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): April 18, 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 April 18, 2002, Instinet Group Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's first quarter 2002 results. 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 April 18, 2002: Instinet Announces First Quarter 2002 Results. 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: April 21, 2002 By: /s/ Mark Nienstedt ------------------ Mark Nienstedt Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, and Director