An auction was held on 30.12.2003 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £59.050.000. The competitive bids amounted to £49.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £10.050.000. The total value of bids accepted was £53.050.000. The competitive bids accepted amounted to £43.000.000, while the non-competitive bids accepted amounted to £10.050.000.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £963,14 and £964,15 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 3,85% and 3,74% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction non-competitive bids amounting to £10.050.000 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £963,83 per £100 nominal value representing an annual yield of 3,77%.