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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 9/18/20 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 100591 |
| Issuer Name: ARGAN INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: AGX |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1384123 |
| | Owner Name: Griffin William F Jr |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O GEMMA POWER SYSTEMS, LLC |
| | Owner Street 2: 769 HEBRON AVENUE |
| | Owner City: GLASTONBURY |
| | Owner State: CT |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 06033 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Non-Exec. Chairman of Gemma |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/17/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 4,000 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 46.63 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 282,150 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By William F Griffin Jr Revocable Trust U/A DTD FBO 12/9/04 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/18/20 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 17,131 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 44.92 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 265,019 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By William F Griffin Jr Revocable Trust U/A DTD FBO 12/9/04 |
| Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Option to Purchase Common Stock |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 18.87 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 12/18/13 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 12/18/22 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 10,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 10,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: On September 17, 2020, the Reporting Person sold 4,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock on the open market at an average price of $46.63 per share. |
| Footnote - F2: On September 18, 2020, the Reporting Person sold 17,131 shares of the Issuer's common stock on the open market at an average price of $44.92 per share. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ William F Griffin Jr |
| Signature Date: 9/22/20 |
