SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Standard General L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
650 MADISON AVE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PENN OCTANE CORP [ POCC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/19/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/19/2008 P 5,000 A $2.32 4,624,868 I See Footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock 09/22/2008 P 2,000 A $2.32 4,626,868 I See Footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock 09/23/2008 P 2,500 A $2.32 4,629,368 I See Footnotes(1)(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Standard General L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
650 MADISON AVE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Standard General Master Fund L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
WALKERS SPV LIMITED, WALKER HOUSE
MARY STREET

(Street)
GEORGETOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 ky1-1002

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kim Soohyung

(Last) (First) (Middle)
650 MADISON AVE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Singer Nicholas J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
650 MADISON AVE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer reported herein (the "Shares") are held directly by Standard General Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Standard General Master Fund"). Standard General L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Standard General"), serves as the investment manager of Standard General Master Fund and pursuant to an investment management agreement has all investment and voting power with respect to the securities held by Standard General Master Fund. Mr. Soohyung Kim ("Mr. Kim") and Mr. Nicholas J. Singer ("Mr. Singer") have controlling interests in Standard General S Corp., a Delaware corporation, which is the general partner of Standard General Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which is in turn the general partner of Standard General. (continued on next footnote)
2. (continued from prior footnote) In addition, Mr. Kim and Mr. Singer serve as co-managing members of Standard General Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is the managing member of Standard General GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is in turn the general partner of Standard General Master Fund. Standard General, Mr. Kim and Mr. Singer (Standard General, Mr. Kim and Mr. Singer, together with Standard General Master Fund, the "Reporting Persons") may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares by virtue of the foregoing relationships. In accordance with instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire number of the securities that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is reported herein. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
Standard General, L.P. /S/ Scott Cohen, Attorney-in-Fact 09/23/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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