SEC Info - Goodwin Todd - ‘4’ for 8/12/10 re: Cornell Companies, Inc.

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GOODWIN TODD

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1700 WEST LOOP SOUTH

SUITE 1500

(Street)

HOUSTON

77027

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CORNELL COMPANIES INC [ CRN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
8/12/10

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common stock	8/12/10		D		39,960	D	⁽¹⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock option (right to buy)	$23.08	8/12/10		D			1,250	⁽²⁾	1/4/20	Common stock	1,250	⁽²⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 18, 2010, as amended, by and among The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO"), GEO Acquisition III, Inc., and Cornell Companies, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), in exchange for the right to receive at each stockholder's election and subject to certain limitations, either: (i) 1.3 shares of common stock of GEO, (ii) the right to receive cash consideration equal to $28.054, or (iii) a combination of cash and stock. If a Cornell stockholder failed to make an election or was not entitled to make an election, the holder received the stock consideration.

(2) This option, which was fully vested, was assumed by GEO in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 1,625 shares of GEO common stock for $17.76 per share.

	/s/ Todd Goodwin	8/13/10
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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____________ Transaction Code:
D	Disposition to the Issuer of Issuer equity securities pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e).

Goodwin Todd – ‘4’ for 8/12/10 re: Cornell Companies, Inc.

On: Friday, 8/13/10, at 11:03am ET · For: 8/12/10 · As: Director · Accession #: 1179110-10-12586 · File #: 1-14472

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Goodwin Todd – ‘4’ for 8/12/10 re: Cornell Companies, Inc.

On: Friday, 8/13/10, at 11:03am ET · For: 8/12/10 · As: Director · Accession #: 1179110-10-12586 · File #: 1-14472

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