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: BULFIN JOHN J (SVP & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-01	Common Stock	M	25527	$3.17	Acquired	47027	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	S	20527	$18.02	Disposed	26500	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-12	Stock Option	$3.17	M	25527	Disposed	2013-02-12	Common Stock (25527)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock	43828	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$4.6667	2013-05-01	Common Stock (65454)	65454	Direct
Stock Option	$6.0834	2014-08-05	Common Stock (14490)	14490	Direct
Stock Option	$16.69	2018-10-30	Common Stock (5000)	5000	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 of common stock from Mr. Bulfin 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.