UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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

~~The~~Date ~~Securities~~of ~~Exchange~~report (Date ~~Act~~ of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): February 2, 2007

~~Date~~AMERIPATH, INC. (Exact Name of ~~report:~~Registrant ~~January 3,~~as ~~2006~~Specified in Charter)

(Date of earliest event reported)

Delaware		000-22313		65-0642485
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

~~AMERIPATH~~7111 Fairway Drive Suite 400 Palm Beach Gardens, ~~INC.~~FL 33418 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

~~(Exact name of~~Registrant’s ~~registrant~~telephone asnumber, ~~specified~~including inarea ~~its~~code: ~~charter~~(561) 712-6200

Delaware		000-22313		65-0642485
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

7111 Fairway Drive, Suite 400

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(561) 712-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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~~Item~~TABLE ~~1.01~~OF ~~Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.~~CONTENTS

OnItem ~~January 3, 2006, AmeriPath, Inc~~8. ~~(“AmeriPath”) entered into Amendment No~~01. 1 toOther ~~Agreement~~Events ~~and~~Item ~~Plan of Merger (the “Amendment”) among AmeriPath Holdings, Inc~~9. ~~(“Holdings”), AmeriPath, Specialty Laboratories, Inc~~01. ~~(“Specialty”)~~Financial ~~and~~Statements ~~Silver Acquisition Corp. (“Silver”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties thereto agreed to amend certain terms~~ and ~~provisions~~ ofExhibits that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 29, 2005, among Holdings, AmeriPath, Specialty and Silver. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. SIGNATURE

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits~~2

~~(d)~~Item ~~Exhibits~~8.01. Other Events

~~Exhibit~~On ~~2.1~~February ~~Amendment No. 1~~2, ~~dated as of January 3~~2007, ~~2006~~AmeriPath, toInc. ~~the~~(“AmeriPath”) ~~Agreement~~issued ~~and~~a ~~Plan~~press release ofannouncing ~~Merger,~~that ~~dated~~its asnew ofdirect ~~September 29,~~parent ~~2005~~company, ~~among~~ AmeriPath Intermediate Holdings, Inc., aexpects ~~Delaware~~to ~~corporation,~~commence ~~AmeriPath,~~an offering under Rule 144A and Regulation ~~Inc~~S of U.,S.$125.0 amillion ~~Delaware~~in ~~corporation,~~senior ~~Specialty~~unsecured ~~Laboratories,~~floating ~~Inc~~rate PIK toggle notes due 2014., aA ~~California~~copy ~~corporation,~~of ~~and~~the ~~Silver~~press ~~Acquisition~~release ~~Corp.,~~is afurnished ~~California~~as ~~corporation~~Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~(d) Exhibits.

Dated: January 6, 2006	By:	/S/ DAVID L. REDMOND
	Name:	David L. Redmond
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

99.1 Press Release, dated February 2, 2007

Exhibit		Description
2.1		Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 3, 2006, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 29, 2005, among AmeriPath Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, AmeriPath, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Specialty Laboratories, Inc., a California corporation, and Silver Acquisition Corp., a California corporation.

SIGNATURE

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.

	AMERIPATH, INC.

Dated: February 2, 2007	By:	/s/ DONALD E. STEEN
		Donald E Steen
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated February 2, 2007

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