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): August 29, 2008

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 401, 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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Item 5.02(b) Departure of Principal Officer

Effective August 29, 2008, Timothy Curran resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as President of Gemma Power Systems, LLC (“Gemma”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Argan, Inc. (the “Company”).

Item 5.02(c) Appointment of Principal Officer

On September 3, 2008, the Company appointed William F. Griffin, Jr., age 53, as Chief Executive Officer and President of Gemma. Mr. Griffin has been Vice Chairman of Gemma since November 1, 2007. From December 6, 2006 to November 1, 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer of Gemma and from March, 1997 to December, 2006, he was a fifty (50) percent owner and a senior executive officer of Gemma. Currently, Mr. Griffin has an employment contract with Gemma that terminates in June, 2009.
 
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description 
99.1
 
Argan, Inc. Press Release, issued September 3, 2008.
 
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: September 5, 2008 
By:  
/s/ Arthur F. Trudel
 
Arthur F. Trudel
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description 
99.1
 
Argan, Inc. Press Release, issued September 3, 2008.
 
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