Form 8-K

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): August 10, 2005

 


 

AMERIPATH, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   000-22313   65-0642485

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

7111 Fairway Drive Suite 400 Palm Beach Gardens   33418
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 712-6200

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On August 10, 2005, AmeriPath, Inc. issued a press release reporting on its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01(c).    Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release issued by AmeriPath, Inc. on August 10, 2005.


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    AMERIPATH, INC.
    By:  

/s/ David L. Redmond


        David L. Redmond
        Executive Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer
        (Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized
        to sign this report on behalf of the Registrant)
Date: August 10, 2005        


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


99.1   Press Release, dated August 10, 2005, with respect to AmeriPath, Inc.’s financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.