Summit Financial 8K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 22, 2005

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


West Virginia	No. 0-16587	55-0672148

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

300 North Main Street
Moorefield, West Virginia 26836

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(304) 530-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

ITEM 1.01.Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement

On April 22, 2005, the Board of Directors of Summit Financial Group, Inc. (“Summit”) approved in principle the amendments to various Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (“SERP”) for Summit’s executive officers. The amendments will replace the target annual benefit provided for in the original SERP’s with a guaranteed fixed annual benefit. The benefits under the amended SERP’s will be payable annually until death to each participant upon retirement as follows :


		H. Charles			Scott C.			Robert S.			Patrick N.			C. David			Ronald F.
Executive officer:		Maddy, III			Jennings			Tissue			Frye			Robertson			Miller
Annual benefit upon normal retirement:		$	175,000		$	125,000		$	125,000		$	125,000		$	50,000		$	50,000
Retirement age:			63			63			65			65			67			67
Vesting schedule:
	2005		30	%		30	%		15	%		15	%		50	%		50	%
	2006		35	%		35	%		20	%		20	%		60	%		60	%
	2007		40	%		40	%		25	%		25	%		70	%		70	%
	2008		45	%		45	%		30	%		30	%		80	%		80	%
	2009		50	%		50	%		35	%		35	%		90	%		90	%
	2010		50	%		50	%		40	%		40	%		100	%		100	%
	2011		50	%		50	%		45	%		45	%
	2012		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2013		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2014		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2015		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2016		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2017		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2018		50	%		50	%		50	%		50	%
	2019		100	%		100	%		50	%		50	%
	2020								50	%		50	%
	2021								50	%		50	%
	2022								100	%		100	%

The SERP’s have been adopted in an effort to attract, reward, motivate and retain the most qualified people available, and to provide those people with a complete and reasonable compensation package.

The SERP’s are designed to provide an annual retirement benefit that will grow on a tax-deferred basis. The SERP’s are also designed to provide these benefits with the least risk to Summit’s safety and soundness and at the least possible cost.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Date: April 28, 2005	By:	/s/ Julie R. Cook

		Julie R. Cook Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer

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