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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 10549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.14)*
GENTEX CORPORATION . (Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.06
(Title of Class of Securities)
371901-10-9
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
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Page 1 of 4 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Fred Bauer
###-##-####
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 3,780,464
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH -0-
REPORTING
PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
3,780,464
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,888,467
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
X
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.4%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Gentex Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
600 N. Centennial
Zeeland, MI 49464
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Fred Bauer
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
Fred Bauer: 236 Dyken Avenue
Holland, MI 49423
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
United States of America
Item 2(d) Title of Securities:
Common Stock, Par Value $.06
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
371901-10-9
Item 3 Not applicable.
Item 4 Ownership:
Ownership details are disclosed in Items 5 through 8 on the
coversheet preceding this portion of Schedule 13G. The amount
shown in Item 9 on the coversheet for Fred Bauer includes
108,003 shares covered by options exercisable within 60 days.
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.
CUSIP NO. 371901-10-9 13G Page 4 of 4 Pages
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by Parent Holding
Company:
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
Not applicable.
Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete, and correct.
Dated: January 31, 1999
/s/ Fred Bauer
Fred Bauer
Document No. 250670 ver. 1