AGREEMENT Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of the...

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                                    AGREEMENT


      Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement containing the information
required by Schedule 13G need be filed with respect to the ownership by each of
the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of Ameripath, Inc.

      This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.

    EXECUTED this 11 day of February, 2000.

SUMMIT VENTURES III, L.P.                 SUMMIT PARTNERS SD, L.P.

By: Summit Partners III, L.P.             By: Stamps, Xxxxxxx & Co. III

By: Stamps, Xxxxxxx & Co. III


    By:        *                          By:         *
       --------------------                  -----------------------
       X. Xxx Stamps, IV                     X. Xxx Stamps, IV
       General Partner                       General Partner


SUMMIT INVESTORS II, L.P.                 SUMMIT PARTNERS III, L.P.

By:            *                          By: Stamps, Xxxxxxx & Co. III
    -----------------------
    General Partner                       By:         *
                                             -----------------------
                                             X. Xxx Stamps, IV
SUMMIT SUBORDINATED DEBT FUND, L.P.          General Partner

By: Summit Partners SD, L.P.
                                             STAMPS, XXXXXXX & CO. III
By: Stamps, Xxxxxxx & Co. III
                                             By:          *
    By:        *                                --------------------
       --------------------                     X. Xxx Stamps, IV
       X. Xxx Stamps, IV                        General Partner
       General Partner




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                                             X. Xxx Stamps, IV

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                                             Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

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                                             Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx

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                                             Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

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                                             Xxxxx X. Xxxxx

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                                             Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx

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                                             Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx


                                             *By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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                                                  Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
                                                  Attorney-in-Fact

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*     Pursuant to Powers of Attorney on file with the Commission, which Powers
      of Attorney are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of such Powers of
      Attorney are attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
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