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The GEO Group Announces Tax Treatment of 2013 Dividends

January 22, 2014

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) ("GEO") announced today the tax treatment of its 2013 dividend distributions.

The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of distributions paid to shareholders, presented on a per share basis, during the calendar year ended December 31, 2013. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of GEO distributions.

Common Stock (CUSIP # 36159R103)

            Ordinary Dividends   Capital Gains    

Record
Date

 

Payment
Date

 

Distribution
Per Share

  Total   Qualified  

Non-
Qualified

  Total   Unrecaptured Section 1250   Long Term  

Nondividend
Distributions (1)

2/15/2013   3/1/2013   $ 0.5000000     $ 0.5000000     $ 0.1551057     $ 0.3448943     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
5/20/2013   6/3/2013     0.5000000       0.5000000       0.1551057       0.3448943       -       -       -       -  
8/19/2013   8/29/2013     0.5000000       0.5000000       0.1551057       0.3448943       -       -       -       -  
11/14/2013   11/26/2013     0.5500000       0.5500000       0.1706163       0.3793837       -       -       -       -  
                                     
    Totals   $ 2.0500000     $ 2.0500000     $ 0.6359334     $ 1.4140666     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                     
    Percentage     100.0 %     100.0 %     31.0 %     69.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
                                     
(1) Typically represents a return of capital.

About The GEO Group, Inc.

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is the first fully integrated equity real estate investment trust specializing in the design, financing, development, and operation of correctional, detention, and community reentry facilities around the globe. GEO is the world's leading provider of diversified correctional, detention, and community reentry services to government agencies worldwide with operations in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO's worldwide operations include the ownership and/or management of 95 facilities totaling approximately 73,000 beds with a growing workforce of approximately 18,000 professionals.

 

The GEO Group, Inc.
Pablo E. Paez, 1-866-301-4436
Vice President, Corporate Relations

Source: The GEO Group, Inc.