UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________________
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
 
February 16,  2012
 
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
                     West Virginia                                                              No. 0-16587                                                     55-0672148         
             (State or other jurisdiction of                               (Commission File Number)                                      (I.R.S. Employer
             incorporation or oanization)                                                                                                                Identification No.)
 
300 North Main Street
Moorefield, West Virginia 26836
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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

Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
 
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

  
ITEM 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 16, 2012, Summit Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Chief Executive Officer, H. Charles Maddy, III, extended the term of Mr. Maddy’s Employment Agreement dated March 4, 2005, for an additional year until March 4, 2015.  A copy of the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 

 
 


 
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
ITEM 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)  
Exhibits
 
 
10.1
Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Summit Financial Group, Inc. and H. Charles Maddy, III.
 
 
 

 
 


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

                 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
Date:   February 23, 2012                                                                                  By:   /s/  Julie R. Cook
                                                                                                   Julie R. Cook
                                                                                                                                  Vice President &
                                                                                                                  Chief Accounting Officer
 
 






EXHIBIT 10.1
 
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT   (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the 16th day of February, 2012, by and between SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a West Virginia corporation and bank holding company (“Summit”) and H. CHARLES MADDY, III, (“Maddy”).
 
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2005, Summit and Maddy entered into that certain Employment Agreement whereby Summit agreed to employ Maddy and Maddy accepted employment as the Chief Executive Officer of Summit (the “Employment Agreement”); and
 
WHEREAS, the original term of the Employment Agreement commenced on March 4, 2005, and extends until March 4, 2008; and
 
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Summit or a committee designated by the Board of Directors of Summit is required by the terms of the Employment Agreement to review the Employment Agreement at least annually, and the Board of Directors of Summit may, with the approval of Maddy, extend the term of the Employment Agreement annually for one (1) year periods (so that the actual term of the Employment Agreement will always be between two and three years); and
 
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2005, December 12, 2006, and December 14, 2007, the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Summit met to review the Employment Agreement and extended the term of the Employment Agreement for an additional one (1) year term; and
 
WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement was amended and restated on December 9, 2008 (the “Amended and Restated Employment Agreement”) and the term of the Employment Agreement was thereby extended for an additional one (1) year until March 4, 2012.
 
WHEREAS, on February 4, 2010 , the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of Summit met to review the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement and extended the term of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for an additional one (1) year until March 4, 2013; and
 
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2010, the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors met to review the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement and extended the term of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for one (1) year, until March 4, 2014.
 

 
 
 

WHEREAS, on February 16, 2012, the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors met to review the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement and extended the term of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for one (1) year, until March 4, 2015.
 
WHEREAS, Maddy and Summit desire to enter into this Agreement to evidence the extension of the Employment Agreement for an additional one (1) year until March 4, 2015.
 
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants, agreements and undertakings, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
 
1.            Amendment to Employment Agreement .  Effective as of the date of this Agreement, the term of the Employment Agreement shall be until March 4, 2015.
 
2.            Enforceable Documents .  Except as modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, as the same may be supplemented, modified, amended or extended from time to time, are and shall remain in full force and effect.
 
3.            Authority .  The undersigned are duly authorized by all required action or agreement to enter into this Agreement.
 
4.            Modifications to Agreement .  This Agreement may be amended or modified only by an instrument or document in writing signed by the person or entity against whom enforcement is sought.
 
5.            Governing Law .  This Agreement, 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:               /s/ Oscar M. Bean        
 
     Its:                Chairman of the Board of Directors    
 
 
                                              /S/ H. Charles Maddy, III            
                          H. Charles Maddy, III