Playboy, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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10960 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200

Los Angeles, CA 90024

April 30, 2026

DEAR STOCKHOLDER:

It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Playboy, Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on June 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. You may attend the virtual Annual Meeting and vote your shares electronically during the meeting via live audio webcast by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PLBY2026. If you will not attend the Annual Meeting virtually, you may also vote online, by telephone or by mail prior to the Annual Meeting.

The enclosed Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement describes the proposals to be considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, it is important that you be represented. To ensure that your vote will be received and counted, please vote online, by telephone or by mail by following the instructions included with the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice of Internet Availability”) that will be provided to you, or promptly sign, date and return the proxy card in the postage-paid envelope (which will be provided to those stockholders who request to receive paper copies of these materials by mail).

On behalf of the Board of Directors and senior management, I would like to express our appreciation for your support and interest in Playboy, Inc. I look forward to your engagement with the Annual Meeting.

Sincerely,

Ben Kohn

Chief Executive Officer & President

Important Notice of Internet Availability for the Annual Meeting to be held on June 16, 2026.

This year we will take advantage of the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that allow us to furnish our proxy materials over the Internet. As a result, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability to our stockholders rather than a full paper set of the proxy materials. The Notice of Internet Availability contains instructions on how to access our proxy materials on the Internet, as well as instructions on how stockholders may obtain a paper copy of our proxy materials. This process helps the environment and substantially reduces the costs associated with printing and distributing our proxy materials. To make it easier for you to vote, Internet and telephone voting are available. The instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability or, if you received a paper copy of the proxy materials, the proxy card, describe how to use these convenient services.

NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF PLAYBOY, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF PLAYBOY, INC.:

The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Playboy, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on June 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Company has adopted a virtual format for the Annual Meeting to provide a safe, consistent and convenient experience to all stockholders regardless of location. You may attend the virtual meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PLBY2026.

The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

1. To elect two Class III directors, Tracey Edmonds and James Yaffe, to the Company’s Board of Directors;

2. To approve the amendment of the Company’s Amended & Restated 2021 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, available under the Incentive Plan by 10,000,000 shares (the “Incentive Plan Amendment Proposal”);

3. To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;

4. To hold an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

5. To consider and vote upon the proposal to adjourn or postpone the Annual Meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Incentive Plan Amendment Proposal.

You may vote on these matters directly or by proxy. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, the Company asks that you vote by one of the following methods to ensure that your shares will be represented at the meeting in accordance with your wishes:

•Vote online by going to www.proxyvote.com and following the instructions on the website;

•Vote by phone by calling the toll-free telephone number 1-800-690-6903 and following the recorded instructions; or

•Vote by mail, by completing and returning a proxy card in the addressed stamped envelope (which will be provided to those stockholders who request to receive paper copies of proxy materials by mail).

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 24, 2026 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.

As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Company is providing access to its proxy materials online under the SEC’s “notice and access” rules. As a result, unless you previously requested electronic or paper delivery on an ongoing basis, the Company is mailing to its stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) instead of a paper copy of the proxy statement and a form of proxy card or voting instruction card. The Notice of Internet Availability contains instructions on how to access such proxy materials online. The Notice of Internet Availability also instructs you on how you may authorize a proxy to vote your shares over the Internet, how you can receive a paper copy of the proxy materials through the mail and how you can enroll in e-delivery. This distribution process is more resource and cost-efficient. The Notice of Internet Availability is first being mailed, and the proxy materials are expected to be made available, to the Company’s stockholders on or about April 30, 2026.

Important Notice of Internet Availability for the Annual Meeting to be held on June 16, 2026. The Notice of Internet Availability and the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting are available through the Internet at www.proxyvote.com. If you received proxy materials for the Annual Meeting via email, the email contains voting instructions and links to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting on the Internet.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, Playboy, Inc. urges you to submit your vote via the Internet, telephone or mail.

By Order of the Board of Directors of Playboy, Inc.:

Chris Riley

General Counsel and Secretary

April 30, 2026

Playboy, Inc.

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