Contact Information: CONTACT: Connie Hamblin 616/772-1800 EXCHANGE: Nasdaq Global Select Market SYMBOL: GNTX WEBSITE: www.gentex.com
Gentex Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
| Source: Gentex Corporation
ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - November 27, 2007) - Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ : GNTX ), the Zeeland,
Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming automotive rearview
mirrors and commercial fire protection products, recently declared a
regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 (10 1/2 cents) per share that
will be payable January 18, 2008, to shareholders of record of the common
stock at the close of business on January 7, 2008. The ex-dividend date is
January 3, 2008. Due to the required period of time for the settlement of
stock trades, this means that a holder must have purchased shares of Gentex
common stock on or before January 2, 2008, in order to receive this cash
dividend.
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 96 percent of the
Company's revenues are derived from the sales of auto-dimming mirrors to
nearly every major automaker in the world.