8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): October 25, 2005


                                   ARGAN, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                        001-31756                13-1947195
(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)


         One Church Street, Suite 302, 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)


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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On October 25, 2005, Argan, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the
manufacturing facilities of its Vitarich Laboratories, Inc. subsidiary sustained
minimal damage due to Hurricane Wilma and that the plant will be fully
operational once power is restored to the area. A copy of the Argan, Inc. press
release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

         Exhibit No.        Description
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            99.1            Argan, Inc. Press Release issued October 25, 2005.



                                   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.

Date: October 26, 2005                   ARGAN, INC.

                                         By:  /s/ Rainer Bosselmann
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                                              Rainer Bosselmann
                                              Chairman of the Board and
                                              Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.        Description
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            99.1            Argan, Inc. Press Release issued October 25, 2005.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
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                                                                     Argan, Inc.

NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:        October 25, 2005
From:        Argan, Inc.
Contact:     Haywood Miller
Fax:         301-315-0064
Phone:       301-315-0027

             ARGAN ANNOUNCES THAT VITARICH MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
                 SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE DUE TO HURRICANE WILMA

ROCKVILLE, MD - Argan, Inc. (PINK SHEETS; BSE: AGAX.PK; AGX) announces that the
Naples, FL manufacturing facilities of its Vitarich Laboratories, Inc.
subsidiary sustained minimal damage due to Hurricane Wilma. The plant will be
fully operational once power is restored to the area. "The staff at Vitarich has
been commended for their foresight and preparation in advance of this terrible
storm," stated Rainer Bosselmann.

Argan is a publicly traded holding company, focusing on companies that provide
products and services to growth industries. Vitarich Laboratories, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Argan located in Naples, FL, is a farm-to-market, vertically
integrated contract private label manufacturer of premium nutraceutical
products, including nutritional and whole-food dietary supplements and other
personal healthcare products. Argan has another wholly owned subsidiary,
Southern Maryland Cable, Inc., that provides inside premise wiring services to
the federal government and also provides underground and aerial construction
services and splicing to major telecommunications and utilities customers.

For more information on Argan, go to www.arganinc.com and to
www.vitarichlabs.com for more information on Vitarich Laboratories.

This press release contains certain-forward looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, as amended. Although Argan believes
the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein,
including the development plans of Argan, are reasonable, any of the assumptions
could be inaccurate and therefore, there can be no assurance that the
forward-looking statements contained in the press release will prove to be
accurate. In light of significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking
statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be
regarded as a representation by Argan or any other person that the objectives
and plans of Argan will be achieved.