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) May 3, 2017 (May 2, 2017)

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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 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)  Annual Meeting of Stockholders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Pool Corporation was held on May 2, 2017.

(b)  Voting Results

Stockholders elected seven directors to serve a one-year term or until their successors are elected and qualified.  The final votes with respect to each director were as follows:

	Number of Shares
	For	Withheld	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Andrew W. Code	34,361,168	2,213,051	58,484	2,471,673
Timothy M. Graven	36,421,499	148,716	62,488	2,471,673
Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa	36,354,291	220,168	58,244	2,471,673
Harlan F. Seymour	35,987,599	586,612	58,492	2,471,673
Robert C. Sledd	34,384,322	2,189,665	58,716	2,471,673
John E. Stokely	34,553,738	2,020,472	58,493	2,471,673
David G. Whalen	36,457,345	112,271	63,087	2,471,673

Stockholders ratified the retention of Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants, as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.  The final votes were as follows:

Number of Shares
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
38,410,805	594,834	98,737	—

Stockholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (the say-on-pay vote).  The final votes were as follows:

Number of Shares
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
36,272,021	165,725	194,957	2,471,673

Stockholders approved, on an advisory and non-binding basis, that future say-on-pay votes will be held every year (the frequency vote).  The final votes were as follows:

Number of Shares
Every Year	Every Two Years	Every Three Years	Abstain
33,011,653	71,029	3,479,696	70,325

Based on the outcome of the frequency vote and consistent with its recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will continue to hold the say-on-pay vote on an annual basis until the next required frequency vote.

Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 3, 2017, 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 May 3, 2017, announcing additional authorization under the share repurchase program, the declaration of an increased quarterly cash dividend and the voting results of its annual meeting.

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
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 3, 2017

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POOL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION UNDER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM, AN INCREASE IN ITS QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND AND VOTING RESULTS

FOR 2017 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

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COVINGTON, LA. (May 3, 2017) - Pool Corporation (NASDAQ/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $150.0 million under its existing 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 amount adds to the $46.6 million remaining under our existing authorization, bringing our total authorization available to $196.6 million.

The Company also announced that the Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per share, a 19% increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of $0.31 per share. The dividend is payable on May 31, 2017 to stockholders of record on May 17, 2017. As of May 2, 2017 there were 41,351,255 shares of common stock outstanding.

At POOLCORP’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 2, 2017, stockholders elected Andrew W. Code, Timothy M. Graven, Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa, Harlan F. Seymour, Robert C. Sledd, John E. Stokely and David G. Whalen to serve as directors for the ensuing year. Also at the meeting, John E. Stokely was named the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.

The voting results on the other proposals for this year’s meeting are as follows:

▪ retention of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017 has been ratified;

▪ compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our Proxy Statement is approved (the say-on-pay vote); and

▪ future say-on-pay votes will be held every year (the frequency vote).

In his comments at the Annual Meeting, Mr. Stokely said, “It is an exciting time to be a part of POOLCORP, and we are thankful that we continue to earn the shareholders’ trust and confidence. Over the coming year, we will remain focused on enhancing shareholder value through responsible stewardship. Additionally, I know I speak for the entire Board, in expressing appreciation to Rusty Sexton for his many years of dedicated service and his contributions, not only to the Company, but to the industry as a whole. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with him.”

Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. As of March 31, 2017, POOLCORP operated 344 sales centers in North America, Europe, South America and Australia through which it distributes more than 160,000 national brand and private label products to roughly 100,000 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,” “should” 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 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT:

Curtis J. Scheel

985.801.5341

curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com