-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LzxZb3zu8iXAYLSkgTUfxrCNwVIzUf/Ddgi6rh8zG2807APCfSxH6l3z2+R9MDts 8Iqa/QZ87ux0NZSVGZLHYA== 0000950123-10-097571.txt : 20101028 0000950123-10-097571.hdr.sgml : 20101028 20101028172926 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-097571 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100818 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20101028 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20101028 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GEO GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000923796 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-FACILITIES SUPPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES [8744] IRS NUMBER: 650043078 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14260 FILM NUMBER: 101149145 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 621 NW 53RD STREET STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 BUSINESS PHONE: 561-893-0101 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 621 NW 53RD STREET STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33487 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940525 8-K/A 1 g25005e8vkza.htm FORM 8-K/A e8vkza
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2010
THE GEO GROUP, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Florida
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-14260   65-0043078
     
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700, Boca Raton, Florida   33487
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(561) 893-0101
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Explanatory Note
As reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by The GEO Group, Inc. on August 18, 2010 (the “Initial Form 8-K”), effective August 12, 2010, The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) completed its previously announced acquisition of Cornell Companies, Inc. (“Cornell”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 18, 2010 as amended on July 22, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among GEO, GEO Acquisition III, Inc., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GEO (“Merger Sub”) and Cornell. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Cornell with Cornell being the surviving corporation of the Merger. This Amendment No. 1 to the Initial Form 8-K hereby amends and restates in its entirety Item 9.01(a) and Item 9.01(b) and is being filed in order to provide the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) and the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) that was omitted as permitted from the Initial Form 8-K.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
          Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
          (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
     Item 9.01(a) of the Form 8-K is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
     The financial statements of Cornell required to be filed pursuant to this Item 9.01(a) are included as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
          (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
     Item 9.01(b) of the Form 8-K is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
     The unaudited pro forma financial statements of The GEO Group, Inc. required to be filed pursuant to this Item 9.01(b) are included as Exhibit 99.3 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
          (d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
23.1
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
   
99.1
  Audited Financial Statements of Cornell Companies, Inc. as of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
   
99.2
  Unaudited Financial Statements of Cornell Companies, Inc. as of and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
 
   
99.3
  Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements of The GEO Group, Inc. after giving effect to the acquisition of Cornell Companies, Inc.

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SIGNATURES
          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.
           
    THE GEO GROUP, INC.
 
 
October 28, 2010    By:   /s/ Brian R. Evans   
Date     Brian R. Evans   
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) 
 

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EX-23.1 2 g25005exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-169199, 333-169198, 333-142589, 333-79817, 333-17265, 333-09977, 333-09981) of The GEO Group, Inc. of our report dated February 26, 2010 relating to the financial statements of Cornell Companies, Inc., which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K of The GEO Group, Inc. dated October 28, 2010.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
October 28, 2010

EX-99.1 3 g25005exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
         
Exhibit 99.1
         
    Page  
CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
       
 
       
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    F-2  
Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2009 and 2008
    F-3  
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
    F-4  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
    F-5  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
    F-6  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    F-7  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Cornell Companies, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, of changes in equity and comprehensive income, and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cornell Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
As discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for non-controlling interests beginning on January 1, 2009. Also, as discussed in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for uncertainty in income taxes effective January 1, 2007.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
February 26, 2010

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 27,724     $ 14,613  
Accounts receivable — trade (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,345 and $4,272, respectively)
    59,496       64,622  
Other receivables
    1,587       4,766  
Bond fund payment account and other restricted assets
    29,978       27,190  
Deferred tax assets
    9,843       9,151  
Prepaid expenses and other
    11,647       6,368  
 
           
Total current assets
    140,275       126,710  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
    455,523       450,354  
OTHER ASSETS:
               
Debt service reserve fund and other restricted assets
    27,017       27,930  
Goodwill
    13,308       13,308  
Intangible assets, net
    1,185       2,320  
Deferred costs and other
    13,257       16,299  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 650,565     $ 636,921  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
 
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 62,287     $ 69,093  
Current portion of long-term debt
    13,413       12,412  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    75,700       81,505  
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion
    289,841       308,070  
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
    24,455       17,491  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    1,831       1,688  
 
           
Total liabilities
    391,827       408,754  
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
 
               
EQUITY:
               
CORNELL COMPANIES, INC. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
           
Common stock, $.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 16,434,940 and 16,238,685 shares issued and 14,947,054 and 14,732,522 shares outstanding, respectively
    16       16  
Additional paid-in capital
    168,852       164,746  
Retained earnings
    97,944       73,318  
Treasury stock (1,487,886 and 1,506,163 shares of common stock, at cost, respectively)
    (11,888 )     (12,034 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,422       1,676  
 
           
Total Cornell Companies, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    256,346       227,722  
Non-controlling interest
    2,392       445  
 
           
Total equity
    258,738       228,167  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 650,565     $ 636,921  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
REVENUES
  $ 412,377     $ 386,724     $ 360,604  
OPERATING EXPENSES, EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
    295,645       280,630       274,110  
PRE-OPENING AND START-UP EXPENSES
    4,086              
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
    18,833       17,943       15,986  
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
    24,112       25,954       25,499  
 
                 
 
                       
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    69,701       62,197       45,009  
INTEREST EXPENSE
    25,830       26,946       26,215  
INTEREST INCOME
    (657 )     (2,988 )     (1,951 )
 
                 
 
                       
INCOME FROM BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    44,528       38,239       20,745  
 
                       
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    17,955       15,603       8,835  
 
                 
 
                       
NET INCOME
    26,573       22,636       11,910  
 
                       
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
    1,947       445        
 
                 
 
                       
INCOME AVAILABLE TO CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
  $ 24,626     $ 22,191     $ 11,910  
 
                 
 
                       
EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CORNELL COMPANIES, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
                       
BASIC:
  $ 1.65     $ 1.51     $ .82  
DILUTED:
  $ 1.64     $ 1.49     $ .82  
 
                       
NUMBER OF SHARES USED IN PER SHARE COMPUTATION:
                       
BASIC
    14,881       14,701       14,452  
DILUTED
    14,986       14,847       14,611  
 
                       
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
                       
Net income
  $ 26,573     $ 22,636     $ 11,910  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: Unrealized gain on derivative instruments, net of tax provision of $324 and $425 in 2008 and 2007, respectively
          583       612  
 
                 
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax
    26,573       23,219       12,522  
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest
    1,947       445        
 
                 
Comprehensive income attributable to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 24,626     $ 22,774     $ 12,522  
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except share data)
                                                                                 
                                                    Accumulated                    
    Common Stock     Additional                             Other     Non-     Total        
            Par     Paid-In     Retained     Treasury Stock     Comprehensive     Controlling     Stockholders’     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Value     Capital     Earnings     Shares     Cost     Income     Interest     Equity     Income  
BALANCES AT JANUARY 1, 2007
    15,603,917       16       154,411       38,964       1,540,394       (12,308 )     481             181,564          
NET INCOME
                      11,910                               11,910       11,910  
UNREALIZED GAIN ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS, NET OF TAXES OF $425
                                        612             612       612  
 
                                                                             
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                                                            12,522  
 
                                                                             
ADOPTION OF ASC 740
                      253                               253          
EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS, EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND WARRANTS
    234,182             2,490                                     2,490          
INCOME TAX BENEFIT FROM STOCK OPTION EXERCISES
                355                                     355          
DEFERRED AND OTHER STOCK COMPENSATION
    221,428             2,644                                     2,644          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK TO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                94             (25,348 )     203                   297          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK UNDER 2000 DIRECTOR’S STOCK PLAN
    9,150             325                                     325          
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2007
    16,068,677       16       160,319       51,127       1,515,046       (12,105 )     1,093             200,450          
NET INCOME
                      22,191                         445       22,636       22,191  
UNREALIZED GAIN ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS, NET OF TAXES OF $324
                                        583             583       583  
 
                                                                             
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                                                            22,774  
 
                                                                             
EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS
    36,390             444                                     444          
INCOME TAX BENEFIT FROM STOCK OPTION EXERCISES
                140                                     140          
DEFERRED AND OTHER STOCK COMPENSATION
    120,137             3,271                                     3,271          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK TO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                82             (8,883 )     71                   153          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK UNDER 2000 DIRECTOR’S STOCK PLAN
    13,481             490                                     490          
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2008
    16,238,685       16       164,746       73,318       1,506,163       (12,034 )     1,676       445       228,167          
NET INCOME
                      24,626                         1,947       26,573       24,626  
 
                                                                             
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                                                            24,626  
 
                                                                             
INCOME TAX EXPENSE FROM STOCK OPTION EXERCISES
                (62 )                                   (62 )        
DEFERRED AND OTHER STOCK COMPENSATION
    158,783             3,303                                     3,303          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK TO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                143             (18,277 )     146                   289          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK UNDER 2000 DIRECTOR’S STOCK PLAN
    16,487             443                                     443          
AMORTIZATION OF GAIN ON TERMINATION OF DERIVATIVE
                                        (254 )           (254 )        
EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS
    20,985             279                                     279          
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2009
    16,434,940     $ 16     $ 168,852     $ 97,944       1,487,886     $ (11,888 )   $ 1,422     $ 2,392     $ 258,738          
 
                                                             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net income
  $ 26,573     $ 22,636     $ 11,910  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
                       
Impairment of long-lived assets
          250        
Depreciation
    17,698       15,743       13,580  
Amortization of intangibles
    1,135       2,200       2,406  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    1,266       2,728       1,552  
Amortization of Senior Notes discount
    184       184       184  
Amortization of gain on termination of derivative
    (254 )            
Stock-based compensation
    3,575       3,570       2,645  
Provision for bad debts
    1,184       2,741       2,063  
Gain on derivative instruments
          1,160        
Loss/(gain) on property and equipment
    (1,090 )     84       (190 )
Change in assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    6,476       1,523       77  
Other restricted assets
    514       (1,058 )     (665 )
Deferred income taxes
    6,201       1,458       397  
Other assets
    (3,395 )     873       (1,774 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (8,278 )     7,771       (4,890 )
Other liabilities
    143       (2,884 )     (51 )
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    51,932       58,979       27,244  
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Capital expenditures
    (22,301 )     (79,915 )     (50,890 )
Purchases of investment securities
                (241,425 )
Sales of investment securities
          250       253,100  
Facility acquisitions
                (18,554 )
Site acquisition
                (5,053 )
Proceeds from insurance recoveries and proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    2,707       846       375  
Payments to restricted debt payment account, net
    (2,389 )     (2,901 )     (2,084 )
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (21,983 )     (81,720 )     (64,531 )
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from line of credit
    2,000       49,000       30,000  
Payments of MCF bonds
    (12,400 )     (11,400 )     (10,500 )
Payments of line of credit
    (7,000 )     (4,000 )      
Payments of capital lease obligations
    (14 )     (11 )     (10 )
Payments for debt issuance and other financing costs
                (845 )
Tax benefit of stock option exercises
    8       140       355  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, employee stock purchase plan contributions and warrants
    568       597       2,786  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (16,838 )     34,326       21,786  
 
                 
 
                       
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    13,111       11,585       (15,501 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    14,613       3,028       18,529  
 
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 27,724     $ 14,613     $ 3,028  
 
                 
 
                       
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:
                       
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $740, $2,886 and $1,172, respectively
  $ 26,080     $ 18,596     $ 30,672  
Income taxes paid
  $ 21,118     $ 12,048     $ 7,613  
 
                       
OTHER NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Decrease in fair value of interest rate swap
  $     $     $ (1,053 )
Purchases and additions to property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    2,185       3,409       4,156  
Common stock issued for board of directors fees
    443       490       325  
Tax expense of stock option exercises
    (70 )            
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
     Cornell Companies, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries and consolidated special purpose entities, unless the context requires otherwise, “Cornell,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,”), a Delaware corporation, provides integrated development, design, construction and management of facilities to governmental agencies within three operating segments: (1) Adult Secure Services; (2) Abraxas Youth and Family Services and (3) Adult Community-Based Services.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
     Consolidation
     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and our activities relative to a financing of operating facilities. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Non-controlling interest in consolidated special purpose entities represents equity that other investors have contributed to the special purpose entities. Non-controlling interest is adjusted for income and losses allocable to the other owners of the special purpose entities.
     Cash and Cash Equivalents
     We consider all highly liquid unrestricted investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. We invest our available cash balances in short term money market accounts, short term certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
     Accounts Receivable and Related Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
     We extend credit to the governmental agencies and other parties with which we contract in the normal course of business. We regularly review our outstanding receivables and historical collection experience, and provide for estimated losses through an allowance for doubtful accounts. In evaluating the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts, we make judgments regarding our customers’ ability to make required payments, economic events and other factors. As the financial condition of these parties change, circumstances develop or additional information becomes available, adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts may occur. If, after reasonable collection efforts have been made, a receivable is determined to be uncollectible, it will be written off.
     The changes in allowance for doubtful accounts associated with trade accounts receivable for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 4,272     $ 4,372     $ 3,644  
Provision for bad debts
    1,184       2,741       2,063  
Write-offs of uncollectible accounts
    (1,111 )     (2,841 )     (1,335 )
 
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 4,345     $ 4,272     $ 4,372  
 
                 
     Bond Fund Payment Account and other Restricted Assets
     Restricted assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 include approximately $26.1 million and $23.8 million, respectively, of Municipal Correctional Finance, LP’s (“MCF”) restricted cash accounts. MCF’s restricted accounts primarily consist of a debt service reserve fund used to segregate rental payment funds from us to MCF for MCF’s semi-annual bond interest and annual bond principal payments. MCF’s funds are typically invested in short term certificates of deposit, money market accounts and commercial paper. They will be used to fund a portion of MCF’s debt service due in the coming year.
     At certain facilities, we maintain bank accounts for restricted cash belonging to facility residents, commissary operations and equipment replacement funds used in certain state programs. Restricted assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 include approximately $3.8 million and $3.4 million, respectively, for these accounts. A corresponding liability for these obligations is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying financial statements.

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     Property and Equipment
     Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Ordinary maintenance and repair costs are expensed, while renewal and betterment costs are capitalized. Buildings and improvements are depreciated over their estimated useful lives of 30 to 50 years using the straight-line method. Prepaid facility use cost, which resulted from the July 1996 acquisition of the Big Spring Correctional Center and the December 1999 transfer of ownership of the Great Plains Correctional Facility to a leasehold interest, is being amortized over 50 years using the straight-line method. Furniture and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 10 years using the straight-line method. Amortization of leasehold improvements (including those funded by landlord incentives or allowances) is recorded using the straight-line method based upon the shorter of the economic life of the asset or the term of the respective lease. Landlord incentives or allowances under operating leases are recorded as deferred rent and amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the lease term. See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for further details concerning our property and equipment balances at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
     We review our long-lived assets (including our facilities at a facility-by-facility level) for impairment at least annually or when changes in circumstances or a triggering event indicates that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Authoritative guidance requires that long-lived assets to be held and used recognize an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable from its estimated future undiscounted cash flows and to measure an impairment loss as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of by sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs. We estimate projections of undiscounted cash flows, and also fair value, based upon the best information available, which may include expected future discounted cash flows to be produced by the asset and/or available market prices. Factors that significantly influence estimated future cash flows include the periods and levels of occupancy for the facility, expected per diem or reimbursement rates, assumptions regarding the levels of staffing, services and future operating and capital expenditures necessary to generate forecasted revenues, related costs for these activities and future rate of increases or decreases associated with these factors. Information typically utilized will also include relevant terms of existing contracts (for similar services and customers), market knowledge of customer demand (both present and anticipated) and related pricing, market competitors, and our historical experience (as to areas including customer requirements, contract terms, operating requirements/costs, occupancy trends, etc.). We may also consider the results of any appraisals if a fair value is necessary. Estimates for factors such as per diem or reimbursement rates may be highly subjective, particularly in circumstances where there is no current operating contract in place and changes in the assumptions and estimates could result in the recognition of impairment charges.
     Capitalized Interest
     We capitalize interest on facilities while under construction. We capitalized interest of approximately $0.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2009 related to the 700 bed facility expansion project at the D. Ray James Prison. Interest capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2008 was approximately $2.9 million and related to the expansion projects at the D. Ray James Prison and the Great Plains Correctional Facility. Interest capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2007 was approximately $1.2 million and related to the expansion projects at the Big Spring Correctional Center, the D. Ray James Prison and the Great Plains Correctional Facility.
     Debt Service Reserve Fund
     The debt service reserve fund was established at the closing of MCF’s bond issuance and is to be used solely for MCF’s debt service to the extent that funds in MCF’s debt service accounts are insufficient. The debt service reserve fund is invested principally in short term commercial instruments. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements.
     Intangible Assets
     We evaluate the carrying value of our existing intangibles (which are the result of prior acquisitions — both business facilities and operating contracts) for impairment annually or when changes in circumstances or a triggering event indicates that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. We have evaluated the carrying value of our existing intangibles and concluded there has not been impairment to the carrying value of our existing intangibles as of December 31, 2009. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for further details concerning our intangible assets.
     Deferred Costs
     Costs incurred related to obtaining debt financing are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related indebtedness. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, we had net deferred debt issuance costs of approximately $6.5 million and $7.6 million, respectively.

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Revenue Recognition
     Substantially all of our revenues are derived from contracts with federal, state and local governmental agencies, which pay either per diem rates based upon the number of occupant days or hours served for the period, on a take-or-pay basis, management fee basis, cost-plus reimbursement or fee-for-service basis. Revenues are recognized as services are provided under our established contractual agreements to the extent collection is considered probable.
     Pre-opening and Start-up Expenses
     Pre-opening and start-up expenses are charged to operations as incurred. Pre-opening and start-up expenses include payroll, benefits, training and other operating costs during periods prior to opening a new or expanded facility and during the period of operation while occupancy is ramping up. These costs vary by contract. Newly opened facilities are staffed according to applicable regulatory or contractual requirements when we begin receiving offenders or clients. Offenders or clients are typically assigned to a newly opened facility on a phased-in basis over a one-to-six month period. Our start-up period for new juvenile operations is 12 months from the date we begin recognizing revenue unless break-even occupancy is achieved before then. Our start-up period for new adult operations is nine months from the date we begin recognizing revenue unless break-even occupancy is achieved before then.
     Proposal Costs
     We incur various expenses in conjunction with our participation in the proposal process with government agencies for their procurement of our services. These costs include such items as payroll and related employee benefits and taxes, research, consulting, legal and reproduction costs and are expensed in the periods incurred and are included in general and administrative expenses.
     Operating and General and Administrative Expenses
     We incur various expenses within the normal course of our business. Included in operating expenses are direct expense items such as personnel/employee benefits, resident/inmate care expenses and building/utility costs pertaining to the operations of our facilities and programs. Included in general and administrative expenses are expense items such as personnel/employee benefits, professional services and building/utility costs pertaining to our corporate activities.
     Business Concentration
     Contracts with federal, state and local governmental agencies account for nearly all of our revenues. The loss of, or a significant decrease in, business from one or more of these governmental agencies could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, 34.7%, 34.2% and 32.6%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues were derived from contracts with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), the only customer constituting more than 10.0% of our revenues during each of these periods.
     Self Insurance Reserves
     We maintain insurance coverage for various aspects of our business and operations. We retain a portion of losses that occur through the use of deductibles and retention under self-insurance programs. These programs include workers compensation and employer’s liability, general liability and professional liability, directors and officers’ liability and medical and dental insurance. We maintain deductibles under these programs in amounts ranging from $0.5 million to $1.0 million. We maintain excess loss insurance for amounts exceeding our deductibles.
     We regularly review our estimates of reported and unreported claims and provide for these losses through insurance reserves. These reserves are influenced by rising costs of health care and other costs, increases in claims, time lags in claim information and levels of insurance coverage carried. As claims develop and additional information becomes available to us, adjustments to the related loss reserves may occur. Our estimated reserves for workers compensation claims incorporate the use of a 3% discount factor. Our reserves for medical and worker’s compensation claims are subject to change based on our estimate of the number and magnitude of claims to be incurred.

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     Income Taxes
     We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases based on enacted tax rates. In providing for deferred taxes, we consider tax regulations expected to be in effect when differences reverse, estimates of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies. If tax regulations, operating results or the ability to implement tax planning strategies vary, adjustments to the carrying value of tax assets and liabilities may occur. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
     Earnings Per Share
     Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares include the dilutive effect of outstanding common stock options and restricted common stock granted under our various option and other incentive plans. As of January 1, 2009, in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASU”) 260-10, instruments with nonforfeitable dividend rights granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing EPS under the two-class method. For our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, since our restricted common stock grants (including both vested and those unvested due to either time or performance requirements) convey nonforfeitable rights to dividends while outstanding, they are included in both basic and fully diluted EPS calculations. All prior-period EPS data has been adjusted retrospectively to conform to the calculation of EPS.
     For the year ended December 31, 2009, there were 101,700 shares ($22.16 average price) of stock options that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2008, there were 64,200 shares ($23.24 average price) of stock options that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2007, there were 19,200 shares ($24.56 average price) of stock options that were not included in computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been anti-dilutive.
     The following table summarizes the calculation of income and the weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding for purposes of the computation of earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Income available to stockholders
  $ 24,626     $ 22,191     $ 11,910  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    14,881       14,701       14,452  
Weighted average common share equivalents outstanding
    105       146       159  
 
                 
 
                       
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding
    14,986       14,847       14,611  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic income per share
  $ 1.65     $ 1.51     $ .82  
 
                 
 
                       
Diluted income per share
  $ 1.64     $ 1.49     $ .82  
 
                 
     Financial Instruments
     The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, investment securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these financial instruments. At December 31, 2009, the carrying amount of consolidated debt was $303.3 million, and the estimated fair value was $309.1 million. At December 31, 2008, the carrying amount was $320.5 million, and the estimated fair value was $308.0 million. The estimated fair value of long-term debt is based primarily on quoted market prices or discounted cash flow analysis for the same or similar issues.

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     Derivative Instruments
     Derivatives are recognized at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet. For derivatives designated as hedging the exposure to changes in fair value of an asset or liability, the gain or loss is recognized in earnings together with the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item. For derivatives designated as hedging the exposure of variable cash flows, the effective portion is reported in other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified to earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. For derivatives not designated or de-designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in earnings in the period of change.
     Use of Estimates
     Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we make certain estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis, based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable based on the information available. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The significant estimates that we make in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts, accruals for insurance and legal claims, valuation allowance for deferred tax accounts, the realizability of long-lived tangible and intangible assets and the fair value of financial instruments.
     Reclassifications
     Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements contained herein to conform to current year presentation.
3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
     We have an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) under which employees can make contributions to purchase our common stock. Participation in the plan is elected annually by employees. The plan year begins on January 1st (the “Beginning Date”) and ends on December 31st (the “Ending Date”). Purchases of common stock are made at the end of the year using the lower of the fair market value on either the Beginning Date or Ending Date, less a 15% discount. Under authoritative guidance our employee-stock purchase plan is considered to be a compensatory ESPP, and therefore, we recognize compensation expense over the requisite service period for grants made under the ESPP. Compensation expense of approximately $0.1 million and $0.09 million was recognized in each of the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
     Our stock incentive plans provide for the granting of stock options (both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock shares and other stock-based awards to officers, directors and employees of the Company. Grants of stock options made to date under these plans vest over periods up to seven years after the date of grant and expire no more than 10 years after grant.
     At December 31, 2008, 184,000 shares of restricted stock outstanding were subject to performance-based vesting criteria (32,500 of these restricted shares were considered market-based restricted stock). There were also 52,700 stock options outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria. We recognized $1.1 million of expense associated with these shares of restricted stock and stock options during the year ended December 31, 2008.
     At December 31, 2009, 314,227 shares of restricted stock were outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria (32,500 of these restricted shares were considered market-based restricted stock). There were also 6,260 stock options outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria. We recognized $1.3 million of expense associated with these shares of restricted stock and stock options during the year ended December 31, 2009.
     The amounts above relate to the impact of recognizing compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock. Compensation expense related to stock options (6,260 shares) and restricted stock (281,727 shares) that vest based upon performance conditions is not recorded for such performance-based awards until it has been deemed probable that the related performance targets allowing the vesting of these options and restricted stock will be met. We are required to periodically re-assess the probability that these performance-based awards will vest and begin to record expense at that point in time. During the year ended December 31, 2009 it was deemed probable that certain performance targets pertaining to certain restricted stock and stock options would be achieved by their vesting date. Accordingly, compensation expense of approximately $1.1 million was recognized in the year ended December 31, 2009 related to these performance-based awards.

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     We recognize expense for our stock-based compensation over the vesting period, or in the case of performance-based awards, during the service period for which the performance target becomes probable of being met, which represents the period in which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. We recognize compensation expense for stock-based awards immediately if the award has immediate vesting.
     Assumptions
     The fair values for the significant stock-based awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
                         
    Year Ended December, 31  
    2009     2008     2007  
Risk-free rate of return
    1.90 %     3.35 %     4.56 %
Expected life of award
  6.0 years   5.7 years   5.6 years
Expected dividend yield of stock
    0 %     0 %     0 %
Expected volatility of stock
    50.49 %     38.74 %     42.19 %
Weighted-average fair value
  $ 8.89     $ 9.46     $ 9.86  
     The expected volatility of stock assumption was derived by referring to changes in the Company’s historical common stock prices over a timeframe similar to that of the expected life of the award. We do not believe that future stock volatility will significantly differ from historical stock volatility. Estimated forfeiture rates are derived from historical forfeiture patterns. We believe the historical experience method is the best estimate of forfeitures currently available.
     Generally we utilized the “simplified” method for “plain vanilla” options to estimate the expected term of options granted during the periods noted (where appropriate). For those grants during these periods wherein we had sufficient historical or impartial data to better estimate the expected term, we have done so.
     Stock-based award activity during the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows (aggregate intrinsic value in millions):
                                 
                    Weighted        
            Weighted     Average        
    Number     Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
    of     Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Shares     Price     Term     Value  
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
    653,747     $ 12.87       6.1     $ 8.4  
Granted
    72,950                          
Exercised
    (161,590 )                        
Forfeited or canceled
    (74,265 )                        
 
                             
 
                               
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
    490,842       14.19       7.3     $ 7.0  
Granted
    45,000                          
Exercised
    (36,390 )                        
Forfeited or canceled
    (13,753 )                        
 
                             
 
                               
Outstanding at December 31, 2008
    485,699       15.03       6.5     $ 7.3  
Granted
    40,000       17.98                  
Exercised
    (20,985 )     13.31                  
Forfeited or canceled
    (8,467 )     14.11                  
 
                             
 
                               
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
    496,247     $ 15.36       5.9     $ 7.6  
 
                             
 
                               
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2009
    495,010     $ 15.34       5.9     $ 7.4  
 
                             
 
                               
Exercisable at December 31, 2009
    475,737     $ 15.14       5.8     $ 7.2  
 
                             

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     The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $0.2 million, $0.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were approximately $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
     We recognized $0.5 million of expense associated with time-based stock options during the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $0.04 million of estimated expense with respect to nonvested stock-based awards had yet to be recognized and will be amortized into expense over the employee’s estimated remaining weighted average service period of approximately 4 months.
     The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2009.
                                         
            Weighted     Weighted             Weighted  
            Average     Average             Average  
Range of Exercise   Number     Remaining     Exercise     Number     Exercise  
Prices   Outstanding     Life (Years)     Price     Exercisable     Price  
$3.75 to $10.00
    18,365       1.8     $ 5.76       18,365     $ 5.76  
$10.01 to $13.50
    150,482       4.6       12.83       148,482       12.82  
$13.51 to $14.50
    175,700       5.7       13.98       172,000       13.97  
$14.51 to $25.00
    151,700       7.8       20.62       136,890       20.39  
 
                                   
 
    496,247       5.9     $ 15.36       475,737     $ 15.14  
 
                                   
     Stock-based award activity for nonvested awards during the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:
                 
            Weighted  
    Number     Average  
    of     Grant Date  
    Shares     Fair Value  
Nonvested at December 31, 2006
    320,657     $ 13.40  
Granted
    72,950       21.40  
Vested
    (101,683 )     15.68  
Canceled
    (74,265 )     13.48  
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at December 31, 2007
    217,659       14.99  
Granted
    45,000       22.68  
Vested
    (153,788 )     16.32  
Canceled
    (13,753 )     17.73  
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at December 31, 2008
    95,118       16.09  
Granted
    40,000       17.98  
Vested
    (114,608 )     16.00  
Canceled
           
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at December 31, 2009
    20,510     $ 20.32  
 
           
     Restricted Stock
     We have previously issued restricted stock under certain employment agreements and stock incentive plans which vests either over a specific period of time, generally three to five years, or which will vest subject to certain market or performance conditions. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we issued restricted stock as part of our normal equity awards under our 2006 Incentive Plan. These shares of restricted common stock are subject to restrictions on transfer and certain conditions to vesting.

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     Restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:
                 
            Weighted  
    Number     Average  
    of     Grant Date  
    Shares     Fair Value  
Nonvested at December 31, 2006
    85,000     $ 10.87  
Granted
    287,000       22.30  
Vested
    (5,000 )     21.33  
Canceled
    (64,000 )     9.80  
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at December 31, 2007
    303,000       21.75  
Granted
    161,000       22.38  
Vested
    (33,876 )     16.77  
Canceled
    (27,000 )     21.47  
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at December 31, 2008
    403,124       22.44  
Granted
    176,800       16.81  
Vested
    (55,693 )     21.95  
Canceled
    (3,657 )     17.68  
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at December 31, 2009
    520,574     $ 20.61  
 
           
     We recognized $1.6 million of expense associated with nonvested time-based restricted stock awards during the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $1.6 million of estimated expense with respect to nonvested time-based restricted stock awards had yet to be recognized and will be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. Approximately $4.5 million of estimated expense with respect to nonvested performance-based restricted stock option awards had yet to be recognized as of December 31, 2009.
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
     On January 1, 2008, we adopted a newly issued accounting standard for fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities which did not have a material financial impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition. On January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of this new accounting pronouncement for applying fair value to non-financial assets, liabilities and transactions on a non-recurring basis. Adoption of the provisions for the fair value measurements on a non-recurring basis did not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     As defined in this accounting standard, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (“exit price”). Additionally, this pronouncement requires disclosure that establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Additionally, it requires that fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
  Level 1   Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
 
  Level 2   Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
 
  Level 3   Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

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     As required, financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant for the fair value measurement. The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial assets and liabilities by pricing levels as of December 31, 2009:
                                 
    Fair Value as of  
    December 31, 2009 (in thousands)  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:
                               
Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 9,813     $     $ 9,813  
Money Market Funds
          43,351             43,351  
     The corporate bonds and money market funds are carried in debt service fund and other restricted assets and the debt service reserve fund in the accompanying balance sheet. The fair value measurements for corporate bonds and money-market funds are based upon the quoted price for similar assets in markets that are not active, multiplied by the number of shares owned, exclusive of any transaction costs and without any adjustments to reflect discounts that may be applied to selling a large block of securities at one time. We do not believe that the changes in fair value of these assets will materially differ from the amounts that could be realized upon settlement or that the changes in fair value will have a material effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources.
     This accounting standard requires a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for fair value measurements using Level 3 inputs. We had no such assets or liabilities which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (level 3) during the year ended December 31, 2009. We evaluated our long-lived assets for impairment using internally developed, unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy of fair value accounting) based on the projected cash flows of our idle facilities. Refer to Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Accounting for Long-Lived Assets for a discussion concerning the facilities we evaluated for impairment in the year ended December 31, 2009.
5. RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
     In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) revised the authoritative guidance for business combinations which establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer in a business combination (1) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, (2) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and (3) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. This guidance applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Our adoption of this revised guidance on January 1, 2009 did not have any impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition as we did not have any business combination activity in the year ended December 31, 2009.
     Additionally, the FASB amended the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under the current guidance concerning business combinations and other U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. This new guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Our adoption of the new guidance on January 1, 2009 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which established new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The new guidance requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent’s equity. The amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. This guidance clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. In addition, it requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the noncontrolling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. Additionally, there are expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its noncontrolling interest. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2009 and applied the provisions to our 2009 financial statements and retroactively to all prior periods presented.

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     In March 2008, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance to improve financial reporting about derivatives and hedging activities by requiring enhanced qualitative and quantitative disclosures regarding derivative instruments, gains and losses on such instruments and their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. Our adoption of this new guidance on January 1, 2009 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     In May 2008, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance which establishes general standards of accounting and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. This guidance sets forth (1) the period after the balance sheet date during which management should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, (2) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date and (3) the disclosures an entity should make about such events or transactions. Management has performed a review of our subsequent events and transactions through February 26, 2010, which is the date the financial statements are issued.
     In June 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”). The Codification became the single source for all authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied for financial statements issued for periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification does not change GAAP and did not have an affect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
6. FUTURE ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
     In January 2010, the FASB issued an amendment to the disclosure requirement related to Fair Value Measurements. The amendment requires new disclosures related to transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. A reporting entity is required to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. Additionally, in the reconciliation for fair value measurements in Level 3, a reporting entity must present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (on a gross basis rather than a net number). The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We do not anticipate that our adoption of this amendment will have a material affect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for transfers of financial assets. This amendment applies to the financial reporting of a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. It eliminates (1) the exceptions for qualifying special-purpose entities from the consolidation guidance and (2) the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. The provisions of this amendment must be applied as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. Earlier application is prohibited. The requirements in the amendment must be applied to transfers occurring on or after the effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that such requirements may have on our financial statements once adopted.
     In June 2009, the FASB also issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). This amendment requires an enterprise to perform a qualitative analysis when determining whether or not it must consolidate a VIE. The amendment also requires an enterprise to continuously reassess whether it must consolidate a VIE. Additionally, the amendment requires enhanced disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement with VIEs and any significant change in risk exposure due to that involvement, as well as how its involvement with VIEs impacts the enterprise’s financial statements. Finally, an enterprise will be required to disclose significant judgments and assumptions used to determine whether or not to consolidate a VIE. This amendment is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that this amendment may have on our financial statements once adopted.

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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
     Property and equipment were as follows (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Land
  $ 43,000     $ 43,005  
Prepaid facility use
    70,982       71,323  
Buildings and improvements
    404,251       353,093  
Furniture and equipment
    45,253       39,514  
Construction in progress
    5,426       41,154  
 
           
Sub-total
    568,912       548,089  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (113,389 )     (97,735 )
 
           
Total property and equipment
  $ 455,523     $ 450,354  
 
           
     The most subjective estimates made in our impairment analysis for 2009 related to Baker Correctional (“Baker”) and the Hector Garza Residential Treatment Center (“Hector Garza”) which are components of building and improvements, particularly with respect to estimated timing of occupancy (at Baker) and resident mix (at Hector Garza). The approximate carrying values at December 31, 2009 for Baker and Hector Garza were $2.8 million and $3.9 million, respectively. The estimated undiscounted future cash flow values exceeded the carrying values noted for the facilities, and Hector Garza had operating contracts in place. If the underlying assumptions for the deemed subjective estimates in the 2009 analyses were adjusted to reflect reasonable likely changes the undiscounted cash flows would still exceed the carrying value of the assets assessed for impairment.
     The most subjective estimates made in our impairment analysis for 2008 related to Cornell Abraxas 1 and Hector Garza, particularly with respect to estimated occupancy. The approximate carrying values at December 31, 2008 for Cornell Abraxas 1 and Hector Garza were $10.4 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The estimated undiscounted future cash flow values exceeded the carrying values noted for the facilities, and all facilities had operating contracts in place. During 2009, there were no significant events that caused us to believe that an impairment of these facilities had occurred. As a result of strengthened operating performance primarily due to increases in and stabilization of its occupancy in 2009, the assumptions included in the impairment analysis for Cornell Abraxas 1 became less subjective for the 2009 analysis.
     In conjunction with our review of certain of our long-lived assets based on estimated market values associated with these assets, we determined that our carrying value for a currently vacant site of land was not fully recoverable and exceeded its fair value and, as a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $0.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2008 (none in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007). This charge is reflected in operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
    Intangible assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Non-compete agreements
  $ 8,200     $ 8,200  
Accumulated amortization — non-compete agreements
    (8,200 )     (7,595 )
Acquired contract value
    6,240       6,240  
Accumulated amortization — acquired contract value
    (5,055 )     (4,525 )
 
           
Identified intangibles, net
    1,185       2,320  
Goodwill
    13,308       13,308  
 
           
Total intangibles, net
  $ 14,493     $ 15,628  
 
           

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     The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows (in thousands):
                                 
            Abraxas     Adult        
    Adult     Youth and     Community        
    Secure     Family     –Based     Total  
Balance as of December 31, 2007
  $ 2,902     $ 1,060     $ 9,393     $ 13,355  
Reduction to goodwill
                (47 )     (47 )
 
                       
Balance as of December 31, 2008
    2,902       1,060       9,346       13,308  
Reduction to goodwill
                       
 
                       
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 2,902     $ 1,060     $ 9,346     $ 13,308  
 
                       
     In 2008, we recorded a reduction to goodwill as a result of the final release of amounts previously placed in escrow related to the acquisition of Correctional Systems, Inc. (“CSI”) in April 2005. At December 31, 2009, we performed our annual impairment test and concluded that there was no impairment to our existing goodwill.
     Amortization expense for our acquired contract value was approximately $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Amortization expense for our acquired contract value is expected to be approximately $0.5 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 and approximately $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
     Amortization expense for our non-compete agreements was approximately $0.6 million, $0.8 million and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. At December 31, 2009, our non-compete agreements were fully amortized.
9. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Accounts payable
  $ 17,657     $ 21,754  
Accrued compensation
    9,775       10,242  
Accrued interest payable
    10,553       11,329  
Accrued taxes payable
    4,687       6,680  
Accrued insurance
    8,886       8,003  
Accrued legal
    3,545       5,197  
Resident funds
    3,831       3,538  
Other
    3,353       2,350  
 
           
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 62,287     $ 69,093  
 
           

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10. INCOME TAXES
     Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted a new accounting standard related to uncertainty in income taxes. As a result of adoption, we recorded a cumulative effect adjustment of approximately $0.3 million which increased retained earnings at January 1, 2007.
     As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had unrecognized tax benefits in the amount of $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. If these unrecognized tax benefits were recognized in future periods, approximately $1.1 million and $0.9 million would reduce our income tax expense and our effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
         
Balance at January 1, 2007
  $ 2,948  
Additions based on tax positions related to current year
    569  
Additions for tax positions in prior year
    4  
Reductions for tax positions in prior year
     
Lapse in Statutes of Limitations
    (503 )
 
     
Balance at January 1, 2008
  $ 3,018  
Additions based on tax positions related to current year
    521  
Additions for tax positions in prior year
    23  
Reductions for tax positions in prior year
     
Lapse in Statutes of Limitations
    (1,094 )
 
     
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 2,468  
Additions based on tax positions related to current year
    663  
Additions for tax positions in prior year
     
Reductions for tax positions in prior year
    (25 )
Lapse in Statutes of Limitations
    (510 )
 
     
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 2,596  
 
     
     Estimated interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes are classified as a component of income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income and totaled approximately $0.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2009 and ($0.1) million in the year ended December 31, 2008. Accrued interest and penalties were approximately $0.2 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
     We are subject to income tax in the United States and many of the individual states we operate in. We currently have significant operations in Texas, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Georgia, Illinois and Pennsylvania. State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three to five years after filing. The state impact of any changes made to the federal return remains subject to examination by various states for a period up to one year after formal notification to the state. We are open to United States Federal Income Tax examinations for the tax years December 31, 2005 through December 2008. The audit of our 2006 federal income tax return by the Internal Revenue Service was recently concluded without material findings.
     We do not anticipate a significant change in the balance of our unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

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     The following is an analysis of our deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Accrued liabilities and allowances
  $ 11,013     $ 10,582  
State operating loss carryforwards
    3,863       3,005  
Deferred compensation
    3,484       2,276  
Other
    240       157  
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    18,600       16,020  
 
           
 
               
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Property and equipment
    26,520       18,769  
Prepaid expenses
    807       917  
Amortization
    440        
Other
    979       1,155  
 
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
    28,746       20,841  
 
           
 
               
Valuation allowance
    (3,863 )     (3,005 )
 
           
 
               
Net deferred tax liability
  $ 14,009     $ 7,826  
 
           
     As of December 31, 2009 we have net operating losses for state income taxes of approximately $38.6 million on which we have provided a valuation allowance of $3.9 million. Our tax returns are subject to periodic audit by the various jurisdictions in which we operate. These audits can result in adjustments of taxes due or adjustments of the NOLs which are available to offset future taxable income.
     Valuation allowances of $3.9 million have been established for uncertainties in realizing the benefit of certain state income tax loss carryforwards. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, changes in our state operating loss carryforwards (decreased)/increased our valuation allowance by $0.9 million, $0.9 million and ($0.4) million, respectively. In assessing the realizability of carryforwards, we consider whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The valuation allowance will be adjusted in the periods that we determine it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will or will not be realized.
     We have federal and state income tax net operating loss carryforwards of $0.0 million and $38.6 million which will expire at various dates from 2011 through 2034. Such net operating loss carryforwards expire between 2011 and 2034 as follows:
         
2011 - 2016
  $ 443  
2017 - 2022
    4,760  
2023 - 2034
    33,406  
 
     
 
  $ 38,609  
 
     
     The components of our income tax provision were as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Federal current provision
  $ 9,400     $ 11,200     $ 6,213  
State current provision
    2,186       2,947       1,276  
 
                 
Total current provision
    11,586       14,147       7,489  
 
                       
Federal deferred provision
    5,111       1,250       1,034  
State deferred provision
    1,258       206       312  
 
                 
Total deferred provision
    6,369       1,456       1,346  
 
                 
 
                       
Total provision from continuing operations
  $ 17,955     $ 15,603     $ 8,835  
 
                 

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     The following is a reconciliation of income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to the income tax provision recorded by us (in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Computed taxes at statutory rate
  $ 15,585     $ 13,384     $ 7,263  
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
    2,150       2,046       1,109  
Other
    220       173       463  
 
                 
 
  $ 17,955     $ 15,603     $ 8,835  
 
                 
11. CREDIT FACILITIES
     Our long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Debt of Cornell Companies, Inc.:
               
Senior Notes, unsecured, due July 2012 with an interest rate of 10.75%, net of discount
  $ 111,540     $ 111,356  
Revolving Line of Credit due December 2011 with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% or prime plus 0.00% to 0.75% (the “Amended Credit Facility”)
    70,000       75,000  
Capital lease obligations
    14       26  
 
           
Subtotal
    181,554       186,382  
 
           
 
               
Debt of Special Purpose Entities:
               
8.47% Bonds due 2016
    121,700       134,100  
 
           
 
               
Total consolidated debt
    303,254       320,482  
 
               
Less: current maturities
    (13,413 )     (12,412 )
 
           
 
               
Consolidated long-term debt
  $ 289,841     $ 308,070  
 
           
     Long-Term Credit Facilities. Our Amended Credit Facility provides for borrowings up to $100.0 million (including letters of credit) and matures in December 2011. At our election, outstanding borrowings bear interest at either the LIBOR rate plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% or a rate which ranges from 0.00% to 0.75% above the applicable prime rate. The applicable margins are subject to adjustments based on our total leverage ratio. The available commitment under our Amended Credit Facility was approximately $17.9 million at December 31, 2009. We had outstanding borrowings under our Amended Credit Facility of $70.0 million and we had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $12.1 million at December 31, 2009. Subject to certain requirements, we have the right to increase the commitments under our Amended Credit Facility up to $150.0 million, although the indenture for our Senior Notes limits our ability, subject to certain conditions, to expand the Amended Credit Facility beyond $100.0 million. We can provide no assurance that all of the banks that have made commitments to us under our Amended Credit Facility would be willing to participate in an expansion to the Amended Credit Facility should we desire to do so. The Amended Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of our assets, including the assets and stock of all of our subsidiaries. The Amended Credit Facility is not collateralized by the assets of MCF.
     Our Amended Credit Facility contains certain financial and other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in certain activities. Our ability to borrow under the Amended Credit Facility is subject to compliance with certain financial covenants, including bank leverage, total leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. At December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with all such covenants. Our Amended Credit Facility includes other restrictions that, among other things, limit our ability to: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in mergers, consolidations and liquidations; make investments, restricted payments and asset dispositions; enter into transactions with affiliates; and engage in sale/leaseback transactions.

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     MCF is obligated for the outstanding balance of its 8.47% Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2001. The bonds bear interest at a rate of 8.47% per annum and are payable in semi-annual installments of interest and annual installments of principal. All unpaid principal and accrued interest on the bonds is due on the earlier of August 1, 2016 (maturity) or as noted under the bond documents.
     The bonds are limited, nonrecourse obligations of MCF and are collateralized by the property and equipment, bond reserves, assignment of subleases and substantially all assets related to the facilities included in the 2001 Sale and Leaseback Transaction (in which we sold eleven facilities to MCF (as identified in Item 1 — Facilities of this report)). The bonds are not guaranteed by Cornell.
     In June 2004, we issued $112.0 million in principal of 10.75% Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes”) due July 1, 2012. The Senior Notes are unsecured senior indebtedness and are guaranteed by all of our existing and future subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The Senior Notes are not guaranteed by MCF (the “Non-Guarantor”). Interest on the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2005. On or after July 1, 2008, we were able to redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) listed below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Senior Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on July 1 of each of the remaining years indicated below.
         
Year   Percentages  
2009
    102.688 %
2010 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     As the Senior Notes are redeemable at our option (subject to the requirements noted) we anticipate we will monitor the capital markets and continue to assess our capital needs and our capital structure, including a potential refinancing of the Senior Notes.
     Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events, unless we have exercised our option to redeem all the Senior Notes as described above, each holder will have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Senior Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Senior Notes repurchased, to the applicable date of purchase. The Senior Notes were issued under an indenture which limits our ability and the ability of our Guarantors to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions, make other restricted payments and investments, create liens, incur restrictions on the ability of the Guarantors to pay dividends or other payments to us, enter into transactions with affiliates, and engage in mergers, consolidations and certain sales of assets.
     Scheduled maturities of our consolidated long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):
                         
    Cornell              
    Companies, Inc.     MCF     Consolidated  
For the year ending December 31,
                       
2010
  $ 13     $ 13,400     $ 13,413  
2011
    70,001       14,600       84,601  
2012
    112,000       15,800       127,800  
2013
          17,200       17,200  
Thereafter
          60,700       60,700  
 
                 
Total
  $ 182,014     $ 121,700     $ 303,714  
 
                 
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
     Financial Guarantees
     During the normal course of business, we enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications. Our maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against us that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, we believe the risk of loss to be remote.

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     Operating Leases
     We lease office space, certain facilities and furniture and equipment under long-term operating leases. Rent expense for all operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $10.9 million, $10.2 million and $10.4 million, respectively.
     Landlord incentives or allowances under operating leases are recorded as deferred rent and amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the lease term. Those operating leases with step rent provisions or escalation clauses that are not considered contingent rent are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For those leases that include an existing index or rate, such as the consumer price index or the prime interest rate, the related minimum lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and the amount of rent considered to be contingent is recorded as incurred and is not included in the straight-line basis rent expense. We do not receive significant sublease rentals under any of our existing operating leases.
     Certain of our leases contain renewal options, which range from additional rental periods of one to five years. Escalation clauses are also included in certain of our leases. There are no significant restrictions imposed by our lease agreements concerning such issues as dividend payments, incurrence of additional debt or further leasing.
     As of December 31, 2009, we had the following rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases (in thousands):
         
For the year ending December 31,
       
2010
  $ 15,820  
2011
    13,556  
2012
    13,187  
2013
    12,966  
Thereafter
    71,326  
 
     
Total
  $ 126,855  
 
     
     The following schedule shows the composition of total rental expense for all operating leases (in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Minimum rentals
  $ 10,419     $ 9,708     $ 9,911  
Contingent rentals
    437       449       458  
Less: sublease rentals
    (97 )     (221 )     (246 )
 
                 
Total
  $ 10,758     $ 9,936     $ 10,123  
 
                 
     401(k) Plan
     We have a defined contribution 401(k) plan. Our matching contribution currently represents 50% of a participant’s contribution, up to the first 6% of the participant’s salary. We recorded contribution expense of approximately $1.6 million, $1.7 million and $1.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
     Legal Proceedings
     We are party to various legal proceedings, including that noted below. While management presently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, overall trends in results of operations or cash flows, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or equitable relief, and could have a material adverse impact on the net income of the period in which the ruling occurs or in future periods.
     Valencia County Detention Center
     In April 2007, a lawsuit was filed against the Company in the Federal District Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Joe Torres and Eufrasio Armijo, who each alleged that he was strip searched at the Valencia County Detention Center (“VCDC”) in New Mexico in violation of his federal rights under the Fourth, Fourteenth and Eighth amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The claimants also alleged violation of their rights under state law and sought to bring the case as a class action on behalf of themselves and all detainees at VCDC during the applicable statutes of limitation. The plaintiffs sought damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. Valencia County is also a named defendant in the case and operated the VCDC for a significantly greater portion of the period covered by the lawsuit.

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     In December 2008, the parties agreed to a proposed stipulation of settlement and, in July 2009, the Court granted final approval of the settlement. The settlement amount under the terms of the agreement is $3.3 million. Cornell’s portion of the stipulated settlement, based on the number of inmates housed at VCDC during the time Cornell operated the facility in comparison to the number of inmates housed at the facility during the time Valencia County operated the facility, is $1.2 million and was funded principally through our general liability and professional liability coverage. The claims administration process is under way and we expect it to be completed in the first half of 2010.
     In the year ended December 31, 2007, we previously provided insurance reserves for this matter (as part of our regular review of reported and unreported claims) totaling approximately $0.5 million. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded an additional settlement charge of approximately $0.7 million and the related reimbursement from our general liability and professional liability insurance. The charge and reimbursement were recognized in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008. The reimbursement was funded by the insurance carrier in the first quarter of 2009 into a settlement account, where it will remain until payments are made to the settlement class members.
     Other
     We hold insurance policies to cover potential director and officer liability, some of which may limit our cash outflows in the event of a decision adverse to us in the matter discussed above. However, if an adverse decision in the matter exceeds the insurance coverage or if the insurance coverage is deemed not to apply to the matter, it could have a material adverse effect on us, our financial condition, results of operations and future cash flows.
     We currently and from time to time are subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims for damages for personal injuries or for wrongful restriction of or interference with offender privileges and employment matters. If an adverse decision in these matters exceeds our insurance coverage, or if our coverage is deemed not to apply to these matters, or if the underlying insurance carrier was unable to fulfill its obligation under the insurance coverage provided, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
     While the outcome of such other matters cannot be predicted with certainty, based on the information known to date, we believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, but could be material to operating results or cash flows for a particular reporting period.
13. EQUITY
     Preferred Stock
     Preferred stock may be issued from time to time by our Board of Directors, which is responsible for determining the voting, dividend, redemption, conversion and liquidation features of any preferred stock.
     Options and Warrants
     Under our 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan (the “2000 Plan”) we may grant non-qualified stock options to our employees, directors and eligible consultants for up to the greater of 400,000 shares or 4% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding immediately after grant of any option under the 2000 Plan. However, in conjunction with the approval of the amended and restated 2006 Incentive Plan and the amendments to the 2000 Directors Stock Plan, the Company agreed not to thereafter grant any additional awards under the 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan or the 1996 Stock Option Plan. The 2000 Plan options vest up to five years and expire ten years from the grant date. Under our 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated in April 1998 (the “1996 Plan”) we may grant non-qualified and incentive stock options for up to the greater of 1,932,119 shares or 15.0% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock outstanding. The 1996 Plan options vest up to seven years and expire seven to ten years from the grant date. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of independent directors, is responsible for determining the exercise price and vesting terms for the granted options. The 1996 Plan and 2000 Plan option exercise prices could be no less than the market price of our common stock on the date of grant.
     In conjunction with the issuance of subordinated notes in July 2000 (which are no longer outstanding), we issued warrants to purchase 290,370 shares of the common stock at an exercise price of $6.70. We recognized the fair value of these warrants of $1.1 million as additional paid-in capital. The warrants could only be exercised by payment of the exercise price in cash to us, by cancellation of an amount of warrants equal to the fair market value of the exercise price, or by the cancellation of our indebtedness owed to the warrant holder. During 2001, 168,292 shares of our common stock were issued in conjunction with the exercise and cancellation of 217,778 warrants. At December 31, 2006, 72,592 warrants were outstanding. During 2007, all 72,592 warrants were exercised and canceled.

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     For a summary of the status of our various option plans at December 31, 2009, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
     Treasury Stock
     We did not repurchase any of our common stock in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. Under the terms of our Senior Notes and our Amended Credit Facility, we can purchase shares of our stock subject to certain cumulative restrictions.
     Under the terms of our Senior Notes and our Amended Credit Facility, we can purchase shares of our stock subject to certain cumulative restrictions. In July 2009, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program which provides for up to $10.0 million in purchases through December 2010. In September 2009, we adopted a 10b5-1 Plan to facilitate purchases of our common stock pursuant to such stock repurchase plan. The Company may also repurchase our common stock in open market purchases.
     Employee Stock Purchase Plan
     We have an employee stock purchase plan under which employees can make contributions to purchase our common stock. Participation in the plan is elected annually by employees. The plan year begins each January 1st (the “Exercise Date”) and ends on December 31st (the “Ending Date”). Purchases of common stock are made at the end of the year using the lower of the fair market value on either the Beginning Date or Ending Date, less a 15.0% discount. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, employee contributions of approximately $0.3 million, $0.1 million and $0.2 million were used to purchase 18,277 shares, 8,883 shares and 25,348 shares, respectively, of our common stock.
     2006 Incentive Plan
     Our stockholders approved the (a) establishment of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan at our June 29, 2006 annual meeting and the (b) amendment and restatement of such plan and change of name to the 2006 Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) at our June 18, 2009 annual meeting. The purpose of the 2006 Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining employees, directors, and consultants of the Company and its affiliates, (ii) motivating such individuals by means of performance-related incentives to achieve longer-range performance goals, and (iii) enabling such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company. At the discretion of the Compensation Committee, any employee, director, or consultant of the Company or its affiliates may be granted an award under the 2006 Plan. The Compensation Committee administers the 2006 Plan.
     A total of 2,265,000 shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the 2006 Plan. Stock options (both non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, stock compensation and other stock-based awards and cash incentive awards may be granted under the 2006 Plan. The authorized shares under the 2006 Plan are in a “fungible pool”, with (a) each share granted in an award after June 18, 2009, in a form other than an option or a stock appreciation right (a “Full-Value Award”) counted against the 2,265,000 share limit as 1.6 shares (prior to June 18, 2009, shares granted under a Full-Value Award were counted against the share limit as 2 shares for each share awarded) and (b) each share subject an award in the form of options and stock appreciation rights counted against the share limit as 1 share for every 1 share granted.
     In the event of a Change of Control, as defined in the 2006 Plan, any outstanding stock option, stock appreciation right, non-performance based restricted stock or restricted stock unit award, and performance based restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share or performance unit award or cash incentive award (unless otherwise provided in the award agreement) will automatically vest. Upon a Change of Control, the Board of Directors may also take any one or more of the following actions: (i) provide for the purchase of any outstanding awards by the Company; (ii) make adjustments to any outstanding awards; or (iii) allow for the assumption or substitution of outstanding awards by the acquiring or surviving corporation. Grants of 176,700 shares, 161,000 shares and 287,000 shares of restricted stock were made under the 2006 Plan during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. A grant of 40,000 options was made under the 2006 Plan during the year ended December 31, 2009.

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14. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND GUARANTEES
     Debt Service Reserve Fund and Debt Service Fund
     In August 2001, MCF completed a bond offering to finance the 2001 Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which we sold eleven facilities (as identified in Item 1 of this report) to MCF. In connection with this bond offering, two reserve fund accounts were established by MCF pursuant to the terms of the indenture: (1) MCF’s Debt Service Reserve Fund, aggregating $23.4 million at December 31, 2009, was established to: (a) make payments on MCF’s outstanding bonds in the event we (as lessee) should fail to make the scheduled rental payments to MCF or (b) to the extent payments were not made under (a), then to make final debt service payments on the then outstanding bonds and (2) MCF’s Bond Fund Payment Account, (as reported in Bond Fund Payment Account and other restricted assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet) aggregating $9.8 million at December 31, 2009, was established to accumulate the monthly lease payments that MCF receives from us until such funds are used to pay MCF’s semi-annual bond interest and annual bond principal payments, with any excess to pay certain other expenses and to make certain transfers. These reserve funds are invested in short-term money markets and commercial paper. Both reserve fund accounts were subject to the agreements with the MCF Equity Investors (Lehman Brothers, Inc. (“Lehman”)) whereby guaranteed rates of return of 3.0% and 5.08%, respectively, are provided for in the balance of the Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Bond Fund Payment Account. The guaranteed rates of return were characterized as cash flow hedge derivative instruments. At inception, the derivatives had an aggregate fair value of $4.0 million, which has been recorded as a decrease to the equity investment in MCF made by the MCF Equity Investors (MCF non-controlling interest) and is included in other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments were recorded as an adjustment to other long-term liabilities and reported as other comprehensive income (loss) in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Due to the bankruptcy of Lehman in 2008, the derivative instrument no longer qualified as a hedge and was de-designated. Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings during the same periods in which interest is earned on the debt service funds (approximately $0.3 million was amortized and recognized in earnings in the year ended December 31, 2009 and none in either of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007). Changes in the fair value of this derivative after de-designation were recorded into earnings. At December 31, 2008, the fair value was determined to be zero. The derivatives were terminated by MCF in the first quarter of 2009 with a fair value of zero.
     In connection with MCF’s bond offering, Lehman also provided a guarantee of the Debt Service Reserve Fund if a bankruptcy of the Company were to occur and a trustee for the estate of the Company were to include the Debt Service Reserve Fund as an asset of the Company’s estate. This guarantee was characterized as an insurance contract and its fair value was being amortized to expense over the life of the debt. Due to the bankruptcy of Lehman in 2008, the full carrying value of the guarantee was determined to be unrecoverable. Accordingly, we recorded a charge of $1.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2008. This charge is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
     In September 1999, we entered into a non-compete agreement with Cornell’s founder, David Cornell, who was a director of Cornell through October 2003. The non-compete agreement had a term of 10 years and required us to pay a monthly fee of $10,000 for the seven-year initial term of the consulting agreement. We capitalized the monthly payments and amortized the amounts over the 10-year term of the non-compete agreement. Due to his death in December 2008, the remaining unamortized balance was written-off. We recognized amortization expense related to this agreement of approximately $84,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These expenses were included in general and administrative expenses in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
     We maintained a life insurance policy for Mr. Cornell and made payments related to this policy of approximately $0.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. As a result of Mr. Cornell’s death in December 2008, we received a return of cash premiums previously paid of approximately $2.0 million in December 2008.
     We entered into a consulting agreement with a former director, Arlene Lissner, which expired in December 2008. Services rendered under this agreement included research and analysis for various topics including data collection, support and training for program development; performance-based contractual requirements and performance-improvement processes, accreditations and regulatory requirements. Payments under this agreement totaled $0.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. The agreement concluded in 2008 and was not renewed.

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16. SEGMENT DISCLOSURE
     Our three operating divisions are our reportable segments. The Adult Secure Services segment consists of the operations of secure adult incarceration facilities. The Abraxas Youth and Family Services segment consists of providing residential treatment and educational programs and non-residential community-based programs to juveniles between the ages of 10 and 18 who have either been adjudicated or suffer from behavioral problems. The Adult Community-Based Services segment consists of providing pre-release and halfway house programs for adult offenders who are either on probation or serving the last three to six-months of their sentences on parole and preparing for re-entry into society at large as well as community-based treatment and education programs as an alternative to incarceration. All of our customers and long-lived assets are located in the United States of America. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Intangible assets are not included in each segment’s reportable assets, and the amortization of intangible assets is not included in the determination of a segment’s operating income. We evaluate performance based on income or loss from operations before general and administrative expenses, incentive bonuses, amortization of intangibles, interest and income taxes. Corporate and other assets are comprised primarily of cash, investment securities available for sale, accounts receivable, debt service fund, deposits, property and equipment, deferred taxes, deferred costs and other assets. Corporate and other expense from operations primarily consists of depreciation and amortization on the corporate office facilities and equipment and specific general and administrative charges pertaining to corporate personnel and is presented separately as such charges cannot be readily identified for allocation to a particular segment.

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     The only significant non-cash items reported in the respective segments’ income from operations is depreciation and amortization (excluding intangibles) and impairment of long-lived assets (in thousands).
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
Revenue:
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 233,586     $ 209,283     $ 183,199  
Abraxas youth and family services
    105,304       107,278       109,297  
Adult community-based services
    73,487       70,163       68,108  
 
                 
Total revenue
  $ 412,377     $ 386,724     $ 360,604  
 
                 
 
                       
Bureau of Prison Revenues (1):
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 115,938     $ 108,635     $ 95,022  
Abraxas youth and family services
                 
Adult community-based services
    27,114       23,665       22,439  
 
                 
Total Bureau of Prison revenues
  $ 143,052     $ 132,300     $ 117,461  
 
                 
 
                       
Pre-opening and start-up expenses:
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 4,086     $     $  
Abraxas youth and family services
                 
Adult community-based services
                 
 
                 
Total pre-opening and start-up expenses
  $ 4,086     $     $  
 
                 
 
                       
Depreciation and amortization:
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 12,156     $ 10,504     $ 8,570  
Abraxas youth and family services
    2,909       2,866       2,736  
Adult community-based services
    1,693       1,535       1,525  
Amortization of intangibles
    1,135       2,200       2,407  
Corporate and other
    940       838       748  
 
                 
Total depreciation and amortization
  $ 18,833     $ 17,943     $ 15,986  
 
                 
 
                       
Income from operations:
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 64,824     $ 63,170     $ 44,096  
Abraxas youth and family services
    7,353       8,829       13,069  
Adult community-based services
    23,714       19,191       16,511  
 
                 
Subtotal
    95,891       91,190       73,676  
General and administrative expenses
    (24,112 )     (25,954 )     (25,499 )
Amortization of intangibles
    (1,135 )     (2,200 )     (2,406 )
Corporate and other
    (943 )     (839 )     (762 )
 
                 
Total income from operations
  $ 69,701     $ 62,197     $ 45,009  
 
                 
 
                       
Capital expenditures:
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 17,750     $ 76,703     $ 48,538  
Abraxas youth and family services
    1,190       1,808       1,351  
Adult community-based services
    2,942       956       310  
Corporate and other
    419       448       691  
 
                 
Total capital expenditures
  $ 22,301     $ 79,915     $ 50,890  
 
                 
 
                       
Assets:
                       
Adult secure services
  $ 356,247     $ 358,406     $ 290,930  
Abraxas youth and family services
    103,276       105,991       109,478  
Adult community-based services
    62,251       60,170       63,008  
Intangible assets, net
    14,493       15,628       17,875  
Corporate and other
    114,298       96,726       81,496  
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 650,565     $ 636,921     $ 562,287  
 
                 
 
(1)   The Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) is our only customer which makes up greater than 10% of our consolidated revenues.

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17. GUARANTOR DISCLOSURES
     We completed an offering of $112.0 million of Senior Notes in June 2004. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries (“Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned and are full and unconditional. MCF does not guarantee the Senior Notes (“Non-Guarantor Subsidiary”). These guarantees are joint and several obligations of the Guarantor Subsidiaries. The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, together with the consolidating adjustments necessary to present our results on a consolidated basis.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 27,386     $ 317     $ 21     $     $ 27,724  
Accounts receivable
    1,471       59,561       51             61,083  
Restricted assets
          3,831       26,147             29,978  
Prepaids and other
    20,024       1,466                   21,490  
 
                             
Total current assets
    48,881       65,175       26,219             140,275  
Property and equipment, net
    7       322,396       138,719       (5,599 )     455,523  
Other assets:
                                       
Restricted assets
                27,017             27,017  
Deferred costs and other
    66,623       20,029       4,758       (63,660 )     27,750  
Investment in subsidiaries
    98,003       1,856             (99,859 )      
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 213,514     $ 409,456     $ 196,713     $ (169,118 )   $ 650,565  
 
                             
 
                                       
Liabilities and Equity
                                       
 
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 42,192     $ 15,725     $ 4,370     $     $ 62,287  
Current portion of long-term debt
          13       13,400             13,413  
 
                             
Total current liabilities
    42,192       15,738       17,770             75,700  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    181,540       1       108,300             289,841  
Deferred tax liabilities
    21,710       94             2,651       24,455  
Other long-term liabilities
    5,766             63,750       (67,685 )     1,831  
Intercompany
    (296,432 )     297,594             (1,162 )      
 
                             
Total liabilities
    (45,224 )     313,427       189,820       (66,196 )     391,827  
Total Cornell Companies, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    256,346       96,029       6,893       (102,922 )     256,346  
Non-controlling interest
    2,392                         2,392  
Total equity
    258,738       96,029       6,893       (102,922 )     258,738  
 
                             
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 213,514     $ 409,456     $ 196,713     $ (169,118 )   $ 650,565  
 
                             

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008 (in thousands)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 14,291     $ 265     $ 57     $     $ 14,613  
Accounts receivable
    2,045       66,921       422             69,388  
Restricted assets
          3,432       23,758             27,190  
Prepaids and other
    13,875       1,644                   15,519  
 
                             
Total current assets
    30,211       72,262       24,237             126,710  
Property and equipment, net
    101       312,446       141,975       (4,168 )     450,354  
Other assets:
                                       
Restricted assets
                27,930             27,930  
Deferred costs and other
    60,322       23,267       5,367       (57,029 )     31,927  
Investment in subsidiaries
    73,642       1,856             (75,498 )      
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 164,276     $ 409,831     $ 199,509     $ (136,695 )   $ 636,921  
 
                             
 
                                       
Liabilities and Equity
                                       
 
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 48,373     $ 15,515     $ 4,883     $ 322     $ 69,093  
Current portion of long-term debt
          12       12,400             12,412  
 
                             
Total current liabilities
    48,373       15,527       17,283       322       81,505  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    186,356       14       121,700             308,070  
Deferred tax liabilities
    16,246       94             1,151       17,491  
Other long-term liabilities
    5,851       113       56,733       (61,009 )     1,688  
Intercompany
    (320,717 )     320,722             (5 )      
 
                             
Total liabilities
    (63,891 )     336,470       195,716       (59,541 )     408,754  
Total Cornell Companies, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    227,722       73,361       3,793       (77,154 )     227,722  
Non-controlling interest
    445                         445  
 
                             
Total equity
    228,167       73,361       3,793       (77,154 )     228,167  
 
                             
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 164,276     $ 409,831     $ 199,509     $ (136,695 )   $ 636,921  
 
                             

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 (in thousands)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 18,008     $ 473,889     $ 18,008     $ (97,528 )   $ 412,377  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    19,442       373,163       216       (97,176 )     295,645  
Pre-opening and start-up expenses
          4,086                   4,086  
Depreciation and amortization
          15,315       3,521       (3 )     18,833  
General and administrative expenses
    24,037             75             24,112  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (25,471 )     81,325       14,196       (349 )     69,701  
Overhead allocations
    (37,006 )     37,006                    
Interest, net
    616       14,011       11,362       (816 )     25,173  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    30,309                   (30,309 )      
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    41,228       30,308       2,834       (29,842 )     44,528  
Provision for income taxes
    16,602                   1,353       17,955  
 
                             
Net income
    24,626       30,308       2,834       (31,195 )     26,573  
Non-controlling interest
                      1,947       1,947  
 
                             
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 24,626     $ 30,308     $ 2,834     $ (33,142 )   $ 24,626  
 
          ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~                    

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 (in thousands)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 18,008     $ 439,083     $ 18,008     $ (88,375 )   $ 386,724  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    16,136       352,355       174       (88,035 )     280,630  
Depreciation and amortization
          14,364       4,222       (643 )     17,943  
General and administrative expenses
    25,879             75             25,954  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (24,007 )     72,364       13,537       303       62,197  
Overhead allocations
    (37,349 )     37,349                    
Interest, net
    8,000       5,093       10,997       (132 )     23,958  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    31,233                   (31,233 )      
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    36,575       29,922       2,540       (30,798 )     38,239  
Provision for income taxes
    14,384                   1,219       15,603  
 
                             
Net income
    22,191       29,922       2,540       (32,017 )     22,636  
Non-controlling interest
                      445       445  
 
                             
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 22,191     $ 29,922     $ 2,540     $ (32,462 )   $ 22,191  
 
                             

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 (in thousands)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 18,008     $ 406,673     $ 18,008     $ (82,085 )   $ 360,604  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    19,843       335,879       87       (81,699 )     274,110  
Depreciation and amortization
    183       12,199       4,222       (618 )     15,986  
General and administrative expenses
    25,424             75             25,499  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (27,442 )     58,595       13,624       232       45,009  
Overhead allocations
    (41,236 )     41,236                    
Interest, net
    6,972       5,094       11,889       309       24,264  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    13,244                   (13,244 )     0  
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    20,066       12,265       1,735       (13,321 )     20,745  
Provision for income taxes
    8,156                   679       8,835  
 
                             
Net income
    11,910       12,265       1,735       (14,000 )     11,910  
Non-controlling interest
                             
 
                             
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 11,910     $ 12,265     $ 1,735     $ (14,000 )   $ 11,910  
 
                             

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2009 (in thousands)
                                 
                    Non-        
            Guarantor     Guarantor        
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Consolidated  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 17,519     $ 19,660     $ 14,753     $ 51,932  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Capital expenditures
          (22,301 )           (22,301 )
Payments to restricted debt payment account, net
                (2,389 )     (2,389 )
Proceeds from insurance recoveries on property and equipment
          2,707             2,707  
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
          (19,594 )     (2,389 )     (21,983 )
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Payments of MCF bonds
                (12,400 )     (12,400 )
Proceeds from line of credit
    2,000                   2,000  
Payments of line of credit
    (7,000 )                 (7,000 )
Payments on capital lease obligations
          (14 )           (14 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions
    568                   568  
Tax benefit of stock option exercises
    8                   8  
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (4,424 )     (14 )     (12,400 )     (16,838 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    13,095       52       (36 )     13,111  
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    14,291       265       57       14,613  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 27,386     $ 317     $ 21     $ 27,724  
 
                       

F-34


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2008 (in thousands)
                                 
                    Non-        
            Guarantor     Guarantor        
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Consolidated  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (34,261 )   $ 78,937     $ 14,303     $ 58,979  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Capital expenditures
          (79,915 )           (79,915 )
Sales of investment securities
    250                   250  
Payments to restricted debt payment account, net
                (2,901 )     (2,901 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
          846             846  
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    250       (79,069 )     (2,901 )     (81,720 )
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Payments of MCF bonds
                (11,400 )     (11,400 )
Proceeds from line of credit
    49,000                   49,000  
Payments of line of credit
    (4,000 )                 (4,000 )
Payments on capital lease obligations
          (11 )           (11 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    737                   737  
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    45,737       (11 )     (11,400 )     34,326  
 
                       
 
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    11,726       (143 )     2       11,585  
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    2,565       408       55       3,028  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 14,291     $ 265     $ 57     $ 14,613  
 
                       

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 (in thousands)
                                 
                    Non-        
            Guarantor     Guarantor        
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Consolidated  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (59,489 )   $ 74,169     $ 12,564     $ 27,244  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Capital expenditures
          (50,890 )           (50,890 )
Purchase of investment securities
    (241,425 )                 (241,425 )
Sales of investment securities
    253,100                   253,100  
Facility acquisitions
          (18,554 )           (18,554 )
Site acquisition
          (5,053 )           (5,053 )
Payments to restricted debt payment account, net
                (2,084 )     (2,084 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
          375             375  
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    11,675       (74,122 )     (2,084 )     (64,531 )
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from line of credit
    30,000                   30,000  
Payments on MCF Bonds
                (10,500 )     (10,500 )
Payments for debt issuance and other financing costs
    (845 )                 (845 )
Payments on capital lease obligations
          (10 )           (10 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants
    2,786                   2,786  
Tax benefit of stock option exercises
    355                   355  
 
                       
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    32,296       (10 )     (10,500 )     21,786  
 
                       
 
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (15,518 )     37       (20 )     (15,501 )
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    18,083       371       75       18,529  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 2,565     $ 408     $ 55     $ 3,028  
 
                       

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18. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)
     (in thousands, except per share data)
                                         
    1st   2nd   3rd   4th    
    Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Year
2009:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 99,710     $ 105,334     $ 103,279     $ 104,054     $ 412,377  
Income from operations
    15,788       19,590       18,594       15,729       69,701  
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
    5,257       7,230       6,693       5,446       24,626  
 
                                       
Earnings per share:
                                       
Basic (a)
  $ .36     $ .49     $ .45     $ .37     $ 1.65  
Diluted (a)
  $ .36     $ .48     $ .45     $ .36     $ 1.64  
 
                                       
2008:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 95,392     $ 94,646     $ 95,187     $ 101,499     $ 386,724  
Income from operations
    14,490       14,914       14,037       18,756       62,197  
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
    4,634       5,345       4,828       7,384       22,191  
 
                                       
Earnings per share:
                                       
Basic
  $ .32     $ .37     $ .34     $ .52     $ 1.55  
Diluted
  $ .32     $ .36     $ .33     $ .50     $ 1.51  
 
                                       
2009 Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Working capital
  $ 57,444     $ 63,160     $ 56,789     $ 64,575     $ 64,575  
Total assets
    635,601       643,946       635,948       650,565       650,565  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    309,113       306,156       292,798       289,841       289,841  
Equity
    234,593       243,241       251,478       258,738       258,738  
 
                                       
2008 Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Working capital
  $ 41,697     $ 35,444     $ 38,988     $ 45,205     $ 45,205  
Total assets
    578,530       602,787       628,107       636,921       636,921  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    280,341       292,884       306,027       308,070       308,070  
Equity
    206,877       212,711       219,179       227,722       227,722  
 
(a)   The sum of quarters may not equal yearly amount as each quarter represents a discrete period and also due to rounding.

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EX-99.2 4 g25005exv99w2.htm EX-99.2 exv99w2
Exhibit 99.2
     
CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
   
 
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and as of December 31, 2009
  F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 (unaudited)
  F-3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 (unaudited)
  F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 (unaudited)
  F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
  F-7

F-1


 

CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 16,164     $ 27,724  
Accounts receivable — trade (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,650 and $4,345, respectively)
    63,739       59,496  
Other receivables
    2,814       1,587  
Bond fund payment account and other restricted assets
    29,041       29,978  
Deferred tax assets
    10,081       9,843  
Prepaid expenses and other
    7,678       11,647  
 
           
Total current assets
    129,517       140,275  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
    460,421       455,523  
OTHER ASSETS:
               
Debt service reserve fund and other restricted assets
    33,270       27,017  
Goodwill
    13,308       13,308  
Intangible assets, net
    922       1,185  
Deferred costs and other
    16,117       13,257  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 653,555     $ 650,565  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
 
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 60,850     $ 62,287  
Current portion of long-term debt
    13,408       13,413  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    74,258       75,700  
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion
    287,332       289,841  
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
    26,242       24,455  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    2,125       1,831  
 
           
Total liabilities
    389,957       391,827  
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
 
               
EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
           
Common stock, $.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 16,069,290 and 16,434,940 shares issued and 14,933,148 and 14,947,054 shares outstanding, respectively
    16       16  
Additional paid-in capital
    163,904       168,852  
Retained earnings
    106,353       97,944  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,295       1,422  
Treasury stock (1,136,142 and 1,487,886 shares of common stock, at cost, respectively)
    (9,078 )     (11,888 )
 
           
Total Cornell Companies, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    262,490       256,346  
Non-controlling interest
    1,108       2,392  
 
           
Total equity
    263,598       258,738  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 653,555     $ 650,565  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
REVENUES
  $ 103,871     $ 105,334     $ 203,877     $ 205,044  
OPERATING EXPENSES, EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
    74,793       74,734       151,476       147,627  
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
    4,555       4,740       9,254       9,633  
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
    8,001       6,270       13,760       12,408  
 
                       
 
                               
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    16,522       19,590       29,387       35,376  
 
                               
INTEREST EXPENSE
    6,287       6,736       12,601       12,935  
INTEREST INCOME
    (127 )     (160 )     (255 )     (406 )
 
                       
 
                               
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    10,362       13,014       17,041       22,847  
 
                               
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    4,646       5,386       7,477       9,487  
 
                       
 
                               
NET INCOME
    5,716       7,628       9,564       13,360  
 
                               
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
    586       398       1,155       873  
 
                       
 
                               
INCOME AVAILABLE TO CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
  $ 5,130     $ 7,230     $ 8,409     $ 12,487  
 
                       
 
                               
EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CORNELL COMPANIES, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
                               
BASIC
  $ .34     $ .49     $ .56     $ .84  
DILUTED
  $ .34     $ .48     $ .56     $ .84  
 
                               
NUMBER OF SHARES USED IN PER SHARE COMPUTATION:
                               
BASIC
    14,944       14,881       14,903       14,878  
DILUTED
    15,111       14,970       15,050       14,952  
 
                               
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
                               
Net income
  $ 5,716     $ 7,628     $ 9,564     $ 13,360  
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest
    (586 )     (398 )     (1,155 )     (873 )
 
                       
Comprehensive income attributable to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 5,130     $ 7,230     $ 8,409     $ 12,487  
 
                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
                                                                                 
                                                    Accumulated                    
    Common Stock     Additional                             Other     Non-     Total        
            Par     Paid-In     Retained     Treasury Stock     Comprehensive     Controlling     Stockholders'     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Value     Capital     Earnings     Shares     Cost     Income     Interest     Equity     Income  
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2009
    16,434,940     $ 16     $ 168,852     $ 97,944       1,487,886     $ (11,888 )   $ 1,422     $ 2,392     $ 258,738     $  
 
                                                                               
NET INCOME
                      8,409                         1,155       9,564       8,409  
 
                                                                             
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                                                          $ 8,409  
 
                                                                             
DISTRIBUTION TO MCF PARTNERS
                                              (2,439 )     (2,439 )        
REPURCHASE AND RETIREMENT OF COMMON STOCK
    (145,473 )           (3,000 )                                   (3,000 )        
EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS
    625             251             (38,212 )     305                   556          
TAX BENEFIT OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISES
                89                                     89          
AMORTIZATION OF GAIN ON TERMINATION OF DERIVATIVE
                                        (127 )           (127 )        
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
                1,342                                     1,342          
RESTRICTED STOCK ACTIVITY
    (221,384 )           (3,994 )           (282,655 )     2,258                   (1,736 )        
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK TO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                169             (23,237 )     186                   355          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK UNDER 2000 DIRECTOR’S STOCK PLAN
    582             195             (7,640 )     61                   256          
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2010
    16,069,290     $ 16     $ 163,904     $ 106,353       1,136,142     $ (9,078 )   $ 1,295     $ 1,108     $ 263,598          
 
                                                             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
                                                                                 
                                                    Accumulated                    
    Common Stock     Additional                             Other     Non-     Total        
            Par     Paid-In     Retained     Treasury Stock     Comprehensive     Controlling     Stockholders'     Comprehensive  
    Shares     Value     Capital     Earnings     Shares     Cost     Income     Interest     Equity     Income  
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2008
    16,238,685     $ 16     $ 164,746     $ 73,318       1,506,163     $ (12,034 )   $ 1,676     $ 445     $ 228,167     $  
 
                                                                               
NET INCOME
                      12,487                         873       13,360       12,487  
 
                                                                             
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                                                          $ 12,487  
 
                                                                             
EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS
    2,550             32                                     32          
INCOME TAX BENEFIT FROM STOCK OPTION EXERCISES
                  (71 )                                             (71 )        
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
                1,634                                     1,634          
RESTRICTED STOCK ACTIVITY
    153,983             (271 )                                   (271 )        
AMORTIZATION OF GAIN ON TERMINATION OF DERIVATIVE
                                        (127 )           (127 )        
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK TO EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                143             (18,277 )     146                   289          
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK UNDER 2000 DIRECTOR’S STOCK PLAN
    8,419             228                                     228          
 
                                                             
 
                                                                               
BALANCES AT JUNE 30, 2009
    16,403,637     $ 16     $ 166,441     $ 85,805       1,487,886     $ (11,888 )   $ 1,549     $ 1,318     $ 243,241          
 
                                                             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
                 
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2010     2009  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net income
  $ 9,564     $ 13,360  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
    8,990       8,737  
Amortization of intangibles
    264       896  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    620       635  
Amortization of Senior Notes discount
    92       92  
Amortization of gain on termination of derivative
    (127 )     (127 )
Stock-based compensation
    1,342       1,634  
Provision for bad debts
    685       1,265  
(Gain)loss on disposal of property and equipment
    35       (349 )
Change in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (5,671 )     (354 )
Other restricted assets
    (6,723 )     (594 )
Deferred income taxes
    1,545       141  
Other assets
    896       1,759  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (5,068 )     (9,041 )
Other liabilities
    293       224  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    6,737       18,278  
 
           
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Capital expenditures
    (13,200 )     (9,493 )
Proceeds from the sale/disposals of fixed assets
    541       1,688  
Proceeds from (payments to) restricted debt payment account, net
    1,407       (6,780 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (11,252 )     (14,585 )
 
           
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from line of credit
          2,000  
Payments of line of credit
    (2,600 )     (4,000 )
Distribution to MCF partners
    (2,439 )      
Tax benefit of stock option exercises
    89        
Payments of capital lease obligations
    (6 )     (7 )
Purchase and retirement of common stock
    (3,000 )      
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
    911       321  
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (7,045 )     (1,686 )
 
           
 
               
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (11,560 )     2,007  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    27,724       14,613  
 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 16,164     $ 16,620  
 
           
 
               
OTHER NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Common stock issued for board of directors fees
  $ 256     $ 228  
Tax expense of stock option exercises
          (71 )
Purchases and additions to property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    1,264       1,253  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Cornell Companies, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries and consolidated special purpose entities, unless the context requires otherwise, the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The year-end consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements have been included. Estimates were used in the preparation of these financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2. Accounting Policies
     See a description of our accounting policies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
3. Merger Agreement
     On April 18, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Agreement”) with The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) (“GEO”), a private provider of correctional, detention, and residential treatment services to federal, state and local government agencies around the globe. Pursuant to the Agreement, GEO will acquire Cornell for stock and/or cash at an estimated enterprise value of $685 million based on the closing prices of both companies’ stock on April 16, 2010, including the assumption of approximately $300 million in Cornell debt, excluding cash.
     Under the terms of the definitive agreement, stockholders of Cornell will have the option to elect to receive either (x) 1.3 shares of GEO common stock for each share of Cornell common stock or (y) an amount of cash consideration equal to the greater of (i) the fair market value of one share of GEO common stock plus $6.00 or (ii) the fair market value of 1.3 shares of GEO common stock. In order to preserve the tax-deferred treatment of the transaction, no more than 20% of the outstanding shares of Cornell Common Stock may be exchanged for the cash consideration. If elections are made such that the aggregate cash consideration to be received by Cornell stockholders would exceed $100 million in the aggregate, such excess amount may be paid at the election of GEO in shares of GEO common stock or in cash. GEO has expressed the intent to pay such excess amount in cash, as indicated in the definitive joint proxy statement (“Joint Proxy Statement”) filed by GEO and Cornell with the SEC on July 15, 2010.
     The merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, subject to the approval of the issuance of GEO common stock by GEO’s shareholders, approval of the transaction by Cornell’s stockholders and, as well as the fulfillment of other customary conditions. The special meeting of Cornell stockholders to consider and adopt the agreement and plan of merger will take place on Thursday, August 12, 2010. The special meeting of GEO stockholders to consider and vote upon the issuance of GEO common stock in connection with the proposed merger is scheduled for the same day.
     Upon the consummation of the merger, GEO would honor the existing employment agreements between Cornell and various members of Cornell’s executive management. The merger would constitute a change of control for purposes of these agreements and, would entitle said members to receive the severance and other benefits in accordance with the terms of these agreements if their employment is terminated. Please refer to the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed with the SEC on July 15, 2010, as supplemented on July 22, 2010 for a more detailed discussion of employment and change in control agreements.
     Litigation Relating to the Merger
     On April 27, 2010, a putative stockholder class action was filed in the District Court for Harris County, Texas by Todd Shelby against Cornell, members of the Cornell board of directors, individually, and GEO. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the Cornell directors breached their duties by entering into the Agreement without first taking steps to obtain adequate, fair and maximum consideration for Cornell’s stockholders by shopping the company or initiating an auction process, by structuring the transaction to take advantage of Cornell’s low current stock valuation, and by structuring the transaction to benefit GEO while making an alternative transaction either prohibitively expensive or otherwise impossible, and that Cornell and GEO have aided and abetted

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such breaches by Cornell’s directors. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint on May 28, 2010. The amended complaint added additional allegations contending that the disclosures about the merger in the Joint Proxy Statement were misleading and/or inadequate. Among other things, the original complaint and the amended complaint seek to enjoin Cornell, its directors and GEO from completing the merger and seek a constructive trust over any benefits improperly received by the defendants as a result of their alleged wrongful conduct. The parties have reached a settlement of the litigation in principle (at an amount immaterial to the consolidated financial position of the Company), pursuant to which certain additional disclosures were included in the final form of the Joint Proxy Statement. The settlement did not alter the terms of the transaction or the consideration to be received by shareholders. The settlement remains subject to confirmatory discovery, preparation and execution of a formal stipulation of settlement, final court approval of the settlement and dismissal of the action with prejudice.
4. Stock-Based Compensation
     We have an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) under which employees can make contributions to purchase our common stock. Participation in the plan is elected annually by employees. The plan year typically begins each January 1st (the “Beginning Date”) and ends on December 31st (the “Ending Date”). Purchases of common stock are made at the end of the year using the lower of the fair market value on either the Beginning Date or Ending Date, less a 15% discount. Under current authoritative guidance our employee-stock purchase plan is considered to be a compensatory ESPP, and therefore, we recognize compensation expense over the requisite service period for grants made under the ESPP. Compensation expense of approximately $0.03 million was recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Compensation expense of approximately $0.07 million and $0.05 million was recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     Our stock incentive plans provide for the granting of stock options (both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock shares and other stock-based awards to officers, directors and employees of the Company. Grants of stock options made to date under these plans vest over periods up to seven years after the date of grant and expire no more than 10 years after grant. Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events (which would include consummation of the pending merger of the Company with The GEO Group as discussed in Note 3), those awards outstanding which have not previously vested will automatically vest.
     At June 30, 2009, 317,602 shares of restricted stock were outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria (32,500 of these restricted shares were considered market-based restricted stock under authoritative guidance). There were also 6,260 stock options outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria. We recognized $0.4 million and $0.5 million of expense associated with these shares of restricted stock and stock options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
     At June 30, 2010, 414,488 shares of restricted stock were outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria (22,500 of these restricted shares were considered market-based restricted stock under authoritative guidance). There were also stock options for 840 shares outstanding subject to performance-based vesting criteria. We recognized $0.3 million and $0.4 million of expense associated with these shares of restricted stock and stock options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.
     The amounts above relate to the impact of recognizing compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock. Compensation expense related to stock options (840 shares) and restricted stock (391,988 shares) that vest based upon performance conditions is not recorded for such performance-based awards until it has been deemed probable that the related performance targets allowing the vesting of these options and restricted stock will be met. We are required to periodically re-assess the probability that these options will vest and begin to record expense at that point in time. During the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, it was deemed probable that certain performance targets pertaining to certain restricted stock and stock options would be achieved by their vesting date. Accordingly, compensation expense of approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million was recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, related to these performance-based awards.
     We recognize expense for our stock-based compensation over the vesting period, or in the case of performance-based awards, during the service period for which the performance target becomes probable of being met, which represents the period in which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. We recognize compensation expense for stock-based awards immediately if the award has immediate vesting.
     Assumptions
     The fair values for the significant stock option awards granted during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

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    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2010     2009  
Risk-free rate of return
    3.04 %     1.90 %
Expected life of award
  6.0 years     6.0 years  
Expected dividend yield of stock
    0 %     0 %
Expected volatility of stock
    41.89 %     50.49 %
Weighted-average fair value
  $ 10.34     $ 8.89  
     The expected volatility of stock assumption was derived by referring to changes in the Company’s historical common stock prices over a timeframe similar to that of the expected life of the award. We do not believe that future stock volatility will significantly differ from historical stock volatility. Estimated forfeiture rates are derived from historical forfeiture patterns. We believe the historical experience method is the best estimate of forfeitures currently available.
     Generally we utilized the “simplified” method for “plain vanilla” options to estimate the expected term of options granted during the periods noted (where appropriate). For those grants during these periods wherein we had sufficient historical or impartial data to better estimate the expected term, we have done so.
     Stock option award activity during the six months ended June 30, 2010 was as follows (aggregate intrinsic value in millions):
                                 
                    Weighted        
            Weighted     Average        
    Number     Average     Remaining     Aggregate  
    of     Exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Shares     Price     Term     Value  
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
    496,247     $ 15.36       5.9     $ 7.6  
Granted
    40,000       23.08                  
Exercised
    (38,837 )     14.32                  
Canceled
    (2,962 )     11.00                  
 
                             
 
                               
Outstanding at June 30, 2010
    494,448     $ 16.09       5.8     $ 8.0  
 
                             
 
                               
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2010
    493,484     $ 16.08       5.8     $ 7.9  
 
                             
 
                               
Exercisable at June 30, 2010
    468,858     $ 15.78       5.6     $ 7.4  
 
                             
     The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was $0.5 million and $0.01 million, respectively. Net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were approximately $0.6 million and $0.03 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
     We recognized $0.2 million of expense associated with time-based stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2010. As of June 30, 2010, approximately $0.2 million of estimated expense with respect to time-based nonvested stock-based awards has yet to be recognized and will be amortized into expense over the employee’s remaining requisite service period of approximately 2.5 months.
     The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2010.
                                         
            Weighted     Weighted             Weighted  
            Average     Average             Average  
    Number     Remaining     Exercise     Number     Exercise  
Range of Exercise Prices   Outstanding     Life (Years)     Price     Exercisable     Price  
$3.75 to $10.00
    16,355       1.3     $ 5.68       16,355     $ 5.68  
$10.01 to $13.50
    129,225       4.1       12.84       129,225       12.84  
$13.51 to $14.50
    162,168       5.2       13.97       158,468       13.96  
$14.51 to $25.00
    186,700       7.8       21.09       164,810       20.83  
 
                                   
 
    494,448       5.8     $ 16.09       468,858     $ 15.78  
 
                                   

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     Stock-based award activity for nonvested awards during the six months ended June 30, 2010 is as follows:
                 
    Number     Weighted Average  
    of     Grant Date  
    Shares     Fair Value  
Nonvested at December 31, 2009
    20,510     $ 20.32  
Granted
    40,000       23.08  
Vested
    (34,920 )     22.38  
Canceled
           
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at June 30, 2010
    25,590     $ 21.82  
 
           
     Restricted Stock
     We have previously issued restricted stock under certain employment agreements and stock incentive plans which vests either over a specific period of time, generally three to five years, or which will vest subject to certain market or performance conditions. Those shares of restricted common stock issued are subject to restrictions on transfer and certain conditions to vesting. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we issued restricted stock as part of our normal equity awards under our 2006 Incentive Plan.
     Restricted stock activity for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was as follows:
                 
    Number     Weighted Average  
    of     Grant Date  
    Shares     Fair Value  
Nonvested at December 31, 2009
    520,574     $ 20.61  
Granted
    158,000       18.48  
Vested
    (193,024 )     22.80  
Canceled
    (16,875 )     22.07  
 
           
 
               
Nonvested at June 30, 2010
    468,675     $ 18.94  
 
           
     We recognized $0.2 million and $0.6 million of expense associated with nonvested time-based restricted stock awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. As of June 30, 2010, approximately $1.0 million of estimated expense with respect to nonvested time-based restricted stock awards had yet to be recognized and will be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.86 years. Approximately $6.9 million of estimated expense with respect to nonvested performance-based restricted stock option awards had yet to be recognized as of June 30, 2010.
5. Fair Value Measurements
     On January 1, 2008, we adopted a newly issued accounting standard for fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities which did not have a material financial impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition. On January 1, 2009, we adopted the provisions of this new accounting pronouncement for applying fair value to non-financial assets, liabilities and transactions on a non-recurring basis. Adoption of the provisions for the fair value measurements on a non-recurring basis did not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     As defined in this accounting standard, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (“exit price”). Additionally, this pronouncement requires disclosure that establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Additionally, it requires that fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
         
 
  Level 1   Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
 
       
 
  Level 2   Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
 
       
 
  Level 3   Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

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     As required, financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant for the fair value measurement. The following table summarizes the valuation of our financial assets and liabilities by pricing levels as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
                                 
    Fair Value as of  
    June 30, 2010 (in thousands)  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:
                               
Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 15,957     $     $ 15,957  
Money Market Funds
          42,054             42,054  
                                 
    Fair Value as of  
    December 31, 2009 (in thousands)  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:
                               
Corporate Bonds
  $     $ 9,813     $     $ 9,813  
Money Market Funds
          43,351             43,351  
     The corporate bonds and money market funds are carried in the bond fund payment account and other restricted assets and also in the debt service reserve fund and other restricted assets in the accompanying balance sheet. The fair value measurements for corporate bonds and money-market funds are based upon the quoted price for similar assets in markets that are not active, multiplied by the number of shares owned, exclusive of any transaction costs and without any adjustments to reflect discounts that may be applied to selling a large block of securities at one time. We do not believe that the changes in fair value of these assets will materially differ from the amounts that could be realized upon settlement or that the changes in fair value will have a material effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources.
     This accounting standard requires a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for fair value measurements using Level 3 inputs. We had no such assets or liabilities which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (level 3) during the six months ended June 30, 2010. We evaluate our long-lived assets for impairment using internally developed, unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy of fair value accounting) based on the projected cash flows of our idle facilities. Such inputs that may significantly influence estimated future cash flows include the periods and levels of occupancy for the facility, expected per diem or reimbursement rates, assumptions regarding the levels of staffing, services and future operating and capital expenditures necessary to generate forecasted revenues, related costs for these activities and future rate of increases or decreases associated with these factors. Information typically utilized will also include relevant terms of existing contracts (for similar services and customers), market knowledge of customer demand (both present and anticipated) and related pricing, market competitors, and our historical experience (as to areas including customer requirements, contract terms, operating requirements/costs, occupancy trends, etc.).
6. Recent Accounting Standards
     In January 2010, the FASB issued an amendment to the disclosure requirement related to Fair Value Measurements. The amendment requires new disclosures related to transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. A reporting entity is required to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. Additionally, in the reconciliation for fair value measurements in Level 3, a reporting entity must present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (on a gross basis rather than a net number). The new disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Our adoption of the provisions of this amendment did not have a material affect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
     In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for transfers of financial assets. This amendment applies to the financial reporting of a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. It eliminates (1) the exceptions for qualifying special-purpose entities from the consolidation guidance and (2) the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. The provisions of this amendment must be applied as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. Earlier application was prohibited. The requirements in the amendment must be applied to transfers occurring on or after the effective date. Our adoption of this amendment as of January 1, 2010 did not have a material affect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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     In June 2009, the FASB also issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). This amendment requires an enterprise to perform a qualitative analysis when determining whether or not it must consolidate a VIE. The amendment also requires an enterprise to continuously reassess whether it must consolidate a VIE. Additionally, the amendment requires enhanced disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement with VIEs and any significant change in risk exposure due to that involvement, as well as how its involvement with VIEs impacts the enterprise’s financial statements. Finally, an enterprise will be required to disclose significant judgments and assumptions used to determine whether or not to consolidate a VIE. This amendment is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application was prohibited. Our adoption of this amendment as of January 1, 2010 did not have a material affect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows; however, we have included the applicable disclosure requirements at Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements.
7. Intangible Assets
     Intangible assets at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Acquired contract value
  $ 6,240     $ 6,240  
Accumulated amortization — acquired contract value
    (5,318 )     (5,055 )
 
           
Identified intangibles, net
    922       1,185  
Goodwill
    13,308       13,308  
 
           
Total intangibles, net
  $ 14,230     $ 14,493  
 
           
     There were no changes in the carrying amount of our goodwill in the six months ended June 30, 2010.
     Amortization expense for our acquired contract value was approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
     Our non-compete agreements were fully amortized as of December 31, 2009. Amortization expense for our non-compete agreements was approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
8. Credit Facilities
     Our long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Debt of Cornell Companies, Inc.:
               
Senior Notes, unsecured, due July 2012 with an interest rate of 10.75%, net of discount
  $ 111,632     $ 111,540  
Revolving Line of Credit due December 2011 with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% or prime plus 0.00% to 0.75% (the “Amended Credit Facility”)
    67,400       70,000  
Capital lease obligations
    8       14  
 
           
Subtotal
    179,040       181,554  
 
           
 
               
Debt of Special Purpose Entity:
               
8.47% Bonds due 2016
    121,700       121,700  
 
           
 
               
Total consolidated debt
    300,740       303,254  
 
               
Less: current maturities
    (13,408 )     (13,413 )
 
           
 
               
Consolidated long-term debt
  $ 287,332     $ 289,841  
 
           

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     Long-Term Credit Facilities. Our Amended Credit Facility provides for borrowings up to $100.0 million (including letters of credit) and matures in December 2011. At our election, outstanding borrowings bear interest at either the LIBOR rate plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% or a rate which ranges from 0.00% to 0.75% above the applicable prime rate. The applicable margins are subject to adjustments based on our total leverage ratio. The available commitment under our Amended Credit Facility was approximately $20.5 million at June 30, 2010. We had outstanding borrowings under our Amended Credit Facility of $67.4 million and we had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $12.1 million at June 30, 2010. Subject to certain requirements, we have the right to increase the commitments under our Amended Credit Facility up to $150.0 million, although the indenture for our Senior Notes limits our ability, subject to certain conditions, to expand the Amended Credit Facility beyond $100.0 million. We can provide no assurance that all of the banks that have made commitments to us under our Amended Credit Facility would be willing to participate in an expansion to the Amended Credit Facility should we desire to do so. The Amended Credit Facility is collateralized by substantially all of our assets, including the assets and stock of all of our subsidiaries. The Amended Credit Facility is not collateralized by the assets of Municipal Corrections Finance, L.P. (“MCF”).
     Our Amended Credit Facility contains certain financial and other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in certain activities. Our ability to borrow under the Amended Credit Facility is subject to compliance with certain financial covenants, including bank leverage, total leverage and fixed charge coverage rates. At June 30, 2010, we were in compliance with all such covenants. Our Amended Credit Facility includes other restrictions that, among other things, limit our ability to: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in mergers, consolidations and liquidations; make investments, restricted payments and asset dispositions; enter into transactions with affiliates; and engage in sale/leaseback transactions.
     MCF is obligated for the outstanding balance of its 8.47% Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2001. The bonds bear interest at a rate of 8.47% per annum and are payable in semi-annual installments of interest and annual installments of principal. All unpaid principal and accrued interest on the bonds is due on the earlier of August 1, 2016 (maturity) or as noted under the bond documents.
     The bonds are limited, nonrecourse obligations of MCF and secured by the property and equipment, bond reserves, assignment of subleases and substantially all assets related to the facilities included in the 2001 Sale and Leaseback Transaction (in which we sold eleven facilities to MCF). The bonds are not guaranteed by Cornell.
     In June 2004, we issued $112.0 million in principal of 10.75% Senior Notes the (“Senior Notes”) due July 1, 2012. The Senior Notes are unsecured senior indebtedness and are guaranteed by all of our existing and future subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The Senior Notes are not guaranteed by MCF (the “Non-Guarantor”). Interest on the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2005. On or after July 1, 2008, we have the right to redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) listed below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Senior Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on July 1 of each of the remaining years indicated below:
         
Year   Percentages  
2010 and thereafter
    100.000 %
     As the Senior Notes are redeemable at our option (subject to the requirements noted) we anticipate we will monitor the capital markets and continue to assess (pending the merger) our capital needs and our capital structure, including a potential refinancing of the Senior Notes.
     Upon the occurrence of specified change of control events (which would include consummation of the pending merger with GEO), unless we have exercised our option to redeem all the Senior Notes as described above, each holder will have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Senior Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Senior Notes repurchased, to the applicable date of purchase. The Senior Notes were issued under an indenture which limits our ability and the ability of our Guarantors to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions, make other restricted payments and investments, create liens, incur restrictions on the ability of the Guarantors to pay dividends or other payments to us, enter into transactions with affiliates, and engage in mergers, consolidations and certain sales of assets.
9. Income Taxes
     At June 30, 2010, the total amount of our unrecognized tax benefits was approximately $2.9 million.

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     We are subject to income tax in the United States and many of the individual states we operate in. We currently have significant operations in Texas, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, Georgia, Illinois and Pennsylvania. State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three to five years after filing. The state impact of any changes made to the federal return remains subject to examination by various states for a period up to one year after formal notification to the state. We are open to United States Federal Income Tax examinations for the tax years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2009.
     We do not anticipate a significant change in the balance of our unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.
10. Earnings Per Share
     Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares include the dilutive effect of outstanding common stock options and restricted common stock granted under our various option and other incentive plans. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, there were 55,000 shares ($23.60 average price) of stock options that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. There were no anti-dilutive shares for the three months ended June 30, 2010. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, there were 141,700 shares ($20.98 average price) of stock options that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. As of January 1, 2009, instruments with nonforfeitable dividend rights granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing EPS under the two-class method. For our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009, since our restricted common stock grants (including both vested and those unvested due to either time or performance requirements) convey nonforfeitable rights to dividends while outstanding, they are included in both basic and fully diluted ESP calculations. All prior-period EPS data has been adjusted retrospectively to conform to the calculation of EPS.
     The following table summarizes the calculation of net earnings and weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding for purposes of the computation of earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Income available to stockholders
  $ 5,130     $ 7,230     $ 8,409     $ 12,487  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    14,944       14,881       14,903       14,878  
Weighted average common share equivalents outstanding
    167       89       147       74  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding
    15,111       14,970       15,050       14,952  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic income per share
  $ .34     $ .49     $ .56     $ .84  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted income per share
  $ .34     $ .48     $ .56     $ .84  
 
                       
11. Commitments and Contingencies
     Financial Guarantees
     During the normal course of business, we enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide general indemnifications. Our maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against us that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, we believe the risk of loss to be remote.
     Legal Proceedings
     We are party to various legal proceedings, including those noted below. While management presently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, overall trends in results of operations or cash flows, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or equitable relief, and could have a material adverse impact on the net income of the period in which the ruling occurs or in future periods.

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     Valencia County Detention Center
     In April 2007, a lawsuit was filed against the Company in the Federal District Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Joe Torres and Eufrasio Armijo, who each alleged that he was strip searched at the Valencia County Detention Center (“VCDC”) in New Mexico in violation of his federal rights under the Fourth, Fourteenth and Eighth amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The claimants also alleged violation of their rights under state law and sought to bring the case as a class action on behalf of themselves and all detainees at VCDC during the applicable statutes of limitation. The plaintiffs sought damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. Valencia County is also a named defendant in the case and operated the VCDC for a significantly greater portion of the period covered by the lawsuit.
     In December 2008, the parties agreed to a proposed stipulation of settlement and, in July 2009, the Court granted final approval of the settlement. The settlement amount under the terms of the agreement is $3.3 million. Cornell’s portion of the stipulated settlement, based on the number of inmates housed at VCDC during the time Cornell operated the facility in comparison to the number of inmates housed at the facility during the time Valencia County operated the facility, is $1.2 million and was funded principally through our general liability and professional liability coverage. The claims administration process is under way and we expect it to be completed in the second half of 2010.
     In the year ended December 31, 2007, we previously provided insurance reserves for this matter (as part of our regular review of reported and unreported claims) totaling approximately $0.5 million. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded an additional settlement charge of approximately $0.7 million and the related reimbursement from our general liability and professional liability insurance. The charge and reimbursement were recognized in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008. The reimbursement was funded by the insurance carrier in the first quarter of 2009 into a settlement account, where it will remain until payments are made to the settlement class members.
     Regional Correctional Center. The Office of Federal Detention Trustee (“OFDT”) holds the contract for the use of the RCC on behalf of ICE, USMS and the BOP with Bernalillo County, New Mexico (the “County”) through an intergovernmental services agreement, and we have an operating and management agreement with the County. In July 2007, we were notified by ICE that it was removing all ICE detainees from the RCC and the removal was completed in early August 2007. The facility is still being utilized by the USMS and since May 2008 by the BOP, but not at its full capacity. In February 2008, ICE informed us that it would not resume use of the facility. In February 2008, OFDT attempted to unilaterally amend its agreement with the County to reduce the number of minimum annual guaranteed mandays under the agreement from 182,500 to 66,300. Neither we nor the County believe OFDT has the right to unilaterally amend the contract in this manner, and OFDT has been informed of our position. Although either party to the intergovernmental services agreement has the right to terminate upon 180 days notice, neither party has exercised such right as of June 30, 2010.
     During the third quarter of 2009, we filed a claim against the United States, acting through the United States Department of Justice, OFDT and ICE (collectively, “Defendants”) for breach of contract and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, arising out of the Defendants’ improper modification of the intergovernmental services agreement (the “Contract”) and subsequent failure to pay for the shortfalls in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 minimum annual guaranteed mandays specified in the Contract. The United States Court of Federal Claims issued an opinion on July 14, 2010 in Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, v. United States, Case No. 09-549 C, overturning the government’s decision to unilaterally reduce the number of mandays it used at the RCC. Cornell and the County successfully argued that the Contract with the OFDT obligated the government to utilize the RCC for an agreed upon number of mandays, and the government’s failure to meet that number required the government to pay for unused beds. The OFDT argued that it had properly partially terminated the Contract to reduce the number of mandays. The Court will now decide damages for the government’s breach of the agreement. Cornell and the County believe that the government owes approximately $4.2 million previously billed to the government for contract years March 26, 2007 through March 25, 2008 and March 26, 2008 through March 25, 2009, plus appropriate Contract Disputes Act interest. The government has the right to appeal the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
     The Company is currently in settlement negotiations on this matter. Based on the recent legal ruling that affirmed that the agreement was not partially terminated and therefore billings under the contract terms were appropriate as well as our ongoing settlement discussions, Cornell recognized an additional $2.7 million contract-based revenue adjustment in the quarter ended June 30, 2010 related to the contract years March 26, 2007 through March 25, 2008 and March 26, 2008 through March 25, 2009.

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     Litigation Relating to the Merger
     On April 27, 2010, a putative stockholder class action was filed in the District Court for Harris County, Texas by Todd Shelby against Cornell, members of the Cornell board of directors, individually, and GEO. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the Cornell directors breached their duties by entering into the Agreement without first taking steps to obtain adequate, fair and maximum consideration for Cornell’s stockholders by shopping the company or initiating an auction process, by structuring the transaction to take advantage of Cornell’s low current stock valuation, and by structuring the transaction to benefit GEO while making an alternative transaction either prohibitively expensive or otherwise impossible, and that Cornell and GEO have aided and abetted such breaches by Cornell’s directors. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint on May 28, 2010. The amended complaint added additional allegations contending that the disclosures about the merger in the Joint Proxy Statement were misleading and/or inadequate. Among other things, the original complaint and the amended complaint seek to enjoin Cornell, its directors and GEO from completing the merger and seek a constructive trust over any benefits improperly received by the defendants as a result of their alleged wrongful conduct. The parties have reached a settlement of the litigation in principle (at an amount immaterial to the consolidated financial position of the Company), pursuant to which certain additional disclosures were included in the final form of the Joint Proxy Statement. The settlement did not alter the terms of the transaction or the consideration to be received by shareholders. The settlement remains subject to confirmatory discovery, preparation and execution of a formal stipulation of settlement, final court approval of the settlement and dismissal of the action with prejudice.
     Other
     We hold insurance policies to cover potential director and officer liability, some of which may limit our cash outflows in the event of a decision adverse to us in the matter discussed above. However, if an adverse decision in the matter exceeds the insurance coverage or if the insurance coverage is deemed not to apply to the matter, it could have a material adverse effect on us, our financial condition, results of operations and future cash flows.
     We currently and from time to time are subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims for damages for personal injuries or for wrongful restriction of or interference with offender privileges and employment matters. If an adverse decision in these matters exceeds our insurance coverage, or if our coverage is deemed not to apply to these matters, or if the underlying insurance carrier was unable to fulfill its obligation under the insurance coverage provided, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
     While the outcome of such other matters cannot be predicted with certainty, based on the information known to date, we believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, but could be material to operating results or cash flows for a particular reporting period.
12. Financial Instruments
     The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, investment securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate fair value due to the short term maturities of these financial instruments. At December 31, 2009, the carrying amount of consolidated debt was $303.3 million, and the estimated fair value was $309.1 million. At June 30, 2010, the carrying amount was $300.7 million and the estimated fair value was $305.6 million. The estimated fair value of long-term debt is based primarily on quoted market prices or discounted cash flow analysis for the same or similar assets.
13. Derivative Financial Instruments And Guarantees
     Debt Service Reserve Fund and Debt Service Fund
     In August 2001, Municipal Corrections Finance, L.P. (“MCF”) completed a bond offering to finance the 2001 Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which we sold eleven facilities to MCF. In connection with this bond offering, two reserve fund accounts were established by MCF pursuant to the terms of the indenture: (1) MCF’s Debt Service Reserve Fund, (as reported in Debt service reserve fund and other restricted assets in our Consolidated Balance sheet) aggregating $23.4 million at June 30, 2010, was established to: (a) make payments on MCF’s outstanding bonds in the event we (as lessee) should fail to make the scheduled rental payments to MCF or (b) to the extent payments were not made under (a), then to make final debt service payments on the then outstanding bonds and (2) MCF’s Bond Fund Payment Account, (as reported in Bond fund payment account and other restricted assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet) aggregating $16.0 million at June 30, 2010, was established to accumulate the monthly lease payments that MCF receives from us until such funds are used to pay MCF’s semi-annual bond interest and annual bond principal payments, with any excess to pay certain other expenses and to make certain transfers. These reserve funds are invested in money markets and short-term commercial paper. Both reserve fund accounts were subject to agreements with the MCF Equity Investors (Lehman Brothers, Inc. (“Lehman”)) whereby guaranteed rates of return of 3.0% and 5.08%, respectively, were

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provided for in the balance of the Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Bond Fund Payment Account. The guaranteed rates of return were characterized as cash flow hedge derivative instruments. At inception, the derivative instruments had an aggregate fair value of $4.0 million, which was recorded as a decrease to the equity investment in MCF made by the MCF Equity Investors (MCF non-controlling interest) and is included in other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments were recorded as an adjustment to other long-term liabilities and reported as other comprehensive income in our Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Due to the bankruptcy of Lehman in 2008, the derivative instruments no longer qualified as a hedge and were de-designated. Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings during the same periods in which interest is earned on debt service funds (approximately $0.1 million was amortized and recognized in earnings in the six months ended June 30, 2010). Changes in the fair value of these derivatives after de-designation were recorded to earnings. The derivatives were terminated in the first quarter of 2009 with a fair value of zero.
     In accordance with the terms of its partnership agreement, MCF made a distribution of $2.4 million to its partners in April 2010.
14. Variable Interest Entity
     In connection with the 2001 Sale and Leaseback Transaction with MCF, the Company determined that MCF was a variable interest entity. The Company concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of MCF’s activities because substantially all of the operating assets of MCF are utilized by the Company and the lease payments made by the Company are the main source of cash available to fund the debt obligations of MCF. As a result, our consolidated balance sheet includes the assets and liabilities of MCF. The results of operations of MCF are reflected in non-controlling interest in our Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
15. Segment Disclosure
     Our three operating divisions are our reportable segments. The Adult Secure Services segment consists of the operations of secure adult incarceration facilities. The Abraxas Youth and Family Services segment consists of providing residential treatment and educational programs and non-residential community-based programs to juveniles between the ages of 10 and 18 who have either been adjudicated or suffer from behavioral problems. The Adult Community-Based Services segment consists of providing pre-release and halfway house programs for adult offenders who are either on probation or serving the last three to six-months of their sentences on parole and preparing for re-entry into society at large as well as community-based treatment and education programs as an alternative to incarceration. All of our customers and long-lived assets are located in the United States of America. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2 in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Intangible assets are not included in each segment’s reportable assets, and the amortization of intangible assets is not included in the determination of a reportable segment’s operating income. We evaluate performance based on income or loss from operations before general and administrative expenses, incentive bonuses, amortization of intangibles, interest and income taxes. Corporate and other assets are comprised primarily of cash, accounts receivable, debt service fund, deposits, property and equipment, deferred taxes, deferred costs and other assets. Corporate and other expense from operations primarily consists of depreciation and amortization on the corporate office facilities and equipment and specific general and administrative charges pertaining to corporate personnel and is presented separately as such charges cannot be readily identified for allocation to a particular segment.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Revenues:
                               
Adult secure services
  $ 61,149     $ 59,272     $ 119,969     $ 116,130  
Abraxas youth and family services
    24,682       27,711       48,156       53,399  
Adult community-based services
    18,040       18,351       35,752       35,515  
 
                       
Total revenues
  $ 103,871     $ 105,334     $ 203,877     $ 205,044  
 
                       
 
                               
Income from operations:
                               
Adult secure services
  $ 17,528     $ 17,493     $ 31,030     $ 34,608  
Abraxas youth and family services
    1,125       3,197       949       3,931  
Adult community-based services
    6,194       5,864       11,830       10,631  
 
                       
Subtotal
    24,847       26,554       43,809       49,170  
General and administrative expense
    (8,001 )     (6,270 )     (13,760 )     (12,408 )
Amortization of intangibles
    (132 )     (448 )     (263 )     (896 )
Corporate and other
    (192 )     (246 )     (399 )     (490 )
 
                       
Total income from operations
  $ 16,522     $ 19,590     $ 29,387     $ 35,376  
 
                       

F-17


 

                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Assets:
               
Adult secure services
  $ 373,157     $ 356,247  
Abraxas youth and family services
    100,160       103,276  
Adult community-based services
    61,722       62,251  
Intangible assets, net
    14,230       14,498  
Corporate and other
    104,286       114,298  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 653,555     $ 650,565  
 
           
16. Guarantor Disclosures
     We completed an offering of $112.0 million of Senior Notes in June 2004. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of our 100% owned subsidiaries (Guarantor Subsidiaries). MCF does not guarantee the Senior Notes (“Non-Guarantor Subsidiary”). These guarantees are full and unconditional and are joint and several obligations of the Guarantor Subsidiaries. The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the Parent, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, together with the consolidating adjustments necessary to present our results on a consolidated basis.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2010 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 15,991     $ 170     $ 3     $     $ 16,164  
Accounts receivable
    1,954       64,529       70             66,553  
Restricted assets
          4,300       24,741             29,041  
Prepaids and other
    16,149       1,565       45             17,759  
 
                             
Total current assets
    34,094       70,564       24,859             129,517  
Property and equipment, net
    178       328,861       136,959       (5,577 )     460,421  
Other assets:
                                       
Restricted assets
                33,270             33,270  
Deferred costs and other
    69,849       23,091       4,470       (67,063 )     30,347  
Investment in subsidiaries
    105,024       1,856             (106,880 )      
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 209,145     $ 424,372     $ 199,558     $ (179,520 )   $ 653,555  
 
                             
 
                                       
Liabilities and Equity
                                       
 
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 41,197     $ 14,489     $ 4,361     $ 803     $ 60,850  
Current portion of long-term debt
          8       13,400             13,408  
 
                             
Total current liabilities
    41,197       14,497       17,761       803       74,258  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    179,032             108,300             287,332  
Deferred tax liabilities
    23,585       94             2,563       26,242  
Other long-term liabilities
    5,881       9       67,339       (71,104 )     2,125  
Intercompany
    (304,148 )     305,310             (1,162 )      
 
                             
Total liabilities
    (54,453 )     319,910       193,400       (68,900 )     389,957  
Total Cornell Companies, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    262,490       104,462       6,158       (110,620 )     262,490  
Non-controlling interest
    1,108                         1,108  
 
                             
Total equity
    263,598       104,462       6,158       (110,620 )     263,598  
 
                             
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 209,145     $ 424,372     $ 199,558     $ (179,520 )   $ 653,555  
 
                             

F-18


 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Assets
                                       
 
                                       
Current Assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 27,386     $ 317     $ 21     $     $ 27,724  
Accounts receivable
    1,471       59,561       51             61,083  
Restricted assets
          3,831       26,147             29,978  
Prepaids and other
    20,024       1,466                   21,490  
 
                             
Total current assets
    48,881       65,175       26,219             140,275  
Property and equipment, net
    7       322,396       138,719       (5,599 )     455,523  
Other assets:
                                       
Restricted assets
                27,017             27,017  
Deferred costs and other
    66,623       20,029       4,758       (63,660 )     27,750  
Investments in subsidiaries
    98,003       1,856             (99,859 )      
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 213,514     $ 409,456     $ 196,713     $ (169,118 )   $ 650,565  
 
                             
 
                                       
Liabilities and Equity
                                       
 
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 42,192     $ 15,725     $ 4,370     $     $ 62,287  
Current portion of long-term debt
          13       13,400             13,413  
 
                             
Total current liabilities
    42,192       15,738       17,770             75,700  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    181,540       1       108,300             289,841  
Deferred tax liabilities
    21,710       94             2,651       24,455  
Other long-term liabilities
    5,766             63,750       (67,685 )     1,831  
Intercompany
    (296,432 )     297,594             (1,162 )      
 
                             
Total liabilities
    (45,224 )     313,427       189,820       (66,196 )     391,827  
Total Cornell Companies, Inc. stockholders’ equity
    256,346       96,029       6,893       (102,922 )     256,346  
Non-controlling interest
    2,392                         2,392  
 
                             
Total equity
    258,738       96,029       6,893       (102,922 )     258,738  
 
                             
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 213,514     $ 409,456     $ 196,713     $ (169,118 )   $ 650,565  
 
                             

F-19


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 4,502     $ 118,937     $ 4,502     $ (24,070 )   $ 103,871  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    4,662       94,068       47       (23,984 )     74,793  
Depreciation and amortization
          3,686       881       (12 )     4,555  
General and administrative expenses
    7,982             19             8,001  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (8,142 )     21,183       3,555       (74 )     16,522  
Overhead allocations
    (12,577 )     12,577                    
Interest, net
    167       3,505       2,690       (202 )     6,160  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    5,102                   (5,102 )      
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    9,370       5,101       865       (4,974 )     10,362  
Provision for income taxes
    4,240                   406       4,646  
 
                             
Net income
    5,130       5,101       865       (5,380 )     5,716  
Non-controlling interest
                      586       586  
 
                             
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 5,130     $ 5,101     $ 865     $ (5,966 )   $ 5,130  
 
                             

F-20


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 4,502     $ 117,983     $ 4,502     $ (21,653 )   $ 105,334  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    6,211       89,972       111       (21,560 )     74,734  
Depreciation and amortization
          3,856       880       4       4,740  
General and administrative expenses
    6,251             19             6,270  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (7,960 )     24,155       3,492       (97 )     19,590  
Overhead allocations
    (11,221 )     11,221                    
Interest, net
    (1,818 )     5,674       2,938       (218 )     6,576  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    7,260                   (7,260 )      
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    12,339       7,260       554       (7,139 )     13,014  
Provision for income taxes
    5,109                   277       5,386  
 
                             
Net income
    7,230       7,260       554       (7,416 )     7,628  
Non-controlling interest
                      398       398  
 
                             
Income available to Cornel Companies, Inc.
  $ 7,230     $ 7,260     $ 554     $ (7,814 )   $ 7,230  
 
                             

F-21


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 9,004     $ 234,086     $ 9,004     $ (48,217 )   $ 203,877  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    8,703       190,727       92       (48,046 )     151,476  
Depreciation and amortization
          7,516       1,761       (23 )     9,254  
General and administrative expenses
    13,722             38             13,760  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (13,421 )     35,843       7,113       (148 )     29,387  
Overhead allocations
    (20,405 )     20,405                    
Interest, net
    333       7,005       5,410       (402 )     12,346  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    8,433                   (8,433 )      
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    15,084       8,433       1,703       (8,179 )     17,041  
Provision for income taxes
    6,675                   802       7,477  
 
                             
Net income
    8,409       8,433       1,703       (8,981 )     9,564  
Non-controlling interest
                      1,155       1,155  
 
                             
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 8,409     $ 8,433     $ 1,703     $ (10,136 )   $ 8,409  
 
                             

F-22


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                         
                    Non-              
            Guarantor     Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues
  $ 9,004     $ 235,803     $ 9,004     $ (48,767 )   $ 205,044  
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
    10,350       185,711       153       (48,587 )     147,627  
Depreciation and amortization
          7,862       1,761       10       9,633  
General and administrative expenses
    12,370             38             12,408  
 
                             
Income (loss) from operations
    (13,716 )     42,230       7,052       (190 )     35,376  
Overhead allocations
    (19,598 )     19,598                    
Interest, net
    136       7,011       5,820       (438 )     12,529  
Equity earnings in subsidiaries
    15,621                   (15,621 )      
 
                             
Income before provision for income taxes
    21,367       15,621       1,232       (15,373 )     22,847  
Provision for income taxes
    8,880                   607       9,487  
 
                             
Net income
    12,487       15,621       1,232       (15,980 )     13,360  
Non-controlling interest
                      873       873  
 
                             
Income available to Cornell Companies, Inc.
  $ 12,487     $ 15,621     $ 1,232     $ (16,853 )   $ 12,487  
 
                             

F-23


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                 
                    Non-        
            Guarantor     Guarantor        
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Consolidated  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (6,795 )   $ 12,518     $ 1,014     $ 6,737  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Capital expenditures
          (13,200 )           (13,200 )
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
          541             541  
Proceeds from restricted debt payment account, net
                1,407       1,407  
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
  $     $ (12,659 )   $ 1,407     $ (11,252 )
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Payments of line of credit
    (2,600 )                 (2,600 )
Purchase and retirement of common stock
    (3,000 )                 (3,000 )
Distribution to MCF partners
                (2,439 )     (2,439 )
Tax benefit of stock option exercises
    89                   89  
Payments on capital lease obligations
          (6 )           (6 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    911                   911  
 
                       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (4,600 )     (6 )     (2,439 )     (7,045 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (11,395 )     (147 )     (18 )     (11,560 )
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    27,386       317       21       27,724  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 15,991     $ 170     $ 3     $ 16,164  
 
                       

F-24


 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2009 (in thousands) (unaudited)
                                 
                    Non-        
            Guarantor     Guarantor        
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiary     Consolidated  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 3,798     $ 7,727     $ 6,753     $ 18,278  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Capital expenditures
          (9,493 )           (9,493 )
Proceeds from the sale/disposals of property and equipment
          1,688             1,688  
Payments to restricted debt payment account, net
                (6,780 )     (6,780 )
 
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
  $     $ (7,805 )   $ (6,780 )   $ (14,585 )
 
                       
 
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from line of credit
    2,000                   2,000  
Payments of line of credit
    (4,000 )                 (4,000 )
Payments on capital lease obligations
          (7 )           (7 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    321                   321  
 
                       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,679 )     (7 )           (1,686 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    2,119       (85 )     (27 )     2,007  
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    14,291       265       57       14,613  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 16,410     $ 180     $ 30     $ 16,620  
 
                       

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EXHIBIT 99.3
THE GEO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
THE GEO GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       
 
       
Introduction to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 4, 2010 (unaudited)
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Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Statement of Operations for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 (unaudited)
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Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended January 3, 2010 (unaudited)
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INTRODUCTION TO UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     On August 12, 2010, The GEO Group, Inc., (“GEO” or the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition of Cornell Companies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cornell”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of April 18, 2010 and amended on July 22, 2010 (the “Merger”). Also on August 12, 2010, and in connection with the Merger, GEO paid an aggregate of $181.9 million to settle Cornell’s debt obligations, including accrued interest, under its 10.75% Senior Notes due July 2012 and its Revolving Line of Credit due December 2011 (“Cornell’s debt”). Subsequent to the Merger, $108.3 million of Cornell non-recourse debt related to its variable interest entity, remained outstanding. GEO financed the repayment of Cornell’s debt obligations through borrowings under its new $750 million senior credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”, executed on August 4, 2010, which consists of a $150 million Term Loan A, a $200 million Term Loan B and a $400 million Revolving Credit Facility).
     The following Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet presents the combined financial positions of GEO as of July 4, 2010 and of Cornell as of June 30, 2010, on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the Merger and the Refinancing as if such transactions had occurred on July 4, 2010. The following Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income present the combined results of operations of GEO for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 and for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010, and of Cornell for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009, on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the Merger and the Refinancing of Cornell’s debt as if such transactions had occurred as of December 29, 2008, the beginning of GEO’s fiscal year ended January 3, 2010.
     Under the acquisition method of accounting, as of August 12, 2010, the effective time of the merger, the assets acquired, including the identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed from Cornell are recorded at their respective estimated fair values and added to those of GEO. The excess of the purchase price over the preliminary fair value of Cornell’s net assets assumed has been recorded as goodwill. The estimated fair values of certain assets and liabilities are being established by management with the assistance of third party valuation specialists and those preliminary values are reflected in the pro forma financial statements. In order to establish the purchase price allocation, the Company made significant judgments to determine the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as the assets’ useful lives. The finalization of the Company’s acquisition accounting assessment may result in changes in the valuation of assets and liabilities acquired which may be material. The pending inputs to establish the preliminary purchase price allocation are as follows:
    Accounts Receivable – pending finalization of fair value of accounts receivable
 
    Property, plant and equipment – finalization of valuation efforts to determine the fair value and finalize the remaining estimated useful lives
 
    Intangible assets – finalization of valuation efforts for acquired intangible assets
 
    Goodwill – pending finalization of the purchase price allocation including valuation of the items discussed herein as well as deferred income taxes
 
    Out of market lease assets and liabilities – pending finalization of valuation efforts related to assumed commitments under operating leases
 
    Insurance reserves – pending final actuarial study related to insurance reserves
 
    Noncontrolling interest – pending finalization valuation of noncontrolling interest in Municipal Correctional Finance, LP
 
    Deferred income taxes – pending finalization of purchase price allocation and assessment of deferred items
 
    Pre-acquisition contingencies – pending review evaluation of pre-acquisition contingencies that may exist at the acquisition date
     The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements do not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies or costs savings that may be associated with the transaction. Additional costs, not included in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements, will likely be incurred for items such as systems integration and conversion, change in control and other employee benefits, lease termination and/ or modification costs, and training costs. These financial statements also do not include any integration costs the companies may incur related to the merger as part of combining the operations of the companies. While some of these costs of integration were incurred prior to the effective time of the merger, a substantial portion of the remainder of these costs will be incurred over the year following the merger. In general, these costs will be recorded as expenses when incurred and are non-recurring, and, therefore, are not reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements.
     The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements have been prepared by GEO based on the historical financial statements of GEO and Cornell to illustrate the effects of the combined company. The pro forma adjustments are for illustrative and informational purposes only and are not intended to represent, or be indicative, of what GEO’s results of operations or financial position would have been had the acquisition been in effect during the periods presented. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with (i) GEO’s historical consolidated financial statements for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 and for the year ended January 3, 2010 and the accompanying notes thereto and (ii) Cornell’s historical consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the accompanying notes thereto. The effective date of the merger between GEO and Cornell is assumed to be July 4, 2010 for purposes of preparing the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet. GEO’s financial reporting period ends on the Sunday closest to the calendar month-end while Cornell’s financial reporting period ends at the calendar month-end. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements do not make any adjustments with respect to the difference in reporting dates as these differences would not be significant.

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THE GEO GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
(in ‘000’s)
                                             
    Historical                          
            Cornell                          
    The GEO     Companies                          
    Group Inc.     Inc. As of                          
    As of July 4,     June 30,             Pro Forma         Pro Forma  
    2010     2010     Reclassifications     Adjustments     Note   Combined  
ASSETS
Current Assets
                                           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 40,135     $ 16,164             $     (A)   $ 56,299  
Restricted cash and investments
    13,306             29,041                   42,347  
Bond fund payment account and other restricted assets
            29,041       (29,041 )                  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
    174,199       63,739                           237,938  
Deferred income tax asset, net
    17,020       10,081               5,703     (B)     32,804  
Other receivables
          2,814       (2,814 )                  
Other current assets
    13,509       7,678       2,814                   24,001  
 
                                 
Total current assets
    258,169       129,517             5,703           393,389  
Restricted cash and investments
    25,507             33,270                   58,777  
Debt service reserve fund and other restricted assets
            33,270       (33,270 )                  
Deferred Income Tax Asset
                      8,260     (B)     8,260  
Property and Equipment, Net
    1,030,558       460,421               2,376     (C)     1,493,355  
Assets Held for Sale
    4,348                                 4,348  
Direct Finance Lease Receivable
    32,848                                 32,848  
Goodwill
    40,089       13,308               186,297     (D)     239,694  
Intangible Assets, net
    16,292       922               76,678     (E)     93,892  
Other Non-Current Assets
    48,740       16,117               (3,368 )   (F)     61,489  
 
                                 
 
  $ 1,456,551     $ 653,555     $     $ 275,946         $ 2,386,052  
 
                                 
 
                                           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
                                           
 
                                           
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued payroll and related taxes
  $ 146,878     $       60,850     $ 19,143     (G)   $ 226,871  
 
                                           
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
            60,850       (60,850 )                  
Current portion of debt
    19,671       13,408                           33,079  
 
                                 
Total current liabilities
    166,549       74,258             19,143           259,950  
 
                                 
Deferred Income Tax Liability
    7,060       26,242               25,674     (H)     58,976  
Other Non-Current Liabilities
    31,500       2,125               24,071     (I)     57,696  
Capital Lease Obligations
    14,087             8                   14,095  
Long-Term Debt
    523,034       287,332       (108,300 )     93,104     (J)     795,170  
Non-Recourse Debt
    87,415             108,292       14,740     (J)     210,447  
Commitments & Contingencies
                                     
Shareholders’ Equity
                                     
Preferred stock
                                     
Common stock
    489       16               142     (K)     647  
Additional paid-in-capital
    358,791       163,904               193,773     (K)     716,468  
Retained earnings
    400,616       106,353               (122,076 )   (K)     384,893  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,612       1,295               (1,295 )   (K)     2,612  
Treasury stock, at cost
    (136,128 )     (9,078 )             9,078     (K)     (136,128 )
 
                                 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to The GEO Group, Inc.
    626,380       262,490             79,622           968,492  
Noncontrolling interest
    526       1,108               19,592     (L)     21,226  
 
                                 
Total shareholders’ equity
    626,906       263,598             99,214           989,718  
 
                                 
 
    1,456,551       653,555             275,946           2,386,052  
 
                                 

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THE GEO GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                     
    Historical                  
    The GEO     Cornell                  
    Group, Inc. For     Companies, Inc.                  
    the Twenty-six     For the Six Months                  
    Weeks Ended     Ended June 30,     Pro Forma         Pro Forma  
    July 4, 2010     2010     Adjustments     Note   Combined  
            (In thousands, except per share data)              
Revenues
  $ 567,637     $ 203,877     $ (854 )   (M)   $ 770,660  
Operating Expenses
    443,309       151,476       (6,125 )   (N)     588,660  
Depreciation & Amortization
    18,712       9,254       2,853     (O)     30,819  
General & Administrative Expenses
    38,103       13,760                 51,863  
 
                           
Operating Income
    67,513       29,387       2,418           99,318  
Interest Income
    2,715       255                 2,970  
Interest Expense
    (16,261 )     (12,601 )     2,885     (P)     (25,977 )
 
                           
Income Before Income Taxes, Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, and Discontinued Operations
    53,967       17,041       5,303           76,311  
Provision for Income Taxes
    20,996       7,477       1,856     (Q)     30,329  
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, net of income tax
    1,718                       1,718  
 
                           
Income from Continuing Operations
    34,689       9,564       3,447           47,700  
Less: Earnings Attributable to Non-controlling Interest
          (1,155 )     441     (R)     (714
 
                           
Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to the Combined Company
  $ 34,689     $ 8,409     $ 3,888         $ 46,986  
 
                           
 
                                   
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
                                   
Basic
    49,743       14,903       861           65,507 (S)
Diluted
    50,480       15,050       714           66,244 (S)
 
                                   
Earnings per Common Share
                                   
Basic:
                                   
Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to the Combined Company
  $ 0.70     $ 0.56                 $ 0.72  
 
                                   
Diluted:
                                   
Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to the Combined Company
  $ 0.69     $ 0.56                 $ 0.71  

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THE GEO GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                             
    Historical                          
            Cornell                          
            Companies,                          
    The GEO     Inc.                          
    Group, Inc.     For the                          
    For the     Year                          
    Fiscal Year     Ended                          
    ended     December             Pro Forma         Pro Forma  
    January 4, 2010     31, 2009     Reclassification     Adjustments     Note   Combined  
                    (In thousands, except per share data)              
Revenues
  $ 1,141,090     $ 412,377             $ (1,708 )   (M)   $ 1,551,759  
Operating Expenses
    897,356       295,645       4,086       (4,285 )   (N)     1,192,802  
Pre-opening and start-up expenses
          4,086       (4,086 )                
Depreciation & Amortization
    39,306       18,833               6,122     (O)     64,261  
General & Administrative Expenses
    69,240       24,112                         93,352  
 
                                 
Operating Income
    135,188       69,701             (3,545         201,344  
Interest Income
    4,943       657                           5,600  
Interest Expense
    (28,518 )     (25,830 )             5,835     (P)     (48,513 )
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
    (6,839 )                             (6,839 )
 
                                 
Income Before Income Taxes, Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, and Discontinued Operations
    104,774       44,528             2,290           151,592  
Provision for Income Taxes
    41,991       17,955               802     (Q)     60,748  
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, net of income tax
    3,517                                 3,517  
 
                                 
Income from Continuing Operations
    66,300       26,573             1,488           94,361  
Less: Earnings Attributable to Non-controlling Interest
          (1,947 )             764     (R)     (1,183 )
 
                                 
 
                                           
Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to the Combined Company
  $ 66,300     $ 24,626     $     $ 2,252         $ 93,178  
 
                                 
 
                                         
 
                                           
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
                                           
Basic
    50,879       14,881               883           66,643 (S)
Diluted
    51,922       14,986               778           67,686 (S)
 
                                           
Earnings per Common Share
                                           
Basic:
                                           
 
                                           
Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to the Combined Company
  $ 1.30     $ 1.65                         $ 1.40  
 
                                           
Diluted:
                                           
 
                                           
Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to the Combined Company
  $ 1.28     $ 1.64                         $ 1.38  

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of Presentation
     The Merger is accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The assets and liabilities of Cornell have been measured at fair value based on various assumptions that the Company’s management believes are reasonable utilizing information available to date and, where indicated, the assistance of third party valuation specialists. The process for measuring the fair values of identifiable intangible assets and certain tangible assets requires the use of significant assumptions, including future cash flows and appropriate discount rates. The excess of the purchase price (consideration transferred) over the amount of identifiable assets and liabilities of Cornell was allocated to goodwill. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal (most advantageous) market for the asset or liability. Additionally, fair value measurements for an asset assume the highest and best use of that asset by market participants.
2. Summary of Business Operations and Significant Accounting Policies
     The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements have been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies adopted by the Company. The accounting policies followed for financial reporting on a pro forma basis are the same as those disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2010 for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010. The Company has not identified any significant differences in the accounting policies of the two companies, however, if such differences are identified, they may have a material impact on the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements.
3. Description of the Transaction
     On August 12, 2010, The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) completed its previously announced acquisition of Cornell Companies, Inc. (“Cornell”), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 18, 2010 as amended on July 22, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among GEO, GEO Acquisition III, Inc., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GEO (“Merger Sub”), and Cornell. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Cornell (the “Merger”), with Cornell being the surviving corporation of the Merger.
     The strategic benefits of merger include the combined company’s increased scale and the diversification of service offerings. These key strategic benefits will allow the Company to better capitalize on attractive business opportunities, provide more services to its customers, mitigate business segment risk and result in a more diverse revenue base.
4. Acquisition Consideration
     As a result of the Merger, for each share of Cornell common stock, Cornell stockholders had the option to elect to receive: (i) 1.3 shares of common stock of GEO, par value $.01 per share, for each share of Cornell common stock; or (ii) the right to receive cash consideration equal to the greater of (x) the fair market value, as defined in the Merger Agreement, of one share of GEO common stock plus $6.00 or (y) the fair market value, as defined in the Merger Agreement, of 1.3 shares of GEO common stock. The fair market value of GEO common stock for determining the cash consideration to be received in the merger for each share of Cornell common stock is $21.58, which was calculated based upon the average closing price of GEO common stock on the ten trading days between July 15, 2010 and July 28, 2010. Therefore, the cash consideration is $28.054 for each share of Cornell common stock. In order to preserve the tax-deferred treatment of the transaction, no more than 20% of the outstanding shares of Cornell common stock may be exchanged for the cash consideration.
     Based on the effective date of the Merger of August 12, 2010, the total purchase price payable to Cornell stockholders was: (i) 15.8 million shares of GEO common stock; and (ii) $266.8 million in cash, including $181.9 million relative to the payoff of Cornell’s debt. Subsequent to the Merger, $108.3 million of Cornell non-recourse debt related to Cornell’s variable interest entity, remained outstanding. GEO financed the cash consideration, the continuation of Cornell debt and the repayment of Cornell debt through borrowings under GEO’s Credit Agreement. Also pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all awards of options issued under the Cornell Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Plan (“Cornell’s Plan”) which were outstanding and unexercised immediately following the effective time of the merger and which did not, by their terms, terminate on the effective time of the merger, whether vested or unvested, ceased to represent a right to purchase shares of common stock of Cornell. At the time of the merger, there were 27,500 unexercised options in Cornell’s Plan that became fully vested on the change in control. These fully vested, outstanding and unexercised awards were exchanged for the rights to purchase 1.3 shares of GEO’s common stock within 90 days of August 12, 2010. Included in the purchase price consideration below is the estimated fair value of the 35,750 stock option awards exchanged in the Merger.

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Acquisition Consideration:
         
    (in ‘000’s)  
Cash consideration:
       
Cash paid in exchange for 3,024,409 shares of Cornell stock
  $ 84,854 (1)
Cash repayment of Cornell’s outstanding debt, including $6.2 million of accrued interest
    185,242 (2)
 
     
Total pro forma cash consideration
    270,096  
 
     
 
       
Equity consideration:
       
Value of 15,763,638 shares GEO common stock based on the closing price as of August 12, 2010, exchanged for 12,126,136 shares of Cornell stock
    357,835  
GEO stock awards, underlying options for 35,750 shares of common stock, issued in exchange for vested Cornell stock options for 27,500 shares of Cornell common stock
    241  
 
     
Total equity consideration
    358,076  
 
     
Total pro forma consideration
  $ 628,172 (2)
 
     
 
(1)   The cash consideration includes payment for GEO fractional share interests resulting from the share exchange. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Cornell stockholders received a total of approximately seven thousand dollars in lieu of 338.8 aggregate fractional share interests based on the $21.56 closing price of GEO common stock on August 11, 2010 (the last trading day prior to the closing of the transaction).
 
(2)   The pro forma cash consideration in exchange for the repayment of debt is calculated as if the transaction was effective July 4, 2010. The actual amount repaid on August 12, 2010 relative to the outstanding balances of Cornell’s Revolving Line of Credit due December 2011 and the redemption of the Senior Notes due July 2012 was $181.9 million in aggregate including accrued interest of $2.5 million. The total purchase price consideration on August 12, 2010 was $624.8 million.
5. Reclassifications
     As demonstrated in the accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements, certain reclassifications have been made to GEO’s and Cornell’s historical consolidated financial statements for the purpose of presenting the combined company:
    Cornell’s Bond fund payment account and other restricted assets and Cornell’s Debt service reserve fund and other restricted assets have been included with Restricted cash and investments in the accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet,
 
    Cornell’s Other receivables have been classified as Other current assets in the accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet,
 
    GEO’s accounts payable, accrued expenses and payroll and related taxes have been combined on a single line in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet,
 
    Cornell’s capital leases have been reclassified from Long-Term Debt to the financial statement line item on GEO’s historical financial statements for Capital Lease Obligations,
 
    Cornell’s 8.47% Bonds due 2016, which represent debt of special purpose entities, have been reclassified to Non-Recourse Debt since these bonds are not guaranteed by Cornell and are non-recourse to Cornell’s consolidated special purpose entity, Municipal Corrections Finance, L.P., and
 
    Cornell’s pre-opening and start up expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 have been reclassified in the accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income as Operating Expenses in order to be comparable to GEO’s historical Statements of Income.

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6. Pro Forma and Acquisition Accounting Adjustments
(A)   The pro forma cash balance reflects a decrease in cash of $270.1 million related to the cash consideration exchanged in the Merger. This decrease of $270.1 million is entirely offset by the assumed proceeds GEO received from borrowings under its Credit Agreement which was in effect at the acquisition date.
         
    (in ‘000’s)   
Pro forma cash consideration:
       
Cash paid in exchange for 3,024,409 shares of Cornell stock
  $ (84,854 )
Cash repayment of Cornell’s Revolving Line of Credit Facility due December 2011
    (67,400 )
Cash redemption of the Senior Notes due July 2012
    (111,632 )
Accrued interest
    (6,210 )
Other pro forma cash adjustments
       
Proceeds from GEO’s Revolver used to finance the Merger
    270,096  
 
     
Total pro forma cash adjustments
  $  
 
     
(B)   The adjustments are as follows:
         
Deferred income tax asset, net — current portion:
       
Estimated tax deductible portion of non recurring, direct transaction costs
  $ 3,170  
Tax impact of nonrecurring employee retention payments
    2,533  
 
     
Pro forma increase
    5,703  
 
     
 
       
Deferred income tax asset — non-current portion:
       
Tax impact of out of market operating leases acquired
    8,260  
 
     
Pro forma increase
  $ 8,260  
 
     
(C)   The estimated fair values of the property and equipment were determined with the assistance of third party valuation specialists. Management has considered the results of their work in the estimates below. The following table demonstrates the preliminary fair values used in the purchase price allocation on August 12, 2010 (in ‘000’s):
         
    Pro forma  
    adjustments  
Elimination of the carrying value of Cornell’s property and equipment, net, as of June 30, 2010
  $ (460,421 )
Purchase price allocated to the fair value of property and equipment acquired
    462,797  
 
     
Total pro forma adjustments
  $ 2,376  
 
     
(D)   This adjustment reflects the elimination of Cornell’s historical goodwill of $13.3 million and the establishment of estimated goodwill and intangible assets resulting from the transaction. The goodwill resulting from the Merger is non-deductible for federal income tax purposes and the pro forma adjustments to this account are as follows (in ‘000’s):
         
    Pro forma  
    adjustments  
Elimination of the carrying value of Cornell’s goodwill as of June 30, 2010
  $ (13,308 )
Excess of purchase price over fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
    199,605  
 
     
Total pro forma adjustments
  $ 186,297  
 
     
(E)   This adjustment reflects the elimination of Cornell’s intangible assets and the fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired (in ‘000’s):

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    Pro forma        
    adjustments     Useful life  
Elimination of the net carrying value of Cornell’s identifiable intangible assets, net, as of June 30, 2010
  $ (922 )        
Fair value of finite-lived identifiable intangible assets acquired
               
Facility management contracts
    70,100       12 to 13 years  
Non-compete agreements
    5,700       1 to 2 years  
 
               
Fair value of indefinite-lived identifiable intangible assets acquired
               
Abraxas trade name
    1,800     Indefinite
 
             
Total pro forma adjustments
  $ 76,678          
 
             
(F)   Other non-current assets reflects an adjustment for the deferred financing fees of $2.0 million associated with the Credit Agreement. This increase to deferred costs was more than offset by the elimination of Cornell’s deferred finance costs of $5.9 million as of June 30, 2010. The adjustments are set forth below (in ‘000’s):
         
    Pro forma  
    adjustments  
Elimination of Cornell’s deferred financing fees
  $ (5,880 )
Deferred financing costs associated with additional borrowings
    2,040  
Fair value of operating lease positions
    472  
 
     
Total pro forma adjustments
  $ (3,368 )
 
     
(G)   This adjustment reflects estimated non-recurring direct transaction expenses which are expected to be included in income within twelve months of the transaction of $19.3 million, the elimination of accrued interest of $6.2 million which was paid on behalf of Cornell by GEO and payments due to employees relative to the change in control of $6.0 million. The adjustments to accrued expenses are set forth in the table below (in ‘000’s):
         
    Pro forma  
    adjustments  
Estimated pre tax non-recurring transaction costs directly related to the Merger
  $ 19,312  
Payments due to employees for retention through the date of the transaction and for amounts owed under executive employment agreements for the change in control
    6,041  
Payment of accrued interest on Cornell’s debt
    (6,210 )
 
     
Total pro forma adjustments
  $ 19,143  
 
     
(H)   This adjustment reflects deferred income taxes which are associated with preliminary estimated identifiable intangible assets associated with the management contracts which are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. (in ‘000’s, except for percentage):
         
Fair value of facility management contracts
  $ 70,100  
Elimination of the carrying value of Cornell’s intangible assets
    (922 )
Fair value of trade names acquired
    1,800  
Incremental increase in fair value of tangible assets
    2,376  
 
     
 
    73,354  
Statutory income tax rate
    35.00 %
 
     
Pro forma deferred tax liability adjustment
  $ 25,674  
 
     
(I)   The increase to other non-current liabilities of $24.1 million represents an adjustment to recognize the fair value of net unfavorable lease positions relative to facility lease commitments assumed by GEO in connection with the Merger.
 
(J)   The increase to long-term debt reflects the additional debt incurred to pay cash consideration of $84.9 million paid in exchange for 3,024,409 shares of Cornell common stock. The table also reflects the repayment of amounts outstanding under Cornell’s Revolving Line of Credit due 2011, the redemption of the Senior Notes due 2012, payments of accrued interest, and the fair value adjustment to record the premium on non-recourse debt. Pro forma adjustments to long-term debt outstanding assuming the merger was effective as of July 4, 2010 are as follows (in ’000’s):

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    Pro forma  
    adjustments  
Elimination of Cornell’s debt and accrued interest:
       
Senior Notes due July 2012
  $ (111,632 )
Revolving Line of Credit due December 2011
    (67,400 )
Incremental debt to GEO:
       
Revolver proceeds to repay Cornell’s debt
    179,032  
Cash paid for financing costs associated with additional borrowings
    2,040  
Revolver proceeds used to repay accrued interest
    6,210  
Revolver proceeds used in exchange for shares
    84,854  
 
     
Incremental borrowings on GEO’s Revolver
  $ 93,104  
 
     
     The adjustment to non-recourse debt for $14.7 million relates to the debt premium to record non-recourse debt at its estimated fair value as of July 4, 2010.
(K)   The pro forma adjustments to equity include the elimination of Cornell’s equity, the recognition of nonrecurring charges and the issuance of GEO’s common stock in exchange for Cornell as follows (in ‘000’s):
                                 
    Pro forma adjustments  
            To record nonrecurring              
    To eliminate     charges expected in     To record equity     Total pro forma  
    Cornell’s equity     future periods     consideration     adjustments  
Common stock
    (16 )             158 (i)     142  
Additional paid in capital
    (163,904 )             357,677 (i)     193,773  
Retained earnings
    (106,353 )   (15,723)(ii)             (122,076 )
 
                               
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (1,295 )                     (1,295 )
Treasury stock, at cost
    9,078                       9,078  
 
                       
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to the GEO Group, Inc.
    (262,490 )     (15,723 )     357,835       79,622  
 
                       
 
  (i)   The equity consideration was calculated as follows:
         
Share capital exchanged (in whole numbers)        
Cornell common shares
    15,150,545  
Less: Cornell shares exchanged for cash
    (3,024,409 )
 
     
Cornell shares exchanged for GEO common stock
    12,126,136  
Exchange ratio
    1.3 x
 
     
Total shares to be exchanged, including fractional shares
    15,763,977  
Less: Fractional shares resulting from the Merger
    (339 )
 
     
GEO Common stock exchanged for shares of Cornell common stock
    15,763,638  
Closing price of GEO’s stock pursuant to the merger agreement
  $ 22.70  
 
     
Value of equity consideration
  $ 357,834,583  
         
    (in ‘000’s)  
15,763,638 shares of GEO Common stock, par value $0.01, exchanged for shares of Cornell common stock
  $ 158  
Additional paid in capital
    357,677  
 
     
 
  $ 357,835  
 
     
 
  (ii)   This adjustment to pro forma retained earnings represents nonrecurring charges, approximately 50% of which GEO expects to be non-deductible for federal income tax purposes, resulting directly from the transaction. These charges were not considered in the pro forma condensed combined statement of income.
(L)   This adjustment represents the elimination of Cornell’s noncontrolling interest and the recording of the fair value of the noncontrolling interest as of the acquisition date. GEO assumed Cornell’s noncontrolling interest in Municipal Correctional Finance, LP (“MCF”) as a result of the Merger and consolidates this entity as a result. The fair value of MCF was determined using the work of third party specialists and the pro forma adjustments are presented below (in ‘000’s):

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    Pro forma  
    adjustments  
Elimination of the carrying value of the Cornell’s noncontrolling interest in MCF
  $ (1,108 )
To record the noncontrolling interest at fair value
    20,700  
 
     
Total pro forma adjustments
  $ 19,592  
 
     
(M)   Pro forma revenues reflect the elimination of $0.9 million of rental income and a corresponding elimination of $(0.9) million in rental expense for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010. For the year ended January 3, 2010, this elimination was $1.7 million of rental income and $(1.7) million rental expense. This elimination is related to a facility currently owned by GEO and leased to Cornell for which each respective party has included rental income and expense in the respective historical financial statements. Refer to Note (N).
 
(N)   The following pro forma adjustments have been made to the accompanying statements of income (in 000’s):
                 
    Twenty-six weeks ended     Fiscal year ended  
    July 4, 2010     January 4, 2010  
Pro forma adjustments to operating expense:
               
Direct nonrecurring expenses incurred as a result of the Merger
  $ (3,787   $  
Intercompany rent expense elimination
    (854 )     (1,708 )
Amortization of liability for unfavorable market lease positions
    (1,484 )     (2,577 )
 
           
 
  $ (6,125 )   $ (4,285 )
 
           
(O)   Pro forma depreciation and amortization for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 and for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 reflects increases of $2.9 million and $6.1 million, respectively. The primary increase relates to amortization expense for the intangible assets associated with acquired facility management contracts and non-compete agreements for Cornell executives. Pro forma depreciation and amortization is as follows (in ‘000’s):
                 
    Pro forma adjustments  
    Twenty-six weeks     Fiscal year ended  
    ended July 4, 2010     January 3, 2010  
Elimination of Cornell’s depreciation and amortization expense
  $ (9,254 )   $ (18,833 )
Amortization of identifiable amortizable intangible assets:
               
Facility management contracts acquired
    2,810       5,619  
Non compete agreements
    1,175       3,350  
Depreciation of fair value of acquired property and equipment
    8,122       15,986  
 
           
Pro forma adjustment to Depreciation and amortization expense
  $ 2,853     $ 6,122  
 
           
(P)   For the purposes of the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements, the incremental interest expense on the Cornell debt was determined using the interest rates under the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Senior Credit Facility”). As indicated in the table below, pro forma interest expense reflects a net decrease in interest expense as a result of anticipated incremental interest savings to GEO after (i) the repayment of Cornell’s debt using proceeds from GEO’s Senior Credit Facility, (ii) increases in GEO’s interest expense incurred on the additional borrowings related to the cash consideration for Cornell’s common stock, and (iii) the amortization of the $3.8 million of financing fees which resulted from incremental debt. For debt that incurs interest at a variable rate, GEO used the average variable rate that its debt incurred over the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 and the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010, respectively. The interest rate applied to the historical outstanding Revolver borrowings under GEO’s Senior Credit Facility would have increased by 1.13% and 1.27% as for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 and for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 based on the outstanding pro forma borrowings. This pro forma rate increase has been reflected in the pro forma expense. Refer to the table below for the estimated pro forma adjustment to interest expense (in ‘000’s):

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    Twenty-six weeks ended     Fiscal year ended  
    July 4, 2010     January 3, 2010  
Elimination of the interest expense incurred by Cornell:
               
 
               
Interest on the outstanding borrowings relative to the $112 million 10 3/4% Senior Notes
  $ (6,405 )   $ (12,813 )
Interest expense on the average outstanding Revolver borrowings of $68.3 million and $73.4 million, respectively at weighted average interest rates of approximately 2.84% and 3.55%, respectively
    (970 )     (2,604 )
 
               
Interest expense on the average outstanding nonrecourse debt of $121.7 million and $129.1 million, respectively at an interest rate of 8.47%
    (5,226 )     (11,144 )
Pro forma interest expense incurred by GEO on Cornell’s debt:
               
 
               
Increase in GEO’s interest expense related to incremental debt of $84.9 million in cash consideration and assumed incremental average outstanding borrowings of $180.7 million and $184.5 million, respectively, related to the financing of Cornell’s debt repayment using capacity under GEO’s Credit Agreement at weighted average interest rates of 2.769% and 2.893%, respectively
    3,852       8,303  
GEO’s interest expense as a result of the amortization of deferred financing fees of $2.0 million
    233       544  
 
               
Interest expense after considering the fair value of nonrecourse debt of MCF as of the assumed date of the transaction for pro forma operations of December 29, 2008 (1)
    5,631       11,879  
 
           
Pro forma decrease to interest expense
  $ (2,885 )   $ (5,835 )
 
           
 
  (1)   For the purposes of the pro forma financial information, the cost to transfer Cornell’s non-recourse debt in an orderly transaction between market participants (fair value as defined by GAAP) would have resulted in a discount on the non-recourse debt as revalued on December 28, 2008 and would have resulted in a premium as revalued on January 4, 2010. As of December 29, 2009, the discount was $3.8 million using an effective interest rate of 9.28% and as of January 4, 2010, the premium was $14.9 million using an effective interest rate of 4.95%. On August 12, 2010, the premium was $14.7 million using an effective interest rate of 4.53%.
 
  (Q)   The Provision for income taxes has been calculated using GEO’s statutory tax rate of 35%.
 
  (R)   Adjustments to noncontrolling interest are as follows (in ‘000’s)
                 
    Twenty-six weeks ended     Fiscal year ended  
    July 4, 2010     January 4, 2010  
Pro forma adjustments to noncontrolling interest:
               
 
               
Amortization of discount on MCF’s non-recourse debt, net of income tax
  $ 263     $ 478  
Increase in depreciation expense relative to MCF’s tangible assets, net of income tax
    178       286  
 
           
Pro forma decrease in earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, net
  $ 441     $ 764  
 
           
 
  (S)   Pro forma combined basic and diluted common shares for the twenty-six weeks ended July 4, 2010 are calculated as follows (in ‘000’s):
                                 
    Historical              
    The GEO Group     Cornell     Pro forma     Pro forma  
    Inc.     Companies, Inc.     Adjustments     combined  
 
                    (14,903 )        
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
    49,743       14,903       15,764       65,507  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
Employee and director stock options and restricted stock
    737       147       (147 )     737  
 
                       
Weighted average diluted common shares
    50,480       15,050       714       66,244  
 
                       
Pro forma combined basic and diluted pro forma shares for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 are calculated as follows (in ‘000’s):
                                 
    Historical              
    The GEO Group     Cornell     Pro forma     Pro forma  
    Inc.     Companies, Inc.     adjustments     combined  
 
                    (14,881 )        
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
    50,879       14,881       15,764       66,643  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
Employee and director stock options and restricted stock
    1,043       105       (105 )     1,043  
 
                       
Weighted average diluted common shares
    51,922       14,986       778       67,686  
 
                       

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