Undertaking to Furnish Debt Instruments to SEC by First Defiance Financial Corp.
First Defiance Financial Corp. has notified the SEC that it is filing its Annual Report for 2012. The company agrees to provide the SEC, upon request, with copies of agreements that define the rights of holders of its long-term debt and that of its subsidiaries, which are not included as exhibits in the report. This applies only to debt instruments where the total amount issued does not exceed 10% of the company's total consolidated assets.
Exhibit 4.1
February 28, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | First Defiance Financial Corp. – Annual Report on Form 10-K | |
| for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Today, First Defiance Financial Corp., an Ohio corporation (“First Defiance”), is filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (the “Form 10-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Pursuant to the instructions relating to the Exhibits in Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, First Defiance hereby agrees to furnish the SEC, upon request, copies of instruments and agreements, defining the rights of holders of First Defiance’s long-term debt and of the long-term debt of its consolidated subsidiaries, which are not being filed as exhibits to the Form 10-K. The total amount of securities issued under any instrument of such long-term debt does not exceed 10% of the total assets of First Defiance and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
| Very truly yours, | |
| FIRST DEFIANCE FINANCIAL CORP. | |
| /s/ Donald P. Hileman | |
| Donald P. Hileman | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
