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) July 28, 2017 (July 25, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c) Effective July 25, 2017, Peter D. Arvan has been named Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Arvan, 51, joined the Company in January 2017 as Executive Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Arvan most recently was CEO of Roofing Supply Group (RSG), which was acquired by Beacon Roofing (NASDAQ: BECN) in October 2015. Prior to joining RSG, Mr. Arvan served as President of SABIC Polymershapes (formerly GE Plastics - Polymershapes), a position he held since 2004. From 1988-2004, Mr. Arvan worked at GE Supply where he held a variety of management positions, including General Manager of Global Supply Chain and Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Quality Leader.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 28, 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 July 28, 2017 announcing an officer appointment and the declaration of a quarterly cash 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
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: July 28, 2017

EX-99.1

POOL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES OFFICER APPOINTMENT AND DECLARES

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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COVINGTON, LA. (July 28, 2017) - Pool Corporation (NASDAQ/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors has named Peter D. Arvan as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Arvan joined the Company in January 2017 as the Company’s Executive Vice President, with responsibility for North American line management. With this appointment, his responsibilities will expand to include Operations and Information Technology. Mr. Arvan was most recently with Roofing Supply Group, where he served as their CEO.

“This change will allow us to leverage Pete’s leadership and experience to help the company grow better, faster,” commented Manuel Perez de la Mesa, President and CEO. “In the past six months, Pete has been working throughout the organization, visiting many of our locations, sharing his focus areas and identifying opportunities to enhance the value of the company.”

The Board also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per share. The dividend will be payable on August 23, 2017 to holders of record on August 9, 2017.

Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. As of June 30, 2017, POOLCORP operated 345 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.

CONTACT:

Curtis J. Scheel

Director of Investor Relations

985.801.5341

curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com