fund Insurance - New Fund  
   
b.
Noxious Weed Management Trust Fund  
   
c.
Historical Society Trust Fund  
B. Long Term Funds - Bob Bugni, CFA  
 
1.
Transactions - February & March  
 
2.
Strategy  
 
3.
Investment Policy Statements  
   
a.

State Fund Insurance - Old Fund

 
IX.
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY - FYI Items  
A.
Montcomp Portfolio Additions  
 
1.
Nextel  
 
2.
A T & T Wireless  
 
3.
Apache  
 
4.
Anheuser-Busch  
 
5.
Teradyne  
 
6.
Suntrust Banks  
B.
STIP Transactions/Holdings Report  
C.
Security Lending Report  
D.
Market Perspectives  
E.
Educational Opportunities / Conferences / Seminars  
X.

ADJOURNMENT

12:00 p.m.
   
The Board of Investments makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person's ability to participate in public meetings. Persons needing an accommodations must notify the Board (call 444-0001) or write to P.O. Box 200126, Helena, Montana 59620) no later than three days prior to the meeting to allow adequate time to make needed arrangements.