0001019687-14-001183.txt : 20140401 0001019687-14-001183.hdr.sgml : 20140401 20140401164758 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019687-14-001183 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140327 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140401 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140401 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sneed James R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001366900 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21467 FILM NUMBER: 14734867 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. STREET 2: 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET CITY: PEKIN STATE: IL ZIP: 61555 3 1 paceth_f3-sneed.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0206 3 2014-03-27 0 0000778164 Pacific Ethanol, Inc. PEIX 0001366900 Sneed James R 400 CAPITOL MALL SUITE 2060 SACRAMENTO CA 95814 0 1 0 0 VP of Ethanol Supply & Trading Common Stock 11667 D Common Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.74 2023-06-24 Common Stock 10204 D The option vests 33%, 33% and 34% on April 1, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. /s/ James R. Sneed 2014-04-01