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 *
Deily Richard H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARGAN INC [AGX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH, STREET, SUITE 201		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/12/2019
(Street)

ROCKVILLE, MD 20850		 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

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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 $ 50.3 04/12/2019   A     10,000 (1) 04/12/2020 04/12/2029 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 40,000 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Deily Richard H
C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH
STREET, SUITE 201
ROCKVILLE, MD 20850		       Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Richard H. Deily   04/15/2019
**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) On April 12, 2019, the Reporting Person received 10-year options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock with an exercise price of $50.30 per share. The options will vest ratably over three years on each anniversary of the grant date starting from 04/12/2020.
(2) As of the date of this Filing, the total number of options owned by the Reporting Person includes (a) options to purchase a total of 10,000 shares of common stock at the price of $33.85 per share with the date exercisable of 04/13/2017 and expiration date of 04/13/2026; (b) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $64.25 per share with Date Exercisable of 04/06/2018 and Expiration Date of 04/06/2027; (c) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $37.60 per share, subject to a three-year ratably vesting schedule, with Date Exercisable of 04/13/2019 and Expiration Date of 04/13/2028; and (d) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $50.30 per share, subject to the aforementioned three-year ratably vesting schedule, with Date Exercisable of 4/12/2020 and Expiration Date of 4/12/2029.

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