First Defiance Financial Corp. to Release Third Quarter Earnings on October 20 & Host Conference Call & Webcast on October 21

First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FDEF) announced today that it intends to report third quarter results on Monday, October 20, 2014 after the close of the market. The earnings news release will be available on the company’s investor relations website at www.fdef.com and at major financial information sites.

At 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, First Defiance will host a conference call at which Donald P. Hileman, President and CEO, and Kevin T. Thompson, Executive Vice President and CFO, will discuss the third quarter results. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-877-444-1726.

Internet access to the call is also available (in listen-only mode) at the following URL: http://services.choruscall.com/links/fdef141021.html

The audio replay of the conference call Webcast will be available at www.fdef.com until Friday, November 21, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. ET. For those without Internet access, the earnings release will be available by fax or mail upon request. To receive a copy, please call First Defiance Investor Relations at [phone].

About First Defiance Financial Corp.First Defiance Financial Corp., headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance Group. First Federal operates 33 full-service branches and 43 ATM locations in northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan and northeast Indiana. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency with five offices throughout northwest Ohio.

For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.fdef.com.

First Defiance Financial Corp.Donald P. Hileman, President and CEO, [e-mail]