UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2011

AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

STATE OF DELAWARE	 	001-32407	 	20-1700361	
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(IRS Employer Identification No.)	
 	 	 	
1981 N. Broadway, Suite 385, Walnut Creek, California	 	94596	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 949-5100

 	
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)	
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Item 5.02.	 	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
On March 4, 2011, American Reprographics Company (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Dilantha “Dilo” Wijesuriya as Chief Operating Officer, effective February 25, 2011. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Wijesuriya will oversee the operations of the Company and will take on a larger role in the Company’s strategic development, especially with regard to international operations, and will continue to spearhead the Company’s brand and operational consolidation initiatives. Mr. Wijesuriya’s annual base salary will be comprised of $350,000 in cash compensation and $200,000 in stock options, and he will be eligible to receive an annual cash incentive bonus of up to $350,000.
Mr. Wijesuriya, 49, began his career with the Company as a manager at the Company’s Ford Graphics division in San Francisco in January 1991. He subsequently became president of the division in 2001, and became a regional operations head of the Company in 2004. In August 2008, Mr. Wijesuriya was appointed as Senior Vice President – National Operations, an executive officer of the Company. Prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. Wijesuriya was a division manager with Aitken-Spence, a multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 1981 to 1990.
A copy of the press release relating to Mr. Wijesuriya’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.  

Item 9.01	 	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
99.1	 	American Reprographics Company Press Release dated March 4, 2011	

 
 
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY	
Dated: March 4, 2011 	 	 	 		
 	 	By:  	 	/s/ Kumarakulasingam Suriyakumar	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	Kumarakulasingam Suriyakumar	
 	 	 	 	Chief Executive Officer and President	

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
99.1	 	American Reprographics Company Press Release dated March 4, 2011	

Exhibit 99.1
AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY APPOINTS DILANTHA WIJESURIYA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
WALNUT CREEK, CA, March 4, 2011 — American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARC), the nation’s leading provider of reprographics services and technology, today announced that Senior Vice President of National Operations, Dilantha “Dilo” Wijesuriya, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Wijesuriya previously ran the regional operations and led the Company’s international business development efforts. He will continue to report to K. “Suri” Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO.
“Dilo’s leadership style generates both trust and accountability in the people who work for him. These qualities are critical to our success as we emerge from the recent downturn in our end markets,” said K. “Suri” Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO of American Reprographics Company. “His drive for operational excellence inside the company is unparalleled, and his unique and intimate understanding of ARC will continue to add valuable strategic perspective to our future development.”
Mr. Wijesuriya will continue to oversee the operations of the company, relying on the support of newly appointed business unit executives announced on ARC’s recent fourth quarter and year-end earnings call. He will take on a larger role in the strategic development of ARC, especially with regard to developing international operations, and continue to spearhead the Company’s brand and operational consolidation.
“Our response to the economic downturn has created opportunities we have never had before at ARC,” said Mr. Wijesuriya. “I’m eager to address our market under a unified brand and operational structure, refine our new business units, and help our team discover the company’s new potential as the economy recovers.”
Mr. Wijesuriya, 49, began his career with ARC as a manager at the company’s Ford Graphics division in San Francisco in 1991. He subsequently became president of the division in 2001, and became an ARC regional operations head in 2004. In August 2008, Mr. Wijesuriya was named Senior Vice President-National Operations and an executive officer of ARC. Prior to his employment with American Reprographics Company, Mr. Wijesuriya was a divisional manager with Aitken-Spence from 1981-1990, a multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 

About American Reprographics Company (ARC)
American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the United States providing business-to-business document management technology and services to the architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC industries. The Company provides these services to companies in non-AEC industries, such as technology, financial services, retail, entertainment, and food and hospitality, which also require sophisticated document management services. ARC provides its core services through its suite of reprographics technology products, a network of hundreds of locally-branded reprographics service centers across the U.S., Canada and the U.K, on-site at more than 5,000 customer locations, and through UDS, a joint-venture company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company’s service centers are arranged in a hub and satellite structure and are digitally connected as a cohesive network, allowing the provision of services both locally and nationally to more than 120,000 active customers. 
Contacts:

David Stickney	 	Joseph Villalta	
VP of Corporate Communications	 	The Ruth Group	
Phone: 925-949-5100	 	Phone: 646-536-7003	
Email: davidstickney@e-arc.com	 	Email:jvillalta@theruthgroup.com