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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the Fiscal Year Ended January 31 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . or For the transition period from Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) One Church Street , Suite 201 , Rockville , Maryland ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Commission File Number 001-31756 Argan , Inc. ARGAN , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 0.15 par value to ( 301 ) 315-0027 ( Issuer's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities registered under Section 12 ( b ) of the Exchange Act : Trading Symbol AGX 13-1947195 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) 20850 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered The New York Stock Exchange ( " NYSE " ) Securities registered under Section 12 ( g ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( the “ Exchange Act " : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No □ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer ” , “ smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Smaller reporting company Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No " Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $ 416,407,005 on July 31 , 2020 ( the last business day of the Registrant's second fiscal quarter ) , based upon the closing price on the NYSE as reported for that date . Shares of common stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5 % or more of the outstanding common shares have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of April 12 , 2021 : 15,720,136 shares . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 24 , 2021 are incorporated by reference in Part III .