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)    June 16, 2016

 

PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-21467   41-2170618
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento, California

  95814
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (916) 403-2123

 

 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 16, 2016. The following proposals were approved at the Annual Meeting by the votes indicated:

 

Proposal One: To elect seven directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and/or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees for election were William L. Jones, Neil M. Koehler, Terry L. Stone, John L. Prince, Douglas L. Kieta, Larry D. Layne and Michael D. Kandris.

 

The following nominees were elected by the votes indicated to serve as directors for a one year term, or until their successors are elected and qualified:

 

Name

Total Votes for Director

Total Votes Withheld from Director

Total Broker
Non-Votes

William L. Jones 21,458,422 432,972 10,080,901
Neil M. Koehler 21,600,311 291,083 10,080,901
Terry L. Stone 21,459,745 431,649 10,080,901
John L. Prince 21,561,598 329,796 10,080,901
Douglas L. Kieta 21,568,364 323,030 10,080,901
Larry D. Layne 21,565,399 325,995 10,080,901
Michael D. Kandris 21,615,909 275,485 10,080,901

 

Proposal Two: To cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation (“say-on-pay”).

 

  Total Votes
For 21,380,288
Against 453,207
Abstain 57,899
Broker Non-Votes 10,080,901

 

Proposal Three: To ratify and approve the adoption of the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

  Total Votes
For 19,456,556
Against 2,380,197
Abstain 54,641
Broker Non-Votes 10,080,901

 

Proposal Four: To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

  Total Votes
For 31,704,758
Against 195,380
Abstain 72,157
Broker Non-Votes N/A

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Date: June 16, 2016 PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.
   
  By:  /S/ CHRISTOPHER W. WRIGHT
    Christopher W. Wright
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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