UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 1, 2010
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-14260
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65-0043078 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700, Boca Raton, Florida
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33487 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
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| Item 5.02. |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective February 1, 2010, the Board Of Directors of The GEO Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr.
Christopher C. Wheeler to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Wheeler was appointed to the
Audit and Finance Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation
Committee. Mr. Wheeler will be paid fees consistent with the fees to be received by the existing
independent directors for service as members of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mr. Wheeler recently retired as a partner of the firm Proskauer Rose LLP after nearly 20 years as a
member of the Corporate Department. Mr. Wheeler has extensive experience in real estate and
corporate law, institutional lending, administrative law and industrial revenue bond financing.
Mr. Wheeler has acted as counsel for developers, institutional and large property holders in
connection with the purchase, sale, refinancing and operation of real estate properties.
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| Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Description |
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Press Release of The GEO Group, Inc., dated February 4, 2010. |
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