SEC Form 4

FORM 4 [ X] Check this box if no longersubject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form5 obligations may continue.See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005Estimated average burdenhours per response. . . . . 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Carr, Michael (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Playboy Enterprises, Inc. - Howard Shapiro 680 N. Lake Shore Drive (Street) Chicago, IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Playboy Enterprises, Inc.PLA and PLA A 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year ~~September~~November 301, 2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Description Executive Vice President and President, Publishing Group 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)

2.TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)

2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any(Month/Day/Year)

3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

A/D

Price

Class B Common Stock

311/311/02

~~409.7796(1)~~15,000

$~~17.08~~0

17,~~460~~198.~~6195~~9571(21)

Class B Common Stock

6/30/02

470.4797(1)

$12.75

17,931.0992(2)

Class B Common Stock

9/30/02

731.8579(1)

$8.13

18,662.9571(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security

3. Transaction Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any

(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr.8)

5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed Of (D)

    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED)
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)

9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)
    (Instr.4)

10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4)

11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)

Code

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1) ~~Represents~~Includes 3662.9571 shares ~~purchased~~of ~~through~~Class ~~Playboy~~B ~~Enterprises,~~Stock ~~Inc.'s~~acquired through the issuers Employee Stock Purchase ~~Plan.(2)~~and ~~Includes~~an 15option for 12,~~000~~500 shares of ~~Restricted~~Class B Stock that vested on December 4, 2001.

By: /s/ Michael Carr 1011/0201/2002 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date SEC 1474 (8-02) Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.

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