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Pacific Ethanol, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Monday, 3/30/20, at 4:13pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 1213900-20-7976 · File #: 0-21467

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/30/20  Pacific Ethanol, Inc.             10-K       12/31/19  110:13M                                    Edgar Agents LLC/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    810K 
 2: EX-4.1      Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to    HTML     66K 
                Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                
 3: EX-10.61    Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated      HTML     26K 
                Credit Agreement Dated November 19, 2019                         
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     27K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
98: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     66K 
58: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    146K 
25: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     56K 
80: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     83K 
99: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     47K 
60: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     63K 
27: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    134K 
82: R8          Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     92K 
96: R9          Pacific Ethanol Plants.                             HTML     40K 
86: R10         Intercompany Agreements.                            HTML     39K 
101: R11         Segments.                                           HTML     53K  
57: R12         Property and Equipment.                             HTML     35K 
22: R13         Intangible Asset.                                   HTML     30K 
85: R14         Derivatives.                                        HTML     49K 
100: R15         Debt.                                               HTML     81K  
55: R16         Leases.                                             HTML     39K 
21: R17         Pension Plans.                                      HTML     67K 
84: R18         Income Taxes.                                       HTML     66K 
102: R19         Preferred Stock.                                    HTML     44K  
39: R20         Common Stock and Warrants.                          HTML     39K 
31: R21         Stock-Based Compensation.                           HTML     51K 
64: R22         Commitments and Contingencies.                      HTML     36K 
104: R23         Fair Value Measurements.                            HTML     68K  
38: R24         Parent Company Financials.                          HTML     71K 
30: R25         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited).               HTML     49K 
63: R26         Subsequent Event.                                   HTML     30K 
103: R27         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML    162K  
                (Policies)                                                       
40: R28         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     60K 
                (Tables)                                                         
28: R29         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Tables)                    HTML     35K 
23: R30         Segments. (Tables)                                  HTML     55K 
61: R31         Property and Equipment. (Tables)                    HTML     33K 
95: R32         Derivatives. (Tables)                               HTML     48K 
81: R33         Debt. (Tables)                                      HTML     43K 
24: R34         Leases. (Tables)                                    HTML     34K 
62: R35         Pension Plans. (Tables)                             HTML     66K 
97: R36         Income Taxes. (Tables)                              HTML     66K 
83: R37         Common Stock and Warrants. (Tables)                 HTML     35K 
26: R38         Stock-Based Compensation. (Tables)                  HTML     55K 
59: R39         Fair Value Measurements. (Tables)                   HTML     65K 
32: R40         Parent Company Financials. (Tables)                 HTML     71K 
42: R41         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited). (Tables)      HTML     48K 
109: R42         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     33K  
                (Details)                                                        
70: R43         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     37K 
                (Details 1)                                                      
33: R44         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     44K 
                (Details 2)                                                      
43: R45         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     35K 
                (Details 3)                                                      
110: R46         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     50K  
                (Details 4)                                                      
71: R47         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     80K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
34: R48         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details)                   HTML     65K 
41: R49         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details Narrative)         HTML     72K 
48: R50         Intercompany Agreements. (Details Narrative)        HTML     56K 
16: R51         Segments. (Details)                                 HTML     77K 
79: R52         Segments. (Details 1)                               HTML     33K 
94: R53         Segments. (Details Narrative)                       HTML     32K 
47: R54         Property and Equipment. (Details)                   HTML     42K 
15: R55         Property and Equipment. (Details Narrative)         HTML     32K 
78: R56         Intangible Asset. (Details Narrative)               HTML     31K 
93: R57         Derivatives. (Details)                              HTML     34K 
49: R58         Derivatives. (Details 1)                            HTML     37K 
14: R59         Derivatives. (Details Narrative)                    HTML     29K 
68: R60         Debt. (Details)                                     HTML     64K 
106: R61         Debt. (Details 1)                                   HTML     44K  
45: R62         Debt. (Details Narrative)                           HTML    221K 
36: R63         Leases. (Details)                                   HTML     53K 
67: R64         Leases. (Details Narrative)                         HTML     44K 
105: R65         Pension Plans. (Details)                            HTML     82K  
44: R66         Pension Plans. (Details 1)                          HTML     41K 
35: R67         Pension Plans. (Details 2)                          HTML     45K 
65: R68         Pension Plans. (Details 3)                          HTML     58K 
108: R69         Pension Plans. (Details 4)                          HTML     42K  
90: R70         Pension Plans. (Details Narrative)                  HTML     41K 
73: R71         Income Taxes. (Details)                             HTML     36K 
18: R72         Income Taxes. (Details 1)                           HTML     50K 
51: R73         Income Taxes. (Details 2)                           HTML     81K 
91: R74         Income Taxes. (Details 3)                           HTML     41K 
74: R75         Income Taxes. (Details 4)                           HTML     41K 
19: R76         Income Taxes. (Details 5)                           HTML     51K 
53: R77         Income Taxes. (Details Narrative)                   HTML     58K 
88: R78         Preferred Stock. (Details Narrative)                HTML     49K 
77: R79         Common Stock and Warrants. (Details)                HTML     49K 
89: R80         Common Stock and Warrants. (Details Narrative)      HTML     49K 
72: R81         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details)                 HTML     45K 
17: R82         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 1)               HTML     42K 
50: R83         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 2)               HTML     51K 
92: R84         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 3)               HTML     31K 
75: R85         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details Narrative)       HTML     41K 
20: R86         Commitments and Contingencies. (Details Narrative)  HTML     50K 
54: R87         Fair Value Measurements. (Details)                  HTML     43K 
87: R88         Fair Value Measurements. (Details 1)                HTML     92K 
76: R89         Fair Value Measurements. (Details Narrative)        HTML     29K 
69: R90         Parent Company Financials. (Details)                HTML    123K 
107: R91         Parent Company Financials. (Details 1)              HTML     74K  
46: R92         Parent Company Financials. (Details 2)              HTML    116K 
37: R93         Parent Company Financials. (Details Narrative)      HTML     30K 
66: R94         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited). (Details)     HTML     51K 
56: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    203K 
52: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    122K 
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10: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- peix-20191231_cal               XML    221K 
11: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- peix-20191231_def                XML   1.05M 
12: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- peix-20191231_lab                     XML   1.59M 
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29: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001213900-20-007976-xbrl      Zip    216K

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