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): December 22, 2022

CoreCivic, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(615) 263-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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On December 22, 2022, CoreCivic, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that it is delivering an irrevocable notice to the holders of all of the Company’s previously issued $350,000,000 original aggregate principal amount of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) that the Company has elected to redeem in full the 2023 Notes that remain outstanding on February 1, 2023 (the “Redemption Date”). The 2023 Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the then outstanding 2023 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such 2023 Notes to, but not including, the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”). As of December 21, 2022, the principal amount of the outstanding 2023 Notes was $153.9 million. The Company intends to use a combination of cash on hand and available capacity under its revolving credit facility to fund the Redemption Price.

A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 do not constitute a notice of redemption of the 2023 Notes.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements (as defined within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), including statements regarding the Company’s redemption of the 2023 Notes and its funding of the Redemption Price. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ are described in the filings made from time to time by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and include the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements made by it to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.