---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-24-012872"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CXW"
cik: "0001070985"
company_name: "CoreCivic, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T22:46:38.723573+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CoreCivic closes $500M 8.250% notes due 2029; 83.3% of 2026 notes tendered

## Summary
- Issued $500M aggregate principal of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2029; net proceeds ~$490.3M.
- Tender offer for 2026 notes: $494.1M (83.3% of $593.1M) tendered, accepted at $1,043.75 per $1,000 plus accrued interest.
- Net proceeds, plus revolver borrowings or cash, used to repurchase tendered 2026 notes; remaining notes may be redeemed.
- Notes are senior unsecured, guaranteed by subsidiaries; covenants limit incurrence of debt, dividends, and liens.
- Interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15; redeemable at make-whole before April 15, 2026, then at step-down prices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-24-012872
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CXW
- cik: 0001070985
- company_name: CoreCivic, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000114036124012872/0001140361-24-012872-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000114036124012872/ny20022920x7_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-012872.txt

## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  CoreCivic, Inc. incurred senior notes of $500 million aggregate principal amount with Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as trustee at 8.250% maturing April 15, 2029.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $500 million aggregate principal amount
  - Counterparty: Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as trustee
  - Rate: 8.250%
  - Maturity: April 15, 2029
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: On March 12, 2024, CoreCivic, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), completed the previously announced public offering (the “Notes Offering”) of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the “Notes”), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by the Guarantors (as defined below) (the “Guarantees”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000114036124012872/0001140361-24-012872-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  CoreCivic, Inc. entered into Base Indenture with Equiniti Trust Company, LLC valued at $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (effective 2024-03-12).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: notes offering
  - Counterparty: Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
  - Value: $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029
  - Effective: 2024-03-12
  source text: On March 12, 2024, CoreCivic, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), completed the previously announced public offering (the “Notes Offering”) of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the “Notes”), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by the Guarantors (as defined below) (the “Guarantees”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000114036124012872/0001140361-24-012872-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  CoreCivic, Inc. entered into Supplemental Indenture with Equiniti Trust Company, LLC and the subsidiary guarantors set forth therein valued at $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (effective 2024-03-12).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: notes offering
  - Counterparty: Equiniti Trust Company, LLC and the subsidiary guarantors set forth therein
  - Value: $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2029
  - Effective: 2024-03-12
  source text: the supplemental indenture dated as of March 12, 2024 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Trustee, and the subsidiary guarantors set forth therein (the “Guarantors”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070985/000114036124012872/0001140361-24-012872-index.htm

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