ARGAN INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 24, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ARGAN INC (AGX)
CIK: 0000100591
Period of Report: 2017-01-05

Reporting Person: QUINN JAMES W (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-01-05	Stock Option to purchase Common Stock	$71.75	A	10000	Acquired	2027-01-05	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	59570	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Pursuant to a stock option agreement dated January 5, 2017, the Reporting Person received 10-year options to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock with an exercise price of $71.75 per share.

F2: As of the date of this filing, the total number of options owned by the Reporting Person includes (a) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $18.87 per share with Date Exercisable of 12/18/2013 and Expiration Date of 12/18/2022; (b) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $ 26.88 with Date Exercisable of 12/17/2014 and Expiration Date of 12/17/2023; (c) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $31.82 per share with Date Exercisable of 12/11/2015 and Expiration Date of 12/11/2024; (d) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $30.44 per share with Date Exercisable of 1/7/2017and Expiration Date of 1/7/2026; and (e) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $71.75 per share with Date Exercisable of 1/5/2018 and Expiration Date of 1/5/2027.