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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2024

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Florida |  | 1-14260 |  | 65-0043078
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4955 Technology Way, Boca Raton, Florida |  | 33431
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (561) 893-0101

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value |  | GEO |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of theSecurities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Section 7 | Regulation FD

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

The slide presentation furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, will be presented to certain existing investors of The GEO Group, Inc. (the “Company”) beginning on August 20, 2024, and may be used by the Company in various other presentations to existing and prospective investors and analysts on or after August 20, 2024.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The filing of this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

Section 9 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Investor Presentation to be used beginning on August 20, 2024.
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  |  | THE GEO GROUP, INC.
August 20, 2024 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Mark J. Suchinski
Date |  |  |  |  |  | Mark J. Suchinski
|  |  |  |  |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|  |  |  |  |  | (Principal Financial Officer)

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