-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KHyy9mtFu7gtYdaVA4sb2+0+byHiBHML55UprgPgZilBxuKHmP9xjarVtxwdVTVs dDXoBg0i7lvszx50wFBBWQ== 0001144204-06-007166.txt : 20060221 0001144204-06-007166.hdr.sgml : 20060220 20060221164353 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-06-007166 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060221 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pacific Ethanol, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000778164 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 412170618 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-51517 FILM NUMBER: 06633430 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5711 N. WEST AVENUE CITY: FRESNO STATE: CA ZIP: 93711 BUSINESS PHONE: 559-435-1771 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5711 N. WEST AVENUE CITY: FRESNO STATE: CA ZIP: 93711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACCESSITY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030627 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DRIVERSSHIELD COM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20001115 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRESTVIEW CAPITAL MASTER LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001303225 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 95 REVERE DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: NORTHBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60062 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-559-0060 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 95 REVERE DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE A CITY: NORTHBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60062 SC 13G/A 1 v036073_sc-13ga.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G (RULE 13d-102) INFORMATION STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1 and 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 2) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC. --------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 69423U 10 7 -------------- (CUSIP Number) JANUARY 20, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------- (Date of event which requires filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |_| Rule 13d-1(b) |X| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 5 Pages) Page 2 of 5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Crestview Capital Master, LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 1,433,672 (See Item 4) EACH REPORTING PERSON ------------------------------------------------------ WITH 6. SHARED VOTING POWER (See Item 4) ------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,433,672 (See Item 4) ------------------------------------------------------ 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 4) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,433,672 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.99% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1(a). Name of Issuer. Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices. 5711 N. West Avenue Fresno, CA 93711 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing. Crestview Capital Master, LLC Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence. 95 Revere Drive, Suite A Northbrook, IL 60062 Item 2(c). Citizenship. Delaware Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities. Common Stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number. 69423U 10 7 Page 3 of 5 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. The information contained in Items 5 though 11 on the cover pages hereto is incorporated herein by reference. The Reporting Person beneficially owns 1,433,672 shares of Common Stock or 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (based on the sum of (i) 28,667,185 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported in the Company's Schedule 14A filed on November 30, 2005 and (ii) 63,872 shares which are issuable upon the allowable exercise of the common stock purchase warrants). The Reporting Person owns 1,369,800 shares of Common Stock or 4.8% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer. In addition, the Reporting Person owns common stock purchase warrants giving rights to purchase up to 624,000 shares of Common Stock. The warrants contain a contractual provision blocking their exercise when the Reporting Person owns more than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer. Thus, because the Reporting Person directly owns 4.8% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, the common stock purchase warrants are only exercisable to purchase up to 63,872 shares as of the date of this Report. Crestview Capital Partners, LLC controls Crestview Capital Master, LLC. The power to vote or dispose of the shares beneficially owned by Crestview Capital Master, LLC is shared by Stewart Flink, Robert Hoyt and Daniel Warsh, each of whom disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Crestview Capital Master, LLC. For purposes of this statement, the Reporting Person is reporting that: (i) The aggregate amount of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is 1,433,672 shares. (ii) The aggregate percentage of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is approximately 4.99%. (iii) The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Reporting Person has sole power to vote or direct the vote of is 1,433,672. (iv) The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Reporting Person has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of is 1,433,672. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Ownership equals 4.99%. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Page 4 of 5 Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction which could have that purpose or effect. Page 5 of 5 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 16, 2006 CRESTVIEW CAPITAL MASTER, LLC By: /s/ Daniel Warsh ---------------- Name: Daniel Warsh Title: Member -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----