UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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) April 14, 2005
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                             Cox Technologies, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                 North Carolina
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

      0-08006                                                86-0220617
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(Commission File Number)                      (IRS Employer Identification No.)

               77 McAdenville Road, Belmont, North Carolina 28012
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

                                 (704) 825-8146
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01   Other Events

On April 14, 2005,  Cox  Technologies,  Inc. (the  "Registrant")  issued a press
release announcing setting a final liquidating cash distribution to shareholders
of $0.0271 per share of Cox Technologies, Inc. common stock. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit  99.1 to this  report on Form 8-K,  providing  an
update on the Registrant's activities.


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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibit.


The April 14, 2005 Cox Technologies,  Inc. press release is furnished as Exhibit
99.1 to this report.



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                                    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.

                                              COX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                              a North Carolina corporation



Dated: April 14, 2005
                                              By: /s/  Brian D. Fletcher
                                              Co-Chief Executive Officer