Issue of Debt

    


UK Debt Management Office


                                        PRESS NOTICE
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RESULT OF THE SALE BY AUCTION OF £2,250 MILLION OF 4¼% TREASURY GILT 2027
The United Kingdom Debt Management Office ("DMO") announces that the auction of £2,250
 million of 4¼% Treasury Gilt 2027 has been allotted in full.

(Note: all prices in this notice are quoted in pounds and pence)

1. All bids which have been accepted at the lowest accepted price have been allotted
    approximately 18.0% of the amount bid for.

   Competitive bids made at prices above the lowest accepted price have been allotted in
    full. Competitive bids made at prices below the lowest accepted price have been
    rejected.
2. The range of bids accepted was as follows:                            Price         Yield
                                                              ------------------------------
   Highest Accepted                                                    £100.02         4.25%

   Non-competitive allotment price                                      £99.98
   (i.e. the rounded average accepted price)                                           4.25%

   Lowest Accepted                                                      £99.91         4.26%

   Tail in basis points                                                                   0*

3. The total amounts allotted and bids received were as follows:
   Amount allotted to competitive bids                                    £2,024.200 million
   Amount allotted to non-competitive bids
                                               Gilt-edged market makers     £225.250 million
                                                                 Others       £0.550 million
   Total                                                                  £2,250.000 million
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   Total bids received                                                    £4,180.280 million
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   Times covered                                                                 1.86 times
4. Cheques may be presented for payment. Refund cheques, where appropriate, will be sent as
    soon as possible by post. Stock allotted to members of CREST will be credited to their
    accounts by member-to-member deliveries on the relevant settlement date if they so
    requested.
        ail is calculated as the yield at the lowest accepted price less the yield at the
     average accepted price (using unrounded yields). This figure is then multiplied by 100
                                                            to convert it into basis points.