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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019687-12-004409
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121205
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121205

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21467
		FILM NUMBER:		121243814

	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
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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ETHANOL, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Pacific Ethanol, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market (&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;)
on December 5, 2012, granting a further 180-day period in which to regain compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which
requires listed securities to maintain a minimum closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share.</P>

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    <TD>99.1</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Date:&nbsp; December 5, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"> /S/ CHRISTOPHER W. WRIGHT</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Christopher W. Wright</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right">Exhibit 99.1</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top">Company IR Contact:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top">IR Agency Contact:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top">Media Contact:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Pacific Ethanol, Inc.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Becky Herrick</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Paul Koehler</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">916-403-2755</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">LHA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Pacific Ethanol, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">866-508-4969</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">415-433-3777</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">503-235-8241</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Investorrelations@pacificethanol.net</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">paulk@pacificethanol.net</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Pacific
Ethanol, Inc. Receives Extension to regain</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>compliance
with nasdaq listing requirements</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Sacramento, CA, December 5, 2012 &ndash;
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX)</B>,<B> </B>the leading marketer and producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western
United States, announced it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market (&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;) on December 5, 2012, granting
a 180-day extension period in which to regain compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires listed securities
to maintain a minimum closing bid price of at least $1.00 per share.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">As previously announced, the Company
received a letter from NASDAQ on June 6, 2012 notifying the Company it was not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum closing
bid requirement for continued listing under the NASDAQ listing rules. NASDAQ provided the Company with an initial period of
180 calendar days in which to regain compliance. This initial period expired on December 3, 2012. The extension granted today
provides an additional 180 calendar days, or until June 3, 2013, for the Company to meet the minimum closing bid price
requirement of at least $1.00 per share for ten consecutive business days.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left"><B><U>About Pacific Ethanol, Inc.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) is the
leading marketer and producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States. Pacific Ethanol also sells co-products,
including wet distillers grain (&ldquo;WDG&rdquo;), a nutritional animal feed. Serving integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers
who blend ethanol into gasoline, Pacific Ethanol provides transportation, storage and delivery of ethanol through third-party service
providers in the Western United States, primarily in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Washington.
Pacific Ethanol has a 67% ownership interest in New PE Holdco LLC, the owner of four ethanol production facilities. Pacific Ethanol
operates and manages the four ethanol production facilities, which have a combined annual production capacity of 200 million gallons.
The facilities in operation are located in Boardman, Oregon, Burley, Idaho and Stockton, California, and one idled facility is
located in Madera, California. The facilities are near their respective fuel and feed customers, offering significant timing, transportation
cost and logistical advantages. Pacific Ethanol&rsquo;s subsidiary, Kinergy Marketing LLC, markets ethanol from Pacific Ethanol&rsquo;s
managed plants and from other third-party production facilities, and another subsidiary, Pacific Ag. Products, LLC, markets WDG.
For more information please visit www.pacificethanol.net.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left"><B><U>Safe Harbor Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">With
the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release including, without limitation, the ability
of Pacific Ethanol to continue as the leading marketer and producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States
and Pacific Ethanol&rsquo;s ability to meet NASDAQ&rsquo;s minimum closing bid price requirement and retain its listing on NASDAQ
are forward-looking statements and considerations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We have tried to identify forward-looking
statements by using words like &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;could,&rdquo;
&ldquo;seek,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;future,&rdquo;
&ldquo;plan&rdquo; or variations of those terms, including their use in the negative. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, adverse
economic and market conditions; changes in governmental regulations and policies; and other events, factors and risks previously
and from time to time disclosed in Pacific Ethanol&rsquo;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, specifically,
those factors set forth in<FONT STYLE="color: black"> the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section contained in Pacific Ethanol&rsquo;s
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed</FONT> with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2012 and November 14, 2012, respectively.</FONT></P>

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