The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) ("GEO") announced today the tax treatment of its 2014 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, 2014. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of GEO distributions.

Common Stock

(CUSIP # 36159R103 through June 27, 2014 and CUSIP # 36162J106 beginning June 30, 2014)

                Ordinary Dividends       Capital Gains        
CUSIP  

Record
Date

 

Payment
Date

 

Total
Dividends

  Total   Qualified (1)  

Non-
Qualified

  Total  

Unrecaptured
Section 1250

  Long Term  

Nondividend
Distributions (2)

36159R103   3/3/2014   3/14/2014   $ 0.5700000     $ 0.4602428     $ 0.0448272     $ 0.4154156     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 0.1097572  
36159R103   5/15/2014   5/27/2014   $ 0.5700000     $ 0.4602428     $ 0.0448272     $ 0.4154156     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 0.1097572  
36162J106   8/18/2014   8/29/2014   $ 0.5700000     $ 0.4602428     $ 0.0448272     $ 0.4154156     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 0.1097572  
36162J106   11/17/2014   11/26/2014   $ 0.6200000     $ 0.5006150     $ 0.0487594     $ 0.4518556     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 0.1193850  
                   
Totals $ 2.3300000     $ 1.8813435     $ 0.1832411     $ 1.6981024     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 0.4486565  
 
Percentage 100 % 80.74436 % 7.86443 % 72.87993 % 0.00000 % 0.00000 % 0.00000 % 19.25564 %
 
 
(1) The amount constitutes a "Qualified Dividend", as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
(2) The amount constitutes a "Return of Capital", as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.

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, community reentry, and electronic monitoring 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 98 facilities totaling approximately 79,000 beds, including projects under development, with a growing workforce of approximately 18,000 professionals.