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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012,

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 0-10235

GENTEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Michigan		38-2030505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

600 N. Centennial, Zeeland, Michigan		49464
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(616) 772-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ¨ No ¨

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class		Shares Outstanding, July 26, 2012
Common Stock, $.06 Par Value		144,566,141

Exhibit Index located at page 23

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.

GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


ASSETS
	June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)		December 31,2011 (Audited)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	375,707,033	$	357,986,774
Short-term investments		45,947,116		60,808,237
Accounts receivable, net		129,948,477		110,389,715
Inventories		192,330,005		188,753,312
Prepaid expenses and other		32,808,457		34,354,946

Total current assets		776,741,088		752,292,984
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET		326,842,448		282,541,588

OTHER ASSETS

Long-term investments		137,556,403		128,168,165
Patents and other assets, net		12,886,088		13,024,265

Total other assets		150,442,491		141,192,430

Total assets	$	1,254,026,027	$	1,176,027,002


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	53,514,927	$	65,470,573
Accrued liabilities		52,497,356		35,223,927

Total current liabilities		106,012,283		100,694,500

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		53,323,686		48,213,981

SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock		8,673,968		8,644,174
Additional paid-in capital		410,631,715		395,229,891
Retained earnings		660,271,990		610,702,253
Other shareholders’ investment		15,112,385		12,542,203

Total shareholders’ investment		1,094,690,058		1,027,118,521

Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$	1,254,026,027	$	1,176,027,002

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


	Three months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30				June 30
	2012		2011		2012		2011
NET SALES	$	280,255,548	$	243,001,541	$	570,962,310	$	493,947,438
COST OF GOODS SOLD		187,498,242		157,376,970		377,378,511		318,006,130

Gross profit		92,757,306		85,624,571		193,583,799		175,941,308
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Engineering, research and development		22,792,503		20,245,757		46,007,637		39,160,518
Selling, general & administrative		12,452,571		12,131,922		24,562,967		23,443,024

Total operating expenses		35,245,074		32,377,679		70,570,604		62,603,542

Income from operations		57,512,232		53,246,892		123,013,195		113,337,766
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Investment income		633,700		598,455		1,229,723		1,098,025
Other, net		2,533,783		3,902,721		5,224,120		6,767,539

Total other income		3,167,483		4,501,176		6,453,843		7,865,564

Income before provision for income taxes		60,679,715		57,748,068		129,467,038		121,203,330
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		19,913,176		19,275,899		42,355,915		40,398,279

NET INCOME	$	40,766,539	$	38,472,169	$	87,111,123	$	80,805,051

EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic	$	0.28	$	0.27	$	0.61	$	0.57
Diluted	$	0.28	$	0.27	$	0.60	$	0.56
Cash Dividends Declared per Share	$	0.13	$	0.12	$	0.26	$	0.24

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


	Three months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30				June 30
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Comprehensive income	$	34,207,751	$	35,965,412	$	89,681,305	$	83,278,217

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011


	2012			2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	87,111,123		$	80,805,051
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		25,138,931			21,283,279
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets		397,298			539,865
(Gain) loss on sale of investments		(4,235,900	)		(5,177,464	)
Impairment loss on available-for-sale securities		—			—
Deferred income taxes		1,729,418			7,328,085
Stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options, employee stock purchases and restricted stock		7,991,705			6,419,575
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		(586,535	)		(2,599,659	)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(19,558,762	)		(16,211,416	)
Inventories		(3,576,693	)		(18,728,798	)
Prepaid expenses and other		3,305,799			765,712
Accounts payable		(11,955,646	)		22,987,528
Accrued liabilities, excluding dividends declared		15,768,179			7,203,272

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		101,528,917			104,615,030


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Plant and equipment additions		(69,424,380	)		(48,995,466	)
Proceeds from sale of plant and equipment		10,803			77,509
(Increase) decrease in investments		14,340,148			53,504,964
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(725,542	)		2,474,000

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(55,798,971	)		7,061,007


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of common stock from stock plan transactions		7,439,914			14,775,493
Cash dividends paid		(36,036,136	)		(32,781,030	)
Repurchases of common stock		—			—
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		586,535			2,599,659

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(28,009,687	)		(15,405,878	)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		17,720,259			96,270,159
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period		357,986,774			348,349,773

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	375,707,033		$	444,619,932

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1)

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Registrant, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Registrant believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Registrant’s 2011 annual report on Form 10-K.

(2)

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only a normal and recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Registrant as of June 30, 2012, and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.

(3)	Adoption of New Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820 to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amended guidance requires information disclosure regarding transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, information disclosure regarding sensitivity of a fair value measurement categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those unobservable inputs, and the categorization by level of the fair value hierarchy for items that are not measured at fair value. The amended guidance was effective for financial periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-04 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. Under ASU 2011-05, an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single or continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate consecutive statements. The amended guidance was effective for financial periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-05 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05” (“ASU 2011-12”). ASU 2011-12 defers the effective date of ASU 2011-05 as it pertains to the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. The amended guidance was effective for financial periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-12 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

(4)	Investments

The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” for its financial assets and liabilities, and to its non-financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities. This framework is intended to provide increased consistency in how fair value determinations are made under various existing accounting standards that permit, or in some cases, require estimates of fair-market value. This standard also expanded financial statement disclosure requirements about a company’s use of fair-value measurements, including the effect of such measure on earnings.

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(Unaudited)

(4)	Investments (continued)

The Company’s investment securities are classified as available for sale and are stated at fair value based on quoted market prices. Assets or liabilities that have recurring measurements are shown below as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

As of June 30, 2012:


			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Total as of		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	June 30, 2012		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Cash & Cash Equivalents	$	375,707,033	$	375,707,033	$	—	$	—
Short-Term Investments:
Government Securities		15,995,000		15,995,000		—		—
U.S. Treasury Notes		25,010,750		—		25,010,750		—
Corporate Bonds		4,670,329		—		4,670,329		—
Other		271,037		271,037		—		—
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks		58,278,414		58,278,414		—		—
Mutual Funds—Equity		74,680,329		74,680,329		—		—
Certificate of Deposit		505,390		—		505,390		—
Corporate Bonds		3,734,570		—		3,734,570		—
Other—Equity		357,700		357,700		—		—

Total	$	559,210,552	$	525,289,513	$	33,921,039	$	—

As of December 31, 2011:


			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Total as of		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	December 31, 2011		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Cash & Cash Equivalents	$	357,986,774	$	357,986,774	$	—	$	—
Short-Term Investments:
Government Securities		35,024,030		35,024,030		—		—
U.S. Treasury Notes		25,044,000		—		25,044,000		—
Corporate Bonds		649,204		—		649,204		—
Other		91,003		91,003		—		—
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks		53,554,303		53,554,303		—		—
Mutual Funds—Equity		73,749,772		73,749,772		—		—
Certificate of Deposit		505,390		—		505,390		—
Other—Equity		358,700		358,700		—		—

Total	$	546,963,176	$	520,764,582	$	26,198,594	$	—

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(Unaudited)

(4)	Investments (continued)

The Company determines the fair value of its U.S. Treasury Notes, Government Securities and Corporate Bonds by utilizing monthly valuation statements that are provided by its broker. The broker determines the investment valuation by utilizing the bid price in the market. The Company also refers to third party sources to validate valuations.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and market value of investment securities are shown as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

As of June 30, 2012:


	Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Market Value
Short-Term Investments:
Government Securities	$	15,998,699	$	300	$	(3,999	)	$	15,995,000
U.S. Treasury Notes		25,006,426		4,324		—			25,010,750
Corporate Bonds		4,675,864		—		(5,535	)		4,670,329
Other		271,037		—		—			271,037
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks		44,882,474		14,375,674		(979,734	)		58,278,414
Mutual Funds—Equity		67,461,376		8,046,348		(827,395	)		74,680,329
Certificate of Deposit		505,390		—		—			505,390
Corporate Bonds		3,713,539		21,031		—			3,734,570
Other—Equity		338,506		19,194		—			357,700

Total	$	162,853,311	$	22,466,871	$	(1,816,663	)	$	183,503,519

As of December 31, 2011:


	Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Market Value
Short-Term Investments:
Government Securities	$	35,016,980	$	7,090	$	(40	)	$	35,024,030
U.S. Treasury Notes		25,025,600		18,400		—			25,044,000
Corporate Bonds		648,879		325		—			649,204
Other		91,003		—		—			91,003
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks		42,344,526		12,274,640		(1,064,863	)		53,554,303
Mutual Funds—Equity		68,986,676		6,277,183		(1,514,087	)		73,749,772
Certificate of Deposit		505,390		—		—			505,390
Other—Equity		338,506		20,194		—			358,700

Total	$	172,957,560	$	18,597,832	$	(2,578,990	)	$	188,976,402

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(Unaudited)

(4)	Investments (continued)

Unrealized losses on investments as of June 30, 2012, are as follows:


	Aggregate Unrealized Losses			Aggregate Fair Value
Less than one year	$	(1,816,663	)	$	40,106,822
Greater than one year		—			—

Unrealized losses on investments as of December 31, 2011 are as follows:


	Aggregate Unrealized Losses			Aggregate Fair Value
Less than one year	$	(2,578,990	)	$	42,845,635
Greater than one year		—			—

ASC 320, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, as amended and interpreted, provided guidance on determining when an investment is other than temporarily impaired. The Company reviews its fixed income and equity investment portfolio for any unrealized losses that would be deemed other-than-temporary and require the recognition of an impairment loss in income. If the cost of an investment exceeds its fair value, the Company evaluates, among other factors, general market conditions, the duration and extent to which the fair value is less than cost, and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the investments. Management also considers the type of security, related-industry and sector performance, as well as published investment ratings and analyst reports, to evaluate its portfolio. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other than temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established. If market, industry, and/or investee conditions deteriorate, the Company may incur future impairments. No equity investment losses were considered to be other than temporary at June 30, 2012.

Fixed income securities as of June 30, 2012, have contractual maturities as follows:


Due within one year	$	45,947,116
Due between one and five years		4,239,960
Due over five years		—

Total	$	50,187,076

(5)	Inventories consisted of the following at the respective balance sheet dates:


	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Raw materials	$	129,958,819	$	129,796,238
Work-in-process		28,844,198		26,367,953
Finished goods		33,526,988		32,589,121

Total Inventory	$	192,330,005	$	188,753,312

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(Unaudited)

(6)	The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerators:
Numerator for both basic and diluted EPS, net income	$	40,766,539	$	38,472,169	$	87,111,123	$	80,805,051

Denominators:
Denominator for basic EPS, weighted-average shares outstanding		143,722,329		142,279,210		143,610,898		142,071,203
Potentially dilutive shares resulting from stock plans		1,019,028		1,917,784		1,243,334		1,992,412

Denominator for diluted EPS		144,741,357		144,196,994		144,854,232		144,063,615

Shares related to stock plans not included in diluted average common shares outstanding because their effect would be anti-dilutive		3,513,682		1,078,512		2,906,932		307,231

(7)	Stock-Based Compensation Plans

At June 30, 2012, the Company had two stock option plans, a restricted stock plan and an employee stock purchase plan. Readers should refer to Note 5 of our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the calendar year ended December 31, 2011, for additional information related to these stock-based compensation plans.

The Company recognized compensation expense for share-based payments of $3,554,026 and $6,959,580 for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. Compensation cost capitalized as part of inventory as of June 30, 2012, was $199,263.

Employee Stock Option Plan

The fair value of each option grant in the Employee Stock Option Plan was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the indicated periods:


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Dividend Yield		2.63	%		2.68	%		2.62	%		2.71	%
Expected volatility		44.51	%		40.80	%		44.29	%		40.59	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.72	%		1.62	%		0.87	%		1.93	%
Expected term of options (years)		4.04			4.05			4.04			4.05
Weighted-avg. grant date fair value	$	5.91		$	8.13		$	6.44		$	8.24

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(Unaudited)

(7)	Stock-Based Compensation Plans (continued)

The Company determined that all employee groups exhibit similar exercise and post-vesting termination behavior to determine the expected term. Under the plan, the option exercise price equals the stock’s market price on date of grant. The options vest after one to five years, and expire after three to seven years.

As of June 30, 2012, there was $21,595,931 of unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based payments which is expected to be recognized over the vesting periods.

Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan

In May 2012, an Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan, covering a total of 500,000 shares of common stock, was approved by shareholders replacing a prior plan. The Company has granted options on 42,000 shares under the new director plan through June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2012, there was $249,887 of unrecognized compensation cost under the director plans related to share-based payments. Under the shareholder approved plans, the option exercise price equals the stock’s market price on date of grant. The options vest after six months, and expire after ten years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan covering 1,200,000 shares that was approved by the shareholders, replacing a prior plan. Under the plan, the Company sells shares at 85% of the stock’s market price at date of purchase. Under ASC 718, the 15% discounted value is recognized as compensation expense.

Restricted Stock Plan

The Company has a Restricted Stock Plan covering 2,000,000 shares of common stock that was approved by the shareholders. The purpose of the plan is to permit grants of shares, subject to restrictions, to key employees of the Company as a means of retaining and rewarding them for long-term performance and to increase their ownership in the Company. Shares awarded under the plan entitle the shareholder to all rights of common stock ownership except that the shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, exchanged or otherwise disposed of during the restriction period. The restriction period is determined by the Compensation Committee, appointed by the Board of Directors, but may not exceed ten years under the terms of the plan. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had unearned stock-based compensation of $7,494,250 associated with these restricted stock grants. The unearned stock-based compensation related to these grants is being amortized to compensation expense over the applicable restriction periods. Amortization expense from restricted stock grants in the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012, was $477,099 and $1,032,125, respectively.

(8)

Comprehensive income reflects the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. For the Company, comprehensive income represents net income adjusted for items such as unrealized gains and losses on investments and foreign currency translation adjustments.

(9)

The increase in common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2012, was primarily due to the issuance of 496,578 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans. The Company announced a $0.01 per share increase in its quarterly cash dividend rate during the first quarter of 2012, which resulted in a recorded cash dividend of $0.13 per share. The first quarter dividend of approximately $18,794,000 was declared on May 24, 2012 and was paid on July 20, 2012.

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GENTEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued

(Unaudited)

(10)

The Company currently manufactures electro-optic products, including automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for the automotive industry, and fire protection products for the commercial construction industry. The Company also develops and manufactures variably dimmable windows for the aerospace industry and non-auto dimming rearview automotive mirrors with electronic features:


	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Revenue:
Automotive Products	$	274,820,852	$	238,191,803		$	560,505,352	$	484,482,581
Other		5,434,696		4,809,738			10,456,958		9,464,857

Total	$	280,255,548	$	243,001,541		$	570,962,310	$	493,947,438

Income(loss) from Operations
Automotive Products	$	57,139,415	$	53,515,749		$	122,610,118	$	113,926,971
Other		372,817		(268,857	)		403,077		(589,205	)

Total	$	57,512,232	$	53,246,892		$	123,013,195	$	113,337,766

The “Other segment includes Fire Protection Products and Dimmable Aircraft Windows.

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

SECOND QUARTER 2012 VERSUS SECOND QUARTER 2011

Net Sales. Net sales for the second quarter of 2012 increased by approximately $37,254,000, or 15%, when compared with the second quarter last year. Net sales of the Company’s automotive mirrors (including features) increased by approximately $36,629,000, or 15%, in the second quarter of 2012, when compared with the second quarter last year, primarily due to 19% increase in auto-dimming mirror unit shipments from approximately 5,094,000 in the second quarter of 2011 to approximately 6,042,000 in the current quarter. This unit increase was primarily due to increased penetration of auto-dimming mirrors and increased light vehicle production in North America and Japan/Korea. Unit shipments to customers in North America for the current quarter increased by 33% compared with the second quarter of the prior year, primarily due to increased auto-dimming mirror unit shipments to the Japanese transplant and domestic automakers. Mirror unit shipments for the current quarter to automotive customers outside North America increased by 10% compared with the second quarter in 2011, primarily due to increased auto-dimming mirror unit shipments to certain Japanese automakers.

Other net sales increased by approximately $625,000, or 13% for the current quarter versus the same quarter of last year, primarily due to an increase in dimmable aircraft window net sales, partially offset by a 7% decline in fire protection net sales quarter over quarter. The quarter-over-quarter increase in dimmable window net sales was primarily due to increased unit shipments for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner series of aircraft. Fire protection net sales continue to be impacted by the relatively weak commercial construction market.

Cost of Goods Sold. As a percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold increased from 64.8% in the second quarter of 2011 to 66.9% in the second quarter of 2012. This quarter-over-quarter percentage increase in cost of goods sold primarily reflected the impact of annual automotive customer price reductions and product mix, partially offset by purchasing cost reductions. Each negative factor is estimated to have impacted cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales by approximately 1-2 percentage points.

Operating Expenses. Engineering, research and development (E, R & D) expenses for the current quarter increased 13% and approximately $2,547,000 when compared with the same quarter last year, primarily due to additional hiring of employees to support new product development projects and program awards.

Selling, general and administrative (S, G & A) expenses increased 3% and approximately $321,000 for the current quarter, when compared with the same quarter last year, primarily due to continued overseas office hiring to support our overseas growth, partially offset by foreign exchange rates. Foreign exchange rates accounted for approximately a five percentage point reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses quarter over quarter.

Total Other Income. Total other income for the current quarter decreased by approximately $1,334,000, when compared with the same quarter last year, primarily due to changes in the foreign currency rate related to the Company’s Euro denominated account.

Taxes. The provision for income taxes varied from the statutory rate for the current quarter, primarily due to the domestic manufacturing deduction.

Net Income. Net income for the second quarter of 2012 increased by approximately $2,294,000, when compared with the same quarter last year, primarily due to increased net sales and gross profit.

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SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012, VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011

Net Sales. Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased by approximately $77,015,000, or 16%, when compared with the same period last year. Net sales of the Company’s automotive mirrors increased by approximately $76,023,000, or 16% period over period, as auto-dimming mirror unit shipments increased by 17% period over period from approximately 10,512,000 in the first six months of 2011 to approximately 12,307,000 in the first six months of 2012. The increase was primarily due to increased light vehicle production in North America and Japan/Korea as well as increased penetration of auto-dimming mirrors on 2012 model year vehicles. Unit shipments to customers in North America increased by 25% during the first six months of 2012 versus the same period in 2011, primarily due to increased auto-dimming mirror unit shipments for domestic automakers as well as Japanese and European transplant automakers. Mirror unit shipments to automotive customers outside North America increased by 12% period over period, primarily due to increased auto-dimming mirror unit shipments to certain European and Japanese automakers.

Other net sales increased by 10% period over period, due to an increase in dimmable window sales, partially offset by a 3% decrease in fire protection sales period over period. The period over period increase in dimmable window net sales was primarily due to increased unit shipments for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner series of aircraft. Fire protection net sales continue to be impacted by the relatively weak commercial construction market.

Cost of Goods Sold. As a percentage of net sales, cost of goods sold increased from 64.4% in the six months ended June 30, 2011, to 66.1% in the six months ended June 30, 2012. This percentage increase primarily reflected the impact of annual automotive customer price reductions, partially offset by purchasing cost reductions.

Operating Expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, engineering, research and development expenses increased 17% and approximately $6,847,000, when compared with the same period last year, primarily due to additional hiring of employee and outside contract engineering/development services to support new product development projects and program awards.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 5% and approximately $1,120,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, when compared with the same period last year, primarily due to continued overseas office hiring to support our overseas growth, partially offset by foreign exchange rates. Foreign exchange rates accounted for approximately a five percentage point reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses period over period.

Total Other Income. Total other income for the six months ended June 30, 2012, decreased by approximately $1,412,000, when compared with the same period last year, primarily due to changes in the foreign currency rate related to the Company’s Euro denominated account and reduced realized gains on the sale of equity investments. Each factor accounted for approximately half of the decline in total other income.

Taxes. The provision for income taxes varied from the statutory rate during the six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily due to the domestic manufacturing deduction.

Net Income. Net income increased by approximately $6,306,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, when compared with the same period last year, primarily due to increased net sales and gross profit.

FINANCIAL CONDITION:

Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2012, increased approximately $17,720,000 compared to December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to cash flow from operations and fixed income maturities, partially offset by capital expenditures and dividends paid.

Short-term investments as of June 30, 2012 decreased approximately $14,861,000 compared with December 31, 2011, primarily due to fixed income investment maturities.

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Accounts receivable as of June 30, 2012 increased approximately $19,559,000 compared with December 31, 2011, primarily due to the higher sales level as well as monthly sales within each of those quarters.

Long-term investments as of June 30, 2012 increased approximately $9,388,000 compared to December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in unrealized gains in equity investments as a result of current market conditions.

Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2012 increased approximately $17,273,000 compared to December 31, 2011, primarily due to changes in accrued compensation, reflecting the timing of certain compensation payments.

Cash flow from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2012, decreased approximately $3,086,000 to approximately $101,529,000, compared with approximately $104,615,000, during the same period last year, primarily due to changes in working capital, partially offset by increased net income. Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were approximately $69,424,000, compared with approximately $48,995,000 for the same period last year, primarily due to building/improvement related costs and production equipment purchases. Building/improvement related costs were approximately $45,000,000 in the first six months of 2012.

The Company’s existing automotive interior mirror manufacturing facilities in Zeeland and Holland, Michigan, currently have estimated building capacity to manufacture approximately 16-18 million interior mirror units annually, based on current product mix. The Company’s automotive exterior mirror manufacturing facility has an estimated building capacity to manufacture approximately 6 million units annually, based on current product mix.

The Company previously announced the following expansion plans to increase plant capacity in the electronic assembly, final assembly and exterior mirror manufacturing areas:

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60,000 square-foot chemistry lab expansion at the Company’s Zeeland, Michigan campus, which was completed in the second quarter of 2012 with a total cost of approximately $11.5 million.

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32,000 square-foot expansion project at the Company’s exterior mirror manufacturing facility in Zeeland, Michigan, which was completed in the second quarter of 2012 with a cost of approximately $4 million.

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125,000 square-foot expansion at the electronic assembly manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012 with a total estimated cost of approximately $17 million. Production equipment moves/transfers began during the second quarter and are expected to continue through the third quarter of 2012.

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120,000 square-foot expansion project connecting two manufacturing facilities in Zeeland, Michigan, which is expected to be completed by the end of calendar year 2012 with a total estimated cost of approximately $25 million.

The above expansion projects are expected to be funded from current cash and/or cash equivalents on hand.

After the above expansion projects are completed, the Company estimates that it will have building capacity to manufacture approximately 21-23 million interior mirror units annually and approximately 10 million exterior mirror units annually, based in each case on current product mix.

The Company believes its existing and planned facilities are suitable, adequate, and have the capacity necessary for current and near-term planned business. However, the Company continues to evaluate longer-term facility needs to support demand for its products. As a result, the Company is performing master planning and infrastructure improvements at a 140 acre site (near existing facilities) that the Company currently owns to prepare for its next facility. The timing of new facility construction is still uncertain due to the volatile economic environment, uncertainty in the automotive industry, as well as uncertainties related to the timing of the ramp up of certain products.

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Management considers the Company’s working capital and long-term investments totaling approximately $808,285,000 as of June 30, 2012, together with internally generated cash flow and an unsecured $5,000,000 line of credit from a bank, to be sufficient to cover anticipated cash needs for the next year and for the foreseeable future.

On October 8, 2002, the Company announced a share repurchase plan, under which it may purchase up to 8,000,000 shares (post-split) based on a number of factors, including market conditions, the market price of the Company’s common stock, anti-dilutive effect on earnings, available cash and other factors that the Company deems appropriate. On July 20, 2005, the Company announced that it had raised the price at which the Company may repurchase shares under the existing plan. On May 16, 2006, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of an additional 8,000,000 shares under the plan. On August 14, 2006, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of an additional 8,000,000 shares under the plan. On February 26, 2008, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of an additional 4,000,000 shares under the plan. The following is a summary of quarterly share repurchase activity under the plan to date:


Quarter Ended	Total Number of Shares Purchased (Post-Split)		Cost of Shares Purchased
June 30, 2003		830,000	$	10,246,810
September 30, 2005		1,496,059		25,214,573
June 30, 2006		2,803,548		47,145,310
June 30, 2006		7,201,081		104,604,414
September 30, 2006		3,968,171		55,614,102
December 31, 2006		1,232,884		19,487,427
June 30, 2007		447,710		7,328,015
June 30, 2008		2,200,752		34,619,490
June 30, 2008		1,203,560		19,043,775
September 30, 2008		2,519,153		39,689,410
December 31, 2008		2,125,253		17,907,128

Total		26,028,171	$	380,900,454

1,971,829 shares remain authorized to be repurchased under the plan as of June 30, 2012.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements contained in this report, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Historically, actual results have not been materially different from the Company’s estimates. However, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The Company has identified the critical accounting policies used in determining estimates and assumptions in the amounts reported in its Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Management believes there have been no significant changes in those critical accounting policies during the most recently completed quarter.

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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS:

The Company previously announced a number of OEM and dealer or port-installed programs for its Rear Camera Display (RCD) Mirror that consists of a liquid crystal display (LCD) that shows a panoramic video of objects behind the vehicle in real time. During the current quarter, the Company announced that its RCD Mirror is offered on the Mazda CX-5 for the Japanese market. The auto-dimming RCD Mirror for the Mazda CX-5 shows the view from the backup camera, but also, with the press of a button, shows the view along the passenger side of the vehicle from a camera located in the exterior mirror. The Company is currently shipping auto-dimming mirrors with RCD for 60 vehicle models with 10 automakers. The Company is also shipping auto-dimming mirrors with RCD for over 20 aftermarket or dealer-installed programs.

The “Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007” (KTSA) and the pending requirement that all new vehicles in the United States will be required to be equipped with cameras and rear camera displays by September 2014 has been delayed three times. Notwithstanding these delays, the final rule is still in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood indicated that the final rule is currently expected by December 31, 2012.

The Company’s RCD mirrors have always been sold to automakers that have multiple options for where the Rear Camera Display is located. While there continues to be a lot of uncertainty among the Company’s current RCD mirror automotive customers as a result of the rulemaking delays, the Company has recently confirmed that four of its customers are changing their primary Rear Camera Display location from the mirror to a radio display location in the center console. The impact of two of those customer location changes are expected to materially impact the Company’s RCD mirror unit shipments negatively in the 2013 calendar year. The RCD location changes at the other two customers will begin to materially impact the Company’s RCD mirror unit shipments negatively beginning in calendar year 2014. It is the Company’s understanding that these location change decisions were primarily driven to reduce cost. The radio location is now expected to be the primary rear camera display location for these four automakers.

The Company continues to believe that most automakers will continue to have a multi-pronged location approach for rear camera displays, with the market divided into two primary market segments:

The top 20% of the vehicle market will primarily offer the display for a rear camera in the navigation system, with the option of purchasing an RCD mirror, and

The remaining portion of the market will offer the camera display in a number of different locations, including the radio, instrument panel, console, and rearview mirror. This is the segment of the market with the greatest and increasing competition.

The Company still believes that its cost-competitive RCD Mirror product is an optimum, ergonomic, easily adaptable method to display the image produced by the rear camera for increased safety, and automakers could utilize rear cameras with the display in a RCD Mirror to satisfy the requirements of the legislation. The Company also continues to believe that this will be a very competitive market, as automotive customers consider different options for the location where that image from the camera can be displayed in the vehicle (i.e. the navigation system, and other radio or multi-purpose displays).

In addition, The Company continues to believe that its RCD Mirror product will be implemented in three overlapping phases by automakers:

Market-Driven Phase: was the time period prior to any legislation through NHTSA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on December 7, 2010.

“Wait and See” Phase: the period of time from when the legislation was signed into law on February 28, 2008, until the currently expected final interpretation date of December 31, 2012.

Implementation Phase: from the time the final rule is issued and will run until full implementation, when 100 percent of all new vehicles in the U.S. under 10,000 lbs. will be required to be equipped with rear cameras and displays (based on the December 7, 2010, NPRM issued by NHTSA). We believe that automaker production cycles currently are being used by OEM’s to set their implementation schedules, absent any final schedule being published by NHTSA.

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The Company previously announced it is shipping auto-dimming mirrors with SmartBeam^®, its proprietary intelligent high-beam headlamp assist feature to a number of automakers. The SmartBeam^® product is a single-function driver-assist feature for headlamp lighting control that competes with multiple-function drivers-assist features that include headlamp lighting control as one of the multiple functions. While we expect SmartBeam^® to help provide growth over the next several years, competition from multiple-function drivers-assist products could impact our expectations. As the Company continues to expand the capabilities of its CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) imager technology for additional features, the Company recognizes that it is competing against multiple-function driver-assist technologies that could present a competitive threat for SmartBeam^®.

The Company previously announced that it has begun shipping its new vision-based, glare-free high-beam system (known as SmartBeam^® DFL (Dynamic Forward Lighting)). The new DFL vision-based system consists of a custom CMOS image sensor combined with algorithmic decision-making to offer constant “on” glare-free high beams.

During the current quarter, the Company announced that it is supplying auto-dimming mirrors with a new, camera-based driver-assist system for the 2013 Ford Explorer. The Company’s new driver-assist system uses a multi-function camera combined with algorithmic decision-making to perform Automatic High-Beam Control, Lane Keeping and Driver Alert. The system was developed in conjunction with Mobileye^®, the global pioneer in the development of vision-based driver-assistance systems. The Automatic-High-Beam Control turns a vehicle’s high beams on and off automatically according to surrounding traffic conditions. In Lane Keeping mode, the driver is warned by vibration in the steering wheel, while the Lane Keeping function warns the driver by applying torque at the steering wheel to direct the vehicle back into the lane. Driver Alert monitors the vehicle’s lane position and can notify a driver of signs of inattentiveness with a coffee cup warning light that appears on the dashboard instrument cluster. Certain components, including the camera and microprocessor, are integrated into a Gentex interior auto-dimming mirror. The Company also recently announced that it is supplying auto-dimming mirrors with the Company’s own SmartBeam^® lighting assist system, as well as auto-dimming mirrors with a camera-based driver-assist system (Automatic-High-Beam Control, Lane Keeping and Driver Alert) for the new 2013 Lincoln MKS and the 2013 Lincoln MKT. The Company is currently shipping auto-dimming mirrors with SmartBeam^® and/or Driver-Assist features for 68 vehicle models to 13 automakers.

On June 25, 2012, American Vehicular Sciences LLC (“AVS”) filed 4 patent infringement complaints, in the United States District Court, in the Eastern District of Texas, which names the Company and one of two of its customers as co-defendants. In two of the complaints (#6:12-cv-00413 and #6:12-cv-00406), AVS alleges that the Company’s SmartBeam product infringes one patent owned by AVS. In the other two complaints (#6:12-cv-00410 and #6:12-cv-00415) AVS alleges that the Company’s monitoring system products infringe two other patents owned by AVS. The Company was served with the four complaints on July 27, 2012, and is currently evaluating the allegations of infringement. The Company is uncertain of what impact, if any, the above claims may potentially have on its business.

The Company previously announced that it was working with PPG Aerospace to provide the variably dimmable windows for the passenger compartment on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner series of aircraft. As previously announced, Boeing delivered the first 787 Dreamliner Series of Aircraft to All Nippon Airways (ANA) on September 27, 2011. The Company and PPG Aerospace previously announced that they will work together to supply dimmable windows to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for the passenger-cabin windows of the 2010 Beechcraft King Air 350i airplane.

There recently was a news report that ANA was not satisfied with the darkness level of the aircraft windows that the Company supplies with PPG Aerospace. That story was refuted the next day in a blog posted by airlinereporter.com.

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Flooding in Thailand as a result of heavy rain and monsoons in late July 2011 resulted in additional supply chain disruptions as production at certain component supplier plants was moved to their plants in other countries, putting certain suppliers outside of Thailand in over-capacity situations. Gaining access to those components and ensuring adequate supply resulted in additional costs to the Company during the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company did experience sequential improvement in this area during the first and second quarters of 2012. The costs associated with these particular supply chain constraints/disruptions have been resolved as of June 30, 2012, barring another natural disaster impacting the supply chain. To date, the supply chain related issues the Company has experienced have not disrupted deliveries to customers, but the Company continues to apply measures to ensure adequate supply of certain automotive-grade components, including carrying additional inventory.

The Company continues to experience significant pricing pressures from its automotive customers and competitors, which have affected, and which will continue to affect, its margins to the extent that the Company is unable to offset the price reductions with engineering and purchasing cost reductions, productivity improvements, and increases in unit sales volume, each of which pose a challenge. In addition, financial pressures and increasing production volumes at certain automakers are resulting in increased cost reduction efforts by them, including requests for additional price reductions, decontenting certain features from vehicles, customer market testing of future business, dual sourcing initiatives and warranty cost-sharing programs, which could adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition, and/or results of operations.

The automotive industry has always been cyclical and highly impacted by levels of economic activity. The current economic environment continues to be uncertain and continues to cause increased financial and production stresses evidenced by volatile production levels, supply chain disruptions, supplier part shortages, automotive plant shutdowns, customer and supplier financial issues/bankruptcies, commodity material cost increases, and consumer preference shift to smaller vehicles, where the Company has a lower penetration rate and lower content per vehicle, due to increasing fuel costs and environmental concerns. If additional automotive customers (including their Tier 1 suppliers) and suppliers experience bankruptcies, work stoppages, strikes, part shortages, etc., it could disrupt the Company’s shipments to these customers, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and/or results of operations.

Automakers continue to experience increased volatility and uncertainty in executing planned new programs which have, in some cases, resulted in delays or cancellations of new vehicle platforms, package reconfigurations and inaccurate volume forecasts. This volatility and uncertainty have made it more difficult for the Company to forecast future sales and effectively manage costs, inventory, and utilize capital, engineering, research and development, and human resource investments.

During the current quarter, the Company negotiated a long term agreement with VW/Audi in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. Under the agreement, the Company is the exclusive supplier of all interior and exterior auto-dimming rearview mirror products sourced through December 31, 2018.

The Company currently estimates that its top line revenue will be in the range of flat to an increase of 5% in the third quarter of 2012 compared with the third quarter of 2011, based on the IHS Worldwide June forecast for current light vehicle production forecasts in the regions to which the Company ships product, as well as the estimated option rates for the Company’s mirrors on vehicle models and anticipated product mix. Continuing uncertainties, including the light vehicle production levels, supplier part shortages, automotive plant shutdowns, sales rates in Europe, North America and Asia, customer inventory management and the impact of potential automotive customer (including their Tier 1 suppliers) and supplier bankruptcies, work stoppages, strikes, etc., which could disrupt Company shipments to customers, make forecasting difficult. The Company also continues to experience increasing volatility with customer orders within its 12-week customer release window with some customers, including tier 1 mirror suppliers, revising orders at the last minute.

The Company currently expects that its gross margin in the third quarter of 2012 will improve approximately 50 basis points compared to the gross margin reported in the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to production efficiencies.

The Company also estimates that engineering, research and development expenses are currently expected to increase approximately 10% in the third quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter in 2011, primarily due to hiring of employee and outside contract engineering/development services to support product development projects and program awards.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses are currently expected to increase approximately 5% in the third quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter in 2011, primarily due to continued overseas office hiring to support the Company’s overseas growth. This estimate is based on stable foreign exchange rates.

Based on the IHS June forecast for light vehicle production levels for the entire 2012 year, the Company continues to estimate that RCD Mirror unit shipments will be approximately flat in calendar year 2012 compared with calendar year 2011.

Based on the IHS June forecast for light vehicle production levels for the entire 2012 year, the Company now estimates that SmartBeam^® unit shipments will increase approximately 20-25% in calendar year 2012 compared with calendar year 2011. This downward revision to our previous 2012 SmartBeam guidance is primarily due to lower take rates and packaging changes at certain European customers, and declines in European light vehicle production on vehicle models that offer SmartBeam (our SmartBeam products are predominantly sold in Europe). The Company does not believe that this is a long-term trend, as there continues to be significant interest in the SmartBeam product globally.

The Company utilizes the light vehicle production forecasting services of IHS Worldwide. The IHS June forecast for light vehicle production for the third quarter of 2012 are approximately 3.4 million units for North America, 4.2 million for Europe and 3.5 million for Japan and Korea. The IHS June forecast for light vehicle production for calendar year 2012 are approximately 14.9 million for North America, 18.9 million for Europe and 14.1 million for Japan and Korea.

The Company is subject to market risk exposures of varying correlations and volatilities, including foreign exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and equity price risk. Volatile equity markets could negatively impact the Company’s financial performance due to realized losses on the sale of equity investments and/or recognized losses due to a other-than-temporary impairment adjustment on available-for-sale securities (mark-to-market adjustments). During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, there were no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

The Company has some assets, liabilities and operations outside the United States, including a euro-denominated account, which currently are not significant overall to the Company as a whole. Because the Company sells its automotive mirrors throughout the world, and automotive manufacturing is highly dependent on general economic conditions, the Company could be affected by uncertain economic conditions in foreign markets that can reduce demand for its products.

In light of the on-going financial stresses within the worldwide automotive industry, certain automakers and Tier 1 customers are considering the sale of certain business segments or may be considering bankruptcy. Should one or more of the Company’s larger customers (including sales through their Tier 1 suppliers) declare bankruptcy or sell their business, it could adversely affect the collection of receivables, business more generally, financial condition, and/or results of operations. The uncertain economic environment continues to cause financial pressures and production stresses on the Company’s customers, which could impact timely customer payments and ultimately the collectibility of receivables.

The Company does not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements or commitments that have not been recorded in its consolidated financial statements.

Item 3.

Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The information called for by this item is provided under the caption “Trends and Developments” under Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Item 4.

Controls And Procedures.

The Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness, as of June 30, 2012, of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of June 30, 2012, were adequate and effective such that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may routinely modify, upgrade, and enhance its internal controls and procedures over financial reporting. However, there was no change in the Company’s “internal control over financial reporting” [as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act] that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT:

Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, that are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the global automotive industry, the economy and the Company itself. Words like “anticipates,” “believes,” “confident,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “hopes”, “likely,” “plans,” “projects,” “optimistic,” and “should,” and variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements do not guarantee future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, expense, likelihood and degree of occurrence. These risks include, without limitation, the pace of economic activity in the United States and in international markets, employment and other general economic conditions; worldwide automotive production; the maintenance of the Company’s market share; the ability to control costs, including the ability to achieve purchasing and manufacturing cost reductions, control and leverage fixed overhead costs, and maintain margins; and the ability to control E,R&D and S,G&A expenses. Additionally, these risks include competitive pricing pressures; the mix of products purchased by customers; the market for and the success of certain of the Company’s mirror products (e.g. Rear Camera Display, SmartBeam^®, other camera-based driver-assist and lighting-assist products), including vehicle model penetration and option take rates; intellectual property litigation risk; the ability to continue to make product innovations; customer inventory management; currency fluctuations; interest rates; equity prices; the financial strength/stability of the Company’s customers (including their Tier 1 suppliers); potential impact of supply chain disruptions including but not limited to those caused by natural disasters and any other part shortages; potential sale of OEM business segments or suppliers; potential customer (including their Tier 1 suppliers) bankruptcies; and other risks identified in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what is expressed or forecasted. Furthermore, the Company undertakes no obligation to update, amend, or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Information regarding risk factors appears in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part I – Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors of the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, except to the extent described in Part I – Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 6. Exhibits

See Exhibit Index on Page 23.

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SIGNATURES

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.


						GENTEX CORPORATION

Date: August 2, 2012						/s/ Fred T. Bauer
						Fred T. Bauer
						Chairman and Chief
						Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) on
						behalf of Gentex Corporation

Date: August 2, 2012						/s/ Steven A. Dykman
						Steven A. Dykman
						Vice President – Finance and Treasurer
						(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) on
						behalf of Gentex Corporation

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.	Description	Page

3(a)	Registrant’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, adopted on August 20, 2004, were filed as Exhibit 3(a) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated November 2, 2004, and an Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, adopted as of May 18, 2012, were filed as Exhibit 3.1(i) to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated May 22, 2012, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

3(b)	Registrant’s Bylaws as amended and restated February 27, 2003, were filed as Exhibit 3(b)(1) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 5, 2003, and an Amendment to Registrant’s Bylaws adopted as of February 16, 2012 was filed as Exhibit 3(b)(ii) to Registrant’s Form 8-K dated February 21, 2012 and the same are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

4(a)	A specimen form of certificate for the Registrant’s common stock, par value $.06 per share, were filed as part of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 2-74226C) as Exhibit 3(a), as amended by Amendment No. 3 to such Registration Statement, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

10(a)(1)	A Lease dated August 15, 1981, was filed as part of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration Number 2-74226C) as Exhibit 9(a)(1), and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

10(a)(2)	First Amendment to Lease dated June 28, 1985, was filed as Exhibit 10(m) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated March 18, 1986, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(1)	Gentex Corporation Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated, effective February 26, 2004) was included in Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated April 6, 2004, filed with the Commission on April 6, 2004, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(2)	First Amendment to Gentex Corporation Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated February 26, 2004) was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(2) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated August 2, 2005, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(3)	Specimen form of Grant Agreement for the Gentex Corporation Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated, effective February 26, 2004) was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(3) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated November 1, 2005, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(4)	Gentex Corporation Second Restricted Stock Plan was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(2) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated April 27, 2001, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(5)	First Amendment to the Gentex Corporation Second Restricted Stock Plan was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(5) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated August 4, 2008, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(6)	Specimen form of Grant Agreement for the Gentex Corporation Restricted Stock Plan, was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(4) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated November 2, 2004, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

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Exhibit No.	Description	Page

*10(b)(7)	Gentex Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (adopted March 6, 2002), was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(4) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated April 30, 2002, and the same is incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(8)	Specimen form of Grant Agreement for the Gentex Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(6) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated November 2, 2004, and the same is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(9)	Retirement from Service Agreement between Gentex Corporation and John Arnold was filed as Exhibit 10(b)(9) to registrant’s report on Form 10-Q dated November 3, 2011, and the same is incorporated herein by reference.

*10(b)(10)	Gentex Corporation 2012 Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, effective February 16, 2012 and approved by the shareholders on May 17, 2012.		25

*10(b)(11)	Specimen form of Grant Agreement for the Gentex Corporation 2012 Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.		28

10(c)	The form of Indemnity Agreement between Registrant and each of the Registrant’s directors and certain officers was filed as Exhibit 10 (e) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated October 31, 2002, and the same is incorporated herein by reference.

31.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of Gentex Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).		30

31.2	Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Gentex Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).		31

32	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Gentex Corporation pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).		32

*	Indicates a compensatory plan or arrangement.

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EX-10(b)(10)

EXHIBIT 10(b)(10)

GENTEX CORPORATION

2012 AMENDED AND RESTATED NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR

STOCK OPTION PLAN

BACKGROUND

The Gentex Corporation 2012 Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) amends and restates the 2002 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan. This amendment and restatement is effective as of February 16, 2012, contingent upon shareholder approval.

PART I: PLAN ADMINISTRATION AND ELIGIBILITY

1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to make service on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gentex Corporation (the “Company”) more attractive to present and prospective outside directors of the Company, as the continued services of qualified outside directors are considered essential to the Company’s sustained progress, and to provide additional incentive for such directors to direct the Company effectively by offering them a greater interest in the continued success of the Company through stock ownership. The Plan is also intended to encourage stock ownership by outside directors of the Company.

1.2 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Grants of stock options under the Plan (“Options”) and the amount and nature of the Options to be granted shall be automatic as described in Sections 1.4 and 2.2. The Board shall have the power to determine all questions arising under the Plan and to adopt and amend such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan as it may deem desirable.

1.3 Stock Subject to the Plan.

(A) Class. The stock which is to be made the subject of Options granted under the Plan shall be the Company’s authorized common stock, par value $.06 per share (“Common Stock”). Shares shall be supplied to satisfy the requirements of Options granted under the Plan out of authorized but unissued shares.

(B) Aggregate Amount.

(1) The total number of shares issuable under the Plan shall not exceed five-hundred thousand (500,000) shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4).

(2) If any outstanding Option under the Plan expires or is terminated for any reason, then the Common Stock allocable to the unexercised or surrendered portion of such Option shall not be charged against the limitation of Section 1.3(B)(1) above, and may again become the subject of a Option granted under the Plan.

1.4 Eligibility; Grant of Options. Only directors who are not common law or contractual employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a “Nonemployee Director”) shall be eligible to receive Options under this Plan. Effective as of the date of each annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company (including the annual meeting at which shareholders approve the Plan), each Nonemployee Director who is newly elected or continues in office as a director subsequent to such meeting, shall be granted an Option to acquire six thousand (6,000) shares. Any Nonemployee Director who is elected as a director by the Board shall be granted an Option to acquire that number of shares that is equal to six thousand (6,000) shares multiplied by a fraction that is equal to three hundred sixty-five (365), minus the number of days that have elapsed since the last annual meeting of shareholders, and dividing that difference by three hundred sixty-five (365); the result shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. Any Nonemployee Director who receives Options pursuant to this Plan may be referred to herein as “Optionee.”

PART II: OPTIONS AND RIGHTS

2.1 Nonstatutory Stock Options. All Options granted under the Plan shall be nonstatutory options, not entitled to special tax treatment under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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2.2 Terms, Conditions, and Form of Options. Each Option granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement in such form and containing such terms as the Board shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(A) Transferability of Options. Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, or transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution to the extent provided in Section 2.2(D), except that the Board may authorize the grant or amendment of Options so as to permit transfer to the Optionee’s spouse and/or the Optionee’s descendants or to a trust created primarily for the benefit of the Optionee, the Optionee’s spouse and/or the Optionee’s descendants (“Authorized Transferee”), provided the Optionee satisfies such conditions to the transfer as may be required by the Board. The agreement pursuant to which a transferable Option is granted shall expressly set forth the transfer rights and limitations, prohibit payment of any consideration by the Authorized Transferee to the original Optionee, prohibit any further transfer of the Option and provide that the Authorized Transferee shall succeed to all rights and benefits (except any right to further transfer of the Option) and be subject to all obligations, conditions, and limitations applicable to the original Optionee. However, such rights and benefits (except any right to further transfer of the Option) and obligations, conditions, and limitations shall be determined as if the original Optionee continued to hold the Option, whereby provisions of this Plan dealing with death of an Optionee will continue to refer to the original Optionee regardless of whether the Option has been transferred to an Authorized Transferee. Options may be exercised during the lifetime of the original Optionee only by the original Optionee or an Authorized Transferee. After the Optionee’s death, the Option shall be exercisable only to the extent provided in Section 2.2(D).

(B) Period of Option. Options shall terminate upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the date upon which such Options were granted, or at such earlier date as may be established in the option agreement (subject to prior termination as hereinafter provided).

(C) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised, in full or in part, only by giving written notice to the Company, stating the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by payment in full for such shares, which payment may be in whole or in part in shares of the Common Stock of the Company valued at fair market value as computed under Section 2.3 below; provided, however, that (i) there shall be no such exercise at any one time as to fewer than three thousand (3,000) shares, unless fewer than three thousand shares (3,000) remain to be purchased under the Option being exercised; (ii) Options may not be exercised for a period of six (6) months after the date of grant, (iii) Options may be exercised only during periods beginning on the second (2nd) business day following the date on which the Company releases for publication its annual or quarterly financial reports and ending on the twelfth (12th) business day following that date, and (iv) all or any portion of Options granted that remain unexercised at the time the Optionee’s status as a director of the Company terminates for any reason other than death, shall automatically expire ninety (90) days after the date of such termination and be of no further force or effect.

(D) Death of Optionee and Transfer of Options. In the event of an Optionee’s death, Options may be exercised, to the same extent exercisable by the Optionee at the date of death, at any time prior to the earlier of the specified expiration date or the first anniversary of the Optionee’s death, by any of the following persons: (i) personal representatives of the estate of the Optionee; (ii) any person or persons who shall have acquired the Option directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance; (iii) any person designated to exercise the Option by means of a specific written designation executed by the Optionee and filed with the Company prior to the Optionee’s death; or (iv) an Authorized Transferee. No Options, unless granted pursuant to an agreement specifically permitting transfer as described in Section 2.2(A), shall be transferable by an Optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution of the state of the Optionee’s domicile; provided, however, than an Optionee may execute and file a notice of designation as provided for in (iii) above.

2.3 Option Price. The Option exercise price for an Option granted under the Plan shall be the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Option at the time the Option is granted. For purposes of this Plan, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock on the date of grant (or date of exercise as applicable) on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any successor of the same).

PART III. GENERAL PROVISIONS

3.1 Assignability. The rights and benefits under this Plan shall not be assignable or transferable by an Optionee, and during the lifetime of the Optionee Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable only by him or her, except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.2 of this Plan.

3.2 Time for Granting Options. No Options may be granted under this Plan after the day prior to the tenth (10th) annual meeting following the date the Plan was approved by the shareholders the Company (i.e., May 17, 2012).

3.3 Limitation of Rights.

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(A) No Right to Continue as a Director. Neither the Plan, nor the granting of an Option nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Company will retain a director for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.

(B) No Shareholders’ Rights for Options. An Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the shares covered by Option(s) until the date of the issuance to him or her of a stock certificate therefor, and no adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued.

3.4 Adjustments to Stock. In the event any change is made to the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any outstanding Option(s) granted under the Plan (whether by reason of merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure, or otherwise), then appropriate adjustments shall be made to the maximum number of shares subject to the Plan and the number of shares and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Option(s). The Board’s determination of any such adjustments shall be final, binding, and conclusive with respect to all Optionees.

3.5 Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall take effect on the date of approval by the shareholders of the Company and shall be applicable to all incumbent directors as of that date. The approval by the shareholders of the Company shall, to the extent not already terminated, terminate the Gentex Corporation 2002 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan and no further options will be issuable under that Plan.

3.6 Amendment of the Plan. The Board of the Company may suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that without approval of the shareholders no revision or amendment shall change the number of shares subject to the Plan (except as provided in Section 3.4), change the designation of the class of directors eligible to receive Options, materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan or alter or impair any rights or obligations of any Option previously granted without the consent of the Optionee holding such Option.

3.7 Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws and in the courts of the state of Michigan, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

3.8 Expenses of the Plan. All costs and expenses of the adoption and administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

CERTIFICATION

This amendment and restatement is effective as of February 16, 2012, contingent upon shareholder approval.

Connie Hamblin, Secretary

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EX-10(b)(11)

EXHIBIT 10(b)(11)

GENTEX CORPORATION GRANT AGREEMENT


DATE:

Name:

Address:



Dear :

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2012 Nonemployee Director Plan (the ‘Plan’), you have been granted a Non-Qualified Stock Option to purchase shares of stock as outlined below.


Granted To:

Grant Date:

Options Granted:

Option Price Per Share:	$	Total Cost to Exercise: $

Expiration Date:

Vesting Schedule:	Non-Employee Director Vesting

By my signature below, I hereby acknowledge receipt of this Grant on the date shown above, which has been issued to me under the terms and conditions of the Plan. I further acknowledge receipt of the copy of the Plan and agree to conform to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant and the Plan.

Please return one signed copy of this agreement to Steve Dykman.

NOTE: If there are any discrepancies in the name or address shown above, please make the appropriate corrections on this form.

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1. Option Plan. All of the defined terms contained in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is set forth in the Gentex Corporation 2012 Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), and this Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) is subject to the terms and provisions of that Plan, as amended from time to time. If any inconsistency exists between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.

2. Option Grant. Effective as of the Grant Date, the Optionee has been granted an option to purchase that Number of Shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the Exercise Price for a period ending on the Expiration Date, all as shown on the cover page hereof.

3. Exercise. Options may not be exercised for fewer than the Minimum Shares per transaction specified on the cover page, and options shall become exercisable only in accordance with the Vesting Schedule specified on the cover page. Options shall be exercised by written notice to the Company stating the number of shares to be purchased, signed by the person exercising the option, and accompanied by payment of the full purchase price of the shares in cash or in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, or by any combination of cash and stock. Options may be exercised only during periods beginning on the second business day following the date on which the Company releases for publication its annual or quarterly financial reports, and ending on the twelfth business day following that date. Promptly after exercise, the Company shall issue a stock certificate representing that number of shares to which the option was exercised.

4. Optionee’s Agreement. In consideration of the granting of the option, the Optionee agrees to continue to serve as a director of the Company during the term for which he or she was elected.

5. Transfers. This Agreement and the option it represents shall not be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee or his or her guardian or legal representative, except as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, this option may be transferred, in whole or in part, to the Optionee’s spouse, and/or the Optionee’s descendants and/or to a trust created primarily for the benefit of the Optionee, the Optionee’s spouse and/or the Optionee’s descendants (“Authorized Transferee”); provided, however, that no payment of anything of value shall be made to the Optionee in consideration of any such transfer, and no Authorized Transferee shall be entitled to make any further assignment or other transfer of the option. Any transferred option may be exercised during the Optionee’s lifetime by the Authorized Transferee. Except as expressly provided above, this option shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law, and shall not be subject to execution, levy, attachment, or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of this option contrary to the terms hereof, and any execution, levy attachment or similar process upon the option, shall render this option null and void and without effect.

6. Death of Optionee. In the event of the Optionee’s death, the Optionee, the Optionee’s personal representative or legatee, or an Authorized Transferee, as the case may be, may exercise this option for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of death or disability, to the extent then exercisable. In no event, however, shall this option be exercised after the Expiration Date.

7. Adjustments. In the event of any change in the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock by reason of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure, or otherwise, then the number of shares subject to this option, and the option price shall be appropriately adjusted as provided in the Plan.

8. Rights as a Shareholder. Neither the Optionee nor a transferee of this option shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered hereby until the date he or she shall have become the holder of record of such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions, or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date on which he or she shall have become the holder of record thereof, except as provided in paragraph 7 above.

9. Termination. All or any portion of the option that is the subject to this Agreement, and all or any portion of any other option previously granted to the Optionee with respect to the Company’s Common Stock, that remains unexercised at the time the Optionee’s status as a director of the Company terminates for any reason other than death, shall automatically expire ninety (90) days after the date of such termination and be of no further force or effect.

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF GENTEX CORPORATION

I, Fred T. Bauer, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Gentex Corporation;

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods, presented in this quarterly report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the registrant and have:

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF GENTEX CORPORATION

I, Steven A. Dykman, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Gentex Corporation;

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY

ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350)

Each, Fred T. Bauer, Chief Executive Officer of Gentex Corporation, and Steven A. Dykman, Chief Financial Officer of Gentex Corporation, certify, to the best of their knowledge and belief, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that:

(1)

The quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, which this statement accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Gentex Corporation.


Dated: August 2, 2012	GENTEX CORPORATION

	By	/s/ Fred T. Bauer
		Fred T. Bauer
		Its Chief Executive Officer

	By	/s/ Steven A. Dykman
		Steven A. Dykman
		Its Vice President – Finance and
		Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Gentex Corporation and will be retained by Gentex Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.