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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001354488-15-001318
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150324

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AEMETIS, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000738214
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		IRS NUMBER:				261407544
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20400 STEVENS CREEK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			CUPERTINO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		408-517-3304

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20400 STEVENS CREEK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			CUPERTINO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95014

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AE BIOFUELS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110714

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AE Biofuels, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20071212

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MARWICH II LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840123
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This letter is being submitted by Aemetis, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) in response to the comments received from the Staff (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) by the letter dated March 17, 2015 regarding the Company&#8217;s filing referenced above. This letter is being submitted together with Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on March 3, 2015 (&#8220;Amendment No. 1&#8221;).</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For your convenience, the numbering of the paragraphs below corresponds to the numbering of the Staff&#8217;s letter and we have included each of the Staff&#8217;s comments in bold before each of the Company&#8217;s responses.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In response to the Staff&#8217;s comment, the Company has revised the proxy statement on pages 18 to 22 of Amendment No. 1 to unbundle Proposal No. 2 into two proposals listed separately under their own captions, Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3, which respectively relate to (i) the action to amend our Articles of Incorporation to classify our board of directors into three classes, with directors in each class serving staggered three-year terms, and (ii) the action to amend our Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the ability of stockholders to act by written consent.&#160;&#160;The description of these proposals in the form of proxy card, filed at the end of Amendment No. 1 as described below in the Company&#8217;s response to the Staff&#8217;s comment no. 2, is consistent with how they are described in the proxy statement.&#160;&#160;The Company has observed the requirements of Exchange Act Rule 14a-4(b)(1) with respect to such form of proxy card.</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In response to the Staff&#8217;s comment, the Company has filed the form of proxy card at the end of Amendment No. 1. The Company has marked the form of proxy card as a &#8220;PRELIMINARY COPY&#8221; and acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that it will continue to mark the form of proxy card as a &#8220;PRELIMINARY COPY&#8221; until the time that the Company files a definitive proxy statement.</font></div>

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