Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Griffin William F Jr
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARGAN INC [AGX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VC/CEO of Gemma Power Systems
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC,, 2461 MAIN STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2016
(Street)

GLASTONBURY, CT 06033		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               456,150 (1) I By William F. Griffin, Jr. Revocable Trust DTD 12/09/04

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option to purchase Common Stock $ 18.87             12/18/2013 12/18/2022 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Griffin William F Jr
C/O GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC,
2461 MAIN STREET
GLASTONBURY, CT 06033		   X     VC/CEO of Gemma Power Systems  

Signatures

 /s/ William F. Griffin, Jr.   06/20/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As of the filing date, the Reporting Person indirectly owns a total of 456,150 shares of the Issuer's common stock through William F. Griffin, Jr. Revocable Trust DTD 12/09/04 (the "Revocable Trust"). This was as a result of a share transfer (the "Transfer") of 108,576 shares to the Revocable Trust and 50,000 shares to S Griffin & Kulpik TTEE, Griffin Family Trust, U/A DTD 02/10/2006 on June 16, 2016 by William F. Griffin, Jr. GRAT DTD 03/29/14 (the "GRAT"), of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. Pursuant to the Transfer, the GRAT no longer owns any shares of the Issuer's common stock, while the amount of shares owned by the Revocable Trust increased from 347,574 shares to 456,150 shares.

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