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)
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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 | ||||||