Playboy, Inc 8-K, filed Jan 31, 2025
Playboy, Inc. (PLBY)
8-K
2025-01-31
For: 2025-01-29
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About this 8-K
Playboy, Inc filed this 8-K on January 31, 2025, reporting on events of January 29, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 3.02: Unregistered sale of equity
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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): January 29, 2025
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On January 29, 2025, PLBY Group, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the conversion (the “Conversion”) of 7,000 shares of its 28,000.00001 outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Stock”) into 3,784,688 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), at a conversion price of $1.84956 per share, in accordance with the terms of the Series B Stock. As a result of the Conversion, the Company reduced the number of shares of Series B Stock outstanding to 21,000.00001 shares and had 93,736,325 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Holders of the Series B Stock had their shares converted to Common Stock on a pro rata basis, and such shares were issued as restricted stock. The Company did not receive any proceeds in connection with the Conversion. The Common Stock issued in the Conversion was issued as restricted stock and in reliance upon the exemption from registration in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 31, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding the Conversion. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K or in the press release that are not statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions of the Company’s management team. Such statements are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “desires,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “potential,” “hope” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The assumptions and expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and, therefore, may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the Company’s target markets and total addressable market, statements about the Company’s desired business model, as well as the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions for the future. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, risks related to: the Company’s ability to effectively compete in the creator content, digital media and lifestyle industries; the Company’s ability to develop and integrate new operations; the reliance on a few key products and services; and market conditions and global and economic factors beyond the Company’s control. Detailed information regarding other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release, including any documents incorporated by reference herein, may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, as well as the Company’s other filings with the SEC, copies of which may be obtained from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the press release, and in the other documents the Company files with the SEC, are made only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and, as applicable, the date of the other documents the Company files with the SEC. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur, or of which the Company hereafter becomes aware, except as required by law. Persons reading this Current Report on Form 8-K and the other documents the Company files with the SEC are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: January 31, 2025 | PLBY GROUP, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Chris Riley | |||||||
| Name: | Chris Riley | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel & Secretary | |||||||
Exhibit 99.1
PLBY Group Converts 25% of Preferred Shares to Common at $1.85 Per Share
Part of Continued Streamlining of Balance Sheet and Deleveraging of Company
LOS ANGELES, January 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PLBY Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLBY) (“PLBY Group” or the “Company”), owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, today announced that it has converted 25% (the “Conversion”) of its outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Stock”) into shares of its common stock (the “Common Stock”) as part of an ongoing streamlining of the balance sheet and deleveraging of the Company.
The Company converted 7,000 shares of its 28,000.00001 Series B Stock into 3,784,688 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $1.85 per share in accordance with the terms of the Series B Stock. The conversion price represents an approximate 23% premium to the price per share in the securities purchase agreement that the Company entered into with Byborg Enterprises SA in December 2024. As a result of the Conversion, the Company reduced the number of shares of Series B Stock outstanding to 21,000.00001 shares and had 93,736,325 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The Company did not receive any proceeds in connection with the Conversion.
The Company may elect to convert additional Series B Stock in the future based on the Common Stock price and/or redeem additional Series B Stock for cash.
About PLBY Group, Inc.
PLBY Group, Inc. is a global pleasure and leisure company connecting consumers with products, content, and experiences that help them lead more fulfilling lives. PLBY Group’s flagship consumer brand, Playboy, is one of the most recognizable brands in the world, with products and content available in approximately 180 countries. PLBY Group’s mission—to create a culture where all people can pursue pleasure — builds upon over 70 years of creating groundbreaking media and hospitality experiences and fighting for cultural progress rooted in the core values of equality, freedom of expression and the idea that pleasure is a fundamental human right. Learn more at http://www.plbygroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect”, “estimate”, “project”, “budget”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “believes”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company’s expectations with respect to future performance, growth plans and anticipated financial impacts of its strategic opportunities and corporate transactions.
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These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the inability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on Nasdaq; (2) the risk that the Company’s completed or proposed transactions disrupt the Company’s current plans and/or operations, including the risk that the Company does not complete any such proposed transactions or achieve the expected benefits from any transactions; (3) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of corporate transactions, commercial collaborations, commercialization of digital assets, cost reduction initiatives and proposed transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably, and the Company’s ability to retain its key employees; (4) costs related to being a public company, corporate transactions, commercial collaborations and proposed transactions; (5) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (6) the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by global hostilities, supply chain delays, inflation, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (7) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information of the Company, including changes in the Company’s estimates of cash flows and the fair value of certain of its intangible assets, including goodwill; (8) risks related to the organic and inorganic growth of the Company’s businesses, and the timing of expected business milestones; (9) changing demand or shopping patterns for the Company’s products and services; (10) failure of licensees, suppliers or other third-parties to fulfill their obligations to the Company; (11) the Company’s ability to comply with the terms of its indebtedness and other obligations; (12) changes in financing markets or the inability of the Company to obtain financing on attractive terms; and (13) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and readers should not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date which they were made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Contact:
Investors: FNK IR – Rob Fink / Matt Chesler, CFA – investors@plbygroup.com
Media: press@plbygroup.com
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