UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) May 1, 2014

ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (925) 949-5100

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

On May 6, 2014, ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the first quarter 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On March 13, 2014, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted the ARC Document Solutions, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders. On April 18, 2014, the Board amended the ARC Document Solutions, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Amendment”) to change the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued or transferred pursuant to awards under the Plan. At the annual Meeting of stockholders held on May 1, 2014, stockholders approved the Plan, as amended. A copy of the Plan and the Amendment are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

On May 1, 2014, the Company entered into “at-will” Executive Employment Agreements with each of the following executive officers:

On May 1, 2014, the Company held its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders. A total of 46,365,078 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of March 3, 2014, which was the record date for the annual meeting. There were 41,319,352 shares present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. Set forth below are the matters voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the 2014 annual meeting and the final voting results of each such proposal.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The stockholders elected seven directors, each to serve a one-year term until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The results of the vote were as follows:

Brokers were permitted to cast stockholder non-votes at their discretion on this proposal.

Proposal 3 – Approval of 2014 Stock Incentive Plan

The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. The results of the vote were as follows:

Proposal 4 – Advisory, Non-Binding Vote on Executive Compensation

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2013, as disclosed in the Company’s 2014 proxy statement. The results of the advisory, non-binding vote were as follows:

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.

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