UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 13, 2007
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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65-0043078 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700, Boca Raton, Florida
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33487 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing 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 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 13, 2007, The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) completed a second amendment to its senior
secured credit facility through the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”) (“Amendment No. 2 to the
Credit Agreement “), between GEO, as Borrower, certain of GEO’s subsidiaries, as Grantors, and BNP
Paribas, as Lender and as Administrative Agent.
The amendment, which was completed in connection with the syndication of GEO’s $365 million
7-year term loan, primarily incorporated revisions requested by members of the syndicate, most of which were technical in nature. Under the terms of the Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, any hedge obligation of GEO to any member of the syndicate or any affiliate of any member of the syndicate under any hedge agreement entered into in connection with the Credit Agreement is required to be secured by the Collateral
(as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement).
Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2 — Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information contained in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of February 13, 2007, between The GEO Group, Inc., as
Borrower, certain of GEO’s subsidiaries, as Grantors, and BNP
Paribas, as Lender and as Administrative Agent |
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