Exhibit 99.1

____________ Pacific Ethanol, Inc.    PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC. ATTN: MIKE KRAMER 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060 SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-4407

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting:

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PROXY

FOR 2015 SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned stockholder of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby constitutes and appoints Neil M. Koehler and William L. Jones, with the power to appoint their substitutes, as attorney and proxy to appear, attend and vote all of the shares of common stock of the Company standing in the name of the undersigned on the record date at the 2015 special meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held at 8:00 a.m., local time, on April 29, 2015, at [TBD], and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, upon the proposals on the reverse side.

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND “FOR” THE PROPOSALS INDICATED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER ON ANY OTHER BUSINESS. ALL OTHER PROXIES HERETOFORE GIVEN BY THE UNDERSIGNED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTIONS PROPOSED ON THIS PROXY CARD ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REVOKED. THIS PROXY MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME BEFORE IT IS VOTED BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, BY ISSUANCE OF A SUBSEQUENT PROXY OR BY VOTING IN PERSON AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.

Continued and to be signed on reverse side