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 16, 2022 (May 12, 2022)

CoreCivic, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-16109	62-1763875
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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

(615) 263-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

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

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).

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 12, 2022, CoreCivic, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) via live webcast. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the CoreCivic, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”). The results of the stockholder vote on the Amended Plan are set forth below under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

A description of the Amended Plan was included as part of “Proposal 4 - Approval of the CoreCivic, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022 and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting there were present in person or represented by proxy 106,855,480 shares of the Company’s common stock, which represented approximately 88.04% of the 121,369,554 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 ten 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, 2022; (iii) approved on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (iv) approved the Amended Plan. The number of votes “For”, “Against” and “Abstain,” as well as the number of broker non-votes, for each proposal were as set forth below.

Proposal 1: The ten nominees for director received the number of votes reported below:

Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Donna M. Alvarado		81,772,586		11,819,971		52,439		13,210,484
Robert J. Dennis		92,006,845		1,539,101		99,050		13,210,484
Mark A. Emkes		82,133,946		11,460,776		50,274		13,210,484
Damon T. Hininger		92,293,186		1,247,406		104,404		13,210,484
Stacia A. Hylton		82,232,549		11,362,174		50,273		13,210,484
Harley G. Lappin		92,059,242		1,477,880		107,874		13,210,484
Anne L. Mariucci		88,110,667		5,439,081		95,248		13,210,484
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.		82,182,814		11,409,861		52,321		13,210,484
Devin I. Murphy		92,571,642		976,468		96,886		13,210,484
John R. Prann, Jr.		91,334,663		2,212,984		97,349		13,210,484

Accordingly, Ms. Alvarado, Mr. Dennis, Mr. Emkes, Mr. Hininger, Ms. Hylton, Mr. Lappin, Ms. Mariucci, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Murphy and Mr. Prann were elected to serve until the Company’s 2023 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, 2022:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
105,317,192		1,472,187		66,101		—

Proposal 3: An advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
91,234,176		2,136,537		274,283		13,210,484

Proposal 4: Approval of the Amended Plan:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
90,993,011		2,382,586		269,399		13,210,484

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1	CoreCivic, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are imbedded in the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: May 16, 2022	CORECIVIC, INC.

	By:	/s/ David Garfinkle
		David Garfinkle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

CoreCivic Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits