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): January 20, 2026
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 Instructions A.2. below):
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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 the Securities 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).
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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 1 | Registrant’s Business and Operations |
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 20, 2026, The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO” or the “Company”) entered into that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), by and among each of GEO and GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., as the Borrowers, the other loan parties named therein, Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Amendment increased the revolving credit facility commitments from $450 million to $550 million. The Amendment decreased the Incremental Amount (as defined in the Amendment) from $250 million to $150 million that the Company may request in the future in additional term loans, incremental equivalent debt or an increase to the revolving credit facility commitments, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions in the Amendment and the credit agreement. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) and incorporated by reference herein.
| Section 2 | Financial Information |
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
| Section 7 | Regulation FD |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 22, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Amendment, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
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.
| Section 9 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2026, among The GEO Group, Inc. and GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., as borrowers, Citizens Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, the other loan parties thereto and the other lender parties thereto. | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by The GEO Group, Inc. on January 22, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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.
| January 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Mark J. Suchinski | ||||
| Date | Mark J. Suchinski | |||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||