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The bonds are entered in a monthly prize draw and the government promises to buy them back, on request, for their original price. The government pays interest into the bond fund (4.15% per annum in December 2024 but decreasing to 4% in January 2025) [ 1 ] from which a monthly lottery distributes tax-free prizes to bondholders whose numbers are ...
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Originally bonds could be purchased as in units of five Irish pounds, with a minimum purchase of £10. Today the unit price is 6.25 Euros (equivalent to IR£4.92 at the final fixed exchange rate) and a minimum purchase of €25 is required. In September 2009 the Prize Bond fund exceeded €1bn for the first time. [3]
The winner holds £50,000 in premium bonds and purchased their winning bond in July 2014. They are the ninth millionaire from Suffolk. For the October 2022 draw, NS&I paid out almost 5 million ...
Lottery bonds are usually issued in a period where investor zeal is low and the government may see an issue failing to sell. By knowing ahead of time when the coupons will be paid and how many bonds will be redeemed at the original value and at the lottery value, the issuer can value the bond accurately and know ahead of time the cost of the borrowing.
The odds of each £1 premium bond number winning the draw will change from 34,500 to one, to 24,500 to one. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us.
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines "premium bond" in non-specific terms as "a bond earning no interest but eligible for lotteries", and then offers the following pre-1956 quotations: 1820: The Times 13 Sept. 3/1 "The premium bonds will be delivered with the state bond and dividend warrant on the 1st February, 1821."