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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 17, 2022, The GEO Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the expiration and the final tender results of the previously announced exchange offers and consent solicitations by the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
On August 17, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing that it successfully received the required participation and/or consents of its secured and unsecured creditors to close the previously announced transactions to comprehensively address the substantial majority of GEO’s outstanding debt previously scheduled to mature in 2023, 2024 and 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 17, 2022. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated August 17, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Date 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.
| THE GEO GROUP, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Brian R. Evans | |||||
| Brian R. Evans | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Date: August 23, 2022
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