false Q3 0000923796 --12-31 P10Y P18M P8Y6M P18M P1Y P3Y P30D P5Y P55Y P55Y true true true true P1Y P5Y P1Y P3Y P3Y P3Y P3Y P6M P5Y P4Y P3Y P16Y3M18D P7Y3M18D P6Y7M13D P6Y4M28D P6Y3M21D P5Y3D 0000923796 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 xbrli:shares 0000923796 2021-11-02 iso4217:USD 0000923796 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares 0000923796 2021-09-30 0000923796 2020-12-31 0000923796 2019-12-31 0000923796 2020-09-30 geo:bed geo:facility geo:person geo:detainee 0000923796 geo:GreatPlainsCorrectionalFacilityMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 0000923796 geo:SpringCorrectionalFacilityMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 0000923796 geo:FlightlineCorrectionalFacilityMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 0000923796 geo:NorthLakeCorrectionalFacilityMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 0000923796 geo:ReevesCountyDetentionCenterOneAndTwoMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 0000923796 geo:ReevesCountyDetentionCenterThreeMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 0000923796 geo:GreatPlainsBigSpringFlightlineNorthlakeCorrectionalFacilitiesReevesCountyDetentionCenterOneAndTwoAndReevesCountyDetentionCenterThreeMember geo:BureauOfPrisonsBOPMember 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember 2021-01-01 2021-03-31 xbrli:pure 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember 2021-03-31 0000923796 2021-01-01 2021-03-31 0000923796 2021-03-31 0000923796 geo:FacilityManagementContractsAndCustomerRelationshipsMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FacilityManagementContractsAndCustomerRelationshipsMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:TradeNamesMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TradeNamesMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FacilityManagementContractsAndCustomerRelationshipsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TechnologyBasedIntangibleAssetsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:InterestRateSwapMember us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:InterestRateSwapMember us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:InterestRateSwapMember us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:InterestRateSwapMember us-gaap:FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel1Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel1Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:FairValueInputsLevel2Member us-gaap:EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-02-24 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2021-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2021-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2021-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2021-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2021-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2021-06-30 0000923796 2021-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2020-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2020-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2020-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2020-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2020-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2020-06-30 0000923796 2020-06-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:TreasuryStockMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NoncontrollingInterestMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2020-02-26 2020-02-26 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:AmendedAndRestatedExecutiveRetirementAgreementMember 2021-07-01 0000923796 2020-02-02 2020-02-03 0000923796 2020-04-06 2020-04-06 0000923796 2020-07-07 2020-07-07 0000923796 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 0000923796 2021-01-15 2021-01-15 0000923796 us-gaap:DividendPaidMember 2020-02-03 0000923796 us-gaap:DividendPaidMember 2020-04-06 0000923796 us-gaap:DividendPaidMember 2020-07-07 0000923796 us-gaap:DividendPaidMember 2020-10-06 0000923796 us-gaap:DividendPaidMember 2021-01-15 0000923796 us-gaap:CommonStockMember geo:February2018StockBuybackProgramMember 2018-02-14 0000923796 geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember us-gaap:RevolvingCreditFacilityMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember 2018-02-14 0000923796 geo:ProspectusSupplementMember 2021-01-28 0000923796 geo:ProspectusSupplementMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember 2019-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:A2018StockIncentivePlanMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2021-03-01 2021-03-01 0000923796 2021-03-01 2021-03-01 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember srt:MinimumMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember srt:MaximumMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember geo:CertainEmployeesandExecutiveOfficersMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:PerformanceSharesMember geo:CertainEmployeesandExecutiveOfficersMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 geo:Metric 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheThreeMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:EmployeeStockOptionMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RestrictedStockMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-02-24 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtSecuritiesMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 geo:Instrument 0000923796 us-gaap:InterestRateSwapMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:InterestRateSwapMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:SixPercentSeniorNotesDue2026Member 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2022Member 2020-01-01 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:RevolvingCreditFacilityMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 0000923796 us-gaap:RevolvingCreditFacilityMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember us-gaap:LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 0000923796 geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-01-01 2019-12-31 0000923796 geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 0000923796 geo:TermLoanMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 iso4217:AUD 0000923796 us-gaap:LetterOfCreditMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 0000923796 us-gaap:LetterOfCreditMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:TermLoanMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember us-gaap:LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 0000923796 us-gaap:RevolvingCreditFacilityMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember us-gaap:LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:AccordionMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2019-06-12 2019-06-12 0000923796 us-gaap:LetterOfCreditMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:BankGuaranteeAndStandbySubFacilityMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:LetterOfCreditMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember geo:BankGuaranteeAndStandbySubFacilityMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:TermLoanMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:RevolverMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:LetterOfCreditMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:AdditionalRevolverMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:RevolvingCreditFacilityMember geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember us-gaap:LineOfCreditMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember us-gaap:OverAllotmentOptionMember 2021-02-24 0000923796 geo:SixPointFiveZeroPercentExchangeableSeniorNotesDue2026Member us-gaap:ConvertibleDebtMember srt:MaximumMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:AmendedCreditAgreementMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SeniorNotesAndTermLoanMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2023Member 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember geo:FivePointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDue2024Member 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtTwoThousandElevenRevenueBondsMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NorthwestDetentionCenterMember geo:NonRecourseDebtTwoThousandElevenRevenueBondsMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NorthwestDetentionCenterMember geo:NonRecourseDebtNorthwestDetentionCenterMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember geo:NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember geo:ConstructionFacilityMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember geo:ConstructionFacilityMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember geo:NationalAustraliaBankLimitedMember geo:ConstructionFacilityMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember geo:NonRecourseNotesMember 2019-05-22 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember geo:NonRecourseNotesMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:NonRecourseDebtMember geo:RavenhallMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:LetterOfCreditMember geo:RavenhallMember geo:RevolverMember 2021-09-30 geo:Guarantee 0000923796 geo:RavenhallMember 2021-09-30 geo:Claim 0000923796 us-gaap:PendingLitigationMember geo:ImmigrationDetaineesAgainstCompanyMember 2017-09-09 2017-09-09 0000923796 us-gaap:PendingLitigationMember stpr:WA geo:ImmigrationDetaineesAgainstCompanyMember 2017-09-09 2017-09-09 0000923796 us-gaap:PendingLitigationMember stpr:CA geo:ImmigrationDetaineesAgainstCompanyMember 2017-09-09 2017-09-09 geo:Installment 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember 2021-05-27 2021-05-27 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember 2021-05-27 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:SeparationAndGeneralReleaseAgreementMember 2021-05-27 2021-05-27 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:SeparationAndGeneralReleaseAgreementMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:ExecutiveChairmanEmploymentAgreementMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:ExecutiveChairmanEmploymentAgreementMember 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:ExecutiveChairmanEmploymentAgreementMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:JoseGordoMember geo:ExecutiveEmploymentAgreementMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:JoseGordoMember geo:ExecutiveEmploymentAgreementMember 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:JoseGordoMember geo:ExecutiveEmploymentAgreementMember us-gaap:PerformanceSharesMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:JoseGordoMember geo:ExecutiveEmploymentAgreementMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GeorgeCZoleyMember geo:AmendedAndRestatedExecutiveRetirementAgreementMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember geo:UnsecuredTermNoteReceivableMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember geo:UnsecuredTermNoteReceivableMember 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember srt:ScenarioForecastMember geo:UnsecuredTermNoteReceivableMember 2023-06-28 2023-06-30 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember srt:ScenarioForecastMember srt:MinimumMember geo:UnsecuredTermNoteReceivableMember 2023-06-30 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember geo:GridNoteMember 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember geo:GridNoteMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember geo:GridNoteMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:YouthDivisionMember srt:ScenarioForecastMember geo:UnsecuredTermNoteReceivableMember geo:AbraxasMember 2021-12-29 2021-12-31 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:GreatPlainsCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:DRayJamesCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:RiversCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:McFarlandFemaleCommunityReentryFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:PerryCountyCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember geo:CheyenneMountainRecoveryCenterMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember geo:ColemanHallMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:GreatPlainsCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:DRayJamesCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:RiversCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:McFarlandFemaleCommunityReentryFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOSecureServicesMember geo:PerryCountyCorrectionalFacilityMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember geo:CheyenneMountainRecoveryCenterMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember geo:ColemanHallMember us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:AuroraICEProcessingCenterMember us-gaap:SubsequentEventMember 2021-10-15 2021-10-15 geo:Segment 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:UsCorrectionsAndDetentionMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GEOCareMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:InternationalServicesSegmentMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:FacilityConstructionsAndDesignMember us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:OperatingSegmentsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember 2021-07-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember 2020-07-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:SouthAfricanCustodialServicesPtyLimitedMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SouthAfricanCustodialServicesPtyLimitedMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:SouthAfricanCustodialServicesPtyLimitedMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:SouthAfricanCustodialServicesPtyLimitedMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 geo:GeoAmeyMember 2021-01-01 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GeoAmeyMember 2020-01-01 2020-09-30 0000923796 geo:GeoAmeyMember 2021-09-30 0000923796 geo:GeoAmeyMember 2020-12-31 0000923796 us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate202006Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201814Member 2021-09-30 0000923796 2021-10-01 2021-10-31

Table of Contents

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☑ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

OR

☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to_______

Commission file number: 1-14260

The GEO Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida |  | 65-0043078
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
4955 Technology Way Boca Raton, Florida |  | 33431
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(561) 893-0101

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |  | GEO |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer | ☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐
|  | Emerging growth company | ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of November 2, 2021, the registrant had 122,534,921 shares of common stock outstanding.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 3
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020 | 3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020 | 4
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31, 2020 | 5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020 | 6
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 7
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 34
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 62
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 62
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | 63
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 63
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS | 63
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 64
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES | 64
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 64
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION | 64
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS | 65
SIGNATURES | 66

2

Table of Contents

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020

(In thousands, except per share data)

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Revenues |  | $ | 557,277 |  |  | $ | 579,136 |  |  | $ | 1,699,073 |  |  | $ | 1,771,982 |
Operating expenses |  |  | 399,900 |  |  |  | 434,131 |  |  |  | 1,233,060 |  |  |  | 1,339,912 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 32,883 |  |  |  | 33,628 |  |  |  | 100,306 |  |  |  | 100,389 |
General and administrative expenses |  |  | 50,475 |  |  |  | 46,644 |  |  |  | 153,642 |  |  |  | 145,969 |
Operating income |  |  | 74,019 |  |  |  | 64,733 |  |  |  | 212,065 |  |  |  | 185,712 |
Interest income |  |  | 5,990 |  |  |  | 6,360 |  |  |  | 18,177 |  |  |  | 17,046 |
Interest expense |  |  | (32,525 | ) |  |  | (30,749 | ) |  |  | (96,422 | ) |  |  | (95,539 | )
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,472 |  |  |  | 4,693 |  |  |  | 3,035 |
Loss on asset divestiture |  |  | (5,031 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,031 | ) |  |  | — |
Gain (loss) on dispositions of real estate |  |  | (1,057 | ) |  |  | (271 | ) |  |  | 9,322 |  |  |  | (1,151 | )
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  |  | 41,396 |  |  |  | 41,545 |  |  |  | 142,804 |  |  |  | 109,103 |
Provision for income taxes |  |  | 8,395 |  |  |  | 4,616 |  |  |  | 21,394 |  |  |  | 15,358 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision of $291, $484, $631 and $928 respectively |  |  | 1,640 |  |  |  | 2,243 |  |  |  | 5,647 |  |  |  | 7,202 |
Net income |  |  | 34,641 |  |  |  | 39,172 |  |  |  | 127,057 |  |  |  | 100,947 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 174 |
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. |  | $ | 34,710 |  |  | $ | 39,220 |  |  | $ | 127,214 |  |  | $ | 101,121 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | 120,525 |  |  |  | 119,826 |  |  |  | 120,326 |  |  |  | 119,677 |
Diluted |  |  | 120,872 |  |  |  | 120,032 |  |  |  | 120,583 |  |  |  | 119,964 |
Net income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - basic |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income per common share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. - diluted |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Dividends declared per share |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 1.44 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

3

Table of Contents

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020

(In thousands)

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Net income |  | $ | 34,641 |  |  | $ | 39,172 |  |  | $ | 127,057 |  |  | $ | 100,947 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | (3,181 | ) |  |  | 2,002 |  |  |  | (3,822 | ) |  |  | (2,802 | )
Pension liability adjustment, net of tax provision of $41, $28, $124 and $85, respectively |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 467 |  |  |  | 320 |
Change in fair value of derivative instrument classified as cash flow hedge, net of tax (benefit) provision of $82, $114, $556 and $(1,143), respectively |  |  | 311 |  |  |  | 376 |  |  |  | 2,093 |  |  |  | (4,299 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | (2,714 | ) |  |  | 2,485 |  |  |  | (1,262 | ) |  |  | (6,781 | )
Total comprehensive income |  |  | 31,927 |  |  |  | 41,657 |  |  |  | 125,795 |  |  |  | 94,166 |
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 217 |
Comprehensive income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. |  | $ | 31,988 |  |  | $ | 41,701 |  |  | $ | 125,949 |  |  | $ | 94,383 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4

Table of Contents

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND DECEMBER 31, 2020

(In thousands, except share data)

|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
|  | (Unaudited) |  |  |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 537,070 |  |  | $ | 283,524 |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 30,201 |  |  |  | 26,740 |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,285 and $4,183, respectively |  |  | 327,723 |  |  |  | 362,668 |  |
Contract receivable, current portion |  |  | 6,313 |  |  |  | 6,283 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 31,682 |  |  |  | 32,108 |
Total current assets |  |  | 932,989 |  |  |  | 711,323 |
Restricted Cash and Investments |  |  | 60,732 |  |  |  | 37,338 |
Property and Equipment, Net |  |  | 2,055,406 |  |  |  | 2,122,195 |
Assets Held for Sale |  |  | 9,717 |  |  |  | 9,108 |
Contract Receivable |  |  | 366,155 |  |  |  | 396,647 |
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net |  |  | 118,073 |  |  |  | 124,727 |
Deferred Income Tax Assets |  |  | 36,604 |  |  |  | 36,604 |
Goodwill |  |  | 755,222 |  |  |  | 755,250 |
Intangible Assets, Net |  |  | 172,794 |  |  |  | 187,747 |
Other Non-Current Assets |  |  | 81,104 |  |  |  | 79,187 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 4,588,796 |  |  | $ | 4,460,126 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 67,411 |  |  | $ | 85,861 |
Accrued payroll and related taxes |  |  | 80,798 |  |  |  | 67,797 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  | 216,404 |  |  |  | 202,378 |
Operating lease liabilities, current portion |  |  | 28,982 |  |  |  | 29,080 |
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |  |  | 27,010 |  |  |  | 26,180 |
Total current liabilities |  |  | 420,605 |  |  |  | 411,296 |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities |  |  | 30,726 |  |  |  | 30,726 |
Other Non-Current Liabilities |  |  | 95,789 |  |  |  | 115,555 |
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  | 95,357 |  |  |  | 101,375 |
Finance Lease Liabilities |  |  | 2,147 |  |  |  | 2,988 |
Long-Term Debt |  |  | 2,629,010 |  |  |  | 2,561,881 |
Non-Recourse Debt |  |  | 297,456 |  |  |  | 324,223 |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders’ Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 187,500,000 shares authorized, 127,317,890 and 126,153,173 issued and 122,465,518 and 121,318,175 outstanding, respectively |  |  | 1,273 |  |  |  | 1,262 |
Additional paid-in capital |  |  | 1,272,725 |  |  |  | 1,262,267 |
Distributions in excess of earnings |  |  | (126,165 | ) |  |  | (222,892 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  |  | (23,854 | ) |  |  | (22,589 | )
Treasury stock, 4,852,372 and 4,834,998 shares, at cost, respectively |  |  | (105,099 | ) |  |  | (104,946 | )
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. |  |  | 1,018,880 |  |  |  | 913,102 |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (1,174 | ) |  |  | (1,020 | )
Total shareholders’ equity |  |  | 1,017,706 |  |  |  | 912,082 |
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |  | $ | 4,588,796 |  |  | $ | 4,460,126 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

5

Table of Contents

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020

(In thousands)

|  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Cash Flow from Operating Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 127,057 |  |  | $ | 100,947 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 174 |
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. |  |  | 127,214 |  |  |  | 101,121 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | 100,306 |  |  |  | 100,389 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 15,755 |  |  |  | 19,163 |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  | (4,693 | ) |  |  | (3,035 | )
Amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and/or premium and other non-cash interest |  |  | 5,559 |  |  |  | 5,153 |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 288 |
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax |  |  | (5,647 | ) |  |  | (7,202 | )
Dividends received from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | 5,186 |  |  |  | 5,296 |
Loss on sale/disposal of property and equipment, net |  |  | 7,111 |  |  |  | 3,593 |
Loss on assets held for sale |  |  | — |  |  |  | 774 |
Loss on asset divestiture |  |  | 5,031 |  |  |  | — |
(Gain) loss on disposition of real estate |  |  | (9,322 | ) |  |  | 1,151 |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets |  |  | 44,339 |  |  |  | 58,498 |
Changes in contract receivable |  |  | 4,734 |  |  |  | 3,787 |
Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  | (6,096 | ) |  |  | 69,151 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  | 289,477 |  |  |  | 358,127 |
Cash Flow from Investing Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance proceeds - damaged property |  |  | 1,027 |  |  |  | 9,497 |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |  |  | 4,118 |  |  |  | 83 |
Proceeds from sales of real estate |  |  | 18,581 |  |  |  | — |
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,516 |
Change in restricted investments |  |  | (6,807 | ) |  |  | (4,455 | )
Capital expenditures |  |  | (57,382 | ) |  |  | (83,817 | )
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  | (40,463 | ) |  |  | (77,176 | )
Cash Flow from Financing Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from long-term debt |  |  | 435,000 |  |  |  | 311,579 |
Payments on long-term debt |  |  | (359,638 | ) |  |  | (380,055 | )
Payments on non-recourse debt |  |  | (5,081 | ) |  |  | (4,530 | )
Taxes paid related to net share settlements of equity awards |  |  | (2,091 | ) |  |  | (2,789 | )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with ESPP |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | 465 |
Payment for repurchases of common stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,562 | )
Debt issuance costs |  |  | (9,587 | ) |  |  | — |
Cash dividends paid |  |  | (30,487 | ) |  |  | (174,134 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | 28,368 |  |  |  | (259,026 | )
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  | (3,788 | ) |  |  | (309 | )
Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents |  |  | 273,594 |  |  |  | 21,616 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period |  |  | 311,853 |  |  |  | 67,472 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period |  | $ | 585,447 |  |  | $ | 89,088 |
Supplemental Disclosures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash Investing and Financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right-of-use assets obtained from operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 2,103 |  |  | $ | 10,398 |
Equipment obtained from finance lease liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,616 |
Dividends paid in treasury shares |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 553 |
Conversion of pension liability to shares of common stock |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,925 |
Conversion of shares of common stock to pension liability |  | $ | 3,600 |  |  | $ | — |
Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued expenses |  | $ | 7,795 |  |  | $ | 7,983 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

6

Table of Contents

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The GEO Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “GEO”) is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in the ownership, leasing and management of secure facilities, processing centers and community reentry centers in the United States, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The Company owns, leases and operates a broad range of facilities including maximum, medium and minimum security facilities, processing centers, as well as community-based reentry facilities and offers an expanded delivery of rehabilitation services under its 'GEO Continuum of Care' platform. The 'GEO Continuum of Care' program integrates enhanced rehabilitative programs, which are evidence-based and include cognitive behavioral treatment and post-release services, and provides academic and vocational classes in life skills and treatment programs while helping individuals reintegrate into their communities. The Company develops new facilities based on contract awards, using its project development expertise and experience to design, construct and finance what it believes are state-of-the-art facilities that maximize security and efficiency. The Company provides innovative compliance technologies, industry-leading monitoring services, and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers and pretrial defendants. The Company also provides secure transportation services for individuals as contracted domestically and in the United Kingdom through its joint venture GEO Amey PECS Ltd. (“GEOAmey”). At September 30, 2021, the Company’s worldwide operations include the management and/or ownership of approximately 86,000 beds at 107 facilities, including idle facilities, projects under development and recently awarded contracts, and also include the provision of community supervision services for more than 200,000 individuals, including over 100,000 through an array of technology products including radio frequency, GPS, and alcohol monitoring devices.

The Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all disclosures required by Form 10-K. The accounting policies followed for quarterly financial reporting are the same as those disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2021 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The accompanying December 31, 2020 consolidated balance sheet has been derived from those audited financial statements. Additional information may be obtained by referring to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial information for the interim periods reported in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been made. Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year ending December 31, 2021, or for any other future interim or annual periods.

Risks and uncertainties

Executive Order

7

Table of Contents

On January 26, 2021, President Biden signed an e xecutive o rder directing the United States Attorney General not to renew Department of Justice (“DOJ”) contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities, as consistent with applicable law (the “Executive Order”). Two agencies of the DOJ, the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) and U.S. Marshals Service (“USMS”), utilize GEO’s services. The BOP houses inmates who have been convicted of federal crimes, and the USMS is generally responsible for detainees who are awaiting trial or sentencing in U.S. federal courts. GEO’s contracts with the BOP for its company-owned 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility, company-owned 1,732-bed Big Spring Correctional Facility, company-owned 1,800-bed Flightline Correctional Facility, and company-owned 1,800-bed North Lake Correctional Facility have renewal option periods that expire on May 31, 2021, November 30, 2021, November 30, 2021, and September 30, 2022, respectively. Additionally, the contracts with the BOP for the county owned and managed 1,800-bed Reeves County Detention Center I & II and the 1,376-bed Reeves County Detention Center III have renewal option periods that expire September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The Company has a management agreement with Reeves County, Texas for the management oversight of these two county-owned facilities. In total, the Great Plains, Big Spring, Flightline, North L ake Correctional Facilities, Reeves County Detention Center I & II and Reeves County Detention Center III generated approximately $145 million in revenues during the year ended December 31, 2020. The BOP has experienced a decline in federal prison populations over the last several years, a trend that has more recently been accelerated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. As a result of the Executive Order and the decline in federal prison populations, the above-described contracts with the BOP may not be renewed over the coming years. On March 5, 2021, the Company was notified by the BOP that it ha d decided to not exercise its contract renewal option for the company-owned, 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility in Oklahoma, when the contract base period expires on May 31, 2021. On March 25, 2021, the Company was notified that the BOP had decided to terminate its contract with the county-owned and managed Reeves County Detention Center I & II effective May 10, 2021. On March 15, 2021, the Company announced that the USMS ha d decided to not exercise the contract renewal option for its company-owned, 222-bed Queens Detention Facility in New York, when the contract base period ended on March 3 1, 2021. On August 18, 2021, the Company was notified by the BOP of the non-renewal of the contract options for its Big Spring and Flightline Facilities.

Quarterly Dividends

On April 7, 2021, GEO announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) had immediately suspended GEO’s quarterly dividend payments with the goal of maximizing the use of cash flows to repay debt, deleverage and internally fund growth. While GEO currently intends to maintain its corporate tax structure as a REIT, the Board is evaluating GEO’s corporate tax structure. The Board’s evaluation of the current corporate tax structure and GEO’s REIT status is expected to take into consideration, among other factors, potential changes to GEO’s financial operating performance, as well as potential changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) applicable to U.S. corporations and REITs. As a part of this evaluation, GEO has engaged financial advisors and legal advisors to assist in evaluating various capital structure alternatives. The Board expects to conclude its evaluation in the fourth quarter of 2021, and should the Board determine to maintain GEO’s REIT status, an additional dividend payment may be required before year-end in order to meet the minimum REIT distribution requirements under the Code.

COVID-19

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, now known as COVID-19 (“COVID-19”), was reported in Wuhan, China and has since extensively impacted the global health and economic environment. In January 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On February 28, 2020, the WHO raised its assessment of the COVID-19 threat from high to very high at a global level due to the continued increase in the number of cases and affected countries, and on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.

The Company has been closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of its business and geographies, including how it will impact those entrusted to its care and governmental partners. During the year ended December 31, 2020 and into 2021, the Company did incur disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic but, it is unable to predict the overall future impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows due to numerous uncertainties related to the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and related government-imposed mandatory closures, the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, shelter in-place restrictions and social distancing protocols and increased expenditures on engineering controls, personal protective equipment, diagnostic testing, medical expenses, temperature scanners, protective plexiglass barriers and increased sanitation have had, and will continue to have, a severe impact on global economic conditions and the environment in which the Company operates. Starting in early 2020, the Company began to observe negative impacts from the pandemic on its performance in its secure services business, specifically with its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) Processing Centers and U.S. Marshals Facilities, as a result of a decrease in court sentencing at the federal level and reduced operational capacity to promote social distancing protocols. Additionally, the Company’s reentry services business conducted through its GEO Care business segment has also been negatively impacted, specifically its residential reentry centers and non-residential day reporting programs were impacted by declines in programs due to lower levels of referrals by federal, state and local agencies. Additionally, the Company has experienced the transmission of COVID-19 among detainees and staff at most of its facilities during 2020 and continuing into 2021. If the Company is unable to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 at its facilities it could experience a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Although the Company is unable to predict the duration or scope of the COVID-19 pandemic or estimate the extent of the negative financial impact to its operating results, an extended period of depressed economic activity necessitated to combating the disease, and the severity and duration of the related global economic crisis may adversely impact its future financial performance.

2. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company has recorded goodwill as a result of its various business combinations. Goodwill is recorded as the difference, if any, between the aggregate consideration paid for an acquisition and the fair value of the tangible assets and intangible assets acquired net of liabilities assumed, including noncontrolling interests. Changes in the Company's goodwill balances from January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

|  | January 1, 2021 |  |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  |  | September 30, 2021 |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 316,366 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 316,366 |
GEO Care [1] |  |  | 438,443 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 438,443 |
International Services |  |  | 441 |  |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | 413 |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 755,250 |  |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | 755,222 |

[1] Net of accumulated loss on impairment of $21.1 million related to the Community Based reporting unit for an impairment charge incurred during the fourth quarter of 2020.

8

Table of Contents

As previously discussed in Note 1 – Basis of Presentation, on January 26, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the United States Attorney General not to renew DOJ contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities, as consistent with applicable law. The Company considered the issuance of the Executive Order to be a “triggering event” that requires certain quantitative testing for potential impairment of goodwill for its U.S. Secure Services reporting unit.

The quantitative testing performed during first quarter 2021 resulted in no impairment in the goodwill of the U.S. Secure Services reporting unit. The carrying value of the U.S. Secure Services reporting unit is all of the goodwill in the U.S. Secure Services segment in the table above. The calculated fair value of the U.S. Secure Services reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. The percentage that the fair value exceeded the carrying value was approximately 6%. The Company used a third-party valuation firm to determine the estimated fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash flow model which is dependent on several significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future cash flows and the weighted average cost of capital, among other factors. A discount rate of 10% was utilized to adjust the cash flow forecasts based on the Company’s estimate of a market participant’s weighted-average cost of capital. Growth rates for sales, profits and other assumptions were determined using inputs from the Company’s long-term planning process. The Company also makes estimates for discount rates and other factors based on market conditions, historical experience and other economic factors. Additionally, management made certain assumptions relating to future re-activations and sales of certain idle facilities, including those where the BOP and USMS have recently notified the Company of its intention not to exercise upcoming renewal options and/or not to rebid contracts with upcoming contract expirations. A change in one or a combination of these assumptions could significantly impact the fair value of the reporting unit. For example, a 1% increase in the discount rate would cause the carrying value to exceed the fair value and trigger an impairment of approximately $76 million or 24% of the goodwill balance in the U.S. Secure Services reporting unit. Conversely, a 1% decrease in the discount rate would increase the percentage that the fair value exceeded the carrying value to 22%.

Future impairment charges may be required on the Company’s goodwill, as the discounted cash flow model is subject to change based upon the Company’s performance, overall market conditions, the state of the credit markets and political environment. The Company will continue to monitor these relevant factors to determine if an additional interim impairment assessment is warranted. If there were to be a deterioration in management’s forecasted financial performance, an increase in discount rates or a reduction in long-term growth rates, these factors could all be potential indicators of an impairment charge to our remaining goodwill, which could be material, in future periods.

The Company has also recorded other finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of its various business combinations. The Company's intangible assets include facility management contracts, covenants not to compete, trade names and technology, as follows (in thousands):

|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
|  | Weighted Average Useful Life (years) |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Facility management contracts |  |  | 16.3 |  |  | $ | 308,424 |  |  | $ | (182,851 | ) |  | $ | 125,573 |  |  | $ | 308,398 |  |  | $ | (168,848 | ) |  | $ | 139,550 |
Technology |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 33,700 |  |  |  | (31,679 | ) |  |  | 2,021 |  |  |  | 33,700 |  |  |  | (30,703 | ) |  |  | 2,997 |
Trade names |  | Indefinite |  |  |  | 45,200 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45,200 |  |  |  | 45,200 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45,200 |
Total acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 387,324 |  |  | $ | (214,530 | ) |  | $ | 172,794 |  |  | $ | 387,298 |  |  | $ | (199,551 | ) |  | $ | 187,747 |

Amortization expense was $15.0 million and $16.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amortization expense was primarily related to the U.S Secure Services and GEO Care segments' amortization of acquired facility management contracts. As of September 30, 2021, the weighted average period before the next contract renewal or extension for the acquired facility management contracts was approximately 2.3 years.

9

Table of Contents

Estimated amortization expense related to the Company's finite-lived intangible assets for the remainder of 2021 through 2025 and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year |  | Total Amortization Expense |
Remainder of 2021 |  | $ | 7,178 |
2022 |  |  | 18,131 |
2023 |  |  | 13,487 |
2024 |  |  | 9,754 |
2025 |  |  | 9,703 |
Thereafter |  |  | 69,341 |
|  | $ | 127,594 |

3. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s significant financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

|  |  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2021 |
|  | Carrying Value at September 30, 2021 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted investment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rabbi Trust |  | $ | 42,556 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42,556 |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed income securities |  |  | 2,101 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,101 |  |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  | $ | 3,367 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,367 |  |  | $ | — |

|  |  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 |
|  | Carrying Value at December 31, 2020 |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rabbi Trust |  | $ | 35,749 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 35,749 |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed income securities |  |  | 1,932 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,932 |  |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  | $ | 6,015 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,015 |  |  | $ | — |

The Company’s Level 2 financial instruments included in the tables above as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consist of interest rate swap derivative liabilities held by GEO, the Company's rabbi trust established for a GEO employee and employer contributions to The GEO Group, Inc. Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan and an investment in Canadian dollar denominated fixed income securities.

The interest rate swap derivative liabilities are valued using a discounted cash flow model based on projected borrowing rates. The Company's restricted investment in the rabbi trust is invested in Company-owned life insurance policies which are recorded at their cash surrender values. These investments are valued based on the underlying investments held in the policies' separate account. The underlying assets are equity and fixed income pooled funds that are comprised of Level 1 and Level 2 securities. The Canadian dollar denominated securities, which are not actively traded, are valued using quoted rates for these and similar securities.

10

Table of Contents

4. FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Company’s consolidated balance sheets reflect certain financial assets and liabilities at carrying value. The carrying value of certain debt instruments, if applicable, is net of unamortized discount. The following tables present the carrying values of those financial instruments and the estimated corresponding fair values at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

|  |  |  |  |  | Estimated Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2021 |
|  | Carrying Value as of September 30, 2021 |  |  | Total Fair Value |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 537,070 |  |  | $ | 537,070 |  |  | $ | 537,070 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash and investments |  |  | 48,377 |  |  |  | 48,377 |  |  |  | 48,377 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings under senior credit facility |  | $ | 1,549,783 |  |  | $ | 1,444,437 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,444,437 |  |  | $ | — |
5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 |  |  | 259,275 |  |  |  | 245,410 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 245,410 |  |  |  | — |
5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 |  |  | 225,293 |  |  |  | 191,519 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 191,519 |  |  |  | — |
6.00% Senior Notes due 2026 |  |  | 350,000 |  |  |  | 276,113 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 276,113 |  |  |  | — |
6.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026 |  |  | 230,000 |  |  |  | 238,799 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 238,799 |  |  |  | — |
Non-recourse debt |  |  | 317,671 |  |  |  | 317,671 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 317,671 |  |  |  | — |

|  |  |  |  |  | Estimated Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 |
|  | Carrying Value as of December 31, 2020 |  |  | Total Fair Value |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 283,524 |  |  | $ | 283,524 |  |  | $ | 283,524 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash and investments |  |  | 28,329 |  |  |  | 28,329 |  |  |  | 28,329 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings under senior credit facility |  | $ | 1,474,437 |  |  | $ | 1,342,066 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,342,066 |  |  | $ | — |
5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 |  |  | 193,958 |  |  |  | 192,736 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 192,736 |  |  |  | — |
5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 |  |  | 281,783 |  |  |  | 256,096 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 256,096 |  |  |  | — |
5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 |  |  | 242,500 |  |  |  | 202,458 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 202,458 |  |  |  | — |
6.00% Senior Notes due 2026 |  |  | 350,000 |  |  |  | 279,493 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 279,493 |  |  |  | — |
Non-recourse debt |  |  | 344,614 |  |  |  | 344,632 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 344,632 |  |  |  | — |

The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and investments approximates the carrying values of these assets at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Restricted cash consists of money market funds, bank deposits, commercial paper and time deposits used for asset replacement funds and other funds contractually required to be maintained at the Company's Australian subsidiary. The fair value of the money market funds and bank deposits is based on quoted market prices (Level 1) and the fair value of commercial paper and time deposits is based on market prices for similar instruments (Level 2).

The fair values of the Company's 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2022 ("5.875% Senior Notes due 2022"), 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2024 ("5.875% Senior Notes due 2024"), 6.00% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (“6.00% Senior Notes”), the 5.125% senior unsecured notes due 2023 ("5.125% Senior Notes") and the 6.50% exchangeable senior unsecured notes due 2026 (“Convertible Notes” or “6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026”) are based on published financial data for these instruments. On February 24, 2021, the Company completed a private offering of $230 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% exchangeable senior unsecured notes due 2026. The Company used the net proceeds from this offering to fund the redemption of the then outstanding amount of the Company’s 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022. Refer to Note 10 – Debt for further information. The fair values of the Company's non-recourse debt related to the Washington Economic Development Finance Authority ("WEDFA") and the Company’s Australian subsidiary are estimated based on market prices of similar instruments. The fair value of borrowings under the senior credit facility is based on an estimate of trading value considering the Company’s borrowing rate, the undrawn spread and similar instruments.

11

Table of Contents

5. RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents reported on the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:

|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 537,070 |  |  | $ | 53,676 |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents - current |  |  | 30,201 |  |  |  | 27,229 |
Restricted cash and investments - non-current |  |  | 60,732 |  |  |  | 40,970 |
Less Restricted investments - non-current |  |  | (42,556 | ) |  |  | (32,787 | )
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents shown in the statement of cash flows |  | $ | 585,447 |  |  | $ | 89,088 |

Amounts included in restricted cash and cash equivalents are attributable to certain contractual cash restriction requirements at the Company's wholly owned Australian subsidiary related to non-recourse debt and asset replacement funds contractually required to be maintained and other guarantees. Restricted investments - non-current (included in Restricted Cash and Investments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets) consists of the Company's rabbi trust established for an employee and employer contributions to The GEO Group, Inc. Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan and is not considered to be a restricted cash equivalent. Refer to Note 3 - Financial Instruments.

6. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following tables present the changes in shareholders’ equity that are attributable to the Company’s shareholders and to noncontrolling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

|  | Common shares |  |  | Additional Paid-In |  |  | Distributions in Excess of |  |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive |  |  | Treasury shares |  |  | Noncontrolling |  |  | Total Shareholders' |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Capital |  |  | Earnings |  |  | Loss |  |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Interests |  |  | Equity |
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, June 30, 2021 |  |  | 122,409 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | 1,272,014 |  |  | $ | (160,875 | ) |  | $ | (21,132 | ) |  |  | 4,852 |  |  | $ | (105,099 | ) |  | $ | (1,113 | ) |  | $ | 985,068 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,329 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,329 |
Restricted stock granted |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Restricted stock canceled |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other adjustment to additional paid-in capital [2] |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,600 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,600 | )
Shares withheld for net settlements of share- based awards [3] |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (90 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (90 | )
Issuance of common stock - ESPP |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 72 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 34,710 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (69 | ) |  |  | 34,641 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,722 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (2,714 | )
Balance, September 30, 2021 |  |  | 122,465 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | 1,272,725 |  |  | $ | (126,165 | ) |  | $ | (23,854 | ) |  |  | 4,852 |  |  | $ | (105,099 | ) |  | $ | (1,174 | ) |  | $ | 1,017,706 |

|  | Common shares |  |  | Additional Paid-In |  |  | Distributions in Excess of |  |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive |  |  | Treasury shares |  |  | Noncontrolling |  |  | Total Shareholders' |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Capital |  |  | Earnings |  |  | Loss |  |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Interests |  |  | Equity |
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, June 30, 2020 |  |  | 121,371 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | 1,252,037 |  |  | $ | (174,038 | ) |  | $ | (29,554 | ) |  |  | 4,787 |  |  | $ | (104,457 | ) |  | $ | (955 | ) |  | $ | 944,295 |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | - |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,689 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,689 |
Restricted stock canceled |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | - |
Dividends paid [1] |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (58,527 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (58,527 | )
Other adjustment to paid-in capital [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280 |
Purchase of treasury shares [2] |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | (280 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (280 | )
Shares withheld for net settlements of share- based awards [3] |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | - |
Issuance of common stock - ESPP |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 170 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 39,220 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | 39,172 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,481 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2,485 |
Balance, September 30, 2020 |  |  | 121,339 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | 1,257,176 |  |  | $ | (193,345 | ) |  | $ | (27,073 | ) |  |  | 4,812 |  |  | $ | (104,737 | ) |  | $ | (999 | ) |  | $ | 932,284 |

12

Table of Contents

|  | Common shares |  |  | Additional Paid-In |  |  | Distributions in Excess of |  |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive |  |  | Treasury shares |  |  | Noncontrolling |  |  | Total Shareholders' |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Capital |  |  | Earnings |  |  | Loss |  |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Interests |  |  | Equity |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance January 1, 2021 |  |  | 121,318 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | 1,262,267 |  |  | $ | (222,892 | ) |  | $ | (22,589 | ) |  |  | 4,835 |  |  | $ | (104,946 | ) |  | $ | (1,020 | ) |  | $ | 912,082 |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,755 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,755 |
Restricted stock granted |  |  | 1,551 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Restricted stock canceled |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Dividends paid [1] |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (30,487 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (30,487 | )
Other adjustment to additional paid-in capital [2] |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,447 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,447 | )
Shares withheld for net settlements of share- based awards [3] |  |  | (268 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (2,088 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,091 | )
Issuance of common stock - ESPP |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 252 |
Purchase of treasury shares [2] |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (153 | )
Net income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 127,214 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (157 | ) |  |  | 127,057 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,265 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (1,262 | )
Balance, September 30, 2021 |  |  | 122,465 |  |  | $ | 1,273 |  |  | $ | 1,272,725 |  |  | $ | (126,165 | ) |  | $ | (23,854 | ) |  |  | 4,852 |  |  | $ | (105,099 | ) |  | $ | (1,174 | ) |  | $ | 1,017,706 |

|  | Common shares |  |  | Additional Paid-In |  |  | Earnings in Excess of |  |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive |  |  | Treasury shares |  |  | Noncontrolling |  |  | Total Shareholders' |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Capital |  |  | Distributions |  |  | Loss |  |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Interests |  |  | Equity |
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, January 1, 2020 |  |  | 121,225 |  |  | $ | 1,254 |  |  | $ | 1,230,865 |  |  | $ | (119,779 | ) |  | $ | (20,335 | ) |  |  | 4,210 |  |  |  | (95,175 | ) |  | $ | (782 | ) |  | $ | 996,048 |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,163 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,163 |
Restricted stock granted |  |  | 900 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | - |
Restricted stock canceled |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | - |
Dividends paid [1] |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (174,687 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (174,687 | )
Shares withheld for net settlements of share- based awards [3] |  |  | (174 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2,788 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,789 | )
Issuance of common stock - ESPP |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 465 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 465 |
Purchase of treasury shares [2] |  |  | (602 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 602 |  |  |  | (9,562 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,562 | )
Other adjustment to additional paid-in capital [2] |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,479 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,479 |
Net income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 101,121 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (174 | ) |  |  | 100,947 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6,738 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | (6,781 | )
Balance, September 30, 2020 |  |  | 121,339 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |  |  | $ | 1,257,176 |  |  | $ | (193,345 | ) |  | $ | (27,073 | ) |  |  | 4,812 |  |  | $ | (104,737 | ) |  | $ | (999 | ) |  | $ | 932,284 |

[1] | Dividends paid are net of dividends forfeited on unvested shares of restricted stock.

[2] On February 26, 2020 (the "Effective Date"), the Company and its then Chief Executive Officer (“former CEO”) entered into an amended and restated executive retirement agreement that amends the former CEO’s executive retirement agreement. The amended and restated executive retirement agreement provided that upon the former CEO’s retirement from the Company, the Company would pay a lump sum amount initially equal to $8,925,065 (the “Grandfathered Payment”) which was to be paid in the form of a fixed number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The fair value of the Grandfathered Payment was reclassified to stockholders’ equity. Additional shares of the Company’s common stock were credited with a value equal to any dividends declared and paid on the Company’s shares of common stock, calculated by reference to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the payment date for such dividends (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares).

On the Effective Date, an amount equal to the Grandfathered Payment was invested in the Company’s common stock (“GEO Shares”). The number of the Company’s shares of common stock as of the Effective Date was equal to the Grandfathered Payment divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Effective Date (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares), which equaled 553,665 shares of the Company’s common stock. Additional shares of the Company’s common stock are credited with a value equal to any dividends declared and paid on the Company’s shares of common stock, calculated by reference to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the payment date for such dividends (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares).

13

Table of Contents

The Company and its former CEO entered into on May 27, 2021, and effective as of July 1, 2021, an Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement which replaced the February 26, 2020 agreement discussed above. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement, upon the date that the former CEO ceases to provide services to the Company, the Company will pay to the former CEO an amount equal to $3,600,000 which shall be paid in cash. As the former CEO’s retirement payment will no longer be settled with a fixed number of shares of GEO’s common stock, $3,600,000 has been reclassed from equity to other non-current liabilities. Refer to Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters for further information.

[3] | During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company withheld shares through net share settlements to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon vesting of shares of restricted stock held by employees.

REIT Distributions

As a REIT, GEO is required to distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding net capital gain) and began paying regular quarterly REIT dividends in 2013. The amount, timing and frequency of future dividends, however, will be at the sole discretion of GEO's Board and will be declared based upon various factors, many of which are beyond GEO's control, including, GEO's financial condition and operating cash flows, the amount required to maintain REIT status, limitations on distributions in GEO's existing and future debt instruments, limitations on GEO's ability to fund distributions using cash generated through GEO's taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRSs") and other factors that GEO's Board may deem relevant. On April 7, 2021, GEO’s Board immediately suspended GEO’s quarterly dividend payments. Refer to Note 1 – Basis of Presentation for further information.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, GEO declared and paid the following regular cash distributions to its shareholders as follows:

Declaration Date |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Distribution Per Share |  |  | Aggregate Payment Amount (in millions) |
February 3, 2020 |  | February 14, 2020 |  | February 21, 2020 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 58.2 |
April 6, 2020 |  | April 17, 2020 |  | April 24, 2020 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 58.5 |
July 7, 2020 |  | July 17, 2020 |  | July 24, 2020 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 58.5 |
October 6, 2020 |  | October 16, 2020 |  | October 23, 2020 |  | $ | 0.34 |  |  | $ | 41.5 |
January 15, 2021 |  | January 25, 2021 |  | February 1, 2021 |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 30.5 |

Stock Buyback Program

On February 14, 2018, the Company announced that its Board authorized a stock buyback program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to a maximum of $200.0 million of its shares of common stock. The stock buyback program was to be funded primarily with cash on hand, free cash flow and borrowings under the Company's $900.0 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolver"). The program was effective through October 20, 2020. The stock buyback program was intended to be implemented through purchases made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requirements. The stock buyback program did not obligate the Company to purchase any specific amount of the Company's common stock and could have been suspended or extended at any time at the discretion of the Company's Board.

Automatic Shelf Registration on Form S-3

On October 30, 2020, the Company filed an automatic shelf registration on Form S-3 with the SEC that enables the Company to offer for sale, from time to time and as the capital markets permit, an unspecified amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, guarantees of debt securities, warrants and units. The shelf registration statement became automatically effective upon filing and is valid for three years.

Prospectus Supplement

On June 28, 2021, in connection with the shelf registration, the Company filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement related to the offer and sale from time to time of the Company’s common stock at an aggregate offering price of up to $300 million through sales agents. Sales of shares of the Company’s common stock under the prospectus supplement and equity distribution agreements entered into with the sales agents, if any, will be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933. There were no shares of common stock sold under this prospectus supplement during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

14

Table of Contents

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) represents the change in shareholders' equity from transactions and other events and circumstances arising from non-shareholder sources. The Company's total comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income attributable to GEO, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, foreign currency translation adjustments that arise from consolidating foreign operations that do not impact cash flows, net unrealized gains and/or losses on derivative instruments, and pension liability adjustments within shareholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss).

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to GEO within shareholders' equity are as follows:

|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 |
|  | (In thousands) |
|  | Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1) |  |  | Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  |  | Pension adjustments, net of tax |  |  | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2021 |  | $ | (9,207 | ) |  | $ | (4,752 | ) |  | $ | (8,630 | ) |  | $ | (22,589 | )
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (3,825 | ) |  |  | 2,093 |  |  |  | 467 |  |  |  | (1,265 | )
Balance, September 30, 2021 |  | $ | (13,032 | ) |  | $ | (2,659 | ) |  | $ | (8,163 | ) |  | $ | (23,854 | )

|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 |
|  | (In thousands) |
|  | Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1) |  |  | Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  |  | Pension adjustments, net of tax |  |  | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2020 |  | $ | (12,314 | ) |  | $ | (1,476 | ) |  | $ | (6,545 | ) |  | $ | (20,335 | )
Current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (2,759 | ) |  |  | (4,299 | ) |  |  | 320 |  |  |  | (6,738 | )
Balance, September 30, 2020 |  | $ | (15,073 | ) |  | $ | (5,775 | ) |  | $ | (6,225 | ) |  | $ | (27,073 | )

| (1) | The foreign currency translation related to noncontrolling interests was not significant at September 30, 2021 or 2020.

7. EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS

The Board adopted The GEO Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2018 Amended and Restated Plan"), which was approved by the Company's shareholders on April 28, 2021. The 2018 Amended and Restated Plan supersedes the previous 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. As of the date the 2018 Amended and Restated Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders’, it provided for a reserve of an additional 16,800,000 shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2018 Amended and Restated Plan. The Company filed a Form S-8 registration statement related to the 2018 Amended and Restated Plan on June 15, 2021.

Stock Options

The Company uses a Black-Scholes option valuation model to estimate the fair value of each time-based or performance-based option awarded. For options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the fair value was estimated using the following assumptions: (i) volatility of 43.28%; (ii) expected term of 5 years; (iii) risk free interest rate of 0.24%; and (iv) the then expected dividend yield of 13.30% (subsequent to the grant date the Board suspended the Company’s quarterly dividend payments). A summary of the activity of stock option awards issued and outstanding under Company plans was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

|  | Shares |  |  | Wtd. Avg. Exercise Price |  |  | Wtd. Avg. Remaining Contractual Term (years) |  |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |
Options outstanding at January 1, 2021 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | $ | 22.07 |  |  |  | 6.62 |  |  | $ | — |
Options granted |  |  | 478 |  |  |  | 7.52 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options exercised |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options forfeited/canceled/expired |  |  | (482 | ) |  |  | 16.49 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding at September 30, 2021 |  |  | 1,947 |  |  | $ | 19.89 |  |  |  | 6.41 |  |  | $ | — |
Options vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2021 |  |  | 1,864 |  |  | $ | 17.57 |  |  |  | 6.31 |  |  | $ | — |
Options exercisable at September 30, 2021 |  |  | 1,170 |  |  | $ | 24.16 |  |  |  | 5.01 |  |  | $ | — |

15

Table of Contents

On March 1, 2021, the Company granted approximately 478,000 options to certain employees which had a per share grant date fair value of $0.79. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the amount of stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $1.0 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock option awards that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

Restricted Stock

Compensation expense for nonvested stock awards is recorded over the vesting period based on the fair value at the date of grant. Generally, the restricted stock awards vest in equal increments generally over either a three or four-year period. The fair value of restricted stock awards, which do not contain a market-based vesting condition, is determined using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The Company has historically issued share-based awards with service-based, performance-based and market-based vesting criteria.

A summary of the activity of restricted stock outstanding is as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

|  | Shares |  |  | Wtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock outstanding at January 1, 2021 |  |  | 2,154 |  |  | $ | 20.61 |
Granted |  |  | 1,551 |  |  |  | 6.95 |
Vested |  |  | (929 | ) |  |  | 20.54 |
Forfeited/canceled |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | 10.58 |
Restricted stock outstanding at September 30, 2021 |  |  | 2,622 |  |  | $ | 12.55 |

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted approximately 1,551,000 shares of restricted stock to certain employees and executive officers. Of these awards, 919,000 are market and performance-based awards which will be forfeited if the Company does not achieve certain annual metrics during 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The vesting of these performance-based restricted stock grants are subject to the achievement by GEO of two annual performance metrics as follows: (i) up to 50% of the shares of restricted stock ("TSR Target Award") can vest at the end of a three year performance period if GEO meets certain total shareholder return ("TSR") performance targets, as compared to the total shareholder return of a peer group of companies, over a three year period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023 and (ii) up to 50% of the shares of restricted stock ("ROCE Target Award") can vest at the end of a three year period if GEO meets certain return on capital employed ("ROCE") performance targets over a three year period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. Certain of these performance-based restricted stock grants can vest over a one-year period if GEO meets certain performance targets, as mentioned above, over three one-year periods from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. These market and performance awards can vest at between 0% and 200% of the target awards for both metrics. The number of shares shown for the performance-based awards is based on the target awards for both metrics.

The metric related to ROCE is considered to be a performance condition. For share-based awards that contain a performance condition, the achievement of the targets must be probable before any share-based compensation expense is recorded. The Company reviews the likelihood of which target in the range will be achieved and if deemed probable, compensation expense is recorded at that time. If subsequent to initial measurement there is a change in the estimate of the probability of meeting the performance condition, the effect of the change in the estimated quantity of awards expected to vest is recognized by cumulatively adjusting compensation expense. If ultimately the performance targets are not met, for any awards where vesting was previously deemed probable, previously recognized compensation expense will be reversed in the period in which vesting is no longer deemed probable. The fair value of these awards was determined based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant.

The metric related to TSR is considered to be a market condition. For share-based awards that contain a market condition, the probability of satisfying the market condition must be considered in the estimate of grant-date fair value and previously recorded compensation expense is not reversed if the market condition is never met. The fair value of these awards was determined based on a Monte Carlo simulation, which calculates a range of possible outcomes and the probabilities that they will occur, using the following weighted average key assumptions: (i) volatility of 48.2%; (ii) beta of 0.79; and (iii) risk free rate of 0.22%.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $15.2 million and $18.3 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to its restricted stock awards. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $19.3 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested restricted stock awards, including non-vested restricted stock awards with performance-based and market-based vesting, that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company previously adopted The GEO Group Inc. 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan or "ESPP”) effective July 9, 2011. The Company has since amended and restated the Plan (the “Amended ESPP”) which was approved by the Company’s

16

Table of Contents

shareholders on April 28, 2021 and bec a me effective on July 9, 2021. The purpose of the Amended ESPP, which is qualified under Section 423 of the Code, is to encourage stock ownership through payroll deductions by the employees of GEO and designated subsidiaries of GEO in order to increase their identification with the Company’s goals and secure a proprietary interest in the Company’s success. These deductions are used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a 5% discount from the then current market price. The maximum number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance over the term of the Amended ESPP on the amended effective date shall not exceed 506,023 shares.

The Amended ESPP is considered to be non-compensatory. As such, there is no compensation expense required to be recognized. Share purchases under the Amended ESPP are made on the last day of each month. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 35,314 shares of the Company's common stock were issued in connection with the Amended ESPP.

8. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share of common stock is computed by dividing the net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders represents net income attributable to The GEO Group reduced by an allocation of earnings to participating securities. The 6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026, which contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends declared and paid on the shares of common stock, are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Diluted EPS is calculated under the if-converted method and the two-class method for each class of shareholders using the weighted average number of shares attributable to each class. The calculation that results in the lowest diluted earnings per share amount for common stock is reported in the Company’s financial statements. The if-converted method includes the dilutive effect of potential common shares related to the 6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026, if any. Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Net income |  | $ | 34,641 |  |  | $ | 39,172 |  |  | $ | 127,057 |  |  | $ | 100,947 |
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 174 |
Less: Undistributed income allocable to participating securities |  |  | (5,949 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (13,624 | ) |  |  | - |
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders |  |  | 28,761 |  |  |  | 39,220 |  |  |  | 113,590 |  |  |  | 101,121 |
Basic earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 120,525 |  |  |  | 119,826 |  |  |  | 120,326 |  |  |  | 119,677 |
Per share amount |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. available to common stockholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 120,525 |  |  |  | 119,826 |  |  |  | 120,326 |  |  |  | 119,677 |
Dilutive effect of equity incentive plans |  |  | 347 |  |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | 257 |  |  |  | 287 |
Weighted average shares assuming dilution |  |  | 120,872 |  |  |  | 120,032 |  |  |  | 120,583 |  |  |  | 119,964 |
Per share amount |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, 1,987,513 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share ("EPS") because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 805,532 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, 1,996,201 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 1,810,572 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 2,096,927 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 1,171,930 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 1,921,600 weighted average shares of common stock underlying options were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would be anti-dilutive. There were 1,610,107 common stock equivalents from restricted shares that were anti-dilutive for the period.

17

Table of Contents

On February 24, 2021, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc. (“GEOCH”), completed a private offering of $230 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Exchangeable Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026. Refer to Note 10 – Debt for additional information. As of September 30, 2021, conditions had not been met to exchange the 6.50% Exchangeable Notes due 2026 into shares of the Company’s common stock. Approximately 24.9 million and 19.7 million shares of potential common shares associated with the conversion option embedded in the convertible notes were excluded from the computation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as the Company’s average stock price during the period was lower than the exchange price.

9. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in interest rates. The Company measures its derivative financial instruments at fair value.

In August 2019, the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements in the aggregate notional amount of $44.3 million to fix the interest rate on certain of its variable rate debt to 4.22%. The Company has designated these interest rate swaps as hedges against changes in the cash flows of two identical promissory notes (the "Notes") which are secured by loan agreements and mortgage and security agreements on certain real property and improvements. The Company has determined that the swaps have payment, expiration dates, and provisions that coincide with the terms of the Notes and are therefore considered to be effective cash flow hedges. Accordingly, the Company records the change in fair value of the interest rate swaps as accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. Total unrealized gains recorded in other comprehensive income, net of tax, related to these cash flow hedges was $2.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The total fair value of the swap liabilities as of September 30, 2021 was $3.4 million and is recorded as a component of Other Non-Current liabilities within the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. There was no material ineffectiveness for the period presented. The Company does not expect to enter into any transactions during the next twelve months which would result in reclassification into earnings or losses associated with these swaps currently reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Refer to Note 10 - Debt for additional information.

.

18

Table of Contents

10. DEBT

Debt outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
Senior Credit Facility: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan |  | $ | 764,000 |  |  | $ | 770,000 |
Unamortized discount on term loan |  |  | (1,290 | ) |  |  | (1,705 | )
Unamortized debt issuance costs on term loan |  |  | (3,059 | ) |  |  | (4,043 | )
Revolver |  |  | 787,073 |  |  |  | 704,437 |
Total Senior Credit Facility |  |  | 1,546,724 |  |  |  | 1,468,689 |
6.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Due in 2026 |  |  | 230,000 |  |  |  | — |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | (8,665 | ) |  |  | — |
Total 6.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due in 2026 |  |  | 221,335 |  |  |  | — |
6.00% Senior Notes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Due in 2026 |  |  | 350,000 |  |  |  | 350,000 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | (3,257 | ) |  |  | (3,709 | )
Total 6.00% Senior Notes Due in 2026 |  |  | 346,743 |  |  |  | 346,291 |
5.875% Senior Notes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Due in 2024 |  |  | 225,293 |  |  |  | 242,500 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | (1,526 | ) |  |  | (2,000 | )
Total 5.875% Senior Notes Due in 2024 |  |  | 223,767 |  |  |  | 240,500 |
5.125% Senior Notes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Due in 2023 |  |  | 259,275 |  |  |  | 281,783 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | (1,388 | ) |  |  | (2,033 | )
Total 5.125% Senior Notes Due in 2023 |  |  | 257,887 |  |  |  | 279,750 |
5.875% Senior Notes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Due in 2022 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 193,958 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | (710 | )
Total 5.875% Senior Notes Due in 2022 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 193,248 |
Non-Recourse Debt |  |  | 317,671 |  |  |  | 344,614 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs on non-recourse debt |  |  | (4,624 | ) |  |  | (5,237 | )
Unamortized discount on non-recourse debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25 | )
Total Non-Recourse Debt |  |  | 313,047 |  |  |  | 339,352 |
Finance Lease Liabilities |  |  | 4,460 |  |  |  | 5,029 |
Other debt |  |  | 41,660 |  |  |  | 42,413 |
Total debt |  |  | 2,955,623 |  |  |  | 2,915,272 |
Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and non-recourse debt |  |  | (27,010 | ) |  |  | (26,180 | )
Finance Lease Liabilities, long-term portion |  |  | (2,147 | ) |  |  | (2,988 | )
Non-Recourse Debt, long-term portion |  |  | (297,456 | ) |  |  | (324,223 | )
Long-Term Debt |  | $ | 2,629,010 |  |  | $ | 2,561,881 |

Amended Credit Agreement

On June 12, 2019, GEO entered into Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") by and among the refinancing lenders party thereto, the other lenders party thereto, GEO and GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc. and the administrative agent. Under the amendment, the maturity date of the revolver component of the Credit Agreement was extended to May 17, 2024. The borrowing capacity under the amended revolver remains at $900.0 million, and its pricing remains unchanged currently bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%. As a result of the transaction, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million during 2019 related to certain unamortized deferred loan costs. Additionally, loan costs of $4.7 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the transaction.

19

Table of Contents

The Credit Agreement evidences a credit facility (the "Credit Facility") consisting of a $764.0 million term loan bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.00% (with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%), and a $900.0 million revolver initially bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% (with no LIBOR floor) together with AUD275 million, or $198.3 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021, available solely for the issuance of financial letters of credit and performance letters of credit, in each case denominated in Australian Dollars under the Australian Dollar Letter of Credit Facility (the "Australian LC Facility"). As of September 30, 2021, there were no letters of credit issued under the Australian LC Facility. Amounts to be borrowed by GEO under the Credit Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions to borrowing. The term loan component is scheduled to mature on March 23, 2024. The revolving credit commitment component is scheduled to mature on May 17, 2024. The Credit Agreement also has an accordion feature of $450.0 million, subject to lender demand and prevailing market conditions and satisfying the relevant borrowing conditions.

The Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, and certain customary covenants that restrict GEO’s ability to, among other things (i) create, incur or assume any indebtedness, (ii) create, incur, assume or permit liens, (iii) make loans and investments, (iv) engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales, (v) make certain restricted payments, (vi) issue, sell or otherwise dispose of capital stock, (vii) engage in transactions with affiliates, (viii) allow the total leverage ratio to exceed 6.25 to 1.00, allow the senior secured leverage ratio to exceed 3.50 to 1.00, or allow the interest coverage ratio to be less than 3.00 to 1.00, (ix) cancel, forgive, make any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on, or redeem or acquire for value any senior notes, except as permitted, (x) alter the business GEO conducts, and (xi) materially impair GEO’s lenders’ security interests in the collateral for its loans.

Events of default under the Credit Agreement include, but are not limited to, (i) GEO’s failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) GEO’s material breach of any representation or warranty, (iii) covenant defaults, (iv) liquidation, reorganization or other relief relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, (v) cross default under certain other material indebtedness, (vi) unsatisfied final judgments over a specified threshold, (vii) certain material environmental liability claims asserted against GEO, and (viii) a change in control.

All of the obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of GEO and the Credit Agreement and the related guarantees are secured by a perfected first-priority pledge of substantially all of GEO’s present and future tangible and intangible domestic assets and all present and future tangible and intangible domestic assets of each guarantor, including but not limited to a first-priority pledge of all of the outstanding capital stock owned by GEO and each guarantor in their domestic subsidiaries.

GEO Australasia Holdings Pty Ltd, GEO Australasia Finance Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for the GEO Australasia Finance Holding Trust, and together with GEO Australasia Holdings, collectively (the “Australian Borrowers") are wholly owned foreign subsidiaries of GEO. GEO has designated each of the Australian Borrowers as restricted subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement. However, the Australian Borrowers are not obligated to pay or perform any obligations under the Credit Agreement other than their own obligations as Australian Borrowers under the Credit Agreement. The Australian Borrowers do not pledge any of their assets to secure any obligations under the Credit Agreement.

On August 18, 2016, the Company executed a letter of offer providing for a bank guarantee line and bank guarantee/standby sub-facility in an aggregate amount of approximately AUD59 million, or $42.6 million, based on exchange rates in effect as of September 30, 2021 (collectively, the “Bank Guarantee Facility”). The Bank Guarantee Facility allows GEO to provide letters of credit to assure performance of certain obligations of its wholly owned subsidiary relating to its correctional facility in Ravenhall, located near Melbourne, Australia. The Bank Guarantee Facility is unsecured. The issuance of letters of credit under the Bank Guarantee Facility is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in the letter of offer. Letters of credit issued under the bank guarantee lines are due on demand and letters of credit issued under the bank guarantee/standby sub-facility cannot have a duration exceeding twelve months. The Bank Guarantee Facility may be terminated by the lender on 90 days written notice. As of September 30, 2021, there was AUD59 million in letters of credit issued under the Bank Guarantee Facility.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $764.0 million in aggregate borrowings outstanding under its term loan, approximately $787.1 million in borrowings under its revolver, and approximately $89.4 million in letters of credit which left approximately $23.6 million in additional borrowing capacity under the Revolver. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2021 was 2.70%.

6.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026

On February 24, 2021, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, GEOCH, completed a private offering of $230 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% exchangeable senior unsecured notes due 2026 which included the full exercise of the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option to purchase an additional $30 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes will mature on February 23, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or exchanged. The Convertible Notes bear interest at the rate of 6.50% per year plus an additional amount based on the dividends paid by the Company on its common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2021.

Subject to certain restrictions on share ownership and transfer, holders may exchange the notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding November 25, 2025, but only under the following circumstances: (1) during the

20

Table of Contents

five consecutive business day period after any five consecutive trading day period, or the measurement period, in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of such measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock and the exchange rate for the notes on each such trading day; or (2) upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate events. On or after November 25, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of the notes, holders may exchange their notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon exchange of a note, GEO will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2021, conditions had not been met to exchange the notes.

Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The initial conversion rate is 108.4011 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.225 per share of common stock). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events. If the Company or GEOCH undergoes a fundamental change, holders may require GEOCH to purchase the notes in whole or in part for cash at a fundamental change purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

The Company used the net proceeds from this offering, including the exercise in full of the initial purchasers' over-allotment option to fund the redemption of the then outstanding amount of approximately $194.0 million of the Company’s 5.875% senior notes due 2022, to re-purchase additional senior notes and used remaining net proceeds to pay related transaction fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes of the Company. As a result of the redemption, deferred loan costs in the amount of approximately $0.7 million were written off to loss on extinguishment of debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

The notes were offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside of the United States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Neither the notes nor any of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exchange of the notes, if any, have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act.

The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, on January 1, 2021. The new standard simplifies the accounting for convertible debt by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. In addition, the new standard also simplifies the guidance in ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contract in Entity’s Own Equity, by removing certain criteria that must be satisfied to classify a contract as equity. Finally, the new standard revises the guidance on calculating earnings per share. The Company determined under the guidance of the new standard that the embedded conversion option does not require bifurcation and all proceeds were allocated to the Convertible Notes as a single instrument and is included in Long-Term Debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The costs incurred in the issuance, including the initial purchasers discount, totaling approximately $9.6 million, are classified as a cash outflow within the financing activities section in the consolidated statement of cash flows, and are also being amortized to expense over the term of the Convertible Notes. The Company did not have any convertible instruments outstanding during 2020.

Because the Company currently intends to settle conversions by paying cash up to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes, with any excess conversion value settled in shares of common stock, the Convertible Notes are being accounted for using the net settlement method (or treasury stock-type method) for the purposes of calculating diluted earnings per share. Using this method, the denominator will be affected when the average share price of the Company's common stock for a given period is greater than the conversion price of approximately $9.225 per share. There was no dilutive impact for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

6.00% Senior Notes due 2026

Interest on the 6.00% Senior Notes accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. On or after April 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 6.00% Senior Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 6.00% Senior Notes. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors.

21

Table of Contents

5.875% Senior Notes due 2024

Interest on the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. On or after October 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors.

5.125% Senior Notes due 2023

Interest on the 5.125% Senior Notes accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. On or after April 1, 2018, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 5.125% Senior Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.125% Senior Notes. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors.

5.875% Senior Notes due 2022

Interest on the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 accrued at the stated rate. The Company paid interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year. On or after January 15, 2017, the Company had a right, at its option, to redeem all or part of the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022. The Company redeemed the outstanding amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 in March 2021.

Debt Repurchases

On August 16, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase and/or retire a portion of the 6.00% Senior Notes due 2026, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (collectively the "GEO Senior Notes") and the Company's term loan under its Amended Credit Agreement through cash purchases, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, up to an aggregate maximum of $100.0 million, subject to certain limitations through December 31, 2020. During the first quarter of 2021, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 were redeemed in connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes discussed above. On February 11, 2021, the Board authorized a new repurchase program for repurchases/retirements of the above referenced GEO Senior Notes and term loan, subject to certain limitations up to an aggregate maximum of $100.0 million through December 31, 2022.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company repurchased $22.5 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 90.68% for a total cost of $20.4 million. Additionally, the Company repurchased $17.2 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at a weighted average price of 79.51% for a total cost of $13.7 million. As a result of these repurchases, the Company recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $4.7 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased $11.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 75.66% for a total cost of $8.3 million. Additionally, the Company repurchased $2.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at a weighted average price of 76.75% for a total cost of $1.5 million. As a result of these repurchases, the Company recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $3.0 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs.

Non-Recourse Debt

Northwest ICE Processing Center

The remaining balance of the original debt service requirement under the $54.4 million note payable ("2011 Revenue Bonds") to WEDFA is $8.1 million, all of which is classified as current in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021. The payment of principal and interest on the 2011 Revenue Bonds issued by WEDFA was non-recourse to GEO. The 2011 Revenue Bonds matured in October 2021 and had a fixed coupon rate of 5.25%.

As of September 30, 2021, included in current restricted cash and cash equivalents is $8.6 million of funds held in trust for debt service and other reserves with respect to the above-mentioned note payable to WEDFA.

Australia - Ravenhall

In connection with a design and build project agreement with the State of Victoria, in September 2014, the Company entered into a syndicated facility agreement (the "Construction Facility") to provide debt financing for construction of the project. The Construction Facility provided for non-recourse funding up to AUD791 million, or approximately $570.5 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021. In accordance with the terms of the contract, upon completion and commercial acceptance of the project in late 2017, the State of Victoria made a lump sum payment of AUD310 million, or approximately $223.6 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021. The term of the Construction Facility was through September 2020 and bore interest at a variable rate quoted by certain Australian banks plus 200 basis points. On May 22, 2019, the Company completed an offering of AUD461.6 million, or $332.9 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021, aggregate principal amount of non-recourse senior secured notes due 2042 (the "Non-Recourse Notes"). The amortizing Non-Recourse Notes were issued by Ravenhall Finance Co Pty

22

Table of Contents

Limited in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Non-Recourse Notes were issued with a coupon and yield to maturity of 4.23% with a maturity date of March 31, 2042. The net proceeds from this offering were used to refinance the outstanding Construction Facility and to pay all related fees, costs and expenses associated with the transaction. As a result of the transaction, the Company incurred a $4.5 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to swap termination fees and unamortized deferred costs associated with the Construction Facility. Additionally, loan costs of approximately $7.5 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the offering.

Other

In August 2019, the Company entered into two identical Notes in the aggregate amount of $44.3 million which are secured by loan agreements and mortgage and security agreements on certain real property and improvements. The terms of the Notes are through September 1, 2034 and bear interest at LIBOR plus 200 basis points and are payable in monthly installments plus interest. The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate to 4.22%. Included in the balance at September 30, 2021 is $0.7 million of deferred loan costs incurred in the transaction. Refer to Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments for further information.

Guarantees

Australia

The Company has entered into a guarantee in connection with the operating performance of a facility in Australia. The obligation amounted to approximately AUD59 million, or $42.6 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021. The guarantee is secured by outstanding letters of credit under the Company's Revolver.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company also had seven other letters of credit outstanding under separate international facilities relating to performance guarantees of its Australian subsidiary totaling $9.6 million.

Except as discussed above, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

11. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS

Litigation, Claims and Assessments

On July 7, 2020, a purported shareholder class action lawsuit was filed against the Company, its then Chief Executive Officer, George C. Zoley (“Mr. Zoley”), and its Chief Financial Officer, Brian R. Evans (“Mr. Evans”), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. On October 1, 2020, the court entered an unopposed order appointing lead plaintiffs, approving the selection of counsel, dismissing the initial complaint, and setting a deadline for the filing of an amended complaint. On November 18, 2020, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated class action amended complaint. The amended complaint alleged that the Company and Messrs. Zoley and Evans––as well as J. David Donahue (“Mr. Donahue”), the Company’s former Senior Vice President and President of the U.S. Secure Services division, and Ann M. Schlarb (“Ms. Schlarb”), the Company’s Senior Vice President and President of the GEO Care division––made materially false and misleading statements and/or omissions related to GEO’s business––including quality of operations, corporate social responsibility, competitive strengths, pending litigation, business strategies, health and safety, sources of financing, dividend expectations, and COVID-19 procedures. The amended complaint was brought by lead plaintiffs James Michael DeLoach and Edward Oketola, individually and on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities––other than the defendants, the officers and directors of the Company, members of their immediate families and their legal representatives, heirs, successors or assigns and any entity in which the defendants have or had a controlling interest––who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities during the alleged class period from November 7, 2018 to August 5, 2020, inclusive. The amended complaint alleged that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and alleged that Messrs. Zoley, Evans, and Donahue and Ms. Schlarb violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. On December 18, 2020, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On September 23, 2021, the court granted the motion to dismiss in part, and denied it in part. The court dismissed all claims against Messrs. Evans and Donahue, and Ms. Schlarb. The court also dismissed all claims against GEO and Mr. Zoley other than claims related to GEO's disclosures about pending litigation, and directed plaintiffs to file an amended complaint in conformance with the court's order. On October 4, 2021, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint. The second amended complaint alleges that GEO and Mr. Zoley violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by making materially false and misleading statements and/or omissions related to pending litigation, and seeks relief on behalf of a putative class consisting of all persons and entities––other than the defendants, the officers and directors of the Company, members of their immediate families and their legal representatives, heirs, successors or assigns and any entity in which the defendants have or had a controlling interest––who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s securities during the alleged class period from November 9, 2018 to August 5, 2020, inclusive. The amended complaint seeks damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, other costs, and such other relief as the court may deem proper. On October 18, 2021, GEO and Mr. Zoley filed a motion to dismiss and/or to strike, arguing that the second amended

23

Table of Contents

complaint failed to comply with the court's prior dismissal order and contains allegations beyond the disclosures and time period permitted by the court. The motion to dismiss is not yet fully briefed, and remains pending.

On July 1, 2021, a putative shareholder derivative complaint was filed in Palm Beach County, Florida’s Circuit Court against the Company, its then Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Zoley, its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Evans, Ms. Schlarb, its Senior Vice President and President of GEO Care, and Company directors Richard H. Glanton, Anne N. Foreman, Christopher C. Wheeler, Julie M. Wood, Guido van Hauwermeiren, Scott M. Kernan, Jose Gordo, and Duane Helkowski (collectively, “Defendants”). The complaint alleges breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims against the individual Defendants relating to purported healthcare and quality of care deficiencies, an allegedly inadequate response to the COVID-19 pandemic, alleged forced labor by detainees, and alleged exposure to pending litigation, which purportedly led to damage to GEO. On September 28, 2021, Defendants filed a motion to stay, or alternatively motion to dismiss the complaint. The motion has not yet been heard, and remains pending.

As previously reported and described in the Company's periodic reports, including most recently in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, former civil immigration detainees at the Aurora ICE Processing Center filed a class action lawsuit on October 22, 2014, against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint alleges that the Company was in violation of the Colorado Minimum Wages of Workers Act and the Federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (“TVPA”). The plaintiff class claims that the Company was unjustly enriched because of the level of payment the detainees received for work performed at the facility, even though the voluntary work program as well as the wage rates and standards associated with the program that are at issue in the case are authorized by the Federal government under guidelines approved by the United States Congress. On July 6, 2015, the court found that detainees were not employees under the Colorado Minimum Wage Order and dismissed this claim. In February 2017, the court granted the plaintiff-class’ motion for class certification on the TVPA and unjust enrichment claims. The plaintiff class seeks actual damages, compensatory damages, exemplary damages, punitive damages, restitution, attorneys’ fees and costs, and such other relief as the court may deem proper. In the time since the Colorado suit was initially filed, three similar lawsuits have been filed - two in Washington and one in California. The first of the two Washington lawsuits was filed on September 9, 2017 by immigration detainees against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The second lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2017 by the State Attorney General against the Company in the Superior Court of the State of Washington for Pierce County, which the Company removed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on October 9, 2017. In California, a class-action lawsuit was filed on December 19, 2017 by immigration detainees against the Company in the U.S. District Court Eastern Division of the Central District of California. All three lawsuits allege violations of the respective state’s minimum wage laws. However, the California lawsuit, like the Colorado suit, also includes claims that the Company violated the TVPA and California's equivalent state statute. The California court certified a nationwide class which would allow the plaintiffs to primarily seek injunctive relief or policy changes at a number of facilities if they are successful on the merits of their claims. On August 9, 2021, the California court conducted a hearing on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion to Decertify Class, as well as Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. The Motion to Decertify Class was granted. The Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment are pending. On July 2, 2019, the Company filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in the Washington Attorney General’s Tacoma lawsuit based on the Company’s position that its legal defenses prevent the case from proceeding to trial. The federal court in Washington denied the Company's Motion for Summary Judgment on August 6, 2019. However, on August 20, 2019, the DOJ filed a Statement of Interest, which asked the Washington court to revisit its prior denial of the Company's intergovernmental immunity defense in the case. While the Washington court ultimately elected not to dismiss the case at the time, its order importantly declared that the Company's intergovernmental immunity defense was legally viable, to be ultimately determined at trial. After putting the lawsuits on “standby” for most of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial court entered an order setting both suits for an estimated three-week trial beginning June 1, 2021. The court ordered a remote trial, but with the possibility of in-person proceedings. The order notes the Company’s exception to the remote trial setting. The Company filed a motion for reconsideration of the judge’s order setting a remote trial on April 8, 2021, requesting that the trial date be moved from June 1, 2021 to the earliest possible date after July 1, 2021, when the State of Washington plans to allow in-person trials to resume. On April 9, 2021, the Washington court denied the motion for reconsideration for an in-person trial, ruling that a “hybrid” trial, with some parts being conducted in-person with COVID-19 precautions, would begin on June 1, 2021. On June 1, 2021, the remote Zoom trial began. On June 17, 2021, the trial judge declared a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The in-person jury re-trial began on October 12, 2021. Refer to Note 15 – Subsequent Events for further information on the results of the jury re-trial. The Company intends to take all necessary steps to vigorously defend itself and has consistently refuted the allegations and claims in these lawsuits.

On December 30, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging California’s newly enacted law - Assembly Bill 32 (AB-32) - which bars the federal government from engaging the Company or any other government contractors to provide detention services for illegal immigrants. The Company’s claims, as described in the lawsuit, are grounded in authoritative legal doctrine that under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, the federal government is free from regulation by any state. By prohibiting federal detention facilities in California, the suit argues AB-32 substantially interferes with the ability of USMS and ICE to carry out detention responsibilities for the federal government. Secondly, because AB-32 creates exceptions to the State of California when using the Company or any government contractors (to alleviate overcrowding), California’s statute unlawfully discriminates against the federal government. On December 31, 2019, GEO filed its motion for a preliminary injunction restraining California’s Governor and Attorney General from enforcing AB-32 against the Company’s detention facilities on behalf of USMS and ICE. On January 24, 2020, the United States filed a lawsuit challenging AB-32. The court heard motions for preliminary injunction from the Company and the United States on July 16, 2020. The court ordered the parties to submit supplemental briefing and indicated it would render an opinion sometime after the filing deadline of August 18, 2020. On July 20, 2020 the court consolidated

24

Table of Contents

both lawsuits. On October 8, 2020, the court issued an order granting, in part, and denying in part, the Company and the Untied State’s motions and California’s motion to dismiss. Among other findings, the court (1) dismissed the Company’s intergovernmental immunity claims as well as the United States’ preemption claims as applied to ICE facilities; (2) found that the Company and the United States were likely to succeed on the preemption claims as applied to U.S. Marshals’ facilities and enjoined enforcing AB-32 against those facilities; and (3) refused to enjoin California from enforcing AB-32 against ICE contracts with the Company and the United States. The Company and the United States have appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on June 7, 2021. On October 5, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision, holding that AB-32 conflicted with federal law and could not stand.

On April 29, 2021, the Company filed a lawsuit for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging the State of Washington’s newly enacted law – House Bill 1090 (EHB 1090) – that purports to prohibit the United States from using detention facilities operated by private contractors to house detainees in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Company establishes accruals for specific legal proceedings when it is considered probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. However, the results of these claims or proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these claims or proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company's accruals for loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as additional information becomes available. The Company does not accrue for anticipated legal fees and costs but expenses those items as incurred.

The nature of the Company's business also exposes it to various other third-party legal claims or litigation against the Company, including, but not limited to, civil rights claims relating to conditions of confinement and/or mistreatment, sexual misconduct claims brought by prisoners or detainees, medical malpractice claims, product liability claims, intellectual property infringement claims, claims relating to employment matters (including, but not limited to, employment discrimination claims, union grievances and wage and hour claims), property loss claims, environmental claims, automobile liability claims, indemnification claims by its customers and other third parties, contractual claims and claims for personal injury or other damages resulting from contact with the Company's facilities, programs, electronic monitoring products, personnel or prisoners, including damages arising from a prisoner's escape or from a disturbance or riot at a facility.

Other Assessment

A state non-income tax audit completed in 2016 included tax periods for which the state tax authority had previously processed a substantial tax refund. At the completion of the audit fieldwork, the Company received a notice of audit findings disallowing deductions that were previously claimed by the Company, approved by the state tax authority and served as the basis for the approved refund claim. In early January 2017, the Company received a formal Notice of Assessment of Taxes and Demand for Payment from the taxing authority disallowing the deductions. The total tax, penalty and interest related to the assessment is approximately $19.6 million. The Company is appealing an administrative ruling and disagrees with the assessment and intends to take all necessary steps to vigorously defend its position. The Company has established a reserve based on its estimate of the most probable loss based on the facts and circumstances known to date and the advice of outside counsel in connection with this matter.

CARES Act

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, allowed employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer's share of Social Security taxes. The deferral applied to deposits and payments of the employer’s share of Social Security tax that would otherwise be required to be made during the period beginning on March 27, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020. The deferred amounts are due to be paid in two equal installments no later than December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022. The Company paid the first installment in September 2021. The balance of the deferred payroll taxes is approximately $20.0 million as of September 30, 2021.

Commitments

The Company currently has contractual commitments for a number of projects using Company financing. The Company’s management estimates that the cost of these existing active capital projects will be approximately $16.3 million of which $4.8 million was spent through the first nine months of 2021. The Company estimates the remaining capital requirements related to these capital projects will be $11.5 million which will be spent through the remainder of 2021.

CEO Succession Plan

On June 1, 2021, the Company announced that its Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to implement a succession plan for the Chief Executive Officer position given that the Company’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, George C. Zoley, is 71 years old and has served with the Company for approximately forty years. The primary objectives of the Board in

25

Table of Contents

initiating a succession plan were to secure Mr. Zoley’s services on a long-term basis to ensure a proper senior management transition, and to retain a new Chief Executive Officer that would succeed Mr. Zoley in that role. This change will allow Mr. Zoley the ability to focus on planning of the Company’s future.

On May 27, 2021, the Board terminated without cause Mr. Zoley’s existing employment agreement, effective as of June 30, 2021, and entered into a new five-year employment agreement with Mr. Zoley as Executive Chairman, in a modified role and at reduced compensation effective July 1, 2021. The new employment agreement with Mr. Zoley will secure Mr. Zoley’s continuous employment, enabling the Company to continue to benefit from Mr. Zoley’s extensive knowledge and experience, and providing for an orderly transition of senior management.

In connection with Mr. Zoley’s termination, the Company and Mr. Zoley entered into a Separation and General Release Agreement as of May 27, 2021 (the “Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Zoley will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company through June 30, 2021 (the “Separation Date”) and will receive all accrued wages through the Separation Date. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of Mr. Zoley’s prior employment agreement, Mr. Zoley will receive payments in the amount of $5,851,555, less any applicable taxes and withholdings, which represents the sum of two (2) years of Mr. Zoley’s base annualized salary and two (2) times Mr. Zoley’s current target bonus under GEO’s Senior Management Performance Award Plan. The Company shall also vest any unvested stock options and restricted stock as of the Separation Date; provided that any restricted stock subject to performance-based vesting at the Separation Date shall vest at such time as the performance goals are met if Mr. Zoley is still providing services to GEO under the Executive Chairman Agreement described below. Mr. Zoley will also be paid all accrued dividends on his unvested shares of restricted stock. Lastly, Mr. Zoley is entitled to receive certain fringe benefits for a ten (10) year period as set forth in the Separation Agreement, including payment of health insurance premiums under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) for eighteen (18) months and reimbursement of the cost of health insurance coverage for eight and a half (81⁄2) years following the first eighteen (18) months, life insurance, the use of an executive automobile, and personal use of the Company leased aircraft for thirty (30) hours per year. In the event of Mr. Zoley’s death within such ten (10) year period, the Company will continue to provide the Fringe Benefits to Mr. Zoley’s covered dependents, and, if applicable to Mr. Zoley’s estate.

In order to transition the role of Chief Executive Officer to a successor in an orderly manner, the Board determined it was in the best interests of GEO to create a new officer position for the role of Executive Chairman and appoint Mr. Zoley as Executive Chairman, effective as of July 1, 2021. As a result, the Company and Mr. Zoley entered into on May 27, 2021 an Executive Chairman Employment Agreement effective as of July 1, 2021 (the “Executive Chairman Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Executive Chairman Agreement, Mr. Zoley will serve as Executive Chairman assisting the new Chief Executive Officer in his transition, among other duties and responsibilities, and report directly to the Board of Directors for a term of five years ending on June 30, 2026 and subject to automatic renewals for one-year periods unless either the Company or Mr. Zoley gives written notice at least 1 year prior to the expiration of the term. Under the terms of the Executive Chairman Agreement, Mr. Zoley will be paid an annual base salary of $1.0 million and will be eligible to receive target annual performance awards equal to 100% of base salary in accordance with the terms of any plan governing senior management performance awards. Mr. Zoley will also be entitled to receive an annual equity incentive award with a grant date fair value equal to 100% of base salary and subject to a time-based vesting schedule of one (1) year from the date of grant. Additionally, the Company will credit Mr. Zoley’s account balance under the Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement on an annual basis in an amount equal to 100% of his base salary. Lastly, Mr. Zoley is entitled to participate in all benefits and perquisites available to executive officers of GEO.

The Executive Chairman Agreement provides that upon the termination of the Executive Chairman Agreement by the Company without cause, by Mr. Zoley for good reason or upon Mr. Zoley’s death or disability, Mr. Zoley will be entitled to receive a termination payment equal to two times the sum of his annual base salary and the target bonus. In addition, the unvested portion of any equity award will fully vest and the Company will provide Mr. Zoley and any of his covered dependents with the executive benefits beginning on the date that they are no longer entitled to the Fringe Benefits under the Separation Agreement until the ten (10) year anniversary of the date of termination of the Executive Chairman Agreement.

Upon the termination of the Executive Chairman Agreement by GEO for cause or by Mr. Zoley without good reason, Mr. Zoley will be entitled to only the amount of compensation that is due through the effective date of the termination, including the retirement benefit due to him under his executive retirement agreement. The Executive Chairman Agreement contains restrictive covenants, including a non-competition covenant that runs through the three (3) year period following the termination of the executive’s employment, and customary confidentiality and work product provisions.

Appointment of Jose Gordo as Successor Chief Executive Officer

Jose Gordo, 48, has over 20 years of experience in business management, private equity, corporate finance and business law. Since June 2017, Mr. Gordo has served as the Managing Partner of a general partnership that invests in and actively oversees small and medium-sized privately held companies, with a focus on the healthcare, consumer products and technology industries. From 2013 to early 2017, Mr. Gordo served as the Chief Financial Officer of magicJack Vocaltec Ltd., a publicly-traded company in the telecommunications industry. Prior to that position, Mr. Gordo served as a Managing Director at The Comvest Group, a Florida-based

26

Table of Contents

private equity firm. Mr. Gordo was also previously a partner at the national law firm of Akerman LLP, where he specialized in corporate law matters, advising public and private companies and private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. He received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. degree from the University of Miami.

In connection with his appointment, Mr. Gordo and the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) on May 27, 2021 to provide that Mr. Gordo will be employed by the Company for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2021. Unless the Employment Agreement is sooner terminated, or not renewed, it will automatically extend upon the end of its initial term for a rolling three-year term. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Gordo will serve as Chief Executive Officer and report directly to the Executive Chairman. Either Mr. Gordo or the Company may terminate Mr. Gordo’s employment under the Employment Agreement for any reason upon not less than thirty (30) days written notice.

Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Gordo will be paid an annual base salary of $900,000, subject to the review and potential increase within the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Gordo will also be entitled to receive a target annual performance award of 85% of Mr. Gordo’s base salary and will also be entitled to participate in the Company’s stock incentive plan and upon the effective date, the Company will grant Mr. Gordo an award of 50,000 performance-shares that will vest ratably over a three-year period.

The Employment Agreement provides that upon the termination of the agreement by Mr. Gordo for good reason, by the Company without cause or upon the death or disability of Mr. Gordo, he will be entitled to receive a termination payment equal to two (2) times the sum of his annual base salary plus target bonus for the fiscal year in which his employment is terminated or, if greater, the target bonus for the fiscal year immediately prior to such termination. The Company will also continue to provide Mr. Gordo and any covered dependents with the Executive Benefits as defined in the Employment Agreement for a period of five (5) years after the date of termination. In the event of Mr. Gordo’s death within such five (5) year period, the Company will continue to provide the Executive Benefits to Mr. Gordo’s covered dependents, and, if applicable to Mr. Gordo’s estate. In addition, the Employment Agreement provides that upon such termination, GEO will transfer all of its interest in any automobile used by the executive pursuant to its employee automobile policy and pay the balance of any outstanding loans or leases on such automobile so that the executive owns the automobile outright. In the event such automobile is leased, the Employment Agreement provides that GEO will pay the residual cost of the lease. In the event the Company does not pay the termination payment by the due date, then any unpaid amount shall bear interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum, compounded monthly, until paid. Lastly, all of the outstanding and unvested stock options and restricted stock granted to Mr. Gordo prior to termination will fully vest immediately upon termination; provided, however that any restricted stock that is subject to performance-based vesting shall only vest when and to the extent the Compensation Committee certifies that the performance goals are actually met.

Upon the termination of the Employment Agreement by GEO for cause or by Mr. Gordo without good reason, Mr. Gordo will be entitled to only the amount of compensation that is due through the effective date of the termination. The Employment Agreement includes a non-competition covenant that runs through the three-year period following the termination of the executive’s employment, and customary confidentiality and work product provisions.

Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement

The Company and Mr. Zoley entered into on May 27, 2021, and effective as of July 1, 2021, an Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement, upon the date that Mr. Zoley ceases to provide services to the Company, the Company will pay to Mr. Zoley an amount equal to $3,600,000 which shall be paid in cash (the “Grandfathered Payment”). The payment shall be credited with interest at a rate of 5% compounded quarterly (the “Grandfathered Earnings Account”). Additionally, at the end of each calendar year provided that Mr. Zoley is still providing services to the Company pursuant to the Executive Chairman Agreement, the Company will credit an amount equal to $1,000,000 at the end of each calendar year (the “Employment Contributions Account”). The Employment Contributions Account will be credited with interest at the rate of 5% compounded quarterly. Upon the date that Mr. Zoley ceases to provide services to the Company, the Company will pay Mr. Zoley in one lump sum cash payment each of the Grandfathered Payment, the Grandfathered Earnings Account and the Employment Contributions Account subject to the six-month delay provided in the Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement.

Asset Divestiture

On July 1, 2021, the Company completed a divestiture of its youth division, which was organized as a separate independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization (“Abraxas”). The divestiture included the sale of certain non-real estate assets in the Company’s Youth division for total consideration of $10 million which was in the form of an unsecured term note receivable (“Term Note”) and is included in Other Non-Current Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Term Note matures July 1, 2026 and bears annual interest at 5%. Principal payments of $250,000 are due annually each year starting July 1, 2022. After June 30, 2023, an additional payment will be due equal to 50% of the excess cash flow (as defined in the Term Note) in excess of $1,000,000. The remaining balance is due on the maturity date. Additionally, the Company has provided a $4 million working capital line of credit (“Grid Note”) which matures on December 31, 2022 and bears daily interest at prime minus 1%. Each loan under the Grid Note is payable upon the earlier of (i) on demand, (ii) thirty days from the funding date, or (iii) the maturity date. The sale resulted in the assignment of the Company’s youth services management contracts to Abraxas. The Company retained the ownership of the youth services real estate assets and has entered into lease agreements with Abraxas for the six company-owned youth facilities. As a result of the transaction, the Company recorded a loss on asset divestiture of approximately $5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. On October 15, 2021, GEO signed a letter agreement with Abraxas and another unrelated not-for-profit entity for the settlement of the Term Note and termination of the Grid Note. In accordance with the letter agreement, Abraxas will become affiliated with the other unrelated not-for-profit entity and will pay GEO $8 million in full settlement of the Term Note, upon such affiliation, but no later than December 31, 2021.

27

Table of Contents

Idle Facilities

As of September 30, 2021, the Company was marketing seven of its idle facilities to potential customers. The carrying values of these idle facilities are included in Property and Equipment, Net and Assets for Sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The following table summarizes each of the idled facilities and their respective carrying values, excluding equipment and other assets that can be easily transferred for use at other facilities. There was no indication of impairment related to the Company's idle facilities as of September 30, 2021.

|  |  |  | Design |  |  |  |  | Net Carrying Value |
Facility |  | Segment |  | Capacity |  |  | Date Idled |  | September 30, 2021 |
Great Plains Correctional Facility |  | Secure Services |  |  | 1,940 |  |  | 2021 |  | $ | 69,097 |
D. Ray James Correctional Facility |  | Secure Services |  |  | 1,900 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 53,212 |
Rivers Correctional Facility |  | Secure Services |  |  | 1,450 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 40,081 |
McFarland Female Community Reentry Facility |  | Secure Services |  |  | 300 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 11,665 |
Perry County Correctional Facility |  | Secure Services |  |  | 690 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 11,272 |
Cheyenne Mountain Recovery Center [1] |  | GEO Care |  |  | 750 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 17,298 |
Coleman Hall |  | GEO Care |  |  | 350 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 8,238 |
Total |  |  |  |  | 7,380 |  |  |  |  | $ | 210,863 |

[1] Effective October 15, 2021, the Company entered into a five-year contract with ICE for its Aurora ICE Processing Center to provide immigration detention, transportation, security and medical services. In connection with the contract, ICE also has an option to exercise a contract with Cheyenne Mountain Recover Center for any excess capacity needs.

28

Table of Contents

12. BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Operating and Reporting Segments

The Company conducts its business through four reportable business segments: the U.S. Secure Services segment; the GEO Care segment; the International Services segment; and the Facility Construction & Design segment. The Company's segment revenues from external customers and a measure of segment profit are as follows (in thousands):

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 369,609 |  |  | $ | 392,384 |  |  | $ | 1,125,014 |  |  | $ | 1,180,211 |
GEO Care |  |  | 135,315 |  |  |  | 134,940 |  |  |  | 412,702 |  |  |  | 417,643 |
International Services |  |  | 52,350 |  |  |  | 48,489 |  |  |  | 160,755 |  |  |  | 158,593 |
Facility Construction & Design |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3,323 |  |  |  | 602 |  |  |  | 15,535 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 557,277 |  |  | $ | 579,136 |  |  | $ | 1,699,073 |  |  | $ | 1,771,982 |
Operating income from segments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 72,054 |  |  | $ | 78,347 |  |  | $ | 219,471 |  |  | $ | 227,151 |
GEO Care |  |  | 48,317 |  |  |  | 28,617 |  |  |  | 129,124 |  |  |  | 89,166 |
International Services |  |  | 4,123 |  |  |  | 4,400 |  |  |  | 17,014 |  |  |  | 15,316 |
Facility Construction & Design |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 48 |
Operating income from segments |  | $ | 124,494 |  |  | $ | 111,377 |  |  | $ | 365,707 |  |  | $ | 331,681 |
General and Administrative Expenses |  |  | (50,475 | ) |  |  | (46,644 | ) |  | $ | (153,642 | ) |  |  | (145,969 | )
Total Operating Income |  | $ | 74,019 |  |  | $ | 64,733 |  |  | $ | 212,065 |  |  | $ | 185,712 |

Pre-Tax Income Reconciliation of Segments

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total operating income from its reportable segments to the Company’s income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates (in thousands):

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Operating income from segments |  | $ | 124,494 |  |  | $ | 111,377 |  |  | $ | 365,707 |  |  | $ | 331,681 |
Unallocated amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses |  |  | (50,475 | ) |  |  | (46,644 | ) |  |  | (153,642 | ) |  |  | (145,969 | )
Net interest expense |  |  | (26,535 | ) |  |  | (24,389 | ) |  |  | (78,245 | ) |  |  | (78,493 | )
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,472 |  |  |  | 4,693 |  |  |  | 3,035 |
Loss on asset divestiture |  |  | (5,031 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,031 | ) |  |  | - |
(Loss) gain on disposition of real estate |  |  | (1,057 | ) |  |  | (271 | ) |  |  | 9,322 |  |  |  | (1,151 | )
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates |  | $ | 41,396 |  |  | $ | 41,545 |  |  | $ | 142,804 |  |  | $ | 109,103 |

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates

Equity in earnings of affiliates includes the Company’s 50% owned joint ventures in South African Custodial Services Pty. Limited (“SACS”), located in South Africa, and GEOAmey PECS Limited (“GEOAmey”), located in the United Kingdom. The Company's investments in these entities are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s investments in these entities are presented as a component of Other Non-Current Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has recorded $2.7 million in earnings, net of tax, for SACS operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and $2.8 million in earnings, net of tax, for SACS operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which are included in equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company’s investment in SACS was $10.7 million and $11.1 million, respectively, and represents its share of cumulative reported earnings.

The Company has recorded $2.9 million in earnings, net of tax, for GEOAmey's operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and $4.4 million in earnings, net of tax, for GEOAmey's operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which are included in equity in earnings of affiliates, net of income tax provision in the accompanying consolidated statements of

29

Table of Contents

operations. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company’s investment in GEOAmey was $9.4 million and $11.8 million, respectively, and represents its share of cumulative reported earnings.

13. BENEFIT PLANS

The following table summarizes key information related to the Company’s pension plans and retirement agreements (in thousands):

|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 |  |  | Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of period |  | $ | 33,530 |  |  | $ | 37,551 |
Service cost |  |  | 1,053 |  |  |  | 1,254 |
Interest cost |  |  | 956 |  |  |  | 1,306 |
Actuarial gain |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,180 |
Other reclassification [1] |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8,925 | )
Benefits paid |  |  | (649 | ) |  |  | (836 | )
Projected benefit obligation, end of period |  | $ | 34,890 |  |  | $ | 33,530 |
Change in Plan Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan assets at fair value, beginning of period |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Company contributions |  |  | 649 |  |  |  | 836 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (649 | ) |  |  | (836 | )
Plan assets at fair value, end of period |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Unfunded Status of the Plan |  | $ | 34,890 |  |  | $ | 33,530 |

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 351 |  |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | 940 |
Interest cost |  |  | 319 |  |  |  | 326 |  |  |  | 956 |  |  |  | 979 |
Net loss |  |  | 197 |  |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | 591 |  |  |  | 405 |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ | 867 |  |  | $ | 774 |  |  | $ | 2,600 |  |  | $ | 2,324 |

[1] The Company has a non-qualified deferred compensation agreement with its former CEO. The agreement provided for a lump sum cash payment upon retirement, no sooner than age 55. As of September 30, 2021, the former CEO had reached age 55 and was eligible to receive the payment upon retirement.

On February 26, 2020, the Company and its former CEO entered into an amended and restated executive retirement agreement that amends the former CEO’s executive retirement agreement.

The amended and restated executive retirement agreement provided that upon the former CEO’s retirement from the Company, the Company would pay a lump sum amount initially equal to $8,925,065 (determined as of February 26, 2020) which was to be paid in the form of a fixed number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The Grandfathered Payment would be delayed for six months and a day following the effective date of the former CEO’s termination of employment in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

On the Effective Date, an amount equal to the Grandfathered Payment was invested in the Company’s common stock. The number of the Company’s shares of common stock as of the Effective Date was equal to the Grandfathered Payment divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Effective Date (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares), which equaled 553,665 shares of the Company’s common stock. Additional shares of the Company’s common stock were credited with a value equal to any dividends declared and paid on the Company’s shares of common stock, calculated by reference to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the payment date for such dividends (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares).

The Company had established several trusts for the purpose of paying the retirement benefit pursuant to the amended and restated executive retirement agreement. The trusts were revocable “rabbi trusts” and the assets of the trusts are subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors in the event of the Company’s insolvency.

30

Table of Contents

The Company repurchased shares of its outstanding common stock under its stock buyback program and contributed such shares to the trusts in order to fund the retirement benefit under the amended and restated executive retirement agreement. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 710 – Compensation-General, the shares of common stock held in the rabbi trusts were classified as treasury stock. In addition, the amended and restated executive retirement agreement qualified for equity accounting under ASC 710 and therefore, the fair value of the Grandfathered Payment had been reclassified to stockholders’ equity.

31

Table of Contents

The Company and its former CEO entered into on May 27, 2021, and effective as of July 1, 2021, an Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement which replaced the February 26, 2020 agreement discussed above. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement, upon the date that the former CEO ceases to provide services to the Company, the Company will pay to the former CEO an amount equal to $3,600,000 which shall be paid in cash. As the former CEO’s retirement payment will no longer be settled with a fixed number of shares of GEO’s common stock, $3,600,000 has been reclassed from equity to other non-current liabilities. Refer to Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters for further information.

The long-term portion of the pension liability as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $34.6 million and $33.2 million, respectively, and is included in Other Non-Current Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

14. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company implemented the following accounting standards during the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options”. The guidance in this update simplifies the accounting for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. In addition, the amendments in the ASU also simplify the guidance in ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” by removing certain criteria that must be satisfied in order to classify a contract as equity, which is expected to decrease the number of freestanding instruments and embedded derivatives accounted for as assets or liabilities. Finally, the amendments revise the guidance on calculating earnings per share, requiring use of the if-converted method for all convertible instruments and rescinding an entity’s ability to rebut the presumption of share settlement for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company elected to early adopt this standard effective January 1, 2021. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Reform Rate (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the contract modifications, hedge relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. This ASU, which was effective upon issuance and may be applied through December 31, 2022, is applicable to all contracts and hedging relationships that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate or any other reference rate expected to be discontinued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of reference rate reform and the potential application of this guidance.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, "Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Topic 715.20)" as a part of its disclosure framework project. The amendments in this update remove, modify and add certain disclosures primarily related to amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year, explanations for reasons for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period, and projected and accumulated benefit obligations. The new standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2021. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the SEC did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Litigation

In October 2021, an unfavorable jury verdict and combined $23.2 million judgments were entered against the Company in the retrial of two cases, State of Washington v. GEO Group and Nwauzor et. al. v. GEO Group (the “lawsuits”), in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The original trial of the lawsuits resulted in a mistrial in June 2021 as that jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. GEO will address the need for a bond for the combined judgments and will request a stay of enforcement of the verdict and judgments while its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is pending.

GEO strongly disagrees with the verdict and judgments in the retrial of the lawsuits. GEO intends to raise several issues on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, including the applicability of the state of Washington’s Minimum Wage Act to detainees who participate in the federally mandated Voluntary Work Program at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (the “Center”), and the affirmative defenses that GEO believes were wrongly dismissed in these cases. GEO looks forward to having those and other related issues heard on appeal based on GEO’s belief that the cases were wrongly decided. GEO intends to take all necessary steps to vigorously defend itself.

The lawsuits were filed by the State of Washington Attorney General and a private class of detainee plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claimed that Washington State minimum wage laws should be enforced with respect to detainees who volunteer to participate in a Voluntary Work Program administered by GEO at the Center as required by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the terms of

32

Table of Contents

GEO’s contract. The Center houses persons in the custody of federal immigration authorities while their immigration status is being determined by the federal government.

In a similar lawsuit involving a Voluntary Work Program administered by CoreCivic at an ICE Processing Center in New Mexico, Ndambi et al. v. CoreCivic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of CoreCivic in March 2021. In a unanimous decision in that case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a U.S. District Court ruling which dismissed the case and found that detainees who volunteer to participate in the Voluntary Work Program in immigration processing centers are not employees and are not owed wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New Mexico’s minimum wage law.

The Company establishes accruals for specific legal proceedings when it is considered probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that it will prevail in an appeal from the judgments in these cases. As such, under ASC 450-20-25, the Company does not believe a loss is probable and the Company has not recorded an accrual relating to those two cases at this time. However, the results of these claims or proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these claims or proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company's accruals for loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as additional information becomes available. The Company does not accrue for anticipated legal fees and costs but expenses those items as incurred. Refer to Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters for further information.

Insurance

On October 1, 2021, GEO formed a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary, Florina Insurance Company, Inc. (“Florina”) to enhance its risk financing strategies. Florina is incorporated in the state of Vermont and is licensed and regulated by the state of Vermont, including with respect to its insurance programs, levels of liquidity and other requirements. GEO began procuring insurance policies to cover deductibles for workers’ compensation, general liability, automobile liability, medical professional liability, and directors & officers’ liability as well as procuring insurance policies for its directors’ and officers’ excess liability and excess casualty liability through Florina effective October 1, 2021.

33

Table of Contents

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Forward-Looking Information

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “Forward-looking” statements are any statements that are not based on historical information. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, the impact of COVID-19 on our business, the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, legal proceedings, our corporate structure or REIT status and potential steps to address our future debt maturities are “forward-looking” statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate” or “continue” or the negative of such words or variations of such words and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements and we can give no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, or “cautionary statements,” include, but are not limited to:

| • | our ability to mitigate the transmission of the current pandemic of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, at our secure facilities, processing centers and reentry centers and the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines;

| • | the magnitude, severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;

| • | our ability to timely build and/or open facilities as planned, successfully manage such facilities and successfully integrate such facilities into our operations without substantial additional costs;

| • | our ability to estimate the government’s level of utilization of public-private partnerships for secure services and the impact of any modifications or reductions by our government customers of their utilization of public-private partnerships;

| • | our ability to accurately project the size and growth of public-private partnerships for secure services in the U.S. and internationally and our ability to capitalize on opportunities for public-private partnerships;

| • | our ability to successfully respond to any challenges or concerns that our government customers may raise regarding their use of public-private partnerships for secure services, including finding other government customers or alternative uses for facilities where a government customer has discontinued or announced that a contract with us will be discontinued;

| • | the impact of adopted or proposed executive action or legislation aimed at limiting public-private partnerships for secure facilities, processing centers and community reentry centers or limiting or restricting the business and operations of financial institutions or others who do business with us;

| • | our ability to successfully respond to delays encountered by states pursuing public-private partnerships for secure services and cost savings initiatives implemented by a number of states;

| • | our ability to activate the inactive beds at our idle facilities;

| • | our ability to maintain or increase occupancy rates at our facilities;

| • | the impact of our suspension of quarterly dividend payments and our ability to maximize the use of cash flows to repay debt, deleverage and internally fund growth;

| • | the timing and impact of our Board’s evaluation of our corporate tax structure and capital structure alternatives;

| • | our ability to expand, diversify and grow our secure services, reentry, community-based services, monitoring services, evidence-based supervision and treatment programs and secure transportation services businesses;

| • | our ability to win management contracts for which we have submitted proposals, retain existing management contracts, prevail in any challenge or protest involving the award of a management contract and meet any performance standards required by such management contracts;

| • | our ability to raise new project development capital given the often short-term nature of the customers’ commitment to use newly developed facilities;

| • | our ability to develop long-term earnings visibility;

| • | our ability to successfully conduct our operations in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia through joint ventures or a consortium;

34

Table of Contents

| • | the impact of the anticipated LIBOR transition in 2021;

| • | the instability of foreign exchange rates, exposing us to currency risks in Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, or other countries in which we may choose to conduct our business;

| • | an increase in unreimbursed labor rates;

| • | our exposure to rising medical costs;

| • | our ability to manage costs and expenses relating to ongoing litigation arising from our operations;

| • | our ability to successfully pursue an appeal to reverse the recent unfavorable verdict and judgments in the retrial of the lawsuits in the State of Washington, our company being required to record an accrual for the judgments in the future, and our ability to defend similar other pending litigation and the effect such other litigation may have on our company;

| • | our ability to accurately estimate on an annual basis, loss reserves related to general liability, workers’ compensation and automobile liability claims;

| • | if we fail to remain qualified as a REIT, we will be subject to U.S. federal income tax as a regular corporation and could face a substantial tax liability, which would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to our shareholders;

| • | qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”);

| • | complying with the REIT requirements may cause us to liquidate or forgo otherwise attractive opportunities;

| • | dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends;

| • | REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan;

| • | our cash distributions are not guaranteed and may fluctuate;

| • | certain of our business activities may be subject to corporate level income tax and foreign taxes, which would reduce our cash flows, and may have potential deferred and contingent tax liabilities;

| • | REIT ownership limitations may restrict or prevent you from engaging in certain transfers of our common stock;

| • | our use of taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”) may cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT;

| • | new legislation or administrative or judicial action, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT;

| • | our ability to fulfill our debt service obligations and its impact on our liquidity;

| • | our ability to deleverage and repay, refinance or otherwise address our debt maturities in an amount or on the timeline we expect, or at all;

| • | we are incurring significant indebtedness in connection with substantial ongoing capital expenditures. Capital expenditures for existing and future projects may materially strain our liquidity;

| • | despite current indebtedness levels, we may still incur more indebtedness, which could further exacerbate the risks relating to our indebtedness;

| • | the covenants in the indentures governing the 6.50% Convertible Notes, the 6.00% Senior Notes, the 5.125% Senior Notes and the 5.875% Senior Notes and the covenants in our senior credit facility impose significant operating and financial restrictions which may adversely affect our ability to operate our business;

| • | servicing our indebtedness will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control and we may not be able to generate the cash required to service our indebtedness;

| • | because portions of our senior indebtedness have floating interest rates, a general increase in interest rates would adversely affect cash flows;

| • | we depend on distributions from our subsidiaries to make payments on our indebtedness. These distributions may not be made;

35

Table of Contents

| • | we may not be able to satisfy our repurchase obligations in the event of a change of control because the terms of our indebtedness or lack of funds may prevent us from doing so;

| • | our ability to identify and successfully complete any potential sales of additional Company-owned assets and businesses on commercially advantageous terms on a timely basis, or at all;

| • | from time to time, we may not have a management contract with a client to operate existing beds at a facility or new beds at a facility that we are expanding, and we cannot assure you that such a contract will be obtained. Failure to obtain a management contract for these beds will subject us to carrying costs with no corresponding management revenue;

| • | negative conditions in the capital markets could prevent us from obtaining financing on desirable terms, which could materially harm our business;

| • | we are subject to the loss of our facility management contracts, due to executive orders, terminations, non-renewals or competitive re-bids, which could adversely affect our results of operations and liquidity, including our ability to secure new facility management contracts from other government customers;

| • | our growth depends on our ability to secure contracts to develop and manage new secure facilities, processing centers and community based facilities and to secure contracts to provide electronic monitoring services, community-based reentry services and monitoring and supervision services, the demand for which is outside our control;

| • | we may not be able to meet state requirements for capital investment or locate land for the development of new facilities, which could adversely affect our results of operations and future growth;

| • | we partner with a limited number of governmental customers who account for a significant portion of our revenues. The loss of, or a significant decrease in revenues from, these customers could seriously harm our financial condition and results of operations;

| • | State budgetary constraints may have a material adverse impact on us;

| • | competition for contracts may adversely affect the profitability of our business;

| • | we are dependent on government appropriations, which may not be made on a timely basis or at all and may be adversely impacted by budgetary constraints at the federal, state, local and foreign government levels;

| • | public resistance to the use of public-private partnerships for secure facilities, processing centers and community reentry centers could result in our inability to obtain new contracts or the loss of existing contracts, impact our ability to obtain or refinance debt financing or enter into commercial arrangements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the market price of our securities;

| • | adverse publicity may negatively impact our ability to retain existing contracts and obtain new contracts;

| • | we may incur significant start-up and operating costs on new contracts before receiving related revenues, which may impact our cash flows and not be recouped;

| • | failure to comply with extensive government regulation and applicable contractual requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations;

| • | we may face community opposition to facility locations, which may adversely affect our ability to obtain new contracts;

| • | our business operations expose us to various liabilities for which we may not have adequate insurance and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations;

| • | we may not be able to obtain or maintain the insurance levels required by our government contracts;

| • | our exposure to rising general insurance costs;

| • | natural disasters, pandemic outbreaks, global political events and other serious catastrophic events could disrupt operations and otherwise materially adversely affect our business and financial condition;

| • | our international operations expose us to risks that could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;

| • | we conduct certain of our operations through joint ventures or consortiums, which may lead to disagreements with our joint venture partners or business partners and adversely affect our interest in the joint ventures or consortiums;

| • | we are dependent upon our senior management and our ability to attract and retain sufficient qualified personnel;

| • | our profitability may be materially adversely affected by inflation;

| • | various risks associated with the ownership of real estate may increase costs, expose us to uninsured losses and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;

| • | risks related to facility construction and development activities may increase our costs related to such activities;

36

Table of Contents

| • | the rising cost and increasing difficulty of obtaining adequate levels of surety credit on favorable terms could adversely affect our operating results;

| • | adverse developments in our relationship with our employees could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations;

| • | technological changes could cause our electronic monitoring products and technology to become obsolete or require the redesign of our electronic monitoring products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business;

| • | any negative changes in the level of acceptance of or resistance to the use of electronic monitoring products and services by governmental customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

| • | we depend on a limited number of third parties to manufacture and supply quality infrastructure components for our electronic monitoring products. If our suppliers cannot provide the components or services we require and with such quality as we expect, our ability to market and sell our electronic monitoring products and services could be harmed;

| • | the interruption, delay or failure of the provision of our services or information systems could adversely affect our business;

| • | an inability to acquire, protect or maintain our intellectual property and patents in the electronic monitoring space could harm our ability to compete or grow;

| • | our electronic monitoring products could infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, which may lead to litigation that could itself be costly, could result in the payment of substantial damages or royalties, and/or prevent us from using technology that is essential to our products;

| • | we license intellectual property rights in the electronic monitoring space, including patents, from third party owners. If such owners do not properly maintain or enforce the intellectual property underlying such licenses, our competitive position and business prospects could be harmed. Our licensors may also seek to terminate our license;

| • | we may be subject to costly product liability claims from the use of our electronic monitoring products, which could damage our reputation, impair the marketability of our products and services and force us to pay costs and damages that may not be covered by adequate insurance;

| • | our ability to identify suitable acquisitions, and to successfully complete and integrate such acquisitions on satisfactory terms, to enhance occupancy levels and the financial performance of assets acquired and estimate the synergies to be achieved as a result of such acquisitions;

| • | as a result of our acquisitions, we have recorded and will continue to record a significant amount of goodwill and other intangible assets. In the future, our goodwill or other intangible assets may become impaired, which could result in material non-cash charges to our results of operations;

| • | we are subject to risks related to corporate social responsibility;

| • | the market price of our common stock may vary substantially;

| • | future sales of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into common stock could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and may be dilutive to current shareholders;

| • | various anti-takeover protections applicable to us may make an acquisition of us more difficult and reduce the market value of our common stock;

| • | failure to maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 could have an adverse effect on our business and the trading price of our common stock;

| • | we may issue additional debt securities that could limit our operating flexibility and negatively affect the value of our common stock; and

| • | other factors contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including, but not limited to, those detailed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

37

Table of Contents

Introduction

The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors including, but not limited to, those described above under “Forward-Looking Information”, those described below under "Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors" under “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and under “Part II – Item 1A Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We are a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in the ownership, leasing and management of secure facilities, processing centers and reentry facilities and the provision of community-based services and youth services in the United States, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. We own, lease and operate a broad range of secure facilities including maximum, medium and minimum-security facilities, processing centers, as well as community-based reentry facilities. We develop new facilities based on contract awards, using our project development expertise and experience to design, construct and finance what we believe are state-of-the-art facilities. We provide innovative technologies, industry-leading monitoring services, and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community based programs. We also provide secure transportation services domestically and in the United Kingdom through our joint venture GEOAmey PECS Ltd. (“GEOAmey”).

At September 30, 2021, our worldwide operations include the management and/or ownership of approximately 86,000 beds at 107 secure services and community based facilities, including idle facilities, and also include the provision of community supervision services for more than 200,000 individuals, including over 100,000 through an array of technology products including radio frequency, GPS, and alcohol monitoring devices.

We provide a diversified scope of services on behalf of our government agency partners:

| • | our secure facility management services involve the provision of security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services at secure services facilities;

| • | our community based services involve supervision of individuals in community-based programs and re-entry centers and the provision of temporary housing, programming, employment assistance and other services with the intention of the successful reintegration of residents into the community;

| • | we provide comprehensive electronic monitoring and supervision services;

| • | we develop new facilities, using our project development experience to design, construct and finance what we believe are state-of-the-art facilities;

| • | we provide secure transportation services; and

| • | our services are provided at facilities which we either own, lease or are owned by the government.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we had consolidated revenues of $1,699.1 million and $1,772.0 million, respectively. We maintained an average company-wide facility occupancy rate of 86.5% including 78,366 active beds and excluding 7,968 idle beds which includes those being marketed to potential customers for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 87.4% including 89,086 active beds and excluding 3,889 idle beds which includes those being marketed to potential customers and beds under development for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Overall occupancy levels have been lower than prior periods due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the impacts of the Executive Order (as defined below).

38

Table of Contents

As a REIT, we are required to distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding net capital gain) and we began paying regular quarterly REIT dividends in 2013. The amount, timing and frequency of future dividends, however, will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors (the "Board”) and will be declared based upon various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including, our financial condition and operating cash flows, the amount required to maintain REIT status, limitations on distributions in our existing and future debt instruments, limitations on our ability to fund distributions using cash generated through our taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRSs") and other factors that our Board may deem relevant. On April 7, 2021, GEO’s Board immediately suspended GEO’s quarterly dividend payments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, we declared and paid the following regular cash distributions to our shareholders as follows:

Declaration Date |  | Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Distribution Per Share |  |  | Aggregate Payment Amount (in millions) |
February 3, 2020 |  | February 14, 2020 |  | February 21, 2020 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 58.2 |
April 6, 2020 |  | April 17, 2020 |  | April 24, 2020 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 58.5 |
July 7, 2020 |  | July 17, 2020 |  | July 24, 2020 |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 58.5 |
October 6, 2020 |  | October 16, 2020 |  | October 23, 2020 |  | $ | 0.34 |  |  | $ | 41.5 |
January 15, 2021 |  | January 25, 2021 |  | February 1, 2021 |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 30.5 |

On April 7, 2021, we announced that our Board had immediately suspended GEO’s quarterly dividend payments with the goal of maximizing the use of cash flows to repay debt, deleverage and internally fund growth. While we currently intend to maintain our corporate tax structure as a REIT, the Board is evaluating GEO’s corporate tax structure. The Board’s evaluation of the current corporate tax structure and GEO’s REIT status is expected to take into consideration, among other factors, potential changes to GEO’s financial operating performance, as well as potential changes to the Code applicable to U.S. corporations and REITs. As a result of this evaluation, we have engaged financial advisors and legal advisors to assist in evaluating various corporate structure alternatives. The Board expects to conclude its evaluation in the fourth quarter of 2021, and should the Board determine to maintain GEO’s REIT status, an additional dividend payment may be required before year-end in order to meet the minimum REIT distribution requirements under the Code.

Reference is made to Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021, for further discussion and analysis of information pertaining to our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020.

2021 and Recent Developments

CEO Succession Plan

On June 1, 2021, we announced that our Board had determined that it is in the best interests of GEO to implement a succession plan for the Chief Executive Officer position given that GEO’s Founder, Chairman and prior Chief Executive Officer, George C. Zoley, is 71 years old and has served with GEO for approximately forty years. The primary objectives of the Board in initiating a succession plan were to secure Mr. Zoley’s services on a long-term basis to ensure a proper senior management transition, and to retain a new Chief Executive Officer that would succeed Mr. Zoley in that role. This change will allow Mr. Zoley the ability to focus on planning of GEO’s future.

On May 27, 2021, the Board terminated without cause Mr. Zoley’s existing employment agreement, effective as of June 30, 2021, and entered into a new five-year employment agreement with Mr. Zoley as Executive Chairman, in a modified role and at reduced compensation effective July 1, 2021. The new employment agreement with Mr. Zoley will secure Mr. Zoley’s continuous employment, enabling GEO to continue to benefit from Mr. Zoley’s extensive knowledge and experience, and providing for an orderly transition of senior management.

In order to transition the role of Chief Executive Officer to a successor in an orderly manner, our Board determined it was in the best interests of GEO to create a new officer position for the role of Executive Chairman and appoint Mr. Zoley as Executive Chairman, effective as of July 1, 2021. As a result, the Company and Mr. Zoley entered into on May 27, 2021 an Executive Chairman Employment Agreement effective as of July 1, 2021 (the “Executive Chairman Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Executive Chairman Agreement, Mr. Zoley will serve as Executive Chairman assisting the new Chief Executive Officer in his transition, among other duties and responsibilities, and report directly to the Board of Directors for a term of five years ending on June 30, 2026 and subject to automatic renewals for one-year periods unless either the Company or Mr. Zoley gives written notice at least one (1) year prior to the expiration of the term. Under the terms of the Executive Chairman Agreement, Mr. Zoley will be paid an annual base salary of $1.0 million and will be eligible to receive target annual performance awards equal to 100% of base salary in accordance with the terms

39

Table of Contents

of any plan governing senior management performance awards. Mr. Zoley will also be entitled to receive an annual equity incentive award with a grant date fair value equal to 100% of base salary and subject to a time-based vesting schedule of one (1) year from the date of grant. Additionally, the Company will credit Mr. Zoley’s account balance under the Amended and Restated Executive Retirement Agreement on an annual basis in an amount equal to 100% of his base salary. Lastly, Mr. Zoley is entitled to participate in all benefits and perquisites available to executive officers of GEO.

Also, on May 27, 2021, our Board determined that it was in the best interests of GEO to appoint Jose Gordo as the successor Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of July 1, 2021, in light of Mr. Gordo’s business experience and background, his long history of working with GEO, his intimate understanding of the Company’s business and his service on the Board of Directors. Jose Gordo, 48, has over 20 years of experience in business management, private equity, corporate finance and business law. Since June 2017, Mr. Gordo has served as the Managing Partner of a general partnership that invests in and actively oversees small and medium-sized privately held companies, with a focus on the healthcare, consumer products and technology industries. From 2013 to early 2017, Mr. Gordo served as the Chief Financial Officer of magicJack Vocaltec Ltd., a publicly traded company in the telecommunications industry. Prior to that position, Mr. Gordo served as a Managing Director at The Comvest Group, a Florida-based private equity firm. Mr. Gordo was also previously a partner at the national law firm of Akerman LLP, where he specialized in corporate law matters, advising public and private companies and private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. He received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. degree from the University of Miami.

In connection with his appointment, Mr. Gordo and the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) on May 27, 2021 to provide that Mr. Gordo will be employed by the Company for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2021. Unless the Employment Agreement is sooner terminated, or not renewed, it will automatically extend upon the end of its initial term for a rolling three-year term. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Gordo will serve as Chief Executive Officer and report directly to the Executive Chairman. Either Mr. Gordo or the Company may terminate Mr. Gordo’s employment under the Employment Agreement for any reason upon not less than thirty (30) days written notice.

Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Gordo will be paid an annual base salary of $900,000, subject to the review and potential increase within the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Gordo will also be entitled to receive a target annual performance award of 85% of Mr. Gordo’s base salary and will also be entitled to participate in the Company’s stock incentive plan and upon the effective date, the Company will grant Mr. Gordo an award of 50,000 performance-shares that will vest ratably over a three-year period.

Refer to Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.

Executive Order

On January 26, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order directing the United States Attorney General not to renew U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities, as consistent with applicable law (the “Executive Order”). Two agencies of the DOJ, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) and U.S. Marshals Service (“USMS”), utilize our services. The BOP houses inmates who have been convicted of federal crimes, and the USMS is generally responsible for detainees who are awaiting trial or sentencing in U.S. federal courts. Our contracts with the BOP for our company-owned 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility, our company-owned 1,732-bed Big Spring Correctional Facility, our company-owned 1,800-bed Flightline Correctional Facility, and our company-owned 1,800-bed North Lake Correctional Facility have renewal option periods that expire on May 31, 2021, November 30, 2021, November 30, 2021, and September 30, 2022, respectively. Additionally, the contracts with the BOP for the county owned and managed 1,800-bed Reeves County Detention Center I & II and the 1,376-bed Reeves County Detention Center III have renewal option periods that expire September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. We have a management agreement with Reeves County, Texas for the management oversight of these two county-owned facilities. The Great Plains, Big Spring, Flightline, North Lake Correctional Facilities, Reeves County Detention Center I & II and Reeves County Detention Center III generated approximately $145 million in revenues during the year ended December 31, 2020. The BOP has experienced a decline in federal prison populations over the last several years, a trend that has more recently been accelerated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. As a result of the Executive Order and the decline in federal prison populations, our above-described contracts with the BOP may not be renewed over the coming years. On March 5, 2021, we were notified by the BOP that it had decided to not exercise its contract renewal option for the company-owned, 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility in Oklahoma, when the contract base period expired on May 31, 2021. On March 25, 2021, we were notified that the BOP had decided to terminate its contract with the county-owned and managed Reeves County Detention Center I & II effective May 10, 2021. On August 18, 2021, we were notified by the BOP of the non-renewal of the contract options for our Big Spring and Flightline Facilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our secure services contracts with the BOP accounted for approximately 9% of our total revenues.

40

Table of Contents

Unlike the BOP, the USMS does not own and operate its detention facilities. The USMS contracts for the use of facilities, which are generally located in areas near federal courthouses, primarily through intergovernmental service agreements, and to a lesser extent, direct contracts. We are cooperating with the USMS in assessing various alternatives on how to comply with the Executive Order. During the first quarter of 2021, we were notified by the USMS that it would not renew its contract for the company-owned Queens Detention Facility in New York, when the contract base period ended on March 31, 2021. We currently operate four additional detention facilities that are under direct contracts and eight detention facilities that are under intergovernmental agreements with the USMS. The four direct contracts are up for renewal at various times over the next few years, including two in late 2021. Effective October 1, 2021, we entered into a six-month contract extension with the USMS for the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility in California. The contract with the USMS was operating under a two-year option period which was scheduled to end on September 30, 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the direct contracts and intergovernmental agreements with the USMS accounted for approximately 16% of our total revenues.

The Executive Order only applies to agencies that are part of the DOJ, which includes the BOP and USMS. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) facilities are not covered by the Executive Order as ICE is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, not the DOJ. However, it is possible that the federal government could choose to take similar action on ICE facilities in the future. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, contracts for ICE Processing Centers, not including the alternatives to detention contract under ISAP accounted for approximately 25% of our total revenues.

President Biden’s administration may implement additional executive orders or directives relating to federal criminal justice policies and immigration policies which may impact the federal government’s use of public-private partnerships with respect to correctional and detention needs, including with respect to our contracts, and/or may impact the budget and spending priorities of federal agencies, including the BOP, USMS, and ICE.

COVID-19

We have been and are currently closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on all aspects of our business and geographies, including how it will impact those entrusted in our care and governmental partners. We did incur disruptions during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from the COVID-19 pandemic and are unable to predict the overall future impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows due to numerous uncertainties. Refer to further discussion regarding the economic impacts of COVID-19 to our operations in the Outlook section below.

Asset Divestiture

On July 1, 2021, we completed a divestiture of our youth division, which was organized as a separate independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization (“Abraxas”). The divestiture included the sale of certain non-real estate assets in the Company’s youth division for total consideration of $10 million which was in the form of an unsecured term note receivable (“Term Note”). The Term Note matures July 1, 2026 and bears annual interest at 5%. Principal payments of $250,000 are due annually each year starting July 1, 2022. After June 30, 2023, an additional payment will be due equal to 50% of the excess cash flow (as defined in the Term Note) in excess of $1,000,000. The remaining balance is due on the maturity date. Additionally, we have provided a $4 million working capital line of credit (“Grid Note”) which matures on December 31, 2022 and bears daily interest at prime minus 1%. Each loan under the Grid Note is payable upon the earlier of (i) on demand, (ii) thirty days from the funding date, or (iii) the maturity date. The sale resulted in the assignment of our youth services management contracts to Abraxas. We retained the ownership of the youth services real estate assets and have entered into lease agreements with Abraxas for the six company-owned youth facilities. As a result of the transaction, we recorded a loss on asset divestiture of approximately $5 million. On October 15, 2021, we signed a letter agreement with Abraxas and another unrelated not-for-profit entity for the settlement of the Term Note and termination of the Grid Note. In accordance with the letter agreement, Abraxas will become affiliated with the other unrelated not-for-profit entity and will pay GEO $8 million in full settlement of the Term Note, upon such affiliation, but no later than December 31, 2021.

Insurance

On October 1, 2021, GEO formed a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary, Florina Insurance Company, Inc. (“Florina”) to enhance its risk financing strategies. Florina is incorporated in the state of Vermont and is licensed and regulated by the state of Vermont, including with respect to its insurance programs, levels of liquidity and other requirements. GEO began procuring insurance policies to cover deductibles for workers’ compensation, general liability, automobile liability, medical professional liability, and directors & officers’ liability as well as procuring insurance policies for its directors’ and officers’ excess liability and excess casualty liability through Florina effective October 1, 2021.

41

Table of Contents

Contract Developments

On November 1, 2021, we transitioned the operation of our company-owned 600-bed Guadalupe County Correctional Facility to the New Mexico Corrections Department and began a new lease agreement with the State of New Mexico, with a two-year base period and successive two-year renewals through October 2041.

In August 2021 and October 2021, we entered into 5-year contract renewals for our company-owned Broward Transitional Center and our company-owned Aurora ICE Processing Center, respectively.

Effective October 1, 2021, we entered into a six-month contract extension with the USMS for the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility in California. The contract with the USMS was operating under a two-year option period which was scheduled to end on September 30, 2021.

On September 30, 2021 we announced that we have entered into a new five-year contract with Clearfield County, Pennsylvania to utilize our company-owned 1876-bed Moshannon Valley Facility in Decatur Township, Pennsylvania. Clearfield County is responsible for detainees under a five-year contract with ICE and expects to use the Moshannon Valley Facility to address its capacity needs.

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, we received notice that the County intends to take over management of the managed-only George W. Hill Correctional Facility effective April 2022.

On August 18, 2021, we were notified by the BOP that it has decided to not exercise the contract renewal option for our company-owned, 1,732-bed Big Springs and the company-owned 1,800-bed Flightline Correctional Facilities in Texas, when the contract base periods expire on November 30, 2022. The contracts for these facilities generated approximately $68 million in combined annualized revenues.

On March 5, 2021, we were notified by the BOP that it has decided to not exercise the contract renewal option for the company-owned, 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility in Oklahoma, when the contract base period expired on May 31, 2021. The contract for the facility generated approximately $35 million in annualized revenues.

On March 15, 2021, we announced that the USMS has decided to not exercise the contract renewal option for our company-owned, 222-bed Queens Detention Facility in New York, when the contract base period ended on March 31, 2021. The contract for the facility generated approximately $19 million in annualized revenues.

On March 25, 2021, we were notified by the BOP that it has decided to terminate the contract for the county-owned and managed, 1,800-bed Reeves County Detention Center I & II in Texas effective May 10, 2021, which was earlier than the contract base period was scheduled to expire on September 30, 2022. The contract for the facility generated approximately $4 million in annualized revenues.

We were also not awarded the managed-only contracts for the Bay, Graceville and Moore Haven Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities in Florida during the recent re-bid solicitation process by the State of Florida. We subsequently filed a protest challenging the award of the contracts, and as a result of the protest, we were able to retain the management contract for the Moore Haven Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility. Our contracts for the Bay and Graceville Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities have been transitioned to a different operator. The contracts for these two facilities generated approximately $15 million and $25 million in annualized revenues respectively.

Idle Facilities

We are currently marketing approximately 7,400 vacant beds at seven of our idle facilities to potential customers. The carrying values of these idle facilities totaled $210.9 million as of September 30, 2021, excluding equipment and other assets that can be easily transferred for use at other facilities. Refer to Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and other matters included in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. We routinely evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we did not experience any significant changes in estimates or judgments inherent in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. A summary of our significant accounting policies is contained in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

42

Table of Contents

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Comparison of Third Quarter 2021 and Third Quarter 2020

Revenues

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 369,609 |  |  |  | 66.3 | % |  | $ | 392,384 |  |  |  | 67.8 | % |  | $ | (22,775 | ) |  |  | (5.8 | )%
GEO Care |  |  | 135,315 |  |  |  | 24.3 | % |  |  | 134,940 |  |  |  | 23.3 | % |  |  | 375 |  |  |  | 0.3 | %
International Services |  |  | 52,350 |  |  |  | 9.4 | % |  |  | 48,489 |  |  |  | 8.4 | % |  |  | 3,861 |  |  |  | 8.0 | %
Facility Construction & Design |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  | 3,323 |  |  |  | 0.6 | % |  |  | (3,320 | ) |  |  | (99.9 | )%
Total |  | $ | 557,277 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 579,136 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | (21,859 | ) |  |  | (3.8 | )%

U.S. Secure Services

Revenues decreased by $22.8 million in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to aggregate decreases of $63.4 million due to the ramp-down/deactivations of our company-owned D. Ray James, Rivers, Moshannon Valley and Great Plains Correctional Facilities, Queens Detention Facility, McFarland Female Community Reentry Facility and our managed-only Bay and Graceville Correctional Rehabilitation Facilities. These decreases were partially offset by aggregate net increases of $21.8 million resulting from the activations in late 2020 and early 2021 of our company-owned Golden State, Desert View and Central Valley Annexes as well as our company-owned Eagle Pass Detention Center. In addition, we experienced aggregate net increases in populations, transportation services and/or rates of $18.8 million primarily due to increased occupancies at our USMS and ICE facilities mainly due to the large increase in the number of crossings at the Southern border during 2021.

The number of compensated mandays in U.S. Secure Services facilities was approximately 4.8 million in Third Quarter 2021 and 5.5 million in Third Quarter 2020. We experienced an aggregate net decrease of approximately 700,000 mandays as a result of contract terminations, partially offset by contract activations and increases in occupancies discussed above. We look at the average occupancy in our facilities to determine how we are managing our available beds. The average occupancy is calculated by taking compensated mandays as a percentage of capacity. The average occupancy in our U.S. Secure Services facilities was 88.4% and 88.1% of capacity in the Third Quarter 2021 and Third Quarter 2020, respectively, excluding idle facilities.

GEO Care

Revenues increased by $0.4 million in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to increases of $3.0 million due to new/reactivated contracts and programs. We also experienced an increase of $1.5 million due to net increases in census levels at certain of our community-based and reentry centers as a result of increased programming needs and referrals. Additionally, we experienced an increase of $14.0 million due to increased client and participant counts under our Intensive Supervision and Appearance Program (“ISAP”) and electronic monitoring services. These increases were partially offset by decreases of $0.6 million due to contract terminations/closures of underutilized facilities which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. Additionally, we experienced a decrease of $17.5 million as a result of the sale of our youth business which was effective July 1, 2021.

International Services

Revenues for International Services increased by $3.9 million in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020. We experienced a net increase in revenues of $0.6 million which was primarily due to favorable performance at our South African subsidiary. Additionally, we had an increase due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations of $3.3 million.

Facility Construction & Design

In Third Quarter 2021 and Third Quarter 2020, we had Facility Construction & Design services related to an expansion project at our Fulham Correctional Centre in Australia which has been substantially completed. The decrease was due to a decrease in construction activity as the project neared completion.

43

Table of Contents

Operating Expenses

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Segment Revenues |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Segment Revenues |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 277,156 |  |  |  | 75.0 | % |  | $ | 294,053 |  |  |  | 74.9 | % |  | $ | (16,897 | ) |  |  | (5.7 | )%
GEO Care |  |  | 75,064 |  |  |  | 55.5 | % |  |  | 93,218 |  |  |  | 69.1 | % |  |  | (18,154 | ) |  |  | (19.5 | )%
International Services |  |  | 47,677 |  |  |  | 91.1 | % |  |  | 43,550 |  |  |  | 89.8 | % |  |  | 4,127 |  |  |  | 9.5 | %
Facility Construction & Design |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | 3,310 |  |  |  | 99.6 | % |  |  | (3,307 | ) |  |  | (99.9 | )%
Total |  | $ | 399,900 |  |  |  | 71.8 | % |  | $ | 434,131 |  |  |  | 75.0 | % |  | $ | (34,231 | ) |  |  | (7.9 | )%

U.S. Secure Services

Operating expenses for U.S. Secure Services decreased by $16.9 million in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to decreases of $37.7 million related to the ramp-down/deactivations of our company-owned D. Ray James, Rivers, Moshannon Valley, Great Plains Correctional Facilities, Queens Detention Facility, McFarland Community Reentry Facility as well as our managed-only Bay and Graceville Correctional Rehabilitation Facilities These decreases were partially offset by increases of $8.1 million resulting from the activations in late 2020 and early 2021 of our company-owned Golden State, Desert View and Central Valley Annexes as well as our company-owned Eagle Pass Detention Center. . Additionally, we experienced aggregate net increases of $12.7 million related to increases in population, transportation services and the variable costs associated with those services primarily as a result of increased occupancies at our USMS and ICE facilities mainly due to the large increase in the number of crossings at the Southern border during 2021.

GEO Care

Operating expenses for GEO Care decreased by $18.2 million during Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to aggregate decreases of $2.3 million related to contract terminations/closures of underutilized facilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. In addition, we experienced net decreases of $4.6 million related to net decreases in census levels at certain of our community-based and reentry centers due to declines in programs as a result of lower levels of referrals by federal, state and local agencies due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, we experienced a decrease of $16.4 million as a result of the sale of our youth business which was effective July 1, 2021.These decreases were partially offset by increases of $1.9 million due to new/reactivated contracts and programs and day reporting center openings. We also experienced an increase of $3.2 million due to increases in average client and participant counts under our ISAP and electronic monitoring services. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to the closure of underperforming/underutilized facilities as discussed above.

International Services

Operating expenses for International Services increased by $4.1 million in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020. We experienced a net increase in operating expenses of $2.2 million which was primarily due to additional costs related to our 489-bed expansion at our Junee Correctional Centre in Australia which was completed at the end of Third Quarter 2020. We also experienced an increase due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations of $1.9 million.

Facility Construction & Design

In Third Quarter 2021 and Third Quarter 2020, we had Facility Construction & Design services related to an expansion project at our Fulham Correctional Centre in Australia which has been substantially completed. The decrease in operating expense was due to a decrease in construction activity as the project neared completion.

Depreciation and Amortization

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Segment Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Segment Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 20,399 |  |  |  | 5.5 | % |  | $ | 19,984 |  |  |  | 5.1 | % |  | $ | 415 |  |  |  | 2.1 | %
GEO Care |  |  | 11,934 |  |  |  | 8.8 | % |  |  | 13,105 |  |  |  | 9.7 | % |  |  | (1,171 | ) |  |  | (8.9 | )%
International Services |  |  | 550 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  |  | 539 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 2.0 | %
Total |  | $ | 32,883 |  |  |  | 5.9 | % |  | $ | 33,628 |  |  |  | 5.8 | % |  | $ | (745 | ) |  |  | (2.2 | )%

44

Table of Contents

U.S. Secure Services

U.S. Secure Services depreciation and amortization expense increased in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to renovations in connection with our contract activations at certain of our company-owned facilities.

GEO Care

GEO Care depreciation and amortization expense decreased in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to certain asset dispositions at our company-owned centers.

International Services

Depreciation and amortization expense increased slightly in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Other Unallocated Operating Expenses

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
General and Administrative Expenses |  | $ | 50,475 |  |  |  | 9.1 | % |  | $ | 46,644 |  |  |  | 8.1 | % |  | $ | 3,831 |  |  |  | 8.2 | %

General and administrative expenses comprise substantially all of our other unallocated operating expenses which primarily includes corporate management salaries and benefits, professional fees and other administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 by $3.8 million primarily due to $3.0 million in professional fees for financial and legal advisors assisting us in reviewing capital structure alternatives. The remainder of the net increase was primarily due to normal professional, consulting and other administrative expenses.

Non-Operating Expenses

Interest Income and Interest Expense

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Interest Income |  | $ | 5,990 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  | $ | 6,360 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  | $ | (370 | ) |  |  | (5.8 | )%
Interest Expense |  | $ | 32,525 |  |  |  | 5.8 | % |  | $ | 30,749 |  |  |  | 5.3 | % |  | $ | 1,776 |  |  |  | 5.8 | %

Interest income decreased in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Interest expense increased in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to higher balances under the revolver component of our credit facility. During 2021, we drew down significant amounts under our revolver as a conservative precautionary step to preserve liquidity, maintain financial flexibility, and obtain additional funds for general corporate purposes. Partially offsetting the increase was the effect of decreases in the LIBOR rate.

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |  | $ | — |  |  |  | (— | )% |  | $ | 1,472 |  |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | $ | (1,472 | ) |  |  | 100.0 | %

During Third Quarter 2020, we repurchased $2.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at a weighted average price of 76.75% for a total cost of $1.5 million. During Third Quarter 2020 we also repurchased $5.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 80.63% for a total cost of $4.4 million. As a result of these transactions, we recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs. We did not make any repurchases in Third Quarter 2021.

Refer to Note 10- Debt of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.

Loss on Asset Divestiture

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Loss on Asset Divestiture |  | $ | 5,031 |  |  |  | 0.9 | % |  | $ | — |  |  |  | (— | )% |  | $ | 5,031 |  |  |  | 100.0 | %

45

Table of Contents

On July 1, 2021, we completed a divestiture of our youth division, which was sold to a separate independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The divestiture included the sale of certain non-real estate assets in the Company’s youth division for total consideration of $10 million which was in the form of an unsecured term note receivable. The sale resulted in the assignment of our youth services management contracts to the independent not-for-profit entity. As a result of the transaction, we recorded a loss on asset divestiture of approximately $5 million.

Loss on Dispositions of Real Estate

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Loss on Dispositions of Real Estate |  | $ | 1,057 |  |  |  | 0.2 | % |  | $ | 271 |  |  |  | 0.0 | % |  | $ | 786 |  |  |  | 290.0 | %

The increase in Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 is primarily due to the disposition of certain assets at our company-owned Queens Detention Center located in New York and our company-owned DuPage Interventions center located in Illinois during Third Quarter 2021.

Income Tax Provision

|  | 2021 |  |  | Effective Rate |  |  | 2020 |  |  | Effective Rate |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Provision for Income Taxes |  | $ | 8,395 |  |  |  | 20.3 | % |  | $ | 4,616 |  |  |  | 11.1 | % |  | $ | 3,779 |  |  |  | 81.9 | %

The provision for income taxes and our effective tax rate during Third Quarter 2021 increased compared to Third Quarter 2020. The increase in the tax expense is primarily due to a change in the composition of our income between our REIT and TRS subsidiaries and certain non-recurring items. In Third Quarter 2021, there was a $1.7 million net discrete tax expense as compared to a $0.2 million net discrete tax expense in the Third Quarter of 2020. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to shareholders and in turn we are allowed a deduction for the distribution at the REIT level. Our wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiaries continue to be fully subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes, as applicable. We estimate our annual effective tax rate to be in the range of approximately 11% to 13% exclusive of any discrete items.

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, net of Income Tax Provision

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates |  | $ | 1,640 |  |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | $ | 2,243 |  |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | $ | (603 | ) |  |  | (26.9 | )%

Equity in earnings of affiliates, presented net of income tax provision, represents the earnings of SACS and GEOAmey in the aggregate. Equity in earnings of affiliates decreased during Third Quarter 2021 compared to Third Quarter 2020 primarily due to less favorable performance by GEOAmey.

Comparison of Nine Months 2021 and Nine Months 2020

Revenues

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 1,125,014 |  |  |  | 66.2 | % |  | $ | 1,180,211 |  |  |  | 66.6 | % |  | $ | (55,197 | ) |  |  | (4.7 | )%
GEO Care |  |  | 412,702 |  |  |  | 24.3 | % |  |  | 417,643 |  |  |  | 23.6 | % |  |  | (4,941 | ) |  |  | (1.2 | )%
International Services |  |  | 160,755 |  |  |  | 9.5 | % |  |  | 158,593 |  |  |  | 9.0 | % |  |  | 2,162 |  |  |  | 1.4 | %
Facility Construction & Design |  |  | 602 |  |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  | 15,535 |  |  |  | 0.9 | % |  |  | (14,933 | ) |  |  | (96.1 | )%
Total |  | $ | 1,699,073 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 1,771,982 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | (72,909 | ) |  |  | (4.1 | )%

U.S. Secure Services

Revenues decreased by $55.2 million in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to aggregate decreases of $116.9 million due to the ramp-down/deactivations of our company-owned D. Ray James, Rivers, Moshannon Valley and Great Plains Correctional Facilities as well as our Queens Detention Facility. These decreases were partially offset by aggregate net increases of $60.9 million resulting from the activations in late 2020 and early 2021 of our company-owned Golden State, Desert View and Central Valley Annexes, our company-owned Eagle Pass Detention Center and our managed-only contract for the El Centro Detention Center in California which was effective in December 2020. In addition, we experienced aggregate net increases in populations, transportation services and/or rates of $22.5 million due to increased occupancy at our USMS and ICE facilities mainly due to the

46

Table of Contents

large increase in the number of crossings at the Southern border during 2021. These increases in occupancy were offset by decreases in population, transportation and/or rates of $21.7 million at our BOP and State facilities primarily due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of compensated mandays in U.S. Secure Services facilities was approximately 14.3 million in Nine Months 2021 and 16.5 million in Nine Months 2020. We experienced an aggregate net decrease of approximately 2,200,000 mandays as a result of contract terminations, partially offset by contract activations and increases in occupancies discussed above. We look at the average occupancy in our facilities to determine how we are managing our available beds. The average occupancy is calculated by taking compensated mandays as a percentage of capacity. The average occupancy in our U.S. Secure Services facilities was 89.3% and 89.5% of capacity in Nine Months 2021 and Nine Months 2020, respectively, excluding idle facilities.

GEO Care

Revenues decreased by $4.9 million in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to decreases of $10.8 million due to contract terminations/closures of underutilized facilities which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic factors. Additionally, we experienced a decrease of $20.9 million as a result of the sale of our youth business which was effective July 1, 2021. We also experienced net decreases of $2.6 million due to decreases in census levels at certain of our community-based and reentry centers due to declines in programs as a result of lower levels of referrals by federal, state and local agencies primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These decreases were partially offset by increases of $11.4 million due to new/reactivated contracts and programs as well as an increase of $18.0 million due to increased client and participant counts under our ISAP and electronic monitoring services.

International Services

Revenues for International Services increased by $2.2 million in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020. We experienced an increase due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations of $11.3 million. Partially offsetting this increase was a net decrease in revenues of $9.1 million which was primarily due to the transition of the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre to government operation in State of Queensland, Australia at the end of June 2020.

Facility Construction & Design

In Nine Months 2021 and Nine Months 2020, we had Facility Construction & Design services related to an expansion project at our Fulham Correctional Centre in Australia which has been substantially completed. The decrease was due to a decrease in construction activity as the project neared completion.

Operating Expenses

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Segment Revenues |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Segment Revenues |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 843,896 |  |  |  | 75.0 | % |  | $ | 892,779 |  |  |  | 75.6 | % |  | $ | (48,883 | ) |  |  | (5.5 | )%
GEO Care |  |  | 246,622 |  |  |  | 59.8 | % |  |  | 289,907 |  |  |  | 69.4 | % |  |  | (43,285 | ) |  |  | (14.9 | )%
International Services |  |  | 142,038 |  |  |  | 88.4 | % |  |  | 141,739 |  |  |  | 89.4 | % |  |  | 299 |  |  |  | 0.2 | %
Facility Construction & Design |  |  | 504 |  |  |  | 83.7 | % |  |  | 15,487 |  |  |  | 99.7 | % |  |  | (14,983 | ) |  |  | (96.7 | )%
Total |  | $ | 1,233,060 |  |  |  | 72.6 | % |  | $ | 1,339,912 |  |  |  | 75.6 | % |  | $ | (106,852 | ) |  |  | (8.0 | )%

U.S. Secure Services

Operating expenses for U.S. Secure Services decreased by $48.9 million in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to decreases of $94.1 million related to the ramp-down/deactivations of our company-owned D. Ray James, Rivers, Moshannon Valley and Great Plains Correctional Facilities as well as our Queens Detention Facility. These decreases were partially offset by increases of $39.2 million resulting from the activations in late 2020 and early 2021 of our company-owned Golden State, Desert View and Central Valley Annexes, our company-owned Eagle Pass Detention Center and our managed-only contract for the El Centro Detention Center in California which was effective in December 2020. Additionally, we experienced aggregate net increases of $6.0 million primarily due to increased occupancy at our USMS facilities mainly due to the large increase in the number of crossings at the Southern border during 2021.

47

Table of Contents

GEO Care

Operating expenses for GEO Care decreased by $43.3 million during Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to aggregate decreases of $14.7 million related to contract terminations/closures of underutilized facilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic factors. In addition, we experienced decreases of $14.0 million related to net decreases in census levels at certain of our community-based and reentry centers due to declines in programs as a result of lower levels of referrals by federal, state and local agencies due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also experienced a decrease of $21.0 million as a result of the sale of our youth business which was effective July 1, 2021. These decreases were partially offset by increases of $4.9 million due to new/reactivated contracts and programs and day reporting center openings. We also experienced an increase of $1.5 million due to increases in average client and participant counts under our ISAP and electronic monitoring services. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to the closure of underperforming/underutilized facilities as discussed above.

International Services

Operating expenses for International Services increased slightly by $0.3 million in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020. We experienced a net decrease in operating expenses of $14.9 million which was primarily due to the transition of the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre to government operation in State of Queensland, Australia at the end of June 2020. This decrease was partially offset by an increase due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations of $15.2 million.

Facility Construction & Design

In Nine Months 2021 and Nine Months 2020, we had Facility Construction & Design services related to an expansion project at our Fulham Correctional Centre in Australia which has been substantially completed. The decrease was due to a decrease in construction activity as the project neared completion.

Depreciation and Amortization

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Segment Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Segment Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
U.S. Secure Services |  | $ | 61,647 |  |  |  | 5.5 | % |  | $ | 60,281 |  |  |  | 5.1 | % |  | $ | 1,366 |  |  |  | 2.3 | %
GEO Care |  |  | 36,956 |  |  |  | 9.0 | % |  |  | 38,570 |  |  |  | 9.2 | % |  |  | (1,614 | ) |  |  | (4.2 | )%
International Services |  |  | 1,703 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  |  | 1,538 |  |  |  | 1.0 | % |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | 10.7 | %
Total |  | $ | 100,306 |  |  |  | 5.9 | % |  | $ | 100,389 |  |  |  | 5.7 | % |  | $ | (83 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )%

U.S. Secure Services

U.S. Secure Services depreciation and amortization expense increased in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to renovations in connection with our contract activations at certain of our company-owned facilities.

GEO Care

GEO Care depreciation and amortization expense decreased in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to certain asset dispositions at our company-owned centers.

International Services

Depreciation and amortization expense increased slightly in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Other Unallocated Operating Expenses

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
General and Administrative Expenses |  | $ | 153,642 |  |  |  | 9.0 | % |  | $ | 145,969 |  |  |  | 8.2 | % |  | $ | 7,673 |  |  |  | 5.3 | %

48

Table of Contents

General and administrative expenses comprise substantially all of our other unallocated operating expenses which primarily includes corporate management salaries and benefits, professional fees and other administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 by $7.7 million primarily due to one-time employee restructuring expenses of $9.0 million. We also experienced an increase of $3.0 million in professional fees for financial and legal advisors assisting us in reviewing capital structure alternatives. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease in stock-based compensation of $3.4 million and less travel, marketing, business development and other corporate administrative expenses primarily due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Non-Operating Expenses

Interest Income and Interest Expense

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Interest Income |  | $ | 18,177 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  | $ | 17,046 |  |  |  | 1.0 | % |  | $ | 1,131 |  |  |  | 6.6 | %
Interest Expense |  | $ | 96,422 |  |  |  | 5.7 | % |  | $ | 95,539 |  |  |  | 5.4 | % |  | $ | 883 |  |  |  | 0.9 | %

Interest income increased in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Interest expense increased in Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to higher balances on the revolver component of our credit facility. During 2021, we drew down significant amounts on our revolver as a conservative precautionary step to preserve liquidity, maintain financial flexibility, and obtain additional funds for general corporate purposes. Partially offsetting the increase was the effect of decreases in the LIBOR rate.

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |  | $ | 4,693 |  |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | $ | 3,035 |  |  |  | 0.2 | % |  | $ | 1,658 |  |  |  | 54.6 | %

During Nine Months 2021, we repurchased $22.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 90.68% for a total cost of $20.4 million. We also repurchased $17.2 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at a weighted average price of 79.51% for a total cost of $13.7 million. As a result of these transactions, we recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $4.7 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs.

During Nine Months 2020, we repurchased $11.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 75.66% for a total cost of $8.3 million. Additionally, we repurchased $2.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at a weighted average price of 76.75% for a total cost of $1.5 million. As a result of these repurchases, we recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $3.0 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs.

Loss on Asset Divestiture

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Loss on Asset Divestiture |  | $ | 5,031 |  |  |  | (— | )% |  | $ | — |  |  |  | (— | )% |  | $ | 5,031 |  |  |  | 100.0 | %

On July 1, 2021, we completed a divestiture of our youth division, which was sold to a separate independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The divestiture included the sale of certain non-real estate assets in the Company’s youth division for total consideration of $10 million which was in the form of an unsecured term note receivable. The sale resulted in the assignment of our youth services management contracts to the independent not-for-profit entity. As a result of the transaction, we recorded a loss on asset divestiture of approximately $5 million.

Gain (Loss) on Dispositions of Real Estate

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Gain (Loss) on Dispositions of Real Estate |  | $ | 9,322 |  |  |  | 1.7 | % |  | $ | (1,151 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )% |  | $ | 10,473 |  |  |  | (909.9 | )%

49

Table of Contents

The net gain in Nine Months 2021 is primarily due to the sale of our interest in Talbot Hall, located in New Jersey, and the sale of our company-owned McCabe Center, located in Texas.

Income Tax Provision

|  | 2021 |  |  | Effective Rate |  |  | 2020 |  |  | Effective Rate |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Provision for Income Taxes |  | $ | 21,394 |  |  |  | 15.0 | % |  | $ | 15,358 |  |  |  | 14.1 | % |  | $ | 6,036 |  |  |  | 39.3 | %

The provision for income taxes and our effective tax rate increased during Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020. The increase in the tax expense and the effective rate is primarily due to an overall increase in book income and to a lesser extend due to certain non-recurring items. In Nine Months 2021, there was a net $3.5 million discrete tax expense compared to a net $2.4 million discrete tax expense in Nine Months 2020. Included in the provision for income taxes were $2.5 million and $2.8 million of discrete tax expense in Nine Months 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to stock compensation that vested during the respective periods. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to shareholders and in turn we are allowed a deduction for the distribution at the REIT level. Our wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiaries continue to be fully subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes, as applicable. We estimate our annual effective tax rate to be in the range of approximately 11% to 13% exclusive of any discrete items.

Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, net of Income Tax Provision

|  | 2021 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | 2020 |  |  | % of Revenue |  |  | $ Change |  |  | % Change |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates |  | $ | 5,647 |  |  |  | 0.3 | % |  | $ | 7,202 |  |  |  | 0.4 | % |  | $ | (1,555 | ) |  |  | (21.6 | )%

Equity in earnings of affiliates, presented net of income tax provision, represents the earnings of SACS and GEOAmey in the aggregate. Equity in earnings of affiliates decreased during Nine Months 2021 compared to Nine Months 2020 primarily due to less favorable performance by GEOAmey.

Financial Condition

Capital Requirements

Our current cash requirements consist of amounts needed for working capital, distributions of our REIT taxable income in order to maintain our REIT qualification, debt service, supply purchases, investments in joint ventures, and capital expenditures related to either the development of new secure services and reentry facilities, or the maintenance of existing facilities. In addition, some of our management contracts require us to make substantial initial expenditures of cash in connection with opening or renovating a facility. Generally, these initial expenditures are subsequently fully or partially recoverable as pass-through costs or are billable as a component of the per diem rates or monthly fixed fees to the contracting agency over the original term of the contract.

We currently have contractual commitments for a number of projects using Company financing. We estimate that the cost of these existing active capital projects will be approximately $16.3 million of which $4.8 million was spent through September 30, 2021. We estimate that the remaining capital requirements related to these capital projects will be $11.5 million which will be spent through the remainder of 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Indebtedness

6.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026

On February 24, 2021, our wholly-owned subsidiary, GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc. (“GEOCH”), completed a private offering of $230 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50% exchangeable senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “Convertible Notes”), which included the full exercise of the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option to purchase an additional $30 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes will mature on February 23, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or exchanged. The Convertible Notes bear interest at the rate of 6.50% per year plus an additional amount based on the dividends paid by GEO on its common stock. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2021.

Subject to certain restrictions on share ownership and transfer, holders may exchange the notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding November 25, 2025, but only under the following circumstances: (1) during the five consecutive business day period after any five consecutive trading day period, or the measurement period, in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of such measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the

50

Table of Contents

last reported sale price of our common stock and the exchange rate for the notes on each such trading day; or (2) upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate events. On or after November 25, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of the notes, holders may exchange their notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon exchange of a note, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2021, conditions had not been met to exchange the notes.

Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The initial conversion rate is 108.4011 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.225 per share of common stock). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events. If GEO or GEOCH undergoes a fundamental change, holders may require GEOCH to purchase the notes in whole or in part for cash at a fundamental change purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

We used the net proceeds from this offering, including the exercise in full of the initial purchasers' over-allotment option to fund the redemption of the then outstanding amount of approximately $194.0 million of our existing 5.875% senior notes due 2022, to re-purchase additional senior notes and we used the remaining net proceeds to pay related transaction fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes of the Company. As a result of the redemption, deferred loan costs in the amount of approximately $0.7 million were written off to loss on extinguishment of debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

The notes were offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and outside of the United States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Neither the notes nor any of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exchange of the notes, if any, have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act.

Credit Agreement

On June 12, 2019, we entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") by and among the refinancing lenders party thereto, the other lenders party thereto, GEO and GEOCH and the administrative agent. Under the amendment, the maturity date of the revolver was extended to May 17, 2024. The borrowing capacity under the amended revolver remains at $900.0 million, and its pricing remains unchanged currently bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%. As a result of the amendment, we incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million during 2019 related to certain unamortized deferred loan costs. Additionally, loan costs of $4.7 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the amendment.

A syndicate of approximately 65 lenders participate in our Credit Agreement, six of which have indicated that they do not intend to provide new financing to GEO but will honor their existing obligations. Refer to Item 1A - Risk Factors included in Part I of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for further discussion. The banks that have withdrawn participation remain contractually committed for approximately three years. Additionally, these six banks represent less than 25% of our overall borrowing capacity under our Credit Agreement. We are in frequent communication with potential new lenders as well as the credit rating agencies. In March 2021, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded GEO’s issuer rating to B2 and in May 2021, Standard & Poor’s S&P Global downgraded GEO’s issuer rating to CCC+.

As of September 30, 2021, we had approximately $764.0 million in aggregate borrowings outstanding under our term loan, approximately $787.1 million in borrowings under our revolver, and approximately $89.4 million in letters of credit which left approximately $23.6 million in additional borrowing capacity under the revolver. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2021 was 2.70%.

In 2021, we elected to draw down significant amounts in borrowings under the revolver component of our credit facility as a conservative precautionary step to preserve liquidity, maintain financial flexibility, and obtain additional funds for general corporate purposes.

Refer to Note 10 - Debt of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.

Australia - Ravenhall

In connection with a design and build project agreement with the State of Victoria, in September 2014, we entered into a syndicated facility agreement (the "Construction Facility") to provide debt financing for construction of the project. The Construction Facility provided for non-recourse funding up to AUD 791.0 million, or approximately $593.9 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021. In accordance with the terms of the contract, upon completion and commercial acceptance of the project in late 2017, the State of Victoria made a lump sum payment of AUD310 million, or approximately $252.7 million, based on exchange rates

51

Table of Contents

as of September 30, 2021. The term of the Construction Facility was through September 2020 and bore interest at a variable rate quoted by certain Australian banks plus 200 basis points. On May 22, 20 19, we completed an offering of AUD 461.6 million, or $3 46.6 million, based on exchange rates as of September 30, 2021, aggregate principal amount of the Non-Recourse Notes. The amortizing Non-Recourse Notes were issued by Ravenhall Finance Co Pty Limited in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Non-Recourse Notes were issued with a coupon and yield to maturity of 4.23% with a maturity date of March 31, 2042. The net proceeds from this offering were used to refinance the outstanding Construction Facility and to pay all related fees, costs and expenses associated with the transaction. As a result of the transaction, we incurred a $4.5 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to swap termination fees and unamortized deferred costs associated with the Construction Facility. Additionally, loan costs of approximately $7.5 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the offering.

Other

In August 2020, we entered into two identical promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $44.3 million which are secured by loan agreements and mortgage and security agreements on certain real property and improvements. The terms of the promissory notes are through September 1, 2034 and bear interest at LIBOR plus 200 basis points and are payable in monthly installments plus interest. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate to 4.22%. Included in the balance at September 30, 2021 is $0.7 million of deferred loan costs incurred in the transaction. Refer to Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Note 10 - Debt of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.

In addition to the debt outstanding under the Credit Facility, the 6.50% Convertible Notes, the 6.00% Senior Notes, the 5.125% Senior Notes, and the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, we also have significant debt obligations which, although these obligations are non-recourse to us, require cash expenditures for debt service. Our significant debt obligations could have material consequences. See “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Our High Level of Indebtedness” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We are exposed to various commitments and contingencies which may have a material adverse effect on our liquidity. We also have guaranteed certain obligations for certain of our international subsidiaries. These non-recourse obligations, commitments and contingencies and guarantees are further discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Debt Repurchases

On August 16, 2019, our Board authorized us to repurchase and/or retire a portion of our 6.00% Senior Notes due 2026, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 and the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (collectively the "GEO Senior Notes") and our term loan under our Amended Credit Agreement through cash purchases, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, up to an aggregate maximum of $100.0 million, subject to certain limitations through December 31, 2020. During the Third Quarter 2021, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 were redeemed in connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes discussed above. On February 11, 2021, our Board authorized a new repurchase program for repurchases/retirements of part of the above referenced GEO Senior Notes and term loan, subject to certain limitations up to an aggregate maximum of $100.0 million through December 31, 2022.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we repurchased $22.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 90.68% for a total cost of $20.4 million. Additionally, we repurchased $17.2 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at a weighted average price of 79.51% for a total cost of $13.7 million. As a result of these repurchases, we recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $4.7 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we repurchased $11.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 75.66% for a total cost of $8.3 million. As a result of these repurchases, we recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $3.0 million, net of the write-off of associated unamortized deferred loan costs.

Refer to Note 10 - Debt of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information on our indebtedness.

We consider opportunities for future business and/or asset acquisitions as we deem appropriate when market conditions present opportunities. If we are successful in our pursuit of any new projects, our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and borrowings under the existing Credit Facility may not provide sufficient liquidity to meet our capital needs and we could be forced to seek additional financing or refinance our existing indebtedness. There can be no assurance that any such financing or refinancing would be available to us on terms equal to or more favorable than our current financing terms, or at all. Additionally, the magnitude, severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact the availability of opportunities for future business and/or asset acquisitions and market conditions generally. In the future, our access to capital and ability to compete for future capital intensive projects will also be dependent upon, among other things, our ability to meet certain financial covenants in the indenture governing the 5.125% Senior Notes, the indenture governing the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, the indenture governing the 6.00% Senior Notes, the indenture governing our Convertible Notes and our Credit Agreement. A substantial decline in our financial performance could limit our access to capital pursuant to these covenants and have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and capital resources and, as a result, on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition to these foregoing potential constraints on our capital, a

52

Table of Contents

number of state government agencies have been suffering from budget deficits and liquidity issues. While we were in compliance with our debt covenants as of September 30, 2021 and we expect to continue to be in compliance with our debt covenants, if these constraints were to intensify, our liquidity could be materially adversely impacted as could our ability to remain in compliance with these debt covenants.

We may from time to time seek to purchase or retire our outstanding senior notes through repurchases, redemptions and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, redemptions or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Quarterly Dividends

On April 7, 2021, we announced that our Board had immediately suspended GEO’s quarterly dividend payments with the goal of maximizing the use of cash flows to repay debt, deleverage and internally fund growth. While we currently intend to maintain our corporate tax structure as a REIT, the Board is evaluating GEO’s corporate tax structure. The Board’s evaluation of the current corporate tax structure and GEO’s REIT status is expected to take into consideration, among other factors, potential changes to GEO’s financial operating performance, as well as potential changes to the Code applicable to U.S. corporations and REITs. As a result of this evaluation, we have engaged financial advisors and legal advisors to assist in evaluating various corporate structure alternatives. The Board expects to conclude its evaluation in the fourth quarter of 2021, and should the Board determine to maintain GEO’s REIT status, an additional dividend payment may be required before year-end in order to meet the minimum REIT distribution requirements under the Code.

Guarantor Financial Information

GEO’s 6.50% Convertible Notes, 6.00% Senior Notes, 5.125% Senior Notes and the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior unsecured basis by certain of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

Summarized financial information is provided for The GEO Group, Inc. (“Parent”) and the Subsidiary Guarantors on a combined basis in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rules 3-10 and 13-01. The accounting policies used in the preparation of this summarized financial information are consistent with those elsewhere in the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company, except that intercompany transactions and balances of the Parent and Subsidiary Guarantor entities with non-guarantor entities have not been eliminated. Intercompany transactions between the Parent and Subsidiary Guarantors have been eliminated and equity in earnings from and investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries have not been presented.

Summarized statement of operations (in thousands):

|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 |
Net operating revenues |  | $ | 1,529,731 |
Income from operations |  |  | 197,208 |
Net income |  |  | 103,446 |
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. |  |  | 103,446 |

Summarized balance sheets (in thousands):

|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | December 31, 2020 |
Current assets |  | $ | 690,290 |  |  | $ | 607,044 |
Noncurrent assets (a) |  |  | 3,184,621 |  |  |  | 3,268,260 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 354,708 |  |  |  | 350,041 |
Noncurrent liabilities (b) |  |  | 2,782,208 |  |  |  | 2,737,673 |

(a) | Includes amounts due from non-guarantor subsidiaries of $23.9 million and $26.7 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

(b) | Includes amounts due to non-guarantor subsidiaries of $14.4 million and $17.4 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

53

Table of Contents

Capital Requirements

As a REIT, we are subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we annually distribute to our shareholders an amount equal to at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined before the deduction for dividends paid and by excluding any net capital gain). Generally, we expect to distribute all or substantially all of our REIT taxable income so as not to be subject to the income or excise tax on undistributed REIT taxable income. The amount, timing and frequency of distributions will be at the sole discretion of our Board and will be based upon various factors. As discussed above, on April 7, 2021, we announced that our Board had immediately suspended our quarterly dividend payments with the goal of maximizing the use of cash flows to repay debt, deleverage and internally fund growth. While we currently intend to maintain our corporate tax structure as a REIT, our Board is evaluating our corporate tax structure.

We plan to fund all of our capital needs, including distributions of our REIT taxable income necessary to maintain our REIT qualification should our Board determine to maintain our REIT status, and capital expenditures, from cash on hand, cash from operations, borrowings under our Credit Facility and any other financings which our management and Board, in their discretion, may consummate. Currently, our primary source of liquidity to meet these requirements is cash flow from operations and borrowings under our $900.0 million Revolver. Our management believes that our financial resources and sources of liquidity will allow us to manage the anticipated impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. For the full-year 2021, we have reduced our planned capital spending by deferring capital expenditure projects where possible and closely managing our working capital. We previously completed our annual budgeting process and have identified cost savings at the corporate and facility level. Additionally, we may from time to time pursue transactions to deleverage our balance sheet and reduce our funded recourse debt, including our nearer term maturities consisting of our 5.125% Senior Notes, our 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 and our Credit Facility, which transactions may include, subject to market conditions, capital markets transactions, repurchases, redemptions, exchanges or other refinancing of our existing debt, the potential sale of additional assets and businesses and/or other strategic transactions. Our management believes that cash on hand, cash flows from operations and availability under our Credit Facility will be adequate to support our capital requirements for 2021 as disclosed under “Capital Requirements” above. The challenges posed by COVID-19, as well as the current political environment, generally and on our business are continuing to evolve. Consequently, we will continue to evaluate our financial position in light of future developments, particularly those relating to the Executive Order and COVID-19.

Automatic Shelf Registration on Form S-3

Refer to Note 6 - Shareholders' Equity of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Except as discussed in the notes to our Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Cash Flow

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021 was $585.4 million, compared to $89.1 million as of September 30, 2020.

54

Table of Contents

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities amounted to $289.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 versus cash provided by operating activities of $358.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was positively impacted by net income attributable to GEO, non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization, amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and/or premium and other non-cash interest, dividends received from unconsolidated joint ventures, loss on asset divestiture, loss on sale/disposal of property and equipment and stock-based compensation expense. Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax, gain on extinguishment of debt and gain on disposition of real estate negatively impacted cash. Changes in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets decreased in total by $44.3 million, representing a positive impact on cash. The decrease was primarily driven by the favorable timing of billings and collections. Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities decreased by $6.1 million which negatively impacted cash. The decrease was primarily driven by the timing of payments. Additionally, cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was positively impacted by a decrease in changes in contract receivable related to our correctional facility in Ravenhall, Australia of $4.7 million which was a result of the timing of interest accruals and payments received towards the contract receivable.

Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was positively impacted by net income attributable to GEO, non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization, amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and/or premium and other non-cash interest, loss on sale/disposal of property and equipment and stock-based compensation expense. Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax, negatively impacted cash. Changes in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets decreased in total by $58.5 million, representing a positive impact on cash. The decrease was primarily driven by the favorable timing of billings and collections. Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities increased by $69.2 million which positively impacted cash. The increase was primarily driven by the timing of payments. Additionally, cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was positively impacted by a decrease in changes in contract receivable related to our correctional facility in Ravenhall, Australia of $3.8 million which was a result of the timing of interest accruals and payments received towards the contract receivable.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities of $40.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily the result of capital expenditures of $57.4 million partially offset by proceeds from sales of real estate assets of $18.6 million. Cash used in investing activities of $77.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily the result of capital expenditures of $83.8 million.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was approximately $28.4 million compared to cash used in financing activities of $259.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily the result of dividends paid of $30.5 million, payments on long-term debt of $359.6 million, payments on non-recourse debt of $5.1 million and payments of debt issuance costs of $9.6 million. These decreases were offset by proceeds from long-term debt of $435.0 million. Cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily the result of dividends paid of $174.1 million, payments on long-term debt of $380.1 million, payments on non-recourse debt of $4.5 million and repurchases of common stock of $9.6 million. These decreases were partially offset by proceeds from long-term debt of $311.6 million.

Non-GAAP Measures

Funds from Operations ("FFO") is a widely accepted supplemental non-GAAP measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate investment trusts. It is defined in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which defines FFO as net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders (computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization, excluding gains and losses from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, extraordinary items and sales of properties, and including adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

We also present Normalized Funds From Operations, or Normalized FFO, and Adjusted Funds from Operations, or AFFO, as supplemental non-GAAP financial measures of real estate investment trusts' operating performance.

Normalized FFO is defined as FFO adjusted for certain items which by their nature are not comparable from period to period or that tend to obscure the Company’s actual operating performance, including for the periods presented Covid-19 expenses, pre-tax, gain on extinguishment of debt, pre-tax, one-time employee restructuring expenses, pre-tax, start-up expenses, pre-tax, M&A related expenses, pre-tax, one-time employee restructuring expenses, pre-tax, loss on asset divestiture, pre-tax, and close-out expenses, pre-tax and the tax effect of adjustments to FFO.

AFFO is defined as Normalized FFO adjusted by adding non-cash expenses such as non-real estate related depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, the amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and/or premium and other non-cash interest, and by subtracting recurring consolidated maintenance capital expenditures and other non-cash revenue and expenses.

55

Table of Contents

Because of the unique design, structure and use of our secure facilities, processing centers and reentry centers, we believe that assessing the performance of our secure facilities, processing centers and reentry centers without the impact of depreciation or amortization is useful and meaningful to investors. Although NAREIT has published its definition of FFO, companies often modify this definition as they seek to provide financial measures that meaningfully reflect their distinctive operations. We have modified FFO to derive Normalized FFO and AFFO that meaningfully reflect our operations.

Our assessment of our operations is focused on long-term sustainability. The adjustments we make to derive the non-GAAP measures of Normalized FFO and AFFO exclude items which may cause short-term fluctuations in net income attributable to GEO but have no impact on our cash flows, or we do not consider them to be fundamental attributes, or the primary drivers of our business plan and they do not affect our overall long-term operating performance. We may make adjustments to FFO from time to time for certain other income and expenses that do not reflect a necessary component of our operational performance on the basis discussed above, even though such items may require cash settlement. Because FFO, Normalized FFO and AFFO exclude depreciation and amortization unique to real estate as well as non-operational items and certain other charges that are highly variable from year to year, they provide our investors with performance measures that reflect the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, per diem rates, operating costs and interest costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income attributable to GEO.

We believe the presentation of FFO, Normalized FFO and AFFO provide useful information to investors as they provide an indication of our ability to fund capital expenditures and expand our business. FFO, Normalized FFO and AFFO provide disclosure on the same basis as that used by our management and provide consistency in our financial reporting, facilitate internal and external comparisons of our historical operating performance and our business units and provide continuity to investors for comparability purposes. Additionally, FFO, Normalized FFO and AFFO are widely recognized measures in our industry as a real estate investment trust.

Our reconciliation of net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. to FFO, Normalized FFO and AFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 is as follows (in thousands):

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |  |  | September 30, 2021 |  |  | September 30, 2020 |
Net income attributable to The GEO Group, Inc. |  | $ | 34,710 |  |  | $ | 39,220 |  |  | $ | 127,214 |  |  | $ | 101,121 |
Add (Subtract): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate related depreciation and amortization |  |  | 18,825 |  |  |  | 18,359 |  |  |  | 56,643 |  |  |  | 55,139 |
Loss (gain) on real estate assets |  |  | 1,057 |  |  |  | 271 |  |  |  | (9,322 | ) |  |  | 1,151 |
NAREIT Defined FFO |  | $ | 54,592 |  |  | $ | 57,850 |  |  | $ | 174,535 |  |  | $ | 157,411 |
Add (Subtract): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt, pre-tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,472 | ) |  |  | (4,693 | ) |  |  | (3,035 | )
Start-up expenses, pre-tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,895 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,401 |
One-time employee restructuring expenses, pre-tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,459 |  |  |  | — |
Loss on asset divestiture |  |  | 5,031 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,031 |  |  |  | — |
M&A related expenses, pre-tax |  |  | 3,977 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,977 |  |  |  | — |
Covid-19 expenses, pre-tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,635 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,404 |
Close-out expenses, pre-tax |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,715 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,935 |
Tax effect of adjustments to Funds From Operations * |  |  | (763 | ) |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | (750 | ) |  |  | (620 | )
Normalized Funds from Operations |  | $ | 62,837 |  |  | $ | 62,765 |  |  | $ | 185,559 |  |  | $ | 171,496 |
Add (Subtract): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-real estate related depreciation and amortization |  |  | 14,058 |  |  |  | 15,269 |  |  |  | 43,663 |  |  |  | 45,250 |
Consolidated maintenance capital expenditures |  |  | (3,419 | ) |  |  | (3,878 | ) |  |  | (11,929 | ) |  |  | (15,045 | )
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  | 4,329 |  |  |  | 4,689 |  |  |  | 15,755 |  |  |  | 19,163 |
Other non-cash revenue & expenses |  |  | (1,102 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,306 | ) |  |  | — |
Amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and/or premium and other non-cash interest |  |  | 1,974 |  |  |  | 1,776 |  |  |  | 5,559 |  |  |  | 5,153 |
Adjusted Funds from Operations |  | $ | 78,677 |  |  | $ | 80,621 |  |  | $ | 235,301 |  |  | $ | 226,017 |

* | Tax effect of adjustments relate to loss (gain) on real estate assets, gain on extinguishment of debt, start-up expenses, M&A related expenses, one-time employee restructuring expenses, loss on asset divestiture, COVID-19 expenses and close-out expenses.

56

Table of Contents

Outlook

The following discussion contains statements that are not historical statements and, therefore, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors” and the "Forward Looking Statements - Safe Harbor" sections in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as well as the "Part II – Item 1A. Risk Factors" and the "Forward-Looking Statements - Safe Harbor" section and other disclosures contained in the Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and this Form 10-Q for further discussion on forward-looking statements and the risks and other factors that could prevent us from achieving our goals and cause the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements and the actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements.

Executive Order

On January 26, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order directing the United States Attorney General not to renew DOJ contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities, as consistent with applicable law. Two agencies of the DOJ, the BOP and USMS, utilize our services. The BOP houses inmates who have been convicted of federal crimes, and the USMS is generally responsible for detainees who are awaiting trial or sentencing in U.S. federal courts. Our contracts with the BOP for our company-owned 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility, our company-owned 1,732-bed Big Spring Correctional Facility, our company-owned 1,800-bed Flightline Correctional Facility, and our company-owned 1,800-bed North Lake Correctional Facility have renewal option periods that expire on May 31, 2021, November 30, 2021, November 30, 2021, and September 30, 2022, respectively. Additionally, the contracts with the BOP for the county owned and managed 1,800-bed Reeves County Detention Center I & II and the 1,376-bed Reeves County Detention Center III have renewal option periods that expire September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. We have a management agreement with Reeves County, Texas for the management oversight of these two county-owned facilities. The Great Plains, Big Spring, Flightline, North Lake Correctional Facilities, Reeves County Detention Center I & II and Reeves County Detention Center III generated approximately $145 million in revenues for GEO during the year ended December 31, 2020. The BOP has experienced a decline in federal prison populations over the last several years, a trend that has more recently been accelerated by the COVID-19 global pandemic. As a result of the Executive Order and the decline in federal prison populations, our above-described contracts with the BOP may not be renewed over the coming years. On March 5, 2021, we were notified by the BOP that it had decided to not exercise its contract renewal option for the company-owned, 1,940-bed Great Plains Correctional Facility in Oklahoma, when the contract base period expired on May 31, 2021. On March 25, 2021, we were notified that the BOP had decided to terminate its contract with the county-owned and managed Reeves County Detention Center I & II effective May 10, 2021. On August 18, 2021, we were notified by the BOP of the non-renewal of the contract options for our Big Spring and Flightline Facilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our secure services contracts with the BOP accounted for approximately 9% of our total revenues.

Unlike the BOP, the USMS does not own and operate its detention facilities. The USMS contracts for the use of facilities, which are generally located in areas near federal courthouses, primarily through intergovernmental service agreements, and to a lesser extent, direct contracts. We are cooperating with the USMS in assessing various alternatives on how to comply with the Executive Order. During the first quarter of 2021, we were notified by the USMS that it would not renew its contract for the company-owned Queens Detention Facility in New York, when the contract base period ended on March 31, 2021. We currently operate four additional detention facilities that are under direct contracts and eight detention facilities that are under intergovernmental agreements with the USMS. The four direct contracts are up for renewal at various times over the next few years, including two in late 2021. Effective October 1, 2021, we entered into a six-month contract extension with the USMS for the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility in California. The contract with the USMS was operating under a two-year option period which was scheduled to end on September 30, 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the direct contracts and intergovernmental agreements with the USMS accounted for approximately 16% of our total revenues.

The Executive Order only applies to agencies that are part of the DOJ, which includes the BOP and USMS. ICE facilities are not covered by the Executive Order as ICE is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, not the DOJ. However, it is possible that the federal government could choose to take similar action on ICE facilities in the future. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, contracts for ICE Processing Centers, not including the alternatives to detention contract under ISAP, accounted for approximately 25% of our total revenues.

President Biden’s administration may implement additional executive orders or directives relating to federal criminal justice policies and immigration policies which may impact the federal government’s use of public-private partnerships with respect to correctional and detention needs, including with respect to our contracts, and/or may impact the budget and spending priorities of federal agencies, including the BOP, USMS, and ICE.

57

Table of Contents

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, now known as COVID-19 (“COVID-19”), was reported in Wuhan, China and has since extensively impacted the global health and economic environment. In January 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On February 28, 2020, the WHO raised its assessment of the COVID-19 threat from high to very high at a global level due to the continued increase in the number of cases and affected countries, and on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.

Health and Safety

From the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, our corporate, regional, and field staff have taken steps to mitigate the risks of the novel coronavirus and have worked with our government partners to implement best practices consistent with the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). Ensuring the health and safety of all those entrusted to our care and of our employees has always been our number one priority. GEO’s COVID-19 mitigation initiatives have included:

Guidance

• | We issued guidance to all our facilities, consistent with the guidance issued for correctional and detention facilities by the CDC.

Testing

• | We increased testing capabilities at our secure services facilities and entered into contracts with multiple commercial labs to provide adequate testing supplies and services.

• | We invested approximately $2 million to acquire 45 Abbott Rapid COVID-19 ID NOW devices and testing kits capable of diagnosing not only COVID-19, but Influenza and Strep Throat.

• | Through August of 2021, we had administered more than 160,000 COVID-19 tests to those in our care at our secure services facilities.

Bi-Polar Ionization

• | We invested $3.7 million to install Bi-Polar Ionization Air Purification Systems at select secure services facilities to reduce the spread of airborne bacteria and viruses.

Facemasks and Personal Hygiene Products

• | We have provided continuing access to facemasks to all inmates and detainees, with a minimum of three facemasks per week or more often upon request.

• | We increased the frequency of distribution of personal hygiene products, including soap, shampoo and body wash, and tissue paper, and we are ensuring the daily availability of bars of soap or soap dispensers at each sink for hand washing in all of our facilities.

Social Distancing

• | We have implemented social distancing pursuant to directives from our government agency partners and communicated these obligations and requirements via meetings, memos, and postings.

• | We deployed floor markers throughout our facilities to inform and encourage social distancing and modified facility movements to accommodate social distancing.

Engineering Controls

• | We temporarily suspended onsite social visitation

• | We established requirements for staff to complete a medical questionnaire and pass a daily temperature check.

• | We modified intake procedures to screen new inmates/detainees and established isolation and quarantine procedures for COVID-19 positive and symptomatic cases, consistent with CDC guidelines.

Administrative/Work Practice Controls

58

Table of Contents

• | We posted reminders regarding coughing and sneezing etiquette, the importance of frequent handwashing, and the use of facemasks.

• | We increased cleaning and disinfection of facilities, including high-touch areas (e.g., doorknobs/handles, light switches, handheld radios), housing unit dayrooms, dining areas, and other areas where inmates/detainees assemble.

• | We advised our employees to remain home if they exhibit flu-like symptoms, and we have exercised flexible paid leave and Paid Time Off policies to allow for employees to remain home if they exhibit flu-like symptoms or to care for a family member.

• | We enacted quarantine and testing policies for any employees who may have come into contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Vaccination

• | We are working closely with our government partners and State and Local Health Departments to coordinate vaccination efforts for staff, inmates, detainees, and residents at our secure facilities and reentry centers and programs across the country and the coordination of these vaccination efforts is in alignment with recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), as well as criteria established through the Food and Drug Administration approval process.

• | The timing of vaccine distribution to staff, inmates, detainees, and residents is presently being directed by the Local and State Health Departments in the jurisdictions in which we operate through the guidance and prioritization recommendations offered by the CDC and ACIP.

• | Through August of 2021, GEO has worked with our government agency partners and State and Local Health Departments to administer approximately 36,000 doses of the vaccine to inmates, detainees, and residents in our facilities.

Along with implementing these measures, GEO is continuing to coordinate closely with our government agency partners and local health agencies to ensure the health and safety of all those in our care and our employees. We are grateful for our frontline employees, who are making sacrifices daily to provide care for all those in our facilities, during this unprecedented global pandemic. Information on the steps we have taken to address and mitigate the risks of COVID-19 can be found at www.geogroup.com/COVID19. The information on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Economic Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic and related government-imposed mandatory closures, the efficacy and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, shelter in-place restrictions and social distancing protocols and increased expenditures on engineering controls, personal protective equipment, diagnostic testing, medical expenses, temperature scanners, protective plexiglass barriers and increased sanitation have had, and will continue to have, a severe impact on global economic conditions and the environment in which we operate. Starting in late March and early April 2020, we began to observe negative impacts from the pandemic on our performance in our secure services business, specifically with our ICE Processing Centers and U.S. Marshals Facilities, as a result of a decrease in court sentencing at the federal level and reduced operational capacity to promote social distancing protocols which have continued into 2021. The federal government has also put in place Title 42 public health restrictions at the Southwest border, which result in the immediate removal of single adults apprehended by the United States Border Patrol. This reduced operational capacity and the Title 42 public health restrictions may result in reduced reliance by ICE on GEO for detention beds and/or ICE processing centers. Additionally, our reentry services business conducted through our GEO Care business segment has also been negatively impacted, specifically our residential reentry centers and non-residential day reporting programs were impacted by declines in programs due to lower levels of referrals by federal, state and local agencies. We have also experienced the transmission of COVID-19 at most of our facilities continuing in Third Quarter 2021 and to date in the fourth quarter of 2021. If we are unable to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 at our facilities, we could experience a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We expect the continued impact of COVID-19 in the form of reduced operational capacity and decline in programs with a slow recovery to more normalized operations by the end of 2021 and into 2022. Although we are unable to predict the duration or scope of the COVID-19 pandemic or estimate the extent of the overall future negative financial impact to our operating results, an extended period of depressed economic activity necessitated by actions to combat the disease, and the severity and duration of the related global economic crisis may adversely impact our future financial performance.

Revenue

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to determine the future landscape of growth opportunities in the near term; however, any positive trends may, to some extent, be adversely impacted by government budgetary constraints in light of the pandemic or any changes to a government's willingness to maintain or grow public-private partnerships in the future. While state finances overall were stable prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, future budgetary pressures may cause state agencies to pursue a number of cost savings initiatives which may include reductions in per diem rates and/or the scope of services provided by private operators or the decision to not re-bid a contract after expiration of the contract term. These potential cost savings initiatives could have a material adverse impact on our current operations and/or our ability to pursue new business opportunities. Additionally, if state budgetary constraints, as discussed above, persist or intensify, our state customers’ ability to pay us may be impaired and/or we may be forced to renegotiate our management contracts on less favorable terms and our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be materially adversely impacted. We plan to actively bid on any new projects that fit our target profile for profitability and operational risk. Any positive trends in the industry may be offset by several factors, including budgetary constraints, contract modifications, contract terminations, contract non-renewals, contract re-bids and/or the decision to not re-bid a contract after expiration of the contract term and the impact of any other potential changes to the willingness or ability to maintain or grow public-private partnerships on the part of other government agencies. We believe we have a strong relationship with our government agency partners and we believe that we operate facilities that maximize security, safety and efficiency while offering our suite of GEO Continuum of Care services and resources.

59

Table of Contents

Prior to the Executive Order, we have historically had a relatively high contract renewal rate, however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to renew our expiring management contracts on favorable terms, or at all. Also, while we are pleased with our track record in re-bid situations, we cannot assure that we will prevail in any such future situations.

California enacted legislation that became effective on January 1, 2020 aimed at phasing out public-private partnership contracts for the operation of secure correctional facilities and detention facilities within California and facilities outside of the State of California housing State of California inmates. Additionally, we have public-private partnership contracts in place with ICE and the USMS relating to secure services facilities located in California. Our contract for our Central Valley facility was discontinued by the State of California at the end of September 2019, and our three other California secure facility contracts for our Desert View, Golden State, and McFarland Facilities were discontinued during 2020. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we signed two 15-year contracts with ICE for five company-owned facilities in California totaling 4,490 beds, including the Central Valley, Desert View, and Golden State facilities and a managed-only contract with the USMS for the government-owned, 512-bed El Centro Service Processing Center in California. Additionally, we and the U.S. Department of Justice have filed separate legal actions challenging the constitutionality of the attempted ban on new federal contracts entered into after the effective date of the California law. On October 5, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision, holding that AB-32 conflicted with federal law and could not stand.

Recently the State of Washington approved a similar measure banning the use of public-private partnership contracts for the operation of detention facilities in the state., that GEO is also challenging in federal court. GEO’s contract for the company-owned 1,575-bed Northwest ICE Processing Center in Washington has a renewal option period that expires in 2025. The facility generates approximately $64 million in annualized revenues for GEO. In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, we received notice that the County intends to take over management of the managed-only George W. Hill Correctional Facility effective April 2022. The George W. Hill Correctional Facility generates approximately $46 million in annualized revenue for GEO.

Internationally, we are exploring opportunities in our current markets and will continue to actively bid on any opportunities that fit our target profile for profitability and operational risk. We are pleased to have been awarded a ten-year contract renewal for the continued delivery of secure transportation under our GEOAmey joint venture in the United Kingdom. Total revenue over the ten-year period is expected to be approximately $760 million. In New South Wales, Australia, we have developed a 489-bed expansion at the Junee Correctional Centre which was substantially completed during the third quarter of 2020. We have also constructed a 137-bed expansion at the Fulham Correctional Centre in Victoria, Australia. With respect to our Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre in the United Kingdom, we were unfortunately unsuccessful in the current competitive rebid process and transitioned the management contract in October 2021. In addition, we transitioned the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre to government operation in the State of Queensland, Australia at the end of June 2020.

With respect to our reentry services, electronic monitoring services, and community-based services business conducted through our GEO Care business segment, we are currently pursuing a number of business development opportunities. Related to opportunities for community-based reentry services, we are working with our existing federal, state, and local clients to leverage new opportunities for both residential reentry facilities as well as non-residential day reporting centers. However, in light of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we may not be successful. We continue to expend resources on informing federal, state and local governments about the benefits of public-private partnerships, and we anticipate that there will be new opportunities in the future as those efforts continue to yield results. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on any suitable opportunities that become available in this area.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of those expenses incurred in the operation and management of our contracts to provide services to our governmental clients. Labor and related costs represented 59% and 58.2% of our operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additional significant operating expenses include food, utilities and medical costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, operating expenses totaled 72.6% and 75.6%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues. We expect our operating expenses as a percentage of revenues in 2021 will be impacted by the opening of any new or existing idle facilities as a result of the cost of transitioning and/or start-up operations related to a facility opening. During 2021, we will incur carrying costs for facilities that are currently vacant. Additionally, we have increased our spending on engineering controls, personal protective equipment, diagnostic testing, medical expenses, temperature scanners, protective plexiglass barriers and increased sanitation as a result of COVID-19 and expect to incur several millions of dollars in such costs in 2021.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate management salaries and benefits, professional fees and other administrative expenses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, general and administrative expenses totaled 9.0% and 8.2%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues. We expect general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues in 2021 to remain consistent or decrease as a result of cost savings initiatives as well as less travel, marketing and other corporate administrative expenses primarily due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

60

Table of Contents

Idle Facilities

We are currently marketing approximately 7,400 vacant beds at five of our U.S. Secure Services and at two of our GEO Care idle facilities to potential customers. The annual net carrying cost of our idle facilities in 2021 is estimated to be $5.3 million, inclusive of revenues earned on certain facilities during 2021 before they became idle, including depreciation expense of $8.7 million. As of September 30, 2021, these seven facilities had a combined net book value of $210.9 million. We currently do not have any firm commitment or agreement in place to activate the remaining facilities. Historically, some facilities have been idle for multiple years before they received a new contract award. These idle facilities are included in the U.S. Secure Services and GEO Care segments. The per diem rates that we charge our clients often vary by contract across our portfolio. However, if the seven remaining idle facilities were to be activated using our U.S. Secure Services and GEO Care average per diem rates in 2021 (calculated as the U.S. Secure Services and GEO Care revenue divided by the number of U.S. Secure Services and GEO Care mandays) and based on the average occupancy rate in our facilities through September 30, 2021, we would expect to receive incremental annualized revenue of approximately $200 million and an annualized increase in earnings per share of approximately $0.20 to $0.25 per share based on our average operating margins.

61

Table of Contents

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to market risks related to changes in interest rates with respect to our Credit Facility. Payments under the Credit Facility are indexed to a variable interest rate. Based on borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility of approximately $1,547 million and approximately $68.3 million in outstanding letters of credit, as of September 30, 2021, for every one percent increase in the average interest rate applicable to the Credit Facility, our total annual interest expense would increase by approximately $16 million.

Additionally, we invest our cash in a variety of short-term financial instruments to provide a return. These instruments generally consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less. While these instruments are subject to interest rate risk, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We are also exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar, and the Australian dollar, the South African Rand and the British Pound currency exchange rates. Based upon our foreign currency exchange rate exposure as of September 30, 2021, every 10 percent change in historical currency rates would have approximately a $7.8 million effect on our financial position and approximately a $2.3 million impact on our results of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report. On the basis of this review, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with the SEC, under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

It should be noted that the effectiveness of our system of disclosure controls and procedures is subject to certain limitations inherent in any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing and evaluating the controls and procedures, the assumptions used in identifying the likelihood of future events, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect all errors or fraud. As a result, by its nature, our system of disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management’s control objectives.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

Our management is responsible to report any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management believes that there have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. There were no significant changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

62

Table of Contents

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The information required herein is incorporated by reference from Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters and Note 15 – Subsequent Events in the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”) and Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “2021 Q1 Form 10-Q”) includes a detailed discussion of the risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future prospects. Set forth below are modifications to our existing risk factors that supplement the existing risk factors previously disclosed in the 2020 Form 10-K and 2021 Q1 Form 10-Q. We encourage you to read these risk factors in their entirety.

Our business operations expose us to various liabilities for which we may not have adequate insurance and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The nature of our services exposes us to various types of third-party allegations and legal claims, including, but not limited to, civil rights claims relating to conditions of confinement and/or mistreatment, sexual misconduct claims brought by individuals within our care, medical malpractice claims, claims relating to the federal Trafficking and Victims Protection Act, claims relating to our COVID-19 response procedures, product liability claims, intellectual property infringement claims, claims relating to employment matters (including, but not limited to, employment discrimination claims, union grievances and wage and hour claims), property loss claims, environmental claims, automobile liability claims, contractual claims and claims for personal injury or other damages resulting from contact with our facilities, programs, electronic monitoring products, personnel or prisoners, including damages arising from an inmate’s escape or from a disturbance or riot at a facility. In addition, our management contracts generally require us to indemnify the governmental agency against any damages to which the governmental agency may be subject in connection with such claims or litigation.

We maintain insurance coverage for these general types of claims, except for claims relating to employment matters, for which we carry no insurance. However, we generally have high deductible payment requirements on our primary insurance policies, including our general liability insurance, and there are also varying limits on the maximum amount of our overall coverage. As a result, the insurance we maintain to cover the various liabilities to which we are exposed may not be adequate. Any losses relating to matters for which we are either uninsured or for which we do not have adequate insurance could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, any losses relating to employment matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. To the extent the events serving as a basis for any potential claims are alleged or determined to constitute illegal or criminal activity, we could also be subject to criminal liability. Such liability could result in significant monetary fines and could affect our ability to bid on future contracts and/or retain our existing contracts.

During the third quarter of 2021, the court hearing the previously disclosed shareholder class action filed against GEO and certain of its officers granted in part and denied in part the defendants' motion to dismiss. As set forth more fully in Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters, the court allowed narrowed claims to proceed against GEO and Mr. Zoley. Also during the third quarter of 2021, as set forth more fully in Note 11 – Commitments, Contingencies and Other Matters, a putative shareholder derivative complaint was filed in state court against GEO and its directors and certain of its officers.

During the fourth quarter of 2021, we received an unfavorable jury verdict and combined $23.2 million judgments in the retrial of two cases, State of Washington v. GEO Group and Nwauzor et al. v. GEO Group, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. While we strongly disagree with the verdict and judgments in these two cases and intend to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, we cannot make any assurances that we will prevail on appeal. At this time, GEO has not recorded an accrual relating to these two cases because a loss, following the appeals process, is not considered probable. If we are required to record an accrual with regard to these cases or other similar cases, that may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The results of these claims or proceedings, or other litigation matters, cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these claims or proceedings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company's accruals for loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as additional information becomes available. The Company establishes accruals for specific legal proceedings when it is considered probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not accrue for anticipated legal fees and costs but expenses those items as incurred.

63

Table of Contents

We are dependent upon our senior management and our ability to attract and retain sufficient qualified personnel.

We are dependent upon the continued service of each member of our senior management team, including George C. Zoley, Ph.D., our Executive Chairman, Jose Gordo, our Chief Executive Officer, Brian R. Evans, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, James H. Black, our Senior Vice President and President, Secure Services, Ann Schlarb, our Senior Vice President and President, GEO Care, David Venturella, our Senior Vice President, Client Relations and also our other executive officers at the Senior or Executive Vice President level and above. The unexpected loss of Dr. Zoley, Mr. Gordo, Mr. Evans or any other key member of our senior management team could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

In addition, the services we provide are labor-intensive. When we are awarded a facility management contract or open a new facility, depending on the service we have been contracted to provide, we may need to hire operating, management, correctional officers, security staff, physicians, nurses and other qualified personnel. Our business is labor intensive, and some of our operations may experience a high rate of employee turnover from time to time. We believe there is currently a labor shortage impacting both publicly operated and privately operated secure facilities, processing centers and community reentry centers. It can be challenging for us to find appropriately skilled and qualified personnel at affordable rates. We may be unable to hire and retain a sufficiently skilled labor force to support our operating needs, our contractual requirements and our growth strategy. A labor shortage could negatively affect our ability to efficiently operate our facilities and our overall business. Any such shortage may adversely impact our ability to serve our customers effectively. Our labor and training expenses could increase as a result of a shortage in the supply of skilled personnel and an increase in the compensation we will need to pay to attract and retain such personnel, which could adversely affect our profitability. The success of our business requires that we attract, develop and retain our personnel. Our inability to hire sufficient qualified personnel on a timely basis or the loss of significant numbers of personnel at existing facilities could have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If we were to be unable to fully staff or fill vacancies on a timely basis in our secure facilities, processing centers and community reentry centers, it could result in negative consequences, including requests by our government customers to provide a plan of correction, assessments of fines or other penalties under our contracts, or contract cancellations or non-renewals.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Period |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) |  |  | Average Price Paid per Share |  |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |  |  | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in millions) |
July 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 |  |  | 10,674 |  |  | $ | 7.24 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021 |  |  | 1,146 |  |  | $ | 7.74 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
September 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 |  |  | 558 |  |  | $ | 6.77 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  |  | 12,378 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |

(1) | We withheld 12,378 shares through net share settlements to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon vesting of shares of restricted stock held by employees. These purchases were not made as part of a publicly announced plan or program.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

Not applicable.

64

Table of Contents

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

(A) | Exhibits

31.1 |  | SECTION 302 CEO Certification.
31.2 |  | SECTION 302 CFO Certification.
32.1 |  | SECTION 906 CEO Certification.
32.2 |  | SECTION 906 CFO Certification.
101.INS |  | Inline XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE |  | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104 |  | The cover page from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, has been formatted in Inline XBRL (included with the Exhibit 101 attachments).

65

Table of Contents

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

|  |  | THE GEO GROUP, INC.
Date: | November 5, 2021 |  | /s/ Brian R. Evans
|  |  | Brian R. Evans
|  |  | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
|  |  | (duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

66