An auction was held on 21.1.2004 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £108.000.000. The competitive bids amounted to £95.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £13.000.000. The total value of bids accepted was £80.000.000. The competitive bids accepted amounted to £67.000.000, while the non-competitive bids accepted amounted to £13.000.000.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £991,01 and £991,42 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 3,65% and 3,48% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction non-competitive bids amounting to £13.000.000 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £991,25 per £1.000 nominal value representing an annual yield of 3,55%.