 | NEWS RELEASE |
| Contact:Donald P. Hileman President and CEO (419) 782-5104 dhileman@first-fed.com | |
| For Immediate Release | Exhibit 99.2 |
FIRST DEFIANCE FINANCIAL CORP. AND FIRST COMMUNITY BANK ANNOUNCE TERMINATION OF MERGER AGREEMENT
DEFIANCE, OHIO (April 21, 2014)– First Defiance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FDEF), the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest, and First Community Bank, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, jointly announced the termination of the merger agreement signed in February 2014.
The two companies issued a joint statement:
“It has become evident that the time to complete the merger would be significantly longer than originally expected, and the two companies mutually decided that terminating the agreement was in the best interest of all parties.”
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 32 full service branches and 42 ATM locations in northwest Ohio, southeast Michigan and northeast Indiana. First Insurance Group is a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout northwest Ohio.
For more information, visit the company’s Web site atwww.fdef.com.
About First Community Bank
First Community Bank is a State chartered, family owned and operated community bank dedicated to providing customized loans to meet the needs of its customers. First Community Bank was founded in 1903, is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and has four branches.
For more information, visit the company’s website atwww.firstcommunitybank.com
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