UNITED STATES 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): January 22, 2004 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 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On January 22, 2004, Instinet Group Incorporated ("Instinet") issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter 2003 and full year 2003 results. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 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: January 22, 2004 By: /s/ John F. Fay ------------------------ John F. Fay Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - -------------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of Instinet Group Incorporated issued January 22, 2004: Instinet Announces Fourth Quarter and 2003 Results