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FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Reid Kurt Chambers
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
102 La Bellevue Street
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(Street)
Morganton NC 28655
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(City (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cox Technologies, Inc. (COXT)
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3. IRS Or Social Security
Number of Reporting
Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
8/00
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Form 4 (continued)
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TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1.Title of Security 2.Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired (A) 5.Amount of 6.Owner- 7.Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Owner-
Day/ ---------- ---------------------- End of Month (D) or ship
Year) (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Indirect I) (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 4)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Derivative
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Securities Acquired
Exercise Date Code (A) or Disposed
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) of (D)(Instr. 3,4, and 5)
Derivative Day/ ----------- -------------------------
Security Year) Code V (A) (D)
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Stock Option (Rt. to Buy) .59375 8/10/00 A V 500,000
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Stock Option (Rt. to Buy) .59375 8/10/00 A V 500,000
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6.Date Exer- 7.Title and Amount of 8.Price 9.Number 10.Owner- 11. Nature
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship of
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of Indirect
Date (Month/ ative Securities Deriv- Benefi-
Day/Year) Security Bene- ative cial
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Date Expira- Title Amount or Owned at Direct (D) ship
Exer- tion Number of End of Month or Indirect (Instr.4)
cisable Date Shares (Instr. 4) (I)(Instr.4)
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8/10/00 8/10/10 Common Stock 500,000 500,000 D
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* 8/10/10 Common Stock 500,000 500,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* The option vests in installments on February 9, 2001 and ending on
February 9, 2003.
/s/ Kurt Chambers Reid 10/13/00
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