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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*
Mason Jack Gordon
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
69 McAdenville Road
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(Street)
Belmont NC 28012
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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
10/00
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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)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chief Financial 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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Common Stock 10/4/00 P 1,500 A 1.03 1,500 D
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Common Stock 10/4/00 P 2,500 A 1.13 2,500 D
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Common Stock 10/5/00 P 6,000 A 1.03 6,000 D
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Table II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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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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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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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Jack Gordon Mason 10/13/00
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