Form 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): June 26, 2012

 

 

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 two (2) matters submitted to a vote of securities holders at the Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on June 26, 2012. Following are the two (2) proposals:

(1) To elect eight (8) directors to the Board of Directors of Argan, each to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his/her successor has been elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation, death or removal.

The results of the voting were as follows:

 

NAME OF DIRECTOR

    VOTES
FOR		      VOTES
WITHHELD		      BROKER
NON-VOTES		  

Rainer H. Bosselmann

      7,353,735         77,126         1,175,974   

Henry A. Crumpton

      7,362,173         68,688         1,175,974   

Cynthia A. Flanders

      7,329,030         101,831         1,175,974   

William F. Griffin, Jr.

      7,363,789         67,072         1,175,974   

William F. Leimkuhler

      7,343,650         87,211         1,175,974   

W.G. Champion Mitchell

      7,197,585         233,276         1,175,974   

James W. Quinn

      7,341,014         89,847         1,175,974   

Brian R. Sherras

      7,363,789         67,072         1,175,974   

(2) To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent registered public accountants for Argan for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2013.

The results of the voting were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR

      8,600,468   

VOTES AGAINST

      1,733   

ABSTAINED

      4,634   

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 27, 2012

      By:   

/s/ Arthur F. Trudel

        Arthur F. Trudel
        Senior Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer