<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001405086-13-000097.txt : 20130214
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001405086-13-000097
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARGAN INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000100591
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS [1700]
		IRS NUMBER:				131947195
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-30642
		FILM NUMBER:		13615097

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 201
		CITY:			ROCKVILLE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20850
		BUSINESS PHONE:		301 315-0027

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 201
		CITY:			ROCKVILLE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20850

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PUROFLOW INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ULTRA DYNAMICS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19830522

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001455251
		IRS NUMBER:				680665285
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-364-1846

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Hollow Brook Associates LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090203
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, DC &nbsp;20549</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>_________</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>SCHEDULE 13G<BR>
(Rule 13d-102)</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=center><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<BR>
(Amendment No. ___)</B><FONT style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold,Times New Roman"><B><SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:278.8px; font-size:11pt"><U>Argan, Inc.</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>(Name of Issuer)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:217.067px; font-size:11pt"><U>Common Stock, $0.15 par value</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>(Title of Class of Securities)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:278.2px; font-size:11pt"><U>04010E109</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>(CUSIP Number)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;December 31, 2012 &nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px" align=center><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Check the appropriate box to designate the Rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[x]</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Rule 13d-1(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Rule 13d-1(c)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Rule 13d-1(d) </P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; clear:left" align=justify><BR></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><SUP>1</SUP>The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR>
<BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=justify>{01536937; 6; 3129-2 }</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px"><BR></P>
<P style=page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:299.4px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Cusip No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 2 of 11 pages</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px; clear:left"><BR></P>
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<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">1.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Names of Reporting Persons.<BR>
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">Hollow Brook Wealth Management, LLC<BR>
Tax ID number: 680665285</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">2.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(a)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[x]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">3.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">SEC Use Only</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">4.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">State of New York</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Number of Shares</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">5.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Sole Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Beneficially Owned by</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">6.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">7.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">With</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">8.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">9.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">1,323,000 Shares of Common Stock</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:552px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">9.5%</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">IA</P>
<P style="margin:9.8px"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR>
<BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=justify>{01536937; 6; 3129-2 }</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px"><BR></P>
<P style=page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:299.4px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Cusip No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 3 of 11 pages</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px; clear:left"><BR></P>
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<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">1.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Names of Reporting Persons.<BR>
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">E. Wayne Nordberg</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">2.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(a)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[x]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">3.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">SEC Use Only</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">4.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">United States</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Number of Shares</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">5.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Sole Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Beneficially Owned by</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">6.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">7.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">With</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">8.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">9.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">1,323,000 Shares of Common Stock</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:552px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">9.5%</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">IN</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR>
<BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=justify>{01536937; 6; 3129-2 }</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px"><BR></P>
<P style=page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:299.4px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Cusip No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 4 of 11 pages</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px; clear:left"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">1.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Names of Reporting Persons.<BR>
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">Philip E. Richter</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">2.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(a)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[x]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">3.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">SEC Use Only</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">4.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">United States</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Number of Shares</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">5.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Sole Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Beneficially Owned by</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">6.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">7.</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">With</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">8.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">9.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">1,323,000 Shares of Common Stock</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:552px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">9.5%</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">IN</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><BR>
<BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=justify>{01536937; 6; 3129-2 }</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px"><BR></P>
<P style=page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:299.4px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Cusip No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 5 of 11 pages</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px; clear:left"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><BR></P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">1.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Names of Reporting Persons.<BR>
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">Alan L. Bazaar</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">2.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(a)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:24px; width:72px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">[x]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">3.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">SEC Use Only</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">4.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Citizenship or Place of Organization</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">United States</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Number of Shares</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">5.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Sole Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">23,333</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Beneficially Owned by</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">6.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Voting Power</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">7.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Sole Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">23,333</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">With</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">8.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Shared Dispositive Power</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">1,323,000</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">9.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">1,346,333 Shares of Common Stock</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">10.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">11.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">9.7%</P>
<P style=margin-top:9.8px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:24px; font-size:11pt; float:left">12.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)</P>
<P style="margin-top:9.8px; margin-bottom:9.8px; padding-left:24px; font-size:11pt; clear:left">IN</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center><BR>
<BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=justify>{01536937; 6; 3129-2 }</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px"><BR></P>
<P style=page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:299.4px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Cusip No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 6 of 11 pages</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Schedule 13G</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Common Stock, Par Value $0.01</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=center>CUSIP No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 1(a)</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Name of Issuer:</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:96px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>Argan, Inc.</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 1(b)</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Address of Issuer&#146;s Principal Executive Offices:</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:96px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>One Church Street, Suite 201</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:96px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Rockville, Maryland 20850</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 2(a)</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Name of Person filing:</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; clear:left" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>The following &#147;Reporting Persons&#148;:</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Hollow Brook Wealth Management, LLC (&#147;HBWM&#148;)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>E. Wayne Nordberg</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Philip E. Richter</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Alan L. Bazaar</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 2(b)</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; clear:left" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>c/o Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>410 Park Avenue - 17th Floor</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>New York, NY 10022</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 2(c)</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Citizenship:</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; clear:left" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Please refer to Item 4 on each cover sheet for each filing person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 2(d)</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Title of Class of Securities:</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>Common Stock, par value $0.15 per share</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 2(e)</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>CUSIP Number:</B> 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin:0px; clear:left" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR>
<BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:8pt" align=justify>{01536937; 6; 3129-2 }</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px"><BR></P>
<P style=page-break-before:always;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-4pt;font-size:4pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:299.4px; font-size:11pt; float:left">Cusip No. 04010E109</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 7 of 11 pages</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12.2px; clear:left"><BR></P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=justify><BR></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 3.</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>If this statement is filed pursuant to &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(a)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(b)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(c)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(d)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-left:96px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(e)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[x]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-left:96px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>An investment adviser in accordance with &#167;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(g)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[x]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-left:96px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>A parent holding company or control person in accordance with &#167;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(h)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-left:96px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; clear:left; float:left">(i)</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-left:96px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:11pt; float:left">[ &nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; padding-left:96px; padding-right:-48px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Group, in accordance with &#167;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 4</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Ownership.</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>The 1,323,000 shares reported as beneficially owned by HBWM are all shares held by persons in respect of which HBWM acts as trustee and/or investment manager. &nbsp;Messrs. Nordberg, Richter and Bazaar are the Members of HBWM, which is a New York limited liability company. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>The approximate percentages of shares of common stock reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons are based upon 13,937,365 shares outstanding on December 10, 2012, as reported in the Issuer&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2012<FONT style="background-color:#FFFFFF">.</FONT></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Please see Items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 for each cover sheet for each Reporting Person.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a &#147;group&#148; within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. &nbsp;Each Reporting Person disclaims the existence of a &#147;group&#148; and, except as set forth below, disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock other than any shares or other securities reported herein as being directly owned by it or him, as the case may be. &nbsp;Each of the Reporting Persons states that it or he, as the case may be, is included in this filing solely for the purpose of presenting information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock and disclaims any knowledge, except as hereinafter expressly set forth, as to any statements made herein on behalf of any other Reporting Person. Each Reporting Person is signing this statement only as to information with respect to, or furnished by, such Reporting Person, and makes no representation as to information furnished by any other Reporting Person.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 8 of 11 pages</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Bazaar in his individual capacity owns 23,333 shares issued by the Issuer, approximately 0.2% of the Issuer&#146;s outstanding common shares. &nbsp;These shares are not managed or held in trust by HBWM.</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 5</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 6</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Not applicable</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 7</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:96px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Not applicable</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 8</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Not applicable</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 9</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Notice of Dissolution of Group.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Not applicable</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:11pt; float:left"><B>Item 10</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Certification.</B></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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 having that purpose or effect.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:309.933px; font-size:11pt; float:left" align=right>Page 9 of 11 pages</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>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.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>Signature:</U></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Dated: February 14, 2013</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Entities:</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;E. Wayne Nordberg</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>E. Wayne Nordberg, as</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Chairman for the</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Individuals:</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;E. Wayne Nordberg</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>E. Wayne Nordberg</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;Philip E. Richter</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>Philip E. Richter</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;Alan L. Bazaar</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>Alan L. Bazaar</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-right:-309.933px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:324.6px; font-size:11pt; float:left">13G</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=center><U>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</U></P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:192px; font-size:11pt; float:left">EXHIBIT A</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Agreement of Reporting Persons</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=center><U>EXHIBIT A</U></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><B>Agreement of Reporting Persons</B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:14.667px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed on the date hereof with respect to the shares of Common Stock of Argan, Inc. has been filed on behalf of the undersigned.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>Signature:</U></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Dated: February 14, 2013</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Entities:</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Hollow Brook Wealth Management LLC</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;E. Wayne Nordberg</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>E. Wayne Nordberg, as</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>Chairman for the</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt" align=justify>above-listed entity</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;E. Wayne Nordberg</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>E. Wayne Nordberg</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;Philip E. Richter</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>Philip E. Richter</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:288px; width:324px; font-size:11pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:288px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:11pt" align=justify><U>/s/ &nbsp;Alan L. Bazaar</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:348px; font-size:11pt; clear:left" align=justify>Alan L. Bazaar</P>
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