UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): February 9, 2023
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 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, Par Value $2.50 per share | SMMF | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 9, 2023, the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Summit Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (the “Committee”) approved the Fourteenth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of H. Charles Maddy, III, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to extend the term of Mr. Maddy’s Employment Agreement dated March 4, 2005, for an additional year until March 4, 2026. A copy of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On February 9, 2023, the Committee adopted the Executive Officer Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) for 2023. The Executive Officer MIP for 2023 provides executive officers of the Company with the opportunity to earn a bonus payment varying between 15 to 30 percent of the executive officer’s base salary as of January 1, 2023 multiplied by a MIP multiplier based on the Company’s return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) for 2023. The targeted range for the Company’s ROATCE for 2023 is 14.50 to 15.49 percent. If the Company’s actual ROATCE for 2023 is within this targeted range, each executive officer will receive an incentive payment varying between 15 to 30 percent of their respective annual base salary as of January 1, 2023 (the “Targeted Incentive”).
If the Company’s actual ROATCE for 2023 is greater than the targeted range, executive officers will be eligible to receive an incentive that is greater than the Targeted Incentive; conversely, if the Company’s actual ROATCE for 2023 is less than the targeted range, executive officers will be eligible to receive an incentive that is less than the Targeted Incentive. No incentive payments will be made if the Company’s actual ROATCE is less than 11.50%.
No incentives may be made under the Executive Officer MIP for 2023 if at December 31, 2023 through the time of payment of the incentive in 2024, the Company or any affiliate is subject to any active or pending, formal or informal, agreement or enforcement action to which any bank regulatory authority is a party, including, but not limited to a memorandum of understanding, written agreement, or order of cease and desist.
A copy of the Executive Officer MIP for 2023 is included as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The above summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Executive Officer MIP for 2023 attached as Exhibit 10.2.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 8-K. | |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Fourteenth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Summit Financial Group, Inc. and H. Charles Maddy, III | |
10.2 | Executive Officer Management Incentive Plan for 2023 | |
104 | Cover-Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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: February 13, 2023 | |
By: /s/ Julie R. Markwood Julie R. Markwood Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |