Bosselmann Rainer H Form 4 ARGAN / RAINER H BOSSELMANN ownership change

SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BOSSELMANN RAINER H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

16715 THURSTON ROAD

(Street)

DICKERSON MD 20842

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARGAN INC [ AGX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/16/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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	09/16/2016		M		10,000(1)	A	$13.64	322,901	D
Common Stock	09/16/2016		M		10,000(2)	A	$8.97	332,901	D
Common Stock	09/16/2016		M		10,000(3)	A	$16.47	342,901	D
Common Stock	09/16/2016		S		30,000(4)	D	$54.4454	312,901(5)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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	$13.64	09/16/2016		M			10,000(6)	04/06/2011	04/06/2020	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00	195,000	D
Stock Option to purchase Common Stock	$8.97	09/16/2016		M			10,000(7)	04/05/2012	04/05/2021	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00	185,000	D
Stock Option to purchase Common Stock	$16.47	09/16/2016		M			10,000(8)	04/02/2013	04/02/2022	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00	175,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option received pursuant to an agreement dated April 6, 2010 to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $13.64 per share.

2. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option received pursuant to an agreement dated April 5, 2011 to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $8.97 per share.

3. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option received pursuant to an agreement dated April 2, 2012 to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $16.47 per share.

4. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person sold the 30,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock which were acquired pursuant the exercise of stock options on September 16, 2016 [see footnote 1, 2, and 3 above] on the open market at a price of $54.4454 per share.

5. 2,241 shares are held by Rainer and Beverley Bosselmann, as joint tenants, and the remaining shares are held by Rainer Bosselmann.

6. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $13.64 per share [see footnote 1 above].

7. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $8.97 per share [see footnote 2 above].

8. On September 16, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $16.47 per share [see footnote 3 above].

Remarks:

	/s/ Rainer H. Bosselman	09/20/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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