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UK Government Euro Treasury and Bank of England Euro Bills: Result of Auction on 8 June 1999

08 June 1999

Euro Bills on offer have been allotted in full. Details of the result are as follows:


1-month
UK Government Euro
Treasury Bills due
15 July 1999
3-month
UK Government Euro
Treasury Bills due
16 Septembe
r 1999
6-month
Bank of England
Euro Bills due
16 December 1999
ISIN Number GB0004875406 GB0005671309 XS0098500662
Amount of Bills on offer E 200.0 mn E 500.0 mn E 300.0 mn
Amount applied for E 1,504.0 mn E 2,085.0 mn E 1,115.0 mn
Amount allotted to bidders E 200.0 mn E 500.0 mn E 299.8 mn
Lowest yield accepted 2.250% 2.280% 2.320%
Highest yield accepted 2.360% 2.380% 2.450%
Average yield on Bills allotted to bidders 2.320% 2.371% 2.423%
Pro-rata per cent at highest yield accepted 37.50% 72.00% 67.74%

At each maturity, bids which have been accepted and which were made at yields below the highest accepted yield have been allotted in full at the yields bid. Bids made at the highest accepted yield have been allotted on the basis of the relevant pro-rata percentage indicated above applied to the nominal amount of Bills bid for (subject to the rounding adjustments set out on page 6 of the Euro Treasury Bill Information Memorandum of 7 July 1998 and page 5 of the Bank of England Euro Bill Information Memorandum of 6 April 1999).

As announced in the auction notice dated 1 June 1999 an additional E50 mn of 6-month Bank of England Euro Bills has been allotted directly to the Bank of England. These Bills may be made available through sale and repurchase transactions to the market makers listed in the Bank of England Euro Bill Information Memorandum in order to facilitate settlement.

The next auction for UK Government Euro Treasury Bills and Bank of England Euro Bills is due to be held on Tuesday, 13 July 1999. Details of the amounts and maturities of Bills to be offered at that auction will be announced at 2.30 pm London time on Tuesday, 6 July 1999.

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