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) March 1, 2018

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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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 1, 2018, 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 March 1, 2018 announcing 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: March 1, 2018

EX-99.1

POOL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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COVINGTON, LA. (March 1, 2018) - Pool Corporation (NASDAQ/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors (the Board) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 29, 2018 to holders of record on March 16, 2018.

In addition, the Board recognized two long-term, significant contributors to the leadership at POOLCORP by naming them vice presidents.  Jennifer M. Neil has served as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at POOLCORP since 2003 and over time, has taken on additional responsibilities as Corporate Secretary and as leader for the safety, compliance and real estate functions.  Donna K. Williams is the Chief Marketing Officer at POOLCORP and since joining the Company in 2007, has been instrumental in developing its building materials and commercial businesses in addition to managing the Company’s marketing and product management functions. 

Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. POOLCORP operates approximately 351 sales centers in North America, Europe, South America and Australia through which it distributes more than 180,000 national brand and private label products to roughly 120,000 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