# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001791800
**File Stem:** 0001791800-25-000014
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 6810
**Document Hash:** 2ee0d0e399b1443e03096e7a5a37e49d
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001791800-25-000014.hdr.sgml**: 20251017

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001791800-25-000014

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251015

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251017

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251017

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Collins Charles Edwin IV
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001791800

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31756
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251402195

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4075 WILSON BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 440
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ARGAN INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000100591
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS [1700]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 131947195
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0131

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4075 WILSON BOULEVARD SUITE 440
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 301 315-0027

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4075 WILSON BOULEVARD SUITE 440
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PUROFLOW INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ULTRA DYNAMICS CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19830522

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Collins Charles Edwin IV<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O ARGAN, INC.<br>4075 WILSON BLVD, SUITE 440<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>ARLINGTON, VA 22203<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-10-15 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GEMMA_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>ARGAN INC [ AGX ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2025-10-15 |  | M |  | 5235<sup>(1)</sup> | A | $42.31 | 26241 | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2025-10-15 |  | M |  | 4765<sup>(2)</sup> | A | $33.81 | 31006 | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2025-10-15 |  | S |  | 10000<sup>(3)</sup> | D | $309.37 | 21006 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Option to Purchase Common Stock | $42.31 | 2025-10-15 |  | M |  |  | 5235<sup>(1)</sup> | 2020-09-10 | 2029-09-10 | Common Stock | 5235 | $42.31 | 19500 | D |  |
| Option to Purchase Common Stock | $33.81 | 2025-10-15 |  | M |  |  | 4765<sup>(2)</sup> | 2021-04-16 | 2030-04-16 | Common Stock | 4765 | $33.81 | 14735 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) On October 15, 2025, the Reporting Person exercised the remaining portion of his stock option awarded on September 10, 2019 to purchase 5,235 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $42.31 per share.

(2) On October 15, 2025, the Reporting Person exercised a portion of his stock option awarded on April 16, 2020 to purchase 4,765 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $33.81 per share.

(3) On October 15, 2025, the Reporting Person sold 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock on the open market at an average price of $309.37 per share.

**Signature:** /s/ Charles E. Collins IV  
**Date:** 2025-10-17

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**