Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  CODE HENNESSY & SIMMONS LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Reprographics CO [ARP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 17,362,686 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CODE HENNESSY & SIMMONS LLC
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175
CHICAGO, IL 60606		     X    
CHS Associates IV
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175
CHICAGO, IL 60606		     X    
ARC Acquisition Co. L.L.C.
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175
CHICAGO, IL 60606		     X    
CHS MANAGEMENT IV LP
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175
CHICAGO, IL 60606		     X    
CODE HENNESSY & SIMMONS IV LP
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175
CHICAGO, IL 60606		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Peter Gotsch 02/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Peter Gotsch 02/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Peter Gotsch 02/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Peter Gotsch 02/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Peter Gotsch 02/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This number includes 28,465 shares owned by CHS Associates IV and 17,334,221 shares owned by ARC Acquisition Co., L.L.C. Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC is the general partner of CHS Management IV LP, which in turn is the general partner of Code Hennessy & Simmons IV LP, which in turn is the sole member of ARC Acquisition Co., L.L.C. Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC is also the managing partner of CHS Associates IV. Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by CHS Associates IV but disclaims beneficial ownership of shares in which it does not have a pecuniary interest. Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC, CHS Management IV LP and Code Hennessy & Simmons IV LP may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by ARC Acquisition Co., L.L.C. but disclaim beneficial ownership of shares in which they do not have a pecuniary interest.

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