CoreCivic (CXW) 8-K Corecivic Reports Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Contact: Investors: Cameron Hopewell - Managing Director, Investor Relations - (615)263-3024 Financial Media: David Gutierrez, Dresner Corporate Services - (312)780-7204

CORECIVIC REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS

INCREASES FULL YEAR 2019 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – August 5, 2019 –CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2019.

Highlights of Second Quarter 2019 vs. Second Quarter 2018

• Total revenue of $490.3 million, an increase of 9%

• CoreCivic Safety revenue of $440.4 million, an increase of 7%

• CoreCivic Communityrevenue of $30.7 million, an increase of 24%

• CoreCivic Propertiesrevenue of $19.1 million, an increase of 60%

• Net income of $48.6 million, an increase of 24%

• Adjusted net income of $56.4 million, an increase of 32%

• Diluted EPS of $0.41, an increase of 24%

• Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.47, an increase of 31%

• Normalized FFO per diluted share of $0.69, an increase of 21%

• Adjusted EBITDA of $115.3 million, an increase of 18%

Damon T. Hininger, CoreCivic’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “During the second quarter we continued to see strong fundamental growth across each of our business segments, and we anticipate these growth trends will continue, as demonstrated by our updated financial guidance and further supported by our recently announced new contract awards.

“We provide mission-critical infrastructure to our government partners, allowing them to more effectively and efficiently carry out their various missions. Our ability to adapt and respond to their evolving needs in a cost effective, humane and flexible manner allows government agencies to solve problems in ways they cannot do alone. We are extremely proud of our mission and of the hard work all of our employees – including officers, veterans, chaplains, teachers, nurses, and many others – perform on a daily basis and their dedication to helping the individuals entrusted to our care.”

Second Quarter 2019 Results

Net income generated in the second quarter of 2019 totaled $48.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with $39.2 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2018. Adjusted for special items, net income in the second quarter of 2019 was $56.4 million, or $0.47 per diluted share (Adjusted Diluted EPS), compared with adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2018 of $42.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share. Special items in the second quarter of 2019 included $4.7 million of asset impairments, $2.7 million

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ofstart-up expenses to activate two previously idled facilities pursuant to two new federal contracts and $0.4 million of expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Special items in the second quarter of 2018 included $1.6 million of asset impairments, $1.0 million of expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions and $0.8 million of expenses associated with M&A.

Funds From Operations (FFO) was $79.2 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2019, compared to $65.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2018. Normalized FFO, which excludes the special items described above, was $82.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2019, compared with $67.5 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2018.

Per share results in the second quarter of 2019, compared with the second quarter of 2018, increased primarily because of higher utilization of existing contracts with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), contributions from recent acquisitions, and business from newly signed state and federal contracts, which together offset continued, expected declines in California prisoner populations. As of June 30, 2019, we no longer cared for any inmates from the state of California in facilities outside the state.

EBITDA was $107.5 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared with $99.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $115.3 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared with $97.5 million in the second quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA excludes the special items described above and Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2018 includes the portion of rental payments for the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC) that was classified as depreciation and interest expense for financial reporting purposes, to more properly reflect the cash flows associated with the lease. CoreCivic adopted Accounting Standards Codification 842, “Leases”, (ASC 842) on January 1, 2019. Upon adoption of ASC 842, all rental payments associated with this lease are classified as operating expenses.

Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO, and, where appropriate, their corresponding per share amounts, are measures calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Please refer to the Supplemental Financial Information and related note following the financial statements herein for further discussion and reconciliations of these measures to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Business Development Update

Safety Segment

BOP Extends Contract at the Adams County Correctional Center Through August 30, 2019. During June and July 2019, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) amended its contract at CoreCivic’s owned and operated2,232-bed Adams County Correctional Center located in Mississippi to allow ICE to use up to 660 available beds, and to extend the contract, which was scheduled to expire July 31, 2019, to August 30, 2019. The BOP’s decision to extend the

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contract is expected to help facilitate the transition of populations at the facility from BOP inmates to ICE detainees, while providing ICE sufficient time to enter into a longer-term contract to utilize the facility. However, we can provide no assurance that we will ultimately reach a new agreement to provide ICE with capacity at the Adams facility. As of August 4, 2019, we cared for approximately 450 inmates from the BOP and 350 ICE adult detainees at this facility.

Update on Activation of the Eden Detention Center for New Contract with USMS.On May 23, 2019, we announced a new contract under an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Eden, Texas and the USMS to activate CoreCivic’s idle1,422-bed Eden Detention Center in Eden, Texas. The new agreement also permits ICE to utilize capacity at the facility at any time in the future. Activation of the facility has continued on schedule, and the facility accepted the first detainees under the new contract with USMS as of July 29, 2019. Following the activation process, the new contract is expected to generate approximately $35 million to $40 million in annualized revenue.

Update on Activation of the Torrance County Detention Facility for New Contract with ICE. On May 16, 2019, we announced a new contract under an Intergovernmental Agreement between Torrance County, New Mexico and ICE to activate CoreCivic’s idle910-bed Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico. Activation of the facility has continued on schedule to accept the first detainees under the new contract with ICE later this month. Following the activation process, the new contract is expected to generate approximately $25 million to $30 million in annualized revenue.

Otay Mesa Detention Center Expansion Update.We are ahead of schedule on the construction on the512-bed expansion of our Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. The $42 million expansion project is now scheduled to be operational on October 1, 2019, a month ahead of schedule, and will bring the facility’s total design capacity to 1,994 beds. With longstanding regional demand for additional capacity from both the USMS and ICE, we anticipate utilization of the expansion to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2019.

2020 Debt Maturity

We have $325.0 million of senior unsecured notes maturing in April 2020. We currently have capacity under our revolving credit facility to repay these notes prior to their maturity, and expect to continue to have such capacity through maturity. We will also monitor the capital markets and may issue debt securities or obtain other forms of capital if, and when we determine that market conditions are favorable, utilizing the net proceeds to refinance such notes.

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2019 Financial Guidance

Based on current business conditions, the Company is providing the following financial guidance for the third quarter 2019 and the following updated guidance for the full year 2019:

	Third Quarter 2019	Full Year 2019
		Prior Guidance	Current Guidance
•  Diluted EPS	$0.33 to $0.35	$1.54 to $1.60	$1.56 to $1.60
•  Adjusted EPS per diluted share	$0.37 to $0.39	$1.56 to $1.62	$1.68 to $1.72
•  FFO per diluted share	$0.56 to $0.57	$2.44 to $2.50	$2.50 to $2.54
•  Normalized FFO per diluted share	$0.60 to $0.62	$2.47 to $2.53	$2.58 to $2.62

During 2019, we expect to invest approximately $187.3 million to $197.3 million in capital expenditures, consisting of approximately $125.0 million to $130.0 million in prison construction and expansion costs, primarily associated with the ongoing construction project in Lansing, Kansas and the expansion of the Otay Mesa Detention Center; approximately $30.5 million in maintenance capital expenditures on real estate assets; approximately $26.0 million to $31.0 million for capital expenditures on other assets and information technology; and $5.8 million for the relocation of the Company’s headquarters. Construction of the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas is being 100% financed with a previously disclosed private placement of $159.5 million ofnon-recourse senior secured notes that are drawn during the construction period. These notes have a yield to maturity of 4.43% and are scheduled to mature in January 2040. These estimates exclude M&A activity.

Supplemental Financial Information and Investor Presentations

We have made available on our website supplemental financial information and other data for the second quarter of 2019. Interested parties may access this information through our website athttp://ir.corecivic.com/ under “Financial Information” of the Investors section. We do not undertake any obligation, and disclaim any duties to update any of the information disclosed in this report.

Management may meet with investors from time to time during the third quarter of 2019. Written materials used in the investor presentations will also be available on our website beginning on or about August 26, 2019. Interested parties may access this information through our website athttp://ir.corecivic.com/ under “Events & Presentations” of the Investors section.

Webcast and Replay Information

We will host a webcast conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, to discuss our second quarter 2019 financial results and updated full year 2019 outlook. Interested parties may access this information through our website athttp://ir.corecivic.com/ under “Events & Presentations” of the Investors page. The conference call will be archived on our website following the completion of the call. In addition, there will be a telephonic replay available beginning at 1:00 p.m. central time (2:00 p.m. eastern time) on August 6, 2019, through 1:00 p.m. central time (2:00 p.m. eastern time) on August 14, 2019. To access the telephonic replay, dial888-203-1112 in the U.S. and Canada. International callers may dial +1719-457-0820 and enter passcode 7739441.

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About CoreCivic

The Company is a diversified government solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a growing network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities. We also believe we are the largest private owner of real estate used by U.S. government agencies. The Company has been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 35 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more athttp://www.corecivic.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements as to our beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) general economic and market conditions, including, but not limited to, the impact governmental budgets can have on our contract renewals and renegotiations, per diem rates, and occupancy; (ii) fluctuations in our operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels, competition, contract renegotiations or terminations, increases in costs of operations, fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations; (iii) our ability to obtain and maintain correctional, detention, and residential reentry facility management contracts because of reasons including, but not limited to, sufficient governmental appropriations, contract compliance, negative publicity, and effects of inmate disturbances; (iv) changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the acceptance of our services, the timing of the opening of new facilities and the commencement of new management contracts (including the extent and pace at which new contracts are utilized), as well as our ability to utilize current available beds; (v) changes in government policy regarding the utilization of the private sector for corrections, detention, and residential reentry capacity and our services; (vi) changes in government policy and in legislation and regulation of corrections and detention contractors that affect our business, including but not limited to, the continued utilization of the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC) by ICE under terms of the current contract, and the impact of any changes to immigration reform and sentencing laws (Our company does not, under longstanding policy, lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for, or duration of, an individual’s incarceration or detention.); (vii) our ability to successfully identify and consummate future acquisitions and our ability to successfully integrate the operations of completed

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acquisitions and realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (viii) increases in costs to develop or expand real estate properties that exceed original estimates, or the inability to complete such projects on schedule as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond our control, such as weather, labor conditions, cost inflation, and material shortages, resulting in increased construction costs; (ix) our ability to meet and maintain qualification for taxation as a REIT; and (x) the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us, or at all. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in the filings we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CoreCivic takes no responsibility for updating the information contained in this press release following the date hereof to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any changes or modifications made to this press release or the information contained herein by any third-parties, including, but not limited to, any wire or internet services.

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

ASSETS	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$	56,745	$	52,802
Restricted cash		30,150		21,335
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,458 and $2,542, respectively		272,423		270,597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		32,791		28,791
Total current assets		392,109		373,525
Real estate and related assets:
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,473,260 and $1,516,664, respectively		2,824,029		2,830,589
Other real estate assets		242,073		247,223
Goodwill		48,169		48,169
Non-current deferred tax assets		18,858		14,947
Other assets		213,653		141,207
Total assets	$	3,738,891	$	3,655,660
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	330,449	$	352,275
Current portion of long-term debt, net		341,152		14,121
Total current liabilities		671,601		366,396
Long-term debt, net		1,569,118		1,787,555
Deferred revenue		19,286		26,102
Other liabilities		96,295		60,548
Total liabilities		2,356,300		2,240,601
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock – $0.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		—		—
Common stock – $0.01 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; 119,096 and 118,674 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		1,191		1,187
Additionalpaid-in capital		1,812,611		1,807,202
Accumulated deficit		(431,211)		(393,330)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,382,591		1,415,059
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,738,891	$	3,655,660

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
REVENUES:
Safety		440,410			413,208			874,728			817,706
Community		30,706			24,718			61,272			49,518
Properties		19,143			12,001			38,255			23,616
Other		35			2			103			5
		490,294			449,929			974,358			890,845
EXPENSES:
Operating
Safety		316,995			298,469			633,590			594,972
Community		23,086			18,757			46,582			38,124
Properties		5,495			3,172			11,147			6,286
Other		103			141			192			308
Total operating expenses		345,679			320,539			691,511			639,690
General and administrative		33,364			27,538			62,809			52,509
Depreciation and amortization		35,591			38,560			71,114			76,649
Asset impairments		4,706			1,580			4,706			1,580
		419,340			388,217			830,140			770,428
OPERATING INCOME		70,954			61,712			144,218			120,417
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Interest expense, net		20,662			19,038			42,098			38,074
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions		—			1,016			—			1,016
Other (income) expense		(258	)		33			(254	)		(10	)
		20,404			20,087			41,844			39,080
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		50,550			41,625			102,374			81,337
Income tax expense		(1,972	)		(2,428	)		(4,456	)		(4,363	)
NET INCOME	$	48,578		$	39,197		$	97,918		$	76,974
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.41		$	0.33		$	0.82		$	0.65
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.41		$	0.33		$	0.82		$	0.65
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE	$	0.44		$	0.43		$	0.88		$	0.86

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$	48,578	$	39,197	$	97,918	$	76,974
Special items:
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions		—		1,016		—		1,016
Expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions		438		821		874		1,339
Start-up expenses		2,687		—		2,687		—
Asset impairments		4,706		1,580		4,706		1,580
Adjusted net income	$	56,409	$	42,614	$	106,185	$	80,909
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic		119,080		118,546		119,026		118,501
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		51		92		43		96
Restricted stock-based awards		131		10		112		29
Weighted average shares and assumed conversions - diluted		119,262		118,648		119,181		118,626
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	0.47	$	0.36	$	0.89	$	0.68

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

CALCULATION OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,					For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018		2019			2018
Net income	$	48,578		$	39,197	$	97,918		$	76,974
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets		26,503			24,921		53,102			49,329
Impairment of real estate assets		4,428			1,580		4,428			1,580
Gain on sale of real estate assets		(287	)		—		(287	)		—
Funds From Operations	$	79,222		$	65,698	$	155,161		$	127,883
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions		—			1,016		—			1,016
Expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions		438			821		874			1,339
Start-up expenses		2,687			—		2,687			—
Goodwill and other impairments		278			—		278			—
Normalized Funds From Operations	$	82,625		$	67,535	$	159,000		$	130,238
Funds From Operations Per Diluted Share	$	0.66		$	0.55	$	1.30		$	1.08
Normalized Funds From Operations Per Diluted Share	$	0.69		$	0.57	$	1.33		$	1.10

CALCULATION OF EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,					For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018			2019		2018
Net income	$	48,578	$	39,197		$	97,918	$	76,974
Interest expense		21,316		19,455			43,226		38,730
Depreciation and amortization		35,591		38,560			71,114		76,649
Income tax expense		1,972		2,428			4,456		4,363
EBITDA	$	107,457	$	99,640		$	216,714	$	196,716
Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions		—		1,016			—		1,016
Expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions		438		821			874		1,339
Depreciation expense associated with STFRC lease		—		(4,102	)		—		(8,159	)
Interest expense associated with STFRC lease		—		(1,424	)		—		(2,906	)
Start-up expenses		2,687		—			2,687		—
Asset impairments		4,706		1,580			4,706		1,580
Adjusted EBITDA	$	115,288	$	97,531		$	224,981	$	189,586

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CORECIVIC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED NET INCOME, NORMALIZED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS, EBITDA & ADJUSTED EBITDA GUIDANCE

	For the Quarter Ending September 30, 2019				For the Year Ending December 31, 2019
	Low End of Guidance		High End of Guidance		Low End of Guidance			High End of Guidance
Net income	$	39,500	$	41,500	$	186,350		$	191,100
Expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions		1,000		1,000		2,500			2,500
Start-up expenses		4,000		4,000		6,800			6,800
Asset impairments		—		—		4,700			4,700
Adjusted net income	$	44,500	$	46,500	$	200,350		$	205,100
Net income	$	39,500	$	41,500	$	186,350		$	191,100
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets		27,000		27,000		107,250			107,250
Impairment of real estate assets		—		—		4,400			4,400
Gain on sale of real estate assets		—		—		(300	)		(300	)
Funds From Operations	$	66,500	$	68,500	$	297,700		$	302,450
Expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions		1,000		1,000		2,500			2,500
Start-up expenses		4,000		4,000		6,800			6,800
Goodwill and other impairments		—		—		300			300
Normalized Funds From Operations	$	71,500	$	73,500	$	307,300		$	312,050
Diluted EPS	$	0.33	$	0.35	$	1.56		$	1.60
Adjusted EPS	$	0.37	$	0.39	$	1.68		$	1.72
FFO per diluted share	$	0.56	$	0.57	$	2.50		$	2.54
Normalized FFO per diluted share	$	0.60	$	0.62	$	2.58		$	2.62
Net income	$	39,500	$	41,500	$	186,350		$	191,100
Interest expense		21,500		21,000		86,750			86,250
Depreciation and amortization		36,500		36,500		144,000			144,000
Income tax expense		2,250		1,750		9,000			8,500
EBITDA	$	99,750	$	100,750	$	426,100		$	429,850
Expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions		1,000		1,000		2,500			2,500
Start-up expenses		4,000		4,000		6,800			6,800
Asset impairments		—		—		4,700			4,700
Adjusted EBITDA	$	104,750	$	105,750	$	440,100		$	443,850

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NOTE TO SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO, and, where appropriate, their corresponding per share metrics arenon-GAAP financial measures. CoreCivic believes that these measures are important operating measures that supplement discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations and are used to review and assess operating performance of the Company and its properties and their management teams. CoreCivic believes that it is useful to provide investors, lenders and security analysts disclosures of its results of operations on the same basis that is used by management. FFO, in particular, is a widely acceptednon-GAAP supplemental measure of REIT performance, grounded in the standards for FFO established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).

NAREIT defines FFO as net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and extraordinary items, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate and impairment of depreciable real estate and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Normalized FFO are useful as supplemental measures of performance of the Company’s properties because such measures do not take into account depreciation and amortization, or with respect to EBITDA, the impact of the Company’s tax provisions and financing strategies. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate assets requires depreciation (except on land), this accounting presentation assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes at a level rate over time. Because of the unique structure, design and use of the Company’s properties, management believes that assessing performance of the Company’s properties without the impact of depreciation or amortization is useful. However, prior to the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, a portion of the rental payments for the STFRC was classified as depreciation and interest expense for financial reporting purposes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification840-40-55, formerly Emerging Issues Task ForceNo. 97-10, “The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction”. Adjusted EBITDA included such depreciation and interest expense in order to more properly reflect the cash flows associated with this lease. Upon adoption of ASC 842, all rental payments associated with this lease are classified as operating expenses. CoreCivic may make adjustments to FFO from time to time for certain other income and expenses that it considersnon-recurring, infrequent or unusual, even though such items may require cash settlement, because such items do not reflect a necessary component of the ongoing operations of the Company.Start-up expenses are those incremental expenses incurred to activate idle correctional facilities. Normalized FFO excludes the effects of such items. CoreCivic calculates Adjusted Net Income by adding to GAAP Net Income expenses associated with the Company’s debt refinancing, M&A activity, and certain impairments and other charges that the Company believes are unusual ornon-recurring to provide an alternative measure of comparing operating performance for the periods presented. Even though expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions may be recurring, the magnitude and timing fluctuate based on the timing and scope of M&A activity, and therefore, such expenses, which are not a necessary component of the ongoing operations of the Company, may not be comparable from period to period.

Other companies may calculate Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO differently than the Company does, or adjust for other items, and therefore comparability may be limited. Adjusted Net Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, FFO, and Normalized FFO and, where appropriate, their corresponding per share measures are not measures of performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. This data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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