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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) September 24, 2018 (September 21, 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)

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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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On September 21, 2018, Pool Corporation (the "Company") entered into the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") by and among the Company, as US Borrower, SCP Distributors Canada, Inc., as Canadian Borrower, SCP Pool B.V., as Dutch Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and certain other lenders party thereto. The Amendment amends certain terms of the Company's existing amended and restated senior credit facility (as amended, the "Credit Agreement") including expanding the applicable margin by increasing the range of our average total leverage ratio pricing level brackets by 0.50 each.

The Amendment contains other terms and conditions (including representations, covenants and conditions precedent) customary for transactions of this type.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, certain parties to the Credit Agreement or the affiliates of such parties to provide commercial banking, investment banking, and other services for which the Company or its affiliates pay customary fees and commissions.

The description of the amendments set forth above are qualified by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
The information provided in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
 
Exhibits
 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement


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: September 24, 2018