An auction was held on 30.12.2003 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £78.000.000. The competitive bids amounted to £70.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £8.000.000. The total value of bids accepted was £30.000.000. The competitive bids accepted amounted to £22.000.000, while the non-competitive bids accepted amounted to £8.000.000.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £991,36 and £991,54 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 3,51% and 3,43% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction non-competitive bids amounting to £8.000.000 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £991,48 per £100 nominal value representing an annual yield of 3,46%.