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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-057518
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150805
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150807

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	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:		151035458

	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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARGAN,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August&nbsp;5, 2015, Argan,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;Argan&#148;) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems (&#147;GPS&#148;), has entered into a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Exelon West Medway II, LLC (&#147;West Medway&#148;) for the design and construction of a dual-fuel 200 megawatt simple cycle gas-fired peaking power plant in Massachusetts (the &#147;Project&#148;). GPS has received limited notice to proceed with early activities for the Project which has a corresponding contract value of approximately $100 million with an expected completion date in mid-2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of Argan&#146;s press release is attached to this report as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:   August&nbsp;7, 2015</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Argan,&nbsp;Inc.&#146;s Wholly Owned Subsidiary Gemma Power Systems</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rockville, Md.&#160; &#151;&#160; <b>Argan,&nbsp;Inc. (NYSE: AGX)</b> today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems, LLC (GPS) has entered into a Turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract with Exelon West Medway II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon Generation Company, LLC and Exelon Corporation (<b>NYSE: EXC</b>) and received a limited notice to proceed to commence early activities for the engineering, procurement and construction of a dual-fuel 200 MW simple cycle peaking power plant to be located adjacent to Exelon&#146;s existing West Medway Generating Station in Medway, Massachusetts. The full notice-to-proceed is contingent upon Exelon receiving all Massachusetts regulatory approvals for the project.&#160; The contract value is approximately $100 million and has an expected completion date of mid-2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rainer Bosselmann, Chairman and CEO of Argan,&nbsp;Inc., stated, &#147;We&#146;re delighted that GPS was selected to perform this contract. We look forward to working with Exelon and assisting them in delivering clean, reliable energy to the New England region.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Argan&#146;s primary business is designing and building energy plants through its Gemma Power Systems subsidiary.&nbsp;These energy plants include simple and combined cycle natural gas-fired power plants as well as alternative energy facilities including biodiesel, ethanol, and those powered by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.&nbsp;Argan also owns Atlantic Projects Company Limited and Southern Maryland Cable,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">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 our power industry services business. 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&nbsp;10-K and 10-Q, and other SEC filings.</font></i></p>
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