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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: February 21, 2006
GENTEX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Michigan 0-10235 38-2030505
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
600 North Centennial Street
Zeeland, Michigan 49464
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (616) 772-1800
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
(b) Gentex Corporation has announced that Enoch Jen has informed
the Corporation on February 15, 2006, that he plans to
retire as the Corporation's Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President - Finance effective January 2, 2007. A copy of the
Corporation's News Release concerning this announcement is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.
SECTION 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01(d). EXHIBIT 99.1.
News Release Dated February 21, 2006.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 21, 2006. GENTEX CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By /s/ Fred Bauer
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Fred Bauer
Its Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 News Release Dated February 21, 2006.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
[LOGO OF GENTEX CORPORATION]
CONTACT: Connie Hamblin RELEASE: February 21, 2006
(616) 772-1800
GENTEX PLANS FOR RETIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ZEELAND, Michigan, February 21, 2006 -- Gentex Corporation, the
Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and
commercial fire protection products, today reported that the Company's Chief
Financial Officer and Vice President - Finance, Enoch Jen, has provided notice
of his intent to retire effective January 2, 2007.
"Enoch is a longtime, highly valued associate at Gentex," said Gentex
Executive Vice President Garth Deur. "He has been open about his plans to retire
in this timeframe for a number of years. We offer him our best wishes as he
plans his future."
Deur said that the Company expects to name Steven Dykman, currently the
Company's Treasurer and Director of Accounting and Finance, to succeed Mr. Jen
upon his retirement. To assist in an orderly transition, Mr. Jen has agreed to
work as a consultant to the Company part time during calendar year 2007.
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq: GNTX) is an
international company that provides high-quality products to the worldwide
automotive industry and North American fire protection market. Based in Zeeland,
Michigan, the Company develops, manufactures and markets interior and exterior
automatic-dimming automotive rearview mirrors that utilize proprietary
electrochromic technology to dim in proportion to the amount of headlight glare
from trailing vehicle headlamps. Many of the mirrors are sold with advanced
electronic features, and approximately 95 percent of the Company's revenues are
derived from the sales of auto-dimming mirrors to nearly every major automaker
in the world.
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