SEC Company Response from Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) (CIK 0000778164) (ALTO) — Feb 3, 2020
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) (CIK 0000778164)
Date: Feb. 3, 2020 · CIK: 0000778164 · Accession: 0001213900-20-002426
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File numbers found in text: 333-235990
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PACIFIC
ETHANOL, INC.
400
Capitol Mall, Suite 2060
Sacramento,
CA 95814
February
3, 2020
VIA
EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE
Securities
and Exchange Commission
100
F. Street, N.E.
Washington,
DC 20549
Attention:
Ada D. Sarmento, Staff Attorney
Re: Pacific
Ethanol, Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-235990)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Pursuant
to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the
“Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-235990) (the “Registration Statement”), so that it may be declared
effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on February 5, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The
Company hereby confirms that it is aware of its responsibilities under the 1933 Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, as they relate to the proposed offering of the securities specified in the Registration Statement.
It
would be appreciated if, promptly after the Registration Statement has become effective, you would so inform our outside counsel,
Larry A. Cerutti of Troutman Sanders LLP, by telephone at (949) 622-2710 or by email at larry.cerutti@troutman.com.
The Company hereby authorizes Mr. Cerutti of Troutman Sanders LLP to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
Very truly yours,
PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC.
By:
/s/
CHRISTOPHER W. WRIGHT
Christopher
W. Wright
Vice
President, General Counsel & Secretary