EX-10.1











Exhibit
10.1




 




    AMENDED AND
    RESTATED

    

    THE GEO GROUP, INC.

    2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

    

    April 29, 2009



 


		
	
    1.  
	
    ESTABLISHMENT,
    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM




 



    The GEO Group, Inc., a Florida corporation originally
    established The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,
    effective May 4, 2006, authorizing the issuance of
    300,000 shares of Common Stock. Since the adoption of the
    Plan, through amendments to the Plan and two stock splits
    effectuated by GEO, the Plan has been amended to authorize the
    issuance of 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock. Subject to
    the approval by the shareholders of GEO in accordance with the
    laws of the State of Florida on April 29, 2009, the Plan is
    hereby amended and restated to authorize an additional
    1,000,0000 shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to
    the Plan and to make certain other amendments to the Plan,
    including a clarification the definition of a Change in Control
    to reflect how such term has been interpreted by the Committee.
    Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 15(k) hereof,
    the Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the
    Effective Date. Capitalized terms used herein are defined in
    Annex A attached hereto.



 


		
	
    2.  
	
    PURPOSE




 



    The purpose of the Plan is to enable GEO to attract, retain,
    reward and motivate Eligible Individuals by providing them with
    an opportunity to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in
    GEO and to incentivize them to expend maximum effort for the
    growth and success of the Company, so as to strengthen the
    mutuality of the interests between the Eligible Individuals and
    the shareholders of GEO.



 


		
	
    3.  
	
    ELIGIBILITY




 



    Awards may be granted under the Plan to any Eligible Individual,
    as determined by the Committee from time to time, on the basis
    of their importance to the business of the Company pursuant to
    the terms of the Plan.



 


		
	
    4.  
	
    ADMINISTRATION




 



    (a) Committee.  The Plan
    shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have the
    full power and authority to take all actions, and to make all
    determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and
    provisions of the Plan deemed by the Committee to be necessary
    or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, any Award
    granted or any Award Agreement entered into hereunder. The
    Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or
    reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award
    Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem
    expedient to carry the Plan into effect as it may determine in
    its sole discretion. The decisions by the Committee shall be
    final, conclusive and binding with respect to the interpretation
    and administration of the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement
    entered into under the Plan.



 



    (b) Delegation to Officers or
    Employees.  The Committee may designate
    officers or employees of the Company to assist the Committee in
    the administration of the Plan. The Committee may delegate
    authority to officers or employees of the Company to grant
    Awards and execute Award Agreements or other documents on behalf
    of the Committee in connection with the administration of the
    Plan, subject to whatever limitations or restrictions the
    Committee may impose and in accordance with applicable law.



 



    (c) Designation of
    Advisors.  The Committee may designate
    professional advisors to assist the Committee in the
    administration of the Plan. The Committee may employ such legal
    counsel, consultants, and agents as it may deem desirable for
    the administration of the Plan and may rely upon any advice and
    any computation received from any




    

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    such counsel, consultant, or agent. The Company shall pay all
    expenses and costs incurred by the Committee for the engagement
    of any such counsel, consultant, or agent.



 



    (d) Participants Outside the
    U.S.  In order to conform with the
    provisions of local laws and regulations in foreign countries in
    which the Company operates, the Committee shall have the sole
    discretion to (i) modify the terms and conditions of the
    Awards granted under the Plan to Eligible Individuals located
    outside the United States; (ii) establish subplans with
    such modifications as may be necessary or advisable under the
    circumstances present by local laws and regulations; and
    (iii) take any action which it deems advisable to comply
    with or otherwise reflect any necessary governmental regulatory
    procedures, or to obtain any exemptions or approvals necessary
    with respect to the Plan or any subplan established hereunder.



 



    (e) Liability and
    Indemnification.  No Covered Individual
    shall be liable for any action or determination made in good
    faith with respect to the Plan, any Award granted hereunder or
    any Award Agreement entered into hereunder. The Company shall,
    to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and the
    Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of GEO, indemnify and hold
    harmless each Covered Individual against any cost or expense
    (including reasonable attorney fees reasonably acceptable to the
    Company) or liability (including any amount paid in settlement
    of a claim with the approval of the Company), and amounts
    advanced to such Covered Individual necessary to pay the
    foregoing at the earliest time and to the fullest extent
    permitted, arising out of any act or omission to act in
    connection with the Plan, any Award granted hereunder or any
    Award Agreement entered into hereunder. Such indemnification
    shall be in addition to any rights of indemnification such
    individuals may have under applicable law or under the Articles
    of Incorporation or Bylaws of GEO. Notwithstanding anything else
    herein, this indemnification will not apply to the actions or
    determinations made by a Covered Individual with regard to
    Awards granted to such Covered Individual under the Plan or
    arising out of such Covered Individual’s own fraud or bad
    faith.



 


		
	
    5.  
	
    SHARES OF COMMON
    STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN




 



    (a) Shares Available for
    Awards.  The Common Stock that may be
    issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be
    treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares of the Common
    Stock. The total number of shares of Common Stock that may be
    issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall be the
    sum of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand (2,400,000) shares.



 



    (b) Maximum Shares Issuable During a Fiscal
    Year.  The maximum number of shares of
    Common Stock that may be issued under all Awards granted in a
    fiscal year shall not exceed three percent (3%) of GEO’s
    maximum authorized and outstanding shares of Common Stock at any
    time during said fiscal year; provided, however, that
    (i) such limitation shall not include any substitute grants
    made in settlement of any awards under any other plan sponsored
    by GEO or substitute grants or equity assumed in connection with
    a corporate transaction, and (ii) any shares of Common
    Stock repurchased or redeemed by GEO after any Awards have been
    made which have been authorized by the Board shall nevertheless
    be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of calculating whether
    there has been a violation of this Section 5(b).



 



    (c) Certain Limitations on Specific Types of
    Awards.  The granting of Awards under this
    Plan shall be subject to the following limitations:



 


			
	 	    (i) 
	
    With respect to the shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to
    this Section, a maximum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand
    (1,200,000) of such shares may be subject to grants of Incentive
    Stock Options;

	 
	 	    (ii) 
	
    With respect to the shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to
    this Section, a maximum of One Million Eighty Three Thousand
    (1,083,000) of such shares may be issued in connection with
    Awards, other than Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights,
    that are settled in Common Stock;

	 
	 	    (iii) 
	
    With respect to the shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to
    this Section, a maximum of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000)
    of such shares may be subject to grants of Options or Stock
    Appreciation Rights to any one Eligible Individual during any
    one fiscal year;

	 
	 	    (iv) 
	
    With respect to the shares of Common Stock reserved pursuant to
    this Section, a maximum of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000)
    of such shares may be subject to grants of Performance Shares,





    

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    Restricted Stock, and Awards of Common Stock to any one Eligible
    Individual during any one fiscal year; and




 


			
	 	    (v) 
	
    The maximum value at Grant Date of grants of Performance Units
    which may be granted to any one Eligible Individual during any
    one fiscal year shall be $1,000,000.




 



    (d) Reduction of Shares Available for
    Awards.  Upon the granting of an Award,
    the number of shares of Common Stock available under this
    Section hereof for the granting of further Awards shall be
    reduced as follows:



 


			
	 	    (i) 
	
    In connection with the granting of an Option or Stock
    Appreciation Right, the number of shares of Common Stock shall
    be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
    the Option or Stock Appreciation Right;

	 
	 	    (ii) 
	
    In connection with the granting of an Award that is settled in
    Common Stock, other than the granting of an Option or Stock
    Appreciation Right, the number of shares of Common Stock shall
    be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
    the Award; and

	 
	 	    (iii) 
	
    Awards settled in cash shall not count against the total number
    of shares of Common Stock available to be granted pursuant to
    the Plan.




 



    (e) Cancelled, Forfeited, or Surrendered
    Awards.  Notwithstanding anything to the
    contrary in this Plan, if any Award is cancelled, forfeited or
    terminated for any reason prior to exercise or becoming vested
    in full, the shares of Common Stock that were subject to such
    Award shall, to the extent cancelled, forfeited or terminated,
    immediately become available for future Awards granted under the
    Plan as if said Award had never been granted; provided, however,
    that any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award which is
    cancelled, forfeited or terminated in order to pay the Exercise
    Price, purchase price or any taxes or tax withholdings on an
    Award shall not be available for future Awards granted under the
    Plan.



 



    (f) Recapitalization.  If
    the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or
    decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or
    kind of shares or other securities of GEO by reason of any
    recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, stock split,
    reverse split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, stock
    dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock of GEO
    or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without
    receipt of consideration by GEO occurring after the Effective
    Date, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made
    by the Committee to (i) the aggregate number and kind of
    shares of Common Stock available under the Plan (including, but
    not limited to, the aggregate limits of the number of shares of
    Common Stock described in Sections 5(c)(i) and (ii),
    (ii) the limits on the number of shares of Common Stock
    that may be granted to an Eligible Employee in any one fiscal
    year, (iii) the calculation of the reduction of shares of
    Common Stock available under the Plan, (iv) the number and
    kind of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise (or
    vesting) of outstanding Awards granted under the Plan;
    (v) the Exercise Price of outstanding Options granted under
    the Plan,
    and/or
    (vi) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards
    granted to Non-Employee Directors under Section 10. No
    fractional shares of Common Stock or units of other securities
    shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment under this
    Section 5(f), and any fractions resulting from any such
    adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding downward
    to the nearest whole share or unit. Any adjustments made under
    this Section 5(f) with respect to any Incentive Stock
    Options must be made in accordance with Code Section 424.



 


		
	
    6.  
	
    OPTIONS




 



    (a) Grant of
    Options.  Subject to the terms and
    conditions of the Plan, the Committee may grant to such Eligible
    Individuals as the Committee may determine, Options to purchase
    such number of shares of Common Stock and on such terms and
    conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole and
    absolute discretion. Each grant of an Option shall satisfy the
    requirements set forth in this Section.



 



    (b) Type of Options.  Each
    Option granted under the Plan may be designated by the
    Committee, in its sole discretion, as either (i) an
    Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) a Non-Qualified Stock
    Option. Options designated as Incentive Stock Options that fail
    to continue to meet the requirements of Code Section 422
    shall be re-designated as Non-Qualified Stock Options
    automatically on the date of such failure to continue to meet
    such requirements




    

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    without further action by the Committee. In the absence of any
    designation, Options granted under the Plan will be deemed to be
    Non-Qualified Stock Options.



 



    (c) Exercise Price.  Subject
    to the limitations set forth in the Plan relating to Incentive
    Stock Options, the Exercise Price of an Option shall be fixed by
    the Committee and stated in the respective Award Agreement,
    provided that the Exercise Price of the shares of Common Stock
    subject to such Option may not be less than Fair Market Value of
    such Common Stock on the Grant Date, or if greater, the par
    value of the Common Stock.



 



    (d) Limitation on
    Repricing.  Unless such action is approved
    by GEO’s shareholders in accordance with applicable law:
    (i) no outstanding Option granted under the Plan may be
    amended to provide an Exercise Price that is lower than the
    then-current Exercise Price of such outstanding Option (other
    than adjustments to the Exercise Price pursuant to
    Sections 5(d) and 12); (ii) the Committee may not
    cancel any outstanding Option and grant in substitution
    therefore new Awards under the Plan covering the same or a
    different number of shares of Common Stock and having an
    Exercise Price lower than the then-current Exercise Price of the
    cancelled Option (other than adjustments to the Exercise Price
    pursuant to Sections 5(f) and 12); and (iii) the
    Committee may not authorize the repurchase of an outstanding
    Option which has an Exercise Price that is higher than the
    then-current fair market value of the Common Stock (other than
    adjustments to the Exercise Price pursuant to Sections 5(f)
    and 12).



 



    (e) Limitation on Option
    Period.  Subject to the limitations set
    forth in the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options, Options
    granted under the Plan and all rights to purchase Common Stock
    thereunder shall terminate no later than the tenth anniversary
    of the Grant Date of such Options, or on such earlier date as
    may be stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option. In
    the case of Options expiring prior to the tenth anniversary of
    the Grant Date, the Committee may in its discretion, at any time
    prior to the expiration or termination of said Options, extend
    the term of any such Options for such additional period as it
    may determine, but in no event beyond the tenth anniversary of
    the Grant Date thereof.



 



    (f) Limitations on Incentive Stock
    Options.  Notwithstanding any other
    provisions of the Plan, the following provisions shall apply
    with respect to Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the
    Plan.



 


			
	 	    (i) 
	
    Limitation on Grants.  Incentive
    Stock Options may only be granted to Section 424 Employees.
    The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time such
    Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock
    for which any individual may have Incentive Stock Options which
    first become vested and exercisable in any calendar year (under
    all incentive stock option plans of the Company) shall not
    exceed $100,000. Options granted to such individual in excess of
    the $100,000 limitation, and any Options issued subsequently
    which first become vested and exercisable in the same calendar
    year, shall automatically be treated as Non-Qualified Stock
    Options.

	 
	 	    (ii) 
	
    Minimum Exercise Price.  In no
    event may the Exercise Price of a share of Common Stock subject
    an Incentive Stock Option be less than 100% of the Fair Market
    Value of such share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.




 


			
	 	    (iii) 
	
    Ten
    Percent Shareholder.  Notwithstanding
    any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the case of
    Incentive Stock Options granted to a Section 424 Employee
    who, at the time the Option is granted, owns (after application
    of the rules set forth in Code Section 424(d)) stock possessing
    more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all
    classes of stock of GEO, such Incentive Stock Options
    (i) must have an Exercise Price per share of Common Stock
    that is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value as of the Grant
    Date of a share of Common Stock, and (ii) must not be
    exercisable after the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date.




 



    (g) Vesting Schedule and
    Conditions.  No Options may be exercised
    prior to the satisfaction of the conditions and vesting schedule
    provided for in the Award Agreement relating thereto. Except as
    otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement in its
    sole and absolute discretion, subject to Sections 10, 12
    and 13 of the Plan, Options covered by any Award under this Plan
    that are subject solely to a future service requirement shall
    vest as follows: (i) 20% of the Options subject to an Award
    shall vest immediately upon the Grant Date; and (ii) the
    remaining 80% of the Options subject to an Award shall vest over
    the four-year period immediately following the Grant Date in
    equal annual increments of 20%, with one increment vesting on
    each anniversary date of the Grant Date.




    

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    (h) Exercise.  When the
    conditions to the exercise of an Option have been satisfied, the
    Participant may exercise the Option only in accordance with the
    following provisions. The Participant shall deliver to GEO a
    written notice stating that the Participant is exercising the
    Option and specifying the number of shares of Common Stock which
    are to be purchased pursuant to the Option, and such notice
    shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Exercise Price of
    the shares for which the Option is being exercised, by one or
    more of the methods provided for in the Plan. Said notice must
    be delivered to GEO at its principal office and addressed to the
    attention of John J. Bulfin, General Counsel, The GEO Group
    Inc., 621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700, Boca Raton,
    Florida 33487. An attempt to exercise any Option granted
    hereunder other than as set forth in the Plan shall be invalid
    and of no force and effect.



 



    (i) Payment.  Payment of the
    Exercise Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant
    to the exercise of an Option shall be made by one of the
    following methods:



 


			
	 	    (i) 
	
    by cash, certified or cashier’s check, bank draft or money
    order;

	 
	 	    (ii) 
	
    through the delivery to GEO of shares of Common Stock which have
    been previously owned by the Participant for the requisite
    period necessary to avoid a charge to GEO’s earnings for
    financial reporting purposes; such shares shall be valued, for
    purposes of determining the extent to which the Exercise Price
    has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of
    exercise; without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may
    require the Participant to furnish an opinion of counsel
    acceptable to the Committee to the effect that such delivery
    would not result in GEO incurring any liability under
    Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; or




 


			
	 	    (iii) 
	
    by any other method which the Committee, in its sole and
    absolute discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable
    law, may permit, including, but not limited to, any of the
    following: (A) through a “cashless exercise sale and
    remittance procedure” pursuant to which the Participant
    shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions (1) to
    a brokerage firm approved by the Committee to effect the
    immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to GEO, out of
    the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient
    funds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the
    purchased shares plus all applicable federal, state and local
    income, employment, excise, foreign and other taxes required to
    be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise and
    (2) to GEO to deliver the certificates for the purchased
    shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the
    sale; or (B) by any other method as may be permitted by the
    Committee.




 



    (j) Termination of Employment, Disability or
    Death.  Unless otherwise provided in an
    Award Agreement, upon the termination of the employment or other
    service of a Participant with Company for any reason, all of the
    Participant’s outstanding Options (whether vested or
    unvested) shall be subject to the rules of this paragraph. Upon
    such termination, the Participant’s unvested Options shall
    expire. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary,
    the Committee may provide, in its sole and absolute discretion,
    that following the termination of employment or other service of
    a Participant with the Company for any reason (i) any
    unvested Options held by the Participant that vest solely upon a
    future service requirement shall vest in whole or in part, at
    any time subsequent to such termination of employment or other
    service, and or (ii) a Participant or the
    Participant’s estate, devisee or heir at law (whichever is
    applicable), may exercise an Option, in whole or in part, at any
    time subsequent to such termination of employment or other
    service and prior to the termination of the Option pursuant to
    its terms. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
    temporary absence from employment because of illness, vacation,
    approved leaves of absence or military service shall not
    constitute a termination of employment or other service.



 


			
	 	    (i) 
	
    Termination for Reason Other Than Cause, Disability or
    Death.  If a Participant’s
    termination of employment or other service is for any reason
    other than death, Disability, Cause or a voluntary termination
    within ninety (90) days after occurrence of an event which
    would be grounds for termination of employment or other service
    by the Company for Cause, any Option held by such Participant,
    may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at termination, by
    the Participant at any time within a period not to exceed ninety
    (90) days from the date of such termination, but in no
    event after the termination of the Option pursuant to its terms.

	 
	 	    (ii) 
	
    Disability.  If a
    Participant’s termination of employment or other service
    with the Company is by reason of a Disability of such
    Participant, the Participant shall have the right at any time
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    period not to exceed one (1) year after such termination,
    but in no event after the termination of the Option pursuant to
    its terms, to exercise, in whole or in part, any vested portion
    of the Option held by such Participant at the date of such
    termination; provided, however, that if the Participant dies
    within such period, any vested Option held by such Participant
    upon death shall be exercisable by the Participant’s
    estate, devisee or heir at law (whichever is applicable) for a
    period not to exceed one (1) year after the
    Participant’s death, but in no event after the termination
    of the Option pursuant to its terms.




 


			
	 	    (iii) 
	
    Death.  If a Participant dies
    while in the employment or other service of the Company, the
    Participant’s estate or the devisee named in the
    Participant’s valid last will and testament or the
    Participant’s heir at law who inherits the Option has the
    right, at any time within a period not to exceed one
    (1) year after the date of such Participant’s death,
    but in no event after the termination of the Option pursuant to
    its terms, to exercise, in whole or in part, any portion of the
    vested Option held by such Participant at the date of such
    Participant’s death.




 


			
	 	    (iv) 
	
    Termination for Cause.  In the
    event the termination is for Cause or is a voluntary termination
    within ninety (90) days after occurrence of an event which
    would be grounds for termination of employment or other service
    by the Company for Cause (without regard to any notice or cure
    period requirement), any Option held by the Participant at the
    time of such termination shall be deemed to have terminated and
    expired upon the date of such termination.




 


		
	
    7.  
	
    STOCK
    APPRECIATION RIGHTS




 



    (a) Grant of Stock Appreciation
    Rights.  Subject to the terms and
    conditions of the Plan, the Committee may grant to such Eligible
    Individuals as the Committee may determine, Stock Appreciation
    Rights, in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the
    Committee shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.
    Each grant of a Stock Appreciation Right shall satisfy the
    requirements as set forth in this Section.



 



    (b) Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation
    Rights.  Unless otherwise provided in an
    Award Agreement, the terms and conditions (including, without
    limitation, the limitations on the Exercise Price, exercise
    period, repricing and termination) of the Stock Appreciation
    Right shall be substantially identical (to the extent possible
    taking into account the differences related to the character of
    the Stock Appreciation Right) to the terms and conditions that
    would have been applicable under Section 6 above were the
    grant of the Stock Appreciation Rights a grant of an Option.



 



    (c) Exercise of Stock Appreciation
    Rights.  Stock Appreciation Rights shall
    be exercised by a Participant only by written notice delivered
    to the General Counsel of GEO, specifying the number of shares
    of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation
    Right is being exercised.



 



    (d) Payment of Stock Appreciation
    Right.  Unless otherwise provided in an
    Award Agreement, upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right,
    the Participant or Participant’s estate, devisee or heir at
    law (whichever is applicable) shall be entitled to receive
    payment, in cash, in shares of Common Stock, or in a combination
    thereof, as determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute
    discretion. The amount of such payment shall be determined by
    multiplying the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a
    share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over the Fair
    Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date, by
    the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the
    Stock Appreciation Rights are then being exercised.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may limit in any
    manner the amount payable with respect to a Stock Appreciation
    Right by including such limitation in the Award Agreement.



 


		
	
    8.  
	
    RESTRICTED
    STOCK




 



    (a) Grant of Restricted
    Stock.  Subject to the terms and
    conditions of the Plan, the Committee may grant to such Eligible
    Individuals as the Committee may determine, Restricted Stock, in
    such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the Committee
    shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion. Each grant
    of Restricted Stock shall satisfy the requirements as set forth
    in this Section.




    

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    (b) Restrictions.  The
    Committee shall impose such restrictions on any Restricted Stock
    granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including,
    without limitation; time based vesting restrictions, or the
    attainment of Performance Goals. Except as otherwise provided by
    the Committee in an Award Agreement in its sole and absolute
    discretion, subject to Sections 10, 12 and 13 of the Plan,
    Restricted Stock covered by any Award under this Plan that are
    subject solely to a future service requirement shall vest over
    the four-year period immediately following the Grant Date in
    equal annual increments of 25%, with one increment vesting on
    each anniversary date of the Grant Date. Shares of Restricted
    Stock subject to the attainment of Performance Goals will be
    released from restrictions only after the attainment of such
    Performance Goals has been certified by the Committee in
    accordance with Section 9(c).



 



    (c) Certificates and Certificate
    Legend.  With respect to a grant of
    Restricted Stock, the Company may issue a certificate evidencing
    such Restricted Stock to the Participant or issue and hold such
    shares of Restricted Stock for the benefit of the Participant
    until the applicable restrictions expire. The Company may legend
    the certificate representing Restricted Stock to give
    appropriate notice of such restrictions. In addition to any such
    legends, each certificate representing shares of Restricted
    Stock granted pursuant to the Plan shall bear the following
    legend:



 



    “The sale or other transfer of the shares of stock
    represented by this certificate, whether voluntary, involuntary,
    or by operation of law, are subject to certain terms,
    conditions, and restrictions on transfer as set forth in The GEO
    Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
    and in an Agreement entered into by and between the registered
    owner of such shares and The GEO Group, Inc. (the
    “Company”), dated  ,
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    (the “Award Agreement”). A copy of the Plan and the
    Award Agreement may be obtained from the Secretary of the
    Company.”



 



    (d) Removal of
    Restrictions.  Except as otherwise
    provided in the Plan, shares of Restricted Stock shall become
    freely transferable by the Participant upon the lapse of the
    applicable restrictions. Once the shares of Restricted Stock are
    released from the restrictions, the Participant shall be
    entitled to have the legend required by paragraph (c) above
    removed from the share certificate evidencing such Restricted
    Stock and the Company shall pay or distribute to the Participant
    all dividends and distributions held in escrow by the Company
    with respect to such Restricted Stock.



 



    (e) Shareholder
    Rights.  Unless otherwise provided in an
    Award Agreement, until the expiration of all applicable
    restrictions, (i) the Restricted Stock shall be treated as
    outstanding, (ii) the Participant holding shares of
    Restricted Stock may exercise full voting rights with respect to
    such shares, and (iii) the Participant holding shares of
    Restricted Stock shall be entitled to receive all dividends and
    other distributions paid with respect to such shares while they
    are so held. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in
    shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be subject to the same
    restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares
    of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.
    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, at the discretion of
    the Committee, all such dividends and distributions may be held
    in escrow by the Company (subject to the same restrictions on
    forfeitability) until all restrictions on the respective
    Restricted Stock have lapsed.



 



    (f) Termination of
    Service.  Unless otherwise provided in a
    Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment or other
    service with the Company terminates for any reason, all unvested
    shares of Restricted Stock held by the Participant and any
    dividends or distributions held in escrow by GEO with respect to
    such Restricted Stock shall be forfeited immediately and
    returned to the Company. Notwithstanding this paragraph, all
    grants of Restricted Stock that vest solely upon the attainment
    of Performance Goals shall be treated pursuant to the terms and
    conditions that would have been applicable under
    Section 9(c) as if such grants of Restricted Stock were
    Awards of Performance Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this
    Plan to the contrary, the Committee may provide, in its sole and
    absolute discretion, that following the termination of
    employment or other service of a Participant with the Company
    for any reason, any unvested shares of Restricted Stock held by
    the Participant that vest solely upon a future service
    requirement shall vest in whole or in part, at any time
    subsequent to such termination of employment or other service.



 


		
	
    9.  
	
    PERFORMANCE
    SHARES AND PERFORMANCE UNITS




 



    (a) Grant of Performance Shares and Performance
    Units.  Subject to the terms and
    conditions of the Plan, the Committee may grant to such Eligible
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    Performance Units, in such amounts and on such terms and
    conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole and
    absolute discretion. Each grant of a Performance Share or a
    Performance Unit shall satisfy the requirements as set forth in
    this Section.



 



    (b) Performance
    Goals.  Performance Goals will be based on
    one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the
    Committee in its absolute and sole discretion: (i) the
    attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase
    in, GEO’s enterprise value or value creation targets;
    (ii) the attainment of certain target levels of, or a
    percentage increase in, GEO’s after-tax or pre-tax profits
    including, without limitation, that attributable to GEO’s
    continuing
    and/or other
    operations; (iii) the attainment of certain target levels
    of, or a specified increase relating to, GEO’s operational
    cash flow or working capital, or a component thereof;
    (iv) the attainment of certain target levels of, or a
    specified decrease relating to, GEO’s operational costs, or
    a component thereof (v) the attainment of a certain level
    of reduction of, or other specified objectives with regard to
    limiting the level of increase in all or a portion of bank debt
    or other of GEO’s long-term or short-term public or private
    debt or other similar financial obligations of GEO, which may be
    calculated net of cash balances
    and/or other
    offsets and adjustments as may be established by the Committee;
    (vi) the attainment of a specified percentage increase in
    earnings per share or earnings per share from GEO’s
    continuing operations; (vii) the attainment of certain
    target levels of, or a specified percentage increase in,
    GEO’s net sales, revenues, net income or earnings before
    income tax or other exclusions; (viii) the attainment of
    certain target levels of, or a specified increase in, GEO’s
    return on capital employed or return on invested capital;
    (ix) the attainment of certain target levels of, or a
    percentage increase in, GEO’s after-tax or pre-tax return
    on shareholder equity; (x) the attainment of certain target
    levels in the fair market value of GEO’s Common Stock;
    (xi) the growth in the value of an investment in the Common
    Stock assuming the reinvestment of dividends;
    and/or
    (xii) the attainment of certain target levels of, or a
    specified increase in, EBITDA (earnings before income tax,
    depreciation and amortization). In addition, Performance Goals
    may be based upon the attainment by a subsidiary, division or
    other operational unit of GEO of specified levels of performance
    under one or more of the measures described above. Further, the
    Performance Goals may be based upon the attainment by GEO (or a
    subsidiary, division, facility or other operational unit of GEO)
    of specified levels of performance under one or more of the
    foregoing measures relative to the performance of other
    corporations. To the extent permitted under Code
    Section 162(m) of the Code (including, without limitation,
    compliance with any requirements for shareholder approval), the
    Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion:
    (i) designate additional business criteria upon which the
    Performance Goals may be based; (ii) modify, amend or
    adjust the business criteria described herein; or
    (iii) incorporate in the Performance Goals provisions
    regarding changes in accounting methods, corporate transactions
    (including, without limitation, dispositions or acquisitions)
    and similar events or circumstances. Performance Goals may
    include a threshold level of performance below which no Award
    will be earned, levels of performance at which an Award will
    become partially earned and a level at which an Award will be
    fully earned.



 



    (c) Terms and Conditions of Performance Shares and
    Performance Units.  The applicable Award
    Agreement shall set forth (i) the number of Performance
    Shares or the dollar value of Performance Units granted to the
    Participant; (ii) the Performance Period and Performance
    Goals with respect to each such Award; (iii) the threshold,
    target and maximum shares of Common Stock or dollar values of
    each Performance Share or Performance Unit and corresponding
    Performance Goals, and (iv) any other terms and conditions
    as the Committee determines in its sole and absolute discretion.
    The Committee shall establish, in its sole and absolute
    discretion, the Performance Goals for the applicable Performance
    Period for each Performance Share or Performance Unit granted
    hereunder. Performance Goals for different Participants and for
    different grants of Performance Shares and Performance Units
    need not be identical. Unless otherwise provided in an Award
    Agreement, the Participants’ rights as a shareholder in
    Performance Shares shall be substantially identical to the terms
    and conditions that would have been applicable under
    Section 8 above if the Performance Shares were Restricted
    Stock. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, a holder
    of Performance Units is not entitled to the rights of a holder
    of Common Stock.



 



    (d) Determination and Payment of Performance Units
    or Performance Shares Earned.  As soon as
    practicable after the end of a Performance Period, the Committee
    shall determine the extent to which Performance Shares or
    Performance Units have been earned on the basis of the
    Company’s actual performance in relation to the established
    Performance Goals as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement
    and shall certify these results in writing. As soon as
    practicable after the Committee has determined that an amount is
    payable or should be distributed with respect to a Performance
    Share or a Performance Unit, the Committee shall cause the
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    distributed to the Participant or the Participant’s estate,
    devisee or heir at law (whichever is applicable). Unless
    otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the Committee shall
    determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether payment
    with respect to the Performance Share or Performance Unit shall
    be made in cash, in shares of Common Stock, or in a combination
    thereof. For purposes of making payment or a distribution with
    respect to a Performance Share or Performance Unit, the cash
    equivalent of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the
    Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the day the Committee
    designates the Performance Shares or Performance Units to be
    payable.



 



    (e) Termination of
    Employment.  Unless otherwise provided in
    an Award Agreement, if a Participant’s employment or other
    service with the Company terminates for any reason, all of the
    Participant’s outstanding Performance Shares and
    Performance Units shall be subject to the rules of this Section.



 


			
	 	    (i) 
	
    Termination for Reason Other Than Death or
    Disability.  If a Participant’s
    employment or other service with the Company terminates prior to
    the expiration of a Performance Period with respect to any
    Performance Units or Performance Shares held by such Participant
    for any reason other than death or Disability, the outstanding
    Performance Units or Performance Shares held by such Participant
    for which the Performance Period has not yet expired shall
    terminate upon such termination and the Participant shall have
    no further rights pursuant to such Performance Units or
    Performance Shares.

	 
	 	    (ii) 
	
    Termination of Employment for Death or
    Disability.  If a Participant’s
    employment or other service with the Company terminates by
    reason of the Participant’s death or Disability prior to
    the end of a Performance Period, the Participant, or the
    Participant’s estate, devisee or heir at law (whichever is
    applicable) shall be entitled to a payment of the
    Participant’s outstanding Performance Units and Performance
    Share at the end of the applicable Performance Period, pursuant
    to the terms of the Plan and the Participant’s Award
    Agreement; provided, however, that the Participant shall be
    deemed to have earned only that proportion (to the nearest whole
    unit or share) of the Performance Units or Performance Shares
    granted to the Participant under such Award as the number of
    full months of the Performance Period which have elapsed since
    the first day of the Performance Period for which the Award was
    granted to the end of the month in which the Participant’s
    termination of employment or other service, bears to the total
    number of months in the Performance Period, subject to the
    attainment of the Performance Goals associated with the Award as
    certified by the Committee. The right to receive any remaining
    Performance Units or Performance Shares shall be canceled and
    forfeited.




 


		
	
    10.  
	
    VESTING OF AWARD
    GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS




 



    Notwithstanding the minimum vesting provisions in
    Section 6(g) and 8(b) of the Plan, any Award granted to a
    Non-Employee Director in lieu of cash compensation shall not be
    subject to any minimum vesting requirements.



 


		
	
    11.  
	
    OTHER
    AWARDS




 



    Awards of shares of Common Stock, phantom stock, restricted
    stock units and other awards that are valued in whole or in part
    by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, may also
    be made, from time to time, to Eligible Individuals as may be
    selected by the Committee. Such Common Stock may be issued in
    satisfaction of awards granted under any other plan sponsored by
    the Company or compensation payable to an Eligible Individual.
    In addition, such awards may be made alone or in addition to or
    in connection with any other Award granted hereunder. The
    Committee may determine the terms and conditions of any such
    award. Each such award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement
    between the Eligible Individual and the Company which shall
    specify the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
    award, any consideration therefore, any vesting or performance
    requirements and such other terms and conditions as the
    Committee shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.
    With respect to the Awards that may be issued solely pursuant to
    this Section 11 and not pursuant to any other provision of
    the Plan, a maximum number of shares of Common Stock with
    respect to which such Awards may be issued, shall not exceed
    five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock
    that may be issued under the Plan, as described in
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    12.  
	
    CHANGE IN
    CONTROL




 



    Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, upon the
    occurrence of a Change in Control of GEO, the Committee may in
    its sole and absolute discretion, provide on a case by case
    basis that (i) some or all outstanding Awards may become
    immediately exercisable or vested, without regard to any
    limitation imposed pursuant to this Plan, (ii) that all
    Awards shall terminate, provided that Participants shall have
    the right, immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in
    Control and during such reasonable period as the Committee in
    its sole discretion shall determine and designate, to exercise
    any vested Award in whole or in part, (iii) that all Awards
    shall terminate, provided that Participants shall be entitled to
    a cash payment equal to the Change in Control Price with respect
    to shares subject to the vested portion of the Award net of the
    Exercise Price thereof (if applicable), (iv) provide that,
    in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of GEO, Awards
    shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds net
    of the Exercise Price (if applicable) and (v) any
    combination of the foregoing. In the event that the Committee
    does not terminate or convert an Award upon a Change in Control
    of GEO, then the Award shall be assumed, or substantially
    equivalent Awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring, or
    succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof).



 


		
	
    13.  
	
    CHANGE IN STATUS
    OF PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY




 



    Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or otherwise
    determined by the Committee, in the event that an entity or
    business unit which was previously a part of the Company is no
    longer a part of the Company, as determined by the Committee in
    its sole discretion, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute
    discretion: (i) provide on a case by case basis that some
    or all outstanding Awards held by a Participant employed by or
    performing service for such entity or business unit may become
    immediately exercisable or vested, without regard to any
    limitation imposed pursuant to this Plan; (ii) provide on a
    case by case basis that some or all outstanding Awards held by a
    Participant employed by or performing service for such entity or
    business unit may remain outstanding, may continue to vest,
    and/or may
    remain exercisable for a period not exceeding one (1) year,
    subject to the terms of the Award Agreement and this Plan;
    and/or
    (ii) treat the employment or other services of a
    Participant employed by such entity or business unit as
    terminated if such Participant is not employed by GEO or any
    entity that is a part of the Company immediately after such
    event.



 


		
	
    14.  
	
    REQUIREMENTS OF
    LAW




 



    (a) Violations of Law.  The
    Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of
    Common Stock under any Award if the sale or issuance of such
    shares would constitute a violation by the individual exercising
    the Award, the Participant or the Company of any provisions of
    any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including
    without limitation any provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and
    any other federal or state securities laws or regulations. Any
    determination in this connection by the Committee shall be
    final, binding, and conclusive. The Company shall not be
    obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the
    exercise of an Award, the issuance of shares pursuant thereto or
    the grant of an Award to comply with any law or regulation of
    any governmental authority.



 



    (b) Registration.  At the
    time of any exercise or receipt of any Award, the Company may,
    if it shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason,
    require the Participant (or Participant’s heirs, legatees
    or legal representative, as the case may be), as a condition to
    the exercise or grant thereof, to deliver to the Company a
    written representation of present intention to hold the shares
    for their own account as an investment and not with a view to,
    or for sale in connection with, the distribution of such shares,
    except in compliance with applicable federal and state
    securities laws with respect thereto. In the event such
    representation is required to be delivered, an appropriate
    legend may be placed upon each certificate delivered to the
    Participant (or Participant’s heirs, legatees or legal
    representative, as the case may be) upon the Participant’s
    exercise of part or all of the Award or receipt of an Award and
    a stop transfer order may be placed with the transfer agent.
    Each Award shall also be subject to the requirement that, if at
    any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the
    listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to
    the Award upon any securities exchange or under any state or
    federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
    regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of or
    in connection with, the issuance or purchase of the shares
    thereunder, the Award may not be exercised in whole or in part
    and the restrictions on an Award may not be removed unless such
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    effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to
    the Company in its sole discretion. The Participant shall
    provide the Company with any certificates, representations and
    information that the Company requests and shall otherwise
    cooperate with the Company in obtaining any listing,
    registration, qualification, consent or approval that the
    Company deems necessary or appropriate. The Company shall not be
    obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the
    exercisability or vesting of an Award, to cause the exercise of
    an Award or the issuance of shares pursuant thereto, or to cause
    the grant of Award to comply with any law or regulation of any
    governmental authority.



 



    (c) Withholding.  The
    Committee may make such provisions and take such steps as it may
    deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes
    that the Company is required by any law or regulation of any
    governmental authority, whether federal, state or local,
    domestic or foreign, to withhold in connection with the grant or
    exercise of an Award, or the removal of restrictions on an Award
    including, but not limited to: (i) the withholding of
    delivery of shares of Common Stock until the holder reimburses
    the Company for the amount the Company is required to withhold
    with respect to such taxes; (ii) the canceling of any
    number of shares of Common Stock issuable in an amount
    sufficient to reimburse the Company for the amount it is
    required to so withhold; (iii) withholding the amount due
    from any such person’s wages or compensation due to such
    person; or (iv) requiring the Participant to pay the
    Company cash in the amount the Company is required to withhold
    with respect to such taxes.



 



    (d) Governing Law.  The Plan
    shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance
    with, the laws of the State of Florida.



 


		
	
    15.  
	
    GENERAL
    PROVISIONS




 



    (a) Award Agreements.  All
    Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an
    Award Agreement. Each Award Agreement shall specify the terms
    and conditions of the Award granted and shall contain any
    additional provisions as the Committee shall deem appropriate,
    in its sole and absolute discretion (including, to the extent
    that the Committee deems appropriate, provisions relating to
    confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and similar
    matters). The terms of each Award Agreement need not be
    identical for Eligible Individuals provided that all Award
    Agreements comply with the terms of the Plan.



 



    (b) Purchase Price.  To the
    extent the purchase price of any Award granted hereunder is less
    than par value of a share of Common Stock and such purchase
    price is not permitted by applicable law, the per share purchase
    price shall be deemed to be equal to the par value of a share of
    Common Stock.



 



    (c) Dividends and Dividend
    Equivalents.  Except as provided by the
    Committee in its sole and absolute discretion or as otherwise
    provided in Section 5(d) and subject to Section 8(e)
    of the Plan, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive,
    currently or on a deferred basis, cash or stock dividends,
    Dividend Equivalents, or cash payments in amounts equivalent to
    cash or stock dividends on shares of Commons Stock covered by an
    Award which has not vested or an Option. The Committee in its
    absolute and sole discretion may credit a Participant’s
    Award with Dividend Equivalents with respect to any Awards. To
    the extent that dividends and distributions relating to an Award
    are held in escrow by the Company, or Dividend Equivalents are
    credited to an Award, a Participant shall not be entitled to any
    interest on any such amounts. The Committee may not grant
    Dividend Equivalents to an Award subject to performance-based
    vesting to the extent that the grant of such Dividend
    Equivalents would limit the Company’s deduction of the
    compensation payable under such Award for federal tax purposes
    pursuant to Code Section 162(m).



 



    (d) Deferral of Awards.  The
    Committee may from time to time establish procedures pursuant to
    which a Participant may elect to defer, until a time or times
    later than the vesting of an Award, receipt of all or a portion
    of the shares of Common Stock or cash subject to such Award and
    to receive Common Stock or cash at such later time or times, all
    on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.
    The Committee shall not permit the deferral of an Award unless
    counsel for GEO determines that such action will not result in
    adverse tax consequences to a Participant under
    Section 409A of the Code. If any such deferrals are
    permitted, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
    a Participant who elects to defer receipt of Common Stock shall
    not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to deferred
    shares of Common Stock unless and until shares of Common Stock
    are actually delivered to the Participant with respect thereto,
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    (e) Prospective
    Employees.  Notwithstanding anything to
    the contrary, any Award granted to a Prospective Employee shall
    not become vested prior to the date the Prospective Employee
    first becomes an employee of the Company.



 



    (f) Issuance of Certificates; Shareholder
    Rights.  GEO shall deliver to the
    Participant a certificate evidencing the Participant’s
    ownership of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
    exercise of an Award as soon as administratively practicable
    after satisfaction of all conditions relating to the issuance of
    such shares. A Participant shall not have any of the rights of a
    shareholder with respect to such Common Stock prior to
    satisfaction of all conditions relating to the issuance of such
    Common Stock, and, except as expressly provided in the Plan, no
    adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other
    rights of any kind for which the record date is prior to the
    date on which all such conditions have been satisfied.



 



    (g) Transferability of
    Awards.  A Participant may not Transfer an
    Award other than by will or the laws of descent and
    distribution. Awards may be exercised during the
    Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. No Award
    shall be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, or
    liabilities of any Participant, nor shall any Award be subject
    to legal process or attachment for or against such person. Any
    purported Transfer of an Award in contravention of the
    provisions of the Plan shall have no force or effect and shall
    be null and void, and the purported transferee of such Award
    shall not acquire any rights with respect to such Award.
    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Committee may in
    its sole and absolute discretion permit the Transfer of an Award
    to a Participant’s “family member” as such term
    is defined in the Form 8 Registration Statement under the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under such terms and
    conditions as specified by the Committee. In such case, such
    Award shall be exercisable only by the transferee approved of by
    the Committee. To the extent that the Committee permits the
    Transfer of an Incentive Stock Option to a “family
    member”, so that such Option fails to continue to satisfy
    the requirements of an incentive stock option under the Code
    such Option shall automatically be re-designated as a
    Non-Qualified Stock Option.



 



    (h) Buyout and Settlement
    Provisions.  Except as prohibited in
    Section 6(d) of the Plan, the Committee may at any time on
    behalf of GEO offer to buy out any Awards previously granted
    based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
    determine which shall be communicated to the Participants at the
    time such offer is made.



 



    (i) Use of Proceeds.  The
    proceeds received by GEO from the sale of Common Stock pursuant
    to Awards granted under the Plan shall constitute general funds
    of GEO.



 



    (j) Modification or Substitution of an
    Award.  Subject to the terms and
    conditions of the Plan, the Committee may modify outstanding
    Awards. Notwithstanding the following, no modification of an
    Award shall adversely affect any rights or obligations of the
    Participant under the applicable Award Agreement without the
    Participant’s consent. The Committee in its sole and
    absolute discretion may rescind, modify, or waive any vesting
    requirements or other conditions applicable to an Award.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the approval of the
    shareholders of GEO in accordance with applicable law, an Award
    may not be modified to reduce the exercise price thereof nor may
    an Award at a lower price be substituted for a surrender of an
    Award, provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to
    adjustments or substitutions in accordance with Section 5
    or Section 12, and (ii) if an Award is modified,
    extended or renewed and thereby deemed to be in issuance of a
    new Award under the Code or the applicable accounting rules, the
    exercise price of such Award may continue to be the original
    Exercise Price even if less than Fair Market Value of the Common
    Stock at the time of such modification, extension or renewal.
    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
    Section 15(j), unless provided for elsewhere in the Plan,
    there shall be no modification or substitution of an Award
    pursuant to this Section 15(j), to the extent such
    modification or substitution adversely affects the GEO unless
    such modification or substitution is: (A) approved by
    GEO’s shareholders; (B) required by any law or
    regulation of any governmental authority; (C) is in
    connection with death or Disability of a Participant;
    (D) is in connection with termination of employment or
    other service of a Participant; (E) in connection with
    Change in Control of GEO; or (F) in connection with an
    event described in Section 5(f) of the Plan.



 



    (k) Amendment and Termination of
    Plan.  The Board may, at any time and from
    time to time, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as to any
    shares of Common Stock as to which Awards have not been granted;
    provided, however, that the approval of the shareholders
    of GEO in accordance with applicable law and the Articles of
    Incorporation and Bylaws of GEO shall be required for any
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    Awards under the Plan: (ii) that increases the maximum
    number of shares of Common Stock in the aggregate that may be
    subject to Awards that are granted under the Plan (except as
    permitted under Section 5 or Section 12 hereof):
    (iii) the approval of which is necessary to comply with
    federal or state law (including without limitation
    Section 162(m) of the Code and
    Rule 16b-3
    under the Exchange Act) or with the rules of any stock exchange
    or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock may be
    listed or traded; or (iv) that proposed to eliminate a
    requirement provided herein that the shareholders of GEO must
    approve an action to be undertaken under the Plan. Except as
    permitted under Section 5 or Section 12 hereof, no
    amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without
    the consent of the holder of an Award, alter or impair rights or
    obligations under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan.
    Awards granted prior to the termination of the Plan may extend
    beyond the date the Plan is terminated and shall continue
    subject to the terms of the Plan as in effect on the date the
    Plan is terminated.



 



    (l) Section 409A of the
    Code.  With respect to Awards subject to
    Section 409A of the Code, this Plan is intended to comply
    with the requirements of such Section, and the provisions hereof
    shall be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the requirements
    of such Section and the related regulations, and the Plan shall
    be operated accordingly. If any provision of this Plan or any
    term or condition of any Award would otherwise frustrate or
    conflict with this intent, the provision, term or condition will
    be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid this conflict.



 



    (m) Notification of 83(b)
    Election.  If in connection with the grant
    of any Award, any Participant makes an election permitted under
    Code Section 83(b), such Participant must notify GEO in
    writing of such election within ten (10) days of filing
    such election with the Internal Revenue Service.



 



    (n) Detrimental
    Activity.  All Awards shall be subject to
    cancellation by the Committee in accordance with the terms of
    this Section 15(n) if the Participant engages in any
    Detrimental Activity. To the extent that a Participant engages
    in any Detrimental Activity at any time prior to, or during the
    one year period after, any exercise or vesting of an Award but
    prior to a Change in Control, the Company shall, upon the
    recommendation of the Committee, in its sole and absolute
    discretion, be entitled to (i) immediately terminate and
    cancel any Awards held by the Participant that have not yet been
    exercised,
    and/or
    (ii) with respect to Awards of the Participant that have
    been previously exercised, recover from the Participant at any
    time within two (2) years after such exercise but prior to
    a Change in Control (and the Participant shall be obligated to
    pay over to the Company with respect to any such Award
    previously held by such Participant): (A) with respect to
    any Options exercised, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair
    Market Value of the Common Stock for which any Option was
    exercised over the Exercise Price paid (regardless of the form
    by which payment was made) with respect to such Option;
    (B) with respect to any Award other than an Option, any
    shares of Common Stock granted and vested pursuant to such
    Award, and if such shares are not still owned by the
    Participant, the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date
    they were issued, or if later, the date all vesting restrictions
    were satisfied; and (C) any cash or other property (other
    than Common Stock) received by the Participant from the Company
    pursuant to an Award. Without limiting the generality of the
    foregoing, in the event that a Participant engages in any
    Detrimental Activity at any time prior to any exercise of an
    Award and the Company exercises its remedies pursuant to this
    Section 15(n) following the exercise of such Award, such
    exercise shall be treated as having been null and void, provided
    that the Company will nevertheless be entitled to recover the
    amounts referenced above.



 



    (o) Disclaimer of
    Rights.  No provision in the Plan, any
    Award granted hereunder, or any Award Agreement entered into
    pursuant to the Plan shall be construed to confer upon any
    individual the right to remain in the employ of or other service
    with the Company or to interfere in any way with the right and
    authority of the Company either to increase or decrease the
    compensation of any individual, including any holder of an
    Award, at any time, or to terminate any employment or other
    relationship between any individual and the Company. The grant
    of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in
    any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments,
    reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or
    business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve or
    liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its
    business or assets.



 



    (p) Unfunded Status of
    Plan.  The Plan is intended to constitute
    an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred
    compensation. With respect to any payments as to which a
    Participant has a fixed and vested interest but which are not
    yet made to such Participant by the Company, nothing contained
    herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are
    greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.




    

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    (q) Nonexclusivity of
    Plan.  The adoption of the Plan shall not
    be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and
    authority of the Board to adopt such other incentive
    compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable
    either generally to a class or classes of individuals or
    specifically to a particular individual or individuals) as the
    Board in its sole and absolute discretion determines desirable.



 



    (r) Other Benefits.  No
    Award payment under the Plan shall be deemed compensation for
    purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the
    Company or any agreement between a Participant and the Company,
    nor affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of the
    Company now or subsequently in effect under which benefits are
    based upon a Participant’s level of compensation.



 



    (s) Headings.  The section
    headings in the Plan are for convenience only; they form no part
    of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.



 



    (t) Pronouns.  The use of
    any gender in the Plan shall be deemed to include all genders,
    and the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the
    plural and vice versa, wherever it appears appropriate from the
    context.



 



    (u) Successors and
    Assigns.  The Plan shall be binding on all
    successors of the Company and all successors and permitted
    assigns of a Participant, including, but not limited to, a
    Participant’s estate, devisee, or heir at law.



 



    (v) Severability.  If any
    provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined
    to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any
    jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall
    be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and
    all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other
    jurisdiction.



 



    (w) Notices.  Any
    communication or notice required or permitted to be given under
    the Plan shall be in writing, and mailed by registered or
    certified mail or delivered by hand, to GEO, to its principal
    place of business, attention: John J. Bulfin, General Counsel,
    The GEO Group Inc., and if to the holder of an Award, to the
    address as appearing on the records of the Company.




    

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    ANNEX A

    



 




    DEFINITIONS



 



    “Award” means any Common Stock, Option,
    Performance Share, Performance Unit, Restricted Stock, Stock
    Appreciation Right or any other award granted pursuant to the
    Plan.



 



    “Award Agreement” means a written
    agreement entered into by GEO and a Participant setting forth
    the terms and conditions of the grant of an Award to such
    Participant.



 



    “Board” means the board of directors of
    GEO.



 



    “Cause” means, with respect to a
    termination of employment or other service with the Company, a
    termination of employment or other service due to a
    Participant’s dishonesty, fraud, insubordination, willful
    misconduct, refusal to perform services (for any reason other
    than illness or incapacity) or materially unsatisfactory
    performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company;
    provided, however, that if the Participant and the
    Company have entered into an employment agreement or consulting
    agreement which defines the term Cause, the term Cause shall be
    defined in accordance with such agreement with respect to any
    Award granted to the Participant on or after the effective date
    of the respective employment or consulting agreement. The
    Committee shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion
    whether Cause exists for purposes of the Plan.



 



    “Change in Control” shall be deemed to
    occur upon:



 


			
	 	    (a)  
	
    any “person” as such term is used in
    Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than
    GEO, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any
    employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company owned,
    directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of GEO in
    substantially the same proportions as their ownership of common
    stock of GEO), is or becomes the “beneficial owner”
    (as defined in
    Rule 13d-3
    under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities
    of GEO representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined
    voting power of GEO’s then outstanding securities;




 


			
	 	    (b)  
	
    during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals
    who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and
    any new director (other than a director designated by a person
    who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a
    transaction described in paragraph (a), (c), or (d) of this
    Section) whose election by the Board or nomination for election
    by GEO’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least
    two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were
    directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose
    election or nomination for election was previously so approved,
    cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
    Board;




 


			
	 	    (c)  
	
    a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or other business
    combination of GEO with any other entity, other than a merger or
    consolidation which would result in the voting securities of GEO
    outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
    (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
    voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty
    percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting
    securities of GEO or such surviving entity outstanding
    immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided,
    however, that a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
    recapitalization of GEO (or similar transaction) in which no
    person acquires more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the
    combined voting power of GEO’s then outstanding securities
    shall not constitute a Change in Control; or




 


			
	 	    (d)  
	
    the shareholders of GEO approve a plan of complete liquidation
    of GEO, and such liquidation occurs, or the consummation of the
    sale or disposition by GEO of all or substantially all of
    GEO’s assets other than (x) the sale or disposition of
    all or substantially all of the assets of GEO to a person or
    persons who beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least
    fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the
    outstanding voting securities of GEO at the time of the sale or
    (y) pursuant to a spin-off type transaction, directly or
    indirectly, of such assets to the shareholders of GEO.




 



    However, to the extent that Section 409A of the Code would
    cause an adverse tax consequence to a Participant using the
    above definition, the term “Change in Control” shall
    have the meaning ascribed to the phrase “Change in the




    

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    Ownership or Effective Control of a Corporation or in the
    Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Assets of a
    Corporation” under Treasury Department Proposed
    Regulation 1.409A-3(g)(5),
    as revised from time to time in either subsequent proposed or
    final regulations, and in the event that such regulations are
    withdrawn or such phrase (or a substantially similar phrase)
    ceases to be defined, as determined by the Committee.



 



    “Change in Control Price” means the
    price per share of Common Stock paid in any transaction related
    to a Change in Control of GEO.



 



    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.



 



    “Committee” means a committee or
    sub-committee of the Board consisting of two or more members of
    the Board, none of whom shall be an officer or other salaried
    employee of the Company, and each of whom shall qualify in all
    respects as a “non-employee director” as defined in
    Rule 16b-3
    under the Exchange Act, and as an “outside director”
    for purposes of Code Section 162(m). If no Committee
    exists, the functions of the Committee will be exercised by the
    Board; provided, however, that a Committee shall be
    created prior to the grant of Awards to a Covered Employee and
    that grants of Awards to a Covered Employee shall be made only
    by such Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect
    to the grant of Awards to non-employee directors, the Committee
    shall be the Board.



 



    “Common Stock” means the common stock,
    par value $0.01 per share, of GEO.



 



    “Company” means The GEO Group, Inc., a
    Florida corporation, the subsidiaries of The GEO Group, Inc.,
    and all other entities whose financial statements are required
    to be consolidated with the financial statements of The GEO
    Group, Inc. pursuant to United States generally accepted
    accounting principles, and any other entity determined to be an
    affiliate of The GEO Group, Inc. as determined by the Committee
    in its sole and absolute discretion.



 



    “Covered Employee” means “covered
    employee” as defined in Code Section 162(m)(3).



 



    “Covered Individual” means any current
    or former member of the Committee, any current or former officer
    or director of the Company, or any individual designated
    pursuant to Section 4(c).



 



    “Detrimental Activity” means any of the
    following: (i) the disclosure to anyone outside the
    Company, or the use in other than the Company’s business,
    without written authorization from the Company, of any
    confidential information or proprietary information, relating to
    the business of the Company, acquired by a Participant prior to
    a termination of the Participant’s employment or service
    with the Company; (ii) activity while employed or providing
    services that is classified by the Company as a basis for a
    termination for Cause; (iii) the Participant’s
    Disparagement, or inducement of others to do so, of the Company
    or its past or present officers, directors, employees or
    services; or (iv) any other conduct or act determined by
    the Committee, in its sole discretion, to be injurious,
    detrimental or prejudicial to the interests of the Company. For
    purposes of subparagraph (i) above, the Chief Executive
    Officer and the General Counsel of the Company shall each have
    authority to provide the Participant with written authorization
    to engage in the activities contemplated thereby and no other
    person shall have authority to provide the Participant with such
    authorization.



 



    “Disability” means a “permanent and
    total disability” within the meaning of Code
    Section 22(e)(3); provided, however, that if a
    Participant and the Company have entered into an employment or
    consulting agreement which defines the term Disability for
    purposes of such agreement, Disability shall be defined pursuant
    to the definition in such agreement with respect to any Award
    granted to the Participant on or after the effective date of the
    respective employment or consulting agreement. The Committee
    shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion whether a
    Disability exists for purposes of the Plan.



 



    “Disparagement” means making any
    comments or statements to the press, the Company’s
    employees, clients or any other individuals or entities with
    whom the Company has a business relationship, which could
    adversely affect in any manner: (i) the conduct of the
    business of the Company (including, without limitation, any
    products or business plans or prospects), or (ii) the
    business reputation of the Company or any of its products, or
    its past or present officers, directors or employees.



 



    “Dividend Equivalents” means an amount
    equal to the cash dividends paid by the Company upon one share
    of Common Stock subject to an Award granted to a Participant
    under the Plan.




    

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    “Effective Date” shall mean May 4,
    2006 (the date that the Plan was originally approved by the
    shareholders of GEO in accordance with applicable law) or such
    later date as provided in the resolutions adopting the Plan.



 



    “Eligible Individual” means any
    employee, officer, director (employee or non-employee director)
    or consultant of the Company and any Prospective Employee to
    whom Awards are granted in connection with an offer of future
    employment with the Company.



 



    “Exchange Act” means the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



 



    “Exercise Price” means the purchase
    price per share of each share of Common Stock subject to an
    Award.



 



    “Fair Market Value” means, unless
    otherwise required by the Code, as of any date, the last sales
    price reported for the Common Stock on the day immediately prior
    to such date (i) as reported by the national securities
    exchange in the United States on which it is then traded, or
    (ii) if not traded on any such national securities
    exchange, as quoted on an automated quotation system sponsored
    by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or if
    the Common Stock shall not have been reported or quoted on such
    date, on the first day prior thereto on which the Common Stock
    was reported or quoted; provided, however, that the
    Committee may modify the definition of Fair Market Value to
    reflect any changes in the trading practices of any exchange or
    automated system sponsored by the National Association of
    Securities Dealers, Inc. on which the Common Stock is listed or
    traded. If the Common Stock is not readily traded on a national
    securities exchange or any system sponsored by the National
    Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the Fair Market Value
    shall be determined in good faith by the Committee.



 



    “GEO” means The GEO Group, Inc., a
    Florida corporation.



 



    “Grant Date” means the date on which the
    Committee approves the grant of an Award or such later date as
    is specified by the Committee and set forth in the applicable
    Award Agreement.



 



    “Incentive Stock Option” means an
    “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Code
    Section 422.



 



    “Non-Employee Director” means a director
    of GEO who is not an active employee of the Company.



 



    “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an
    Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.



 



    “Option” means an option to purchase
    Common Stock granted pursuant to Sections 6 of the Plan.



 



    “Participant” means any Eligible
    Individual who holds an Award under the Plan and any of such
    individual’s successors or permitted assigns.



 



    “Performance Goals” means the specified
    performance goals which have been established by the Committee
    in connection with an Award.



 



    “Performance Period” means the period
    during which Performance Goals must be achieved in connection
    with an Award granted under the Plan.



 



    “Performance Share” means a right to
    receive a fixed number of shares of Common Stock, or the cash
    equivalent, which is contingent on the achievement of certain
    Performance Goals during a Performance Period.



 



    “Performance Unit” means a right to
    receive a designated dollar value, or shares of Common Stock of
    the equivalent value, which is contingent on the achievement of
    Performance Goals during a Performance Period.



 



    “Person” shall mean any person,
    corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity or any
    group (as such term is defined for purposes of
    Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a Parent or
    Subsidiary.



 



    “Plan” means this Amended and Restated
    The GEO Group, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.



 



    “Prospective Employee” means any
    individual who has committed to become an employee of the
    Company within sixty (60) days from the date an Award is
    granted to such individual.



 



    “Restricted Stock” means Common Stock
    subject to certain restrictions, as determined by the Committee,
    and granted pursuant to Section 8 hereunder.




    

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    “Section 424 Employee” means an
    employee of GEO or any “subsidiary corporation” or
    “parent corporation” as such terms are defined in and
    in accordance with Code Section 424. The term
    “Section 424 Employee” also includes employees of
    a corporation issuing or assuming any Options in a transaction
    to which Code Section 424(a) applies.



 



    “Stock Appreciation Right” means the
    right to receive all or some portion of the increase in value of
    a fixed number of shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to
    Section 7 hereunder.



 



    “Transfer” means, as a noun, any direct
    or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, exchange, sale, bequeath,
    pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, encumbrance, distribution,
    transfer, gift, assignment or other disposition or attempted
    disposition of, and, as a verb, directly or indirectly,
    voluntarily or involuntarily, to exchange, sell, bequeath,
    pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, encumber, distribute, transfer,
    give, assign or in any other manner whatsoever dispose or
    attempt to dispose of.




    

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