The GEO Group, Inc. announced on January 21, 2022, the Board of Directors having received the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved the expansion of the size of the Board from nine to ten members and appointed Dr. Thomas C. Bartzokis to the Board effective January 21, 2022. Dr. Bartzokis will serve as a director of GEO for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time his continued service on the Board of Directors will be subject to renomination and shareholder approval. The appointment of Dr. Bartzokis was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person.

Dr. Bartzokis has also been appointed as a member of the Corporate Planning Committee, the Independent Committee and the Criminal Justice Rehabilitation and Human Rights Committee.