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): June 21, 2011

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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were three (3) matters submitted to a vote of securities holders at the Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on June 21, 2011. Following are the three (3) proposals:
(1) To elect eight (8) directors to the Board of Directors of Argan to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death or removal.
The results of the voting were as follows:
                         
    VOTES     VOTES     BROKER  
NAME OF DIRECTOR   FOR     WITHHELD     NON-VOTES  
Rainer H. Bosselmann
    9,007,469       49,323       1,240,063  
Henry A. Crumpton
    8,984,182       72,610       1,240,063  
Cynthia A. Flanders
    8,984,352       72,440       1,240,063  
DeSoto S. Jordan
    8,544,654       512,138       1,240,063  
William F. Leimkuhler
    8,892,685       164,107       1,240,063  
Daniel A. Levinson
    8,983,691       73,101       1,240,063  
W.G. Champion Mitchell
    8,976,411       80,381       1,240,063  
James W. Quinn
    8,846,703       210,089       1,240,063  
(2) To approve the Argan, Inc. 2011 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and the allocation of 500,000 shares of Argan’s common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.
The results of the voting were as follows:
         
VOTES FOR
    8,120,127  
VOTES AGAINST
    918,895  
ABSTAINED
    17,770  
BROKER NON-VOTES
    1,240,063  
(3) To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accountants for Argan for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012.
The results of the voting were as follows:
         
VOTES FOR
    10,189,390  
VOTES AGAINST
    2,936  
ABSTAINED
    104,529  
BROKER NON-VOTES
    0  

 

 


 

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: June 22, 2011  By:   /s/ Arthur Trudel    
    Arthur Trudel   
    Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer