Ragsdale Daniel H. 4

What Happened

• Daniel H. Ragsdale, Senior Vice President, Contract Administration & Compliance at GEO Group (GEO), surrendered 812 shares of GEO common stock on March 6, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding tied to the vesting of restricted stock. The shares were valued at $14.35 each, totaling $11,652.
• This was not an open-market sale signaling sentiment but a routine tax-withholding disposition following the vesting of restricted shares (a common administrative transaction).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 6, 2026 — 812 shares at $14.35 per share (total $11,652).
• Transaction type/code: F — shares surrendered to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock.
• Vesting context: Footnote indicates 3,333 restricted shares vested on March 6, 2026 (one-third of a grant made March 3, 2025); 812 shares were surrendered to cover taxes related to that vesting.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed March 10, 2026. This filing date is the two-business-day deadline after the March 6 transaction and is therefore timely.

Context

• This was a tax-withholding disposition (not a discretionary sale). Such transactions are routine when restricted stock vests and do not necessarily indicate insider views on the company’s stock price.