Argan, Inc. / Richard L. Scott
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.15 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
(CUSIP Number)
Jeffrey S. Buschman, Esq.
Boult Cummings Conners & Berry, PLC
1600 Division Street, Suite 700
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 252-2388
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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“filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
Richard L. Scott |
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I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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SEC USE ONLY: |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: |
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United States
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SOLE VOTING POWER: |
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1,000,000 |
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SHARED VOTING POWER: |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: |
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1,000,000 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): |
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9.0% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): |
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
Common Stock, $.15 par value (the “Common Stock”), of Argan, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Issuer”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at One Church Street, Suite
302, Rockville, MD 20850.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This statement is filed by Richard L. Scott (the “Reporting Person”).
The business address of the Reporting Person is 700 11th Street S, Suite 101, Naples, Florida
34102.
The Reporting Person is a private investor.
The Reporting Person has not been convicted in any criminal proceedings during the five years
preceding the filing of this report.
During the five years preceding the filing of this report, the Reporting Person has not been a
party to any civil proceedings of a judicial or administrative body which has resulted in any
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
The Reporting Person is a United States citizen.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The Reporting Person has used personal funds of approximately $3,750,000 to acquire 1,000,000
shares of Common Stock in a private transaction. The Common Stock was purchased by a limited
liability company controlled by the Reporting Person.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The Reporting Person purchased the Common Stock in a private transaction for general investment
purposes. Consistent with such purposes, the Reporting Person may seek to engage in future
discussions with management of the Issuer and may make suggestions concerning the Issuer’s
operations, prospects, business and financial strategies, assets and liabilities, business and
financing alternatives and such other matters as the Reporting Person may deem relevant to his
investment in the Issuer. In addition, the Reporting Person may from time to time, depending on
prevailing market, economic and other conditions, acquire additional shares of the Common Stock of
the Issuer or engage in discussions with the Issuer concerning further acquisitions of shares of
the Common Stock of the Issuer or further investments in the Issuer. The Reporting Person intends
to review his investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis and, depending upon the price and
availability of shares of the Common Stock, subsequent developments affecting the Issuer, the
Issuer’s business and prospects, other investment and business opportunities available to the Reporting Person,
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general stock market and economic conditions, tax considerations and other factors considered
relevant, may decide at any time to increase or to decrease the size of his investment in the
Issuer.
Except as set forth above, the Reporting Person does not have any plans or proposals which relate
to or would result in (a) the acquisition of additional securities of the Issuer or the disposition
of securities of the Issuer, (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (c) a sale or
transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (d) any change in
the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to
change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board of directors
of the Issuer, (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the
Issuer, (f) any other material change in the business or corporate structure of the Issuer, (g)
changes in the Issuer’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which
may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer, (h) the delisting from a national securities
exchange or termination of quotations in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national
securities association for any class of capital stock of the Issuer, (i) a class of equity
securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section
12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Common Stock, or (j) or any action similar to the
foregoing actions listed. The Reporting Person will continue to evaluate the Issuer and his
investment therein and may later determine to propose or support any one or more of such actions in
the future, to purchase additional shares of the Common Stock or to sell part or all of his
holdings of the Common Stock of the Issuer.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
The 1,000,000 shares of the Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person constitute 9.0% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock set
forth on the Issuer’s most recent Form 10-QSB.
The Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the Common Stock.
The Reporting Person purchased the following shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer in a private
transaction:
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Price Per Share |
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Consideration |
12/8/2006
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1,000,000 |
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3.75 |
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3,750,000 |
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The Common Stock was purchased by Argan Investments, LLC, a member managed limited liability
company of which Reporting Person is the controlling member.
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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
On December 8, 2006, an entity controlled by Reporting Person entered into a Stock Purchase
Agreement with the Issuer whereby the Reporting Person purchased 1,000,000 newly issued shares of
Issuer Common Stock. In addition, the parties entered into a Registration Rights Agreement whereby
the Issuer is required to register the shares within 120 days of the purchase. The Agreements are
attached as exhibits hereto.
Other than as set forth above, the Reporting Person does not have any contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities
of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s
fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division
of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Item 7. Material to be Filed As Exhibits
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| Exhibit 1
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2006, between Argan Investments, LLC and
Argan, Inc. |
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| Exhibit 2
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Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 8, 2006 between Argan Investments, LLC
and Argan, Inc. |
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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| DATED: December 18, 2006 |
/s/ Richard L. Scott
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Richard L. Scott |
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