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Pacific Ethanol, Inc. – ‘S-1’ on 1/21/20 – ‘EX-5.1’

On:  Tuesday, 1/21/20, at 4:30pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1213900-20-1457   ·   File #:  333-235990

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

 1/21/20  Pacific Ethanol, Inc.             S-1                  134:20M                                    Edgar Agents LLC/FA

Registration Statement (General Form)   —   Form S-1
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-1         Registration Statement (General Form)               HTML   1.45M 
 2: EX-5.1      Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP                     HTML     40K 
 3: EX-10.49    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement and Waiver      HTML    112K 
                Dated December 20, 2019 Among Illinois Corn                      
                Processing, LLC, Compeer Financial, Pca and                      
                Cobank, Acb                                                      
 4: EX-10.50    Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement and Waiver      HTML    120K 
                Dated December 20, 2019 Among Pacific Ethanol                    
                Pekin, LLC, Compeer Financial, Pca and Cobank, Acb               
 5: EX-10.51    First Amendment to Security Agreement Dated         HTML     51K 
                December 20, 2019 by and Between Illinois Corn                   
                Processing, LLC and Cobank, Acb for the Benefit of               
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
 6: EX-10.52    First Amendment to Security Agreement Dated         HTML     52K 
                December 20, 2019 by and Between Pacific Ethanol                 
                Central, LLC and Cobank, Acb for the Benefit of                  
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
 7: EX-10.53    Second Amendment to Security Agreement Dated        HTML     47K 
                December 20, 2019 by and Between Pacific Ethanol                 
                Pekin, LLC and Cobank, Acb for the Benefit of                    
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
 8: EX-10.54    Guaranty by Illinois Corn Processing, LLC Dated     HTML     64K 
                December 20, 2019 in Favor of Compeer Financial,                 
                Pca and Cobank, Acb                                              
 9: EX-10.55    Amended and Restated Guaranty and Contribution      HTML     72K 
                Agreement Dated December 20, 2019 by Pacific                     
                Ethanol Central, LLC for the Benefit of Compeer                  
                Financial, Pca and Cobank, Acb                                   
10: EX-10.56    Guaranty by Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC Dated        HTML     65K 
                December 20, 2019 in Favor of Compeer Financial,                 
                Pca and Cobank, Acb                                              
11: EX-10.57    Pledge Agreement Dated December 20, 2019 by and     HTML     87K 
                Among Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC, Pacific                      
                Ethanol Pekin, LLC and Cobank, Acb                               
12: EX-10.58    Pledge Agreement Dated December 20, 2019 by and     HTML     85K 
                Among Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC, Illinois Corn                
                Processing, LLC and Cobank, Acb                                  
13: EX-10.59    First Amendment to Pledge Agreement Dated December  HTML     50K 
                20, 2019 by and Among Pacific Ethanol Central,                   
                LLC, Pacific Aurora, LLC and Cobank, Acb                         
14: EX-10.60    Amendment to Illinois Future Advance Real Estate    HTML     56K 
                Mortgage Dated December 20, 2019 by and Between                  
                Illinois Corn Processing, LLC and Compeer                        
                Financial, Pca                                                   
15: EX-10.61    Third Amendment to Illinois Future Advance Real     HTML     57K 
                Estate Mortgage Dated December 20, 2019 by and                   
                Between Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC and Compeer                   
                Financial, Pca                                                   
16: EX-10.62    Amended and Restated Term Note Dated December 20,   HTML     54K 
                2019 by Illinois Corn Processing, LLC in Favor of                
                Compeer Financial, Pca                                           
17: EX-10.63    Amended and Restated Revolving Term Note Dated      HTML     56K 
                December 20, 2019 by Illinois Corn Processing, LLC               
                in Favor of Compeer Financial, Pca                               
18: EX-10.64    Third Amended and Restated Revolving Term Note      HTML     55K 
                Dated December 20, 2019 by Pacific Ethanol Pekin,                
                LLC in Favor of Compeer Financial, Pca                           
19: EX-10.65    Fourth Amended and Restated Term Note Dated         HTML     50K 
                December 20, 2019 by Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC in               
                Favor of Compeer Financial, Pca                                  
20: EX-23.2     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     33K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
115: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     52K  
77: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    163K 
37: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     65K 
100: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    100K  
113: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     55K  
                (Loss)                                                           
75: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    176K 
35: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    125K 
104: R8          Organization and Basis of Presentation.             HTML    138K  
111: R9          Pacific Ethanol Plants.                             HTML     72K  
48: R10         Inventories.                                        HTML     41K 
62: R11         Intercompany Agreements.                            HTML     48K 
132: R12         Segments.                                           HTML    103K  
93: R13         Property and Equipment.                             HTML     48K 
49: R14         Intangible Asset.                                   HTML     38K 
64: R15         Derivatives.                                        HTML     81K 
134: R16         Leases.                                             HTML     46K  
95: R17         Debt.                                               HTML     84K 
47: R18         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans.               HTML     98K 
66: R19         Income Taxes.                                       HTML     77K 
108: R20         Preferred Stock.                                    HTML     52K  
97: R21         Common Stock and Warrants.                          HTML     49K 
27: R22         Stock-Based Compensation.                           HTML     64K 
69: R23         Commitments and Contingencies.                      HTML     66K 
109: R24         Fair Value Measurements.                            HTML     99K  
98: R25         Earnings Per Share.                                 HTML     69K 
28: R26         Parent Company Financials.                          HTML    129K 
70: R27         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     56K 
110: R28         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Policies)  HTML    234K  
96: R29         Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.   HTML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
90: R30         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Tables)                    HTML     54K 
130: R31         Inventories. (Tables)                               HTML     44K  
68: R32         Segments. (Tables)                                  HTML    104K 
52: R33         Property and Equipment. (Tables)                    HTML     46K 
89: R34         Derivatives. (Tables)                               HTML     73K 
129: R35         Leases. (Tables)                                    HTML     40K  
67: R36         Debt. (Tables)                                      HTML     64K 
51: R37         Pension Plans. (Tables)                             HTML    133K 
91: R38         Income Taxes. (Tables)                              HTML    112K 
128: R39         Common Stock and Warrants. (Tables)                 HTML     45K  
106: R40         Stock Based Compensation. (Tables)                  HTML     67K  
120: R41         Commitments and Contingencies. (Tables)             HTML     42K  
72: R42         Fair Value Measurements. (Tables)                   HTML     90K 
30: R43         Earnings Per Share. (Tables)                        HTML     71K 
105: R44         Parent Company Financials. (Tables)                 HTML    152K  
119: R45         Quarterly Financial Data. (Tables)                  HTML     56K  
71: R46         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details)   HTML     41K 
29: R47         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     45K 
                1)                                                               
107: R48         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     52K  
                2)                                                               
118: R49         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     43K  
                3)                                                               
125: R50         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML     86K  
                4)                                                               
87: R51         Organization and Basis of Presentation. (Details    HTML    108K 
                Narrative)                                                       
39: R52         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details)                   HTML     83K 
54: R53         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details 1)                 HTML     45K 
126: R54         Pacific Ethanol Plants. (Details Narrative)         HTML     83K  
88: R55         Inventories. (Details)                              HTML     52K 
40: R56         Inventories. (Details Narrative)                    HTML     37K 
55: R57         Intercompany Agreements. (Details Narrative)        HTML     70K 
127: R58         Segments. (Details)                                 HTML     93K  
86: R59         Segments. (Details 1)                               HTML     42K 
34: R60         Segments. (Details Narrative)                       HTML     40K 
74: R61         Property and Equipment. (Details)                   HTML     51K 
114: R62         Property and Equipment. (Details Narrative)         HTML     39K  
101: R63         Intangible Asset. (Details Narrative)               HTML     39K  
36: R64         Derivatives. (Details)                              HTML     42K 
76: R65         Derivatives. (Details 1)                            HTML     46K 
116: R66         Derivatives. (Details Narrative)                    HTML     38K  
102: R67         Leases. (Details)                                   HTML     61K  
32: R68         Leases. (Details Narrative)                         HTML     52K 
80: R69         Debt. (Details)                                     HTML     76K 
60: R70         Debt. (Details 1)                                   HTML     54K 
43: R71         Debt. (Details Narrative)                           HTML    229K 
83: R72         Pension Plans. (Details)                            HTML     88K 
123: R73         Pension Plans. (Details 1)                          HTML     49K  
59: R74         Pension Plans. (Details 2)                          HTML     52K 
42: R75         Pension Plans. (Details 3)                          HTML     66K 
82: R76         Pension Plans. (Details 4)                          HTML     49K 
122: R77         Pension Plans. (Details Narrative)                  HTML     46K  
56: R78         Income Taxes. (Details)                             HTML     46K 
45: R79         Income Taxes. (Details 1)                           HTML     68K 
61: R80         Income Taxes. (Details 2)                           HTML     83K 
44: R81         Income Taxes. (Details 3)                           HTML     49K 
85: R82         Income Taxes. (Details 4)                           HTML     49K 
124: R83         Income Taxes. (Details 5)                           HTML     58K  
58: R84         Income Taxes. (Details Narrative)                   HTML     66K 
41: R85         Preferred Stock. (Details Narrative)                HTML     55K 
81: R86         Common Stock and Warrants. (Details)                HTML     64K 
121: R87         Common Stock and Warrants. (Details Narrative)      HTML     48K  
57: R88         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details)                 HTML     54K 
46: R89         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 1)               HTML     51K 
33: R90         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 2)               HTML     61K 
73: R91         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details 3)               HTML     40K 
112: R92         Stock-Based Compensation. (Details Narrative)       HTML     52K  
99: R93         Commitments and Contingencies. (Details)            HTML     81K 
38: R94         Commitments and Contingencies. (Details Narrative)  HTML    102K 
78: R95         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans. (Details)     HTML     47K 
117: R96         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans. (Details 1)   HTML     47K  
103: R97         Pension and Retirement Benefit Plans. (Details      HTML     44K  
                Narrative)                                                       
31: R98         Fair Value Measurements. (Details)                  HTML    102K 
79: R99         Earnings Per Share. (Details)                       HTML     62K 
133: R100        Earnings Per Share. (Details Narrative)             HTML     38K  
94: R101        Parent Company Financials. (Details)                HTML    143K 
50: R102        Parent Company Financials. (Details 1)              HTML     86K 
65: R103        Parent Company Financials. (Details 2)              HTML    152K 
131: R104        Parent Company Financials. (Details Narrative)      HTML     38K  
92: R105        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     60K 
84: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    230K 
53: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    150K 
21: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- peix-20190930                       XML   3.92M 
23: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- peix-20190930_cal               XML    292K 
24: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- peix-20190930_def                XML   1.20M 
25: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- peix-20190930_lab                     XML   1.75M 
26: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- peix-20190930_pre              XML   1.50M 
22: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- peix-20190930                         XSD    289K 
63: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001213900-20-001457-xbrl      Zip    283K 


‘EX-5.1’   —   Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP


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Exhibit 5.1

 

[TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP LETTERHEAD]

 

January 21, 2020

 

Pacific Ethanol, Inc.

400 Capital Mall, Suite 2060

Sacramento, CA 95814

 

Re:

Registration Statement on Form S-1

Registering 12,136,862 Shares of Common Stock

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Pacific Ethanol, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the ”Company”), in connection with the registration statement on Form S-1 to which this opinion is an exhibit (the “Registration Statement”) with respect to the offer and sale by the persons and entities named in the Registration Statement (the “Selling Security Holders”) of up to an aggregate of 12,136,862 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), comprising the following (collectively, the “Shares”):

 

(i)5,530,718 shares of Common Stock;

 

(ii)1,106,144 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Common Shares”) issuable in connection with certain anti-dilution rights in favor of the selling security holders for certain dilutive issuances through March 31, 2020 based on a weighted-average anti-dilution formula; and

 

(iii)5,500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase common stock (the “Warrants”) issued on December 22, 2019.

 

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement, other than as to the validity of the Shares.

 

We are familiar with the corporate actions taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares and have made such other legal and factual inquiries as we deem necessary for purposes of rendering this opinion. We have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters; we have not independently verified such matters. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copied documents. We have also assumed that the Shares are and will be evidenced by appropriate certificates that have been properly executed and delivered.

 

Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that (i) the Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) the Additional Common Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and if and when issued upon the occurrence of a dilutive event pursuant to the Note Amendment Agreement dated December 22, 2019 by and among the Company and the Selling Security Holders, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (iii) the Warrant Shares, when issued upon exercise of each of the Warrants in accordance with their respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

You have informed us that the Selling Security Holders may sell the Shares from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis. This opinion is limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), including the statutory provisions of the DGCL, all applicable provisions of the Constitution of the State of Delaware and all reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws, and federal law, exclusive of state securities and blue sky laws, rules and regulations.

 

We hereby consent to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement and to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the General Rules and Regulations of the SEC.

 

  Respectfully submitted,
   
  /s/ Troutman Sanders LLP


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘S-1’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
3/31/2010-Q
Filed on:1/21/20
12/22/19
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