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: Wierdsma Thomas M (SVP - Project Development)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-01	Restricted Stock	F	1323	$18.02	Disposed	16677	Direct
2012-03-01	Restricted Stock	S	2177	$18.02	Disposed	14500	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9823	Direct
Common Stock	100	Indirect
Common Stock	100	Indirect
Common Stock	100	Indirect
Common Stock	100	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$20.625	2017-01-18	Common Stock (40000)	40000	Direct
Stock Option	$16.69	2018-10-30	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct
Stock Option	$21.07	2019-10-28	Common Stock (7500)	7500	Direct
Stock Option	$24.61	2021-03-01	Common Stock (7500)	7500	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO") purchased these shares from Mr. Wierdsma 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 the sale of the 1,323 shares were used to pay the taxes associated with the March 1, 2012 vesting of 5,000 shares of restricted stock."