SMMF Summit Financial Group Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ritchie Bradford E	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC [ SMMF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President, Subsidiary Bank
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 119 CORNWALL LANE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/29/2020
(Street) CHARLESTON, WV 25314 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	4/29/2020 (3)		J(4)		879.4268	A	$0	6563.2704	I	by ESOP
Common Stock								16781	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.54							7/27/2011 (1)	7/27/2025 (2)	Common Stock	5000		5000	D
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights	$12.01							4/22/2016 (1)	4/23/2025	Common Stock	17112		17112	D
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights	$26.01							2/9/2018 (1)	2/9/2027	Common Stock	5452		5452	D
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights	$23.94							2/7/2020 (1)	2/7/2029	Common Stock	11281		11281	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Option and/or SAR vests in 5 equal annual instamments with beginning date indicated.
(2)	Option and/or SAR expires in 5 equal annual installments with the final date indicated.
(3)	The information reported herein is based on a plan statement dated 12/31/2019 received in April 2020.
(4)	Between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, acquired 879.42.68 shares of Summit Common Stock under the Summit Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ritchie Bradford E 119 CORNWALL LANE CHARLESTON, WV 25314			President, Subsidiary Bank

Signatures
Teresa D. Ely, Lmtd. POA, Attorney-In-Fact		4/30/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date