UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 17, 2012

Summit Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
    
West Virginia
 
0-16587
 
55-0672148
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
     
Identification No.)

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

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

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management


Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)  
Summit Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 17, 2012 in Moorefield, West Virginia for the purpose of considering and voting upon the following:
 
 
(i)
To elect five (5) directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2015;
 
 
(ii)
To ratify the selection of Arnett & Foster, PLLC, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012; and
 
 
(iii)
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.
 
(b)  
The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 7,425,472 shares of which 5,357,542 shares representing 72.2% were present at the meeting either in person or by proxy.  The holders of common stock of the Company voted on two proposals, both of which were approved.  No other business was brought before the meeting.
 
 
The results of the voting on the two proposals were as follows:
 
 
(i)
Proposal 1 – To elect five (5) directors to serve until the Annual Meeting in 2015.
 
 
The following directors were elected:
 
   

     
      VOTES
           BROKER
 
VOTES FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
NON-VOTES
               
James M. Cookman
4,304,301
 
71,975
 
-
 
981,266
Thomas J. Hawse, III
4,314,123
 
62,153
 
-
 
981,266
Gary L. Hinkle
4,312,099
 
64,177
 
-
 
981,266
Gerald W. Huffman
4,311,733
 
64,543
 
-
 
981,266
H. Charles Maddy, III
4,203,030
 
173,246
 
-
 
981,266




 
(ii)
Proposal 2 – To ratify the selection of Arnett & Foster, PLLC, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012:
 
   

   
     VOTES
   
 
BROKER
VOTES  FOR
 
 AGAINST
 
ABSTENTIONS
 
NON-VOTES
             
   5,276,907
 
61,255
 
19,379
 
-
 
 
         
 

 

 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES


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

Date:           May 21, 2012                                                                                                By:  /s/ Julie R. Cook                             
                     Julie R. Cook
                     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer