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ARGAN INC

For the period ended Jan 31, 2025. Filed Mar 27, 2025.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 27, 2025

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Argan, Inc. (“Argan”) is primarily a construction firm that conducts operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gemma Power Systems, LLC and affiliates (“GPS”), Atlantic Projects Company Limited and affiliates (“APC”), The Roberts Company, Inc. (“TRC”) and Southern Maryland Cable, Inc. (“SMC”) (together referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). GPS and APC constitute our power industry services reportable segment, delivering a comprehensive suite of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development and technical consulting services to the power generation market, including the renewable energy sector. The customers include primarily independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant heavy equipment suppliers and other commercial firms with significant power requirements. Projects are located in the United States (the “U.S.”), the Republic of Ireland (“Ireland”) and the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”). Through TRC, the industrial construction services reportable segment provides field services and project management that support new plant construction and additions, maintenance turnarounds, shutdowns and emergency mobilizations for industrial plants primarily located in the Southeast region of the U.S. and that may include the fabrication, delivery and installation of steel components such as piping systems and pressure vessels. Through SMC, doing business as SMC Infrastructure Solutions, the telecommunications infrastructure services segment provides project management, construction, installation and maintenance services to commercial, local government and federal government customers primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Together, these subsidiaries enable us to serve a wide range of client needs across power generation, industrial construction, and telecommunications infrastructure, establishing our presence as a diversified provider in the construction and engineering sectors.

Holding Company Structure

Argan was organized as a Delaware corporation in May 1961. Argan operates as a holding company that may make opportunistic acquisitions and/or investments by identifying companies with significant potential for profitable growth and realizable synergies with one or more of our existing construction businesses. However, we may have more than one industrial focus depending on the opportunity and/or needs of our customers. Each of our wholly owned subsidiaries is operated as an independent business with strategic oversight provided by Argan to allow each to react to its own market conditions independently. Significant acquired companies will be operated in a manner that we believe will best provide long-term and enduring value for our stockholders.

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Power Industry Services

GPS, which we acquired in 2006, historically provides the most significant percentage of our power industry services. As a full-service engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) services firm, GPS has the proven abilities of designing, building and commissioning large-scale energy projects primarily in the U.S. The extensive design, construction, project management, start-up and operating experience of GPS has expanded since its founding, with a substantial portfolio of installed power-generating capacity, primarily in the domestic market. Past projects encompass base-load combined-cycle facilities, simple-cycle peaking plants, liquefied natural gas power island installation, and boiler plant construction and renovation efforts. GPS also has experience in the renewable energy sector providing EPC contracting and other services to owners of alternative energy facilities, including biomass plants, solar fields, battery storage and wind farms. Typically, the scope of work for GPS includes complete plant engineering and design, the procurement of power generation and balance of plant equipment, and the full turnkey construction effort from site development through electrical interconnection and plant performance testing. The durations of these projects typically range between one to four years.

This reportable business segment also includes APC, a company formed in Ireland 50 years ago, and its affiliated companies, which we acquired in May 2015. Historically, APC primarily provided turbine, boiler and large rotating equipment engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning and outage services to power plants in Ireland. Since its acquisition in 2015, APC has expanded operations to the U.K. APC currently focuses on the performance of engineering and construction services for the major electric utilities in Ireland, independent power plant owners, major data center operators and original equipment manufacturers. APC’s business in Ireland and the U.K. represents the Company’s primary international operations.

The revenues of our power industry services business segment were $693.0 million, $416.3 million and $346.0 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 (“Fiscal 2025”), 2024 (“Fiscal 2024”) and 2023 (“Fiscal 2023”), respectively, or 79%, 73% and 76% of our consolidated revenues for the corresponding periods, respectively. The substantial portions of the revenues of this reportable segment for these three years were derived from the performance of activities by GPS and APC under EPC services and other construction contracts with the owners of power plant projects.

Power Industry Services Project Backlog

At January 31, 2025, the project backlog for this reporting segment was over $1.3 billion. The comparable backlog amount as of January 31, 2024 was approximately $0.6 billion. Our reported amount of project backlog at a point in time represents the total value of projects awarded to us that we consider to be firm as of that date less the amounts of revenues recognized to date on the corresponding projects.

Typically, we include the total value of EPC services and other major construction contracts in project backlog upon receiving a notice to proceed from the project owner. When provided with only a limited notice to proceed (“LNTP”), we generally do not add the value of the full contract to project backlog until the full notice to proceed (“FNTP”) is received. Nevertheless, the inclusion of contract values in project backlog requires management judgment based on the facts and circumstances.

The significant currently active projects of our power industry services segment include the construction of facilities which together represent approximately 2.9 gigawatts of potential electrical power and require the significant engagements of our technical, project support and project management teams. Please see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of currently active major projects for this reporting segment.

Along with our commitment to the construction of state-of-the-art, natural gas-fired power plants that will serve as important elements of our country’s electricity-generation mix in the future, our experience also encompasses the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects. We continue to target certain business development efforts to win projects for the erection of utility-scale solar fields, wind farms and battery facilities as well as hydrogen-based energy plants and carbon capture and storage projects.

Labor and Materials

We perform work on job sites in different states and countries. The skilled craft labor pool is unique in each region due to a variety of factors, including different employment environments, competing infrastructure projects located near our sites

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that utilize the same labor pool, and decreased and aging labor pools resulting from demographic trends. As such, we take a carefully considered and tailored approach at each job site to acquire and retain the required personnel resources when we need them, especially craft labor, and to maintain optimum productivity on each of our projects. Depending on the project, we may utilize direct hires, subcontractors, existing internal personnel, or a combination of the three. To date, we generally have managed to successfully staff each of our jobs effectively, but going forward we may be challenged by labor shortages in the construction industry due to rising wages, demographic trends and other factors. Additionally, competition for the labor pool capable of building power plant projects is increasing as the demand for building power generating assets continues to grow.

In connection with the engineering and construction of traditional power plants, biodiesel plants and other renewable energy systems, we procure materials for installation on our various projects. We are not dependent upon any one source for major equipment components, such as heat recovery steam generation units, steam turbines and air-cooled condensers, solar panels or any other construction materials we use to complete a particular power project, although the number of suppliers providing such equipment is limited. With our assistance, project owners frequently procure and supply certain major components of the power plants, such as state-of-the-art natural gas turbines and transformers. We have significant experience in delivering EPC projects with the latest turbine technology and working with all major gas-fired turbine manufacturers to meet each project owner’s specific power plant requirements. EPC project requirements may vary considerably. Additionally, we have protections in our contracts with major customers that provide certain relief that helps to mitigate certain financial risks, but these protections could be limited depending on the underlying issues and the financial challenges of our customers.

In the past, we have had to navigate supply chain disruptions and other sourcing issues that have or could have impacted our projects. For example, currently there are significant supply chain constraints driven by the increased demand for power, which are affecting the availability of critical components such as gas turbines and other long lead-time equipment, such as transformers. These constraints are causing delays in the construction timelines for new gas-fired power plants. As we go forward, there may be unscheduled delays in the delivery of materials, machinery and equipment ordered by us or a project owner or other unanticipated challenges to our ability to complete major job tasks when planned, among other impacts. We actively attempt to manage these risks during periods of uncertainty. Supply chain uncertainties may impact project owners’ confidence in commencing new work which may adversely affect our expected levels of revenues until supply chain disruptions substantially dissipate.

The costs of materials needed for the completion of our projects may fluctuate from time to time. In times of increased volatility, we take steps to reduce our risks. For example, we may hold quotes related to materials in our industrial construction services segment for short periods of time. For major fixed-price contracts in our power industry services segment, we may mitigate material cost risks by procuring the majority of the equipment and construction supplies during the early phases of a project. During recent fiscal years, we believe in general that we effectively confronted the economic challenges to our active jobs represented by the inflationary surge in prices.

For supply chains and materials costs, there are new uncertainties caused by the current U.S. administration’s increased use of tariffs as leverage in the conduct of diplomacy. A primary concern is that the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. against its trade partners will prompt retaliations that will have adverse effects on the availability and prices of general construction materials and certain power plant equipment. Proposed tariffs on imported materials, including steel and aluminum, could significantly impact the cost of building power plants. As the current U.S. administration’s approach to tariffs remains fluid at this time, the full extent of these effects remains uncertain. Delays in material shipments may extend project timelines, while fluctuating costs could complicate budgeting and contract negotiations. This uncertainty may also discourage investment in new power plant construction, creating financial and operational risks for the industry.

C**ompetition

GPS and APC compete with large and well capitalized private and public firms in the construction and engineering services industry including firms that have global businesses. These competitors may be multi-billion-dollar companies that have thousands of employees. We also may compete with regional construction services companies in the markets where planned projects might be located. Typically, a condition for award is that the contractor perform on a fixed-price or lump-sum contract basis; smaller elements of a contract may be billable on an allowance or cost-reimbursable basis. As explained below, there are risks of unrecovered costs, among other aspects, associated with these types of contracts.

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To compete with these firms, we emphasize our proven track record as a value-add choice for the design, build and commissioning of natural gas-fired and alternative energy power systems. Our successful experience includes the efficient completion and maintenance of natural gas-fired combined cycle and simple cycle power plants, biomass plants, waste-to-energy facilities, solar fields, wind farms and biofuel processing facilities, most performed on an EPC services contract basis. Through the power industry services segment, we provide a full range of competitively priced development, consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and maintenance services to project owners. We are able to react quickly to their requirements while bringing a strong, experienced team to help navigate through difficult technical, scheduling and construction issues. We believe that the cultures of GPS and APC encourage motivated, creative, high energy and customer-focused teams that deliver results. Our projects are directed by dedicated field project management teams and our project owner customers have direct access to our senior management at these companies.

The competitive landscape in the EPC services market for natural gas-fired power plant construction has evolved significantly over the past decade. While the market remains dynamic, we are in an era where there are fewer competitors for new domestic gas-fired power plant EPC services project opportunities, especially for combined power plants. Several major competitors have either exited the market, been acquired, or announced intentions to avoid fixed-price contracts due to various financial and operational reasons. Intense competition led to aggressive bidding on projects while certain contractors accepted greater risks associated with the inability to anticipate unforeseen issues and the failure to include adequate contingencies to cover lower-than expected labor productivity, unfavorable execution challenges and unusual weather events, for example. As a result, construction and engineering companies, including some of the largest firms in the country, incurred losses related to performance on fixed-price contracts. Despite these challenges, sustained competition has supported the continuation of fixed-price contracting in the U.S., maintaining the typical volume of projects completed under these terms.

Recently, however, increasing demand for new gas-fired power plants has begun to shift the competitive landscape again. As utilities and developers seek to expand generation capacity, more firms may re-enter the market, either by restarting their EPC operations, expanding their capabilities, or shifting their contracting strategies to re-engage in bidding. This resurgence of competition could influence pricing dynamics, contract structures, and project execution strategies as both new and returning competitors seek to establish themselves in the evolving market. The firms that remain active in this space continue to be highly capable and competitive.

Our competition for domestic renewable energy projects like solar energy fields and land-based wind energy farms is more diverse and may include firms that are smaller than us.

We are not immune to the risks of losses on major projects. Nonetheless, we try to be particularly selective in pursuing new project opportunities and are reluctant to enter into fixed-price contracts with perceived high-risk profiles that are unacceptable. The track record of GPS has demonstrated that fixed-price contracts can be successfully executed when managed effectively, providing opportunities for strong financial performance. We are confident that our project management teams have gained the experience necessary for successful execution on these types of contracts as we go forward although we are aware of the risks involved.

Over the past few years, GPS has provided top management guidance and project management expertise to APC as it successfully completed certain projects and won the awards of projects to build new thermal power plants in Ireland and the U.K. Currently, APC is completing a comprehensive operational review, in collaboration with GPS and at the direction of certain GPS leadership, to enhance project management processes and profitability.

Customers

For Fiscal 2025, our most significant customer relationships included three power industry services customers, which accounted for approximately 28%, 13% and 10% of consolidated revenues. For Fiscal 2024, our most significant customer relationships included three power industry services customers, which accounted for 19%, 16% and 15% of consolidated revenues. For Fiscal 2023, our most significant customer relationships included two power industry services customers, which accounted for 38% and 12% of consolidated revenues. No other customer of this reportable segment represented greater than 10% of consolidated revenues for Fiscal 2025, Fiscal 2024 or Fiscal 2023.

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Regulation

Our power industry services operations are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations including: licensing for contractors; building codes; permitting and inspection requirements applicable to construction projects; regulations relating to worker safety and environmental protection; and special bidding, procurement and employee compensation requirements. Many state and local regulations governing construction require permits and licenses to be held by individuals who have passed an examination or met other requirements. We believe that we have the licenses required to conduct our current operations and that we are in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Energy facilities, including the pipelines required to supply natural gas fuel to power plants, are subject to a myriad of federal and state laws and regulations governing environmental protection, air quality, water quality and noise and height restrictions. While regulations in the U.S., Ireland, and the U.K. have favored the development of renewable energy sources in recent history, policy shifts as of late indicate a more balanced approach, with increasing recognition of natural gas as a reliable and necessary component of the energy mix. Evolving regulatory frameworks, including permitting reforms and policy adjustments, are creating a more favorable environment for the continued development of natural gas-fired power plants. These changes may support a steadier pace of gas-fired power plant construction than previously anticipated while still allowing for continued growth in renewable energy facility development.

Development Financing

We selectively participate in power plant project development and related financing activities 1) to maintain a proprietary pipeline for future EPC services contract opportunities, 2) to secure exclusive rights to EPC contracts, and 3) to generate a return on our investment. EPC contractors in our industry also periodically execute certain contracts jointly with third parties through joint ventures, limited partnerships and limited liability companies for the purpose of completing a project or program for a project owner. These special purpose entities are generally dissolved upon completion of the corresponding project or program. In Fiscal 2025, we funded a loan to a special purpose entity in the amount of $5.0 million to support the development phase of a natural gas-fired power plant (see Note 18 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements).

However, not all such business development endeavors are successful and we have recorded impairment losses as a result in the past (see Note 15 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements).

Industrial Construction Services

TRC was founded in 1977 and its fabrication facility and offices are located near Greenville, North Carolina. TRC is an industrial construction and field services firm with steel pipe and vessel fabrication capabilities serving industrial organizations primarily in the Southeast region of the U.S.

During Fiscal 2023, TRC consolidated its metal fabrication plants and support structures into one industrial fabrication and warehouse facility that totals over 90,000 square feet. The consolidation reduced fixed costs and notably streamlined the business, which has permitted TRC to focus primarily on its industrial field service opportunities, which includes construction projects. TRC operates within its own reportable business segment, industrial construction services. Industrial field service construction projects typically represent the majority of TRC’s annual revenues with the remaining revenues contributed by projects consisting primarily of metal pipe and vessel fabrication. The revenues of TRC have increased over the past two fiscal years to $167.6 million for Fiscal 2025 from $92.8 million for Fiscal 2023, reflecting a business development emphasis on the awards of larger field service construction projects. The emphasis on these opportunities influenced the strategic decision to consolidate the pipe and vessel fabrication facilities to reduce fixed costs, streamline operations and better support a growing and scalable business model.

Recent and current major customers of TRC include Nutrien Ltd., the global fertilizer company; Jacobs Solutions Inc., an international engineering and construction firm that is building a significant biotechnology manufacturing facility in the research triangle area of North Carolina; North America’s largest forest products companies such as Weyerhaeuser Company, International Paper and Domtar Corporation; water treatment facilities and various other industrial companies. These relationships demonstrate that TRC is a trusted industrial services provider to blue chip customers from around North America, and from countries around the world, that are expanding or locating new production facilities in TRC’s geographic region. For Fiscal 2025, Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, TRC reported revenues of $167.6 million, $142.8 million

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and $92.8 million, respectively, or approximately 19%, 25% and 20% of consolidated revenues for the corresponding years, respectively.

Telecommunications Infrastructure Services

SMC represents our telecommunications infrastructure services reportable business segment and conducts business as SMC Infrastructure Solutions, which provides utility construction services and comprehensive technology wiring solutions to customers primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. SMC performs both outside and inside plant cable installation services.

Services provided to our outside premises customers include trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks, aerial cabling services, and the installation of buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems. Inside premises wiring services include structured cabling, terminations and connectivity that provide the physical transport for high-speed data, voice, video and security networks.

Consistently, a major portion of SMC’s revenue-producing activity each year is performed pursuant to task or work orders issued under master agreements with SMC’s major customers such as Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, the local electricity cooperative. Over the last three years, other major customers have included counties and municipalities located in Maryland; certain state government agencies in Maryland; and technology-oriented government contracting firms in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Through an acquisition in December 2021, SMC expanded its business footprint into the Tidewater area of Virginia. In November 2024, we hired a new chief executive officer for SMC who brings over 25 years of industry experience and will focus on expanding the market presence of the business segment.

The revenues of SMC were $13.5 million, $14.3 million and $16.2 million for Fiscal 2025, Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, respectively, or approximately 2%, 2% and 4% of our consolidated revenues for the corresponding years, respectively.

The combined operations of SMC operate in the fragmented and competitive telecommunication and infrastructure services industry. We compete with providers ranging from regional companies to larger firms servicing multiple regions, as well as large national and multi-national contractors. We believe that we compete favorably with the other companies in our market space by emphasizing our high-quality reputation, outstanding customer base, security-cleared personnel and highly motivated work force in competing for larger and more diverse contracts.

Employees

The total number of personnel employed by us is subject to the volume of construction in progress and the relative amount of work performed by subcontractors. We had 1,595 employees at January 31, 2025, substantially all of whom were full-time. We believe that our employee relations are generally good.

Financing Arrangements

Previously, we were a party to an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Expired Credit Agreement”) that provided us a lending commitment of $50.0 million, including a revolving loan and an accordion feature which allowed for an additional commitment amount of $10.0 million, subject to certain conditions. The expiration date of the Expired Credit Agreement was May 31, 2024.

On May 24, 2024, we executed the Second Amended and Restated Replacement Credit Agreement with an expiration date of May 31, 2027 (the “New Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. (the “Bank”). The New Credit Agreement supersedes the Expired Credit Agreement, reduces the base lending commitment amount from $50.0 million to $35.0 million, increases the letter of credit fees to be consistent with current market conditions, and establishes the interest rate for revolving loans at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 1.85%. In addition to the base commitment, the new facility includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional commitment amount of $30.0 million, subject to certain conditions. We may use the borrowing ability to cover other credit instruments issued by the Bank for our use in the ordinary course of business as defined in the New Credit Agreement. Further, on May 31, 2024, we entered into a companion facility, in the amount of $25.0 million, pursuant to which the Company’s Irish subsidiary, APC, may cause the Bank’s European entity to issue letters of credit on its behalf that are secured by a blanket parent company guarantee issued by Argan to the Bank. Despite the reduction in the base amount of the credit commitment provided by the New Credit Agreement, the increased accordion amount and the addition of the companion facility provide us with greater flexibility in managing our credit requirements, at a potentially lower cost.

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At January 31, 2025 and 2024, we did not have any borrowings outstanding under the New Credit Agreement or the Expired Credit Agreement, respectively. At January 31, 2025, there were no outstanding letters of credit issued under the credit facilities.

We have pledged the majority of the Company’s assets to secure its financing arrangements. The Bank’s consent is not required for acquisitions, divestitures, cash dividends or significant investments as long as certain conditions are met. The New Credit Agreement requires that we comply with certain financial covenants at its fiscal year-end and at each fiscal quarter-end. The New Credit Agreement includes other terms, covenants and events of default that are customary for a credit facility of its size and nature, including a requirement to achieve positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as defined, over each rolling twelve-month measurement period. As of January 31, 2025, we were in compliance with the financial covenants and other requirements of the New Credit Agreement.

Safety, Risk Management, Insurance and Performance Bonds

We are committed to ensuring that the employees of each of our businesses perform their work in a safe environment. We regularly communicate with our employees to promote safety and to instill safe work habits. GPS, APC, TRC and SMC each has an experienced full-time safety director committed to ensuring a safe work place, as well as compliance with applicable permits, insurance and laws. Our OSHA reportable incident rates, weighted by hours worked for all of our subsidiaries, were 0.56, 0.43, 0.60, 0.48 and 0.55 for calendar years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively; our rates were significantly lower than the national average rates in our industry (NAICS – 2379) for those years.

In Fiscal 2024, we added a senior vice president, legal, to our headquarters staff. Among other duties, he contributes to and enhances our ongoing process of standardizing and minimizing the amount of commercial risk that our different operations accept in their customer contracts. His legal and operations experiences in the construction industry represent solid qualifications for this effort.

We retain qualified insurance brokerage assistance in the regular evaluation of the adequacy of insurance coverage amounts and the annual negotiation of premium amounts in the areas of property and casualty insurance, general liability, umbrella coverage, director and officer insurance, cybersecurity insurance and other specialty coverages. In Fiscal 2023, we purchased specialty insurance related to the full recovery of the research and development tax credits we claimed in our amended federal income tax returns for the year ended January 31, 2022 (“Fiscal 2022”) and the year ended January 31, 2021 (“Fiscal 2021”) (see Note 12 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements). We believe that our insurance coverage amounts are adequate, but not excessive, and provide the proper amounts of coverage where we believe insurable risks may exist.

Contracts with customers in each of our reportable business segments may require performance bonds, payment bonds, or other means of financial assurance to secure contractual performance. We maintain material amounts of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and, as indicated above, we have the commitment of the Bank to issue irrevocable standby letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $60.0 million under the credit facilities, with an accordion feature that would provide an additional Bank commitment of $30.0 million.

As of January 31, 2025, the estimated amount of our unsatisfied bonded performance obligations, covering all of our subsidiaries, was approximately $0.7 billion. As of January 31, 2025, the outstanding amount of bonds covering other risks, including warranty obligations and contract payment retentions related to completed activities, was $25.2 million. Not all of our projects require bonding.

Responsible Business

Our on-going commitment to environmental, health and safety, community outreach, corporate governance, and other public policy matters relevant to us is being supported by the responsible business committee of our board of directors. Its charter requires it to assist our senior management in: (a) setting our general strategy relating to responsible business matters, as well as developing, implementing, and monitoring initiatives and policies for us based on that strategy; (b) overseeing communications with employees, investors, and other stakeholders with respect to responsible business matters; and (c) anticipating and monitoring developments relating to, and improving management’s understanding of, responsible business matters.

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A summary of our responsible business accomplishments in various areas over the past three years follows:

●We committed to investments totaling $32.9 million in solar energy funds to secure portions of the available investment tax credits and tax depreciation, which facilitated the construction and deployment of multiple solar array facilities;
●Our employees continue to participate in available recycling programs at all of our facilities;
●We completed construction of a solar carport at our Glastonbury, Connecticut, office in Fiscal 2025;
●We hosted a food and supplies drive at the TRC offices in Winterville, NC, to support those impacted by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina;
●We maintain a cross-subsidiary working group in order to identify additional actionable items including coordinated community service projects. As a result, employees from all levels of our Company have participated in projects such as Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots, Coats for Kids, school supply drives, clothing drives, food bank donation programs and Company-sponsored youth programs, while supporting meaningful apprenticeships and internships within our companies; and
●We provided training and issued periodic newsletters focused on improving employee awareness and health.

More information about our responsible business accomplishments can be found in the sustainability section of our website.

Several of our recent projects reflect our ongoing contributions to renewable power generation. During Fiscal 2024, we completed the Maple Hill Solar project, which is among the largest solar-powered energy plants in Pennsylvania, and we commenced activities on three solar and battery projects in Illinois. During Fiscal 2025, we commenced activities on a 405 MW solar project, also located in Illinois, leveraging pre-existing transmission and utility infrastructure from a nearby retired coal plant. During Fiscal 2025, we entered into an EPC contract for the construction of an approximately 300 MW biofuel power plant located in County Kerry, Ireland that will run on 100% sustainable biofuels, specifically hydrotreated vegetable oil, with the potential to convert its fuel source to hydrogen in the future. For Fiscal 2025, Fiscal 2024 and Fiscal 2023, the amounts of revenues earned by us and associated with renewable energy projects were 40.1%, 6.9% and 9.6%, respectively, of corresponding revenues for the power industry services segment. Based on our current project backlog of renewable projects in the amount of $578 million as of January 31, 2025, we expect that revenues associated with the performance of renewable energy projects will continue to represent meaningful portions of our power industry services segment and consolidated revenues over the coming years, although it is expected to decrease as a percentage of our consolidated revenues due to the expected growth of our non-renewable revenues.

Meanwhile, we believe that our gas-fired power plant construction business is valuable to the achievement of the net carbon emission reduction goals of the U.S., Ireland and the U.K. as we are recognized as an accomplished, dependable and cost-effective provider of construction services to gas-fired power plant owners. Like the U.S., Ireland and the U.K. are committed to the increase in energy consumption sourced from the sun and the wind on the pathway to net zero emissions. Other technologies will be required to support these renewable power sources and to provide electricity when power demands exceed the amount of electricity supplied by renewable energy sources. Maintaining necessary power reserves during the long transition period to zero emissions will require reliable conventional power generation sources, often natural gas-fired power plants.

For example, the Irish government’s policy related to the security of the electricity supply in Ireland confirms the requirement for the development of new support technologies to deliver on its commitment to have 80% of the country’s electricity generated from renewables by 2030. The policy emphasizes that this will require a combination of conventional generation (typically powered by natural gas), interconnection to other jurisdictions, demand flexibility and other technologies such as energy storage (i.e., batteries) and generation from renewable gases (i.e., biomethane and/or hydrogen produced from renewable sources). The Irish government has announced that the development of new conventional generation (including gas-fired generation) is a national priority and should be permitted and supported in order to ensure the security of electricity supply while supporting the growth of renewable electricity generation.

In the U.S., the Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) indicates that carbon emissions from the electric power sector declined by approximately 41% during the period 2005 through 2024. The primary reason for this decline was the replacement of coal-fired power plants with efficient gas-fired power plants. Natural gas is relatively clean burning, cost-

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effective, reliable and abundant. Finally, we note that the natural-gas fired power plants that we build are not sprawling facilities covering hundreds of acres. They can be constructed closer to where power is consumed, leading to fewer transmission lines and reduced line losses. They are constructed on relatively small sites and, once completed, typically have minimal impact on the surrounding green areas.

Materials Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)

The public may read any materials that we file with the SEC at its public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us, at http://www.sec.gov.

We maintain a website on the Internet atwww.arganinc.com that includes access to financial data. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this 2025 Annual Report. Copies of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as our Proxy Statements, are available, as soon as reasonably practicable, after we electronically file such materials with, or furnish them to, the SEC, without charge and upon written request provided to our Corporate Secretary at Argan, Inc., 4075 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 440, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

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