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): July 21, 2000
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
West Virginia 0-16587 55-0672148
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(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction) File Number) Identification)
310 North Main Street, Moorefield, WV, 26836
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(304) 538-1000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name, address, and fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On August 1, 2000, the Registrant issued a News Release that the Board of
Directors of Summit Financial Group, Inc. had authorized at its July 21, 2000
meeting the repurchase of up to 20,000 shares of the Company's issued and
outstanding common stock. The shares will be acquired in the open market in
accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The timing and quantity of any such purchases will be at the
discretion of the Company. All repurchased shares will be held as treasury
shares for reissuance in conjunction with Summit's employee stock ownership and
stock option plans and for general corporate purposes.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 News Release, dated August 1, 2000 incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: August 1, 2000 By: /s/ Robert S. Tissue
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Robert S. Tissue
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
