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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED:  JUNE 30, 2022

OR

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM            TO           

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-16109

CORECIVIC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(615) 263-3000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each class of Common Stock as of July 27, 2022:

Shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share: 117,619,432 shares outstanding.

CORECIVIC, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

JUNE 30, 2022

CoreCivic, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "CoreCivic") is the nation's largest owner of partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States.  The Company also believes it is the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the U.S. Through three segments, CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties, the Company provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions.  As of June 30, 2022, through its CoreCivic Safety segment, the Company operated 45 correctional and detention facilities, 41 of which the Company owned, with a total design capacity of approximately 68,000 beds.  Through its CoreCivic Community segment, the Company owned and operated 24 residential reentry centers with a total design capacity of approximately 5,000 beds.  In addition, through its CoreCivic Properties segment, the Company owned 10 properties for lease to third parties and used by government agencies, totaling 1.8 million square feet.

In addition to providing fundamental residential services, CoreCivic's correctional, detention, and reentry facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment.  These services are intended to help reduce recidivism and to prepare offenders for their successful reentry into society upon their release.  CoreCivic also provides or makes available to offenders certain health care (including medical, dental, and mental health services), food services, and work and recreational programs.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for the unaudited interim periods presented.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted.  The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for the full fiscal year.  Reference is made to the audited financial statements of CoreCivic included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 18, 2022 (the "2021 Form 10-K") with respect to certain significant accounting and financial reporting policies as well as other pertinent information of the Company.

Risks and Uncertainties

On January 26, 2021, President Biden issued the Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities ("Private Prison EO"). The Private Prison EO directs the Attorney General to not renew United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities.  Two agencies of the DOJ, the United States Marshals Service ("USMS") and the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"), utilize CoreCivic's services. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facilities are not covered by the Private Prison EO, as ICE is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), not the DOJ, although it is possible that the federal government could choose to take similar action on ICE facilities in the future. We currently have six detention facilities that have separate contracts where the USMS is the primary customer within the facility that all expire at various times over the next several years, with the exception of two contracts that have indefinite terms.  During the third quarter of 2022, CoreCivic renewed one of these contracts that expired on June 30, 2022, a contract with a local government agency at the Company's 2,672-bed Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi that allows the USMS to utilize available capacity, through June 30, 2024.  This contract also has an indefinite number of two-year extension options.

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As a result of the Private Prison EO, the Company expects that the Company's management contract with the BOP at the Company's McRae Correctional Facility will not be renewed when it expires in November 2022. During 2021, the Company had four direct contracts with the USMS that expired and were not renewed.  At one of these facilities, the Company entered into a new contract with a local government agency to utilize the beds previously contracted by the USMS.  The local government agency is responsible for County inmates and federal detainees, including USMS detainees, and the County is using the facility to address its population needs.  At another of these facilities, the Company expanded a state contract to utilize the beds previously contracted by the USMS.  The remaining two facilities currently remain idle.  The Company expects that there may be further developments as each contract with the USMS reaches its expiration date, and will work with the USMS to enable it to continue to fulfill its mission. However, the Company can provide no assurance that contracts with the USMS will be renewed or replaced upon their expiration.  The USMS and the BOP prison contracts accounted for 23% and 2%, respectively, of CoreCivic's total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the SEC applicable to financial statements beginning January 1, 2022 or later did not, or are not expected to, have a material effect on the Company's results of operations or financial position.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

To meet the reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 825, "Financial Instruments", regarding fair value of financial instruments, CoreCivic calculates the estimated fair value of financial instruments using market interest rates, quoted market prices of similar instruments, or discounted cash flow techniques with observable Level 1 inputs for publicly traded debt and Level 2 inputs for all other financial instruments, as defined in ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement".  At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no material differences between the carrying amounts and the estimated fair values of CoreCivic's financial instruments, other than as follows (in thousands):

ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test of Goodwill Impairment", establishes accounting and reporting requirements for goodwill and other intangible assets.  Goodwill was $4.8 million as of both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all of which was related to the Company's CoreCivic Safety segment.

CoreCivic performs its impairment tests during the fourth quarter in connection with its annual budgeting process, and whenever circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable.  Under the provisions of ASU 2017-04, CoreCivic performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.  If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the Company performs a quantitative impairment test.  If a quantitative test is required, CoreCivic performs an assessment to identify the existence of impairment and to measure the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value by using a combination of various common valuation techniques, including market multiples and discounted cash flows under valuation methodologies that include an income approach and a market approach. The income valuation approach includes certain significant assumptions impacting projected future cash flows, such as projected revenue, projected operating costs, and the weighted average cost of capital, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions.  These impairment tests are required to be performed at least annually.  

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Assets Held For Sale and Dispositions

On July 25, 2022, CoreCivic entered into a Purchase & Sale Agreement with the Georgia Building Authority for the sale of CoreCivic's McRae Correctional Facility located in McRae, Georgia, and reported in CoreCivic's Safety segment, for a gross sales price of $130.0 million.  The aggregate carrying value of the real property, amounting to $52.8 million, was reflected as assets held for sale on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2022.  CoreCivic currently has a management contract with the BOP at the McRae facility, which expires November 30, 2022.  As previously disclosed, CoreCivic does not expect the BOP to renew the contract upon its expiration.  In connection with the sale, CoreCivic and the Georgia Building Authority entered into an agreement to lease the McRae Correctional Facility to CoreCivic through November 30, 2022.  CoreCivic anticipates the sale to be completed during the third quarter of 2022, when it expects to report a gain on sale estimated to be in the range of $75.0 million to $80.0 million.  

As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic was also holding for sale its Stockton Female Community Corrections Facility and its Long Beach Community Corrections Center, both located in California, and reported in CoreCivic's Properties segment.  The aggregate carrying value of the properties amounted to $8.5 million as of June 30, 2022.  During July 2022, CoreCivic completed the sale of these properties to a third-party generating net sales proceeds of $10.9 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $2.3 million after transaction costs, which will be reported in the third quarter of 2022.  As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic also had an additional undeveloped parcel of land with a carrying value of $0.3 million classified as held for sale.  The sale of this parcel was completed during July 2022 and generated net sales proceeds of $4.8 million, resulting in a gain of $4.2 million after transaction costs, which will be reported in the third quarter of 2022.  

During the second quarter of 2022, CoreCivic sold an undeveloped parcel of land in Kern, California.  The sale generated net proceeds of $1.5 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.1 million after transaction costs.  

As of December 31, 2021, CoreCivic had two facilities in its CoreCivic Community segment held for sale.  The aggregate carrying value of the property and equipment of these two facilities, amounting to $7.0 million, was reflected as assets held for sale on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021.  The Company closed on the sale of these two facilities, one of which was idled, in the first quarter of 2022.  The aggregate net sales proceeds of the two facilities was $9.3 million, resulting in a net gain on sale of $2.3 million after transaction costs.

During the full year 2021, CoreCivic also completed the sale of five government leased properties in the Company's Properties segment.  The sales of the five properties generated aggregate net proceeds of $125.0 million, after the repayment of debt and other transaction-related costs, resulting in an aggregate net gain on sale of $38.7 million.  

CoreCivic determined that its joint venture investment in Government Real Estate Solutions, LLC ("GRES"), an unrestricted subsidiary previously controlled by the Company, represented a variable interest entity ("VIE") in accordance with ASC 810, "Consolidation".  CoreCivic had 100% voting control in GRES. Accordingly, CoreCivic concluded that it was the primary beneficiary of GRES and consolidated the VIE.  The primary beneficiary is the entity that has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.  During June 2021, CoreCivic provided notice to the partners of GRES of its intent to distribute the remaining assets and terminate the partnership.  The Company terminated the partnership in September 2021 and cancelled the applicable Operating Partnership Units for no consideration.  During the third quarter of 2021, the Company reported an increase to stockholders' equity of $17.4 million resulting from the termination of the partnership.

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Idle Facilities

As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic had seven idled CoreCivic Safety correctional facilities that are currently available and being actively marketed as solutions to meet the needs of potential customers. The following table summarizes each of the idled facilities and their respective carrying values, excluding equipment and other assets that could generally be transferred and used at other facilities CoreCivic owns without significant cost (dollars in thousands):

As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic also had one idled non-core facility in its Safety segment containing 240 beds with a net book value of $3.0 million, and three idled facilities in its Community segment, containing an aggregate of 650 beds with an aggregate net book value of $8.7 million.  

CoreCivic incurred operating expenses at these idled facilities of approximately $2.7 million and $1.9 million during the period they were idle for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  CoreCivic incurred operating expenses at these idled facilities of approximately $4.7 million and $4.0 million during the period they were idle for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The amount for the six months ended June 30, 2022 excludes $3.5 million of operating expenses incurred at the West Tennessee Detention Facility and the Leavenworth Detention Center during the three months ended March 31, 2022.  The West Tennessee facility was idled upon the expiration of a USMS contract on September 30, 2021, and the Leavenworth facility was idled upon the expiration of a USMS contract on December 31, 2021.  Although recently idled, CoreCivic retained a certain staffing level at both facilities during the first three months of 2022 in order to quickly respond in the event the Company was able to enter into new contracts with government agencies promptly following the contract expirations.  The Company also continued to incur expenses related to transportation services provided by staff at the Leavenworth facility during the first three months of 2022.

The Company estimated undiscounted cash flows for each facility with an impairment indicator, including the idle facilities described above. The Company’s estimated undiscounted cash flows reflect the Company’s most recent expectations around potential utilization and/or sale of the facilities and projected cash flows based on historical cash flows, cash flows of comparable facilities, and recent contract negotiations for utilization. The Company concluded that the estimated undiscounted cash flows exceeded carrying values for each facility as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

CoreCivic evaluates on a quarterly basis market developments for the potential utilization of each of its idle properties in order to identify events that may cause CoreCivic to reconsider its assumptions with respect to the recoverability of book values as compared to undiscounted cash flows.  CoreCivic considers the cancellation of a contract in its Safety or Community segment or an expiration and non-renewal of a lease agreement in its CoreCivic Properties segment as indicators of impairment and tests each of the idled properties for impairment when it was notified by the respective customers or tenants that they would no longer be utilizing such property.

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Debt outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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Bank Credit Facility.  On May 12, 2022, CoreCivic entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (referred to herein as the "New Bank Credit Facility") in an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million, consisting of a $100.0 million term loan (the "New Term Loan A") and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $250.0 million (the "New Revolving Credit Facility").  The New Bank Credit Facility replaced the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Previous Bank Credit Facility"), which was in an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion and consisted of a term loan with an original principal balance of $200.0 million and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $800.0 million. The New Bank Credit Facility extends the maturity to May 2026 from the April 2023 maturity under the Previous Bank Credit Facility.  The New Bank Credit Facility includes an option to increase the availability under the New Revolving Credit Facility and to request term loans from the lenders in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $200.0 million and (b) 50% of consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four-quarter period, subject to, among other things, the receipt of commitments for the increased amount. At CoreCivic's option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the New Bank Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.5%, or at the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index ("BSBY") rate plus a margin ranging from 2.75% to 4.5% based on the Company’s then-current total leverage ratio.  The New Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25.0 million sublimit for swing line loans that enables CoreCivic to borrow at the base rate from the Administrative Agent on same-day notice. CoreCivic recorded a charge of approximately $0.8 million during the second quarter of 2022 for the write-off of a portion of the pre-existing loan costs associated with the Previous Bank Credit Facility.

Based on CoreCivic's total leverage ratio, loans under the New Bank Credit Facility currently bear interest at a base rate plus a margin of 2.25% or at the BSBY rate plus a margin of 3.25%, and a commitment fee equal to 0.45% of the unfunded balance of the New Revolving Credit Facility.  The New Revolving Credit Facility also has a $100.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic had no borrowings outstanding under the New Revolving Credit Facility.  As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic had $16.8 million in letters of credit outstanding resulting in $233.2 million available under the New Revolving Credit Facility.  The New Term Loan A requires scheduled quarterly principal payments through December 2025, and is pre-payable without penalty.  As of June 30, 2022, the outstanding balance of the New Term Loan A was $98.8 million.  

The New Bank Credit Facility requires CoreCivic to meet certain financial covenants, including, without limitation, a total leverage ratio of not more than 4.50 to 1.00 (from 5.50 to 1.00 under the Previous Bank Credit Facility) for which the Company may net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents not exceeding $100.0 million when calculating, a secured leverage ratio of not more than 2.50 to 1.00 (from 3.25 to 1.00 under the Previous Bank Credit Facility) for which the Company may net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents not exceeding $100.0 million when calculating, and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00 (unchanged from the Previous Bank Credit Facility).  As of June 30, 2022, CoreCivic was in compliance with all such covenants.  The New Bank Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of CoreCivic's domestic restricted subsidiaries, 65% of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of CoreCivic's "first-tier" foreign subsidiaries, all of the accounts receivable of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries, and substantially all of the deposit accounts of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries. In the event that (a) the consolidated total leverage equals or exceeds 4.00 to 1.00 or (b) the Company incurs certain debt above a specified threshold, certain intangible assets and unencumbered real estate assets that meet a 50% loan-to-value requirement are required to be added as collateral. In addition, the New Bank Credit Facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, payment of dividends and other customary restricted payments, permitted investments, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, mergers and consolidations, liquidations, prepayments and modifications of other indebtedness, liens and other encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements.  The New Bank Credit Facility is subject to certain cross-default provisions with terms of CoreCivic's other unsecured indebtedness, and is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of a change of control.

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Senior Secured Term Loan B. On December 18, 2019, CoreCivic entered into a new $250.0 million Senior Secured Term Loan B (the "Term Loan B" and, together with the New Bank Credit Facility, the "Credit Agreements"), which required quarterly scheduled principal payments until the scheduled maturity on December 18, 2024.  During October 2021 and in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan B, CoreCivic repaid $90.0 million of the then-outstanding balance of the Term Loan B using cash on hand.  As a result, the Company recorded a charge in the fourth quarter of 2021 of $4.1 million for the pro rata write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and the original issue discount.  On May 19, 2022, CoreCivic voluntarily repaid in full the outstanding principal balance under the Term Loan B amounting to $124.1 million, and satisfied all of the Company's outstanding obligations under the Term Loan B credit agreement.  The Company did not incur any prepayment penalties in connection with the repayment of the Term Loan B.  The prepayment was made in full with cash on hand. The Term Loan B bore interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 4.50%, with a 1.00% LIBOR floor (or, at CoreCivic's option, a base rate plus 3.50%).  The Term Loan B was secured by a first lien on certain specified real property assets, representing a loan-to-value of no greater than 80%.  The Term Loan B was originally issued at a price of 95% of the principal amount of the Term Loan B, resulting in a discount of $12.5 million, which was amortized into interest expense over the term of the Term Loan B.  CoreCivic capitalized approximately $5.1 million of costs associated with the issuance of the Term Loan B.  During the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a charge of $6.0 million for the write-off of the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs, original issue discount, and fees associated with the voluntary repayment of the Term Loan B.  

Senior Notes.  Interest on the $170.1 million remaining principal balance outstanding on CoreCivic's 4.625% senior notes issued in April 2013 with an original principal amount of $350.0 million (the "4.625% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in May and November of each year.  The 4.625% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on May 1, 2023.  Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 4.75% senior notes issued in October 2017 (the "4.75% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year.  The 4.75% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on October 15, 2027.  Interest on the $675.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 8.25% senior notes issued in April and September 2021 (the "8.25% Senior Notes"), as further described hereinafter, accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year.  The 8.25% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on April 15, 2026.  

The 4.625% Senior Notes, the 4.75% Senior Notes, and the 8.25% Senior Notes, collectively referred to herein as the "Senior Notes", are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by all of the Company's existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee the New Bank Credit Facility.  CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the 4.625% Senior Notes and the 4.75% Senior Notes at any time prior to three months before their respective maturity date at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.  Thereafter, the 4.625% Senior Notes and the 4.75% Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. The Company may redeem all or part of the 8.25% Senior Notes at any time prior to April 15, 2024, in whole or in part, at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.  Thereafter, the 8.25% Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 104.125% beginning on April 15, 2024 and 100% beginning on April 15, 2025, plus, in each such case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

On April 14, 2021, the Company completed an underwritten registered offering of $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the "Original 8.25% Senior Notes"). The Original 8.25% Senior Notes were priced at 99.0% of face value and as a result have an effective yield to maturity of 8.50%. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Original 8.25% Senior Notes totaled approximately $435.1 million, after deducting the original issuance and underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The Company used a significant amount of the net proceeds from the offering of the Original 8.25% Senior Notes (i) to redeem all of the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 5.0% senior notes issued in September 2015 (the "5.0% Senior Notes"), including the payment of the applicable "make-whole" redemption amount of $15.5 million and accrued interest, and (ii) to otherwise repay or reduce its other indebtedness, including repurchasing $149.0 million of its 4.625% Senior Notes at an aggregate purchase price of $151.2 million in privately negotiated transactions, reducing the outstanding balance of the 4.625% Senior Notes, which was originally $350.0 million, to $201.0 million.  In the second and fourth quarters of 2021, the Company purchased an additional $27.3 million of its 4.625% Senior Notes, in the aggregate, at par in open market purchases, further reducing the outstanding balance of the 4.625% Senior Notes to $173.7 million. In addition, in the second quarter of 2022, the Company purchased an additional $3.6 million of the 4.625% Senior Notes at a weighted average purchase price approximately equal to par in open market purchases, reducing the outstanding balance of the 4.625% Senior Notes to $170.1 million.

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The "make-whole" redemption amount paid in connection with the redemption of the 5.0% Senior Notes, originally scheduled to mature on October 15, 2022, and the aggregate price paid for the 4.625% Senior Notes in excess of the principal amount of the notes repurchased resulted in charges of $19.2 million during the second quarter of 2021, including costs associated with the repurchases and the proportionate write-off of existing debt issuance costs.  The remaining net proceeds were used to pay down a portion of the amounts outstanding under the Previous Bank Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes.  

On September 29, 2021, CoreCivic completed an underwritten registered tack-on offering of $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Additional 8.25% Senior Notes") at an issue price of 102.25% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest from the April 14, 2021 issue date for the Original 8.25% Senior Notes, resulting in an effective yield to maturity of 7.65% for the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes.  The Additional 8.25% Senior Notes and the Original 8.25% Senior Notes, together the 8.25% Senior Notes, constitute a single class of securities and have identical terms, other than issue date and issue price.  The issuance of the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes increased the total aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Senior Notes outstanding to $675.0 million.  The net proceeds from the issuance of the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes totaled approximately $225.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses and including the original issuance premium. The net proceeds from the offering of the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes were used to pay down our Previous Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes.

Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note.  On April 20, 2018, CoreCivic of Kansas, LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company, priced $159.5 million in aggregate principal amount of non-recourse senior secured notes of the Issuer (the "Kansas Notes"), in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The private placement closed on June 1, 2018.  The Company used the proceeds of the private placement, which were drawn on quarterly funding dates beginning in the second quarter of 2018, to fund construction of the Lansing Correctional Facility, along with costs and expenses of the project.  The Kansas Notes have a yield to maturity of 4.43% and are scheduled to mature in January 2040, 20 years following completion of the project, which occurred in January 2020. Principal and interest on the Kansas Notes are payable in quarterly payments, which began in July 2020 and continue until maturity. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the Kansas Notes at any time upon written notice of not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment, with a "make-whole" amount, together with interest on the Kansas Notes accrued to, but not including, the redemption date. CoreCivic capitalized approximately $3.4 million of costs associated with the private placement. Because the Issuer has been designated as an unrestricted subsidiary of the Company under terms of the Company's Credit Agreements, the issuance and service of the Kansas Notes, and the revenues and expenses associated with the facility lease, do not impact the financial covenants associated with the Company's Credit Agreements.  As of June 30, 2022, the outstanding balance of the Kansas Notes was $152.7 million.

Debt Maturities.  Scheduled principal payments as of June 30, 2022 for the remainder of 2022, the next five years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):

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Share Repurchase Program

On May 12, 2022, the Board of Directors ("BOD") approved a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $150.0 million of the Company's common stock.  On August 2, 2022, the BOD increased the authorization to repurchase under the share repurchase program by up to an additional $75.0 million of the Company's common stock, or a total aggregate authorized amount to repurchase of up to $225.0 million of the Company's common stock.  Repurchases of the Company's outstanding common stock will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and may be made at the Company's discretion based on parameters set by the BOD from time to time in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise.  The share repurchase program has no time limit and does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular amount of its common stock.  The authorization for the share repurchase program may be terminated, suspended, increased or decreased by the BOD in its discretion at any time. Through June 30, 2022, the Company completed the repurchase of 3.0 million shares at a total cost of $37.5 million, excluding the cost of broker commissions. The Company has utilized cash on hand and net cash provided by operations to fund the repurchases.

Restricted Stock Units

During the first six months of 2022, CoreCivic issued approximately 2.1 million restricted common stock units ("RSUs") to certain of its employees and non-employee directors, with an aggregate value of $21.5 million, including 1.9 million RSUs to employees and non-employee directors whose compensation is charged to general and administrative expense and 0.2 million RSUs to employees whose compensation is charged to operating expense. During 2021, CoreCivic issued approximately 2.7 million RSUs to certain of its employees and non-employee directors, with an aggregate value of $21.8 million, including 2.5 million RSUs to employees and non-employee directors whose compensation is charged to general and administrative expense and 0.2 million RSUs to employees whose compensation is charged to operating expense.