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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
11, 2010
Summit Financial Group,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
West
Virginia No.
0-16587 55-0672148
(State or
other jurisdiction
of (Commission File
Number) (I.R.S.
Employer
incorporation
or
organization) Identification No.)
300
North Main Street
Moorefield, West Virginia
26836
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(304)
530-1000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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.
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On
February 11, 2010, Ms. George also entered into Indemnification Agreements with
the Company and its subsidiary bank, Summit Community Bank, Inc. (the “Bank”).
The Indemnification Agreements supplement the existing indemnification provided
for in Summit’s Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bank’s
bylaws. The Indemnification Agreements provide that the directors
will be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. They also
provide for the advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by
law. The obligations of Summit under the Indemnification Agreements
are contractual and cannot be amended without the consent of both Ms. George and
the Company, or Ms. George and the Bank, as applicable.
A copy of
Indemnification Agreement with the Company 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
Form
of Indemnification Agreement
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 18,
2010 By: /s/ Julie R.
Cook
Julie R.
Cook
Vice President
&
Chief Accounting
Officer