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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 11-K
     
þ   Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Or
     
o   Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number 000-08193
A. Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that
of the issuer named below:
Argon ST Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
B. Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and
the address of its principal executive office:
ARGON ST, INC.
12701 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, Virginia 22033
 
 

 


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REQUIRED INFORMATION
Financial Statements:
  4.   In lieu of the requirements of Item 1-3, audited statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the requirements of ERISA for the Plan’s year ended December 31, 2009 are presented on pages 5 through 15.
Exhibits:
23. Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Trustees
Argon ST, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the Plan) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used, and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) and the schedule of delinquent deposits of participant contributions are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Grant Thornton, LLP
McLean, Virginia
June 28, 2010

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Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                 
    December 31,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     
Assets
               
 
               
Investments at fair value:
               
Interest-Bearing Cash
  $ 817,817     $ 634,462  
Registered Investment Companies
    90,101,868       59,172,681  
Argon ST Common Stock
    4,855,928       4,087,893  
Non-employer Common Stock
    773,537       353,636  
Common Collective Trust
    13,268,561       10,658,256  
US Government Securities
    26,047       48,721  
Other Investments
    180       6,981  
Participant loans
    1,171,450       838,694  
     
 
               
Total investments
    111,015,388       75,801,324  
 
               
Receivables:
               
Employer match contributions
    373,306       206,831  
Other receivable
    4,346       239,685  
     
Net assets available for benefit at fair value
    111,393,040       76,247,840  
 
               
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for common collective trust
    246,731       574,928  
     
Net Assets Available for Benefits
  $ 111,639,771     $ 76,822,768  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
         
Year Ended December 31,   2009  
 
Additions
       
Investment income:
       
Interest and dividends
  $ 1,455,980  
Net increase in fair value of investments
    20,512,403  
 
     
 
       
Total investment income
    21,968,383  
 
       
Contributions:
       
Participant
    8,352,514  
Participant rollover
    611,904  
Employer match
    7,735,366  
 
     
 
       
Total contributions
    16,699,784  
 
     
 
       
Total Additions
    38,668,167  
 
     
 
       
Deductions
       
Benefits paid to participants
    3,831,958  
Plan expenses
    19,206  
 
     
 
       
Total Deductions
    3,851,164  
 
     
 
       
Net Increase
    34,817,003  
 
       
Net Assets Available for Benefits, beginning of period
    76,822,768  
 
     
 
       
Net Assets Available for Benefits, end of period
  $ 111,639,771  
 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE A—PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the Plan), is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established January 1, 1995, to provide retirement benefits for eligible employees of the participating employer. The participating employer is Argon ST, Inc. (the Company). Effective January 1, 2000, the Plan entered into a tax-favored savings and trust agreement with Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity).
All employees of the employer are eligible to participate, except members of a collective bargaining unit where retirement benefits have been the subject of good faith bargaining, nonresident aliens who do not receive any earned income from the Company which constitutes United States earned income, leased employees and casual or temporary employees. Employees become eligible to participate on the date of hire. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Contributions
Participants may contribute a percentage of their pre-tax annual compensation as defined in the Plan. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified retirement plans. Effective April 1, 2007, participants also may choose a Roth deferral contribution on an after-tax basis.
The employer makes a non-discretionary matching contribution, subject to certain Plan limitations, in an amount equal to 100 percent of the participant’s deferral, limited to six percent of the participant’s eligible compensation. In addition, a safe harbor contribution equal to 3% of covered compensation is made to each eligible employee of the Company, regardless of the employees’ participation in the Plan. Each year the employer may also contribute to the Plan a discretionary profit sharing contribution in addition to any matching contributions. The Company did not make a discretionary profit sharing contribution for the Plan year ended December 31, 2009.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and an allocation of (a) the Company’s contributions, and (b) Plan earnings. Allocations to each participant account for the Company’s discretionary profit sharing contribution is based on the ratio of their compensation for the plan year to the aggregate eligible compensation of all such participants in that year. Investment income or losses are allocated based on participants’ account balances.
Investments
Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions to various investment options, including among others, fixed income, capital appreciation, income and growth mutual funds, Argon ST common stock, a common collective trust, as well as a self-directed brokerage account option. Fidelity is custodian of the funds. Participants may change their investment options daily.

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Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, rollover accounts and the Company’s safe harbor contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the remainder of the plan account is based on years of continuous service. A participant is 100 percent vested after five years of credited service.
Payment of Benefits
On termination of service, including separation due to death, disability or retirement, a participant may elect to receive an amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account in either a lump-sum amount, or in annual installments. If the account balance is less than $1,000, the distribution shall be paid in the form of a lump-sum benefit.
Loans to Participants
Loans to participants may be no less than $1,000 and no greater than the lesser of $50,000 or one-half of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account. The period of repayment may not exceed five years, except for loans used to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate a dwelling unit used as a principal residence. All loans bear interest under a fixed rate determined by the Plan Administrator. Principal and interest are generally paid ratably through bi-weekly payroll deductions. Loans must be repaid prior to any participant (borrower) distribution.
NOTE B—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Method of Accounting
The Plan uses the accrual basis of accounting for the presentation of the financial statements.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.
The Plan is applying the practical expedient as of December 31, 2009 to its investment in Fidelity’s Managed Income Portfolio (“MIP”), a collective trust fund. The MIP’s investment objective is to seek the preservation of capital and to provide a competitive level of income over time that is consistent with the preservation of capital. Participants’ ownership of the MIP is represented as units. Units are issued and redeemed daily at the MIP’s constant NAV of $1 per unit. The MIP allows for daily liquidity with no additional days notice required for redemption. It is the policy of the MIP to use its best efforts to maintain a stable NAV of $1 per unit, although there is no guarantee that the MIP will be able to maintain this value.
Participants ordinarily may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment in the MIP at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the MIP, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The MIP imposes certain restrictions on the Plan, and the MIP itself may be subject to circumstances that impact its ability to transact at contract value, as described in the following paragraphs. Plan management believes the occurrence of events that would cause the MIP to transact at less than contract value is not probable.
The MIP invests in assets (typically fixed income securities or bond funds and may include derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements) and enters into “wrapper” contracts issued by third parties and invests in cash equivalents represented by shares in a money market fund. A wrap contract is an agreement by another party, such as a bank or insurance company, to make payments to the MIP in certain circumstances. Wrap contracts are designed to allow a stable value portfolio to maintain a

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constant NAV and protect a portfolio in extreme circumstances. In a typical wrap contract, the wrap issuer agrees to pay a portfolio the difference between the contract value and the market value of the underlying assets once the market value has been totally exhausted.
The following events may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value:
    The Plan’s failure to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA.
 
    Any communication given to Plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the MIP or to transfer assets out of the MIP.
 
    Any change in law, regulation or administrative ruling applicable to the Plan that could have a material adverse effect on the MIP’s cash flow.
 
    Any transfer of assets from the MIP directly into a competing investment option.
 
    The establishment of a defined contribution plan that competes with the Plan for employee contributions.
 
    Complete or partial termination of the Plan or its merger with another plan. Any substantive modifications of the MIP or the administration of the MIP that is not consented to by the wrap issuer.
 
    Any change in law, regulation or administrative ruling applicable to a plan investing in the MIP that could have a material adverse effect on the MIP’s cash flow.
The MIP is unlikely to maintain a stable NAV if, for any reason, it cannot obtain or maintain wrap contracts covering all of its underlying assets. This could result from the MIP’s inability to promptly find a replacement wrap contract following termination of a wrap contract. The MIP’s ability to receive amounts due pursuant to these wrap contracts is dependent on the third-party issuer’s ability to meet their financial obligations. The wrap issuer’s ability to meet its contractual obligations under the wrap contracts may be affected by future economic and regulatory developments. In the event that wrap contracts fail to perform as intended, the MIP’s NAV may decline if the market value of its assets declines.
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Benefit Payments
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
Subsequent Events
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Adoption of New Accounting Standards
In April 2009, the FASB amended the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures to provide additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. This amendment also provided additional guidance on circumstances that may indicate a transaction is not orderly. The disclosure requirements were expanded to include the disclosure of inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value, along with a discussion of any changes in valuation techniques and related inputs since the last reporting date. Additionally, the amended guidance requires the disaggregation of investments by major category. The adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements.
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-12, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (“ASU 2009-12”), which amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASU No. 2009-12 is effective for the first reporting period ending after December 15, 2009 and expands the disclosure requirements for certain investments with a reported net asset value (“NAV”). As a practical expedient, the amendment permits, but does not require, the Plan to measure the fair value of an investment based on the investee’s NAV per share or its equivalent, without adjustment. The adoption of ASU 2009-12 did not have a material impact on the fair value determination of applicable investments; however, it did require additional disclosures.
NOTE C—ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
The Company absorbs substantially all of the Plan recordkeeping and administrative expenses. Expenses incurred and paid for by the Plan for the Plan year ended December 31, 2009 were $19,206.
NOTE D—INCOME TAX STATUS
The Company adopted a prototype plan offered through Fidelity. The prototype plan was approved by the Internal Revenue Service as acceptable under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), for use by employers for the benefit of their employees. Argon ST did not request its own determination letter and we believe the plan is designed and being operated in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
NOTE E—INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

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    December     December 31,  
    31, 2009     2008  
     
Fidelity Capital Appreciation
  $ 8,642,140     $ 5,883,895  
Fidelity Contrafund
    13,322,683       9,122,904  
Artisan Mid Cap
    6,783,017       3,932,076  
Fidelity Diversified International
    6,952,240       4,711,192  
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio
    13,268,561       10,658,256  
Argon ST Common Stock
      *     4,087,893  
PIMCO Total Return
    7,504,314       5,223,344  
Oakmark Equity & Income
      *     3,968,591  
 
*   Amounts did not exceed 5% of Plan assets at end of year.
As of December 31, 2009, the Plan was invested in a common collective trust, Fidelity’s Managed Income Portfolio, which owns fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. The Plan’s interest in the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio is calculated by applying the Plan’s ownership percentage in the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio to the total fair value of such fund.
For year ended December 31, 2009, the Plan’s investments increased in value by $20,512,403 as follows:
         
Registered Investment Companies
  $ 19,192,673  
Argon ST Common Stock
    775,308  
Other
    544,422  
 
     
 
       
 
  $ 20,512,403  
 
     
NOTE F—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, provides the framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in active markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

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Common stocks and U.S. government securities: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
Registered Investment Companies and Common Collective Trust: Valued at the net asset value of shares held by the plan at year end.
Participant loans: Valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:
                                 
    Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2009  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
     
Interest-bearing Cash
  $ 817,817     $     $     $ 817,817  
Registered Investment Companies:
                               
Balanced
    17,972,925                   17,972,925  
Fixed Income
    8,545,824                   8,545,824  
Growth
    55,556,925                   55,556,925  
Income
    3,473,896                   3,473,896  
Index
    4,101,808                   4,101,808  
Other
    450,490                   450,490  
     
Total
    90,101,868                   90,101,868  
 
Argon ST Common Stock
    4,855,928                   4,855,928  
Non-employer Common Stock:
                               
Basic Materials
    298,171                   298,171  
Consumer Goods
    175,707                   175,707  
Technology
    64,310                   64,310  
Financial
    61,757                   61,757  
Other
    173,592                   173,592  
     
Total
    773,537                   773,537  
 
Common Collective Trusts
          13,268,561             13,268,561  
US Government Securities
          26,047             26,047  
Other Investments
          180             180  
Participant Loans
                1,171,450       1,171,450  
     
Total Assets
  $ 96,549,150     $ 13,294,788     $ 1,171,450     $ 111,015,388  
     

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    Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2008  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
     
Interest-bearing Cash
  $ 634,462     $     $     $ 634,462  
Registered Investment Companies:
                               
Balanced
    12,171,806                   12,171,806  
Fixed Income
    5,903,781                   5,903,781  
Growth
    35,647,272                   35,647,272  
Income
    2,259,797                   2,259,797  
Index
    2,829,732                   2,829,732  
Other
    360,293                   360,293  
     
Total
    59,172,681                   59,172,681  
 
Argon ST Common Stock
    4,087,893                   4,087,893  
Non-employer Common Stock:
                               
Basic Materials
    107,330                   107,330  
Consumer Goods
    45,269                   45,269  
Technology
    37,665                   37,665  
Financial
    14,447                   14,447  
Other
    148,925                   148,925  
     
Total
    353,636                   353,636  
 
Common Collective Trusts
          10,658,256             10,658,256  
US Government Securities
          48,721             48,721  
Other Investments
          6,981             6,981  
Participant Loans
                838,694       838,694  
     
Total Assets
  $ 64,248,672     $ 10,713,958     $ 838,694     $ 75,801,324  
     
Level 3 Gains and Losses : The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2009:
         
    Level 3 Assets  
    Year Ended December 31, 2009  
    Participant Loans  
     
Balance, beginning of year
  $ 838,694  
Realized gains (losses)
     
Unrealized gains (losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date
     
Purchases, sales, issuances, settlements (net)
    332,756  
 
     
Balance, end of year
  $ 1,171,450  
 
     
NOTE G—TERMINATION
Although it has not expressed any interest to do so, the employer reserves the right to terminate the Plan and discontinue contributions at any time. In the event of Plan termination, participants become 100 percent vested in their accounts.

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NOTE H—FORFEITURES
For the year ended December 31, 2009, forfeited non-vested accounts, which are periodically used to reduce employer contributions, totaled $375,221. For the year ended December 31, 2009, $375,076 was used to reduce employer contributions to the Plan. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, forfeitures available to offset future employer contributions totaled $21,589 and $1,042.
NOTE I—RECONCILIATION TO FORM 5500
Form 5500 reports Plan assets on a cash basis; accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America use the accrual basis. A reconciliation of net assets available for Plan benefits according to the financial statements and Form 5500 follows:
                 
    December     December  
    31, 2009     31, 2008  
     
Net assets available for benefits, financial statements
  $ 111,639,771     $ 76,822,768  
Less: contributions receivable
    (373,306 )     (206,831 )
Fair value adjustment for common collective trust
    (246,731 )     (574,928 )
     
 
               
Net assets available for Plan benefits, Form 5500
  $ 111,019,734     $ 76,041,009  
     
 
               
The following is a reconciliation of changes in net assets per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
         
Year ended December 31, 2009        
 
Change in net assets, financial statements
  $ 34,817,003  
Add: contributions receivable, beginning of year
    206,831  
Less: contributions receivable, end of year
    (373,306 )
Add: fair value adjustment for common collective trust
    328,197  
 
     
 
       
Net income, Form 5500
  $ 34,978,725  
 
     
NOTE J—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of Argon ST, Inc. common stock. Argon ST is the Plan sponsor and, therefore, qualifies as a related party. At December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Plan held investments of 223,636 and 216,749 shares of Argon ST common stock with fair values of $4,855,928 and $4,087,893, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Plan purchased 151,888 shares at a cost of $3,147,378, and sold or distributed 145,001 shares with proceeds of $2,950,585.
The Plan has not considered Argon ST contributions to the Plan, or benefits accrued or paid by the Plan, for participants as party-in-interest transactions.
Certain Plan investments are managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company, the custodian as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest.
Fees paid during the year by the Plan sponsor for legal, accounting, and other professional services rendered by parties-in-interest were based on customary and reasonable rates for such services.

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The Plan sponsor provides to the Plan certain accounting and administrative services for which no fees are charged.
NOTE K—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Argon ST, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the “Plan”) is a prototype plan established by Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”). Periodically, the Plan is restated to comply with changes Fidelity has made to their prototype plan. The most recent restatement, effective January 1, 2010, provided the following changes:
    eliminated the 21 year old age requirement
 
    made commissions excludable compensation
 
    changed the employee deferral limit from 60% to 75%
 
    changed eligibility for the employer profit sharing to be employed on the last day of the period AND worked 1,000 hours during the year

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Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Schedule of Assets (Held at end of year)
December 31, 2009
Name of Plan Sponsor: Argon ST, Inc.
Employer Identification Number: 38-1873250
Three-digit plan number: 003
         
Interest Bearing Cash
       
Cash
       
FIDELITY CASH RESERVES
  $ 346,568  
FIDELITY US GOV’T RESERVES
    16,758  
Certificate of Deposit
       
AMERICAN FED BK FARGO ND
    2,007  
BANK AMER NA CHARLOTTE NC
    20,068  
BEACON FED NY CD
    1,006  
BYRON BANK MICH CD
    50,736  
CAPITAL ONE NATL ASSN VA
    55,197  
COMMERCIAL BK ALA MICH
    2,012  
DISCOVER BK GREENWOOD DEL
    1,983  
DISCOVER BK GREENWOOD DEL
    1,072  
DISCOVER BK GREENWOOD DEL
    6,527  
FIRST ST BK WEST VA CD
    40,000  
GE MONEY BANK CD
    20,448  
GE MONEY BANK CD
    20,878  
GOLDMAN SACHS BK USA NY
    3,288  
GOLDMAN SACHS BK USA UT
    49,883  
GOLDMAN SACHS BK USA NY
    1,064  
IRONSTONE BK FT MYERS FLA
    45,830  
LEHMAN BROS FSB WILMINGTON DE
    48,935  
MORGAN STANLEY BK N A UTAH
    2,086  
WESTERNBANK P R CD
    30,369  
WORTHINGTON FED BK ALA
    51,102  
 
     
 
       
Total Interest Bearing Cash
  $ 817,817  
 
     
         
US Government Securities
       
Government Bonds
       
UNITED STATES TREAS NTS
  $ 2,479  
UNITED STATES TREAS NTS TIPS
    6,186  
UNITED STATES TREAS NTS
    5,789  
UNITED STATES TREAS NTS
    10,041  
US TREAS SEC STRPPD GENERIC TINT PMT
    1,552  
 
     
 
       
Total US Government Securities
  $ 26,047  
 
     

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Non-Employer Corporate Stock (Common)
       
Common Stock
       
CSR PLC CAMBRIDGE SHS
  $ 1,467  
FRONTLINE LTD
    4,918  
ADVENTRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
    350  
ALCOA INC NFS IS A SPECIALIST
    7,033  
ANTHRACITE CAP INC
    139  
APACHE CORP NFS IS A SPECIALIST
    4,539  
APOGEE MINERALS LTD
    447  
BEAZER HOMES USA INC
    484  
BOULDER TOTAL RETURN FD
    4,709  
CAPITALSOURCE INC
    1,228  
CAPSTEAD MTG CORP COM NO PAR
    2,048  
CELL THERAPEUTICS INC COM NO PAR
    3,933  
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
    2,847  
CHINA PRECISION STL INC
    2,050  
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP IDAHO COM NEW
    33,014  
CONAGRA FOODS INC NFS LLC IS A
    4,610  
CYIOS CORP COM
    105  
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC
    4,921  
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CRP
    39,676  
FANNIE MAE NFS IS A SPECIALIST
    118  
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP COM
    29,571  
GOLD RESOURCE CORP COM
    117,664  
GOLDCORP INC NEW
    16,995  
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
    16,920  
HECLA MINING CO
    13,052  
HEINZ H J CO
    4,276  
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO DE
    5,151  
ISHARES SILVER TR ISHARES
    7,773  
ISHARES TR COHEN & STEERS REALTY MAJORS
    28,136  
KINROSS GOLD CORP NEW COM NO PAR
    1,021  
MAXIMUS INC
    12,826  
MONTELLO RES LTD
    26  
NEUBERGER BERMAN REAL ESTATE SECS
    8,458  
NEWMONT MNG CORP NFS IS A SPECIALIST
    1,349  
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
    2,170  
OSI SYSTEMS INC
    10,912  
LUKOIL OIL CO SPONS ADR
    4,889  
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC
    11,636  
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP
    7,143  
PARLUX FRAGRANCES INC
    166,821  

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POTASH CORP SASK INC
    5,106  
POWERSHARES EXCHANGE TRADED FD TR
    17,466  
POWERSHARES DB G10 CURRENCY HARVEST
    2,456  
PSYCHEMEDICS CORP COM NEW
    6,098  
PURPLE BEVERAGE CO INC COM
    1  
RARE ELEMENT RES LTD
    2,556  
RAYTHEON CO COM NEW
    10,819  
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC
    78  
RYDEX ETF TR RYDEX S&P 500 PURE
    14,387  
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS DJ WILSHIRE INTL
    37,175  
SANDISK CORP NFS LLC IS A MARKET
    43,485  
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM
    9,372  
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC COM
    1,830  
STARCORE INTL VENTURES LTD
    987  
STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
    21,851  
SUNTECH PWR HLDGS CO LTD
    1,497  
SYNOPSYS INC NFS LLC IS A MARKET
    1,782  
TAGISH LAKE GOLD CORP
    89  
TENGASCO INC NEW
    1,350  
TIREX RES LTD COM
    4,747  
VMWARE INC CL A COM
    1,483  
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC
    140  
YAMANA GOLD INC
    3,357  
 
     
 
       
Total Non-Employer Corporate Stock (Common)
  $ 773,537  
 
     
 
       
Interest is Common/Collective Trusts
       
* Common Collective Trust
       
FID MGD INC PORT
  $ 13,268,561  
 
     
 
       
Interest in Registered Investment Companies
       
Fidelity Mutual Funds
       
FID VALUE STRATEGIES
  $ 1,578,621  
FID CONTRAFUND
    13,322,683  
FID GROWTH & INCOME
    1,587  
FID MORTGAGE SEC
    566,073  
FID SEL DEFENSE
    408,042  
FID LEVERAGED CO STK
    4,675,914  
FID EUROPE
    451,116  
FID CAP APPRECIATION
    8,642,140  
FID BLUE CHIP GROWTH
    2,837  
FIDELITY LOW PR STK
    2,716,650  
FID DIVERSIFIED INTL
    6,952,240  
FID SM CAP INDEPEND
    767,826  

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FID STRATEGIC INCOME
    2,551,492  
FID FREEDOM INCOME
    334,311  
FID FREEDOM 2000
    225,468  
FID FREEDOM 2010
    1,108,006  
FID FREEDOM 2020
    3,217,905  
FID FREEDOM 2030
    3,526,945  
FID SM CAP RTMT
    901,484  
FID SHORT TERM BOND
    974,669  
SPARTAN US EQ INDEX
    4,009,712  
FID FREEDOM 2040
    1,660,904  
FID FREEDOM 2005
    10,976  
FID FREEDOM 2015
    389,164  
FID FREEDOM 2025
    1,290,620  
FID FREEDOM 2035
    591,532  
FID SMALL CAP VALUE
    326,008  
FID FREEDOM 2045
    135,243  
FID FREEDOM 2050
    235,149  
PIMCO TOT RETURN ADM
    7,504,314  
ARTISAN MID CAP INV
    6,783,017  
OAKMARK EQ & INC I
    5,060,269  
ROYCE LOW PR STK SER
    2,601,274  
VK GROWTH & INCOME A
    4,072,335  
LD ABBETT MIDCPVAL P
    1,485,270  
NB INTL FUND TRUST
    677,277  
External Funds
       
INVESCO GOLD
    9,472  
AMERICAN CENTURY MID CAP VALUE INV SHS
    22,026  
BRIDGEWAY ULTRA SMAL CO TAX ADVANTAGE
    56,497  
JANUS SMALL CAP VALUE INVST SHS
    13,526  
PIMCO COMMODITY REAL RETURN CL D
    3,930  
T ROWE PRICE LATIN AMERICA FUND
    6,901  
SOUND SHORE FD INC
    20,526  
VANGUARD REIT INDEX FUND
    6,986  
VANGUARD BOND INDEX SHORT TERM
    49,912  
Unit
       
ARBOR RLTY TR INC
    3,650  
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP COM UNITS
    4,869  
Fidelity Fund
       
FIDELITY FREEDOM 2040
    2,768  
FIDELITY NEW MARKETS INCOME
    14,209  
SPARTAN TOTAL MARKET INDEX
    23,659  
SPARTAN INT’L INDEX FUND
    18,525  
FIDELITY CAPITAL & INCOME
    3,464  
FIDELITY SHORT TERM BOND
    41,293  

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FIDELITY FOCUSED HIGH INCOME FUND
    3,071  
FIDELITY GINNIE MAE
    11,993  
FIDELITY INTERM GOV’T INCOME
    11,964  
FIDELITY TOTAL BOND
    13,554  
 
     
 
       
Total Interest in Registered Investment Companies
  $ 90,101,868  
 
     
Rights/Warrants
       
VAUGHAN FOODS INC WT CL B EXP
  $ 180  
 
     
 
       
Employer Securities
       
Company Stock
       
* ARGON ST STOCK FUND
  $ 4,855,928  
 
     
 
       
*Participant Loans
       
Interest rates 4.25% to 9.75%
  $ 1,171,450  
 
     
 
       
Total Investments
  $ 111,015,388  
 
     
 
*   Denotes party-in-interest

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Argon ST, Inc., 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Schedule H, Line 4a — Delinquent Deposits of Participant Contributions
Year ended December 31, 2008
Name of plan sponsor: Argon ST,Inc.
Employer Identification number: 38-1873250
Three-digit plan number: 003
         
Participant contributions transferred late to the Plan
  $ 97,677  
 
       
Contributions not corrected
     
 
       
Contributions corrected outside VFCP
    97,677  
 
       
Contributions pending correction in VFCP
     
 
     
 
       
Total fully corrected under VFCP and PTE 2002-51
  $ 97,677  
 
     

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SIGNATURES
The Plan, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  ARGON ST, INC.
401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
 
 
June 29, 2010  By:   /s/ Aaron N. Daniels    
    Aaron N. Daniels    
    Plan Administrator   

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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated June 28, 2010, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedules included in the Annual Report of Argon ST, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of Argon ST, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-119862, 333-132174 and No. 333-149477), effective October 20, 2004, March 2, 2006 and February 29, 2008.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
McLean, Virginia
June 28, 2010

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