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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950142-08-000978.txt : 20080501
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080501215210
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-08-000978
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080429
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080501

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CRITICAL PATH INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001060801
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				911788300
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 HARRISON STREET
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4158088800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 HARRISON STREET
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			SAN FRNACISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GAPCO GMBH & CO KG
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001187388

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25331
		FILM NUMBER:		08796491

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 PICKWICK PLAZA
		CITY:			GREENWICK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06830
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2036298600
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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        <issuerName>CRITICAL PATH INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CPTH.OB</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>KOENIGSALLEE 62</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>40212 DUESSELDORF</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>2M</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode></rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>GERMANY</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-04-29</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">In connection with the Merger, GAPCO GmbH &amp; Co. KG (&quot;KG&quot;) received shares of Common Stock in exchange for the cancellation of
 its 13.9% Senior Notes of the Company in the prinicipal amount of $13,359.60, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In connection with the Merger, KG contributed $3,826 to fund a part of the cash merger consideration and received shares of
 Common Stock in consideration therefor.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">0.188330 shares of Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the issuer (the &quot;Series E Preferred Stock&quot;) of Critical
 Path, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) held by KG were cashed out on April 29, 2008, immediately after the consummation of the Reverse
 Stock Split (as defined below).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Immediately after the consummation on April 29, 2008 of the merger (the &quot;Merger&quot;) of CP Merger Co. with and into the Company,
 with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation, the Company consummated a 70,000-to-1 reverse split of its
 outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock (the &quot;Reverse Stock Split&quot;).  Fractional shares of Series E Preferred Stock
 resulting from the Reverse Stock Split were cashed out.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Matthew Nimetz, Managing Director</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-05-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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