Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Watson David Hibbert (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 CHURCH STREET SUITE 201 (Street) ROCKVILLE MD 20850 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) PRESIDENT AND CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/18/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	12/18/2024		M		12,502(1)	A	$64.25	61,291	D
Common Stock	12/18/2024		S		10,000(2)	D	$146.05	51,291	D
Common Stock	12/18/2024		G		500(3)	D	$0	50,791	D
Common Stock								500	I	Held in The David and Laura Watson Foundation

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Option to Purchase Common Stock	$64.25	12/18/2024		M			40,000(1)	04/06/2018	04/06/2027	Common Stock	40,000	$64.25	11,334	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 18, 2024, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option awarded on April 6, 2017 to purchase 40,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $64.25 per share, using the net settle method.

2. On December 18, 2024, the Reporting Person sold 10,000 shares of common stock on the open market at an average price of $146.05 per share.

3. On December 18, 2024, the Reporting Person gifted 500 shares of the Issuer's common stock to the David and Laura Watson Foundation.

	/s/ David H. Watson	12/20/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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