Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Reprographics CO [ARP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3175
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2005
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/02/2005   S   1,606,426 (1) D $ 13 11,060,327 (2) I See footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) 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/ Mark W. Legg, Attorney-In-Fact for Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC   03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Mark W. Legg, Attorney-In-Fact for CHS Associates IV   03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Mark W. Legg, Attorney-In-Fact for ARC Acquisition Co., L.L.C.   03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Mark W. Legg, Attorney-In-Fact for CHS Management IV LP   03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Mark W. Legg, Attorney-In-Fact for Code Hennessy & Simmons IV LP   03/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 2,633 shares disposed by CHS Associates IV and 1,603,793 shares disposed 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 disposed 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 disposed by ARC Acquisition Co., L.L.C. but disclaim beneficial ownership of shares in which they do not have a pecuniary interest.
(2) This number includes 18,133 shares owned by CHS Associates IV and 11,042,194 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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