Barclays (>> Barclays PLC), Lloyds (>> Lloyds Banking Group PLC), NatWest Markets (>> Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) and UBS (>> UBS Group AG) were appointed as bookrunners, and all other index-linked gilt-edged market makers have been invited to act as co-lead managers, the DMO said.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout, editing by David Milliken)