ARGAN INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Dec 14, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ARGAN INC (AGX)
CIK: 0000100591
Period of Report: 2018-12-12

Reporting Person: QUINN JAMES E (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-12-12	Stock Option to purchase Common Stock	$41.19	A	10000	Acquired	2028-12-12	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	59570	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On December 12, 2018 (the "Grant Date") , the Reporting Person received 10-year options, vesting ratably over three years on each anniversary date from the Grant Date, to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock with an exercise price of $41.19 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 $26.88 with Date Exercisable of 12/17/2014 and Expiration Date of 12/17/2023; (b) 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; (c) options to acquire 10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $30.44 per share with Date Exercisable of 1/7/2017 and Expiration Date of 1/7/2026; (d) 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; (e) options to acquire10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $46.35 per share with Date Exercisable of 1/11/2019 and Expiration Date of 1/11/2028; and

F3: (f) options to acquire10,000 shares of common stock at a price of $41.19 per share with initial Date Exercisable beginning on 12/12/2019 and Expiration Date of 12/12/2028.