DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) _ First Defiance Financial Corp. (FDEF) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $12.5 million.

On a per-share basis, the Defiance, Ohio-based company said it had profit of 63 cents. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 66 cents per share.

The holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest posted revenue of $48.1 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $41.3 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $49.4 million, or $2.48 per share. Revenue was reported as $160.6 million.

First Defiance shares have declined almost 1% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $31.22, a rise of 15% in the last 12 months.

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