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GREENBERG
TRAURIG
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suzanne Butwin Bell
(954) 768-8229
May 2, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
405 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Amy Meltzer Starr
Julie Griffith
Carlos Pacho
Jeffrey Womer
Mail Stop 7-6
cc: Craig Olinger
Shelley Parratt
Re: AmeriPath, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-17065) and Registration Statement on Form 8-A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of AmeriPath, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to Rule 477
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request the withdrawal
of the referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 and Registration Statement
on Form 8-A. As you know, the Company and its underwriters determined that
market conditions would not permit a successful offering of the shares and,
therefore, all marketing efforts have been terminated.
We sincerely appreciate the effort of the Securities and Exchange
Commission's staff in connection with these matters. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me at 954-768-8229, or Daniel Aronson at
954-768-8201.
Sincerely,
/s/ Suzanne B. Bell
Suzanne Butwin Bell
cc: James C. New
Greenberg Traurig Hoffman Lipoff Rosen & Quentel, P.A.
Post Office Box 14036 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33302
515 East Las Olas Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 954-765-0500
Fax 954-765-1477
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