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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Chandramohan Sathiyamurthy 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) C/O AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY, 700 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GLENDALE, CA 91203 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 155,499 D   Common Stock 4,616,631 I See Footnote 1 (1) Common Stock 459,333 I See Footnote 2 (2) Common Stock 7,064,964 I See Footnote 3 (3) Common Stock 1,656,051 I See Footnore 4 (4) Common Stock 858,024 I See Footnote 5 (5)

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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
Chandramohan Sathiyamurthy C/O AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY 700 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 500 GLENDALE, CA 91203	  X	  X	  Chairman of the Board and CEO	Â

Signatures

/s/ Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan		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)	As owner of a 22.4% interest in OCB Reprographics, Inc, which owns 4,616,631 shares of Common Stock. Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	As owner of a 24.8% interest in Color Expressions of California, Inc., which owns 459,333 shares of Common Stock. Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	As owner of a 56% interest in Micro-Device, Inc., which owns 7,064,964 shares of Common Stock. Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	As owner of a 42% interest in Brownies Blueprint, Inc., which owns 1,656,051 shares of Common Stock. Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	As owner of a 47.6% interest in Dietrich-Post Company, which owns 858,024 shares of Common Stock. Sathiyamurthy Chandramohan disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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