Date of Report: November 16, 2006
GENTEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
0-10235 (Commission File Number) |
38-2030505 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 North Centennial Street Zeeland, Michigan (Address of principal executive office) |
49464 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 772-1800
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Mr. Steve Dykman, who has been appointed as the Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Gentex Corporation (the “Company”), effective January 2, 2007, as previously announced, entered into the Company’s standard form Indemnity Agreement effective November 16, 2006, in connection with his appointment. Under this form Indemnity Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify each of its directors and certain officers that are parties to this Agreement for certain costs, expenses, and other monetary liabilities in the event such parties were, are, or become a party to or witness or other participant in any action, claim, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that such director or officer is or was an agent of the Company. The description in this Item 5.02 of the terms of the Indemnity Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full form thereof included as Exhibit 10(e) to the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q dated October 31, 2002, and the same is incorporated herein by reference.
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: November 22, 2006 | GENTEX CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Enoch Jen —————————————— Enoch Jen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |