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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan held on June 21, 2022, the following three (3) matters were resolved by the stockholders of Argan.
(1) | The election of the following nine (9) members to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), each to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his/her successor has been elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation, death or removal: |
• | Rainer H. Bosselmann |
• | Cynthia A. Flanders |
• | Peter W. Getsinger |
• | William F. Griffin, Jr. |
• | John R Jeffrey, Jr. |
• | Mano S. Koilpillai |
• | William F. Leimkuhler |
• | W.G. Champion Mitchell |
• | James W. Quinn |
(2) | The nonbinding advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation (the “say-on-pay” vote). |
(3) | The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending January 31, 2023. |
A schedule presenting the number of votes cast by the Company’s stockholders is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 21, 2022, the Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable July 29, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 21, 2022.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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99.1 |
| Results of Voting at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan, Inc. |
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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.
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Date: June 21, 2022 |
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| David H. Watson | |||
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| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
ARGAN, INC.
RESULTS OF VOTING
2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN, INC.
June 21, 2022
(1)The election of the following nine (9) directors to the Board of Directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his/her successor has been elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation, death or removal.
The results of the voting were as follows:
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Rainer H. Bosselmann |
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| 11,618,054 | 381,496 | 1,306,943 | |||||||
Cynthia A. Flanders |
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| 11,483,209 | 516,341 | 1,306,943 | |||||||
Peter W. Getsinger | | | 11,776,976 | | | | 222,574 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
William F. Griffin, Jr. | | | 11,743,312 | | | | 256,238 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
John R. Jeffrey, Jr. |
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| 11,704,020 | | | | 295,530 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
Mano S. Koilpillai | | | 11,649,320 | | | | 350,230 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
William F. Leimkuhler | | | 11,478,034 | | | | 521,516 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
W.G. Champion Mitchell | | | 11,541,314 | | | | 458,236 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
James W. Quinn | | | 11,407,619 | | | | 591,931 | | | | 1,306,943 | |
(2)The nonbinding advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation (the “say-on-pay” vote).
The result of the voting was as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| 11,475,552 | 418,174 | 105,824 | 1,306,943 |
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(3)The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending January 31, 2023.
The result of the voting was as follows:
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13,258,701 | 42,739 | 5,053 |
Exhibit 99.2
ARGAN, INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
OF $0.25 PER SHARE
June 21, 2022 – ROCKVILLE, MD – Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) (“Argan” or the “Company”) announces today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable July 29, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 21, 2022.
About Argan, Inc.
Argan’s primary business is providing a full range of services to the power industry, including the renewable energy sector. Argan’s service offerings focus on the engineering, procurement and construction of natural gas-fired power plants and renewable energy facilities, along with related commissioning, operations management, maintenance, project development and consulting services, through its Gemma Power Systems and Atlantic Projects Company operations. Argan also owns The Roberts Company, which is a fully integrated fabrication, construction and industrial plant services company, and SMC Infrastructure Solutions, which provides telecommunications infrastructure services.
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Rainer Bosselmann |
| David Watson |
301.315.0027 |
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Document and Entity Information |
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Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
Document Type | 8-K |
Document Period End Date | Jun. 21, 2022 |
Entity File Number | 001-31756 |
Entity Registrant Name | ARGAN, INC. |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 13-1947195 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | One Church Street |
Entity Address, Adress Line Two | Suite 201 |
Entity Address, City or Town | Rockville |
Entity Address, State or Province | MD |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 20850 |
City Area Code | 301 |
Local Phone Number | 315-0027 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $0.15 Par Value |
Trading Symbol | AGX |
Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000100591 |
Amendment Flag | false |
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