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Company:
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GENTEX CORP (GNTX)
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Form Type:
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5
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Filing Date:
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1/31/2012
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CIK:
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0000355811
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Address:
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600 N CENTENNIAL ST
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City, State, Zip:
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ZEELAND, Michigan 49464
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Telephone:
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(616) 772-1800
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Fiscal Year:
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12/31
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Last Trade
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Last Trade:
$16.39
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Change:
-1.11 (-6.34%)
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Trade Time:
02:54 PM EST
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Market Cap:
$4.80B
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Description of Business
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Gentex Corporation (the Company) designs and manufactures automatic-dimming
rearview mirrors and electronics for the automotive industry, dimmable aircraft
windows for the aviation industry, and commercial smoke alarms and signaling
devices for the fire protection industry. The Company�s largest business segment
involves designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing interior and
exterior auto-dimming automotive rearview mirrors that utilize proprietary
electrochromic technology to dim in proportion to the amount of headlight glare
from trailing vehicle headlamps. The Company ships its product to all of the
major automotive producing regions worldwide, which it supports with numerous
sales, engineering and distribution locations worldwide.
The Company was organized as a Michigan corporation in 1974 to manufacture smoke
detectors, a product line has since evolved to include include a variety of fire
protection products.
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