The Shareholders, either alone or with the assistance of their professional advisor, are sophisticated investors, are able to fend for themselves in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Common Stock.

Sophistication. Such Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Investor Shares to be acquired hereunder. The Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. The Investor understands and is able to bear any economic risks associated with such investment (including, without limitation, the necessity of holding the Investor Shares for an indefinite period of time), and such Investor can afford to suffer the complete loss of the Investor Shares and its investment in the Company. The Investor has sought independent legal, investment and tax advice in connection with its decision to acquire the Investor Shares to be purchased by it to the extent that such Investor has deemed such advice to be necessary or appropriate.

Financial and Business Sophistication. It has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Subordinated Notes. It has relied solely upon its own knowledge of, and/or the advice of its own legal, financial or other advisors with regard to, the legal, financial, tax and other considerations involved in deciding to invest in the Subordinated Notes.

Sophistication and Experience of Investor. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Investor is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective acquisition of the Subject Shares.

Information. Seller has caused the Company to furnish to Buyer’s representatives for their examination true and complete copies of # the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as currently in effect, and # the Company’s stock transfer books. No information furnished by the Company or its representatives to Buyer in connection with this Agreement is false or misleading in any material respect. Neither Seller, the Company, nor their respective representatives have made any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made or information delivered in or pursuant to this Agreement not misleading.

Information. To enable the Committee to perform its functions, the Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Committee on all matters necessary for administration of the Plan.

Information. Information about you and your participation in the Plan may be collected, recorded and held, used and disclosed for any purpose related to the administration of the Plan. You understand that such processing of this information may need to be carried out by Gentex and its Subsidiaries and by third party administrators whether such persons are located within your country or elsewhere, including the United States of America. You consent to the processing of information relating to you and your participation in the Plan in any one or more of the ways referred to above.

Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.

Information. It acknowledges that: # it is not being provided with the disclosures that would be required if the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes were registered under the Securities Act, nor is it being provided with any offering circular, private placement memorandum or prospectus prepared in connection with the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes; # it has conducted its own examination of the Company and the terms of the Subordinated Notes to the extent it deems necessary to make its decision to invest in the Subordinated Notes; # it has availed itself of publicly available financial and other information concerning the Company to the extent it deems necessary to make its decision to purchase the Subordinated Notes (including meeting with representatives of the Company); and # it has not received nor relied on any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) from the Company in connection with the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes. It has reviewed the information set forth in the Company’s Reports, the exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and the information contained in the data room established by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Information. All materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company (including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Shares which have been specifically requested by such Stock Payee or its counsel have been made available to such Stock Payee and its counsel, if any. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by such Stock Payee or its counsel or any of such Stock Payee’s representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Stock Payee’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 5, below. Such Stock Payee understands that its investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of loss of its entire investment in the Shares.