8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 2, 2012

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POOL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	0-26640	36-3943363
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, Louisiana	70433-5001
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
985-892-5521
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 2, 2012, Pool Corporation issued the press release included herein as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by Pool Corporation on August 2, 2012, announcing the authorization by its Board of Directors of a new $100.0 million share repurchase program and the declaraion of a quarterly dividend.

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.

 POOL CORPORATION

 By:          /s/ Mark W. Joslin                                

 Mark W. Joslin

 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: August 2, 2012

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POOL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM AND

DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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COVINGTON, LA (August 2, 2012) Pool Corporation (NASDAQ/GSM: POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $100.0 million share repurchase program for the purchase of the Company’s common stock in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions.

“This new $100.0 million authorization reinforces our commitment to returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends. Since the inception of our first share repurchase program in 1999, we have repurchased $516.7 million, or 22.6 million shares under successive authorizations.  In the past three years, we have repurchased $131.0 million, or 4.7 million shares and have $20.1 million remaining under our current authorization,” commented Manuel Perez de la Mesa, President and CEO.  “Additionally, we have made and continue to make significant investments in promoting the growth of the industry, in promoting the growth of our customers’ businesses, and in continuously operating more effectively,” added Mr. Perez de la Mesa.

The Company also announced that the Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend will be payable on August 29, 2012 to holders of record on August 13, 2012. Since the inception of its dividend program in 2004, the Company has returned $188.6 million to shareholders in the form of quarterly dividends.

Pool Corporation is the largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products.  Currently, POOLCORP operates 308 sales centers in North America and Europe, through which it distributes more than 160,000 national brand and private label products to roughly 80,000 wholesale customers.  For more information about POOLCORP, please visit www.poolcorp.com.

This news release includes “forward-looking” statements that involve risk and uncertainties that are generally identifiable through the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions and include projections of earnings.  The forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.  Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including the sensitivity of our business to weather conditions, changes in the economy and the housing market, our ability to maintain favorable relationships with suppliers and manufacturers, competition from other leisure product alternatives and mass merchants and other risks detailed in POOLCORP’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

CONTACT:

Craig K. Hubbard

Investor Relations

985.801.5117

craig.hubbard@poolcorp.com