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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and The GEO Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of April 28, 2026: 9 items on The GEO Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 4, 2026: 7 elected · 2 approved.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are The GEO Group, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Thomas C. Bartzokis | 93,380,529 | 629,438 | 57,143 | -- | 12,704,454 | 99.3% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Jack Brewer | 73,801,028 | 20,200,389 | 65,693 | -- | 12,704,454 | 79% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Donna Arduin Kauranen | 93,401,803 | 578,669 | 86,638 | -- | 12,704,454 | 99.3% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Scott M. Kernan | 93,291,384 | 717,695 | 58,031 | -- | 12,704,454 | 99.2% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lindsay L. Koren | 93,199,735 | 788,652 | 78,723 | -- | 12,704,454 | 99.1% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Julie Myers Wood | 89,794,018 | 4,212,934 | 60,158 | -- | 12,704,454 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: George C. Zoley | 92,434,807 | 1,538,534 | 93,769 | -- | 12,704,454 | 98% | Elected | — |
| 2. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as GEO's independent registered public accountants for the 2026 fiscal year | 105,876,959 | 783,626 | 110,979 | -- | 0 | 99.2% | Approved | — |
| 3. In a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of GEO's named executive officers | 67,226,927 | 26,715,413 | 124,770 | -- | 12,704,454 | 72% | Approved | — |
Source: The GEO Group, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 269 asset managers that disclosed a The GEO Group, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
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99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Donna Arduin Kauranen
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Donna Arduin Kauranen”): 93,401,803 for, 578,669 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,175,341 for, 48,732 against, 32,142 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,661,044 | 6 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,099,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: George C. Zoley
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: George C. Zoley”): 92,434,807 for, 1,538,534 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,118,221 for, 105,850 against, 32,145 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,661,037 | 13 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,097,952 | 1,531 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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79% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jack Brewer
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jack Brewer”): 73,801,028 for, 20,200,389 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 27,233,136 for, 14,990,951 against, 32,129 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 432,372 | 14,327,961 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 13,661,040 | 11 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,684,514 | 40,488 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,099,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 93,100 | 197,768 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Julie Myers Wood
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Julie Myers Wood”): 89,794,018 for, 4,212,934 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,019,624 for, 204,467 against, 32,126 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,644,747 | 16,303 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,098,835 | 648 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lindsay L. Koren
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lindsay L. Koren”): 93,199,735 for, 788,652 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,175,211 for, 48,867 against, 32,138 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,661,041 | 9 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,099,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Scott M. Kernan
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott M. Kernan”): 93,291,384 for, 717,695 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,175,317 for, 48,774 against, 32,125 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,661,043 | 7 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,099,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas C. Bartzokis
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas C. Bartzokis”): 93,380,529 for, 629,438 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All of the Board's director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,186,745 for, 37,348 against, 32,124 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,661,046 | 5 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,099,483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
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72% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. In a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of GEO's named executive officers”): 67,226,927 for, 26,715,413 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of GEO's named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 72% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 432,372 | 14,327,961 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 13,612,585 | 48,465 | 2 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,684,514 | 40,488 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,096,364 | 3,119 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 0 | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 93,100 | 197,768 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
Fund voting reports, all 68 managers: 24,602,822 for, 17,621,230 against, 32,166 abstained, 103,149 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC | 6,231,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | 6,231,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 719,671 | 4,532,743 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd | 4,546,880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3,229,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 2,764,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,707,170 | 753 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | 0 | 2,271,297 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 2,080,486 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | 1,995,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC | 1,514,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT | 1,327,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,277,519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,143,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 921,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 841,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | 837,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 0 | 678,698 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 677,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | 0 | 581,023 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 363,426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Voya | 330,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 329,319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP | 320,748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 218 managers: 41,584,936 for, 10,984,700 against, 80,277 abstained, 363,212 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
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99.2% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR.
The GEO Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as GEO's independent registered public accountants for the 2026 fiscal year”): 105,876,959 for, 783,626 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 4, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as GEO's independent registered public accountants for the 2026 fiscal year was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 69 asset managers below reported 42,152,310 for, 71,766 against, 32,140 abstained, 103,149 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14,760,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,644,788 | 16,261 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,725,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,099,389 | 94 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,928,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,346,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 518,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds IV | 367,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 290,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 286,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 281,848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 225,544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 225,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 217,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 215,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 168,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 126,618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 124,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 123,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 122,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 119,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 104,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| Thrivent | 93,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 46,956 | 0 | 32,090 | 0 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 69 asset managers. See all 69 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 134,361,648 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 10.99% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 10.17% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 2.77% |
| 4 | State Street | 1.56% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 1.44% |
| 6 | Invesco | 1.00% |
| 7 | PIMCO | 0.39% |
| 8 | AMG Funds IV | 0.27% |
| 9 | Equitable | 0.22% |
| 10 | Jackson National | 0.21% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC | 4.64% |
| 2 | Pentwater Capital Management LP | 4.64% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.91% |
| 4 | Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd | 3.38% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.40% |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs | 2.06% |
| 7 | State Street | 2.02% |
| 8 | BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | 1.69% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 1.55% |
| 10 | Rubric Capital Management LP | 1.49% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 14.78% | DEF14A |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 10.10% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 5.05% | 13G |
| CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE CO | 3.67% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.65% | 13F |
| George C. Zoley | 3.16% | DEF14A |
| Goldman Sachs | 3.10% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.40% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.76% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.66% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 134,361,648 shares outstanding, as reported by The GEO Group, Inc. on its Form 10-K dated February 23, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from The GEO Group, Inc.’s 10-K dated February 23, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At The GEO Group, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held April 28, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 269 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,368 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. — The GEO Group, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 72% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: The GEO Group, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2026.
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