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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 5, 2003

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PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC.

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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

                Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"), dated November 5, 2003, reporting the Company's financial results for the third quarter of 2003. The information in this report, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: November 5, 2003   PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC.

    By: /s/ Linda G. Havard 
     
    Linda G. Havard
Executive Vice President,
Finance and Operations, and
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
   
Description
 
99.1   Press Release issued by Playboy Enterprises, Inc. on November 5, 2003.