An auction was held on 9.6.2004 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £18.000.000. The competitive bids amounted to £13.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £5.000.000. The total value of bids accepted was £16.000.000. The competitive bids accepted amounted to £11.000.000, while the non-competitive bids accepted amounted to £5.000.000.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £988,30 and £988,33 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 4,75% and 4,74% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction non-competitive bids amounting to £5.000.000 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £988,32 per £1.000 nominal value representing an annual yield of 4,74%.