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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;3, 2010</B></DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>THE GEO GROUP, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>65-0043078</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>One Park Place, Suite&nbsp;700,</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>33487-8242</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>621 NW 53</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>rd</b></SUP><b> Street, Boca Raton, Florida</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>John J. Bulfin, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
One Park Place, Suite&nbsp;700<BR>
621 Northwest 53</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>rd</b></SUP><b> Street<BR>
Boca Raton, Florida 33487-8242</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>(561)&nbsp;893-0101</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>With a copy to:</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Jose Gordo, Esq.<BR>
Esther L. Moreno, Esq.<BR>
Akerman Senterfitt<BR>
One Southeast Third Avenue, 25</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>th</b></SUP><b> Floor<BR>
Miami, Florida 33131<BR>
(305)&nbsp;374-5600</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 4pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3,000,000 shares and related preferred share purchase rights</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$21.87</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$65,610,000(3)</TD>
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    <TD>Each share of GEO common stock issued by the registrant includes one preferred share purchase
right (the &#147;Right&#148;), which initially attaches to and trades with the shares of the
registrant&#146;s common stock being registered hereby. The terms of the Rights are described in
the Rights Agreement, dated as of October&nbsp;9, 2003, included as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2003.
Prior to the occurrence of certain events, none of which has occurred as of the date of this
Registration Statement, the Rights will not be exercisable or separable from the common stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), based upon the average of the high and low sales prices per
share of the Registrant&#146;s common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August&nbsp;30,
2010.</TD>
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    <TD>Also registered hereby are such additional and indeterminate number of shares of common stock
as may become issuable under the Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive
Plan as a result of adjustments resulting from certain events of recapitalization as provided
for in the Plan, including, but not limited to, forward or reverse stock splits.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 4pt"><B>The Registration Statement will become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule&nbsp;462(a)
under the Securities Act.</B>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;29, 2009, the shareholders of The GEO Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) approved amendments
to the Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) to, among
other things, increase the number of shares of common stock subject to awards under the Plan by
1,000,000 shares from 1,400,000 to 2,400,000. On August&nbsp;12, 2010, the shareholders of the Company
approved amendments to the Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares of common
stock subject to awards under the Plan by 2,000,000 shares from 2,400,000 to 4,400,000. The
Company is filing this Registration Statement to register the additional 3,000,000 shares of common
stock available for grant under the Plan as a result of these amendments.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;3, 2007, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (Registration No.&nbsp;333-142589) (the &#147;Earlier Registration Statement&#148;)
registering the same class of securities registered hereunder available for grant under the Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Earlier Registration Statement
are incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by
the information set forth herein.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement
will be sent or given to all persons who participate in the Plan as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). These documents are not required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the
Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, other than
information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form 8-K:
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;3, 2010,
filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2010, and the portions of the Company&#146;s proxy
statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A for the Company&#146;s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed
with the SEC on March&nbsp;24, 2010 that are incorporated by reference therein;</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
April&nbsp;4, 2010, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2010, and for the quarterly period
ended July&nbsp;4, 2010, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;5, 2010, February&nbsp;26, 2010, April&nbsp;20, 2010, May&nbsp;11, 2010, July&nbsp;22, 2010,
August&nbsp;10, 2010, August&nbsp;18, 2010 and August&nbsp;27, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4)</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s description of its common stock and related rights thereto
contained in its Registration Statements on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;27, 1994, Form 8-A/A, as filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2003, and Form
8-A, as filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2003, and any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition, all documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Florida Business Corporation Act</I>. Section&nbsp;607.0850(1) of the Florida Business Corporation Act,
referred to as the FBCA, provides that a Florida corporation, such as the Registrant, shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by,
or in the right of, the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, or other enterprise against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding,
including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;607.0850(2) of the FBCA provides that a Florida corporation shall have the power to
indemnify any person, who was or is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation
to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding,
in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to
conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
proceeding, including any appeal thereof. Such indemnification shall be authorized if such person
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this
subsection in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such proceeding was
brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;607.0850 of the FBCA further provides that: (i)&nbsp;to the extent that a director, officer,
employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
proceeding referred to in subsection (1)&nbsp;or subsection (2), or in defense of any claim, issue, or
matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or her in connection therewith; (ii)&nbsp;indemnification provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;607.0850 is
not exclusive; and (iii)&nbsp;the corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted
against him or her or incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against
such liabilities under Section&nbsp;607.0850.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section&nbsp;607.0850(7) of the FBCA provides that indemnification or
advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any director, officer, employee or
agent if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her actions, or omissions
to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (i)&nbsp;a violation of the
criminal law, unless the director, officer employee or agent had reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (ii)
a transaction from which the director, officer, employee or agent derived an improper personal
benefit; (iii)&nbsp;in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the liability provisions
regarding unlawful distributions are applicable; or (iv)&nbsp;willful misconduct or a conscious
disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a
shareholder.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Section&nbsp;607.0831 of the FBCA provides that a director of a Florida corporation is not personally
liable for monetary damages to the corporation or any other person for any statement, vote,
decision, or failure to act, regarding corporate management or policy, by a director, unless: (i)
the director breached or failed to perform his or her duties as a director; and (ii)&nbsp;the director&#146;s
breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes: (A)&nbsp;a violation of criminal law, unless
the director had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (B)&nbsp;a
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or
indirectly; (C)&nbsp;a circumstance under which the liability provisions regarding unlawful
distributions are applicable; (D)&nbsp;in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure
a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best
interest of the corporation, or willful misconduct; or (E)&nbsp;in a proceeding by or in the right of
someone other than the corporation or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or omission which was
committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful
disregard of human rights, safety, or property.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Bylaws</I>. The Company&#146;s bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify every person who was or is a
party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent, or is or was serving at the request of GEO as a director,
officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding (except in such cases involving gross negligence or willful
misconduct), in the performance of their duties to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Such indemnification may, in the discretion of GEO&#146;s board of directors, include advances of his or
her expenses in advance of final disposition subject to the provisions of applicable law. GEO&#146;s
bylaws further provide that such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any right to
which any director, officer, employee, or agent or controlling shareholder of GEO may be entitled
to as a matter of law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Akerman Senterfitt.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.45</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Akerman Senterfitt (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages to the Registration
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    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
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    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;</TD>
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    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">iii.</TD>
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    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">provided, however, that: paragraphs (1)i and (1)ii do not apply if the Registration Statement is
on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
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    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
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    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
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    <TD>That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a</TD>
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    <TD>court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Boca Raton, State of Florida, on September&nbsp;3, 2010.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">THE GEO GROUP, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Brian R. Evans&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Brian R. Evans&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" nowrap>Senior Vice President &#038; Chief Financial
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Brian R. Evans and John J. Bulfin his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement
and any related Rule 462(b) registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact or his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ George C. Zoley
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board &#038;
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">September 3, 2010</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice President &#038;<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">September 3, 2010</TD>
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Accounting Officer and
Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
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President and Chief
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE GEO GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
65-0043078
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
One Park Place, Suite 700,
33487-8242
621 NW 53
rd
Street, Boca Raton, Florida
(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
John J. Bulfin, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
One Park Place, Suite 700
621 Northwest 53
rd
Street
Boca Raton, Florida 33487-8242
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(561) 893-0101
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Jose Gordo, Esq.
Esther L. Moreno, Esq.
Akerman Senterfitt
One Southeast Third Avenue, 25
th
Floor
Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 374-5600
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of Registration Fee
be Registered
Registered
(1)
Share
(2)
Price
(2)
(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
3,000,000 shares and related preferred share purchase rights
$21.87
$65,610,000(3)
$4,678
(1)
Each share of GEO common stock issued by the registrant includes one preferred share purchase
right (the "Right"), which initially attaches to and trades with the shares of the
registrant's common stock being registered hereby. The terms of the Rights are described in
the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2003, included as Exhibit 4.3 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2003.
Prior to the occurrence of certain events, none of which has occurred as of the date of this
Registration Statement, the Rights will not be exercisable or separable from the common stock.
(2)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), based upon the average of the high and low sales prices per
share of the Registrant's common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on August 30,
2010.
(3)
Also registered hereby are such additional and indeterminate number of shares of common stock
as may become issuable under the Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive
Plan as a result of adjustments resulting from certain events of recapitalization as provided
for in the Plan, including, but not limited to, forward or reverse stock splits.
The Registration Statement will become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a)
under the Securities Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-10.45
EX-23.2
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On April 29, 2009, the shareholders of The GEO Group, Inc. (the "Company") approved amendments
to the Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to, among
other things, increase the number of shares of common stock subject to awards under the Plan by
1,000,000 shares from 1,400,000 to 2,400,000. On August 12, 2010, the shareholders of the Company
approved amendments to the Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares of common
stock subject to awards under the Plan by 2,000,000 shares from 2,400,000 to 4,400,000. The
Company is filing this Registration Statement to register the additional 3,000,000 shares of common
stock available for grant under the Plan as a result of these amendments.
On May 3, 2007, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-142589) (the "Earlier Registration Statement")
registering the same class of securities registered hereunder available for grant under the Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Earlier Registration Statement
are incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by
the information set forth herein.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement
will be sent or given to all persons who participate in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). These documents are not required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, other than
information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K:
1)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2010,
filed with the Commission on February 22, 2010, and the portions of the Company's proxy
statement on Schedule 14A for the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed
with the SEC on March 24, 2010 that are incorporated by reference therein;
2)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
April 4, 2010, filed with the Commission on May 14, 2010, and for the quarterly period
ended July 4, 2010, filed with the Commission on August 13, 2010;
3)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
February 5, 2010, February 26, 2010, April 20, 2010, May 11, 2010, July 22, 2010,
August 10, 2010, August 18, 2010 and August 27, 2010; and
4)
The Company's description of its common stock and related rights thereto
contained in its Registration Statements on Form 8-A, as filed with the Commission on
June 27, 1994, Form 8-A/A, as filed with the Commission on October 30, 2003, and Form
8-A, as filed with the Commission on October 30, 2003, and any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.
In addition, all documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Florida Business Corporation Act
. Section 607.0850(1) of the Florida Business Corporation Act,
referred to as the FBCA, provides that a Florida corporation, such as the Registrant, shall have
the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by,
or in the right of, the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, or other enterprise against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding,
including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.
Section 607.0850(2) of the FBCA provides that a Florida corporation shall have the power to
indemnify any person, who was or is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation
to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding,
in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to
conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
proceeding, including any appeal thereof. Such indemnification shall be authorized if such person
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this
subsection in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such proceeding was
brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
Section 607.0850 of the FBCA further provides that: (i) to the extent that a director, officer,
employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
proceeding referred to in subsection (1) or subsection (2), or in defense of any claim, issue, or
matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or her in connection therewith; (ii) indemnification provided pursuant to Section 607.0850 is
not exclusive; and (iii) the corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted
against him or her or incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against
such liabilities under Section 607.0850.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 607.0850(7) of the FBCA provides that indemnification or
advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any director, officer, employee or
agent if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her actions, or omissions
to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (i) a violation of the
criminal law, unless the director, officer employee or agent had reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (ii)
a transaction from which the director, officer, employee or agent derived an improper personal
benefit; (iii) in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the liability provisions
regarding unlawful distributions are applicable; or (iv) willful misconduct or a conscious
disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a proceeding by or in the right of a
shareholder.
Section 607.0831 of the FBCA provides that a director of a Florida corporation is not personally
liable for monetary damages to the corporation or any other person for any statement, vote,
decision, or failure to act, regarding corporate management or policy, by a director, unless: (i)
the director breached or failed to perform his or her duties as a director; and (ii) the director's
breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes: (A) a violation of criminal law, unless
the director had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; (B) a
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transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or
indirectly; (C) a circumstance under which the liability provisions regarding unlawful
distributions are applicable; (D) in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure
a judgment in its favor or by or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best
interest of the corporation, or willful misconduct; or (E) in a proceeding by or in the right of
someone other than the corporation or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or omission which was
committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful
disregard of human rights, safety, or property.
Bylaws
. The Company's bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify every person who was or is a
party or is or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent, or is or was serving at the request of GEO as a director,
officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding (except in such cases involving gross negligence or willful
misconduct), in the performance of their duties to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Such indemnification may, in the discretion of GEO's board of directors, include advances of his or
her expenses in advance of final disposition subject to the provisions of applicable law. GEO's
bylaws further provide that such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any right to
which any director, officer, employee, or agent or controlling shareholder of GEO may be entitled
to as a matter of law.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Akerman Senterfitt.
10.45
Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
23.1
Consent of Akerman Senterfitt (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages to the Registration
Statement).
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Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
i.
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
ii.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement;
iii.
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that: paragraphs (1)i and (1)ii do not apply if the Registration Statement is
on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(5)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
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court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Boca Raton, State of Florida, on September 3, 2010.
THE GEO GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Brian R. Evans
Name:
Brian R. Evans
Title:
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Brian R. Evans and John J. Bulfin his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement
and any related Rule 462(b) registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact or his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title(s)
Date
/s/ George C. Zoley
Chairman of the Board &
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 3, 2010
George C. Zoley
/s/ Brian R. Evans
Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
September 3, 2010
Brian R. Evans
/s/ Ronald A. Brack
Vice President, Chief
Accounting Officer and
Controller
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
September 3, 2010
Ronald A. Brack
/s/ Wayne H. Calabrese
Vice Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Operating Officer
September 3, 2010
Wayne H. Calabrese
/s/ Clarence E. Anthony
Clarence E. Anthony
Director
September 3, 2010
/s/ Norman A. Carlson
Director
September 3, 2010
Norman A. Carlson
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Signature
Title(s)
Date
/s/ Anne N. Foreman
Director
September 3, 2010
Anne N. Foreman
/s/ Richard H. Glanton
Director
September 3, 2010
Richard H. Glanton
/s/ Christopher C. Wheeler
Director
September 3, 2010
Christopher C. Wheeler
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Akerman Senterfitt.
10.45
Amended and Restated The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
23.1
Consent of Akerman Senterfitt (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature pages to the Registration Statement).