secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     POOL CORP (POOL)
CIK:        0000945841
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-204112
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Pool Corp appoints John B. Watwood President and CEO; Peter Arvan resigns
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- John B. Watwood appointed President and CEO effective May 4, 2026, succeeding Peter D. Arvan who resigned as CEO and director.
- Watwood receives $800k annual salary, 125% target bonus eligibility, and $1.75M equity grant (50% restricted, 50% performance shares).
- John E. Stokely appointed Executive Chair with $50k monthly fee; David G. Whalen named lead independent director at $5k monthly fee.
- Company reaffirms full-year 2026 guidance within the range provided on April 23, 2026.
- Investor Day scheduled for May 12, 2026 postponed; new date to be announced.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526204112/0001193125-26-204112-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526204112/pool-20260504.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-204112

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