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, 2019 (July 31, 2019)

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Commission File Number: 0-26640

POOL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware		36-3943363
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	POOL	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On July 31, 2019, the Board of Directors of Pool Corporation (the Board) increased the size of the Board to nine members. Upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board appointed Peter D. Arvan to serve as a director, effective July 31, 2019 until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, at which time he will stand for election by Pool Corporation’s shareholders.

Mr. Arvan, 61, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pool Corporation and has held this position since January 2019. He has previously occupied roles as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since joining the company in January 2017. Prior to joining POOLCORP, Mr. Arvan was the Chief Executive Officer of Roofing Supply Group and prior to that, he served as President of SABIC Polymershapes (formerly GE Plastics-Polymershapes). From 1998-2004, he worked at GE Supply where he held a variety of management positions.

No family relationships exist between Mr. Arvan and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers.  There are no arrangements between Mr. Arvan and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Arvan was nominated as a director, nor are there any transactions to which Pool Corporation is or was a participant in and in which Mr. Arvan has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 2, 2019, 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, 2019

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: August 2, 2019

EX-99.1

POOL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT AND

DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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COVINGTON, LA. (August 2, 2019) - Pool Corporation (NASDAQ/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors (the Board) has increased its size to nine members. Upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter D. Arvan (Pete), to serve as a director, effective July 31, 2019 until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, at which time he will stand for election by Pool Corporation’s shareholders.

John E. Stokely, Chairman of the Board, commented, “Pete’s steady leadership has demonstrated his depth of experience and reaffirmed his commitment to Pool Corporation’s employees and shareholders. We are confident that Pete will continue to create exceptional value for our shareholders as he has done since his appointment as CEO.”

Additionally, the Company announced that its Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share. The dividend will be payable on August 29, 2019 to holders of record on August 15, 2019.

Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. POOLCORP operates approximately 370 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.

This news release may include “forward-looking” statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including the sensitivity of the swimming pool supply business to weather conditions and other risks detailed in POOLCORP’s 2018 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT:

Curtis J. Scheel

Director of Investor Relations

985.801.5341

curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com

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