UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 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 20, 2004

                         Commission File Number 0-10235

                               GENTEX CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Michigan                                        38-2030505
(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. 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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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)   Exhibits

      99    News release issued by the registrant on April 20, 2004, with
            respect to financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,
            2004.

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- On April 20, 2004,
Gentex Corporation issued a news release announcing results for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.

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

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.

                                            GENTEX CORPORATION

                                        BY: /s/ Enoch Jen
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Enoch Jen
                                            Vice President - Finance and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 20, 2004


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