Agreement to Furnish Instruments and Agreements Defining Rights of Long-Term Debt – First Defiance Financial Corp.
First Defiance Financial Corp. agrees to provide the SEC, upon request, with copies of documents that define the rights of holders of its long-term debt and that of its consolidated subsidiaries. These documents are not included as exhibits in the company's annual report because the total amount of securities issued under any such instrument does not exceed 10% of the company's total consolidated assets. This agreement is made in connection with the company's 2009 Annual Report filing.
Exhibit 4.1
March 3, 2010
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, 2009
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, 2009 (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 |
