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)

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).
  Emerging growth company o
 

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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







Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version


FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is dated as of September 21, 2018, by and among POOL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ US Borrower ”), SCP DISTRIBUTORS CANADA INC., a company organized under the laws of Ontario (the “ Canadian Borrower ”), SCP POOL B.V., a private company with limited liability ( besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid ), incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its seat ( statutaire zetel ) in Rotterdam, registered with the trade register of the Chambers of Commerce ( Kamers van Koophandel ) under file number 24293315 (the “ Dutch Borrower ” and, collectively with the US Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto, each Lender party hereto and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ Wells Fargo ”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
Statement of Purpose
The Borrowers are party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 29, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrowers, each lender party thereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and, each individually, a “ Lender ”) and the Administrative Agent.
The Borrowers have requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to amend the Credit Agreement, as specifically set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . All capitalized undefined terms used in this Amendment (including, without limitation, in the Statement of Purpose hereto) shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. This Amendment shall be a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2. Amendments . Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

a.
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the table in the definition of “Applicable Margin” and replacing it in its entirety with the following:


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Pricing Level
Average Total Leverage Ratio
Facility Fee
CDOR Rate +
LIBOR Rate +
and Swingline +
Base Rate +
and Canadian Base Rate+
I
Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00
0.200%
1.425%
0.425%
II
Greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00 but less than 3.00 to 1.00
0.175%
1.200%
0.200%
III
Greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 but less than 2.25 to 1.00
0.125%
1.125%
0.125%
IV
Less than 1.50 to 1.00
0.100%
1.025%
0.025%

b.
Section 5.1(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new subsection (iv) thereto to read in its entirety as follows:

“(iv)    The Borrowers each confirm that they and each of the other Credit Parties understand and are able to calculate the rate of interest applicable to each Loan based on the methodology for calculating per annum rates provided in this Agreement.  The Credit Parties irrevocably agree not to plead or assert (and to cause each other Credit Party to not plead or assert), whether by way of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, that the interest payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the calculation thereof has not been adequately disclosed to the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties as required pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any other Applicable Law.”

3. Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective on the date when the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived (such date, the “ Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a)      The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent):
(i)      counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders, the Euro Lender and the Canadian Dollar Lender; and
(ii)      such other instruments, documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the execution of this Amendment.
(b)      Each representation and warranty contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is true, correct and complete in all material respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Amendment Effective Date as if fully set forth herein, other than any such representations or warranties that, by their express terms, refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct as of such earlier date.
(c)      No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Amendment Effective Date or would result after giving effect hereto.

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4. Limited Effect . Except as expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not be deemed (a) to be a waiver of, or consent to, or a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, or (c) to be a commitment or any other undertaking or expression of any willingness to engage in any further discussion with the Borrowers, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person with respect to any waiver, amendment, modification or any other change to the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents or any rights or remedies arising in favor of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or any of them, under or with respect to any such documents. References in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein”, “hereof” or other words of like import) and in any Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

5. Representations and Warranties . By its execution hereof, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a)      such Credit Party has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and each other document executed in connection herewith to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms; and
(b)      this Amendment and each other document executed in connection herewith has been duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.
6. Acknowledgement and Reaffirmation . By their execution hereof, each Credit Party hereby expressly (a) consents to this Amendment and (b) acknowledges that such Credit Party’s covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party remains in full force and effect.

7. Costs, Expenses and Taxes .    The Borrowers agree to pay in accordance with Section 15.3 of the Credit Agreement all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent as to its rights and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder.

8. Execution in Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.


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9. Governing Law . This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties under this Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the state of New York.

10. Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial Sections 15.6 and 15.7 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by this reference as if fully stated herein mutatis mutandis .

11. Entire Agreement . This Amendment is the entire agreement, and supersedes any prior agreements and contemporaneous oral agreements, of the parties concerning its subject matter.

12. Successors and Assigns . This Amendment shall be binding on and insure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, beneficiaries, successors and permitted assigns.

[ Signature Pages Follow ]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written above.

BORROWERS :    POOL CORPORATION, as US Borrower
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
SCP DISTRIBUTORS CANADA INC., as Canadian Borrower
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Treasurer

SCP POOL B.V., as Dutch Borrower
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Director





First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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Signature Page



SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS :    SCP DISTRIBUTORS LLC, as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
SPLASH HOLDINGS, INC., as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

ALLIANCE TRADING, INC., as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Melanie Housey Hart    
Name: Melanie Housey Hart
Title:     President and Secretary
    
CYPRESS, INC., as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Melanie Housey Hart    
Name: Melanie Housey Hart
Title:     President and Secretary

SUPERIOR POOL PRODUCTS LLC, as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
    



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SCP INTERNATIONAL, INC., as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
    
POOL DEVELOPMENT LLC, as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

HORIZON DISTRIBUTORS, INC., as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     Senior Vice President & Treasurer
    
POOLFX SUPPLY LLC, as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:     /s/ Mark W. Joslin    
Name: Mark W. Joslin
Title:     President




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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND LENDERS :    
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, an Issuing Lender, the Canadian Dollar Lender, the Euro Lender and a Lender
By: /s/ Joseph Gricco        
Name: Joseph Gricco    
Title: Vice President


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BANK OF AMERCIA, N.A., as Lender


By: /s/ Adam Rose    
Name: Adam Rose    
Title: Senior Vice President    

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MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as Lender


By: /s/ Maria Iarriccio    
Name: Maria Iarriccio    
Title: Director    



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CAPITAL ONE, N.A., as Lender


By: /s/ Kiel E. Johnson    
Name: Kiel E. Johnson    
Title: Vice President    

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REGIONS BANK, as Lender


By: /s/ Jorge E. Goris    
Name: Jorge E. Goris    
Title: SVP    

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BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as Lender


By: /s/ Erron Powers    
Name: Erron Powers    
Title: Senior Vice President    

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INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender


By: /s/ Hsiwei Chen    
Name: Hsiwei Chen    
Title: VP    


By: /s/ Pinyen Shih    
Name: Pinyen Shih    
Title: Executive Director    


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FIFTH THIRD BANK, as Lender


By: /s/ Jon C. Long    
Name: Jon C. Long    
Title: Vice President    

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JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Lender


By: /s/ Donald Hunt    
Name: Donald Hunt    
Title: Executive Director    





































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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender


By: /s/ James Hua    
Name: James Hua    
Title: SVP    


By: /s/ Kitty Sin    
Name: Kitty Sin    
Title: SVP    


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