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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DATE
OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">February
3, 2004</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMERIPATH, INC.</font></b></p>

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  Suite 200<br>
  Riviera Beach, FL 33404</font></b></p>
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  721-6200</font></b></font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Regulation FD Disclosure; and</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 12.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The offering circular to be
disseminated in connection with the proposed offering of $75 million principal
amount of 10-1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2013 will contain preliminary
financial data regarding AmeriPath, Inc.&#146;s fiscal 2003 operating results.&#160; The disclosure will indicate that, based
upon preliminary unaudited results of operations, AmeriPath, Inc. believes that
it will report net revenues of between $484 million and $486 million and net
income of between $3.5 million and $4.5 million, for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003, compared to net revenues and net income of $478.8 million
and $44.6 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2002.&#160; The financial results to be disclosed today
are preliminary and subject to revision based upon AmeriPath, Inc.&#146;s review of
its fourth quarter results and an audit by its independent auditors of the
results for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.&#160; No assurance can be given that, upon
completion of its review and the audit by its independent auditors, that
AmeriPath, Inc. will not report materially different results than those set
forth above.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section.&#160;
In addition, this information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any of AmeriPath, Inc.&#146;s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in any such filing.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

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