Pool (POOL) 8-K Pool Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POOL CORPORATION DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

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COVINGTON, LA (March 1, 2012) Pool Corporation (NASDAQ/GSM: POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of$0.14 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 28, 2012 to holders of record on March 12, 2012.

Pool Corporation is the largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products.  Currently, POOLCORP operates 298 sales centers in North America and Europe, through which it distributes more than 160,000 national brand and private label products to roughly 80,000 wholesale customers.  For more information about POOLCORP, please visit www.poolcorp.com.

CONTACT:

Craig K. Hubbard

Investor Relations

985.801.5117

craig.hubbard@poolcorp.com