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): July 1, 2015
ARGAN, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware |
001-31756 |
13-1947195 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Church Street, Suite 201, Rockville, MD |
20850 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
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:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 1, 2015, Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems (“GPS”), has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Moxie Freedom, LLC for the design and construction of a 1,000 megawatt gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania (the “Project”) and that GPS has received limited notice to proceed with early activities for the Project which is expected to be completed by mid-2018.
A copy of Argan’s press release 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 | Press Release issued by Argan on July 1, 2015. | |||
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: July 1, 2015 | By: | /s/ Cynthia A. Flanders | ||||
| Cynthia A. Flanders | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Argan on July 1, 2015. | |||