# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000778164
**File Stem:** 0001213900-25-115108
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 5331
**Document Hash:** f18ebe88b8103b78523f2cdc06f01b02
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-25-115108.hdr.sgml**: 20251126

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-25-115108

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251124

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251126

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251126

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Alto Ingredients, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000778164
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 412170618
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-21467
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251524631

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060
- **CITY:** SACRAMENTO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95814
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 916-403-2123

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060
- **CITY:** SACRAMENTO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95814

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050324

**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

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): **<u>November 24, 2025</u>**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC.** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Delaware** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**000-21467** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**41-2170618** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> (State or Other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation) | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> (Commission File Number) | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **1300 South Second Street**<br> **Pekin, Illinois**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;**61554** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | &nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code) |

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Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: **<u>(833) 710-2586</u>**

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | ALTO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br> (Nasdaq Capital Market) |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 **Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On November 24, 2025, Jeremy T. Bezdek resigned from his position as a member of the Board of Directors of Alto Ingredients, Inc. (the "Company") and from all of the committees on which he served, which resignation was effective on that date. Mr. Bezdek's resignation was not the result of any disagreement between the Company and him on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

 **Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Exhibits</u>.

<u>Number</u> <u>Description</u> <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

 **SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: November 26, 2025 | ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC. | ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC. |
|  | By: | /S/ AUSTE M. GRAHAM |
|  |  | Auste M. Graham, |
|  |  | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |

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