--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000355811-23-000038" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GNTX" cik: "0000355811" company_name: "GENTEX CORP" filed_at: "2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T18:40:00.322299+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Gentex shareholders elect all 9 director nominees and ratify EY as auditor for FY2023 ## Summary - All nine director nominees elected with strong support; votes for ranged from 165.8M to 193.4M. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor approved: 197.3M for, 14.1M against, 0.1M abstain. - Advisory say-on-pay resolution passed: 183.1M for, 10.4M against, 1.2M abstain. - Advisory vote on frequency set to every 1 year (176.8M votes); Board adopts annual frequency. - Annual meeting held May 18, 2023; results filed under Item 5.07. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000355811-23-000038 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GNTX - cik: 0000355811 - company_name: GENTEX CORP - filed_at: 2023-05-22T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000038/0000355811-23-000038-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000038/gntx-20230518.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-23-000038 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-23-000038.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-23-000038.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes GENTEX CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Election of Directors The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company to hold office for a one (1) year term expiring in 2024: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Mr. Joseph Anderson 178,245,442 16,466,107 16,867,576 Ms. Leslie Brown 166,510,683 28,200,866 16,867,576 Mr. Garth Deur 192,778,771 1,932,778 16,867,576 Mr. Steve Downing 193,383,027 1,328,522 16,867,576 Mr. Gary Goode 165,799,393 28,912,156 16,867,576 Mr. Richard Schaum 176,445,007 18,266,542 16,867,576 Ms. Kathleen Starkoff 193,400,946 1,310,603 16,867,576 Mr. Brian Walker 192,657,284 2,054,265 16,867,576 Dr. Ling Zang 192,972,013 1,739,536 16,867,576 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000038/0000355811-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GENTEX CORP shareholders approved Determine, on an Advisory Basis, Whether Shareholder Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation Shall Occur Every One, Two, or Three Years at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal to Determine, on an Advisory Basis, Whether Shareholder Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation Shall Occur Every One, Two, or Three Years The shareholders did determine, on an advisory basis, that shareholder advisory notes on named executive officer compensation should occur every year: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain 176,836,678 839,828 6,916,357 10,118,686 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000038/0000355811-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GENTEX CORP shareholders approved Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: 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 183,130,116 10,388,321 1,193,112 16,867,576 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000038/0000355811-23-000038-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GENTEX CORP shareholders approved Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Auditors for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Auditors for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023 The shareholders did ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 197,323,560 14,121,304 134,261 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581123000038/0000355811-23-000038-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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