An auction was held on 17.11.2004 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £28.436.100. The competitive bids amounted to £27.279.600 and the non-competitive bids to £1.156.500. The total value of bids accepted was £20.000.000. The competitive bids accepted amounted to £18.843.500 while the non-competitive bids accepted amounted to £1.156.500.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £96,80 and £100,00 respectively, for every £100 nominal value, representing annual yields of 6,44% and 6,00% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction, non-competitive bids amounting to £1.156.500 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £98,01 per £100 nominal value representing an annual yield of 6,27%.