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Media Release - From POOLCORP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dominick Latino, Marketing Director Date: December 14, 2006 Phone Number: (985) 801-5156 Cell Phone Number: (985) 249-1648 PHOTO AND CUTLINE INCLUDED E-mail: dominick.latino@poolcorp.com POOLCORP selects A. O. Smith as Vendor of Year Manufacturer secures preferred status based on outstanding service throughout 2006 COVINGTON, La. POOLCORP recently awarded its 2006 honors for Vendor of the Year to A. O. Smith Electrical Products Company, a leading manufacturer of pool and spa motors, during its vendor appreciation breakfast held in conjunction with the 2006 International Pool & Spa Expo held Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 in Las Vegas. "A. O. Smith did a phenomenal job this year," Steve Nelson, POOLCORP vice president and general manager, said. "Out of the whole set of preferred vendors, they were head and shoulders above the rest." As the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products, POOLCORP has a number of key vendors over 2,200 total with 42 that fall into the "preferred vendor" category. For 2006, A. O. Smith secured the top spot on POOLCORP's roster by exhibiting exceptional supply management skills. "To be selected Vendor of the Year from this group of vendors is no easy task," David Hacker, global business manager, A. O. Smith Electrical Products Company Distribution Services SBU, said. "So many people made this happen and this reward is the feedback we look for that says, 'job well done team A. O. Smith!'" The Vendor of the Year selection process is guided by a well-defined set of performance objectives, including: On-time shipments. Complete shipments. Lead-time stability coupled with sufficient notification of anticipated time changes. Invoice accuracy. Use of POOLCORP preferred carriers to improve shipping performance to control and minimize shipping costs. Commitment to grow the swimming pool industry. All measurements are easily tracked by POOLCORP and vendors alike through the vendor portal on POOLCORP's Web site. "This allows the vendors to see where they stand with us what we've bought, what they've shipped and there are measurements imbedded in there that can help them improve their overall performance as a VIP vendor," Nelson added. A. O. Smith Electrical Products Co. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of pool and spa motors and supplies fractional horsepower, hermetic and integral horsepower motors for a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial applications. POOLCORP is the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related backyard products. The company currently operates over 270 sales centers in North America and Europe, through which it distributes more than 100,000 national brand and private label products to roughly 70,000 wholesale customers. For more information, visit www.poolcorp.com. -30-
