SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 

 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
   June 3, 2010
 
PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware   000-21467   41-2170618
(State or other jurisdiction  
(Commission File Number)
   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)
      
Identification No.)
 
 
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento, CA
   95814 
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
     
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
    (916) 403-2123
     
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 3, 2010. The following nominees were elected by the votes indicated to serve as directors for a one year term, or until their successors are elected and qualified:
 
 
Name
  
Total Votes for Each Director
    
Total Votes Withheld from Each Director
  
William L. Jones
     21,823,044       1,615,304  
Neil M. Koehler
     22,053,676       1,384,672  
Terry L. Stone
     21,839,231       1,599,117  
John L. Prince
     21,714,754       1,723,594  
Douglas L. Kieta
     21,947,277       1,491,071  
Larry D. Layne
     21,836,316       1,602,032  
Michael D. Kandris
     22,054,471       1,383,877  
Ryan W. Turner
     21,923,155       1,515,193  
 
The following proposals were also approved at the Annual Meeting by the votes indicated:
 
Proposal
  
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
  
Proposal Two: To approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares.
     36,772,534       2,515,128       3,194,504  
Proposal Three: To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan from 2,000,000 shares to 6,000,000 shares.
     20,047,002       2,137,830       1,253,516  
Proposal Four: To authorize, for purposes of complying with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company to issue, in connection with the terms of that certain Purchase and Option Agreement dated March 2, 2010 between Socius CG II, Ltd. and Lyles United, LLC and that certain Option/Purchase Agreement dated March 2, 2010 between Socius CG II, Ltd. and Lyles Mechanical Co., in excess of that number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 20% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately preceding the first issuance of shares of common stock under the terms of the Purchase and Option Agreement.
     18,829,644       977,241       3,631,463  
Proposal Five: To authorize, for purposes of complying with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company to issue, in a financing transaction for up to $35,000,000, in excess of that number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to 20% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately preceding the closing of the transaction, such transaction to occur, if at all, within the six month period commencing on the date of the approval of this proposal by the Company’s stockholders.
     21,146,760       1,288,068       1,003,520  
Proposal Six: To authorize, for purposes of complying with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), the Company to issue, in connection with one or more capital raising transactions, up to 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (including pursuant to preferred stock, options, warrants, convertible debt or other securities exercisable for or convertible into common stock) for aggregate consideration of not more than $200,000,000 and at a price or prices not less than 80% of the market value of the Company’s common stock at the time of issuance, such transaction or transactions to occur, if at all, within the six month period commencing on the date of the approval of this proposal by the Company’s stockholders, and upon such other terms and conditions as the Company’s Board of Directors shall deem to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
     21,378,395       1,035,167       1,024,786  
Proposal Seven: To ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.
     38,725,688       591,166       3,165,312  
 
The number of broker non-votes as to the election of directors and proposals 3, 4, 5 and 6 was 19,043,818.
 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES

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.
 
 
 
PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.
  
       
Date: June 3, 2010
By:
/S/ CHRISTOPHER W.  WRIGHT  
    Christopher W. Wright,  
    Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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