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
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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December
4,
2009
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PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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000-21467
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41-2170618
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento,
CA
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95814
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(916)
403-2123
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(a) Not
applicable.
(b) John
T. Miller’s employment with Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the “Company”) ended on
December 4, 2009. Mr. Miller was the Company’s Chief Operating
Officer. The duties of the Chief Operating Officer will be assumed by Neil M.
Koehler, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Bryon T. McGregor, the
Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller will continue to serve
as an authorized officer of Pacific Ethanol Holding Co. LLC and its subsidiaries
in connection with their bankruptcy proceedings.
(c) Not
applicable.
(d) Not
applicable.
(e) Not
applicable.
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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.
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Date: December
9, 2009
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PACIFIC
ETHANOL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER W. WRIGHT | |
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Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary
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