SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
REUTERS GROUP PLC /ADR/

(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 FLEET STREET
7TH FLOOR

(Street)
LONDON X0 EC4P 4AJ

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INSTINET GROUP INC [ INGP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 05/25/2005 J(1) 74,258 A (2) 210,725,785 I Reuters C LLC(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Acquisition of shares pursuant to the payment of a purchase adjustment by Instinet Group Incorporated ("Instinet") to Reuters C LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Reuters C LLC") in connection with the sale by Reuters C LLC to Instinet of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Bridge Trading Company, a Delaware corporation ("BTC"), for approximately $21,500,000, payable in shares of Instinet common stock, $0.01 par value per share. The closing of the sale of BTC to Instinet (and the payment of the purchase price prior to the adjustment giving rise to the acquisition being reported hereby) occurred on March 31, 2005.
2. Purchase price adjustment related to the sale of 1,000 shares of BTC common stock, par value $1.00 per share, by Reuters C LLC to Instinet.
3. The shares of Instinet Group Incorporated beneficially owned by Reuters Group PLC are held in the name of Reuters C LLC. Reuters C LLC is wholly-owned by Reuters America Holdings Inc., which is wholly-owned by Reuters International Holdings S.a.r.l., which is wholly-owned by Reuters Overseas Holdings BV, which is 98.6% owned by Reuters Group Overseas Holdings (UK) Limited, which is wholly-owned by Reuters Limited, which is wholly-owned by Reuters Holdings Limited, which is 96.5% owned by Reuters Group PLC.
Nancy C. Gardner 05/25/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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