# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001070985
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-227820
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 7246
**Document Hash:** b4457b5b9c778c6b0a509fa79f9e3707
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-227820.hdr.sgml**: 20260518

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-227820

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260514

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260518

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260518

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CoreCivic, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001070985
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 621763875
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16109
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26990676

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5501 VIRGINIA WAY
- **CITY:** BRENTWOOD
- **STATE:** TN
- **ZIP:** 37027
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 615-263-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5501 VIRGINIA WAY
- **CITY:** BRENTWOOD
- **STATE:** TN
- **ZIP:** 37027

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20001003

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRISON REALTY TRUST INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990517

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRISON REALTY CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980924

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

### FORM 8-K

#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2026

## CoreCivic, Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Maryland** | **001-16109** | **62-1763875** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br> **of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **5501 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee** | **37027** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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(615) 263-3000

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### Not Applicable

#### (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock | CXW | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.07.** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**  |

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On May 14, 2026, the Company held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") via live webcast. At the Annual Meeting there were present in person or represented by proxy 89,552,695 shares of the Company's common stock, which represented approximately 90.56% of the 98,886,782 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected eleven (11) directors to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"); (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and (iii) approved on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The results of each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are forth below.

**Proposal 1**: The eleven (11) nominees for director received the number of votes reported below:

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| **Nominee** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker<br>Non-Votes** |
|  Mark A. Emkes | 80679022 | 1411424 | 30299 | 7431950 |
|  Alexander R. Fischer | 81505070 | 584767 | 30908 | 7431950 |
|  Catherine Hernandez-Blades | 81215329 | 853518 | 51898 | 7431950 |
|  Stacia A. Hylton | 81115013 | 949839 | 55893 | 7431950 |
|  Harley G. Lappin | 81427087 | 662010 | 31648 | 7431950 |
|  Thurgood Marshall, Jr. | 78996765 | 3094182 | 29798 | 7431950 |
|  Devin I. Murphy | 81217840 | 872201 | 30704 | 7431950 |
| S. Dawn Smith | 81591780 | 493460 | 35505 | 7431950 |
|  Patrick D. Swindle | 81449243 | 635250 | 36252 | 7431950 |
|  Stacey M. Tank | 81586779 | 501387 | 32579 | 7431950 |
|  Nina A. Tran | 81710666 | 372490 | 37589 | 7431950 |

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Accordingly, Mr. Emkes, Mr. Fischer, Ms. Hernandez-Blades, Ms. Hylton, Mr. Lappin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Swindle, Ms. Tank and Ms. Tran were elected to serve until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successor is duly qualified and elected.

**Proposal 2**: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 86938264 | 2574779 | 39652 |

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**Proposal 3**: An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 81424967 | 593667 | 102111 | 7431950 |

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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#### SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: May 18, 2026 | CORECIVIC, INC. | CORECIVIC, INC. |
|  | By: | /s/ David M. Garfinkle |
|  |  | David M. Garfinkle |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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