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 (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~May 2515, 2025

GENTEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Michigan	0-10235	38-2030505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.06 per share	GNTX	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Section ~~2. Financial~~5 ~~Information~~– Corporate Governance and Management

Item 25.0207 ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

~~(a)~~On ~~April~~May 2515, 2025, ~~Gentex~~the ~~Corporation~~Company ~~issued~~held aits ~~news~~2025 ~~release~~Annual ~~announcing~~Meeting ~~financial~~of ~~results~~the ~~for~~Shareholders. The matters listed and described briefly below were submitted to a vote of the ~~first~~shareholders ~~quarter~~through ~~ended~~the ~~March~~solicitation ~~31,~~of ~~2025~~proxies. AThe ~~copy~~proposals ofare described in detail in the ~~news~~Company's ~~release~~Proxy isStatement ~~attached~~filed ason ~~Exhibit~~April 993, 2025.1 The tovoting ~~the~~results ~~Form~~are ~~8-K.~~as follows:

~~The~~Election ~~information in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes~~ of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.Directors

~~Section 9.~~ ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~following ~~and~~individuals ~~Exhibits~~were elected to serve as directors of the Company to hold office for a one (1) year term expiring in 2026:

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Mr. Joseph Anderson	179,607,747	6,257,774	16,942,717
Ms. Leslie Brown	172,233,279	13,632,242	16,942,717
Mr. Garth Deur	184,935,604	929,917	16,942,717
Mr. Steve Downing	185,222,131	643,390	16,942,717
Dr. Bill Pink	185,120,325	745,196	16,942,717
Mr. Richard Schaum	173,411,505	12,454,016	16,942,717
Ms. Kathleen Starkoff	185,250,492	615,029	16,942,717
Mr. Brian Walker	184,616,246	1,249,275	16,942,717
Dr. Ling Zang	179,669,252	6,196,269	16,942,717

~~(d) Exhibit~~Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Auditors for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025

~~99.1~~The –shareholders ~~News~~did ~~Release~~ratify ~~Dated~~the ~~April~~appointment 25of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
197,708,727	4,965,245	134,266

Proposal to Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

The shareholders did approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
177,542,868	8,059,787	262,866	16,942,717

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.

~~Date~~Dated: ~~April~~May 2519, 2025 GENTEX CORPORATION

GENTEX CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By /s/ Kevin C. Nash

Kevin C. Nash

~~Vice President - Finance and~~ Chief Financial Officer and

~~EXHIBIT~~ Vice ~~INDEX~~President - Finance

99.1 News Release Dated April 25, 2025

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