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The GEO Group, Inc. filings document a NYSE-listed common stock issuer that provides contracted support services for secure facilities, processing centers, community reentry centers, rehabilitation programs, post-release support, and electronic monitoring. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish operating results and financial guidance, record amendments to credit agreements and revolving-facility obligations, and disclose material corporate governance and management events.
GEO's proxy and annual-meeting filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive-compensation votes, board governance, compensation discussion, and shareholder voting outcomes. The filings also identify the company's common stock, $0.01 par value, under symbol GEO on the New York Stock Exchange and describe formal exhibits tied to press releases, material agreements, and governance actions.
The Vanguard Group amended its Schedule 13G to report zero beneficial ownership of GEO Group Inc.'s common stock. The filing states that, following an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report ownership separately and Vanguard no longer is deemed to beneficially own those securities. The amendment is signed on 03/26/2026 and lists 0 shares and 0% ownership.
March Shayn P. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
The GEO Group, Inc. officer Shayn P. March received a grant of 19,566 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026. The grant was awarded at no cash cost and vests in four equal 25% annual installments on each anniversary of the grant date.
Following this award, March directly holds 61,516 shares of restricted stock and 41,950 shares of common stock in total. This is a compensation-related equity grant rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.
Mannarino Nicole reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GEO Group Inc. reported that Chief Compliance Officer Nicole Mannarino received a grant of 657 shares of restricted stock on March 6, 2026 as a compensation award. The shares were granted at $0.00 per share and will vest in four equal 25% installments on each anniversary of the grant date.
After this grant, Mannarino directly holds 1,521 shares of restricted stock and 533 shares of common stock. The filing reflects a routine equity compensation award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Brack Ronald A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
The GEO Group, Inc. executive Ronald A. Brack received a grant of 14,515 shares of Restricted Stock on March 6, 2026 as a compensation award. The grant carries no purchase price.
According to the filing, this restricted stock vests in four equal annual installments of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. After this award, Brack directly holds 33,125 shares of Restricted Stock and 95,644 shares of Common Stock, indicating a continuing equity stake in the company rather than an open-market trade.
The GEO Group, Inc. is soliciting shareholder votes for its 2026 virtual annual meeting on April 28, 2026. Shareholders of record on March 3, 2026, when 132,707,287 common shares were outstanding, may vote on electing seven directors, ratifying Grant Thornton LLP as 2026 auditor, and approving executive pay on an advisory basis.
The board is majority independent, with a combined CEO/Chairman and a Lead Independent Director, and operates through 12 committees covering audit, compensation, human rights, cybersecurity, health services, and more. Executive pay blends salary, annual cash incentives tied to revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, and long-term equity split between time-based and performance-based restricted stock, using relative TSR and ROCE metrics. Recent cycles paid out at the high end of the range and the committee approved notable special stock awards and higher incentive targets for Executive Chairman George C. Zoley amid strong performance and leadership transitions.
GEO Group Inc. Senior VP of Client Relations Matthew Albence reported routine equity compensation activity. He received a grant/award acquisition of 25,019 shares of common stock at no cost in connection with vested restricted stock awards tied to performance and time-based metrics.
To cover related tax obligations, 22,602 common shares were surrendered at $14.35 per share, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these entries, he directly holds 109,398.549 shares of common stock and 79,573 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group Inc. officer Donald E. Houston reported a routine tax-related share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On the event date, 812 shares of common stock were surrendered at $14.35 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, rather than sold on the open market. Following this, he directly held 7,364 shares of common stock and 50,070 shares of restricted stock, reflecting the March 6, 2026 vesting of 3,333 time-based restricted shares granted March 3, 2025.
GEO Group Inc. executive Richard Kent Long reported equity compensation and related tax withholding. He acquired 22,518 shares of common stock as a grant/award tied to performance-based metrics for the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, contributing to an aggregate payout of 60,845 shares of common stock. To satisfy tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock, 19,428 shares were surrendered at $14.35 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 298,925 shares of common stock and 76,283 shares of restricted stock.
GEO Group executive Paul M. Laird reported a routine tax-related share surrender. On March 6, 2026, he surrendered 1,015 shares of Common Stock at $14.35 per share to satisfy tax withholding owed on vesting restricted stock. After this disposition, he directly holds 23,961 Common Stock shares and 62,355 shares of Restricted Stock. A footnote explains the holdings reflect the March 6, 2026 vesting of 4,166 restricted shares granted on March 3, 2025, representing one-third of a time-based restricted stock award.