GEO Group annual meeting: all directors elected; say-on-pay passes with ~28% opposed

GEO GROUP INC

Seven directors elected; Jack Brewer received 20.2M against votes (21.5% of votes cast).
Grant Thornton LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with 105.9M for, 783k against.
Non-binding advisory say-on-pay approved: 67.2M for, 26.7M against (28.4% opposed).
Broker non-votes totaled 12.7M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

Key facts

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GEO GROUP INC shareholders approved Election of seven directors for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. at the 2026-04-28 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-04-28

Exact text from the filing

1. All of the Board’s director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Thomas C. Bartzokis 93,380,529 629,438 57,143 12,704,454 Jack Brewer 73,801,028 20,200,389 65,693 12,704,454 Donna Arduin Kauranen 93,401,803 578,669 86,638 12,704,454 Scott M. Kernan 93,291,384 717,695 58,031 12,704,454 Lindsay L. Koren 93,199,735 788,652 78,723 12,704,454 Julie Myers Wood 89,794,018 4,212,934 60,158 12,704,454 George C. Zoley 92,434,807 1,538,534 93,769 12,704,454

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GEO GROUP INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. at the 2026-04-28 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-04-28

Exact text from the filing

3. The shareholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of GEO’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below: For: 67,226,927 Against: 26,715,413 Abstain: 124,770 Broker Non-Votes: 12,704,454

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GEO GROUP INC shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accountants for the 2026 fiscal year. at the 2026-04-28 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-04-28

Exact text from the filing

2. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as GEO’s independent registered public accountants for the 2026 fiscal year was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below: For: 105,876,959 Against: 783,626 Abstain: 110,979 Broker Non-Votes: 0

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