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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-354552
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140925
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:		20140926
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140926

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31756
		FILM NUMBER:		141123556

	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
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;25, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARGAN, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>13-1947195</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;25, 2014, Argan, Inc. (&#147;Argan&#148;) announced that Arthur F. Trudel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Argan, will retire from these positions in January, 2015. Mr.&nbsp;Trudel will remain an employee of Argan, functioning as a Senior Advisor to Argan&#146;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rainer Bosselmann. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Argan also announced that Cynthia Flanders, a member of Argan&#146;s Board of Directors, will succeed Mr.&nbsp;Trudel as Chief Financial
Officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Flanders, 60, has been a member of Argan&#146;s Board of Directors since April 2009. In 2009, she founded Skipjack
Partners LLC, a woman-owned consultancy doing business as Manage Fearlessly, an Internet resource for managers and entrepreneurs. Since October 2013, she has also served as a senior advisor for Verit Advisors LLC, an independent investment bank
advisory that specializes in ESOPs and other ownership transitions. From 1975 through 2009, Ms.&nbsp;Flanders held a series of positions of increasing responsibility with Bank of America and its predecessor organizations (the &#147;Bank&#148;).
Ultimately, she served as the Global Commercial Banking Executive for the Bank&#146;s Mid-Atlantic region overseeing eight commercial banking markets and over 80 client teams delivering a full array of financial services to over 7,000 small, middle
market and microcap clients. From 2000 to 2008, as a Commercial Market Executive, Ms.&nbsp;Flanders led twelve client management teams covering middle market clients and prospects throughout Maryland and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In
addition to spending over 20 years in commercial banking, Ms.&nbsp;Flanders also worked in the consumer banking, operations and finance organizations of the Bank. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of Argan&#146;s press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: September&nbsp;26, 2014</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Rainer Bosselmann</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sept. 25, 2014 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Arthur
Trudel Will Retire as Chief Financial Officer in January 2015 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ROCKVILLE, Md.&#151;(<U>BUSINESS WIRE</U>)&#151; <B>Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX)</B> today
announced that Arthur F. Trudel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President in January 2015. Mr.&nbsp;Trudel has been Argan&#146;s CFO since joining the Company in April 2003.
Cynthia Flanders, a member of Argan&#146;s board of directors, will succeed Mr.&nbsp;Trudel as CFO. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Trudel will remain an employee of Argan,
Inc. functioning as Senior Advisor to Argan&#146;s Chairman and CEO, Rainer Bosselmann. Mr.&nbsp;Trudel and Ms.&nbsp;Flanders will work together to conduct a seamless transition over the next year. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Bosselmann said that &#147;Arthur Trudel has made a significant impact on the positive performance of Argan over the past eleven years. We welcome
Ms.&nbsp;Flanders, a seasoned finance executive. We anticipate that she will make significant contributions to Argan&#146;s success in the future.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Argan, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Argan&#146;s primary business is
designing and building energy plants through its Gemma Power Systems subsidiary. These energy plants include traditional gas as well as alternative energy including biodiesel, ethanol, and renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind and solar.
Argan also owns Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws and are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: (1)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s ability to achieve its business strategy while effectively managing costs and expenses; (2)&nbsp;the
Company&#146;s ability to successfully and profitably integrate acquisitions; and (3)&nbsp;the continued strong performance of the energy sector. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or
contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors detailed from time to time in Argan&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, reference is hereby made to cautionary statements with respect to
risk factors set forth in the Company&#146;s most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q, and other SEC filings. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contacts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Argan, Inc.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company Contact: </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rainer Bosselmann, 301-315-0027 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Relations Contact:</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B></B>Arthur Trudel,
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