Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Apr 8, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Apr 10, 2026
CEOGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001482442-26-000002
Filed / recorded
Apr 10, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 6, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC
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form4-xml-v2
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
ARGAN INC
Issuer CIK
100591
Ticker
AGX
Reporting person
David Hibbert Watson
Relationship
Director, Officer
Officer title
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Security
Option to Purchase Common Stock
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Apr 8, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
415
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
6,081
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
On April 8, 2026, the Reporting Person received 10-year options to purchase 415 shares of the Issuer's common stock with an exercise price of $588.28 per share. The options will vest ratably over three years on each anniversary of the grant date starting on 4/8/2027.