Argan Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan, Inc. (“Argan” or the “Company”) held on June 20, 2024, the following three (3) matters were resolved by the stockholders of Argan.
| (1) | The election of the following ten (10) members to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), each to serve until the 2025 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. |
| • | William F. Leimkuhler |
| • | W.G. Champion Mitchell |
| • | James W. Quinn |
| • | Karen A. Sweeney |
| • | David H. Watson |
| (2) | The non-binding 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 fiscal year ending January 31, 2025. |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 20, 2024, Argan issued a press release announcing that its Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.30 per share of common stock, payable on July 31, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 23, 2024.
Argan also announced that the Board extended the expiration date of the Company’s existing $125 million Share Repurchase Plan through January 31, 2027.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
| Results of Voting at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Argan, Inc. |
99.2 | ||
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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| ARGAN, INC. | ||||
Date: June 20, 2024 |
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| By: |
| /s/ Richard H. Deily | |
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| Richard H. Deily | |||
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| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary | |||