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): May 30, 2002 (May 30, 2002) KNIGHT TRADING GROUP, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 001-14223 22-3689303 ------------ --------- ---------------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No. incorporation) 525 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310 -------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (201) 222-9400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Knight Trading Group, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K Item 5. Other Events Effective May 30, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Registrant unanimously elected Thomas M. Joyce as its Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Joyce, 47, comes to the Registrant from Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. where he was Global Head of Trading. Previously, Mr. Joyce spent more than 14 years at Merrill Lynch & Co. where his positions included Head of Global Equity eCommerce, Head of U.S. Equities, Head of European Equities and Head of U.S. Block Trading. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. a. Financial Statements Not required b. Pro forma Financial Information Not required c. Exhibits Not required SIGNATURE 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's duly authorized signatory. Dated: May 30, 2002 KNIGHT TRADING GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Michael T. Dorsey ------------------------ Name: Michael T. Dorsey Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary