UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2009
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-14790 | 36-4249478 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
680 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 751-8000
Not applicable.
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously reported, on November 16, 2009, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Linda G. Havard tendered her resignation as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to be effective as of December 31, 2009.
In connection with Ms. Havard’s resignation, on November 30, 2009, she and the Company agreed to certain terms of her separation. The agreement provides Ms. Havard with, among other things, outplacement services, reimbursement for certain legal fees and an extension of her group health benefits and right to receive change in control severance benefits under her amended and restated severance agreement.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: December 4, 2009 | PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Howard Shapiro | ||
| Howard Shapiro | |||
| Executive Vice President, Law and | |||
| Administration, General Counsel and | |||
| Secretary | |||