THE GEO GROUP, INC. FORM 8-K
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 11, 2005

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)
Identification No.) 		  (IRS Employer
     
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

(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

     Mr. G. Fred DiBona, Jr., a member of the board of directors of The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) since May 2002, died on January 11, 2005, after a battle with cancer. Mr. DiBona served as the Chairman of the GEO board’s Audit & Finance Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. DiBona also served as a member of the GEO board’s Executive Committee, Corporate Planning Committee and Independent Committee. GEO expects to appoint a new independent director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. DiBona’s death in the near future.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

     None.

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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.
 		  
January 18, 2005  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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