Bartzokis Thomas C. 4

What Happened

• Thomas C. Bartzokis, a director of The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), was granted 10,246 restricted shares on March 6, 2026. The shares were reported at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0) as an award (transaction code A).
• This is an equity compensation award (not an open-market purchase or sale) and typically reflects director compensation rather than a directional market bet.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-06 (Form 4 filed 2026-03-10). Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A). Price: $0.00; Shares: 10,246.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnote F1: The restricted stock vests in equal annual increments of 25% on each of the four anniversary dates following the grant.
• Footnote F2: The reported share amount was adjusted to reflect the March 3, 2026 vesting of 1,429 restricted shares.
• Timeliness: Form 4 was filed March 10, 2026 — this appears to be within the standard 2-business-day filing window.

Context

• Restricted stock awards vest over time, so the director does not have immediate unrestricted shares to sell; vesting schedule matters for when the shares become tradable.
• Grants to directors are common as part of compensation; they are informative about pay structure but do not necessarily signal the director’s view of the company’s near-term stock prospects.