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): June 23, 2016

 

ARGAN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 315-0027

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan, Inc. which was held on June 23, 2016 (the “2016 Annual Meeting”), the following four (4) matters were resolved by the stockholders of Argan, Inc. (the “Company”).

 

(1)           The election of the following nine (9) directors to the Board of Directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his/her successor has been elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation, death or removal:

 

·                  Rainer H. Bosselmann

·                  Henry A. Crumpton

·                  Cynthia A. Flanders

·                  Peter W. Getsinger

·                  William F. Griffin, Jr.

·                  William F. Leimkuhler

·                  W.G. Champion Mitchell

·                  James W. Quinn

·                  Brian R. Sherras

 

(2)           The approval of the 2016 Executive Performance Plan for William F. Griffin, Jr.

 

(3)           The nonbinding advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation (the “say-on-pay” vote).

 

(4)           The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending January 31, 2017.

 

A schedule presenting the number of votes cast by the Company’s stockholders is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Results of the Voting at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan, Inc.

 

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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.

 

	ARGAN, INC.
Date: June 24, 2016	By:	/s/ David H. Watson
		David H. Watson
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Results of the Voting at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan, Inc.

 

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