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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 * BULFIN JOHN J   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 & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700, 621 NW 53RD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2013 (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               24,768 (1) D   Common Stock 03/01/2013   M   4,000 A $ 5.26 96,263 (2) D   Common Stock 03/13/2013   S   4,000 (3) D $ 34.2716 92,263 (2) 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

$ 5.26 (4)

03/01/2013

M

4,000

08/05/2004

08/05/2014

Common Stock

4,000

$ 5.26

12,750 (4)

D

Stock Option

$ 14.44 (4)

10/30/2008

10/30/2018

Common Stock

5,780

5,780 (4)

D

Stock Option

$ 18.23 (4)

10/28/2009

10/28/2019

Common Stock

8,670

8,670 (4)

D

Stock Option

$ 21.29 (4)

03/01/2011

03/01/2021

Common Stock

8,670

8,670 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BULFIN JOHN J ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700 621 NW 53RD STREET BOCA RATON, FL 33487			SVP & General Counsel

Signatures

John J. Bulfin		03/05/2013
**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 prior vesting of 37,692 shares of restricted stock. Additionally, the reporting person received 4,028 shares of GEO restricted stock pursuant to the special dividend paid on December 31, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 12, 2012.
(2)	The amount of shares reflects the prior vesting of 37,692 shares of restricted stock. Additionally, the reporting person received 18,071 shares of GEO common stock pursuant to the special dividend paid on December 31, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 12, 2012.
(3)	The proceeds from this sale were used by Mr. Bulfin solely to pay the taxes associated with the March 1, 2013 vesting of 5,760 shares of restricted stock.
(4)	The exercise prices and the amount of shares covered by these stock option grants were adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilutive provisions of GEO's equtiy incentive plans as a result of the stock portion of the special dividend paid by GEO on December 31,2012.

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