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): April 7, 2006


                                   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 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

      H. Haywood Miller III, previously an Executive Vice President of Argan,
Inc. (the "Company"), resigned from his position with the Company on April 7,
2006.





                                   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: April 10, 2006                      By:  /s/ Rainer Bosselmann
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                                              Rainer Bosselmann
                                              Chairman of the Board and
                                              Chief Executive Officer