8-K

Date: May 18, 2026

CORECIVIC, INC.

/s/ David M. Garfinkle

David M. Garfinkle

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2026

CoreCivic, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-16109

62-1763875

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


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

(615) 263-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

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

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock

CXW

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 14, 2026, the Company held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) via live webcast. At the Annual Meeting there were present in person or represented by proxy 89,552,695 shares of the Company’s common stock, which represented approximately 90.56% of the 98,886,782 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected eleven (11) directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”); (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and (iii) approved on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting are forth below.

Proposal 1: The eleven (11) nominees for director received the number of votes reported below:


Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Emkes		80,679,022		1,411,424		30,299		7,431,950
Alexander R. Fischer		81,505,070		584,767		30,908		7,431,950
Catherine Hernandez-Blades		81,215,329		853,518		51,898		7,431,950
Stacia A. Hylton		81,115,013		949,839		55,893		7,431,950
Harley G. Lappin		81,427,087		662,010		31,648		7,431,950
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.		78,996,765		3,094,182		29,798		7,431,950
Devin I. Murphy		81,217,840		872,201		30,704		7,431,950
S. Dawn Smith		81,591,780		493,460		35,505		7,431,950
Patrick D. Swindle		81,449,243		635,250		36,252		7,431,950
Stacey M. Tank		81,586,779		501,387		32,579		7,431,950
Nina A. Tran		81,710,666		372,490		37,589		7,431,950

Accordingly, Mr. Emkes, Mr. Fischer, Ms. Hernandez-Blades, Ms. Hylton, Mr. Lappin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Swindle, Ms. Tank and Ms. Tran were elected to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successor is duly qualified and elected.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:


For	Against	Abstain
86,938,264	2,574,779	39,652

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


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
81,424,967	593,667	102,111	7,431,950

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:


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