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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * EVANS BRIAN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GEO GROUP INC [GEO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700, 621 NW 53RD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2018 (Street) BOCA RATON, FL 33487 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Restricted Stock 03/01/2018   D   839 (1) D $ 0 63,750 (2) (3) D   Common Stock 03/01/2018   F   5,795 (4) D $ 21.3 68,105 (2) (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 12.15 (5)

10/28/2013

10/28/2019

Common Stock

3,468 (6)

3,468

D

Stock Options

$ 14.19 (7)

03/01/2015

03/01/2021

Common Stock

10,404 (8)

10,404

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EVANS BRIAN ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700 621 NW 53RD STREET BOCA RATON, FL 33487			SVP, Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/John J. Bulfin, as Attorney-in-Fact for Brian R. Evans		03/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The amount of shares reflects the forfeiture of 839 shares of restricted stock based on the results of the performance based metrics of the restricted stock during the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017.
(2)	The amount of shares has been adjusted to reflect the March 1, 2018 vesting of 17,911 shares of restricted stock.
(3)	On April 24, 2017, the common stock of The GEO Group, Inc. split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of (i) 18,663 additional shares common stock and (ii) 27,500 additional shares of restricted stock.
(4)	These shares were surrendered in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock.
(5)	On April 24, 2017, the common stock of The GEO Group, Inc. split 3-for-2 resulting in the reporting person's stock option price being reduced by $6.08.
(6)	On April 24, 2017, the common stock of The GEO Group, Inc. split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 1,156 additional stock options.
(7)	On April 24, 2017, the common stock of The GEO Group, Inc. split 3-for-2 resulting in the reporting person's stock option price being reduced by $7.10.
(8)	On April 24, 2017, the common stock of The GEO Group, Inc. split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 3,468 additional stock options.

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