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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ​ ​ FORM 8-K   CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   Date of report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 14, 2022 ​ ARGAN, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Delaware   001-31756   13-1947195 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   ​ ​ ​ One Church Street , Suite 201 , Rockville , MD   20850 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 301 ) 315-0027 ​ Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:   ​ ​ ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ​ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ​ 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. ☐ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Title of Each Class: ​ Trading Symbol(s): ​ Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: Common Stock, $0.15 Par Value ​ AGX ​ New York Stock Exchange ​ ​ ​ Item 8.01. Other Events. On December 14, 2022, Argan Inc. (“Argan” or the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable January 31, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 20, 2023. The Press Release also announced that the Board approved an increase in the Company’s existing share repurchase program, from $100 million to $125 million, to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company has repurchased shares at a cost of approximately $84 million under the authorization to-date. A copy of Argan’s Press Release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No.    Description 99.1    Press Release issued by Argan on December 1 4 , 2022 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.       ARGAN, INC. Date: December 14, 2022     By:   /s/ Richard H. Deily       Richard H. Deily       Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary ​ ​