Gentex Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend and Board Authorizes Additional Share Repurchase

ZEELAND, MI--(Marketwire - February 26, 2008) - Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming automotive rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, today announced that its Board of Directors recently declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 (10 1/2 cents) per share that will be payable April 18, 2008, to shareholders of record of the common stock at the close of business on April 7, 2008. The ex-dividend date is April 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 April 2, 2008 in order to receive this cash dividend.

In addition to the dividend declaration, the Company's Board of Directors also approved the repurchase of up to an additional four million shares of the Company's stock under its existing share repurchase plan. The Company now has a share repurchase plan in place with authorization to repurchase up to 28 million shares of the Company's stock. Under the plan, the Company may, from time to time, purchase additional shares of its common stock based on a number of factors, including market conditions, the market price for the Company's common stock, anti-dilutive effect on earnings, available cash and other factors as the Company deems appropriate. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company had repurchased approximately 18 million shares, leaving up to approximately ten million shares authorized to be repurchased under the plan.

"The additional share repurchase authorization reflects our belief in the long-term growth prospects for Gentex, and we believe that the cash dividend remains an appropriate way to return cash to the Company's shareholders given the current U.S. tax laws," said Gentex Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Fred Bauer.

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About the Company

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.

Contact Information: CONTACT: Connie Hamblin 616/772-1800 EXCHANGE: Nasdaq Global Select Market SYMBOL: GNTX WEBSITE: www.gentex.com