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RNS Number:1977R Reuters Group PLC 22 October 2003 THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE 'INSTINET Q3 RESULTS' ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED 22/10/03 AT 13:02 UNDER RNS NUMBER 1841R. CORRECTION TO REVENUE TABLE ENTITLED THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT 30 2003, JUNE 30 2003, SEPT 30 2002. THE FIGURE FOR TRANSACTION FEES FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT 30 2002 HAS BEEN AMENDED TO $263,917. REUTERS GROUP PLC - THIRD QUARTER RESULTS for the three months to 30 September 2003 22 October 2003 10/03 REUTERS: INSTINET STATEMENT London - Instinet Group Incorporated, the electronic brokerage in which Reuters has a 63% stake, published its financial results for the third quarter of 2003 today. These results are published under US GAAP. The equivalent set of revenue figures in sterling and under UK GAAP will be added to the Reuters core third quarter figure, being published on 27 October, to give third quarter revenue for Reuters Group. Instinet's full statement follows at the end of this release. Reconciliation of Instinet revenue for the three months to 30 September 2003 and the nine months to 30 September 2003 The following is a reconciliation of the unaudited revenue for three months to 30 September 2003 and nine months to 30 September 2003 under US GAAP as released by Instinet on 22 October 2003, to the numbers that will be reported for Instinet under UK GAAP. Three months to Nine months to 30 September 30 September 2003 2003 ---------------------- ------------ ------------ Per Instinet results - US GAAP (US$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 Reuters contacts Press Tel: +44 (0) 20 7542 7800 Simon Walker simon.walker@reuters.com Investors Tel: +44 (0) 20 7542 7057 Miriam McKay miriam.mckay@reuters.com 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 John Pitt Instinet Group Incorporated 212 310 7481 john.pitt@instinet.com Media Contact Stephen Austin 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 $263,917 $ 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) proovision ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (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-dealer 53,552 58,630 50,420 56,601 39,004 25,503 3,291 - - rebates Brokerage, 35,553 33,446 34,025 36,994 42,079 33,767 36,681 40,364 33,284 clearing and exchange fees Communications 24,917 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 and 2,958 3,480 2,781 3,756 2,451 7,480 3,407 2,739 843 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 asset 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 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". This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END QRTQLLFLXBBBFBX
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