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 -------------------------- Cox Technologies, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) North Carolina - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-08006 86-0220617 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 77 McAdenville Road, Belmont, North Carolina 28012 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (704) 825-8146 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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)) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 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. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 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. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 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