SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Reported): February 8, 2006
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.) |
| 621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700, Boca Raton, Florida | 33487 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | (561) 893-0101
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
On February 8, 2006, William M. Murphy resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board of
Directors”) of The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”). Prior to his resignation, Mr. Murphy served on the
Audit & Finance Committee and the Corporate Planning Committee of the Board of Directors.
On February 13, 2006, the Board of Directors appointed John M. Palms, Ph.D., to the Board of
Directors in order to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Murphy’s resignation. Mr. Palms was also
appointed to serve on the Audit & Finance Committee and the Corporate Planning Committee of the
Board of Directors. There are no transactions between GEO and Mr. Palms requiring disclosure
pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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. |
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| February 14, 2006 | By: | /s/ John G. O’Rourke | ||||
| Date | John G. O’Rourke | |||||
| Senior Vice President -- Finance and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized signatory) |
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