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)
C/O ARGAN, INC.,
ONE CHURCH STREET, SUITE 201

(Street)
ROCKVILLE MD 20850

(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)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/09/2021
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 04/09/2021 M 22,484(1) A $0 349,895(2) 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
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units $0.00 04/09/2021 M 10,000(1) (1) (1) Common Stock 10,000 $0.00 22,500(3) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On April 9, 2021, the Reporting Person had Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (the "PBRSUs") vest in the amount of 22,484 shares of Common Stock. These PBRSUs, which were granted April 10, 2018 with a target number of 10,000 shares (the "Target"), had vesting subject to the percentile of the Total Stock Return ("TSR") of the Issuer's common stock over a three-year period, as determined by the Issuer's Board of Directors, versus the comparative TSRs of 12 peer public companies disclosed in the Issuer's 2018 Proxy Statement. Each PBRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The potential payout ratio of the Target, ranged from 0% to 200%, depending on the degree of achievement of the percentile of the TSR. The performance achievement over the measurement period resulted in the vesting of 200% of the Target plus an adjustment for cash dividends.
2. 2,241 shares are held by Rainer and Beverley Bosselmann, as joint tenants, and the remaining shares are held directly by Rainer Bosselmann.
3. As of the date of this filing, the remaining number of PBRSUs beneficially owned by the Reporting Person includes (a) a target number of 10,000 shares of PBRSUs granted on April 12, 2019 and; (b) a target number of 12,500 shares of PBRSUs granted on April 16, 2020, all to vest in their entirety at the end of a three-year performance period.
/s/ Rainer H. Bosselmann 04/13/2021
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