UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10 - Q

[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006 .

or

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ___________ to __________.

Commission File Number 0-16587

Summit Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia
 
55-0672148
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)


 
300 North Main Street
   
 
Moorefield, West Virginia
26836
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 

(304) 530-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ
No o
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer   o     Accelerated filer þ     Non-accelerated filer   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o
No þ
 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, $2.50 par value
7,135,120 shares outstanding as of May 9, 2006
 
 
 

Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Table of Contents

     
Page
       
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
       
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
       
   
4
       
   
5
       
   
6
       
   
7-8
       
   
9-22
       
 
Item 2.
23-35
       
 
Item 3.
34
       
 
Item 4.
35

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Table of Contents




       
       
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
       
 
Item 1.
36
       
 
Item 1A.
36
       
 
Item 2.
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
None
       
 
Item 3.
Defaults upon Senior Securities
None
       
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
       
 
Item 5.
Other Information
37
       
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
       
   
Exhibits
 
   
 
Articles of Incorporation of Summit Financial Group, Inc. as last amended and restated on April 28, 2006
 
         
    Exhibit 10.1  Amendment to Employment Agreement with Ronald F. Miller  
         
    Exhibit 10.2  Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with C. David Robertson  
         
      Exhibit 10.3        Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement  
         
      Exhibit 10.4           Form of First Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement  
         
   
Exhibit 11.
Statement re: Computation of Earnings per Share - Information contained in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 9 of this Quarterly Report is incorporated herein by reference.
 
         
   
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
         
   
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
         
   
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
         
   
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
         
 
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3

Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)



   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
   
(unaudited)
 
(*)
 
(unaudited)
 
             
Cash and due from banks
 
$
14,780,214
 
$
22,535,761
 
$
13,243,838
 
Interest bearing deposits with other banks
   
1,658,080
   
1,536,506
   
2,161,772
 
Federal funds sold
   
607,000
   
3,650,000
   
1,615,000
 
Securities available for sale
   
233,804,893
   
223,772,298
   
209,223,443
 
Loans held for sale, net
   
12,342,886
   
16,584,990
   
15,766,266
 
Loans, net
   
825,021,590
   
793,766,837
   
623,862,573
 
Property held for sale
   
343,287
   
378,287
   
593,137
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
23,476,910
   
23,089,412
   
20,690,209
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
4,857,217
   
4,835,763
   
3,942,548
 
Intangible assets
   
3,309,885
   
3,347,672
   
3,461,036
 
Other assets
   
17,489,568
   
16,034,499
   
12,703,790
 
Total assets
 
$
1,137,691,530
 
$
1,109,532,025
 
$
907,263,612
 
                     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                   
Liabilities
                   
Deposits
                   
Non interest bearing
 
$
62,859,549
 
$
62,631,410
 
$
57,008,292
 
Interest bearing
   
667,876,124
   
611,269,308
   
480,403,692
 
Total deposits
   
730,735,673
   
673,900,718
   
537,411,984
 
Short-term borrowings
   
136,482,684
   
182,028,113
   
129,696,988
 
Long-term borrowings
   
163,547,368
   
150,911,835
   
154,042,527
 
Subordinated debentures owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts
   
19,589,000
   
19,589,000
   
11,341,000
 
Other liabilities
   
11,520,645
   
9,299,134
   
8,371,156
 
Total liabilities
   
1,061,875,370
   
1,035,728,800
   
840,863,655
 
                     
Commitments and Contingencies
                   
                     
Shareholders' Equity
                   
Preferred stock and related surplus, $1.00 par value;
                   
authorized 250,000 shares, issued 2004 - 33,400 shares
   
-
   
-
   
1,158,471
 
Common stock and related surplus, $2.50 par value;
                   
authorized 20,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding
                   
2006 - 7,134,920 shares; issued December 2005 - 7,126,220
                   
shares; issued March 2005 - 7,125,820 shares
   
18,905,744
   
18,856,774
   
17,501,134
 
Retained earnings
   
59,186,406
   
56,214,807
   
49,519,803
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
(2,275,990
)
 
(1,268,356
)
 
(1,779,451
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
75,816,160
   
73,803,225
   
66,399,957
 
                     
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
1,137,691,530
 
$
1,109,532,025
 
$
907,263,612
 
                     
(*) - December 31, 2005 financial information has been extracted from audited consolidated financial statements
     
                     
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                   
 
 

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Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)



   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Interest income
             
Interest and fees on loans
             
Taxable
 
$
15,392,181
 
$
9,901,344
 
Tax-exempt
   
99,745
   
108,396
 
Interest and dividends on securities
             
Taxable
   
2,134,877
   
1,729,715
 
Tax-exempt
   
511,765
   
528,602
 
Interest on interest bearing deposits with other banks
   
16,457
   
22,568
 
Interest on Federal funds sold
   
7,768
   
2,433
 
Total interest income
   
18,162,793
   
12,293,058
 
Interest expense
             
Interest on deposits
   
5,153,192
   
2,516,673
 
Interest on short-term borrowings
   
1,963,989
   
754,027
 
Interest on long-term borrowings and subordinated debentures
   
2,414,469
   
1,867,330
 
Total interest expense
   
9,531,650
   
5,138,030
 
Net interest income
   
8,631,143
   
7,155,028
 
Provision for loan losses
   
395,000
   
330,000
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
8,236,143
   
6,825,028
 
Other income
             
Insurance commissions
   
230,066
   
148,039
 
Service fees
   
630,890
   
546,559
 
Mortgage origination revenue
   
6,583,913
   
5,856,149
 
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
   
(3,875
)
 
(2,325
)
Other
   
146,279
   
119,032
 
Total other income
   
7,587,273
   
6,667,454
 
Other expense
             
Salaries and employee benefits
   
5,158,032
   
4,542,210
 
Net occupancy expense
   
570,727
   
429,153
 
Equipment expense
   
519,859
   
493,022
 
Supplies
   
205,150
   
157,725
 
Professional fees
   
285,041
   
226,926
 
Postage
   
1,791,474
   
1,567,124
 
Advertising
   
1,339,315
   
1,325,040
 
Amortization of intangibles
   
37,788
   
37,788
 
Other
   
1,610,581
   
1,276,109
 
Total other expense
   
11,517,967
   
10,055,097
 
Income before income taxes
   
4,305,449
   
3,437,385
 
Income tax expense
   
1,333,850
   
1,026,480
 
Net income
 
$
2,971,599
 
$
2,410,905
 
               
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.34
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.41
 
$
0.34
 
               
Average common shares outstanding
             
Basic
   
7,128,076
   
7,039,783
 
Diluted
   
7,192,924
   
7,171,099
 
               
Dividends per common share
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
               
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
             
 

5

Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)



                   
Accumulated
     
   
Preferred
 
Common
         
Other
 
Total
 
   
Stock and
 
Stock and
         
Compre-
 
Share-
 
   
Related
 
Related
 
Retained
 
Treasury
 
hensive
 
holders'
 
   
Surplus
 
Surplus
 
Earnings
 
Stock
 
Income
 
Equity
 
                           
Balance, December 31, 2005
 
$
-
 
$
18,856,774
 
$
56,214,807
 
$
-
 
$
(1,268,356
)
$
73,803,225
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
                             
Comprehensive income:
                                     
Net income
   
-
   
-
   
2,971,599
   
-
   
-
   
2,971,599
 
Other comprehensive income,
                                     
net of deferred tax benefit
                                     
of ($617,582):
                                     
Net unrealized (loss) on
                                     
securities of ($1,007,634), net
                                     
of reclassification adjustment
                                     
for gains included in net
                                     
income of $0
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,007,634
)
 
(1,007,634
)
Total comprehensive income
                                 
1,963,965
 
Exercise of stock options
   
-
   
48,970
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
48,970
 
                                       
Balance, March 31, 2006
 
$
-
 
$
18,905,744
 
$
59,186,406
 
$
-
 
$
(2,275,990
)
$
75,816,160
 
                                       
                                       
Balance, December 31, 2004
 
$
1,158,471
 
$
18,123,492
 
$
47,108,898
 
$
(627,659
)
$
(55,181
)
$
65,708,021
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
                             
Comprehensive income:
                                     
Net income
   
-
   
-
   
2,410,905
   
-
   
-
   
2,410,905
 
Other comprehensive income,
                                     
net of deferred tax benefit
                                     
of ($1,056,811):
                                     
Net unrealized (loss) on
                                     
securities of ($1,724,270)
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,724,270
)
 
(1,724,270
)
Total comprehensive income
                                 
686,635
 
Exercise of stock options
   
-
   
5,301
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
5,301
 
Cancellation of
                                     
treasury shares
   
-
   
(627,659
)
 
-
   
627,659
   
-
   
-
 
                                       
Balance, March 31, 2005
 
$
1,158,471
 
$
17,501,134
 
$
49,519,803
 
$
-
 
$
(1,779,451
)
$
66,399,957
 
                                       
                                       
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                             


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Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)



   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
             
Net income
 
$
2,971,599
 
$
2,410,905
 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
             
provided by operating activities:
             
Depreciation
   
411,139
   
415,827
 
Provision for loan losses
   
395,000
   
330,000
 
Stock compensation expense
   
6,617
   
-
 
Deferred income tax (benefit)
   
(127,450
)
 
(129,320
)
Loans originated for sale
   
(73,051,790
)
 
(68,939,267
)
Proceeds from loans sold
   
80,031,236
   
69,752,985
 
(Gain) on sales of loans held for sale
   
(2,737,342
)
 
(2,306,068
)
Securities (gains)
   
-
   
-
 
Loss on disposal of other assets
   
3,875
   
2,325
 
Amortization of securities premiums, net
   
66,874
   
192,265
 
Amortization of goodwill and purchase accounting
             
adjustments, net
   
40,670
   
40,671
 
(Decrease) in accrued interest receivable
   
(21,454
)
 
(290,642
)
(Increase) in other assets
   
(281,102
)
 
(678,287
)
Increase in other liabilities
   
1,695,198
   
1,010,150
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
9,403,070
   
1,811,544
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
             
Net (increase) decrease in interest bearing deposits
             
with other banks
   
(121,574
)
 
176,926
 
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available for sale
   
955,937
   
2,957,625
 
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
   
2,905,400
   
2,321,100
 
Principal payments received on securities available for sale
   
5,585,097
   
7,331,803
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
   
(21,145,507
)
 
(13,401,766
)
Net (increase) decrease in Federal funds sold
   
3,043,000
   
(1,567,000
)
Net loans made to customers
   
(31,652,753
)
 
(21,479,998
)
Purchases of premises and equipment
   
(798,637
)
 
(330,029
)
Proceeds from sales of other assets
   
16,695
   
52,700
 
Purchase of life insurance contracts
   
(440,000
)
 
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
(41,652,342
)
 
(23,938,639
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
             
Net increase in demand deposit, NOW and
             
savings accounts
   
8,955,789
   
13,971,073
 
Net increase(decrease) in time deposits
   
47,937,426
   
(1,172,786
)
Net increase(decrease) in short-term borrowings
   
(45,545,429
)
 
9,067,774
 
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
   
15,000,000
   
718,000
 
Repayment of long-term borrowings
   
(1,896,415
)
 
(6,634,648
)
Exercise of stock options
   
42,354
   
5,301
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
24,493,725
   
15,954,714
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
   
(7,755,547
)
 
(6,172,381
)
Cash and due from banks:
             
Beginning
   
22,535,761
   
19,416,219
 
Ending
 
$
14,780,214
 
$
13,243,838
 
               
(Continued)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
             
 


7

Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 
 

           
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
             
Cash payments for:
             
Interest
 
$
8,976,219
 
$
4,994,309
 
Income taxes
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
               
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
     
Other assets acquired in settlement of loans
 
$
3,000
 
$
15,400
 
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


Note 1. Basis of Presentation

We, Summit Financial Group, Inc. and subsidiaries, prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual year end financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal recurring nature.

The presentation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with our 2005 audited financial statements and Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain accounts in the consolidated financial statements for December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, as previously presented, have been reclassified to conform to current year classifications.

Note 2. Earnings per Share

The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share follow:
 

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Numerator:
             
Net Income
 
$
2,971,599
 
$
2,410,905
 
               
Denominator:
             
Denominator for basic earnings
             
per share - weighted average
             
common shares outstanding
   
7,128,076
   
7,039,783
 
               
Effect of dilutive securities:
             
Convertible preferred stock
   
-
   
39,445
 
Stock options
   
64,848
   
91,871
 
     
64,848
   
131,316
 
Denominator for diluted earnings
             
per share - weighted average
             
common shares outstanding and
     
assumed conversions
   
7,192,924
   
7,171,099
 
               
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.42
 
$
0.34
 
               
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.41
 
$
0.34
 

 

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Summit Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)



Note 3. Securities

The amortized cost, unrealized gains, unrealized losses and estimated fair values of securities at March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005 are summarized as follows:


   
March 31, 2006
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Available for Sale
                         
Taxable:
                         
U. S. Government agencies
                         
and corporations
 
$
42,089,023
 
$
13,026
 
$
671,421
 
$
41,430,628
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
127,013,475
   
87,964
   
4,000,383
   
123,101,056
 
State and political subdivisions
   
3,889,504
   
-
   
15,969
   
3,873,535
 
Corporate debt securities
   
3,290,502
   
24,114
   
3,893
   
3,310,723
 
Federal Reserve Bank stock
   
639,000
   
-
   
-
   
639,000
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
16,384,900
   
-
   
-
   
16,384,900
 
Other equity securities
   
150,410
   
-
   
-
   
150,410
 
Total taxable
   
193,456,814
   
125,104
   
4,691,666
   
188,890,252
 
Tax-exempt:
                         
State and political subdivisions
   
37,981,230
   
832,995
   
127,911
   
38,686,314
 
Other equity securities
   
5,977,638
   
269,909
   
19,220
   
6,228,327
 
Total tax-exempt
   
43,958,868
   
1,102,904
   
147,131
   
44,914,641
 
Total
 
$
237,415,682
 
$
1,228,008
 
$
4,838,797
 
$
233,804,893
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)



   
December 31, 2005
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Available for Sale
                         
Taxable:
                         
U. S. Government agencies
                         
and corporations
 
$
40,227,124
 
$
33,754
 
$
426,554
 
$
39,834,324
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
117,530,036
   
150,766
   
2,884,861
   
114,795,941
 
State and political subdivisions
   
3,741,271
   
219
   
-
   
3,741,490
 
Corporate debt securities
   
3,294,123
   
37,063
   
2,206
   
3,328,980
 
Federal Reserve Bank stock
   
571,500
   
-
   
-
   
571,500
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
15,761,400
   
-
   
-
   
15,761,400
 
Other equity securities
   
150,410
   
-
   
-
   
150,410
 
Total taxable
   
181,275,864
   
221,802
   
3,313,621
   
178,184,045
 
Tax-exempt:
                         
State and political subdivisions
   
38,529,013
   
1,191,186
   
74,709
   
39,645,490
 
Other equity securities
   
5,978,611
   
-
   
35,848
   
5,942,763
 
Total tax-exempt
   
44,507,624
   
1,191,186
   
110,557
   
45,588,253
 
Total
 
$
225,783,488
 
$
1,412,988
 
$
3,424,178
 
$
223,772,298
 



   
March 31, 2005
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Available for Sale
                         
Taxable:
                         
U. S. Government agencies
                         
and corporations
 
$
23,773,908
 
$
78,764
 
$
282,784
 
$
23,569,888
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
116,243,844
   
243,813
   
2,550,706
   
113,936,951
 
State and political subdivisions
   
3,744,254
   
3,876
   
-
   
3,748,130
 
Corporate debt securities
   
5,000,123
   
106,583
   
461
   
5,106,245
 
Federal Reserve Bank stock
   
436,500
   
-
   
-
   
436,500
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
14,289,100
   
-
   
-
   
14,289,100
 
Other equity securities
   
175,535
   
-
   
-
   
175,535
 
Total taxable
   
163,663,264
   
433,036
   
2,833,951
   
161,262,349
 
Tax-exempt:
                         
State and political subdivisions
   
40,915,050
   
1,135,196
   
116,551
   
41,933,695
 
Other equity securities
   
7,481,530
   
-
   
1,454,131
   
6,027,399
 
Total tax-exempt
   
48,396,580
   
1,135,196
   
1,570,682
   
47,961,094
 
Total
 
$
212,059,844
 
$
1,568,232
 
$
4,404,633
 
$
209,223,443
 





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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)





The maturities, amortized cost and estimated fair values of securities at March 31, 2006, are summarized as follows:



   
Available for Sale
 
   
Amortized
 
Estimated
 
   
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
           
Due in one year or less
 
$
44,681,789
 
$
43,745,117
 
Due from one to five years
   
111,642,308
   
108,525,127
 
Due from five to ten years
   
33,060,278
   
32,778,820
 
Due after ten years
   
24,879,359
   
25,353,192
 
Equity securities
   
23,151,948
   
23,402,637
 
   
$
237,415,682
 
$
233,804,893
 




Note 4. Loans

Loans are summarized as follows:



   
March 31,
 
December 31 ,
 
 
 
2006
 
2005
 
Commercial
 
$
66,563,444
 
$
63,205,991
 
Commercial real estate
   
275,896,117
   
266,228,999
 
Construction and development
   
165,026,192
   
141,206,211
 
Residential real estate
   
282,013,023
   
285,596,743
 
Consumer
   
37,356,618
   
36,863,170
 
Other
   
6,381,884
   
8,597,768
 
Total loans
   
833,237,278
   
801,698,882
 
Less unearned income
   
1,730,728
   
1,780,315
 
Total loans net of unearned income
   
831,506,550
   
799,918,567
 
Less allowance for loan losses
   
6,484,960
   
6,151,730
 
Loans, net
 
$
825,021,590
 
$
793,766,837
 


Due to the reclassification of real estate loans to include the construction and development category, real estate loan balances prior to December 31, 2005 conforming to the new classifications are not available.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


Note 5. Allowance for Loan Losses

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and for the year ended December 31, 2005 is as follows:



   
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
6,151,730
 
$
5,073,286
 
$
5,073,286
 
Losses:
                   
Commercial
   
-
   
19,759
   
35,809
 
Commercial real estate
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Real estate - mortgage
   
60,000
   
50,200
   
204,926
 
Consumer
   
72,724
   
32,427
   
173,020
 
Other
   
47,410
   
54,731
   
364,311
 
Total
   
180,134
   
157,117
   
778,066
 
Recoveries:
                   
Commercial
   
1,025
   
-
   
6,495
 
Commercial real estate
   
19,447
   
6,577
   
41,228
 
Real estate - mortgage
   
82
   
-
   
42
 
Consumer
   
15,970
   
17,979
   
55,700
 
Other
   
81,840
   
45,069
   
273,645
 
Total
   
118,364
   
69,625
   
377,110
 
Net losses
   
61,770
   
87,492
   
400,956
 
Provision for loan losses
   
395,000
   
330,000
   
1,479,400
 
Balance, end of period
 
$
6,484,960
 
$
5,315,794
 
$
6,151,730
 


Note 6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following tables present our goodwill at March 31, 2006 and other intangible assets at March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005.
 

   
Goodwill Activity by Operating Segment
 
   
Community
 
Mortgage
 
Parent and
     
   
Banking
 
Banking
 
Other
 
Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2006
 
$
1,488,030
 
$
-
 
$
600,000
 
$
2,088,030
 
Acquired goodwill, net
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
                           
Balance, March 31, 2006
 
$
1,488,030
 
$
-
 
$
600,000
 
$
2,088,030
 

 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 
 
 

   
Unidentifiable Intangible Assets
 
   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
Unidentifiable intangible assets
                   
Gross carrying amount
 
$
2,267,323
 
$
2,267,323
 
$
2,267,323
 
Less: accumulated amortization
   
1,045,468
   
1,007,681
   
894,317
 
Net carrying amount
 
$
1,221,855
 
$
1,259,642
 
$
1,373,006
 
 
 
We recorded amortization expense of approximately $38,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 relative to our unidentifiable intangible assets. Annual amortization is expected to be approximately $151,000 for each of the years ending 2006 through 2009.


Note 7. Deposits

The following is a summary of interest bearing deposits by type as of March 31, 2006 and 2005 and December 31, 2005:
 

   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
Interest bearing demand deposits
 
$
214,571,646
 
$
200,637,520
 
$
134,500,291
 
Savings deposits
   
39,474,064
   
44,680,540
   
50,646,930
 
Retail time deposits
   
243,645,391
   
236,775,248
   
240,540,471
 
Brokered time deposits
   
170,185,023
   
129,176,000
   
54,716,000
 
Total
 
$
667,876,124
 
$
611,269,308
 
$
480,403,692
 


 
Brokered deposits represent certificates of deposit acquired through a third party. The following is a summary of the maturity distribution of certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more as of March 31, 2006:


   
Amount
 
Percent
 
Three months or less
 
$
26,462,733
   
12.0
%
Three through six months
   
31,618,246
   
14.3
%
Six through twelve months
   
58,521,663
   
26.6
%
Over twelve months
   
103,754,753
   
47.1
%
Total
 
$
220,357,395
   
100.0
%

 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)



A summary of the scheduled maturities for all time deposits as of March 31, 2006 is as follows:


Nine month period ending December 31, 2006
 
$
191,140,078
 
Year Ending December 31, 2007
   
143,050,876
 
Year Ending December 31, 2008
   
46,309,904
 
Year Ending December 31, 2009
   
18,287,243
 
Year Ending December 31, 2010
   
12,857,730
 
Thereafter
   
2,184,583
 
   
$
413,830,414
 


Note 8. Borrowed Funds

Short-term borrowings: A summary of short-term borrowings is presented below:



   
Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
 
           
Federal Funds
 
   
Short-term
     
Purchased
 
   
FHLB
 
Repurchase
 
and Lines
 
   
Advances
 
Agreements
 
of Credit
 
Balance at March 31
 
$
128,538,400
 
$
7,036,562
 
$
907,722
 
Average balance outstanding for the period
   
165,480,730
   
6,594,377
   
305,069
 
Maximum balance outstanding at
                   
any month end during period
   
175,407,800
   
7,036,562
   
907,722
 
Weighted average interest rate for the period
   
4.56
%
 
3.72
%
 
6.40
%
Weighted average interest rate for balances
                   
outstanding at March 31
   
4.79
%
 
4.00
%
 
7.25
%


 


   
Year Ended December 31, 2005
 
           
Federal Funds
 
   
Short-term
     
Purchased
 
   
FHLB
 
Repurchase
 
and Lines
 
   
Advances
 
Agreements
 
of Credit
 
Balance at December 31
 
$
175,510,100
 
$
6,518,013
 
$
-
 
Average balance outstanding for the period
   
130,023,493
   
8,060,676
   
888,214
 
Maximum balance outstanding at
                   
any month end during period
   
175,510,100
   
10,881,188
   
3,395,500
 
Weighted average interest rate for the period
   
3.54
%
 
2.27
%
 
4.77
%
Weighted average interest rate for balances
                   
outstanding at December 31
   
4.27
%
 
3.65
%
 
-
 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)



   
Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
 
           
Federal Funds
 
   
Short-term
     
Purchased
 
   
FHLB
 
Repurchase
 
and Lines
 
   
Advances
 
Agreements
 
of Credit
 
Balance at March 31
 
$
118,115,800
 
$
10,881,188
 
$
700,000
 
Average balance outstanding for the period
   
105,859,989
   
10,561,099
   
506,293
 
Maximum balance outstanding at
                   
any month end during period
   
118,115,800
   
10,881,188
   
700,000
 
Weighted average interest rate for the period
   
2.65
%
 
1.88
%
 
2.88
%
Weighted average interest rate for balances
                   
outstanding at March 31
   
2.91
%
 
2.13
%
 
5.00
%
 
 
Long-term borrowings: Our long-term borrowings of $163,547,368, $150,911,835 and $154,042,527 at March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005 respectively, consisted primarily of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”).
 
These borrowings bear both fixed and variable rates and mature in varying amounts through the year 2016.

The average interest rate paid on long-term borrowings for the three month period ended March 31, 2006 was 5.03% compared to 4.27% for the first three months of 2005.

Subordinated Debentures:   We have three statutory business trusts that were formed for the purpose of issuing mandatorily redeemable securities (the “capital securities”) for which we are obligated to third party investors and investing the proceeds from the sale of the capital securities in our junior subordinated debentures (the “debentures”). The debentures held by the trusts are their sole assets. Our subordinated debentures totaled $19,589,000 at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and $11,341,000 March 31, 2005.

In October 2002, we sponsored SFG Capital Trust I, in March 2004, we sponsored SFG Capital Trust II, and in December 2005, we sponsored SFG Capital Trust III, of which 100% of the common equity of each trust is owned by us. SFG Capital Trust I issued $3,500,000 in capital securities and $109,000 in common securities and invested the proceeds in $3,609,000 of debentures. SFG Capital Trust II issued $7,500,000 in capital securities and $232,000 in common securities and invested the proceeds in $7,732,000 of debentures. SFG Capital Trust III issued $8,000,000 in capital securities and $248,000 in common securities and invested the proceeds in $8,248,000 of debentures. Distributions on the capital securities issued by the trusts are payable quarterly at a variable interest rate equal to 3 month LIBOR plus 345 basis points for SFG Capital Trust I, 3 month LIBOR plus 280 basis points for SFG Capital Trust II, and 3 month LIBOR plus 145 basis points for SFG Capital Trust III, and equals the interest rate earned on the debentures held by the trusts, and is recorded as interest expense by us. The capital securities are subject to mandatory redemption in whole or in part, upon repayment of the debentures. We have entered into agreements which, taken collectively, fully and unconditionally guarantee the capital securities subject to the terms of the guarantee. The debentures of SFG Capital Trust I, SFG Capital Trust II, and SFG Capital Trust III are first redeemable by us in November 2007, March 2009, and March 2011, respectively.
 
The capital securities held by SFG Capital Trust I, SFG Capital Trust II, and SFG Capital Trust III qualify as Tier 1 capital under Federal Reserve Board guidelines. In accordance with these Guidelines, trust preferred securities generally are limited to 25% of Tier 1 capital elements, net of goodwill. The amount of trust preferred securities and certain other elements in excess of the limit can be included in Tier 2 capital.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 
A summary of the maturities of all long-term borrowings and subordinated debentures for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:






Year Ending
     
December 31,
 
Amount
 
2006
 
$
20,051,398
 
2007
   
23,318,204
 
2008
   
26,085,851
 
2009
   
2,110,094
 
2010
   
62,263,419
 
Thereafter
   
49,307,402
 
   
$
183,136,368
 


 

Note 9. Stock Option Plan

On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (Revised 2004) , which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Issued for Employees . SFAS No. 123R establishes accounting requirements for share-based compensation to employees and carries forward prior guidance on accounting for awards to non-employees. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we reported employee compensation expense under stock option plans only if options were granted below market prices at grant date in accordance with the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees , and related interpretations. In accordance with APB No. 25, we reported no compensation expense on options granted as the exercise price of the options granted always equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. SFAS No. 123R eliminates the ability to account for stock-based compensation using APB No. 25 and requires that such transactions be recognized as compensation cost in the income statement based on their fair values on the measurement date, which is generally the date of the grant.

We transitioned to SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective application method ("modified prospective application"). As permitted under modified prospective application, SFAS No. 123R applies to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after January 1, 2006. Additionally, compensation cost for non-vested awards that were outstanding as of January 1, 2006 will be recognized as the remaining requisite service is rendered during the period of and/or the periods after the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The recognition of compensation cost for those earlier awards is based on the same method and on the same grant-date fair values previously determined for the pro forma disclosures reported by us for periods prior to January 1, 2006.

The Officer Stock Option Plan, which provides for the granting of stock options for up to 960,000 shares of common stock to our key officers, was adopted in 1998 and expires in 2008. Each option granted under the plan vests according to a schedule designated at the grant date and shall have a term of no more than 10 years following the vesting date. Also, the option price per share shall not be less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

The fair value of our employee stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, changes to which can materially affect the fair value estimate. Additionally, there may be other factors that would otherwise have a significant effect on the value of employee stock options granted but are not considered by the model. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options at the time of grant. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)



   
For the Three Months
 
   
Ended March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.40
%
 
3.60
%
Expected dividend yield
   
1.25
%
 
1.04
%
Volatility factor
   
25
   
20
 
Expected life of option
   
8
   
8
 
 
There were no option grants during the first three months of 2006 or the first three months of 2005. Therefore, the factors for March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 are consistent with amounts reported in our 2005 Annual Report and 2004 Annual Report, respectively.

During first quarter 2006, we recognized $6,617 of compensation expense for share-based payment arrangements in our income statement, with a deferred tax asset of $2,250. At March 31, 2006, we had approximately $37,500 total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized and we expect to recognize it over the next three years.

The following pro forma disclosures present for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, our reported net income and basic and diluted earnings per share had we recognized compensation expense for our Officer Stock Option Plan based on the grant date fair values of the options (the fair value method described in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123). For purposes of computing the pro forma amounts, we estimated the fair value of the options at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. For purposes of the pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period.  



   
Quarter Ended
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
March 31, 2005
 
       
Net income:
       
As reported
 
$
2,411
 
         
Deduct total stock-based employee
       
compensation expense determined
       
under fair value based method for
       
all awards, net of related tax effects
   
(41
)
Pro forma
 
$
2,370
 
         
Basic earnings per share:
       
As reported
 
$
0.34
 
Pro forma
 
$
0.33
 
         
Diluted earnings per share:
       
As reported
 
$
0.34
 
Pro forma
 
$
0.33
 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 
A summary of activity in our Officer Stock Option Plan during the first quarters of 2006 and 2005 is as follows:


 
 
   Quarter Ended
 
   
March 31, 2006
 
March 31, 2005
 
       
Weighted-
     
Weighted-
 
       
Average
     
Average
 
       
Exercise
     
Exercise
 
 
 
Options
 
Price
 
Options
 
Price
 
Outstanding, January 1
   
361,740
 
$
17.41
   
284,100
 
$
15.09
 
Granted
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Exercised
   
(8,700
)
 
4.87
   
(300
)
 
17.67
 
Forfeited
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Outstanding, March 31
   
353,040
 
$
17.72
   
283,800
 
$
15.09
 
 
 
Other information regarding options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2006 is as follows :

 

   
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
 
           
Wted. Avg.
 
Aggregate
         
Aggregate
 
           
Remaining
 
Intrinsic
         
Intrinsic
 
Range of
 
# of
     
Contractual
 
Value
 
# of
     
Value
 
exercise price
 
shares
 
WAEP
 
Life (yrs)
 
(in thousands)
 
shares
 
WAEP
 
(in thousands)
 
$4.63 - $6.00
   
85,600
 
$
5.36
   
6.68
   
1266
   
78,800
 
$
5.30
   
1,169
 
6.01 - 10.00
   
33,640
   
9.49
   
9.79
   
358
   
19,240
   
9.49
   
205
 
10.01 - 17.50
   
3,500
   
17.43
   
7.92
   
9
   
3,500
   
17.43
   
9
 
17.51 - 20.00
   
51,800
   
17.79
   
10.72
   
122
   
20,600
   
17.79
   
48
 
20.01 - 25.93
   
178,500
   
25.19
   
9.32
   
-
   
178,500
   
25.19
   
-
 
                                             
     
353,040
   
17.72
         
1,755
   
300,640
   
18.37
   
1,431
 


 


Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the statement of financial position. The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement that we have in this class of financial instruments.

Many of our lending relationships contain both funded and unfunded elements. The funded portion is reflected on our balance sheet. The unfunded portion of these commitments is not recorded on our balance sheet until a draw is made under the loan facility. Since many of the commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


A summary of the total unfunded, or off-balance sheet, credit extension commitments follows:              



 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2006
 
Commitments to extend credit:
Revolving home equity and
       
credit card lines
 
$
29,721,912
 
Construction loans
   
93,553,614
 
Other loans
   
36,181,376
 
Standby letters of credit
   
12,772,599
 
Total
 
$
172,229,501
 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. We evaluate each customer's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if we deem necessary upon extension of credit, is based on our credit evaluation. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, equipment or real estate.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party.

Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance sheet instruments.

Note 11. Restrictions on Capital

We and our subsidiaries are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the banking regulatory agencies. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we and each of our subsidiaries must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our and our subsidiaries’ assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. We and each of our subsidiaries’ capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require us and each of our subsidiaries to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). We believe, as of March 31, 2006, that we and each of our subsidiaries met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.

The most recent notifications from the banking regulatory agencies categorized us and each of our subsidiaries as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, we and each of our subsidiaries must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below.
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


Our actual capital amounts and ratios as well as our subsidiaries’, Summit Community Bank’s (“Summit Community”), and Shenandoah Valley National Bank’s (“Shenandoah”) are presented in the following table.
 

(Dollars in thousands)
                         
                   
To be Well Capitalized
 
           
Minimum Required
 
under Prompt Corrective
 
   
Actual
 
Regulatory Capital
 
Action Provisions
 
   
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
As of March 31, 2006
                         
Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                     
Summit
 
$
100,379
   
11.6
%
$
69,364
   
8.0
%
$
86,705
   
10.0
%
Summit Community
   
56,901
   
10.7
%
 
42,632
   
8.0
%
 
53,290
   
10.0
%
Shenandoah
   
37,253
   
11.3
%
 
26,348
   
8.0
%
 
32,935
   
10.0
%
Tier I Capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                     
Summit
   
93,781
   
10.8
%
 
34,682
   
4.0
%
 
52,023
   
6.0
%
Summit Community
   
52,599
   
9.9
%
 
21,316
   
4.0
%
 
31,974
   
6.0
%
Shenandoah
   
34,957
   
10.6
%
 
13,174
   
4.0
%
 
19,761
   
6.0
%
Tier I Capital (to average assets)
                                     
Summit
   
93,781
   
8.3
%
 
33,702
   
3.0
%
 
56,170
   
5.0
%
Summit Community
   
52,599
   
7.4
%
 
21,369
   
3.0
%
 
35,614
   
5.0
%
Shenandoah
   
34,957
   
8.7
%
 
12,035
   
3.0
%
 
20,058
   
5.0
%
                                       
As of December 31, 2005
                                     
Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                     
Summit
 
$
96,837
   
11.4
%
 
68,010
   
8.0
%
 
85,013
   
10.0
%
Summit Community
   
54,550
   
10.4
%
 
41,792
   
8.0
%
 
52,240
   
10.0
%
Shenandoah
   
35,834
   
11.2
%
 
25,589
   
8.0
%
 
31,986
   
10.0
%
Tier I Capital (to risk weighted assets)
                                     
Summit
   
90,686
   
10.7
%
 
34,005
   
4.0
%
 
38,897
   
6.0
%
Summit Community
   
50,490
   
9.7
%
 
20,896
   
4.0
%
 
25,363
   
6.0
%
Shenandoah
   
33,743
   
10.5
%
 
12,794
   
4.0
%
 
13,080
   
6.0
%
Tier I Capital (to average assets)
                                     
Summit
   
90,686
   
8.6
%
 
31,764
   
3.0
%
 
52,940
   
5.0
%
Summit Community
   
50,490
   
7.5
%
 
20,251
   
3.0
%
 
33,752
   
5.0
%
Shenandoah
   
33,743
   
9.0
%
 
11,199
   
3.0
%
 
18,664
   
5.0
%

Note 12. Segment Information

We operate two significant business segments: community banking and mortgage banking. These segments are primarily identified by the products or services offered and the channels through which they are offered. The community banking segment consists of our full service banks which offer customers traditional banking products and services through various delivery channels. The mortgage banking segment consists of our mortgage origination facilities that originate and sell mortgage products. Information for each of our segments is included below:


 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)



   
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
 
   
Community
 
Mortgage
 
Insurance
 
Parent and
         
Dollars in thousands
 
Banking
 
Banking
 
Services
 
Other
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
                           
Condensed Statements of Income
                                     
Interest income
 
$
17,900
 
$
562
 
$
-
 
$
12
 
$
(311
)
$
18,163
 
Interest expense
   
9,163
   
311
   
-
   
369
   
(311
)
 
9,532
 
Net interest income
   
8,737
   
251
   
-
   
(357
)
 
-
   
8,631
 
Provision for loan losses
   
325
   
70
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
395
 
Net interest income after provision
                                     
for loan losses
   
8,412
   
181
   
-
   
(357
)
 
-
   
8,236
 
Noninterest income
   
810
   
6,584
   
193
   
1,497
   
(1,497
)
 
7,587
 
Noninterest expense
   
4,992
   
6,232
   
175
   
1,616
   
(1,497
)
 
11,518
 
Income before income taxes
   
4,230
   
533
   
18
   
(476
)
 
-
   
4,305
 
Income taxes
   
1,315
   
200
   
8
   
(189
)
 
-
   
1,334
 
Net income
 
$
2,915
 
$
333
 
$
10
 
$
(287
)
$
-
 
$
2,971
 
Intersegment revenue (expense)
 
$
(1,104
)
$
(385
)
$
(8
)
$
1,497
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Average assets
 
$
1,116,002
 
$
22,598
 
$
997
 
$
96,822
 
$
(109,706
)
$
1,126,713
 

 

   
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
 
   
Community
 
Mortgage
 
Insurance
 
Parent and
         
Dollars in thousands
 
Banking
 
Banking
 
Services
 
Other
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
                           
Condensed Statements of Income
                                     
Interest income
 
$
12,204
 
$
302
 
$
-
 
$
7
 
$
(220
)
$
12,293
 
Interest expense
   
4,971
   
218
   
-
   
169
   
(220
)
 
5,138
 
Net interest income
   
7,233
   
84
   
-
   
(162
)
 
-
   
7,155
 
Provision for loan losses
   
330
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
330
 
Net interest income after provision
                                     
for loan losses
   
6,903
   
84
   
-
   
(162
)
 
-
   
6,825
 
Noninterest income
   
689
   
5,856
   
122
   
1,176
   
(1,176
)
 
6,667
 
Noninterest expense
   
4,198
   
5,597
   
134
   
1,302
   
(1,176
)
 
10,055
 
Income before income taxes
   
3,394
   
343
   
(12
)
 
(288
)
 
-
   
3,437
 
Income taxes
   
1,029
   
117
   
(5
)
 
(115
)
 
-
   
1,026
 
Net income
 
$
2,365
 
$
226
 
$
(7
)
$
(173
)
$
-
 
$
2,411
 
Intersegment revenue (expense)
 
$
(906
)
$
(263
)
$
(8
)
$
1,177
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Average assets
 
$
883,731
 
$
19,386
 
$
983
 
$
77,902
 
$
(89,841
)
$
892,161
 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

INTRODUCTION

The following discussion and analysis focuses on significant changes in our financial condition and results of operations of Summit Financial Group, Inc. (“Company” or “Summit”) and our operating units, Summit Community Bank (“Summit Community”), Shenandoah Valley National Bank (“Shenandoah”), Summit Mortgage, and Summit Insurance Services, LLC for the periods indicated. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our 2005 audited financial statements and Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 indicates that the disclosure of forward-looking information is desirable for investors and encourages such disclosure by providing a safe harbor for forward-looking statements by us. Our following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, we note that a variety of factors could cause our actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in those forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

Our primary source of income is net interest income from loans and deposits. Business volumes tend to be influenced by the overall economic factors including market interest rates, business spending, and consumer confidence, as well as competitive conditions within the marketplace.

Strong growth in our interest earning assets resulted in an increase of 19.53%, or $1,460,000, in our net interest earnings on a tax equivalent basis for the first three months in 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. Further, our mortgage banking segment contributed $333,000 to our first three months 2006 earnings.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and follow general practices within the financial services industry. Application of these principles requires us to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and as such have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported.

Our most significant accounting policies are presented in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other financial statement notes and in this financial review, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined.

Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions, and estimates underlying those amounts, we have identified the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of goodwill to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective or complex judgments, and as such could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.

The allowance for loan losses represents our estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on historical loss experience, and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The loan portfolio also represents the largest asset type on our consolidated balance sheet. To the extent actual outcomes differ from our estimates, additional provisions for loan losses may be required that would negatively impact earnings in future periods. Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements of our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K describes the methodology used to determine the allowance for loan losses and a discussion of the factors driving changes in the amount of the allowance for loan losses is included in the Asset Quality section of the financial review of the 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
 

Goodwill is subject to impairment testing at least annually to determine whether write-downs of the recorded balances are necessary. A fair value is determined based on at least one of three various market valuation methodologies. If the fair value equals or exceeds the book value, no write-down of recorded goodwill is necessary. If the fair value is less than the book value, an expense may be required on our books to write down the goodwill to the proper carrying value. During the third quarter, we will complete the required annual impairment test for 2006. We cannot assure you that future goodwill impairment tests will not result in a charge to earnings. See Notes 1 and 8 of the consolidated financial statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of our intangible assets, which include goodwill.

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

We are organized and managed along two major business segments, as described in Note 12 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The results of each business segment are intended to reflect each segment as if it were a stand alone business. Net income by segment follows:


   
For the Quarter Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
in thousands
   
2006
   
2005
 
Community Banking
 
$
2,915
 
$
2,365
 
Mortgage Banking
   
333
   
226
 
Parent and Other
   
(277
)
 
(180
)
Consolidated net income
 
$
2,971
 
$
2,411
 

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Earnings Summary

Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 grew 23.2% to $2,971,000, or $0.41 per diluted share as compared to $2,411,000, or $0.34 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Returns on average equity and assets for the first three months of 2006 were 15.60% and 1.05%, respectively, compared with 14.53% and 1.08% for the same period of 2005.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the principal component of our earnings and represents the difference between interest and fee income generated from earning assets and the interest expense paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Fluctuations in interest rates as well as changes in the volume and mix of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities can materially impact net interest income.

Our net interest income on a fully tax-equivalent basis totaled $8,936,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2006 compared to $7,476,000 for the same period of 2005, representing an increase of $1,460,000 or 19.53%. This increase resulted from growth in interest earning assets, primarily loans, which served to more than offset the 122 basis points increase in the cost of interest bearing liabilities during the same period. Average interest earning assets grew 26.65% from $845,667,000 during the first three months of 2005 to $1,070,582,000 for the first three months of 2006. Average interest bearing liabilities grew 27.93% from $764,336,000 at March 31, 2005 to $977,829,000 at March 31, 2006, at an average yield for the first three months of 2006 of 3.95% compared to 2.73% for the same period of 2005.

Our net yield on interest earning assets decreased to 3.39% for the three month period ended March 31, 2006, compared to 3.59% for the same period in 2005. On a quarterly basis, our net interest margin was unchanged compared to the linked quarter. The positive impact to net interest income of our growth in interest earning assets was somewhat offset by lower net interest margin due to increased cost of interest bearing liabilities, which tend to move more proportionately with rate increases by the Fed. The yields on earning assets increased 95 basis points, while the cost of our interest bearing funds increased by 122 basis points.

We anticipate modest growth in our net interest income to continue over the near term as the growth in the volume of interest earning assets will more than offset the expected continued decline in our net interest margin. However, if market interest rates remain significantly unchanged, or go lower over the next 12 to 18 months, the spread between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities could narrow such that its impact could not be offset by growth in earning assets. See the “Market Risk Management” section for further discussion of the impact changes in market interest rates could have on us. Further analysis of our yields on interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities are presented in Tables I and II below.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
 

Table I - Average Balance Sheet and Net Interest Income Analysis
             
(Dollars in thousands)
             
   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
March 31, 2005
 
   
Average
 
Earnings/
 
Yield/
 
Average
 
Earnings/
 
Yield/
 
Average
 
Earnings/
 
Yield/
 
   
Balance
 
Expense
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Expense
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Expense
 
Rate
 
Interest earning assets
                                                       
Loans, net of unearned income
                                                       
Taxable
 
$
829,381
 
$
15,392
   
7.53
%
$
773,394
 
$
14,160
   
7.26
%
$
623,652
 
$
9,901
   
6.44
%
Tax-exempt (1)
   
8,244
   
150
   
7.38
%
 
8,106
   
150
   
7.34
%
 
9,108
   
164
   
7.30
%
Securities
                                                       
Taxable
   
186,586
   
2,135
   
4.64
%
 
169,871
   
1,847
   
4.31
%
 
162,314
   
1,730
   
4.32
%
Tax-exempt (1)
   
44,077
   
767
   
7.06
%
 
46,315
   
778
   
6.66
%
 
47,876
   
794
   
6.73
%
Federal funds sold and interest
                                                       
bearing deposits with other banks
   
2,294
   
24
   
4.24
%
 
2,899
   
32
   
4.38
%
 
2,717
   
25
   
3.73
%
Total interest earning assets
   
1,070,582
   
18,468
   
7.00
%
 
1,000,585
   
16,967
   
6.73
%
 
845,667
   
12,614
   
6.05
%
                                                         
Noninterest earning assets
                                                       
Cash & due from banks
   
14,449
               
20,525
               
14,513
             
Premises and equipment
   
23,361
               
22,732
               
20,740
             
Other assets
   
24,659
               
24,389
               
16,442
             
Allowance for loan losses
   
(6,338
)
             
(6,075
)
             
(5,201
)
           
Total assets
 
$
1,126,713
             
$
1,062,156
             
$
892,161
             
                                                         
Interest bearing liabilities
                                                       
Interest bearing demand deposits
 
$
204,161
 
$
1,543
   
3.07
%
$
181,251
 
$
1,252
   
2.74
%
$
127,994
 
$
425
   
1.35
%
Savings deposits
   
43,067
   
73
   
0.69
%
 
44,917
   
77
   
0.68
%
 
50,727
   
79
   
0.63
%
Time deposits
   
374,170
   
3,537
   
3.83
%
 
352,146
   
3,122
   
3.52
%
 
298,514
   
2,013
   
2.73
%
Short-term borrowings
   
172,380
   
1,964
   
4.62
%
 
160,159
   
1,700
   
4.21
%
 
116,898
   
754
   
2.62
%
Long-term borrowings
                                                       
and capital trust securities
   
184,051
   
2,415
   
5.32
%
 
175,116
   
2,270
   
5.14
%
 
170,203
   
1,867
   
4.45
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
   
977,829
   
9,532
   
3.95
%
 
913,589
   
8,421
   
3.66
%
 
764,336
   
5,138
   
2.73
%
                                                         
Noninterest bearing liabilities
                                                       
and shareholders' equity
                                                       
Demand deposits
   
63,308
               
65,378
               
56,130
             
Other liabilities
   
9,395
               
8,882
               
5,316
             
Shareholders' equity
   
76,181
               
74,307
               
66,379
             
Total liabilities and
                                                       
shareholders' equity
 
$
1,126,713
             
$
1,062,156
             
$
892,161
             
Net interest earnings
       
$
8,936
             
$
8,546
             
$
7,476
       
Net yield on interest earning assets
       
3.39
%
             
3.39
%
             
3.59
%
                                                         
(1) - Interest income on tax-exempt securities has been adjusted assuming an effective tax rate of 34% for all periods presented.
                 
        The tax equivalent adjustment resulted in an increase in interest income of $305,000, $309,000 and $320,000 for the periods ended
           
        March 31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and March 31, 2005, respectively.
                                         


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Table II - Changes in Interest Margin Attributable to Rate and Volume
             
(Dollars in thousands)
                         
   
For the Quarter Ended
 
For the Quarter Ended
 
   
March 31, 2006 versus March 31, 2005
 
March 31, 2006 versus December 31, 2005
 
   
Increase (Decrease)
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
   
Due to Change in:
 
Due to Change in:
 
   
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net
 
Interest earned on:
                         
Loans
                         
Taxable
 
$
3,631
 
$
1,860
 
$
5,491
 
$
822
 
$
410
 
$
1,232
 
Tax-exempt
   
(16
)
 
2
   
(14
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
Securities
                                     
Taxable
   
272
   
133
   
405
   
163
   
125
   
288
 
Tax-exempt
   
(65
)
 
38
   
(27
)
 
(46
)
 
35
   
(11
)
Federal funds sold and interest
                                     
bearing deposits with other banks
   
(4
)
 
3
   
(1
)
 
(7
)
 
(1
)
 
(8
)
Total interest earned on
                                     
interest earning assets
   
3,818
   
2,036
   
5,854
   
932
   
569
   
1,501
 
                                       
Interest paid on:
                                     
Interest bearing demand
                                     
deposits
   
356
   
762
   
1,118
   
150
   
141
   
291
 
Savings deposits
   
(13
)
 
7
   
(6
)
 
(4
)
 
-
   
(4
)
Time deposits
   
589
   
935
   
1,524
   
170
   
245
   
415
 
Short-term borrowings
   
463
   
747
   
1,210
   
116
   
148
   
264
 
Long-term borrowings and capital
                                     
trust securities
   
161
   
387
   
548
   
86
   
59
   
145
 
Total interest paid on
                         
interest bearing liabilities
   
1,556
   
2,838
   
4,394
   
518
   
593
   
1,111
 
                           
Net interest income
 
$
2,262
 
$
(802
)
$
1,460
 
$
414
 
$
(24
)
$
390
 


Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income increased to $7,587,000 for the first quarter of 2006, compared to $6,667,000 for the same period of 2005. Service fee income and other income combined increased $112,000 for the first quarter 2006 while mortgage origination revenue increased $728,000 for the first quarter of 2006. Further detail regarding noninterest income is reflected in the following table. Also, refer to Note 12 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for our segment information.  


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Noninterest Income
         
   
For the Quarter Ended
 
Dollars in thousands
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Insurance commissions
 
$
230
 
$
148
 
Service fees
   
631
   
546
 
Mortgage origination revenue
   
6,584
   
5,856
 
(Loss) on sale of assets
   
(4
)
 
(2
)
Other
   
146
   
119
 
Total
 
$
7,587
 
$
6,667
 

Insurance commissions: These commissions increased 55.4% for first quarter 2006 over first quarter 2005 primarily due to commissions received by Summit Insurance Services, LLC, which offers both commercial and personal lines of insurance.

Service fees: Total service fees increased 15.6% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005. These increases were primarily attributable to an increase in overdraft and nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees due to increased overdrafts by customers.

Mortgage origination revenue: The following table shows our mortgage origination segment’s loan activity:


   
For the Quarter Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
Dollars in thousands
 
2006
 
2005
 
Loans originated
         
Amount
 
$
72,967
 
$
68,929
 
Number
   
1,386
   
1,308
 
               
Loans sold
             
Amount
 
$
76,375
 
$
66,761
 
Number
   
1,421
   
1,295
 

 

Summit Mortgage originates loans solely for the purpose of selling them. We do not service these loans, therefore there is no servicing intangible associated with this segment. Our mortgage banking revenue consists entirely of two components: 1) fees collected at the time of origination and 2) the gains we receive when selling the loans. The breakout of these fees and gains follows:


Mortgage origination revenue
     
   
For the Quarter Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
Dollars in thousands
 
2006
 
2005
 
           
Origination fees, net
 
$
3,847
 
$
3,550
 
Gains
   
2,737
   
2,306
 
               
Total
 
$
6,584
 
$
5,856
 

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Mortgage origination revenue increased for the first three months of 2006, and is impacted by changes in the mix of loans originated. During the first three months of 2006, 15.2% of the total dollar amount of loan originations were first mortgage loans as compared to 20.8% during the first three months of 2005. Sales of first mortgage loans typically result in smaller margins than sales of second mortgage loans.

Other: Other income increased 22.7% for the first quarter of 2006. The major components of this increase were increases in debit card and ATM income due to increased card usage by customers.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense increased approximately $1,463,000, or 14.5% to $11,518,000 during the first three months of 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. Salaries and employee benefits expense represented the largest category of expense growth. This growth was due to the staffing requirements as a result of our growth. Another major contributor to the increase in total noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was net occupancy expense. This increase was due to expenses related to our new Virginia market offices and the relocation of Summit Mortgage. Table III below shows the breakdown of these increases by segment. Also, refer to Note 12 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for our segment information.


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Table III - Noninterest Expense
                 
Dollars in thousands
                 
                   
   
For the Quarter Ended March 31,
 
       
Change
     
Community Banking and Other
 
2006
  $  
%
 
2005
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
3,055
 
$
541
   
21.5
%
$
2,514
 
Net occupancy expense
   
401
   
88
   
28.1
%
 
313
 
Equipment expense
   
450
   
2
   
0.4
%
 
448
 
Supplies
   
166
   
27
   
19.4
%
 
139
 
Professional fees
   
207
   
31
   
17.6
%
 
176
 
Postage
   
55
   
(9
)
 
-14.1
%
 
64
 
Advertising
   
49
   
(23
)
 
-31.9
%
 
72
 
Amortization of intangibles
   
38
   
-
   
0.0
%
 
38
 
Other
   
865
   
171
   
24.6
%
 
694
 
Total
 
$
5,286
 
$
828
   
18.6
%
$
4,458
 
 

       
Change
     
Mortgage Banking
 
2006
    $  
%
 
2005
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
2,103
 
$
75
   
3.7
%
$
2,028
 
Net occupancy expense
   
170
   
54
   
46.6
%
 
116
 
Equipment expense
   
70
   
25
   
55.6
%
 
45
 
Supplies
   
39
   
20
   
105.3
%
 
19
 
Professional fees
   
78
   
27
   
52.9
%
 
51
 
Postage
   
1,736
   
233
   
15.5
%
 
1,503
 
Advertising
   
1,290
   
37
   
3.0
%
 
1,253
 
Other
   
746
   
164
   
28.2
%
 
582
 
Total
 
$
6,232
 
$
635
   
11.3
%
$
5,597
 
                           

 
       
Change
     
Consolidated
 
2006
    $  
%
 
2005
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
5,158
 
$
616
   
13.6
%
$
4,542
 
Net occupancy expense
   
571
   
142
   
33.1
%
 
429
 
Equipment expense
   
520
   
27
   
5.5
%
 
493
 
Supplies
   
205
   
47
   
29.7
%
 
158
 
Professional fees
   
285
   
58
   
25.6
%
 
227
 
Postage
   
1,791
   
224
   
14.3
%
 
1,567
 
Advertising
   
1,339
   
14
   
1.1
%
 
1,325
 
Amortization of intangibles
   
38
   
-
   
0.0
%
 
38
 
Other
   
1,611
   
335
   
26.3
%
 
1,276
 
Total
 
$
11,518
 
$
1,463
   
14.5
%
$
10,055
 

 

Community Banking, Parent and Other Segments

Total noninterest expense for our community banking, parent, and other segment increased $828,000, or 18.6% for the first quarter of 2006, compared to the same period of 2005. The major factors contributing to these increases follow.


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Salaries and employee benefits: Salaries and employee benefits expense increased 21.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, due to additional staffing requirements needed as a result of our growth, including opening a new community banking office in Warrenton, Virginia, in July of 2005. Also included in this increase are general merit raises.

Net occupancy expense: The quarterly increase in net occupancy expense is primarily attributed to the cost of occupying the new Warrenton, Virginia office.

Other: Other expenses increased 24.6% for first quarter 2006 compared to first quarter 2005. This increase includes $52,000 of losses in fraudulent checks.

Mortgage Banking Segment

Total noninterest expense for our mortgage banking segment increased $635,000, or 11.3% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005.

Salaries and employee benefits: The increase of $75,000 in salaries and employee benefits for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to first quarter 2005 was primarily the result of an increase in profitability based incentive compensation paid to Summit Mortgage management.

Net occupancy expense: Net occupancy expense increased 46.6% for the first quarter of 2006 compared to the same period of 2005 due to the relocation of our Summit Mortgage headquarters to Chesapeake, Virginia in late 2005.

Postage: The increase in postage expense of $233,000 for the first quarter 2006, compared to first quarter 2005, is attributable to the increase in postage rates by the US Postal Service. Also, the number of mailers mailed during first quarter 2006 was slightly higher than first quarter 2005.

Credit Experience

The provision for loan losses represents charges to earnings necessary to maintain an adequate allowance for potential future loan losses. Our determination of the appropriate level of the allowance is based on an ongoing analysis of credit quality and loss potential in the loan portfolio, change in the composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, and the anticipated influence of national and local economic conditions. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is reviewed quarterly and adjustments are made as considered necessary.

We recorded a $395,000 provision for loan losses for the first three months of 2006, compared to $330,000 for the same period in 2005. Net loan charge offs for the first three months of 2006 were $62,000, as compared to $87,000 over the same period of 2005. At March 31, 2006, the allowance for loan losses totaled $6,485,000 or 0.77% of loans, net of unearned income, compared to $6,152,000 or 0.75% of loans, net of unearned income at December 31, 2005.

Our asset quality remains sound. As illustrated in Table IV below, our non-performing assets and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest have increased during the past 12 months, but still remain at a historically moderate level.
 
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Table IV - Summary of Past Due Loans and Non-Performing Assets
 
(Dollars in thousands)
     
   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
 
$
1,046
 
$
423
 
$
799
 
Nonperforming assets:
                   
Nonaccrual loans
   
926
   
413
   
583
 
Nonaccrual securities
   
-
   
334
   
-
 
Foreclosed properties
   
343
   
593
   
378
 
Repossessed assets
   
3
   
15
   
17
 
Total
 
$
2,318
 
$
1,778
 
$
1,777
 
Total nonperforming loans as a
                   
percentage of total loans
   
0.23
%
 
0.13
%
 
0.17
%
Total nonperforming assets as a
                   
percentage of total assets
   
0.20
%
 
0.20
%
 
0.16
%


FINANCIAL CONDITION

Our total assets were $1,137,692,000 at March 31, 2006, compared to $1,109,532,000 at December 31, 2005, representing a 2.5% increase. Table V below serves to illustrate significant changes in our financial position between December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006.
 
 

Table V - Summary of Significant Changes in Financial Position
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                   
   
Balance
         
Balance
 
   
December 31,
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
March 31,
 
   
2005
 
Amount
 
Percentage
 
2006
 
Assets
                 
Securities available for sale
 
$
223,772
   
10,033
   
4.5
%
$
233,805
 
Loans, net of unearned income
   
793,767
   
31,255
   
3.9
%
 
825,022
 
                           
Liabilities
                         
Deposits
 
$
673,901
 
$
56,835
   
8.4
%
$
730,736
 
Short-term borrowings
   
182,028
   
(45,545
)
 
-25.0
%
 
136,483
 
Long-term borrowings
                         
and subordinated debentures
   
170,501
   
12,635
   
7.4
%
 
183,136
 

Loan growth during the first three months of 2006, occurring principally in the commercial and real estate portfolios, was funded both by borrowings from the FHLB and deposits, including brokered certificates of deposit.

Deposits increased nearly $57 million during the first quarter of 2006. This increase was primarily in brokered deposits, which in turn were used to pay down FHLB short-term borrowings. We also borrowed FHLB long-term borrowings, and used those proceeds to pay on the FHLB overnight borrowings.
 
 
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Refer to Notes 3, 4, 7, and 8 of the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information with regard to changes in the composition of our securities, loans, deposits and borrowings between March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity reflects our ability to ensure the availability of adequate funds to meet loan commitments and deposit withdrawals, as well as provide for other transactional requirements. Liquidity is provided primarily by funds invested in cash and due from banks, Federal funds sold, non-pledged securities, and available lines of credit with the FHLB, the total of which approximated $180 million, or 15.9% of total assets at March 31, 2006 versus $125 million, or 11.3% of total assets at December 31, 2005.

Our liquidity position is monitored continuously to ensure that day-to-day as well as anticipated funding needs are met. We are not aware of any trends, commitments, events or uncertainties that have resulted in or are reasonably likely to result in a material change to our liquidity.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

One of our continuous goals is maintenance of a strong capital position. Through management of our capital resources, we seek to provide an attractive financial return to our shareholders while retaining sufficient capital to support future growth. Shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2006 totaled $75,816,000 compared to $73,803,000 at December 31, 2005.

Refer to Note 11 of the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for information regarding regulatory restrictions on our capital as well as our subsidiaries’ capital.


CONTRACTUAL CASH OBLIGATIONS

During our normal course of business, we incur contractual cash obligations. The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligations at March 31, 2006.


   
Long
 
Capital
     
   
Term
 
Trust
 
Operating
 
 
 
Debt
 
Securities
 
Leases
 
2006
 
$
20,051,398
 
$
-
 
$
838,402
 
2007
   
23,318,204
   
-
   
1,030,983
 
2008
   
26,085,851
   
-
   
982,772
 
2009
   
2,110,094
   
-
   
431,349
 
2010
   
62,263,419
   
-
   
116,263
 
Thereafter
   
29,718,402
   
19,589,000
   
257,140
 
Total
 
$
163,547,368
 
$
19,589,000
 
$
3,656,909
 


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Results of Operations


OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We are involved with some off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have an effect on our financial condition, liquidity, or capital. These arrangements at March 31, 2006 are presented in the following table.  

 

   
March 31,
 
 
 
2006
 
Commitments to extend credit:
 
Revolving home equity and
       
credit card lines
 
$
29,721,912
 
Construction loans
   
93,553,614
 
Other loans
   
36,181,376
 
Standby letters of credit
   
12,772,599
 
Total
 
$
172,229,501
 


MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates and equity prices. Interest rate risk is our primary market risk and results from timing differences in the repricing of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments, changes in relationships between rate indices and the potential exercise of imbedded options. The principal objective of asset/liability management is to minimize interest rate risk and our actions in this regard are taken under the guidance of our Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”), which is comprised of members of senior management and members of the
Board of Directors. The ALCO actively formulates the economic assumptions that we use in our financial planning and budgeting process and establishes policies which control and monitor our sources, uses and prices of funds.

Some amount of interest rate risk is inherent and appropriate to the banking business. Our net income is affected by changes in the absolute level of interest rates. Our interest rate risk position is moderately liability sensitive in the short term, and asset sensitive beyond two years. That is, in the short term, liabilities are likely to reprice faster than assets, resulting in a decrease in net income in a rising rate environment. Our net income would increase modestly in a falling interest rate environment. Over the long term, assets are likely to reprice faster than liabilities, resulting in an increase in net income in a rising rate environment while a falling interest rate environment would produce a decrease in net income. Net income is also subject to changes in the shape of the yield curve. In general, a flattening yield curve would result in a decline in our earnings due to the compression of earning asset yields and funding rates, while a steepening would result in increased earnings as margins widen.

Several techniques are available to monitor and control the level of interest rate risk. We primarily use earnings simulations modeling to monitor interest rate risk. The earnings simulation model forecasts the effects on net interest income under a variety of interest rate scenarios that incorporate changes in the absolute level of interest rates and changes in the shape of the yield curve. Each increase or decrease in interest rates is assumed to take place over the next 12 months, and then remain stable. Assumptions used to project yields and rates for new loans and deposits are derived from historical analysis. Securities portfolio maturities and prepayments are reinvested in like instruments. Mortgage loan prepayment assumptions are developed from industry estimates of prepayment speeds. Noncontractual deposit repricings are modeled on historical patterns.
 
 
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The following table shows our projected earnings sensitivity as of March 31, 2006 which is well within our ALCO policy limit of +/- 10%:


Change in
 
Estimated % Change in Net
 
Interest Rates
 
Interest Income Over:
 
(basis points)
 
12 Months
 
24 Months
 
Down 200 (1)
   
0.08
%
 
-1.08
%
Down 200, steepening yield curve (2)
   
0.96
%
 
4.60
%
Up 100 (1)
   
-0.95
%
 
-0.61
%
Up 200 (1)
   
-2.60
%
 
-7.45
%
               
(1) assumes a parallel shift in the yield curve
     
(2) assumes steepening curve whereby short term rates decline by
200 basis points, while long term rates decline by 50 basis points


CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES  

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have conducted as of March 31, 2006, an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2006 were effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

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Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of counsel, the outcome of these matters will not have a significant adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements.

On December 26, 2003, two of our subsidiaries, Summit Financial, LLC and Shenandoah Valley National Bank, and various employees of Summit Financial, LLC were served with a Petition for Temporary Injunction and a Bill of Complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia by Corinthian Mortgage Corporation.  The filings allege various claims against Summit Financial, LLC and Shenandoah Valley National Bank arising out of the hiring of former employees of Corinthian Mortgage Corporation and the alleged use of trade secrets. The individual defendants have also been sued based on allegations arising out of their former employment relationship with Corinthian Mortgage and their employment with Summit Financial, LLC. Summit Financial, LLC now operates as Summit Mortgage, a division of Shenandoah Valley National Bank.

The plaintiff seeks damages in the amount proven at trial on each claim and punitive damages in the amount of $350,000 on each claim.  Plaintiff also seeks permanent and temporary injunctive relief prohibiting the alleged use of trade secrets by Summit Financial and the alleged solicitation of Corinthian’s employees. 

On January 22, 2004, we successfully defeated the Petition for Temporary Injunction brought against us by Corinthian Mortgage Corporation. The Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia denied Corinthian’s petition.
 
We, after consultation with legal counsel, believe that Corinthian’s claims made in its lawsuit arising out of the hiring of former employees of Corinthian Mortgage Corporation and the alleged use of trade secrets are without foundation and that meritorious defenses exist as to all the claims. We will continue to evaluate the claims in the Corinthian lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against them. We believe that the lawsuit is without merit and will have no material adverse effect on us. Management, at the present time, is unable to estimate the impact, if any, an adverse decision may have on our results of operations or financial condition.
 

On January 4, 2006, Mary Forrest, an individual, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division, against our subsidiary, Shenandoah Valley National Bank. The plaintiff claims that Shenandoah violated the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) alleging that Shenandoah used information contained in her consumer report, without extending a “firm offer of credit” within the meaning of the FCRA. Plaintiff requests statutory damages. This case is a purported class action. Presently, we do not have final information as to the size of the alleged class. Responsive pleadings have been filed, and discovery will be initiated shortly. We will continue to evaluate the claim in this lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against it. Management, at the present time, is unable to estimate the impact, if any, an adverse decision may have on our results of operations or financial condition.
 

 
Item 1A . Risk Factors
 
See Part I, Item 1A of our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 


 
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Item 5. Other Information

As previously discussed in our filing on Form 8-K filed by us on December 9, 2005, effective December 6, 2005, we accelerated the vesting of  the options we granted to eligible officers in 2004 and imposed restrictions on the sale of the stock underlying these accelerated options. For the accelerated options, an employee may not sell the underlying stock until the original date on which the option would have vested had we not accelerated vesting.  A copy of the Form of First Amendment to Non Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4.

 
 
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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 thereunto duly authorized.



 
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
(registrant)
       
       
       
       
 
By:
  /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III
 
 
                  H. Charles Maddy, III,
 
                   President and Chief Executive Officer
       
       
       
 
By:
  /s/ Robert S. Tissue
 
 
                  Robert S. Tissue,
 
                  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       
       
       
 
By:
  /s/ Julie R. Cook
 
 
                  Julie R. Cook,
 
                  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
       
Date: May 10, 2006
     




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Exhibit 3.i
AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 
OF
 
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1007, Article 10, Chapter 31D of the Code of West Virginia, as amended, the undersigned Corporation hereby adopts the following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation:
 
I.
The undersigned agrees to become a corporation by the name of SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
II.
The address of the principal office of said corporation will be 300 North Main Street, City of Moorefield, County of Hardy, State of West Virginia.
 
III.
The purpose or purposes for which this corporation is organized are as follows.
 
To acquire and own stock and securities, of whatever kind, nature and description, in a bank or banks, and to take such actions as are necessary or incidental to the acquisition of a bank or banks;
 
To engage, either directly itself, indirectly by the formation of subsidiary corporations or otherwise, in any activity permitted to be undertaken by a bank holding company under existing or future laws, rules and regulations relating thereto;
 
Subject to the foregoing and unless otherwise limited herein to own, buy, acquire, sell, exchange, assign, lease and deal in and with real property and any interest or right therein; to own, buy, acquire, sell, exchange, assign, lease and deal in and with personal property and any interest or right therein; to own, buy, acquire, sell, exchange, assign, pledge and deal with voting stock, non-voting stock, notes, bonds, evidence of indebtedness and rights and options in and to other corporate and non-corporate entities, and to pay therefor in whole or in part in cash or by exchanging therefor stocks, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness or securities of this or any other corporation, and while the owner or holder of any such stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, evidences or indebtedness or the securities, contracts, or obligations, to receive, collect, and dispose of the interest, dividends and income arising from such property, and to possess and exercise in respect thereof, all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including all voting powers on any stocks so owned; and to borrow money without limit as to amount; and
 
Otherwise, subject to the foregoing and unless otherwise limited herein, to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the laws of the State of West Virginia.
 
IV.  
 
A.   The amount of total authorized capital stock of the Corporation shall be Fifty Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,250,000), which shall be divided into Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares of common stock with the par value of $2.50 each and Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250,000) shares of preferred stock with the par value of $1.00 each.
 
B.   The Corporation may issue shares of preferred or special classes: (i) subject to the right of the Corporation to redeem any of such shares at the price fixed by the Articles of Incorporation for the redemption thereof; (ii) entitling the holders thereof to cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative dividends; (iii) having preference over any other class or classes of shares as to the payment of dividends; (iv) having preference in the assets of the Corporation over any other class or classes of shares upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation of the Corporation; and (v) convertible into shares of any other class or into shares of any series of the same or any other class, except a class having prior or superior rights and preferences as to dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, but shares without par value, if any, shall not be converted into shares with par value unless that part of the stated capital of the Corporation represented by such shares without the par value is, at the time of conversion, at least equal to the aggregate par value of the shares into which the shares without par value are to be converted or the amount of any such deficiency is transferred from surplus to stated capital.
 
C.   Preferred stock may be divided into and issued by the Board of Directors from time to time in one or more series. All shares of preferred stock shall be of equal rank and shall be identical, except as to the following relative rights and preferences which may be fixed and determined by the Board of Directors, as to which there may be variations between different series:
 
 
1.
the rate of dividends;
 
2.              whether shares may be redeemed and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of redemption;
 
3.              the amount payable upon shares in event of voluntary and involuntary liquidation;
 
4.   sinking fund provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;
 
5.              the terms and conditions, if any, on which shares may be converted; and
 
 
6.
voting rights, if any.
 
D.   The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have all of the power and authority with respect to the shares of preferred stock that may be delegated to the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms and provisions of Chapter 31, Article 1, Sections 78 and 79 of the Code of West Virginia, as amended, or such corresponding section of the Code of West Virginia as may be adopted from time to time, and shall exercise such power and authority by the adoption of a resolution or resolutions as prescribed by law.
 
E.   Rockingham National Bank Series Convertible Preferred Stock . A series of Preferred Stock consisting of up to Forty Thousand (40,000) shares, par value $1.00 per share, designated and known as “Rockingham National Bank Series Convertible Preferred Stock” is hereby established with the rights, preferences and privileges set forth below in this Article IV, Paragraph E and elsewhere in Article IV of these Articles of Incorporation.
 
1.   Definitions . For purposes of this Article IV, Paragraph E, the following definitions shall apply:
 
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
 
“Common Stock” means shares of common stock of the Corporation having a par value of $2.50 per share.
 
“Corporation” means Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation.
 
“Office Opening Date” means the opening date for the first banking office in the Rockingham National Bank division of May 15, 2003.
 
“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, or any other entity or organization.
 
“Preferred Stock” means the preferred Stock designated as the Rockingham National Bank Series Convertible Preferred Stock”
 
“Purchase Price” means the price per share of Preferred Stock which equals the mean of the closing prices of the Corporation’s common stock reported on the last five (5) business days on which the stock traded prior to and inclusive of May 10, 2004.
 
“Rockingham National Bank division” means the new banking division of the Corporation’s subsidiary, Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
 
2.   Dividends . The Preferred Stock will not pay any dividends.
 
3.   Conversion Rights . The shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock as follows:
 
(a)   Optional Conversion . The holders of Preferred Stock have the option to convert shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock prior to the second anniversary of the Office Opening Date. The holders of Preferred Stock must hold the shares of Preferred Stock for a minimum of sixty (60) days before converting their shares of Preferred Stock to Common Stock. If the holders of Preferred Stock convert their shares of Preferred Stock prior to the second anniversary of the Office Opening Date, then each share of Preferred Stock will be converted into one share of Common Stock.
 
(b)   Automatic Conversion . Each outstanding share of Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted on May 15, 2005, the second anniversary of the Office Opening Date, without any further act of the Corporation or the holders of Preferred Stock, into a certain number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, the exact number to be based on the total loans and deposits of the Rockingham National Bank division on May 15, 2005. The following table sets forth the conversion ratios to convert each share of Preferred Stock into the specified number of shares of Common Stock on May 15, 2005:
 

 
 
 
Total Loans and Deposits of
 
Rockingham National Bank
 
Division
 
Conversion Ratio
 
(Number of Shares of Common Stock to
 
Number of Shares of Preferred Stock)
 
$0 - $29,999,999
 
1.00 to 1.00
 
$30,000,000 - $39,999,999
 
1.10 to 1.00
 
$40,000,000 - $59,999,999
 
1.15 to 1.00
 
$60,000,000 and above
 
1.25 to 1.00

For the purposes of determining the total deposits and loans, the Corporation
will follow the following procedures:
 
Deposits : The term “ deposits ” shall have the meaning set forth in 12 U.S.C. § 1813(l). The Corporation’s accounting system will track and account for all depository accounts of the Rockingham National Bank division on a daily basis.
 
Loans : The term “ loans ” shall mean all loans reported on Schedule RC-C of Shenandoah Valley National Bank’s Consolidated Report of Condition and Income for a Bank with Domestic Offices Only (the “Call Report”) filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which are attributable to the Rockingham National Bank division. The Corporation’s accounting system will track and account for all loans made by the Rockingham National Bank division on a daily basis.
 
All determinations regarding the total amount of deposits and loans of the Rockingham National Bank division shall be made by the Board, whose determinations in this regard shall be final and conclusive for all purposes.
 
(c)   Mechanics of Optional Conversion .
 
(i)   In order for a holder of shares of Preferred Stock to convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock prior to the second anniversary of the Office Opening Date, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates evidencing the ownership of such shares of Preferred Stock at the office of the transfer agent for the shares of Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation, if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice that such holder elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Preferred Stock represented by such certificate or certificates. Such notice shall state such holder’s name or the names of the permitted nominees in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing. The date of receipt of such certificates and notice by the transfer agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) shall be the conversion date (the “Optional Conversion Date”). The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Optional Conversion Date, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of shares of Preferred Stock, or to his or its permitted nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the Optional Conversion Date, and the Person in whose name the certificate or certificates for Common Stock are to be issued shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Common Stock on the Optional Conversion Date.
 
(d)   Mechanics of Automatic Conversion . Pursuant to the provisions in Section 3(b) hereof, the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the office of the transfer agent for the shares of Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation, if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent); provided, however that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue to any holder certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless certificates evidencing such shares of Preferred Stock are delivered either to the transfer agent for the shares of Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation, if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent). Conversion shall be deemed to have been effected on the second anniversary of the Office Opening Date, and such date is referred to herein as the “ Automatic Conversion Date .” As promptly as practicable thereafter (and after surrender of the certificate or certificates representing shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation or any transfer agent designated by the Corporation), the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such holder is entitled as provided in Section 3(b) hereof. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the Automatic Conversion Date, and the Person in whose name the certificate or certificates for Common Stock are to be issued shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Common Stock on the Automatic Conversion Date.
 
(e)   Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock. Instead of any fractional shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be issuable upon conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation will pay the value of such fractional shares in cash on the basis of the closing price of the Corporation’s Common Stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board, the NASDAQ Stock Market or other securities exchange on the most recently completed trading day the Common Stock actually traded prior to the date of conversion.
 
(f)   Rights after Conversion Date . From and after the Optional Conversion Date and the Automatic Conversion Date (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Conversion Date”) (unless the Corporation defaults in issuing shares of Common Stock in exchange for the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on the Conversion Date), such shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed not to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of such shares as shareholders of the Corporation by reason of the ownership of such shares shall cease, except the right to receive shares of Common Stock as provided in Section 3(b) herein on presentation and surrender of the respective certificates evidencing such shares of Preferred Stock. Upon presentation and surrender, on or after the Conversion Date, of any certificate evidencing shares of Preferred Stock (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Corporation shall so require), such shares shall be exchanged by the Corporation for shares of Common Stock as provided in this Section 3.
 
(g)   Status of Preferred Shares After Conversion to Common Shares . Any shares of Preferred Stock that shall at any time have been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 3 shall, after such exchange, not be reissued as Preferred Stock, but shall become authorized but unissued shares of. Preferred Stock of the Corporation and the certificates evidencing such shares shall be canceled.
 
(h)   Reservation of Shares . The Corporation shall reserve at all times so long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding, free from preemptive rights, out of its treasury stock or its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, or both, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for the exchange of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
 
(i)   Fully Paid and Nonassessable Shares . All shares of Common Stock or other securities which may be issued upon exchange of the shares of Preferred Stock will upon issuance by the Corporation be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof and the Corporation shall take no action which would cause a contrary result.
 
4.   Conversion Ratio Adjustments . The number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted pursuant to Section 3 (the “ Conversion Ratios ”) and the securities or other property deliverable upon exchange of the Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
 
(a)   Stock Dividends, Subdivisions or Split-Ups . If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock is adjusted by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock, then immediately after the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such stock dividend or the effective date of such subdivision or split-up, as the case may be, the Conversion Ratios shall be appropriately adjusted so that the holder of any shares of Preferred Stock thereafter exchanged shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation which he would have owned immediately following such action had such shares of Preferred Stock been exchanged immediately prior thereto.
 
(b)   Combinations of Stock . If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock is adjusted by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, immediately after the effective date of such combination, the Conversion Ratios applicable thereto shall be appropriately adjusted so that the holder of any shares of Preferred Stock thereafter converted shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation which he would have owned immediately following such action had such shares of Preferred Stock been exchanged immediately prior thereto.
 
(c)   Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Sale of All Assets, etc . In case of any capital reorganization of the Corporation, or of any reclassification of the Common Stock, or in case of the consolidation of the Corporation with or the merger of the Corporation with or into any other Person or of the sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to any other Person, or in the case of any distribution of cash or other assets or of notes or other indebtedness of the Corporation or any other securities of the Corporation (except Common Stock) to the holders of its Common Stock (collectively, a “Triggering Event”), each share of Preferred Stock shall be converted into a certain number of shares of Common Stock, the exact number to be based on the total deposits and total loans of the Rockingham National Bank division as set forth in the conversion chart in Section 3(b) hereof. The conversion ratio shall be based on the total deposits and total loans of the Rockingham National Bank division as set forth in the conversion chart in Section 3(b) hereof even if the Triggering Event occurs prior to the second anniversary of the Office Opening Date. After such Triggering Event, each share of Common Stock that was converted from Preferred Stock shall be convertible into the number of shares of stock or other securities or property to which the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the Triggering Event would have been entitled upon such Triggering Event. The conversion date for purposes of determining the total deposits and total loans of the Rockingham National Bank division shall be the date the Triggering Event is announced publicly through a press release or through a Form 8-K files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(d)   Rounding of Calculations: Minimum Adjustment . All calculations under this Section 4 shall be made to the nearest one hundredth (1/100th) of a share of Common Stock, as the case may be. Any provision of this Section 4 to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the Conversion Ratios shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would be less than one hundredth of a share of Common Stock, but any such amount shall be carried forward and an adjustment with respect thereto shall be made at the time of any together with any subsequent adjustment which, together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate one hundredth of a share of Common Stock or more.
 
(e)   Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock upon Certain Adjustments . In any case in which the provisions of this Section 4 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, the Corporation may defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to the holder of any share of Preferred Stock exchanged after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Common Stock or other issuable or deliverable upon such exchange by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock or other property issuable or deliverable upon such exchange before giving effect to such adjustment; provided, however , that the Corporation, upon request of a holder of Preferred Stock, shall deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional shares or other property, and such cash, upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
 
(f)   Statement Regarding Adjustments . Whenever the Conversion Ratios shall be adjusted as provided in this Section 4, the Corporation shall forthwith file, at the office of any transfer agent for the Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation, if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) a statement showing in detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Conversion Ratios that shall be in effect after such adjustment, and the Corporation shall also cause a copy of such statement to be mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each holder of shares of Preferred Stock at his address appearing on the Corporation’s records. Each such statement shall be signed by the Corporation’s independent public accountants.
 
(g)   Taxes . The Corporation shall pay all documentary, stamp, transfer or other transactional taxes attributable to the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation or other securities or property upon exchange of any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however , that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of any certificate for such shares or securities in the name other than that of the holder of the shares of Preferred Stock in respect of which such shares are being issued.
 
5.   Voting . The holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall have no right or power to vote on any matter except as required by law. In any matter on which the holders of Preferred Stock shall, as a matter of law, be entitled to vote, the holders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Preferred Stock held.
 
6.   Liquidation Rights .
 
(a)   Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation an amount per share in cash equal to the Purchase Price before any payment or distribution shall be made on the Common Stock or on any other class of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock upon liquidation. All outstanding shares of any other series of preferred stock shall rank at parity with the shares of Preferred Stock. The consolidation or merger of the Corporation, or a sale, exchange or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets as an entirety, shall not be regarded as a “dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation” within the meaning of this Section 6(a).
 
(b)   After the payment to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock of the full preferential amounts fixed hereby for shares of Preferred Stock, the holders of Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
 
(c)   If the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation are insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 6(a), no distribution shall be made on account of any shares of a class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity with the shares of Preferred Stock, if any, upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up unless proportionate distributive amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Preferred Stock, ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which holders of all such parity shares are respectively entitled upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
 
7.   Reports to Holders of Preferred Stock . For so long as there shall remain outstanding any shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall furnish to each holder of record of Preferred Stock (i) all reports sent by the Corporation to holders of record of the Common Stock of the Corporation, and (ii) a quarterly report setting forth the deposits and loans of the Rockingham National Bank division for the most recently completed quarter.
 
8.   Certain Covenants . So long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation so as to affect adversely the preferences, rights, powers or privileges of the Preferred Stock.
 
9.   Restrictions on Resale; Legend . The shares of Preferred Stock have not been registered under the Securities Act or Virginia law pursuant to applicable exemptions. The shares of the Preferred Stock are subject to substantial restrictions on transfer and may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of by a holder unless they are subsequently registered, or federal and other exemptions from registration are available. Upon conversion of the Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, such shares of Common Stock will be restricted for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase of the Preferred Shares. This means that the shares of Common Stock may not be sold for at least one (1) year from the date the Preferred Stock was purchased. A legend will be placed on the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock certificates disclosing these restrictions, if applicable.
 
10.   Exclusion of Other Rights . Unless otherwise required by law, the shares of Preferred Stock shall not have any voting powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other special rights other than those specifically set forth herein.
 
V.
The name and address of the incorporators and the number of shares subscribed by each of them is as follows:
 
 
NAME
ADDRESS
NUMBER
OF SHARES
 
Oscar M. Bean
 
Rt. 2, Box 116
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
34
 
Donald W. Biller
 
Rt. 1, Box 30
Lost River, WV 26811
 
35
 
Thomas J. Hawse
 
216 Washington Street
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
Phoebe F. Heishman
 
136 S. Main Street
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
Ed A. Leatherman, Jr.
 
Rt. 1, Box 175
Purgitsville, WV 26852
 
35
 
J. Aleck Welton
 
Box 366
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
Renick C. Williams
 
Box 664
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
Michael T. Wilson
 
Rt. 4 Sunset View
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
Harry C. Welton
 
Rt. 4, Box 27
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
A. Clyde Ours, Jr.
 
Box 541
Moorefield, WV 26836
 
35
 
E. E. Hott
 
Box 1
Franklin, WV 26807
 
35

 
VI.   The existence of this corporation is to be perpetual.
 
VII.
The name and address of the person to whom shall be sent notice or process served upon, or service of which is accepted by the Secretary of State is:
 
H. Charles Maddy, III
300 North Main Street
Moorefield, West Virginia 26836

VIII.
The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors of the corporation is eleven (11).
 
IX.
Provisions limiting preemptive rights are: the shareholders of the corporation shall not have any preemptive rights to acquire any shares of stock of the corporation.
 
X.
Provisions for the regulations of the internal affairs of the corporation shall be as follows:
 
A.   Definitions . For purposes hereof, the following terms are defined as follows:
 
1.   Affiliate . An “affiliate” of, or a person “affiliated” with, a specific person, means a person (other than this Corporation or a majority-owned or wholly owned subsidiary of this Corporation) that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.
 
2.   Associate . The term “associate” when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means (i) any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, association, joint venture, group or other organization (other than this Corporation or a majority- owned or wholly owned subsidiary of this Corporation) of which such person is an officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the Beneficial Owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities or other medium of ownership rights, (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity, (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse provided the relative has the same home as such person, or (iv) any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 for which such person or any affiliate of such person serves as investment adviser.
 
3.   Beneficial Owner . A person shall be considered the “Beneficial Owner” of any shares of stock whether or not owned of record by such Person:
 
(a)   With respect to any shares as to which such Person or any Affiliate or Associate of such Person directly or indirectly has or shares (i) voting power, including the power to vote or to direct the voting of such shares of stock and/or (ii) investment power, including the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such shares of stock;
 
(b)   With respect to any shares as to which such Person or any Affiliate or Associate of such Person has (i) the right to acquire such shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, and/or (ii) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time); or
 
(c)   With respect to any shares which are Beneficially Owned within the meaning of (a) or (b) of this Paragraph (3) above by any other Person with which such first-mentioned Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding, written or oral, with respect to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation or acquiring, holding or disposing of all or substantially all, or any substantial part, of the assets or businesses of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation.
 
For the purpose only of determining whether a Person is the Beneficial Owner of a percentage of outstanding shares, such shares shall be deemed to include any shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants, options or otherwise and which are deemed to be beneficially owned by such Person pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph (3) above.
 
4.   Business Combination . A “Business Combination” means:
 
(a)   The sale, exchange, lease, transfer or other disposition to or with a Related Person or any Affiliate or Associate of such Related Person by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all, or any substantial part, or its or their assets or businesses including, without limitation, any securities issued by a Subsidiary;
 
(b)   The purchase, exchange, lease or other acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all, or any Substantial Part, of the assets or business of a Related Person or any Affiliate or Associate of such Related Person:
 
(c)   Any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof into or with a Related Person or any Affiliate or Associate of such Related Person or into or with another person which, after such merger or consolidation, would be an Affiliate or an Associate of a Related Person, in each case irrespective of which Person is the surviving entity in such merger or consolidation;
 
(d)   Any reclassification of securities, recapitalization or other transaction (other than a redemption in accordance with the terms of the security redeemed) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate amount of shares of the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof which are Beneficially Owned by a Related Person, or any partial or complete liquidation, spinoff, splitoff or splitup of the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate amount of shares of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof which are Beneficially Owned by a Related Person; or
 
(e)   The acquisition upon the issuance thereof of Beneficial Ownership by a Related Person of voting shares or securities convertible into voting shares or any voting securities or securities convertible into voting securities of any Subsidiary of the Corporation, or the acquisition upon the issuance thereof of Beneficial Ownership by a Related Person of any rights, warrants or options to acquire any of the foregoing or any combination of the foregoing voting shares or voting securities of a Subsidiary.
 
As used herein a ‘series of related transactions’ shall be deemed to include not only a series of transactions with the same Related Person but also a series of separate transactions with a Related Person or any Affiliate or Associate of such Related Person.
 
(f)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Business Combination” shall not mean the formation of the Corporation or the acquisition by it of South Branch Valley National Bank, a national banking association, with its principal banking offices located in Moorefield, West Virginia.
 
5.   Corporation . “Corporation” shall mean Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia business corporation.
 
6.   Date of Determination . The term “Date of Determination” means (a) the date on which a binding agreement (except for the fulfillment of conditions precedent, including, without limitation, votes of shareholders to approve such transaction) is entered into by this Corporation, as authorized by its board of directors, and another corporation, person or other entity providing for any merger or consolidation of this Corporation or any sale, lease, exchange or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of this Corporation; or (b) if such an agreement as referred to in item (a) is amended so as to make it less favorable to this Corporation and its shareholders, the date on which such amendment is approved by the board of directors of this Corporation, or, (c) in cases where neither items (a) nor item (b) shall be applicable, the record date for the determination of shareholders of this Corporation entitled to notice of and to vote upon the transaction in question. The board of directors of this Corporation shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes hereof the Date of Determination as to any transaction. Any such determination by the board of directors made in good faith shall be conclusive and binding for any and all purposes.
 
7.   Person . The term “Person” shall mean any person, partnership, corporation, group or other entity (other than the Corporation, any Subsidiary of the Corporation, or a trustee holding stock for the benefit of the employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, or any one of them, pursuant to one or more employee benefit plans or arrangements). When two or more Persons act as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, association or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of shares of stock, such partnerships, syndicate, association or group shall be deemed a “Person”.
 
8.   Related Person . “Related Person” means any Person which is the Beneficial Owner as of the Date of Determination or immediately prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, or both, of twenty-five (25) percent or more of the voting shares of the Corporation or any Person who at any time within two (2) years preceding the Date of Determination was the Beneficial Owner of twenty-five (25) percent or more of the then outstanding voting shares of the Corporation.
 
9.   Subsidiary . “Subsidiary” shall mean South Branch Valley National Bank, a national banking association as of the effective date of the acquisition of said bank by this corporation and any other corporation, bank, banking association or other entity at least a majority of which is owned by Summit Financial Group, Inc.
 
10.   Capacity to Make Certain Determinations . A majority of the directors of the Corporation shall have the power to determine for the purposes hereof on the basis of information known to them: (i) the number of voting shares of the Corporation of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, (ii) whether a Person is an Affiliate of Associate of another, (iii) whether a Person has an agreement, arrangement or understanding with another as to the matters referred to in the definition of ‘Beneficial Owner’ as hereinabove defined, (iv) whether the assets subject to any Business Combination constitute a substantial part of total assets, (v) whether two or more transactions constitute a `series of related transactions’ as hereinabove defined, and (vi) such other matters with respect to which a determination is required hereunder.
 
A Related Person shall be deemed to have acquired a share of the Corporation at the time when such Related Person became the Beneficial Owner thereof. With respect to shares owned by Affiliates, Associates or other Persons whose ownership is attributed to a Related Person under the foregoing definition of Beneficial Owner, if the price paid by such Related Person for such shares is not determinable, the price so paid shall be deemed to be the higher of (i) the price paid upon acquisition thereof by the Affiliate, Associate or other Person
or (ii) the market price of the shares in question (as determined by a majority of the board of directors of the Corporation) at the time when the Related Person became the Beneficial Owner thereof.
 
B.   Voting Requirements for Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets . Subject to any other requirements provided for by law and in this charter or any amendment thereto, in order for any merger or consolidation of this Corporation with another corporation or any sale, lease or exchange by liquidation or otherwise of all or substantially all of the assets of this Corporation to be approved by the shareholders of this Corporation, not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the authorized, issued and outstanding voting shares of the Corporation must vote in favor of such action unless the Business Combination has been previously approved by at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the board of directors of the Corporation in which case only a simple majority vote of the shareholders shall be required.
 
C.   Fair Price Requirement . Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries shall become party to any Business Combination unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:
 
1.   The ratio of (i) the aggregate amount of the cash and the fair market value of other consideration to be received per share of common stock of the Corporation in such Business Combination by holders of common stock other than the Related Person involved in such Business Combination, to (ii) the market price per share of the common stock immediately prior to the announcement of the proposed Business Combination, is at least as great as the ratio of (x) the highest per share price (including brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers’ fees) which such Related Person has theretofore paid in acquiring any common stock of the Corporation prior to such Business Combination, to (y) the market price per share of common stock of the Corporation immediately prior to the initial acquisition by such Related Person of any shares of common stock of the Corporation; and
 
2.   The aggregate amount of the cash and the fair market value of other consideration to be received per share of common stock of the Corporation in such Business Combination by holders of common stock of the Corporation, other than the Related Person involved in such Business Combination, (i) is not less than the highest per share price (including brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers’ fees) paid by such Related Person in acquiring any of its holdings of common stock of the Corporation, and (ii) is not less than the earnings per share of common stock of the Corporation for the four full consecutive fiscal quarters of the Corporation immediately preceding the Date of Determination of such Business Combination multiplied by the then price/earnings multiple (if any) of such Related Person as customarily computed and reported in the financial community; provided, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), if more than one Person constitutes the Related Person involved in the Business Combination, the price/earnings multiple (if any) of the Person having the highest price/earnings multiple shall be used for the computation in this clause, (ii); and
 
3.   The consideration (if any) to be received in such Business Combination by holders of common stock of the Corporation other than the Related Person involved shall, except to the extent that a stockholder agrees otherwise as to all or part of the shares which he or she owns, be in the same form and of the same kind as the consideration paid by the Related Person in acquiring common stock of the Corporation already owned by it.
 
D.   Evaluation of Acquisition of this Corporation by Another Corporation . In connection with the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interest of the Corporation and its stockholders when evaluating an acquisition of this Corporation by another corporation or a tender or exchange offer for control of this Corporation, the board of directors of the Corporation shall, in addition to considering the adequacy of the amount to be paid in connection with any such transaction, consider all of the following factors and any other factors which it deems relevant: (i) the social and economic effects of the transaction on the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, employees, depositors, loan and other customers, creditors and other elements of the communities in which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate or are located; (ii) the business and financial conditions and earnings prospects of the acquiring entity or entities, including, but not limited to, debt service and other existing or likely financial obligations of the acquiring Person or Persons, and the possible effect of such conditions upon the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and the other elements of the communities in which the Corporation and its Subsidiaries operate or are located; and (iii) the competence, experience, and integrity of the acquiring entity or entities and its or their management.
 
E.   Classified Board of Directors . At the first annual meeting of the shareholders, after the effective date of the acquisition of South Branch Valley National Bank as a bank subsidiary, the board of directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III, consisting of an equal number of directors per class. The term of office of directors of one class shall expire at each annual meeting of stockholders, and as to each director until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify, or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. Additional directorships resulting from an increase in number of directors shall be apportioned among the classes as equally as possible. A decrease in the number of directors by death, resignation or removal may but shall not be required to be filled by the remaining board members. The initial term of office of directors of Class I shall expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders, that of Class II shall expire at the second annual meeting, and that of Class III shall expire at the third annual meeting, and in all cases as to each director until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify, or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. At each annual meeting of stockholders the number of directors equal to the number of directors of the class whose term expires at the time of such meeting (or, if less, the number of directors properly nominated and qualified for election) shall be elected to hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders after their election.
 
The directors remaining in office acting by a majority vote, or a sole remaining director, although less than a quorum, are hereby expressly delegated the power to fill any vacancies in the board of directors, however occurring, whether by an increase in the number of directors, death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or otherwise, and any director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity.
 
The total number of directors of this Corporation shall be not less than nine nor more than twenty-one as from time to time fixed by the board of directors.
 
F.   Nomination of Directors . Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any shareholder entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management of the Corporation, must be made in writing and delivered or mailed to the President of the Corporation not less than thirty (30) days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than thirty (30) days notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nomination shall be mailed or delivered to the President of the Corporation not later than the fifth (5th) day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known by the shareholder: (i) the name and address of each nominee, (ii) the principal occupation of each nominee, (iii) the name and address of the notifying shareholder, and (iv) the number of shares of the Corporation’s stock owned by the notifying shareholder. Nominations not made in accordance herewith, may, in the discretion of the chairman of the meeting, be disregarded, and upon his instruction, the votes cast for each such nominee shall be disregarded.
 
G.   Removal of a Director for Cause Only . The removal from office of any director must be for cause as set forth herein. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, cause for removal shall be construed to exist only if:
 
1.   the director whose removal is proposed has been convicted, or where a director was granted immunity to testify where another has been convicted, of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal;
 
2.   such director has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for negligence, or misconduct, in the performance of his duty to the Corporation and such adjudication is no longer subject to direct appeal;
 
3.   such director has become mentally incompetent, whether or not so adjudicated, which mental incompetency directly affects his or her ability as a director of the Corporation;
 
4.   such director ceases to fulfill the qualification requirements for a director of a West Virginia bank holding company; or
 
5.   such director’s actions or failure to act have been determined by a majority of the board of directors to be in derogation of the director’s duties.
 
Removal for cause, as cause is defined in (1) and (2) above, must be brought within one year of such conviction or adjudication. For purposes of (5) above, the total number of directors as to which a majority is required will not include the director who is the subject of the removal determination, nor will such director be entitled to vote thereon except in his or her shareholder capacity.
 
H.   Anti-Greenmail Provision . The Corporation shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any Stock Repurchase (as hereinafter defined) from an Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) or an Affiliate (as previously defined) or Associate (as previously defined) of an Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) who has beneficially acquired any shares of voting stock of the Corporation within a period of less than two (2) years immediately prior to the date of such proposed Stock Repurchase (or the date of an agreement in respect thereof) without the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation which are Beneficially Owned (as previously defined) by persons other than such Interested Stockholder, voting together as a single class. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified, by law or otherwise.
 
The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any particular Stock Repurchase from an Interested Stockholder, and such Stock Repurchase shall require only such affirmative vote, if any, as is required by law if the conditions specified in either of the following Paragraphs 1 or 2 are met:
 
1.   The Stock Repurchase is made pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for a class of common stock made available on the same basis to all holders of such class of common stock.
 
2.   The Stock Repurchase is made pursuant to an open market purchase program approved by a majority of the directors of the Corporation provided that such repurchase is effected on the open market and is not the result of a privately negotiated transaction.
 
For purposes hereof:
 
1.   The term “Stock Repurchase” shall mean any repurchase (or any agreement to repurchase), directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of any shares of common stock at a price greater than the Fair Market Value of such shares.
 
2.   The term “Interested Stockholder” shall mean any person (other than this Corporation or any Subsidiary and other than any profit-sharing, employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan of this Corporation or any Subsidiary or any trustee of or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in such capacity) who (1) is the Beneficial Owner of voting stock of the Corporation representing ten percent (10%) or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation; and (b) acquired at least one-half of such shares at any time within the two year period immediately prior to the date in question.
 
3.   The term “Fair Market Value” means (a) in the case of a cash purchase, the amount of such cash, (b) in the case of a stock exchange, the fair market value on the date in question of a share of such offered stock as determined in good faith by a majority of the directors; and (c) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such property on the date in question as determined in good faith by a majority of the directors.
 
The board of directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes hereof, on the basis of information known to then after reasonable inquiry, (a) whether a person is an Interested Stockholder, (b) the number of shares of common stock or other securities beneficially owned by any person, (c) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another and (d) whether the consideration to be paid in any Stock Repurchase has an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of the then Fair Market Value of the shares of common stock being repurchased. Any such determination made in good faith shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.
 
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
 
I.   Director and Officer Indemnification . Unless otherwise prohibited by law, each director and officer of the corporation now or hereafter serving as such, and each director and officer of any majority or wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation that has been designated as entitled to indemnification by resolution of the board of directors of the corporation as may be from time to time determined by said board, shall be indemnified by the corporation against any and all claims and liabilities (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation or any majority or wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation) including expenses of defending such claim of liability to which he or she has or shall become subject by reason of any action alleged to have been taken, omitted, or neglected by him or her as such director or officer provided the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner which the director or officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. With respect to any criminal proceeding, a director or officer shall be entitled to indemnification if such person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The corporation shall reimburse each such person as provided above in connection with any claim or liability brought or arising by or in the right of the corporation or any majority or wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation provided, however, that such person shall be not indemnified in connection with, any claim or liability brought by or in the right of the corporation or any majority or wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation as to which the director or officer shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation or any majority or wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnify for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
 
The determination of eligibility for indemnification shall be made by those board members not party to the action or proceeding or in the absence of such board members by a panel of independent shareholders appointed for such purpose by a majority of the shareholders of the corporation or in any other manner provided by law.
 
The right of indemnification hereinabove provided for shall not be exclusive of any rights to which any director or officer of the corporation may otherwise be entitled by law.
 
The board of directors may by resolution, by law or other lawful manner from time to time as it shall determine extend the indemnification provided herein to agents and employees of the corporation, to directors, officers, agents or employees of other corporations or entities owned in whole or in part by the corporation. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance for the purposes hereof.
 
J.   Voting Requirements for Charter Amendments . Any amendment, change or repeal of this Article X or any other amendment of these Articles of Incorporation, which would have the effect of modifying or permitting circumvention of any provision of these Articles of Incorporation, shall require the affirmative vote, at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, of holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the then outstanding voting shares of the Corporation; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to, and such vote shall not be required for, any such amendment, change or repeal recommended to stockholders by the favorable vote of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the directors of the Corporation and any such amendment, change or repeal so recommended shall require only a simple majority vote of the shareholders to be approved.
 
The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (i) consolidate all amendments to the Articles of Incorporation into a single document, (ii) were duly adopted by the Board of Directors in the manner required by Chapter 31D of the Code of West Virginia, as amended, and (iii) supersede the original Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto and restatements thereof.
 
Dated: April 28, 2006
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation have been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on this 28th day of April, 2006.
 
                             SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
                             By:     /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III
                           H. Charles Maddy, III
                          President and Chief Executive Officer


STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF HARDY, to-wit:
 
The foregoing Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Summit Financial Group Inc. was acknowledged before me this 28th day of April, 2006, by H. Charles Maddy, III, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Financial Group, Inc., a West Virginia corporation, on behalf of the said corporation.
 
Give under my hand and seal this 28th day of April, 2006.
 
My Commission expires:                                                                               .
 
  /s/ Teresa D. Sherman                        
                                                           
                                                              Notary Public
 
[S E A L]
 

  Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
This First Amendment to Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) made in duplicate originals and effective this 1st day of July, 2000, is between Summit Financial Group, Inc. (formerly known as South Branch Valley Bancorp, Inc.), a West Virginia corporation (the “Company”) and Ronald Miller (“Employee”).
 
WHEREAS, Employee and Company executed an Employment Agreement, effective August 1, 1998 (the “Employment Agreement”).
 
WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to amend the Employment Agreement to provide for the waiver of future merit raises by Employee in exchange for the establishment of a Supplement Executive Retirement Plan by the Company for the benefit of Employee.
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.   Paragraph 2 of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
 
 
2.
Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for three (3) years commencing on July 1, 2000, and ending on June 30, 2003, unless one of the parties terminates this Agreement as provided herein. On July 1, 2003, and every three years thereafter (the “Anniversary Date”), the Agreement shall renew automatically for an additional three years unless either the Board of Directors of Company or Employee gives contrary written notice to the other no later than the Anniversary Date. References herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer both to the initial term and successive terms.
 


2.   Paragraph 6, Subsections A and B of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
 
 
A.
For a period of three (3) years after Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by Employee for any reason other than Employee’s disability, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the business of banking in the City of Winchester or the County of Frederick, Virginia. For purposes of this Paragraph 6(A), being engaged in the business of banking shall mean Employee’s presence or work in a bank office in the specified geographic area or Employee’s solicitation of business from clients with a primary or principle office in the specified geographic area.
 
 
B.
During Employee’s employment by the Company and for three (3) years after Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by Employee for any reason other than Employee’s permanent disability rendering him unable to perform the duties of an officer or director of a banking organization, Employee shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, corporation or entity, either directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, recruit or cause another person in the employ of the Company or its affiliates to terminate his or her employment for the purpose of joining, associating or becoming an employee with any business which is in competition with any business or activity engaged in by the Company or its affiliates.
 
3.   Exhibit A, Subsection A, shall be amended to read as follows:
 
Base Salary. Employee’s starting base salary shall be Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) per year. As of the date that the Virginia Bank opens for business, the base salary shall be increased to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per year. Effective March 1, 2000, Employee’s base salary shall be $125,000. Employee shall be considered for salary increases on the basis of cost of living increases, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2000.
 
4.   Exhibit A, Paragraph B shall be amended to read as follows:
 
Bonus. In addition to the base salary provided for herein, beginning at year end 2001, Employee shall be eligible for incentive bonuses subject to goals and criteria to be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
5.   In consideration of Employee ’s waiver of future merit raises, Company and Employee agree that Company shall establish a Supplemental Executive Benefit Plan for the benefit of Employee.
 
6.       Except as modified by this Agreement, the terms of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its corporate name, by its corporate officer, thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the day and year first written above.
 
                             SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC
 
                            By: /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III        
                          H. Charles Maddy, III
                          President and Chief Executive Officer
 
                                                                                  /s/ Ronald Miller
                         Ronald Miller
 

Exhibit 10.2
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made in duplicate originals and effective this 6th day of July, 2004, is between SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (“Summit”), CAPITAL STATE BANK, INC., a West Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and C. DAVID ROBERTSON (“Employee”).
 
WHEREAS, the Company offers the terms and conditions of employment hereinafter set forth and the Employee has indicated his willingness to accept such terms and conditions in consideration of his employment with the Company;
 
WHEREAS, Employee and Company executed an Employment Agreement, effective February 5, 1999 (the “Employment Agreement”);
 
WHEREAS, Employee and the Company amended the Employment Agreement to provide for the waiver of merit raises by Employee in exchange for the establishment of supplement executive retirement plan by the Company on behalf of Employee on December 12, 2000 (the “First Amendment to Employment Agreement”); and
 
WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to amend the Employment Agreement to provide for the changes set forth in the First Amendment to Employment Agreement and to provide for (i) renewal of the original term of the Employment Agreement for an additional five (5) years commencing on July 1, 2004, and (ii) a reduction in the Employment Agreement’s noncompetition and nonsolicitation clauses from five (5) years to three (3) years.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made in this Amended and Restated Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.   Employment . The Company hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and member of the Board of Directors of the Company upon the terms and conditions set forth herein effective July 1, 2004, or such earlier date as the parties may mutually agree.
 
2.   Term . The term of this Amended and Restated Agreement shall be for five (5) years, unless one of the parties terminates this Amended and Restated Agreement as provided herein. Upon termination of the original term of the Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company shall review the Agreement at least annually, and may, with the consent of the Employee, extend this term of employment for additional one (1) year term(s), in which case such term shall end one (1) year from the date on which it is last renewed.
 
3.   Duties . Employee shall perform and have all of the duties and responsibilities that may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company. Employee shall devote his best efforts on a full-time basis to the performance of such duties.
 
4.   Compensation and Benefits . During the term of employment, the Company agrees to pay Employee a base salary and to provide benefits as set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
 
5.   Termination by the Company or Employee . The employment of Employee with the Company may be terminated by any one of the following means, in which case Employee shall be entitled to such compensation as is described below:
 
 
A.
Mutual Agreement . The Employee’s employment may be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties upon such terms and conditions as they may agree.
 
 
B.
For Cause .

 
(1)
The Employee’s employment may be terminated by the Company for cause consisting of one or more of the reasons specified in Paragraph 5(B)(2)(a) - (e) below; provided, however, that if the cause of termination is for a reason specified in Paragraph 5(B)(2)(a) below, and if in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company the damage incurred by the Company as a result of Employee’s conduct constituting cause is damage of a type that is capable of being substantially reversed and corrected, the Company shall give Employee thirty (30) days advance notice of the Company’s intention to terminate his employment for cause and a reasonable opportunity to cure the cause of the possible termination to the satisfaction of the Company.
 
 
(2)
For purposes of this Amended and Restated Agreement, the term “cause” shall be defined as follows:
 
 
(a)
Employee’s negligence, malfeasance or misfeasance in the performance of Employee’s duties that can reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact upon the business and affairs of the Company, including but not limited to (i) failure of Employee to ensure the overall quality of the Company’s loan portfolio is maintained at a level which is satisfactory to the Board of Directors of the Company, and (ii) failure of the Employee to ensure that the Company’s loan loss experience remains at a level which is satisfactory to the Company’s Board of Directors;
 
 
(b)
Employee’s commission of any act constituting theft, intentional wrongdoing or fraud;
 
 
(c)
The conviction of the Employee of a felony criminal offense in either state or federal court;
 
 
(d)
Any single act by Employee constituting gross negligence or which causes material harm to the reputation, financial condition or property of the Company; or
 
 
(e)
The death of Employee during the term of this Amended and Restated Agreement, in which event the Company shall pay to the estate of the Employee any compensation for services rendered but unpaid prior to the Employee’s date of death.
 
 
(3)
The Board of Directors of the Company shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether any acts and/or omissions on the part of Employee constitute “cause” as defined above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall be entitled to arbitrate a finding of the Board of Directors of “cause” in accordance with Paragraph 9 hereof.
 
 
(4)
In the event that Company terminates Employee’s employment for cause as defined above, Employee shall be entitled to be paid his regular salary and benefits up to the effective date of the termination, but not any additional compensation.
 
 
C.
Not for Cause . Employee’s employment may be terminated by the Company for any reason so long as Employee is given thirty (30) days advance written notice (or payment in lieu thereof). In the event of a termination pursuant to this subparagraph, Employee shall be entitled to payment from the Company equivalent to the base salary compensation set forth in this Amended and Restated Agreement for the remaining term of the Agreement or severance pay equal to six (6) months of base salary payments, whichever is greater.
 
 
D.
Change in Control . Exhibit B hereto sets forth the rights and responsibilities of the parties in the event of a change in control, as defined therein, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
6.   Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation. In consideration of the covenants set forth herein, including but not limited to the severance pay set forth in Paragraph 5(E) and Exhibit A, Employee agrees as follows:
 
 
A.
For a period of three (3) years after Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by Employee for any reason other than Employee’s disability or Good Reason (as that term is defined in Exhibit B hereto), Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the business of banking in the City of Charleston or the Counties of Kanawha and Greenbrier, West Virginia, or in any other county in which the Company has operating offices at the time of the termination. For purposes of this Paragraph 6(A), being engaged in the business of banking shall mean Employee’s presence or work in a bank office in the specified geographic area or Employee’s solicitation of business from clients with a primary or principle office in the specified geographic area.
 
 
B.
During Employee’s employment by the Company and for three (3) years after Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by Employee for any reason other than Employee’s disability, Employee shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, corporation or entity, either directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, recruit or cause another person in the employ of the Company or its affiliates to terminate his or her employment for the purpose of joining, associating or becoming an employee with any business which is in competition with any business or activity engaged in by the Company or its affiliates.
 
 
C.
Employee further recognizes and acknowledges that in the event of the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason other than Employee’s disability, (1) a breach of the obligations and conditions set forth herein will irreparably harm and damage the Company; (2) an award of money damages may not be adequate to remedy such harm; and (3) considering Employee’s relevant background, education and experience, Employee believes that he will be able to earn a livelihood without violating the foregoing restrictions. Consequently, Employee agrees that, in the event that Employee breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Paragraph 6, the Company and/or its affiliates shall be entitled to both a preliminary and permanent injunction in order to prevent the continuation of such harm and to recover money damages, insofar as they can be determined, including, without limitation, all costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the Company in enforcing the provisions of this Paragraph 6. Such relief may be sought notwithstanding the arbitration provision set forth in Paragraph 10 below.
 
7.   Definition of Disability . For purposes of the Agreement, the term “disability” shall mean a physical or mental condition rendering Employee substantially and permanently unable to perform the duties of an officer and director of a banking organization.
 
8.   Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Amended and Restated Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and sent by registered or certified mail listed herein; in the case of Employee, to the following address: 206 Georgetown Place, Charleston, West Virginia 25314; in the case of Summit and the Company, addressed to H. Charles Maddy, III, in care of Summit Financial Group, Inc., 300 North Main Street, Moorefield, WV 26836 . Any notice sent pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective when deposited in the mail.
 
9.   Confidential Information. Employee shall not, during the term of this Amended and Restated Agreement or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, publish or disclose to any person or entity any confidential information concerning the assets, business or affairs of the Company, including but not limited to any trade secrets, financial data, employee or customer/client information or organizational structure.
 
10.   Arbitration. Any dispute between the parties arising out of or with respect to this Amended and Restated Agreement or any of its provisions or Employee’s employment with the Company shall be resolved by the sole and exclusive remedy of binding arbitration. Arbitration shall be conducted in Charleston, West Virginia in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The parties agree to select one arbitrator from an AAA employment panel. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the West Virginia Rules of Evidence and all discovery issues shall be decided by the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall supply a written opinion and analysis of the matter submitted for arbitration along with the decision. The arbitration decision shall be final and subject to enforcement in the local circuit court.
 
11.   Entire Agreement . This Amended and Restated Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties and shall supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be changed or amended except by an instrument in writing to be executed by each of the parties hereto.
 
12.   Severability . If any provision hereof, or any portion of any provision hereof, is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in force and effect as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had not been included herein. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Amended and Restated Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision or a portion thereof shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
 
13.   Headings. The headings contained in this Amended and Restated Agreement are included for convenience or reference only and shall have no effect on the construction, meaning or interpretation of this Amended and Restated Agreement.
 
14.   Governing Law . The laws of the State of West Virginia shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Amended and Restated Agreement.
 
15.   Amendments . Any amendments to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by all parties hereto except that extensions of the term of this Amended and Restated Agreement under Paragraph 2 above, may be evidenced by minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors.
 
16.   Wavier of Breach . No requirement of this Amended and Restated Agreement may be waived except by a written document signed by the party adversely affected. A waiver of a breach of any provision of the Agreement by any party shall not be construed as a waiver of subsequent breaches of that provision.
 
17.   Counterparts . This Amended and Restated Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same Agreement and each of which shall be deemed an original.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Summit have each caused this Amended and Restated Agreement to be executed in its corporate name by its corporate officer thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has hereunto set his hand and seal, as of the day and year first above written:
 
                                   SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
 
                                   By:   /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III
                                   Its:   President _____________

 
 
                                   CAPITAL STATE BANK, INC.
 
                                      By:   /s/ H. Charles Maddy, III __     
                                     Its:   Director ___________________
 
 
                                      /s/ C. David Robertson _______
                            C. David Robertson
 

 

 



 
 

 



Exhibit A
Compensation and Benefits
 
A.
Base Salary . Employee’s base salary shall be $142,700. Upon consummation of the proposed consolidation of Capital State Bank, Inc. and Summit Community Bank, Inc., Employee’s base salary shall be increased to $170,000. Thereafter, Employee’s base salary shall be as mutually agreed upon by Employee and Company. Employee shall be considered for salary increases on the basis of cost of living increases and increases in responsibility. In consideration of Employee’s waiver of future merit raises, Summit has established a Supplemental Executive Benefit Plan for the benefit of Employee.
 
B.
Bonus . In addition to the base salary provided for herein, Employee shall be eligible for incentive bonuses subject to goals and criteria to be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
C.
Other Compensation . The Company shall provide the following other compensation to Employee, up to a maximum of $13,000 per year:
 
 
(1)
An amount equal to Employee’s monthly country club dues.
 
 
(2)
An amount equal to the premiums on the life insurance policy held by Employee as of the effective date of this Amended and Restated Agreement.
 
Employee shall be subject to taxation on such other compensation as required by the Internal Revenue Code.
 
D.
Vacation . Employee shall be entitled to all paid vacation and holidays and other paid leave as provided by the Company to other employees.
 
E.
Fringe Benefits . The Company shall afford to Employee the benefit of retirement plans afforded to all other Company officers, subject to the terms and conditions thereof. In the event that Employee’s health insurance coverage is discontinued or becomes unavailable to him for some reason outside the control of Employee, Employee shall be afforded the opportunity to enroll in the Company’s health insurance plan; provided, however, that the Company may adjust the Other Compensation set forth above in Paragraph C in an amount equivalent to the cost of Employee’s participation in the Company’s health insurance plan.
 
F.
Business Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable expenses incurred by Employee in carrying out his duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to reimbursing civic club organization dues and reasonable expenses for customer entertainment.
 
G.
Automobile . The Company shall provide Employee with the use of an automobile for the employee’s business and personal use. The Company shall be responsible for expenses associated with the vehicle including but not limited to taxes, gasoline, licenses, maintenance, repair, insurance and reasonable cellular phone charges. Employee shall be subject to tax for his personal use of the vehicle in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and any applicable state law. Upon approval of the Company, appropriate replacement vehicles may be provided in the future.
 
H.
Director’s Fees . The Company shall pay Employee the same director’s fees as are provided to other inside officer members of the Board of Directors.
 




 
 

 



Exhibit B
Change in Control Agreement
 
A.
Definitions . For purposes of this Exhibit B, the following definitions shall apply:
 
(1)   “Change of Control” means
 
 
(a)
a change of ownership of the Company that would have to be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Change of Control, including but not limited to the acquisition by any “person” and/or entity as defined by securities regulations and law, of direct or indirect “beneficial ownership” as defined, of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or
 
 
(b)
the failure during any period of three (3) consecutive years of individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors at the beginning of the period; or
 
 
(c)
the consummation of a “Business Combination” as defined in the company’s Articles of Incorporation.
 
 
(2)
“Company” shall mean Summit Financial Group, Inc.
 
 
(3)
“Salary” means the greater of the initial base salary or the average of Employee’s full earnings reported on IRS Form W-2 for the two full year periods immediately prior to the date of the consummation of the Change of Control or for the two full year periods immediately preceding the Date of Termination, whichever is greater.
 
 
(4)
For purposes of this Exhibit B, “Good Cause” has the same meaning as the term “cause” set forth in Paragraph 5(B)(2) of the foregoing Employment Agreement.
 
 
(5)
“Disability” means a physical or mental condition rendering Employee substantially unable to perform the duties of an officer and director of a banking organization.
 
 
(6)
“Retirement” means termination of employment by Employee in accordance with Company’s (or its successor’s) retirement plan, including early retirement as approved by the Board of Directors.
 
 
(7)
“Good Reason” means
 
 
(a)
A Change of Control in the Company (as defined above) and:
 
(i)
a decrease in Employee’s Salary below its level in effect immediately prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, without Employee’s prior written consent; or
 
(ii)
a material reduction in the importance of Employee’s job responsibilities or assignment of job responsibilities inconsistent with employee’s responsibility prior to the Change in Control without Employee’s prior written consent; or
 
(iii)
a geographical relocation of Employee to an office more than 20 miles from Employee’s location at the time of the Change of Control or the imposition of travel requirements inconsistent with those existing prior to the Change in Control without Employee’s prior written consent; or
 
 
(b)
Failure of the Company to obtain assumption of this Change in Control Agreement by its successor as required by Paragraph E(1) below; or
 
 
(c)
Any removal of Employee from, or failure to re-elect Employee to any of Employee’s position with Company immediately prior to a Change in Control (except in connection with the termination of Employee’s employment for Good Cause, death, Disability or Retirement) without Employee’s prior consent.
 
 
(8)
“Wrongful Termination” means termination of Employee’s employment by the Company or its affiliates for any reason other than at Employee’s option, Good Cause or the death, Disability or Retirement of Employee prior to the expiration of eighteen (18) months after consummation of the Change of Control.
 
B.
Compensation of Employee Upon Termination for Good Reason or Wrongful Termination within Eighteen (18) Months of a Change in Control . Except as hereinafter provided, if Employee terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason or the Company terminates Employee’s employment in a manner constituting Wrongful Termination, the Company agrees as follows:
 
 
(1)
The Company shall pay Employee a cash payment equal to Employee’s Salary, on a monthly basis, multiplied by the number of months between the Date of Termination and the date that is eighteen (18) months after the date of consummation of the Change of Control.
 
 
(2)
For the year in which termination occurs, Employee will be entitled to receive his reasonable share of the Company’s cash bonuses, if any, allocated in accordance with existing principles and authorized by the Board of Directors. The amount of Employee’s cash incentive award shall not be reduced due to Employee not being actively employed for the full year.
 
 
(3)
Employee will continue to participate, without discrimination, for the number of months between the Date of Termination and the date that is eighteen (18) months after the date of the consummation of the Change of Control in benefit plans (such as retirement, disability and medical insurance) maintained after any Change of Control for employees, in general, of the Company, or any successor organization, provided Employee’s continued participation is possible under the general terms and conditions of such plans. In the event Employee’s participation in any such plan is barred, the Company shall arrange to provide Employee with benefits substantially similar to those which Employee would have been entitled had his participation not been barred. However, in no event will Employee receive from the Company the employee benefits contemplated by this subparagraph if Employee receives comparable benefits from any other source.
 
 
(4)
Paragraph 6 (Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation) of the foregoing Agreement shall not apply.
 
C.
Other Employment . Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Change in Control Agreement by seeking other employment. The amount of any payment provided for in this Change in Control Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned or benefits provided (except as set forth in Paragraph B(3) above) as the result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination.
 
D.
Rights of Company Prior to the Change of Control . This Change in Control Agreement shall not effect the right of the Company or Employee to terminate the foregoing Agreement or the employment of Employee in accordance thereof; provided, however, that any termination or reduction in salary or benefits that takes place after discussions have commenced that result in a Change in Control shall be presumed (without clear and convincing evidence to the contrary) to be a violation of this Change in Control Agreement entitling Employee to the benefits hereof, so that any termination by Company shall be deemed to be a wrongful termination, and all references in this Change in Control Agreement to Salary shall be deemed to mean the Salary, as defined herein, based on the earnings Employee would have had prior to any reduction thereof.
 
E.
Successors; Binding Agreement .
 
 
(1)
The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Employee, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Change in Control Agreement. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of the this Change in Control Agreement and shall entitle Employee to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as he would be entitled to hereunder if he terminated his employment for Good Reason hereunder.
 
 
(2)
This Change in Control Agreement and all rights of Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If Employee should die while any amounts would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Amended and Restated Agreement to Employee’s devisee, legatee, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Employee’s estate.
 




Exhibit 10.3

FORM OF
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT
FOR OFFICERS

(Installment Vesting)

1.
Grant of Option . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (“Agreement”) and the South Branch Valley Bancorp, Inc. 1998 Officer Stock Option Plan (“Plan”), dated ____________, 200__, which has been adopted by SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a West Virginia corporation (Corporation) (successor by name change to South Branch Valley Bancorp, Inc.) and which is incorporated herein by reference, an Option to purchase a total of _____ shares of $2.50 par value common stock of the Corporation’s Common Stock at a price of ___________________ Dollars and ___ Cents ($______) per share is hereby granted to _____________________ (Participant) as of the date of this Agreement as affixed below with its execution (Date of Grant).
 
2.
Installment Exercise . Subject to any conflicting limitations in the Agreement, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in five (5) installments for the following percentage of the total number of Common Stock shares under the Option, on or after the following Date of Vesting indicated, in cumulative fashion:
 
 
Number of Shares
 
Date of Vesting
 
Date of Termination
 
% Total Number of Common Stock Shares Under Option
 
a.
     
 
b.
     
 
c.
     
 
d.
     
 
e.
     
 
f.
     
 
g.
     
 
h.
     
 
i.
     
 
j.
     

Participant agrees to exercise the Option in increments of not less than fifty (50) shares.
 
3.
Termination of Option.
 
 
(a)
The Option and all rights granted under this Agreement with respect to the Option, to the extent not previously exercised, shall terminate and become null and void on and after the _______anniversary of the Date of Vesting.
 
 
(b)
If a Participant’s continuous employment shall terminate by reason of his/her retirement from the corporation or its subsidiaries at a retirement date authorized by the Committee, the retired Participant shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested in any installment of the Option not yet one hundred percent (100%) vested that Participant has been granted under the Plan as of that date. With respect to any installment of the Option that becomes exercisable as a result of the acceleration of Vesting under this section (b), Participant shall exercise such installment within one year of Participant’s retirement date.
 
 
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Plan, if Participant is convicted of a felony against the Bank, any unvested portion of the Option shall immediately terminate and be void.
 
4.
Exercise of Option . Subject to paragraph 3 of this Agreement, Participant may exercise the Option with respect to all or any part of the number of shares then exercisable under this Agreement by giving the President & Treasurer of the Corporation written notice of intent to exercise, of the number of shares to be purchased, the exercise date, and making full payment of the Option price, all in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan.
 
5.
Adjustment of and Changes in Stock of the Corporation . In the event of a Reorganization, recapitalization, change of shares, stock split, spin-off, stock dividend, reclassification, subdivision or combination of shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering, or any other change in the corporate structure or shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the Committee shall make such adjustment as it deems appropriate in the number and kind of shares of stock subject to the Option or in the Option price; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall give Participant any additional benefits under the Option.
 
6.
No Rights of Stockholders . Neither Participant nor any personal representative of Participant shall be, or shall have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to any shares of stock purchasable or issuable upon the exercise of the Option, in whole or in part, prior to the date of exercise of the Option.
 
7.
Nontransferability of Option . This Option may not be transferred in any manner and may be exercised only by Participant while he is an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiary. In the event of (i) any attempt by Participant to alienate, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the Option, except as provided in this Agreement, or (ii) the levy of any attachment, execution, or similar process upon the rights or interests conferred by this Agreement, the Corporation may terminate the Option by notice to Participant and upon such notice the Option shall become null and void. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns of Participant.
 
8.
Amendment of Option . The Option may be amended by the Board or the Committee at any time (i) if the Board or the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that amendment is necessary or advisable in light of any addition to or change in the Code or in the regulations issued thereunder, or any federal or state securities law or other law or regulation, which change occurs after the Date of Grant and by its terms applies to the Option; or (ii) other than in the circumstances described in clause (i), with the consent of Participant.
 
9.
Notice . Any notice to the Corporation provided for in this instrument shall be addressed to it in care of its President and Treasurer at its principal office in the state of West Virginia, and any notice to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at the current address shown on the Corporation’s records. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given if and when properly addressed and posted by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid.
 
10.
Incorporation of Plan by Reference . The Option is granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and the Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan and this instrument, and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties to this Agreement and any other person claiming an interest under the Agreement, with respect to any issue arising under it or the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been included for convenience of reference only, and not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way restrict the terms or provisions hereof.
 
11.
Governing Law . The validity, construction, interpretation, and effect of this instrument shall exclusively be governed by and determined in accordance with the law of the state of West Virginia, except to the extent preempted by federal law, which shall to that extent govern.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its duly authorized officers to execute and attest this Summit Financial Group, Inc. Non Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement, and to apply the corporate seal hereto, and Participant has placed his signature, effective as of the Date of Grant.
 



CORPORATION:
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.


By: ____________________________________
                                   Oscar Bean
Its:   Chairman of the Board


Attest: __________________________________

Title: ____________________________________


Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, a copy of which is attached, and represents that he/she is familiar with the terms and provisions of the Plan. Participant hereby accepts this Option subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions and interpretations of the Committee, and, where applicable, the Board, upon any questions arising under the Plan.
 
Dated:   __________________________


PARTICIPANT:
__________________________________
 


Sworn and subscribed before me this _____ day of _________________, _____.


__________________________________
Notary Public


My Commission expires: __________________________.







EXHIBIT 10.4  
FORM OF  FIRST AMENDMENT TO NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT
 
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT   (this “Amendment”), entered into as of the ___ day of May, 2006, and effective as of December __, 2005, by and between SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a West Virginia corporation and bank holding company (“Summit”) and [ name of officer ] , (“Participant”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2004, Summit and Participant entered into that certain Summit Financial Group, Inc. Non Qualified Stock Option Grant Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) whereby Summit granted Participant an option to purchase a total of [ number of shares underlying option ] shares of $2.50 par value common stock of Summit’s Common Stock at a price of Fifty-One Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($51.85) (the “Option”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Summit Financial Group, Inc. 1998 Officer Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), dated May 5, 1998, which was adopted by Summit and which was incorporated by reference; and
 
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2004, Summit effectuated a two-for-one stock split of its Common Stock which caused the number of shares underlying the Option to double and the exercise price of each share to decrease to Twenty-Five Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($25.93); and
 
WHEREAS, the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted SFAS 123R which requires companies to recognize expense relative to options vesting after January 1, 2006; and
 
WHEREAS, based on the changes to the accounting rules, on December 6, 2005, the Compensation and Nominating Committee accelerated the vesting schedule set forth in the Option Agreement so that all of the shares underlying the Option that were not already vested became fully vested on December 6, 2005; and
 
WHEREAS, the Compensation and Nominating Committee imposed a restriction on the sale of the stock underlying the Option that prohibits the Participant from selling any portion of the stock underlying the Option until the original date on which the option would have vested had Summit not accelerated the vesting; and
 
WHEREAS, Summit and the Participant desire to enter into this Amendment to evidence the Participant’s consent to the acceleration of the vesting schedule in the Option Agreement and the restriction on the sale of stock underlying the Option.
 
NOW THEREFORE, for in consideration of the Premises and mutual covenants, agreements and undertakings, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
 
1.   Acceleration of Vesting Schedule . Effective as of December 6, 2005, the vesting schedule in paragraph 2 of the Option Agreement is hereby amended to provide that all of the shares underlying the Option that were not already vested as of December 6, 2005, are fully vested and exercisable as of December 6, 2005.
 
2.   Restrictions on the Sale of Stock Underlying the Option . Effective as of December 6, 2005, the Participant hereby agrees not sell the stock underlying the Option until the original date that that portion of the Option would have become vested and exercisable (as set forth in paragraph 2 of the Option Agreement). The Participant hereby agrees that this restriction is reasonable in light of Summit’s acceleration of the vesting schedule applicable to the Option.
 
3.   Incorporation of Plan by Reference . The Option is granted pursuant the terms of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and the Option shall in all respects be interpreted in accordance with the Plan. The Compensation and Nominating Committee shall interpret and construe the Plan, the Option Agreement and this Amendment, and its interpretations and determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the parties to this Amendment and any other person claiming an interest under the Option Agreement as amended by this Amendment, with respect to any issue arising under it or the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the plan, the Option Agreement, and this Amendment, the terms of the Plan shall control.
 
4.   Enforceable Documents . Except as modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Option Agreement, as the same may be supplemented, modified, amended or extended from time to time, are and shall remain in full force and effect.
 
5.   Authority . The undersigned are duly authorized by all required action or agreement to enter into this Amendment.
 
6.   Modifications to Amendment . This Amendment may be amended or modified only by an instrument or document in writing signed by the person or entity against whom enforcement is sought.
 
7.   Governing Law . This Amendment, and any documents executed in connection herewith or as required hereunder, and the rights and obligations of the undersigned hereto and thereto, shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of West Virginia.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 

SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

By:   ___________________________________

 
Its:   ________________________________
 
__________________________________________
[name of Participant]




  Exhibit 31.1

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 302
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, H. Charles Maddy, III, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Summit Financial Group, Inc.;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: May 10, 2006

/s/ H. Charles Maddy, III      
H. Charles Maddy, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Exhibit 31.2

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 302
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Robert S. Tissue, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Summit Financial Group, Inc.;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: May 10, 2006

/s/ Robert S. Tissue        
Robert S. Tissue
Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 32.1


SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Summit Financial Group, Inc. ("Summit “) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, H. Charles Maddy, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Summit, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Summit.
 
 
/s/ H. Charles Maddy, III
 
 
H. Charles Maddy, III,
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
   
Date: May 10, 2006
 




The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

Exhibit 32.2


SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Summit Financial Group, Inc. ("Summit “) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert S. Tissue, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Summit, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Summit.

 
 
/s/ Robert S. Tissue
 
Robert S. Tissue,
 
Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   
   
Date: May 10, 2006