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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>As
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2020</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Registration
  No. 333-________</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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  STATES<BR>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Washington,
  D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">FORM
  S-8</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">PACIFIC
  ETHANOL, INC.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>41-2170618</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction
      of <BR>
  incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer
      <BR>
  Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>400 Capitol Mall,
      Suite 2060, Sacramento, California</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>95814</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal
      Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2016
  STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Full
  title of the plan)</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Michael
  D. Kandris<BR>
  Chief Executive Officer<BR>
  Pacific Ethanol, Inc.<BR>
  400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento, California 95814</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Name
  and address of agent for service)</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>(916)
  403-2123</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Telephone
  number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: normal"><I>Copies
  of all correspondence to:</I></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">John
  T. Bradley, Esq.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Troutman
  Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP<BR>
  5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, California 92614<BR>
  (949) 622-2700</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Indicate
  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
  company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo;
  &ldquo;smaller reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerated filer &#9744;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Non-accelerated
  filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Smaller reporting company &#9746;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Emerging growth company &#9744;</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">If
  an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
  complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
  &#9744;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 7pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">CALCULATION
  OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: left">Title of Securities to be Registered</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amount to be Registered<SUP>(1)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Proposed Maximum<BR> Offering Price<BR> Per Share<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Proposed Maximum<BR> Aggregate<BR> Offering Price<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Amount of<BR> Registration Fee<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 52%">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">1,750,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">5.77</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">10,097,500.00</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">1,101.64</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">In
                                           the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the Registrant&rsquo;s
                                           Common Stock, the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically be increased
                                           to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
                                           of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under
                                           the Securities Act, and is based upon the average of high and low sales prices of the
                                           Registrant&rsquo;s common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on November 17, 2020.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXPLANATORY
  NOTE</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pacific
  Ethanol, Inc. (referred to as &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;us,&rdquo; and through similar terms) filed the following registration
  statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           No. 333-212070, filed on June 16, 2016 with respect to 1,150,000 shares of our common
                                           stock relating to our 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;);</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           No. 333-225622, filed on June 14, 2018 with respect to 2,500,000 shares of our common
                                           stock relating to our Plan; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Registration
                                           No. 333-234613, filed on November 8, 2019 with respect to 2,000,000 shares of our common
                                           stock relating to our Plan.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We
  amended the Plan in March 2018 to increase the number of shares covered by the Plan from 1,150,000 to 3,650,000 shares of common
  stock. Our stockholders adopted and approved this increase at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 14, 2018.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We
  amended the Plan in April 2019 to increase the number of shares covered by the Plan from 3,650,000 shares to 5,650,000 shares
  of common stock. Our stockholders adopted and approved this increase at our 2019 annual meeting of stockholders held on November
  7, 2019.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We
  amended the Plan in September 2020 to increase the number of shares covered by the Plan from 5,650,000 shares to 7,400,000 shares
  of common stock. Our stockholders adopted and approved this increase at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders held on November
  18, 2020.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">This
  Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of registering the additional 1,750,000 shares of common stock under the amended Plan.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>PART
  I</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
  documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1 and 2, will be sent or given to each participant in accordance
  with Form S-8 and Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. We will furnish without charge to each participant to whom information
  is required to be delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of each document incorporated by reference in Part II, Item
  3 of this registration statement, which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus, and any
  other documents required to be delivered to them under Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act. Requests should be directed to Pacific
  Ethanol, Inc., 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento, California 95814, Attention: Secretary. Our telephone number is (916)
  403-2123.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">PART
  II</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           of Documents by Reference</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We
  incorporate the following documents by reference in this registration statement:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020037996/ea130157-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for November 18, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on November 18, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020037366/f10q0920_pacificethanol.htm">Form 10-Q</A> for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as filed
                                           with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020035909/ea129572-8k_pacificethan.htm">Form 8-K</A> for November 9, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on November 9, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020035717/ea129508-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for November 6, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on November 9, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020033751/ea129068-8k_pacificetha.htm">Form 8-K</A> for October 28, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 28, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020033199/ea128724-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for October 26, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 26, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020032937/ea128825-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for October 22, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 23, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020029980/ea127750-8k_pacific.htm">Form 8-K</A> for September 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 5, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020021900/ea125442-8k_pacificethan.htm">Form 8-K</A> for August 13, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 13, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020021853/f10q0620_pacificethanol.htm">Form 10-Q</A> for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as filed with
                                           the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020021413/ea125382-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for August 11, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 11, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020021166/ea125300-8k_pacific.htm">Form 8-K</A> for August 6, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 10, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020020922/ea125220-8k_pacific.htm">Form 8-K</A> for August 4, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 7, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020013651/ea122403-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for May 22, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 29, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020012307/f10q0320_pacificethanol.htm">Form 10-Q</A> for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as filed with
                                           the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020011828/ea121719-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for May 12, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 12, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020011650/ea121518-8k_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for May 5, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 11, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020011295/0001213900-20-011295-index.htm">Form 8-K</A> for May 4, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 7, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020010440/f10k2019a1_pacificethanolinc.htm">Form 10-K/A</A> for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the
                                           Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020009941/ea120952-8k_pacificethan.htm">Form 8-K</A> for April 17, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on April 23, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020009749/ea120806-8k_pacificethano.htm">Form 8-K</A> for April 15, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on April 21, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020007976/f10k2019_pacificethanol.htm">Form 10-K</A> for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities
                                           and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020007524/ea119964-8k_pacific.htm">Form 8-K</A> for March 16, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on March 26, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020006140/ea119524-8k_pacific.htm">Form 8-K</A> for March 10, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on March 12, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020005515/ea119280-8k_pacific.htm">Form 8-K</A> for February 28, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on March 5, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020001683/f8k110719a_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K/A</A> for November 7, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on January 24, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020001489/f8k011520_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for January 15, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on January 22, 2020;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
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                                           current report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390020000147/f8k122919_pacificethanol.htm">Form 8-K</A> for December 29, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on January 3, 2020; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           description of our capital stock contained in our Current Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000168316817000918/peix_8k-030717.htm">Form 8-K</A> filed with
                                           the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  reports and other documents we subsequently file after the date of this registration statement under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
  and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), prior to the filing of a post-effective
  amendment which indicates that all securities offered under this registration statement have been sold, or which deregisters all
  securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement and shall be a part
  of this registration statement from the date of filing such documents.</FONT></P>
  
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  purposes of this registration statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
  herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement
  contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
  modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
  deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Notwithstanding
  the above, information that is &ldquo;furnished to&rdquo; the Securities and Exchange Commission shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed
  with&rdquo; the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement.</FONT></P>
  
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                                           of Securities</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Not
  applicable.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Not
  applicable.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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                                           of Directors and Officers</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section
  145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&ldquo;DGCL&rdquo;) permits a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers
  against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a pending
  or completed action, suit or proceeding if the officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner the officer or director
  reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation.</FONT></P>
  
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  certificate of incorporation provides that, except in certain specified instances, our directors shall not be personally liable
  to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except liability for the following:</FONT></P>
  
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                                           breach of their duty of loyalty to Pacific Ethanol or our stockholders;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
                                           of law;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section
                                           174 of the DGCL; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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                                           transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">In
  addition, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws obligate us to indemnify our directors and officers against expenses and
  other amounts reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising from the fact that such person is or was an agent
  of ours. Our bylaws also authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any of our directors or officers against
  any liability asserted against that person in that capacity, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify that person under
  the provisions of the DGCL. We have entered and expect to continue to enter into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers
  as determined by our board of directors. These agreements provide for indemnification of related expenses including attorneys&rsquo;
  fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these individuals in any action or proceeding. We believe that
  these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
  We also maintain directors&rsquo; and officers&rsquo; liability insurance.</FONT></P>
  
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  limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders
  from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative
  litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore,
  a stockholder&rsquo;s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards
  against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or
  proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees regarding which indemnification is sought, and we are not aware
  of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling
  persons under the foregoing provisions of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise, we have been informed that
  in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is therefore unenforceable.</FONT></P>
  
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                                           from Registration Claimed</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  Applicable.</FONT></P>
  
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                            8.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: normal"><U>Exhibits</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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      by Reference</B></FONT></TD>
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          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Number</B></FONT></P></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 8%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>File</B></FONT></P>
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          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Herewith</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0301.htm">Certificate of Incorporation</A></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0302.htm">Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock</A></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0303.htm">Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.3</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; vertical-align: bottom"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Number</B></FONT></P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 40%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 6%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Form</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; vertical-align: bottom"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>File</B></FONT></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Number</B></FONT></P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; vertical-align: bottom"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Number</B></FONT></P></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Filing
      Date</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; vertical-align: bottom"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Filed</B></FONT></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Herewith</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0304.htm">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated June 3, 2010</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 6%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.4</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 8%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.5</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0305.htm">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated June 8, 2011</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.5</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.6</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0306.htm">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated May 14, 2013</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.6</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.7</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968715003940/paceth_10q-ex0307.htm">Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated July 1, 2015</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.7</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/06/2015</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.8</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000101968714004201/peix_10q-ex0301.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-Q</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11/12/2014</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.9</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000168316817000940/paceth_s3-ex0409.htm">Specimen Common Stock Certificate</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">S-3</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">333-217323</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.9</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">04/14/2017</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.10</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ea130099ex4-10_pacific.htm">2016 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended through November 18, 2020)</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.11</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000161577418001920/s109336_ex10-5.htm">Form of Employee Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Stock Incentive Plan</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-K</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.5</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">03/15/2018</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.12</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000168316817000577/peix_ex1006.htm">Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Stock Incentive Plan</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10-K</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">000-21467</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.6</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">03/15/2017</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ea130099ex5-1_pacific.htm">Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ea130099ex5-1_pacific.htm">Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ea130099ex23-2_pacific.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="#poa_001">Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this registration statement)</A></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">X</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(1)&nbsp;To
  file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(i)&nbsp;To
  include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(ii)&nbsp;To
  reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
  post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
  forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
  the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
  end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
  424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
  offering price set forth in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration Fee&rdquo; table in the effective registration statement; and</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(iii)&nbsp;To
  include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
  or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>Provided,
  however,</I> that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
  by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant
  pursuant to Section 13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(2)&nbsp;That,
  for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
  a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
  be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(3)&nbsp;To
  remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
  the termination of the offering.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
  of the Registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
  each filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
  by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
  therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
  of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
  advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
  in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
  in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
  with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
  controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SIGNATURES</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
  meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sacramento, State of California, on this 18<SUP>th</SUP> day of
  November, 2020.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in; text-indent: -3in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.,</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a Delaware corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 36%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ MICHAEL D. KANDRIS</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michael D. Kandris</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A NAME="poa_001"></A>POWER
  OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">KNOW
  ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael  Kandris his
  attorney-in-fact and agent, with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place or stead, in any
  and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file such amendments, together with
  exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorney-in-fact
  and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
  the premises, as fully as he might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact and agent,
  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 41%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ WILLIAM L. JONES</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chairman of the Board and Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">William L. Jones</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ MICHAEL D. KANDRIS</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President, Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Michael D. Kandris</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(principal executive officer), Chief Operating
      Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ BRYON T. MCGREGOR</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer </FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bryon T. McGregor</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ TERRY L. STONE</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Terry L. Stone</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ JOHN L. PRINCE</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">John L. Prince</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ DOUGLAS L. KIETA</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Douglas L. Kieta</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dianne S. Nury</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="border-bottom: rgb(38,38,38) 1.5pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ GILBERT E. NATHAN</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November 18, 2020</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gilbert E. Nathan</FONT></TD>
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text: As
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2020
  Registration
  No. 333-________
  UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION
  STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  PACIFIC
  ETHANOL, INC.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  41-2170618
  (State or other jurisdiction
      of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  400 Capitol Mall,
      Suite 2060, Sacramento, California
  95814
  (Address of Principal
      Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  2016
  STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
  (Full
  title of the plan)
  Michael
  D. Kandris
  Chief Executive Officer
  Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
  400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento, California 95814
  (Name
  and address of agent for service)
  (916)
  403-2123
  (Telephone
  number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copies
  of all correspondence to:
  John
  T. Bradley, Esq.
  Troutman
  Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
  5 Park Plaza, Suite 1400, Irvine, California 92614
  (949) 622-2700
  Indicate
  by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
  company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer,"
  "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer ☐
  Accelerated filer ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer   ☐
  Smaller reporting company ☒
  Emerging growth company ☐
  If
  an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
  complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
  ☐
  CALCULATION
  OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Title of Securities to be Registered
  Amount to be Registered
  (1)
  Proposed Maximum
  Offering Price
  Per Share
  (2)
  Proposed Maximum
  Aggregate
  Offering Price
  (2)
  Amount of
  Registration Fee
  (2)
  Common Stock, $0.001 par value
  1,750,000
  $
  5.77
  $
  10,097,500.00
  $
  1,101.64
  (1)
  In
                                           the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the Registrant's
                                           Common Stock, the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically be increased
                                           to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
                                           of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  (2)
  Estimated
                                           solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under
                                           the Securities Act, and is based upon the average of high and low sales prices of the
                                           Registrant's common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on November 17, 2020.
  EXPLANATORY
  NOTE
  Pacific
  Ethanol, Inc. (referred to as "we," "us," and through similar terms) filed the following registration
  statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8:
  ●
  Registration
                                           No. 333-212070, filed on June 16, 2016 with respect to 1,150,000 shares of our common
                                           stock relating to our 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan");
  ●
  Registration
                                           No. 333-225622, filed on June 14, 2018 with respect to 2,500,000 shares of our common
                                           stock relating to our Plan; and
  ●
  Registration
                                           No. 333-234613, filed on November 8, 2019 with respect to 2,000,000 shares of our common
                                           stock relating to our Plan.
  We
  amended the Plan in March 2018 to increase the number of shares covered by the Plan from 1,150,000 to 3,650,000 shares of common
  stock. Our stockholders adopted and approved this increase at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 14, 2018.
  We
  amended the Plan in April 2019 to increase the number of shares covered by the Plan from 3,650,000 shares to 5,650,000 shares
  of common stock. Our stockholders adopted and approved this increase at our 2019 annual meeting of stockholders held on November
  7, 2019.
  We
  amended the Plan in September 2020 to increase the number of shares covered by the Plan from 5,650,000 shares to 7,400,000 shares
  of common stock. Our stockholders adopted and approved this increase at our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders held on November
  18, 2020.
  This
  Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of registering the additional 1,750,000 shares of common stock under the amended Plan.
  PART
  I
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The
  documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1 and 2, will be sent or given to each participant in accordance
  with Form S-8 and Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. We will furnish without charge to each participant to whom information
  is required to be delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of each document incorporated by reference in Part II, Item
  3 of this registration statement, which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus, and any
  other documents required to be delivered to them under Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act. Requests should be directed to Pacific
  Ethanol, Inc., 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2060, Sacramento, California 95814, Attention: Secretary. Our telephone number is (916)
  403-2123.
  PART
  II
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  ITEM 3.
  Incorporation
                                           of Documents by Reference
  .
  We
  incorporate the following documents by reference in this registration statement:
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for November 18, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on November 18, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           quarterly report on
  Form 10-Q
  for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as filed
                                           with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for November 9, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on November 9, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for November 6, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on November 9, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for October 28, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 28, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for October 26, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 26, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for October 22, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 23, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for September 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on October 5, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for August 13, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 13, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           quarterly report on
  Form 10-Q
  for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as filed with
                                           the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2020;
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  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for August 11, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 11, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for August 6, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 10, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for August 4, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on August 7, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for May 22, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 29, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           quarterly report on
  Form 10-Q
  for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as filed with
                                           the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for May 12, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 12, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for May 5, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 11, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for May 4, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on May 7, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           annual report on
  Form 10-K/A
  for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the
                                           Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for April 17, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on April 23, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for April 15, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on April 21, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           annual report on
  Form 10-K
  for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities
                                           and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for March 16, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on March 26, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for March 10, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on March 12, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for February 28, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on March 5, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K/A
  for November 7, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on January 24, 2020;
  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for January 15, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on January 22, 2020;
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  ●
  Our
                                           current report on
  Form 8-K
  for December 29, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
                                           Commission on January 3, 2020; and
  ●
  The
                                           description of our capital stock contained in our Current Report on
  Form 8-K
  filed with
                                           the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017.
  All
  reports and other documents we subsequently file after the date of this registration statement under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
  and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective
  amendment which indicates that all securities offered under this registration statement have been sold, or which deregisters all
  securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement and shall be a part
  of this registration statement from the date of filing such documents.
  For
  purposes of this registration statement, any document or any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
  herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a subsequently filed document or a statement
  contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
  modifies or supersedes such document or such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
  deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
  Notwithstanding
  the above, information that is "furnished to" the Securities and Exchange Commission shall not be deemed "filed
  with" the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
  ITEM 4.
  Description
                                           of Securities
  .
  Not
  applicable.
  ITEM 5.
  Interests
                                           of Named Experts and Counsel
  .
  Not
  applicable.
  ITEM 6.
  Indemnification
                                           of Directors and Officers
  .
  Section
  145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") permits a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers
  against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a pending
  or completed action, suit or proceeding if the officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner the officer or director
  reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation.
  Our
  certificate of incorporation provides that, except in certain specified instances, our directors shall not be personally liable
  to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except liability for the following:
  ●
  any
                                           breach of their duty of loyalty to Pacific Ethanol or our stockholders;
  ●
  acts
                                           or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
                                           of law;
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  ●
  unlawful
                                           payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section
                                           174 of the DGCL; and
  ●
  any
                                           transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
  In
  addition, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws obligate us to indemnify our directors and officers against expenses and
  other amounts reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising from the fact that such person is or was an agent
  of ours. Our bylaws also authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any of our directors or officers against
  any liability asserted against that person in that capacity, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify that person under
  the provisions of the DGCL. We have entered and expect to continue to enter into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers
  as determined by our board of directors. These agreements provide for indemnification of related expenses including attorneys'
  fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these individuals in any action or proceeding. We believe that
  these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
  We also maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance.
  The
  limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders
  from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative
  litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore,
  a stockholder's investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards
  against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or
  proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees regarding which indemnification is sought, and we are not aware
  of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.
  Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling
  persons under the foregoing provisions of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise, we have been informed that
  in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is therefore unenforceable.
  ITEM 7.
  Exemption
                                           from Registration Claimed
  .
  Not
  Applicable.
  ITEM
                            8.
  Exhibits
  .
  Incorporation
      by Reference
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  Form
  File
  Number
  Exhibit
  Number
  Filing Date
  Filed
  Herewith
  4.1
  Certificate of Incorporation
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.1
  11/06/2015
  4.2
  Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.2
  11/06/2015
  4.3
  Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.3
  11/06/2015
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  Incorporation
      by Reference
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  Form
  File
  Number
  Exhibit
  Number
  Filing
      Date
  Filed
  Herewith
  4.4
  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated June 3, 2010
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.4
  11/06/2015
  4.5
  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated June 8, 2011
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.5
  11/06/2015
  4.6
  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated May 14, 2013
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.6
  11/06/2015
  4.7
  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated July 1, 2015
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.7
  11/06/2015
  4.8
  Amended and Restated Bylaws
  10-Q
  000-21467
  3.1
  11/12/2014
  4.9
  Specimen Common Stock Certificate
  S-3
  333-217323
  4.9
  04/14/2017
  4.10
  2016 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended through November 18, 2020)
  X
  4.11
  Form of Employee Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Stock Incentive Plan
  10-K
  000-21467
  10.5
  03/15/2018
  4.12
  Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Agreement under 2016 Stock Incentive Plan
  10-K
  000-21467
  10.6
  03/15/2017
  5.1
  Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
  X
  23.1
  Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
  X
  23.2
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  X
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page to this registration statement)
  X
  ITEM 9.
  Undertakings
  .
  The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To
  file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement:
  (i) To
  include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii) To
  reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
  post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
  forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
  the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
  end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
  424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
  offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
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  (iii) To
  include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
  or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
  Provided,
  however,
  that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
  by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant
  pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement.
  (2) That,
  for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
  a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
  be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (3) To
  remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
  the termination of the offering.
  The
  undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
  of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
  each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
  by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
  therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  Insofar
  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
  of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
  advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
  in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
  in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
  with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
  controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
  public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
  meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sacramento, State of California, on this 18
  th
  day of
  November, 2020.
  PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
  By:
  /s/ MICHAEL D. KANDRIS
  Michael D. Kandris
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  POWER
  OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW
  ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael  Kandris his
  attorney-in-fact and agent, with the power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place or stead, in any
  and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file such amendments, together with
  exhibits and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such attorney-in-fact
  and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
  the premises, as fully as he might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact and agent,
  or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ WILLIAM L. JONES
  Chairman of the Board and Director
  November 18, 2020
  William L. Jones
  /s/ MICHAEL D. KANDRIS
  President, Chief Executive Officer
  November 18, 2020
  Michael D. Kandris
  (principal executive officer), Chief Operating
      Officer and Director
  /s/ BRYON T. MCGREGOR
  Chief Financial Officer
  November 18, 2020
  Bryon T. McGregor
  (principal financial and accounting officer)
  /s/ TERRY L. STONE
  Director
  November 18, 2020
  Terry L. Stone
  /s/ JOHN L. PRINCE
  Director
  November 18, 2020
  John L. Prince
  /s/ DOUGLAS L. KIETA
  Director
  November 18, 2020
  Douglas L. Kieta
  Director
  November 18, 2020
  Dianne S. Nury
  /s/ GILBERT E. NATHAN
  Director
  November 18, 2020
  Gilbert E. Nathan
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