An auction was held on 17.3.2004 for the sale by the Central Bank of
The total value of the bids submitted was £40.000.000. The competitive bids amounted to £30.000.000 and the non-competitive bids to £10.000.000. All bids submitted were accepted.
The lowest and highest prices of the competitive bids accepted were £958,15 and £959,80 respectively for every £1.000 nominal value, representing annual yields of 4,38% and 4,20% 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 £959,16 per £1.000 nominal value representing an annual yield of 4,27%.