GEO Group raises buyback authorization to $1.25B
GEO's restricted payments remain subject to leverage limits and no-default tests, and its repurchase authorization does not require purchases.
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The GEO Group, Inc. delivered notice to redeem all $650.0 million of its 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 on October 15, 2026, at $1,043.13 per $1,000.00 original principal amount, or approximately $678 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest. GEO will deposit the redemption funds by October 14 using net proceeds from recently announced asset sales. Its amended and restated credit agreement keeps revolving commitments at $550.0 million and extends maturity to July 14, 2031.
The agreement raises to $750.0 million the Incremental Amount GEO may request for additional term loans, equivalent debt or increases to revolving commitments, subject to the agreement’s conditions. It permits unlimited restricted payments, including repurchases, when the pro forma total leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.25 to 1.00 and no default exists. A separate indenture for $625 million of 10.25% notes due 2031 permits unlimited restricted payments when the consolidated total leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.00 to 1.00 and no default exists. The board increased the share repurchase authorization by $750 million, from $500 million to $1.25 billion through December 31, 2029; the authorization does not obligate GEO to buy shares.
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- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.GEO increased its share repurchase authorization by $750 million, from $500 million to $1.25 billion through December 31, 2029. 19% of market cap
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 5, 2026, The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO” or the “Company”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”), by and among GEO and GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., as the Borrowers, Bank OZK, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The A&R Credit Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the prior Credit Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2024 (as previously amended). The A&R Credit Agreement maintains the revolving credit facility commitments at $550.0 million and extends the maturity of the revolving credit facility to July 14, 2031. The A&R Credit Agreement increased to $750.0 million the Incremental Amount (as defined therein) of additional term loans, incremental equivalent debt or increases to the revolving credit facility commitments that the Company may request, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions in the A&R Credit Agreement. The A&R Credit Agreement also increased the Company’s restricted payments capacity so as to permit the Company to make unlimited restricted payments, including share repurchases, under the A&R Credit Agreement, to the extent the Company’s total leverage ratio (as defined therein) calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such restricted payment would be equal to or less than 2.25 to 1.00 and no default exists thereunder. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 6, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the delivery of the notice of redemption for the 2029 Senior Secured Notes discussed in Item 8.01 below and the closing of the A&R Credit Agreement discussed in Item 1.01 above, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The filing of this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 5, 2026, concurrently with the closing of the A&R Credit Agreement described in Item 1.01 above, GEO delivered a notice of redemption to the holders of all $650.0 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 36162JAG1 and U32352AF0) (the “2029 Senior Secured Notes”), to redeem all of the 2029 Senior Secured Notes at a redemption price of $1,043.13 per $1,000.00 original principal amount, or approximately $678 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, October 15, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”), in accordance with the Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and Ankura Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
The Company will deposit with the Trustee, by October 14, 2026, funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the outstanding principal amount of the 2029 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, using the net proceeds from the Company’s recently announced asset sales. Upon the funding of the redemption price, the Indenture will be discharged in accordance with its terms. Payment of the redemption price for the 2029 Senior Secured Notes will be made through the Depository Trust Company.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is not a notice of redemption with respect to the 2029 Senior Secured Notes. The redemption of the 2029 Senior Secured Notes will be made solely pursuant to the notice of redemption delivered pursuant to the Indenture.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 10.1 | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2026, among The GEO Group, Inc. and GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., as borrowers, Bank OZK as Administrative Agent, and the other lender parties thereto.* | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by The GEO Group, Inc. on October 6, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
| * | Certain portions of this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601 because they are both (i) not material to investors and (ii) the type of information that the Registrant customarily and actually treats as private or confidential and have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where omissions have been made. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the Exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. Additionally, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted in reliance on Instruction 4 of Item 1.01 of Form 8-K and Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will provide, on a supplemental basis, a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| October 8, 2026 |
By: | /s/ Shayn P. March | ||||
| Date | Shayn P. March | |||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE | |
| 4955 Technology Way ∎ Boca Raton, Florida 33431 ∎ www.geogroup.com CR-26-13 |
THE GEO GROUP DELIVERS NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
FOR ALL SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2029 AND
AMENDS AND EXTENDS REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
Boca Raton, Fla. – October 6, 2026 — The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) has delivered a notice of redemption for all of the $650,000,000 in outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (CUSIP Nos. 36162JAG1 and U32352AF0) (the “2029 Senior Secured Notes”). The redemption of the 2029 Senior Secured Notes will occur on October 15, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”).
The redemption price for the 2029 Senior Secured Notes will be equal to $1,043.13 per $1,000.00 original principal amount, or approximately $678 million, plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. GEO will deposit, with the trustee for the 2029 Senior Secured Notes, the redemption price for the 2029 Senior Secured Notes by October 14, 2026, using the net proceeds from its recently announced asset sales. Upon the funding of the redemption price, the Indenture governing the 2029 Senior Secured Notes will be discharged. Payment of the redemption price for the 2029 Senior Secured Notes will be made through the Depository Trust Company.
GEO also announced today the closing of an amendment to the Company’s Amended Credit Agreement to extend the maturity of its $550 million Revolving Credit Facility to July 14, 2031 and to increase the Company’s restricted payments capacity. Following this amendment and the discharge of the Indenture governing the 2029 Senior Secured Notes, GEO will be permitted to make unlimited restricted payments, including share repurchases, under the Amended Credit Agreement, to the extent the Company’s total leverage ratio (as defined therein) calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such restricted payment would be equal to or less than 2.25 to 1.00 and no default exists thereunder. Additionally, under the Indenture governing the Company’s $625 million 10.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031, GEO is permitted to make unlimited restricted payments, including share repurchases, to the extent the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio (as defined therein) calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such restricted payment would be equal to or less than 2.00 to 1.00 and no default exists thereunder.
GEO recently announced that its Board of Directors approved a $750 million increase to the Company’s share repurchase authorization program, which is effective through December 31, 2029, from $500 million to $1.25 billion.
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NEWS RELEASE
Repurchases of GEO’s outstanding common stock will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and may be made at our senior management’s discretion from time to time in the open market, by block purchase, through privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to a trading plan, or otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The authorization for the share repurchase program may be extended, increased, decreased, suspended or terminated by our Board of Directors in its discretion at any time. Repurchases of the Company’s common stock (and the timing thereof) will depend upon market conditions, regulatory requirements, the Company’s existing obligations, including its Credit Agreement, other corporate liquidity requirements and priorities and other factors as may be considered in the Company’s sole discretion. The authorization for the share repurchase program does not obligate GEO to purchase any particular amount of the Company’s common stock.
About The GEO Group
The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is a leading diversified government service provider, specializing in design, financing, development, and support services for secure facilities, processing centers, and community reentry centers in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s diversified services include enhanced in-custody rehabilitation and post-release support through the award-winning GEO Continuum of Care®, secure transportation, electronic monitoring, community-based programs, and correctional health and mental health care. GEO’s worldwide operations include the ownership and/or delivery of support services for 97 facilities totaling approximately 76,000 beds, including idle facilities and projects under development, with a workforce of up to approximately 20,000 employees.
Use of forward-looking statements
This news release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the cautionary statements and risk factors contained in GEO’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements and risk factors contained in GEO’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those referenced above. GEO disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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| Contact: Pablo E. Paez Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations |
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