An auction was held on 2.1.2004 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £69.000.000. The competitive bids amounted to £59.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £10.000.000. The total value of bids accepted was £63.000.000. The competitive bids accepted amounted to £53.000.000, while the non-competitive bids accepted amounted to £10.000.000.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £962,38 and £963,41 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 3,93% and 3,82% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction non-competitive bids amounting to £10.000.000 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £962,96 per £1.000 nominal value representing an annual yield of 3,87%.