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 4, 2022 (May 3, 2022)

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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		(IRS 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:

☐  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 5.07 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 3, 2022.

(b)  Voting Results

Stockholders elected nine 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	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Peter D. Arvan	34,794,712	597,928	19,046	1,784,667
Martha “Marty” S. Gervasi	35,210,473	182,973	18,240	1,784,667
Timothy M. Graven	34,018,500	1,373,900	19,286	1,784,667
Debra S. Oler	35,210,500	182,894	18,292	1,784,667
Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa	33,959,788	1,432,759	19,139	1,784,667
Harlan F. Seymour	31,445,064	3,947,680	18,942	1,784,667
Robert C. Sledd	33,315,656	2,077,405	18,625	1,784,667
John E. Stokely	30,799,263	4,580,495	31,928	1,784,667
David G. Whalen	35,048,529	344,367	18,790	1,784,667

Stockholders ratified the retention of Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants, as independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.  The final votes were as follows:

 

Number of Shares
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
35,298,524	1,880,072	17,757	—

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

 

Number of Shares
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
34,487,720	891,472	32,494	1,784,667

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 4, 2022, 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 4, 2022, announcing additional authorization under the share repurchase program, the declaration of an increased quarterly cash dividend and the voting results of its annual meeting.
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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/ Melanie Housey Hart
	Melanie Housey Hart
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 4, 2022

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POOL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AN INCREASE IN ITS SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM TO A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION OF $600 MILLION, A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND INCREASE

AND 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS VOTING RESULTS

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COVINGTON, LA. (May 4, 2022) - Pool Corporation (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors (the Board) has authorized an additional $196.2 million under its existing share repurchase program for the purchase of the company’s common stock in the open market at prevailing market prices. This amount adds to the $403.8 million remaining under its existing authorization as of May 3, 2022, bringing its total authorization available to $600.0 million.

The company also announced that the Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share, a 25% increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of $0.80 per share. The dividend is payable on May 27, 2022 to stockholders of record on May 16, 2022. As of May 3, 2022, there were 40,024,923 shares of common stock outstanding.

Mr. Stokely, Chairman of the Board, commented, “I am proud to serve a company with a long-standing history of providing exceptional returns to shareholders. POOLCORP’s steady, consistent growth, backed by its experienced, strategically-minded management team, allows the company to extend the tradition of returning cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Today marks the 17th time that POOLCORP has increased its quarterly dividend payment since 2004. Our ability to share these returns demonstrates the stability of our core operating fundamentals, solid demand of our customers and stable management of our business.”

At POOLCORP’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 3, 2022, stockholders elected Peter D. Arvan, Martha “Marty” S. Gervasi, Timothy M. Graven, Debra S. Oler, 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.

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

▪ratification of the retention of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the company for the 2022 fiscal year; and

▪approval of the compensation of the company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (the advisory say-on-pay vote).

Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. POOLCORP operates approximately 415 sales centers in North America, Europe and Australia through which it distributes more than 200,000 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 impacts on our business from the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which home-centric trends will continue, accelerate or reverse, the sensitivity of the swimming pool supply business to weather conditions and other risks detailed in POOLCORP’s 2021 Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

CONTACT:

Curtis J. Scheel

Director of Investor Relations

985.801.5341

curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com

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