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Argan Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 1/31/24 – ‘EX-31.1’

On:  Thursday, 4/11/24, at 4:16pm ET   ·   For:  1/31/24   ·   Accession #:  1558370-24-4979   ·   File #:  1-31756

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/11/24  Argan Inc.                        10-K        1/31/24  100:11M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

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‘EX-31.1’   —   Certification — §302 – SOA’02


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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, David H. Watson, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Argan, Inc. (the “Registrant”), for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5.    The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:

April 11, 2024

 

 

/s/ David H. Watson

 

David H. Watson

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)



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16 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/01/23  Argan Inc.                        DEF 14A     4/28/23   12:4.4M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/08/23  Argan Inc.                        8-K:1,2,9   3/06/23   12:345K                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 9/08/22  Argan Inc.                        10-Q        7/31/22   69:7.8M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 8/18/22  Argan Inc.                        8-K:5,9     8/16/22   12:203K                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 5/04/21  Argan Inc.                        8-K:1,2,9   4/30/21   11:360K                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 4/14/21  Argan Inc.                        10-K        1/31/21   85:9.4M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
12/10/20  Argan Inc.                        8-K:2,8,9  12/09/20   13:505K                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
12/09/20  Argan Inc.                        10-Q       10/31/20   68:6.8M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 4/14/20  Argan Inc.                        10-K        1/31/20   87:8.8M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
12/10/19  Argan Inc.                        10-Q       10/31/19   69:7M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/10/19  Argan Inc.                        10-K        1/31/19   86:18M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/07/18  Argan Inc.                        DEF 14A     6/21/18    1:1.3M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/17/17  Argan Inc.                        8-K:1,2,9   5/15/17    2:860K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/11/17  Argan Inc.                        10-K        1/31/17   85:8M                                     Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/15/09  Argan Inc.                        10-K        1/31/09    9:798K                                   Bowne - BPC/FA
 4/27/04  Argan Inc.                        10KSB       1/31/04   12:478K                                   EDGARX.com, LLC/FA
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