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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019687-13-001948
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130510
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130516

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:		13851292

	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-top: 0; margin-bottom: 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-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</B><BR>
<B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>May 10, 2013</U></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><U>PACIFIC
ETHANOL, INC.</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>41-2170618</U></B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Sacramento,
        California</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>95814</U></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>(916) 403-2123</U></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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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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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">On
May 10, 2013, Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate
of Amendment, in the form of Exhibit 3.1 attached hereto (the &ldquo;Certificate of Amendment&rdquo;), amending Article IV of its
Certificate of Incorporation to effect a one-for-fifteen reverse split of its common stock. The Certificate of Amendment became
effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2013.</FONT></P>

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Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">3.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Pacific Ethanol, Inc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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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 COLSPAN="2"><B>PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: May 16, 2013</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ CHRISTOPHER W. WRIGHT&#9;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left">Christopher
W. Wright</P>
                                                                   <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: left">Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</P>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 3.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT<BR>
OF<BR>
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION<BR>
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PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.<BR>
a Delaware corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">PACIFIC ETHANOL,
INC. a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the &ldquo;Corporation&rdquo;), hereby certifies
as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&#9;The name of
the Corporation is PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&#9;That the Corporation&rsquo;s
Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 28, 2005 (the &ldquo;Original
Certificate&rdquo;). The following were subsequently filed: (i) Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of
the Series&nbsp;A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 12,
2006; (ii) Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series&nbsp;B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on March 26, 2008; (iii) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June&nbsp;3, 2010; and (iv)&nbsp;Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June&nbsp;6, 2011 (collectively, the Original Certificate together with the subsequently
filed certificates shall be referred to as the &ldquo;Certificate of Incorporation&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&#9;The Certificate
of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of Article FOURTH:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<U>Reverse
Stock Split</U>. On the effective date of the amendment adding this paragraph to Article FOURTH pursuant to the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware (the &ldquo;Effective Date&rdquo;), each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &ldquo;Old
Common Stock&rdquo;), issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Date, shall be and hereby is, reclassified as and
changed into one-fifteenth (1/15) of a share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &ldquo;New Common Stock&rdquo;).
The Corporation shall, through its transfer agent, provide certificates representing New Common Stock to holders of Old Common
Stock in exchange for certificates representing Old Common Stock. From and after the Effective Date, certificates representing
shares of Old Common Stock are hereby canceled and shall represent only the right of holders thereof to receive New Common Stock.
The Corporation shall not issue fractional shares of New Common Stock. The reverse stock split shall not increase or decrease the
amount of stated capital or paid-in surplus of the Corporation, provided that any fractional share that would otherwise be issuable
as a result of the reverse stock split shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share of New Common Stock. From and after the Effective
Date, the term &ldquo;New Common Stock&rdquo; as used in this Article FOURTH shall mean common stock as provided in the Certificate
of Incorporation.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&#9;The amendment
of the Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&#9;The Effective
Date of this Amendment will be May 14, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed this 10<SUP>th </SUP>day of May, 2013.</P>

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CHRISTOPHER W. WRIGHT<B>&#9;</B></U><BR>
Christopher W. Wright</P>

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