GEO GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GEO GROUP INC (GEO)
CIK: 0000923796
Period of Report: 2012-03-01

Reporting Person: HURLEY JOHN (President - U.S. Corrections)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-01	Restricted Stock	F	2230	$18.02	Disposed	44798	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	35000	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$6.0834	2014-08-05	Common Stock (8726)	8726	Direct
Stock Option	$16.69	2018-10-30	Common Stock (2500)	2500	Direct
Stock Option	$21.07	2019-10-28	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct
Stock Option	$24.61	2021-03-01	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO") purchased these vested restricted shares from Mr. Hurley on March 1, 2012 at a price per share of $18.02, which was the closing trading price of GEO common stock on that date. The proceeds from this sale were used to pay the taxes associated with the March 1, 2012 vesting of 6,666 shares of restricted stock.