-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Onyse04NNnPbrZFVvTtcQea605FJoRDjBFqbrTNA3PnE+K0UFJn5tFiR6VHZnBYq DZ17EoodUj4y+WNoKjtY7w== 0000926044-08-000024.txt : 20080107 0000926044-08-000024.hdr.sgml : 20080107 20080107093036 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000926044-08-000024 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080107 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20080107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENTEX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000355811 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 382030505 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-10235 FILM NUMBER: 08513851 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 N CENTENNIAL ST CITY: ZEELAND STATE: MI ZIP: 49464 BUSINESS PHONE: 6167721800 8-K 1 gentex8k_010708.htm Gentex Corporation Form 8-K

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: January 7, 2008

GENTEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

600 North Centennial Street
Zeeland, Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices) 		0-10235
(Commission
File Number) 		38-2030505
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


49464
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 772-1800
_____________________________________________________________
(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):

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Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

  (b)     Effective as of January 1, 2008, Mr. John Carter, Vice President - Mechanical Engineering, is no longer an executive officer of Gentex Corporation (the "Company"), but will retain the title Vice President - Mechanical Engineering and will continue in the Company's employ.

Also, effective as of that same date, Mr. Mark Newton, the Company's Vice President - Purchasing and Advanced Technology, was appointed as an executive officer of the Company for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as he is now in charge of certain technologies and personnel critical to the Company's engineering, research and development function.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 7, 2008. GENTEX CORPORATION
(Registrant)


By: /s/ Fred Bauer
      ——————————————
      Fred Bauer
      Its Chairman of the Board and
      Chief Executive Officer

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