SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM 8-K ----------------------- CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2002 Instinet Group Incorporated - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-32717 13-4134098 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 3 Times Square, New York, New York 10036 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-310-9500 Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events On March 12, 2002, Instinet Group Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release announcing price reductions for US equity trading. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Number Description 99.1 News Release of Instinet Group Incorporated issued March 12, 2002: Instinet announces price reductions for US equity trading. Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized. INSTINET GROUP INCORPORATED Registrant Date: February 12, 2002 By: /s/Mark Nienstedt ------------------ Mark Nienstedt Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director