An auction was held on 9.6.2004 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £62.000.000. The competitive bids amounted to £45.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £17.000.000. All bids submitted were accepted.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £949,03 and £952,96 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 5,39% and 4,95% respectively. In accordance with the published terms of the auction non-competitive bids amounting to £17.000.000 were accepted at the weighted average price of the accepted competitive bids. This price was £950,06 per £1.000 nominal value representing an annual yield of 5,27%.