0001019687-12-002987.txt : 20120827 0001019687-12-002987.hdr.sgml : 20120827 20120827180740 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019687-12-002987 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120824 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120827 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120827 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KOEHLER NEIL M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001320697 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21467 FILM NUMBER: 121057988 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC. STREET 2: 5711 N. WEST AVENUE CITY: FRESNO STATE: CA ZIP: 93711 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pacific Ethanol, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000778164 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 412170618 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060 CITY: SACRAMENTO STATE: CA ZIP: 95814 BUSINESS PHONE: 916-403-2123 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060 CITY: SACRAMENTO STATE: CA ZIP: 95814 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACCESSITY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030627 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DRIVERSSHIELD COM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20001115 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 4 1 koehler_frm4-082412.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0306 4 2012-08-24 0 0000778164 Pacific Ethanol, Inc. PEIX 0001320697 KOEHLER NEIL M 400 CAPITOL MALL #2060 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Common Stock 2012-08-24 4 A 0 338709 0.31 A 1059055 D On August 21, 2012, Mr. Koehler and the other holders of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. entered into an agreement with Pacific Ethanol, Inc. to, among other things, settle an outstanding obligation through payment in shares of common stock of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. of a portion of the accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock. The negotiated price of the common stock to be issued to Mr. Koehler and the other holders of the Preferred Stock was $0.31 per share. On August 21, 2012, the last reported sales price of Pacific Ethanol's common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market was $0.3071 per share. On August 24, 2012, the transaction closed and Pacific Ethanol, Inc. issued to, and Mr. Koehler acquired, 338,709 shares of common stock of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. in satisfaction of $104,999.90 in accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock. /s/ Neil M. Koehler 2012-08-24