POOL CORP (POOL) CFO Melanie Hart Surrenders 288 Shares for Taxes

What Happened
Melanie M. Hart, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of POOL CORP (POOL), had 288 shares withheld/surrendered to satisfy tax withholding on Feb 20, 2026. The shares were valued at $221.62 each, for a total of approximately $63,827. This was a tax-withholding disposition (code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-20
• Action/code: Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F) — 288 shares surrendered/withheld
• Price per share: $221.62; total value ≈ $63,827
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing details
• Filing date: 2026-02-24 — filed within the standard two-business-day Form 4 reporting window (not late)

Context
Code F transactions typically reflect the company withholding shares to cover taxes from option exercises or vested awards (a form of cashless settlement). These are routine administrative actions and do not by themselves indicate a buy or sell decision about the company’s outlook.