8-K

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): July 1, 2015

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:

 

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

 

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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 July 1, 2015, Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems (“GPS”), has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Moxie Freedom, LLC for the design and construction of a 1,000 megawatt gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania (the “Project”) and that GPS has received limited notice to proceed with early activities for the Project which is expected to be completed by mid-2018.

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

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Argan on July 1, 2015.


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: July 1, 2015 By:

/s/ Cynthia A. Flanders

Cynthia A. Flanders

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Argan on July 1, 2015.