Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Dominicis Jorge A
  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, Residential Treatment Svc
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700, 621 NW 53RD STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/11/2012
(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
Common Stock 12/11/2012   M   16,000 A $ 7.83 26,367 D  
Common Stock 12/11/2012   M   8,000 A $ 16.69 34,367 D  
Common Stock 12/11/2012   S   24,000 (1) D $ 29.1602 (2) 10,367 D  
Restricted Stock               59,519 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 Option $ 7.83 12/11/2012   M     16,000 05/03/2004 05/03/2014 Common Stock 16,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option $ 16.69 12/11/2012   M     8,000 10/30/2008 10/30/2018 Common Stock 8,000 $ 0 2,000 D  
Stock Option $ 21.07             10/28/2009 10/28/2019 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Stock Option $ 24.61             03/01/2011 03/01/2021 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Dominicis Jorge A
ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700
621 NW 53RD STREET
BOCA RATON, FL 33487
      SVP, Residential Treatment Svc  

Signatures

 /s/ John J. Bulfin, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jorge A. Dominicis   12/13/2012
**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 reporting person will use all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the securities to finance the reporting person's equity participation in GEO Care Holdings LLC, an entity formed by members of The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO") and GEO Care, Inc.'s management teams (the "MBO Group"), in connection with the previously announced acquisition by the MBO Group of certain health care facility management contracts (the "GEO Care Business") from GEO. The MBO Group's acquisition of the GEO Care Business is related to GEO's announcement that it will take all necessary steps to prepare GEO to operate in compliance with the REIT rules beginning January 1, 2013. The transaction is expected to close on or before December 31, 2012.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.15 to $29.2075, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide GEO, any security holder of GEO, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

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