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Reuters Group PLC
22 October 2003


REUTERS GROUP PLC - THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
for the three months to 30 September 2003


22 October 2003                                                            10/03



                         REUTERS: INSTINET STATEMENT

London - Instinet Group Incorporated, the electronic brokerage in which Reuters
has a 63% stake, published its financial results for the third quarter of 2003
today. These results are published under US GAAP. The equivalent set of revenue
figures in sterling and under UK GAAP will be added to the Reuters core third
quarter figure, being published on 27 October, to give third quarter revenue for
Reuters Group.

Instinet's full statement follows at the end of this release.


Reconciliation of Instinet revenue for the three months to 30 September 2003 and
the nine months to 30 September 2003


The following is a reconciliation of the unaudited revenue for three months to
30 September 2003 and nine months to 30 September 2003 under US GAAP as released
by Instinet on 22 October 2003, to the numbers that will be reported for
Instinet under UK GAAP.

                                             Three months to     Nine months to
                                                30 September      30 September
                                                      2003                2003
----------------------                          ------------        ------------
Per Instinet results - US GAAP (US$m)                  272                 798
Adjustments to UK GAAP
- Soft dollar commission                               (55)               (154)
- Interest                                              (3)                 (8)
- Investments                                            1                  20
----------------------                          ------------        ------------
Instinet results - UK GAAP (US$m)                      215                 656
----------------------                          ------------        ------------
Instinet results - UK GAAP (#m)                        132                 407
----------------------                          ------------        ------------


An exchange rate of US$1.61 has been used, being the average for both the three
months to

30 September 2003 and the nine months to 30 September 2003.


Explanation of adjustments


A significant part of the adjustment from US GAAP to UK GAAP relates to soft
dollar activities, primarily relating to the purchase of third party research
products, as well as payments made as part of Instinet's commission recapture
services. Under US GAAP, Instinet reports its transaction fee revenue from these
businesses on a gross basis. Under UK GAAP these revenues and costs are not
grossed up but are netted against each other.


Other revenue adjustments include interest income and movements in the value of
investments held at the balance sheet date including mark-to-market gains and
losses and impairments as well as realised gains and losses on disposals, all of
which are not included as revenue under UK GAAP.


                                      END



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INSTINET ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2003 RESULTS


NEW YORK, October 22, 2003 - Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) today
announced net income of $4 million or $0.01 per share for the third quarter of
2003. This compares to a net loss of $528 million, or $2.05 per share, for the
third quarter of 2002, which included a goodwill impairment write-down of $552
million, a net investment gain of $20 million and a $1 million restructuring
charge. (1),2


Edward J. Nicoll, Chief Executive Officer of Instinet, commented: "Market
volumes declined slightly during the third quarter, which is reflected in our
revenues. However, we stayed on course to reduce costs, and have reported
Instinet's first positive net income since 2001. In addition, we continue to
strengthen our core businesses. Our institutional broker is developing new
products designed to reduce its customers' opportunity costs and increase their
prospects for interacting with natural liquidity. Our two electronic
marketplaces recently cut prices significantly on routing services, further
highlighting the advantages to subscribers of partnering with us to obtain the
opportunity of high-quality executions at low prices."


Business Trends


* Our clients traded 34.2 billion U.S. equity shares through Instinet in
the third quarter of 2003, up 29% from 26.5 billion shares executed in the third
quarter of 2002, and down 8% from 37.1 billion shares executed in the second
quarter of 2003. The decrease versus the second quarter of 2003 was due to the
combination of lower overall average daily market volumes in the third quarter
and reduced market share. The Island ECN accounted for 12.3 billion shares of
this volume in the third quarter of 2003, compared to 1.4 billion in the third
quarter of 2002, which included Island for one week subsequent to the closing of
the Island acquisition.

* U.S. equity shares executed through Instinet during the third quarter
of 2003 consisted of 29.3 billion NASDAQ-listed shares and 4.8 billion U.S.
exchange-listed shares.

* Our share of total U.S. equity volume was 14.7% in the third quarter,
compared to 11.1% in the third quarter of 2002 and 15.5% in the second quarter
of 2003.

* Our share of NASDAQ-listed equity volume was 26.5% in the third
quarter, and our share of U.S. exchange-listed equity volume was 4.0%.



Financial Performance


Revenues


Total revenues for the third quarter were $272 million, down 5% from the second
quarter of 2003.


Transaction fee revenue for the third quarter was $268 million, down 3% from the
second quarter of 2003. Our net equity transaction fee revenue was $156 million,
down 5% from the second quarter of 2003. (2)


Expenses


Instinet's total expenses from continuing operations for the third quarter of
2003 were $267 million, down 8% from the second quarter of 2003.


* Compensation and benefits expense was $51 million in the third quarter
of 2003, down 15% from the previous quarter, primarily reflecting lower staff
levels and a lower severance charge. 2

* Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees were $36 million, up 6% from the
previous quarter.

* Communications and equipment expense was $25 million, down 21% from
the previous quarter, primarily due to the migration of clients from our
proprietary network to a third-party network.

* Other expenses were $6 million, down 32% from the second quarter of
2003, mainly due to lower bad debt and interest expenses.


Balance Sheet


At September 30, 2003, Instinet had net cash (cash and cash equivalents and
securities owned less short-term borrowings) of approximately $637 million,
tangible net assets of approximately $883 million, and shareholders' equity of
approximately $992 million. There were approximately 331 million shares of
common stock outstanding.


Instinet's Chief Financial Officer, John F. Fay, commented: "Our performance in
the third quarter reflects both the market environment as well as our continued
focus on cost reduction. Our balance sheet remains very strong with our cash
balance increasing by 12% to $637 million during the third quarter."



Strategic Developments


During the quarter, Instinet continued to make progress on its plan to separate
its buy-side and sell-side businesses. The aim of this reorganization is to
empower each business to pursue its own distinct interests, add strategic
clarity to our company and lay a foundation for future profitability.


Instinet, the Institutional Broker is a value-added broker that serves
institutions around the world. Its products and services are designed to improve
both the trading efficacy and investment performance of our clients. They
include:

* Direct, efficient and unbiased access to the global equity markets, as
well as the opportunity to trade directly with other Instinet clients.

* Sophisticated trading expertise and advanced technological tools
designed to make it easier to manage increasingly complex global equity trading
strategies.

* Unconflicted trading based on a pure agency business model.


Instinet plans to release to clients before year-end two key brokerage products
for U.S. equity trading.


Continuous Block Crossing, or CBX is a block-matching system with minimum order
and trade-size parameters and penny price increments to better facilitate block
trading. Institutional clients will be able to trade directly with each other,
or use advanced order functionality and routing technologies to intelligently
trade orders in other market venues.


Proactive SmartRouter will enable clients, in addition to routing marketable
orders to the best available execution option, to post orders in more than one
venue at the same time. In a fragmented marketplace like the exchange-listed
market in the U.S., posting an order in one liquidity pool may carry the
opportunity cost of missing the potential for price and size improvement in
another liquidity pool. Proactive SmartRouter is designed to reduce that
opportunity cost.


Our sell-side business is now made up of two alternative trading systems -- the
Instinet ECN and The Island ECN, and their clearing broker, Instinet Clearing
Services, Inc. We are in the process of integrating these two pools of liquidity
into one single ATS, to be called "INET". INET will offer matching and routing
services to its U.S. registered broker-dealer subscribers. INET will provide
access to one of the largest liquidity pools in NASDAQ-listed equities. It will
be based on the existing Island platform, which employs a stable and scalable
infrastructure that enables speed and reliability while allowing the system to
operate at low cost. INET will provide its clients with access to other U.S.
trading venues utilizing Instinet's SmartRouter technology.


Instinet ECN and Island ECN recently announced a 25% price reduction for routing
orders in over-the-counter securities to other trading venues through Instinet's
SmartRouter. Further, retroactive to October 1, 2003 and effective through the
end of this year, the price was reduced by an additional 12 percentage points
for a 37% reduction overall. As a result of this price reduction, subscribers
can now access marketplaces offering automated executions at a cost potentially
lower than accessing those markets directly.


With these and other initiatives, Instinet Group is positioning its business to
thrive in what continues to be a highly competitive environment. Equity markets
in the U.S. may be on the verge of a phase of accelerated modernization that
potentially could see a reduction in, or even the elimination of, some of the
remaining regulatory and other barriers to competition in trading exchange-
listed securities. As we move toward a potentially more open and competitive
environment, Instinet will be ready to serve those investors looking for
technologically advanced products and services focused solely on customers'
needs.



Webcast


Instinet will webcast a conference call to discuss its third quarter results at
11:00 a.m. New York time today at http://www.investor.instinet.com. A replay
will be available at the same address following the call.



About Instinet


Instinet, through affiliates, is the largest global electronic agency securities
broker and has been providing investors with electronic trading solutions for
more than 30 years. Our services enable buyers and sellers worldwide to trade
securities directly and anonymously with each other, have the opportunity to
gain price improvement for their trades and lower their overall trading costs.
Instinet is part of the Reuters family of companies.


Through our electronic platforms, our customers can access over 40 securities
markets throughout the world, including NASDAQ, the NYSE and stock exchanges in
Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Zurich. We also
provide our customers with access to research generated by us and by third
parties, as well as various informational and decision-making tools. We act
solely as an agent for our customers and do not trade securities for our own
account or maintain inventories of securities for sale.


                                     # # #



This press release is for information purposes only and is not intended as an
offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security.


(c) 2003 Instinet Group Incorporated and its affiliated companies. All rights
reserved. INSTINET is a registered service mark in the United States and in
other countries throughout the world. Instinet is part of the Reuters family of
companies.


Instinet Corporation (member NASD/SIPC), The Island ECN, Inc. (member NASD/CSE/
SIPC), Instinet Clearing Services, Inc. (member NASD/SIPC) and the Island
Holding Company, Inc. are subsidiaries of Instinet Group Incorporated.


This news release may be deemed to include forward-looking statements relating
to Instinet. Certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those disclosed in such forward-looking statements are included
in Instinet's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2002, and other documents filed with the SEC and available on the Company's
website. Certain information regarding trading volumes is also included in
Instinet's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2002 and on the Company's website at www.instinetgroup.com. These statements
speak only as of the date of this news release, and the Company does not
undertake any obligation to update them.


                                      END


Investor Contact
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Instinet Group Incorporated
212 310 7481
john.pitt@instinet.com

Media Contact
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Instinet Group Incorporated
212 310 4037
stephen.austin@instinet.com


Instinet Group Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                            Three Months Ended                 Nine Months Ended
                     Sept 30,    June 30,    Sept 30,            September 30,
                      -------      -------     -------            ------------
                          2003        2003        2002            2003         2002
                         -------     -------     -------         -------      -------
REVENUE
Transaction          $ 268,210    $275,909    $ 63,917       $ 799,343    $ 799,731
fees
Interest                 4,931       6,651      10,699          17,929       31,591
Investments               (667)      2,841     (20,336)        (19,504)     (39,231)
                         -------     -------     -------         -------      -------
      Total            272,474     285,401     254,280         797,768      792,091
      revenues

EXPENSES
Compensation and        51,450      60,749      63,809         176,183      221,016
benefits
Soft dollar and         54,894      49,604      51,824         153,556      167,153
commission
recapture
Broker-dealer           53,552      58,630      39,004         162,602       67,798
rebates
Brokerage,              35,553      33,446      42,079         103,024      112,527
clearing and
exchange fees
Communications          24,917      31,617      26,620          87,254       89,116
and equipment
Depreciation and        22,408      23,534      16,712          70,016       53,765
amortization
Occupancy               12,567      13,175      12,223          42,200       39,370
Professional             5,739       7,228       5,110          19,305       16,774
fees
Marketing and            2,958       3,480       2,451           9,219       13,338
business
development
Other                    5,728       8,407       9,899          21,995       42,425
Restructuring                -           -         955               -       58,395
Goodwill                     -           -     551,991               -      551,991
impairment
Insurance               (2,989)          -           -          (7,989)           -
recovery of                          
fixed assets
lost
                         -------     -------     -------         -------      -------            
      Total            266,777     289,870     822,677         837,365    1,433,668
      expenses           -------     -------     -------         -------      -------

   Income (loss)         5,697      (4,469)   (568,397)        (39,597)    (641,577)
   from
   continuing
   operations
   before income
   taxes and
   cumulative
   effect of
   change in
   accounting
   principle
   Income tax            1,652         732     (39,958)         (4,123)     (59,778)
   provision             -------     -------     -------         -------      -------
   (benefit)
   Income (loss)         4,045      (5,201)   (528,439)        (35,474)    (581,799)
   from
   continuing
   operations
   before
   cumulative
   effect of
   change in
   accounting
   principle

Discontinued
operations:
   Loss from                 -           -           -               -      (33,356)
   operations of
   fixed income
   business
   Income tax                -           -           -               -       10,770
   benefit               -------     -------     -------         -------      -------
   Income (loss)         4,045      (5,201)   (528,439)        (35,474)    (604,385)
   before
   cumulative
   effect of
   change in
   accounting
   principle
   Cumulative                -           -           -               -      (18,642)
   effect of             -------     -------     -------         -------
   change in
   accounting
   principle,
   net of tax
                                                                              -------
      Net income       $ 4,045     $(5,201)  $(528,439)       $(35,474)   $(623,027)
      (loss)             =======     =======     =======         =======      =======

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC & DILUTED

   Income (loss)        $ 0.01      $(0.02)     $(2.05)         $(0.11)      $(0.22)
   from
   continuing
   operations
Discontinued
operations:
   Loss from                 -           -           -               -        (0.13)
   operations of
   fixed income
   business
   Income tax                -           -           -               -         0.04
   benefit               -------     -------     -------         -------      -------
   Income (loss)          0.01       (0.02)      (2.05)          (0.11)       (0.31)
   before
   cumulative
   effect of
   change in
   accounting
   principle
   Cumulative                -           -           -               -        (0.07)
   effect of chg
   in accounting
   principle,
   net of tax
                         -------     -------     -------         -------      -------
      Net income         $0.01      $(0.02)     $(2.05)       $ (0.11)     $ (0.38)
      (loss) per         =======     =======     =======         =======      =======
      share

Weighted average       330,893     330,841     258,206         330,833      251,865
shares
outstanding -
basic
Weighted average       332,289     330,841     258,487         330,833      251,965
shares
outstanding -
diluted

Note: Results for Island Holding Company, Inc. are included subsequent to 
09/20/02.



Instinet Group Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

                  Q3        Q2          Q1           Q4           Q3          Q2          Q1          Q4        Q3
                2003      2003        2003         2002         2002        2002        2002        2001      2001
                        
REVENUE
Transaction$ 268,210 $ 275,909   $ 255,224    $ 278,441    $ 263,917   $ 269,933   $ 265,881   $ 319,219  $ 311,737
fees
Interest       4,931     6,651       6,347        8,546       10,699      11,958       8,934      11,562     14,254
Investments     (667)    2,841     (21,678)     (19,878)     (20,336)    (13,181)     (5,714)     17,817     (6,330)
             
Total        272,474   285,401     239,893      267,109      254,280     268,710     269,101     348,598    319,661
revenues

EXPENSES
Compensation  51,450    60,749      63,984       60,745       63,809      70,989      86,218      83,996     84,820
and benefits
Soft dollar   54,894    49,604      49,058       50,161       51,824      61,738      53,591      58,174     51,595
and commission
recapture
Broker-       53,552    58,630      50,420       56,601       39,004      25,503       3,291           -          - 
dealer rebates
Brokerage,    35,553    33,446      34,025       36,994       42,079       33,767      36,681     40,364     33,284
clearing and
exchange fees
Communications24,917    31,617      30,720       36,604       26,620       29,187      33,309     32,872     36,939
and equipment
Depreciation  22,408    23,534      24,074       24,659       16,712       17,930      19,123     21,269     21,206
and amortization
Occupancy     12,567    13,175      16,458       16,158       12,223       13,595      13,552     11,587     14,424
Professional   5,739     7,228       6,338        7,820        5,110        6,646       5,018      7,880      8,085
fees
Marketing      2,958     3,480       2,781        3,756        2,451        7,480       3,407      2,739        843
and business
development
Other          5,728     8,407       7,860       16,559        9,899       16,852      15,674     13,742     14,312
Restructuring      -         -           -       62,405          955       42,410      15,030      1,557     22,821
Goodwill           -         -           -            -      551,991            -           -          -          -
impairment
Loss of fixed      -         -           -            -            -            -           -        818     19,528
assets at World
Trade Center
Insurance     (2,989)        -       (5,000)          -            -            -           -     (1,472)   (19,528)
recovery of           
fixed assets
lost 
Total        266,777   289,870      280,718     372,462      822,677      326,097     284,894     273,526   288,329
expenses              


Income (loss)  5,697    (4,469)     (40,825)    (105,353)   (568,397)     (57,387)    (15,793)     75,072    31,332
from
continuing
operations
before income
taxes and
cumulative
effect of
change in
accounting
principle
Income tax     1,652       732       (6,507)      6,690      (39,958)     (14,117)     (5,703)      26,662   15,685
provision                  
(benefit)
Income (loss)  4,045    (5,201)     (34,318)   (112,043)    (528,439)     (43,270)    (10,090)      48,410   15,647
from
continuing
operations
before
cumulative
effect of
change in
accounting
principle

Discontinued
operations:
Loss from          -         -            -         (412)           -      (23,581)     (9,775)    (4,535)  (11,871)
operations of
fixed income
business
Income tax         -         -            -          252            -        6,946       3,824      1,844     4,434
benefit               

Income (loss)  4,045    (5,201)     (34,318)    (112,203)    (528,439)     (59,905)    (16,041)    45,719     8,210
before
cumulative
effect of
change in
accounting
principle
Cumulative         -         -            -            -            -            -     (18,642)         -         -
effect of   
change in
accounting
principle,
net of tax

Net income   $ 4,045   $(5,201)    $(34,318)   $(112,203)   $(528,439)    $(59,905)   $(34,683)  $ 45,719   $ 8,210
(loss) 

Basic and
diluted
Earnings      $ 0.01    $(0.02)      $(0.10)      $(0.34)      $(2.05)      $(0.24)     $(0.14)    $ 0.18    $ 0.03
(loss) per      
share

Note: Results for Island Holding Company, Inc. are included subsequent to 09/20/02.

Instinet Group Incorporated
Consolidated Statistical Data
(Unaudited)
The following table presents key transaction volume
information, as well as certain other operating
information.

                           Three Months Ended                     Percentage Change
                                                                              
                     Sept 30,     June 30,    Sept 30,             Sept 30 2003 vs
                       --------      -------     -------              ----------
                         2003         2003        2002      June 30, 2003   Sept 30, 2002
                       --------      -------     -------           ------          ------

Total U.S.            231,762      239,780     239,100             -3.34%          -3.07%
equity share
volume (millions) 1,2
Instinet's U.S.        34,168       37,065      26,471             -7.82%           29.08%
equity share
volume (millions) 1,2
Instinet's               14.7%        15.5%       11.1%
share of total         --------      -------     -------
U.S. equity
share volume 1,2

Total                 110,672      112,524     110,195             -1.65%            0.43%
Nasdaq-listed
equity share
volume (millions) 2
Instinet's             29,345       31,996      22,569             -8.28%           30.02%
Nasdaq-listed
equity share
volume (millions) 2
Instinet's               26.5%        28.4%       20.5%
share of total         --------      -------     -------
Nasdaq-listed
equity share volume 2

Total U.S.            121,091      127,256     128,905             -4.84%          -6.06%
exchange-listed
equity share
volume (millions) 2
Instinet's U.S.         4,823        5,069       3,902             -4.85%           23.61%
exchange-listed
equity share 
volume (millions) 2
Instinet's                4.0%         4.0%        3.0%
share of total         --------      -------     -------
U.S. exchange-listed
equity share volume 2

Instinet's U.S.        74,634       75,934      37,789             -1.71%           97.50%
equity
transaction
volume (thousands)
Instinet's              1,320        1,547       2,376            -14.67%          -44.44%
non-U.S. equity        --------      -------     -------
transaction
volume (thousands)
Instinet's             75,954       77,481      40,165             -1.97%           89.10%
total equity           --------      -------     -------
transaction
volume (thousands)

Instinet's                458          488         700             -6.21%          -34.64%
average U.S.
equity
transaction
size (shares
per transaction)
Instinet's              1,166        1,205         628             -3.25%           85.69%
average equity         --------      -------     -------
transactions
per day (thousands)

Transaction         $ 225,962    $ 229,973    $208,388             -1.74%            8.43%
fees from US
equities (thousands)
Transaction            42,248       45,936      55,529             -8.03%          -23.92%
fees from              --------      -------     -------
non-US equities
(thousands)
Total equity        $ 268,210    $ 275,909    $263,917             -2.79%            1.63%
transaction
fees (thousands)

Net transaction     $ 126,497    $ 135,475    $130,121             -6.63%          -2.79%
fees from US
equities (thousands)
(non-GAAP
financial
measure) 3
Net transaction        29,173       28,840      40,495               1.15%        -27.96%
fees from              --------      -------     -------
non-US equities
(thousands)
(non-GAAP financial
measure) 3
Total net           $ 155,670    $ 164,315    $170,616             -5.26%          -8.76%
equity
transaction
fees (thousands)
(non-GAAP
financial measure) 3

Instinet's           $ 0.0033     $ 0.0031     $0.0039               6.45%        -15.38%
average equity
transaction fee
revenue per
share 4
Instinet's           $ 0.0018     $ 0.0018     $0.0024               0.24%        -24.82%
average net            --------      -------     -------
equity
transaction fee
revenue per
share (non-GAAP
financial
measure) 3,4

Full time               1,259        1,311       1,723             -3.97%         -26.93%
employees at
period end

 (1)  U.S. shares consist of shares of U.S exchange-listed and Nasdaq-listed stocks.
 (2)  For a description of how we calculate our share volumes, see - "Nasdaq Volume
      Calculations" and "Calculation of Instinet ATS and Island ATS Volume Combined
      Volumes"in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
 (3)  Our net equity transaction fee revenues are calculated by subtracting the soft dollar
      and commission recapture expenses and broker-dealer rebates from the related equity
      transaction fees. GAAP requires us to add our soft dollar and commission recapture
      expenses and broker-dealer rebates, dollar-for-dollar, to related equity transaction
      fee revenues.
 (4)  Average transaction fee revenue is calculated by dividing transaction fee revenue for
      the buy and sell side of each transaction by total share volume.
 (5)  Represents Instinet Group Incorporated volume from all sources, including the Island
      ECN subsequent to 09/20/02 and Instinet Corporation.

Instinet Group Incorporated
Customer Operating Data 1
(Unaudited)

                                             Q3         Q2         Q1         Q4         Q3         Q2         Q1
                                           ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------
                                           2003       2003       2003       2002       2002       2002       2002
                                           ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------     ------
Instinet, the Institutional Broker
      A. US Equities
            Average daily volume             91         87         83         85         88         90        100
            (million shares)
            Amount charged to client    $0.0148    $0.0144    $0.0141    $0.0150    $0.0154    $0.0168    $0.0176
            per share 2

      B. Non-US Equities
            Average daily                  $649       $666       $783       $751       $936       $874       $940
            consideration (millions)
            3
            Average basis points            6.2        5.7        5.1        5.5        5.6        5.8        5.9
            charged to client per
            consideration traded 3

INET ATS
      Matched average daily volume 4

            NASDAQ-listed equity share      389        444        380        450        313        208        155
            volume (million shares) 
                 Share of total            22.5%     24.8%      26.1%      27.4%      18.2%      11.4%       8.5%
                 market

            U.S. exchange-listed             40         45         48         47        17          6           8
            equity share volume
            (million shares)
                 Share of total             2.1%      2.2%       2.5%       2.4%      0.8%       0.4%         0.5%
                 market

            U.S. total equity share 5       429        489        428        497       330        214         163
            volume (million shares)
            5
                 Share of total           11.9%      12.8%      12.8%      13.9%      8.8%       6.1%        4.6%
                 market

 (1)  For a description of how we calculate our share volumes, see - "Nasdaq Volume Calculations" and "Calculation
      of Instinet ATS and Island ATS Volume Combined Volumes"in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
      December 31, 2002.
 (2)  Net of soft dollar and commission recapture expenses and broker-dealer rebates.
 (3)  Commissions on European and Asian transactions are calculated as a percentage (i.e., basis points) of the
      total value (i.e., consideration of the transaction) (price times number of shares).
 (4)  Matched volume reflects transactions where the buyer and seller are matched on our ATSs.



Instinet Group Incorporated
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Operating Results for 3Q03

In evaluating our financial performance and results of operations, management
reviews certain financial measures that are not in accordance with generally
accepted accounting standards in the United States ("non-GAAP"). Non-GAAP
measurements do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to
be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Management uses
non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating our operating performance. In light of
the use by management of these non-GAAP measurements to assess our operational
performance, we believe it is useful to provide information with respect to
these non-GAAP measurements so as to share this perspective of management. These
non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context with our GAAP
results. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP measurements are provided below:

(1) Management reviews adjusted operating income, in addition to GAAP financial
results. This non-GAAP financial measurement excludes non-operating items, which
by their nature, management does not consider to be a true reflection of the
operating results and financial performance of our business. These non-operating
charges are investment gains and losses, charges related to our cost reduction
initiatives, goodwill impairment, fixed assets losts at the World Trade Center
and related insurance recoveries, and the related tax effects of those items.
The following schedule reconciles our operating income to our GAAP financial
results:

                                                Three Months Ended
                                    September 30,     June 30,   September 30,
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
                                             2003         2003            2002
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------

Total revenues, as reported             $ 272,474    $ 285,401       $ 254,280
Investments                                   667       (2,841)         20,336
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
Pro forma revenues                        273,141      282,560         274,616
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------

Total expenses, as reported               266,777      289,870         822,677
Less: Severance included in                  (602)      (7,938)              -
compensation and benefits
Less: Restructuring                             -            -            (955)
Less: Goodwill impairment                       -            -        (551,991)
Add: Insurance recovery of fixed            2,989            -               -
assets at the World Trade Center          ---------    ---------       ---------
Pro forma operating expenses              269,164      281,932         269,731
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
Pro forma income before income              3,977          628           4,885
taxes                                     ---------    ---------       ---------

Income tax provision (benefit), as          1,652          732         (39,958)
reported
Tax effect of pro forma                      (429)       1,413          41,833
adjustments                               ---------    ---------       ---------
Pro forma provision for income              1,223        2,145           1,875
taxes                                     ---------    ---------       ---------

Net income (loss), as reported              4,045       (5,201)       (528,439)
Net effect of pro forma                    (1,291)       3,684         531,449
adjustments                               ---------    ---------       ---------
Pro forma net income (loss)               $ 2,754    $ (1,517)         $ 3,010
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------

Earnings (loss) per share - basic          $ 0.01     $ (0.02)        $ (2.05)
and diluted, as reported
Net effect of pro forma                         -         0.02            2.06
adjustments                               ---------    ---------       ---------
Pro forma earnings (loss) per share        $ 0.01       $ 0.00          $ 0.01
- basic and diluted                       ---------    ---------       ---------

Weighted average shares outstanding       330,893      330,841         258,206
- basic
Weighted average shares outstanding       332,289      330,841         258,487
- diluted



Instinet Group Incorporated
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Operating Results for 3Q03

In evaluating our financial performance and results of operations, management
reviews certain financial measures that are not in accordance with generally
accepted accounting standards in the United States ("non-GAAP"). Non-GAAP
measurements do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to
be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Management uses
non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating our operating performance. In light of
the use by management of these non-GAAP measurements to assess our operational
performance, we believe it is useful to provide information with respect to
these non-GAAP measurements so as to share this perspective of management. These
non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in the context with our GAAP
results. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP measurements are provided below:

(2) Our transaction fees earned from our customers trading equity securities
have represented, and continue to represent, a substantial part of our revenues.
GAAP requires us to add our soft dollar and commission recapture expenses and
broker-dealer rebates, dollar-for-dollar, to related equity transaction fee
revenues, which has a dilutive effect on our operating margins. Therefore, when
evaluating our revenues from equity transactions, management reviews our net
equity transaction fee revenue, based on U.S. securities and non-U.S.
securities. Our net equity transaction fee revenues are calculated by
subtracting the soft dollar and commission recapture expenses as well as
broker-dealer rebates from the related equity transaction fees, as well as
non-equity related revenues, and is calculated as follows:

                                                Three Months Ended
                       
                                    September 30,     June 30,   September 30,
                                            2003         2003            2002
                                
Total
                   
Transaction fee revenue, as             $ 268,210    $ 275,909       $ 263,917
reported
Less: non equity related                   (4,094)      (3,360)         (2,473)
transaction fee revenue
Less: soft dollar revenues and            (54,894)     (49,604)        (51,824)
commission recapture expenses
Less: broker-dealer rebates               (53,552)     (58,630)        (39,004)
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
Net equity transaction fee              $ 155,670    $ 164,315       $ 170,616
revenue                                   =========    =========       =========

U.S.
------
Transaction fee revenue from U.S.       $ 225,962    $ 229,973       $ 208,388
equities
Less: non equity related                   (4,094)      (3,360)         (2,473)
transaction fee revenue
Less: soft dollar revenues and            (41,819)     (32,508)        (36,790)
commission recapture expenses from
U.S. equities
Less: broker-dealer rebates               (53,552)     (58,630)        (39,004)
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
Net equity transaction fee revenue      $ 126,497    $ 135,475       $ 130,121
from U.S. equities                        =========    =========       =========

U.S. revenue per share
------------------------
Average U.S. equity transaction fee      $ 0.0033     $ 0.0031        $ 0.0039
revenue (per share, per side)
Less: non equity related                  (0.0001)     (0.0001)        (0.0001)
transaction fee revenue
Less: soft dollar revenues and            (0.0006)     (0.0004)        (0.0007)
commission recapture expenses from
U.S. equities
Less: broker-dealer rebates               (0.0008)     (0.0008)        (0.0007)
                                          ---------    ---------       ---------
Average U.S. equity net transaction      $ 0.0018     $ 0.0018        $ 0.0024
fee revenue (per share, per side)         =========    =========       =========

Non-U.S.
----------
Transaction fee revenue from             $ 42,248     $ 45,936        $ 55,529
non-U.S. equities
Less: soft dollar revenues and            (13,075)     (17,096)        (15,034)
commission recapture expenses from        ---------    ---------       ---------
non-U.S. equities
Net equity transaction fee revenue       $ 29,173     $ 28,840        $ 40,495
from non-U.S. equities                    =========    =========       =========


This news release may be deemed to include forward-looking statements relating
to Reuters within the meaning of the US securities laws. Certain important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
disclosed in such forward -looking statements are described in Reuters Annual
Report and Form 20-F for the year to 31 December 2002 under the heading 'Risk
Factors'. Copies of the Annual Report and Form 20-F are available on request
from Reuters Group PLC, 85 Fleet Street, London EC4P 4AJ.


--------------------------

1 Unless otherwise specified, financial results and statistical information
referred to in this release include data for Island Holding Company, Inc.
following the closing of our acquisition of Island on September 20, 2002.

2 See table titled "Reconciliation of Pro Forma Operating Results for 3Q03".



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