8-K

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):August 8, 2006

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)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification)

300 North Main Street

Moorefield, WV 26836

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(304) 530-1000

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 9, 2006, Summit Financial Group, Inc. (“Summit”) issued a News Release announcing that its board of directors yesterday authorized the open market repurchase of up to 225,000 shares (approximately 3%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Summit’s common stock.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   Exhibits

99News Release issued on August 9, 2006

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 hereunto duly authorized.

     SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Date: August 9, 2006By: /s/ Julie R. Cook

     Julie R. Cook

                                                                       Vice President and

                                                                       Chief Accounting Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99

FOR RELEASE AT 6:00 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2006

Contact:	Robert S. Tissue, Sr. Vice President & CFO
Telephone:	(304) 530-0552
Email:	rtissue@SummitFGI.com

SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN

MOOREFIELD, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 9, 2006—Summit Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMF) announced that its board of directors yesterday authorized the open market repurchase of up to 225,000 shares (approximately 3%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Summit’s common stock.

The timing and quantity of purchases under this stock repurchase plan will be at the discretion of management, and the plan may be discontinued, or suspended and reinitiated, at any time. All shares acquired under the plan will be retired. Management believes, depending on market and business conditions, the stock repurchase plan should enhance the value of its common stock for the benefit of the Company’s shareholders.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Summit Financial Group, Inc. is a financial holding company with total assets of $1.2 billion. Summit operates fifteen banking locations through its wholly owned subsidiary banks, Summit Community Bank headquartered in Moorefield, West Virginia, and Shenandoah Valley National Bank in Winchester, Virginia. Summit also operates Summit Mortgage, a residential mortgage loan originator located in Virginia and Summit Insurance Services, LLC, in Moorefield, West Virginia.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains comments or information that constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995) that are based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “should”, “would” and “could” are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially. Factors that might cause such a difference include changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and non-traditional competitors; changes in banking laws and regulations; changes in tax laws; the impact of technological advances; the outcomes of contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; and changes in the national and local economy. We undertake no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.