Ownership Submission
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

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TISSUE ROBERT S
   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)
Senior VP & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PO BOX 1822		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2018
(Street)

LEWISBURG, WV 24901		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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               72,476 D  
Common Stock               740 I by Spouse
Common Stock 04/24/2018(3)   J(4)   1,163.5441 A $ 0 13,027.6298 I By ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 Optin (Right to Buy) $ 17.79             12/12/2004 12/12/2018(2) Common Stock 2,800   1,400 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.93             12/06/2005 12/07/2019(2) Common Stock 4,800   3,200 D  
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights $ 12.01             04/22/2016(1) 04/23/2025 Common Stock 7,178   10,769 D  
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights $ 26.01             02/09/2018(1) 02/09/2027 Common Stock 8,151   8,151 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TISSUE ROBERT S
PO BOX 1822
LEWISBURG, WV 24901		       Senior VP & CFO  

Signatures

 Teresa D. Ely, Lmtd POA, Attorney-in-Fact   04/24/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Option and/or SAR vests in 5 equal annual installments with the beginning date indicated.
(2) Option expires in 5 equal annual installments with the final dated indicated.
(3) The information reported herein is based on a plan statement dated 12/31/2017 received in April 2018.
(4) Between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, acquired 1,163.5441 shares of Summit Common Stock under the Summit Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

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