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): March 11, 2016

 

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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01.     Other Events.

 

On March 14, 2016, Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) issued a press release announcing that on March 11, 2016, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems, received from NTE Carolinas LLC, an affiliate of NTE Energy, a full notice to proceed with engineering, procurement and construction activities for a 475 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant to be located in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Construction on the facility will begin this year with completion scheduled in late 2018.

 

A copy of Argan’s press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release issued by Argan on March 14, 2016.

 

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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:

March 14, 2016

 

By:

/s/ David H. Watson

 

 

 

 

David H. Watson

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release issued by Argan on March 14, 2016.

 

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