0001104659-20-048744.txt : 20200420 0001104659-20-048744.hdr.sgml : 20200420 20200420170402 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-048744 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200416 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200420 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200420 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Watson David Hibbert CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001482442 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31756 FILM NUMBER: 20803193 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ARGAN, INC. STREET 2: ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARGAN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000100591 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS [1700] IRS NUMBER: 131947195 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 201 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 BUSINESS PHONE: 301 315-0027 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 201 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 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 4 1 a4.xml 4 X0306 4 2020-04-16 0 0000100591 ARGAN INC AGX 0001482442 Watson David Hibbert C/O ARGAN, INC., ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 0 1 0 0 SVP & CFO Common Stock 3700 D Stock Option to purchase Common Stock 33.81 2020-04-16 4 A 0 32000 0.00 A 2021-04-16 2030-04-16 Common Stock 32000 166000 D Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2020-04-16 4 A 0 10000 0.00 A Common Stock 10000 26000 D On April 16, 2020, the Reporting Person received 10-year options to purchase 32,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock with an exercise price of $33.81 per share. The options will vest ratably over three years on each anniversary of the grant date starting from 04/16/2021. As of the date of this filing, the total number of options owned by the Reporting Person includes (a) options to acquire 30,000 shares of common stock at a price of $41.68 with Date Exercisable of 06/23/2017 and Expiration Date of 06/23/2026; (b) options to acquire 40,000 shares of common stock at a price of $64.25 per share with Date Exercisable of 04/06/2018 and Expiration Date of 04/06/2027; (c) options to acquire 32,000 shares of common stock at a price of $37.60 per share with Date Exercisable of 04/13/2019 and Expiration Date of 04/13/2028; (d) options to acquire 32,000 shares of common stock at a price of $50.30 with a Date Exercisable of 4/12/2020 and Expiration date of 4/12/2029; and (e) options to acquire 32,000 shares of common stock at a price of $33.81 with a Date Exercisable of 4/16/2021 and Expiration Date of 4/16/2030, all subject to the aforementioned three-year ratably vesting schedule. On April 16, 2020, the Reporting Person was granted Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (the "PBRSUs") in the target number of 10,000 shares (the "Target"), the vesting of which is subject to the percentile of the Total Stock Return ("TSR") of the Issuer's common stock over a three-year period, as determined by the Issuer's Board of Directors, versus the comparative TSRs of 12 peer public companies to be disclosed in the Issuer's 2020 Proxy Statement. Each PBRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The payout ratio of the Target, ranging from 0% to 200%, will depend on the degree of achievement of the percentile of the TSR. These PBRSUs are to vest in their entirety at the end of a three-year performance period as reported under footnote 4 above. As of the date of this filing, the total number of PBRSUs owned by the Reporting Person includes (a) a target number of 8,000 shares of PBRSUs granted on April 13, 2018; (b) a target number of 8,000 shares of PBRSUs granted on April 12, 2019 and; (c) a target number of 10,000 shares of PBRSUs granted on April 16, 2020, all to vest in their entirety at the end of a three-year performance period as reported under footnote 4 above. /s/ David Watson 2020-04-20