Dividends on Common Stock

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

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5. Dividends on Common Stock

First Defiance declared and paid a $0.15 per common stock dividend in the first and second quarters of 2018 and declared and paid a $0.125 per common stock dividend in the first and second quarters of 2017.