FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARGAN INC [ AGX ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/26/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 10/26/2016 | S | 623(1) | D | $55.4 | 24,377 | D | |||
Common Stock | 10/27/2016 | S | 4,377(2) | D | $55.47 | 20,000 | D | |||
Common Stock | 1,000 | I | By Elizabeth K. Leimkuhler Trust Under Agreement dated August 30, 2005 | |||||||
Common Stock | 1,000 | I | By Emily K. Leimkuhler Trust Under Agreement dated August 30, 2005 | |||||||
Common Stock | 2,000 | I | By Simplified Employee Pension IRA |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Option to purchase Common Stock | $0(3) | 12/20/2012(3) | 07/01/2026(3) | Common Stock | 45,000(3) | 45,000(3) | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On October 26, 2016, the Reporting Person sold a total of 623 shares of the Issuer's common stock on the open market at an average price of $55.40 per share. |
2. On October 27, 2016, the Reporting Person sold a total of 4,377 shares of the Issuer's common stock on the open market at an average price of $55.47 per share. As of the date of this report, the Reporting Person directly owns a total of 20,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock. |
3. The total number of stock options owned by the Reporting Person includes options to acquire 45,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock with Exercise Prices ranging from $17.33 to $31.82 with Dates Exercisable ranging from December 20, 2012 to January 7, 2017 and Expiration Dates ranging from December 20, 2021 to January 7, 2026. (Please refer to the Form 4's filed by the Reporting Person on December 22, 2011, December 31, 2012, December 18, 2013, December 12, 2014 and January 8, 2016 for more information.) |
/s/ William F. Leimkuhler | 10/28/2016 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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. |