Summit Financial Group Reports First Quarter 2008 Earnings

EPS Grows 24.4 Percent to $0.51


MOOREFIELD, W.Va., April 24, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Summit") (Nasdaq:SMMF) today reported net income for first quarter 2008 of $3.8 million or $0.51 per diluted share. First quarter 2007 income from continuing operations was $2.9 million, or $0.41 per diluted share; this excludes income from substantially all business activities of Summit Mortgage, its residential mortgage loan origination unit, which ceased operations in January 2007. Net income for first quarter 2008 increased 30.3 percent and 24.4 percent per diluted share, respectively, from 2007 first quarter income from continuing operations. Excluding mark-to-market changes in fair value of interest rate swaps, pro forma first quarter net income was $3.4 million for 2008 compared with $2.8 million pro forma income from continuing operations for 2007. First quarter 2008 results reflect strong loan growth year over year, a stable net interest margin, and exceptional growth in noninterest income derived from Summit's insurance operations.

For the first quarter of 2008, the returns on average shareholders' equity and average assets in accordance with GAAP were 16.55 percent and 1.06 percent, respectively, compared with prior-year first quarter ratios of 14.35 percent and 0.94 percent, excluding discontinued operations.

Highlights of the first quarter include:



 * Strong loan growth year-over-year and year-to-date 2008
 * Stable net interest margin
 * Termination of agreement to acquire Reston, VA-based Greater
   Atlantic Financial Corp.

H. Charles Maddy, III, president and chief executive officer of Summit, commented, "Earnings growth continues to be strong, despite the growing weakness in the general economy, which is even affecting some of our more affluent communities. We still benefit from the resilient markets in which we operate. However, life is not as easy as it used to be, especially for bankers. Notwithstanding, we still enjoy robust profit growth derived primarily from the strength of our revenue stream. Net interest income is strong from a combination of margin stability and loan growth, although originations have been moderating since year-end. Fee income is a bright spot for us; we are well on the way to achieving the diversity and growth in noninterest income that is one of Summit's important strategic objectives. Our recently-acquired Kelly Agencies has generated approximately $1 million dollars of commission income per quarter, and we believe there are still many opportunities ahead for our insurance agency.

"Credit quality issues are taking up more of our time these days, but we believe we are still ahead of the curve. We began this cycle with a very clean portfolio, and now we have 1.1 percent of our portfolio classified as nonperforming. However, our markets are some of the fastest growing and most affluent in the country, and I am confident that these properties will be snapped up as soon as it is apparent that the bottom has arrived.

"We announced earlier this month that we exercised our right to terminate our agreement with Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. (Pink Sheets:GAFC). According to the agreement, either party could terminate if the acquisition wasn't closed by March 31, 2008. We have re-entered negotiations with Greater Atlantic toward structuring a new deal; however, it is too early to tell what the outcome may be."

Total revenue was $13.8 million for the first quarter of 2008, up 34.4 percent from first quarter 2007 revenue of $10.3 million. Net interest income for the current quarter was $10.9 million, up 18.9 percent from the year-ago quarter, from the combined impact of a 16.0 percent increase in average earning assets and a two basis point increase in the net interest margin, to 3.28 percent; year over year, Summit's quarterly net interest margin has ranged from 3.24 percent to 3.28 percent. Mr. Maddy commented, "Our net interest margin has remained within a narrow band over the past twelve months, benefiting from our balanced portfolio of earning assets. We are modestly liability-sensitive, which should continue to contribute to the stability of our net interest margin in the current rate environment."

Noninterest income, reported on a GAAP basis, was $2.9 million for the current first quarter compared with $1.1 million for the year-ago quarter, an increase of 169.7 percent. Excluding changes in fair value of interest rate swaps and the net cash settlement of interest on these swaps of $535,000 in the 2008 quarter and $42,000 in the 2007 quarter, and further excluding the approximate $1.1 million of insurance revenues contributed by the Kelly Agencies in the 2008 quarter, pro forma noninterest income on a comparable basis with the 2007 first quarter was $1.2 million, up $200,000 or 19.6 percent above pro forma noninterest income of $1.0 million for first quarter of 2007. Service fees for the 2008 quarter were $743,000, an increase of 20.4 percent over last year; apart from the aforementioned adjustments, service fees accounted for approximately 61 percent of pro forma 2008 noninterest income.

The provision for loan losses was $1.0 million this quarter, an increase of $250,000 or 33.3 percent above 2007 fourth quarter, and $610,000 above the first quarter of last year. The larger provision addresses the increasing weakness of Summit's asset quality over the course of the past twelve months. Net loan charge-offs were $594,000 for the current quarter, and nonperforming assets were $16.2 million, an increase of $3.8 million from the linked quarter.

For the first quarter of 2007, noninterest expense was $7.1 million, up 25.5 percent or $1.4 million from the first quarter of 2007. More relevant is a comparison with the linked quarter which includes operations of the Kelly Agencies, acquired in the third quarter of 2007; noninterest expense grew 2.6 percent or $179,000 from the fourth quarter of 2007. Salaries and employee benefits, the major expense category, were $4.4 million, up $305,000 or 7.5 percent (29.8 percent annualized) from the fourth quarter of 2007. The efficiency ratio was 52.11 percent for the first quarter of 2008, an improvement from 53.03 percent for the linked quarter and 53.50 percent for the first quarter of 2007 (both 2007 ratios from continuing operations).

Assets at March 31, 2008 were $1.5 billion, an increase of $210.6 million, or 16.8 percent, over the prior-year first quarter. Loans, net of unearned income, were $1.1 billion at period end, up $148.5 million or 15.9 percent year over year. Loan growth over the past twelve months was led by commercial real estate (CRE), residential real estate, and commercial loans, with growth of $68.5 million, $54.4 million, and $42.7 million, respectively. Loan growth slowed from year-end 2007, advancing only $27.1 million during the first quarter of 2008 or 10.2 percent (annualized). Strong commercial loan growth -- up $19.8 million or 85.4 percent annualized -- was offset by a $15.5 million reduction in Construction and Development (C&D) loans, down 27.6 percent annualized.

Although nonperforming assets have more than tripled over the past year, the level of troubled credits still remains within reasonable limits in the context of the current banking environment. At March 31, 2008, nonperforming assets were $16.2 million, or 1.11 percent of total assets, compared with $12.4 million, or 0.86 percent for the linked quarter and $4.5 million, or 0.36 percent, for the year-ago quarter. Of this total, $2.2 million in 2008 was foreclosed real estate or repossessed assets, $147,000 higher than fourth quarter 2007 and $2.2 million above the year-ago first quarter.

Nonperforming loans of $14.0 million were concentrated in three major categories: commercial real estate with $5.1 million of nonperforming loans, or 1.3 percent of the CRE portfolio, C&D with $3.7 million of nonperforming loans, or 1.8 percent of the C&D portfolio, and residential real estate has $4.2 million of nonperforming loans, or 1.3 percent of the residential real estate portfolio.

Mr. Maddy added, "We have solid real estate as collateral for the majority of our problem loans, and virtually all of these loans carry a personal guaranty of the borrower." For the current quarter, the Company had net charge-offs of $594,000, or an annualized 0.22 percent of average loans, compared with $285,000, or an annualized 0.11 percent for the linked quarter, and $119,000, or 0.05 percent annualized for the year earlier period. At March 31, 2008, loan loss reserves were 0.88 percent of loans outstanding.

Total deposits at March 31, 2008 were $836.9 million compared with $877.2 million at March 31, 2007, a decrease of $40.3 million or 4.6 percent. Brokered deposits declined by $69.0 million or 27.2 percent over the past year, to $184.8 million at March 31, 2008, while Summit's retail deposit portfolio increased by $28.7 million, or 4.6 percent, to $652.1 million. Retail deposits now account for 77.9 percent of total deposits, compared with 71.1 percent at March 31, 2007. Over the past twelve months, the cost of deposits has declined 15.1 percent, from 4.44 percent for first quarter 2007 to 3.77 percent for the current quarter, well in excess of the 8.2 percent decline in loan yields.

Shareholders' equity at March 31, 2008 was $92.0 million, an increase of 12.2 percent over the last twelve months. Common shares outstanding totaled 7,408,941 at quarter-end, compared with 7,084,980 at March 31, 2007. The increase includes the issuance of approximately 318,000 shares during the third quarter of 2007 for the acquisition of the Kelly Agencies.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Summit Financial Group, Inc., a financial holding company with total assets of $1.5 billion, provides community banking and insurance services. Summit Community Bank, its wholly-owned community bank, operates fifteen banking offices located in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern regions of Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of West Virginia. Summit also operates Summit Insurance Services, LLC.

The Summit Financial Group, Inc. logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2990

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Specifically, Summit adjusted GAAP earnings to exclude the effects of the non-cash changes in fair value of interest rate swaps included in its Statements of Income. Management believes presentations of financial measures excluding the impact of this item provide useful supplemental information that is important for a proper understanding of the operating results of Summit's core business. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

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.



 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Quarterly Performance Summary -- Q1 2008 vs Q1 2007

                                  For the Quarter Ended
                                ------------------------      Percent
 Dollars in thousands            3/31/2008     3/31/2007      Change
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Condensed Statements of Income
 Interest income
   Loans, including fees        $   20,069    $   18,712          7.3%
   Securities                        3,786         3,124         21.2%
   Other                                 4             6        -33.3%
                                ----------    ----------
     Total interest income          23,859        21,842          9.2%
                                ----------    ----------
 Interest expense
   Deposits                          7,124         9,028        -21.1%
   Borrowings                        5,796         3,611         60.5%
                                ----------    ----------
     Total interest expense         12,920        12,639          2.2%
                                ----------    ----------
 Net interest income                10,939         9,203         18.9%
 Provision for loan losses           1,000           390        156.4%
                                ----------    ----------
 Net interest income after
  provision for loan losses          9,939         8,813         12.8%
                                ----------    ----------
 Noninterest income
   Insurance commissions             1,327           206        544.2%
   Service fee income                  743           617         20.4%
   Securities gains (losses)            --            --          n/a
   Net cash settlement on
    interest rate swaps               (170)         (184)        -7.6%
   Change in fair value of
    interest rate swaps                705           226        211.9%
   Other income                        243           191         27.2%
                                ----------    ----------
     Total noninterest income        2,848         1,056        169.7%
                                ----------    ----------
 Noninterest expense
   Salaries and employee
    benefits                         4,395         3,226         36.2%
   Net occupancy expense               476           418         13.9%
   Equipment expense                   534           446         19.7%
   Professional fees                   118           174        -32.2%
   Other expenses                    1,566         1,385         13.1%
                                ----------    ----------
     Total noninterest expense       7,089         5,649         25.5%
                                ----------    ----------
 Income from continuing
  operations before income
  taxes                              5,698         4,220         35.0%
 Income taxes                        1,874         1,286         45.7%
                                ----------    ----------
     Income from continuing
      operations                     3,824         2,934         30.3%
                                ----------    ----------
 Discontinued operations
   Exit costs and impairment
    of long-lived assets                --            80          n/m
   Operating income (loss)              --          (372)         n/m
                                ----------    ----------
 Income (loss) from
  discontinued operations
  before income taxes                   --          (292)         n/m
 Income taxes                           --           (97)         n/m
                                ----------    ----------
     Income (loss) from
      discontinued operations           --          (195)         n/m
                                ----------    ----------

       Net Income               $    3,824    $    2,739         39.6%
                                ----------    ----------


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Quarterly Performance Summary -- Q1 2008 vs Q1 2007

                                  For the Quarter Ended
                                ------------------------      Percent
                                 3/31/2008     3/31/2007      Change
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Per Share Data
   Earnings per share from
    continuing operations
     Basic                      $     0.52    $     0.41         26.8%
     Diluted                    $     0.51    $     0.41         24.4%
   Earnings per share from
    discontinued operations
     Basic                      $       --    $    (0.03)         n/m
     Diluted                    $       --    $    (0.03)         n/m
   Earnings per share
     Basic                      $     0.52    $     0.39         33.3%
     Diluted                    $     0.51    $     0.38         34.2%

   Average shares outstanding
     Basic                       7,408,941     7,084,980          4.6%
     Diluted                     7,449,105     7,147,170          4.2%

 Performance Ratios
   Return on average equity          16.55%        13.40%        23.5%
   Return on average equity -
    continuing operations            16.55%        14.35%        15.3%
   Return on average assets           1.06%         0.88%        20.5%
   Return on average assets -
    continuing operations             1.06%         0.94%        12.8%
   Net interest margin                3.28%         3.26%         0.6%
   Efficiency ratio -
    continuing operations(A)         52.11%        53.50%        -2.6%

 NOTE: (A) - Computed on a tax equivalent basis excluding nonrecurring
 income and expense items, amortization of intangibles, and changes
 in fair value of derivatives.


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Five Quarter Performance Summary

                                   For the Quarter Ended
 Dollars in          -------------------------------------------------
  thousands          3/31/2008 12/31/2007 9/30/2007 6/30/2007 3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Condensed
  Statements
  of Income
 Interest income
   Loans, including
    fees               $20,069   $20,199   $19,921   $19,079   $18,712
   Securities            3,786     3,590     3,446     3,263     3,124
   Other                     4         8         9        27         6
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
     Total interest
      income            23,859    23,797    23,376    22,369    21,842
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Interest expense
   Deposits              7,124     7,759     8,627     8,882     9,028
   Borrowings            5,796     5,697     4,753     3,960     3,611
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
     Total interest
      expense           12,920    13,456    13,380    12,842    12,639
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Net interest income    10,939    10,341     9,996     9,527     9,203
 Provision for loan
  losses                 1,000       750       525       390       390
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Net interest income
  after provision
  for loan losses        9,939     9,591     9,471     9,137     8,813
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Noninterest income
   Insurance
    commissions          1,327     1,157     1,303       209       206
   Service fee income      743       863       788       736       617
   Securities gains
    (losses)                --        --        --        --        --
   Net cash settlement
    on interest rate
    swaps                 (170)     (183)     (181)     (179)     (184)
   Change in fair
    value of interest
    rate swaps             705       783       752      (273)      226
   Other income            243        78       244       203       191
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
     Total noninterest
      income             2,848     2,698     2,906       696     1,056
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Noninterest expense
   Salaries and
    employee benefits    4,395     4,090     4,054     3,238     3,226
   Net occupancy
    expense                476       466       466       408       418
   Equipment expense       534       568       496       493       446
   Professional fees       118       152       176       193       174
   Other expenses        1,566     1,634     1,628     1,386     1,385
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
     Total noninterest
      expense            7,089     6,910     6,820     5,718     5,649
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Income before income
  taxes                  5,698     5,379     5,557     4,115     4,220
 Income taxes            1,874     1,511     1,802     1,135     1,286
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
     Income from
      continuing
      operations         3,824     3,868     3,755     2,980     2,934
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Discontinued
  operations
   Exit costs and
    impairment of
    long-lived assets       --      (435)       --        43        80
   Operating income
    (loss)                  --    (9,549)     (200)     (227)     (372)
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
 Income (loss) from
  discontinued
  operations before
  income taxes              --    (9,984)     (200)     (184)     (292)
 Income taxes               --    (3,347)      (69)      (66)      (97)
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------
     Income (loss)
      from discontinued
      operations            --    (6,637)     (131)     (118)     (195)
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------

       Net Income      $ 3,824   $(2,769)  $ 3,624   $ 2,862   $ 2,739
                       -------   -------   -------   -------   -------


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Five Quarter Performance Summary

                                 For the Quarter Ended
                 -----------------------------------------------------
                 3/31/2008 12/31/2007  9/30/2007  6/30/2007  3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Per Share Data
   Earnings per
    share from
    continuing
    operations
     Basic       $    0.52  $    0.52  $    0.51  $    0.42  $    0.41
     Diluted     $    0.51  $    0.52  $    0.50  $    0.42  $    0.41
   Earnings per
    share from
    discontinued
    operations
     Basic       $      --  $   (0.89) $   (0.02) $   (0.02) $   (0.03)
     Diluted     $      --  $   (0.89) $   (0.02) $   (0.02) $   (0.03)
   Earnings per
    share
     Basic       $    0.52  $   (0.37) $    0.49  $    0.40  $    0.39
     Diluted     $    0.51  $   (0.37) $    0.48  $    0.40  $    0.38

   Average
    shares
    outstanding
     Basic       7,408,941  7,401,684  7,399,213  7,084,980  7,084,980
     Diluted     7,449,105  7,450,049  7,458,515  7,148,241  7,147,170

 Performance
  Ratios
   Return on
    average
    equity           16.55%    -11.62%     16.13%     13.59%     13.40%
   Return on
    average
    equity -
    continuing
    operations       16.55%     16.23%     16.71%     14.15%     14.35%
   Return on
    average
    assets            1.06%     -0.81%      1.11%      0.91%      0.88%
   Return on
    average
    assets -
    continuing
    operations        1.06%      1.13%      1.15%      0.94%      0.94%
   Net interest
    margin            3.28%      3.24%      3.28%      3.28%      3.26%
   Efficiency
    ratio -
    continuing
    operations(A)    52.11%     53.03%     53.91%     51.46%     53.50%

 NOTE: (A) - Computed on a tax equivalent basis excluding nonrecurring
 income and expense items, amortization of intangibles, and changes in
 fair value of derivatives.


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Selected Balance Sheet Data
 Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts

                               For the Quarter Ended
            ----------------------------------------------------------
             3/31/2008  12/31/2007   9/30/2007   6/30/2007   3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Assets     $1,465,110  $1,435,536  $1,340,679  $1,280,428  $1,254,528
 Securities    302,029     300,066     279,289     259,526     258,173
 Loans, net  1,079,223   1,052,489     986,437     949,175     930,769
 Intangible
  assets         9,968      10,055      10,143       3,121       3,159
 Retail
  deposits     652,147     652,296     638,633     626,617     623,431
 Brokered
  time
  deposits     184,797     176,391     189,966     223,771     253,794
 Short-term
  borrowings    93,950     172,055     124,699     100,901      79,886
 Long-term
  borrowings
  and
  subordinated
  debentures   431,918     335,327     283,268     236,347     203,408
 Shareholders'
  equity        91,955      89,420      93,475      81,910      81,950

 Book value
  per share $    12.41  $    12.06  $    12.63  $    11.56  $    11.57
 Tangible
  book value
  per share $    11.07  $    10.70  $    11.26  $    11.12  $    11.12
 Tangible
  equity /
  Tangible
  assets           5.6%        5.6%        6.3%        6.2%        6.3%
 Tier 1
  leverage
  ratio            7.8%        7.3%        8.1%        7.9%        7.9%


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Loan Composition
 Dollars in thousands

             3/31/2008  12/31/2007   9/30/2007   6/30/2007   3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Commercial $  112,367  $   92,599  $   87,018  $   81,292  $   69,700
 Commercial
  real estate  398,049     384,478     352,396     354,833     329,561
 Construc-
  tion and
  development  209,737     225,270     212,570     198,721     220,430
 Residential
  real estate  333,945     322,640     305,016     283,821     279,564
 Consumer       30,206      31,956      33,254      33,937      33,845
 Other           6,395       6,641       6,794       7,111       7,209
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total
    loans    1,090,699   1,063,584     997,048     959,715     940,309
 Less
  unearned
  fees and
  interest       1,878       1,903       1,884       1,772       1,757
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total 
    loans
    net of
    unearned
    fees and
    interest 1,088,821   1,061,681     995,164     957,943     938,552
 Less
  allowance
  for loan
  losses         9,598       9,192       8,727       8,768       7,783
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Loans,
    net     $1,079,223  $1,052,489  $  986,437  $  949,175  $  930,769
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Retail Deposit Composition
 Dollars in thousands

             3/31/2008  12/31/2007   9/30/2007   6/30/2007   3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Non
  interest
  bearing
  checking  $   64,111  $   65,727  $   65,230  $   64,373  $   60,645
 Interest
  bearing
  checking     201,820     222,825     230,491     230,509     230,634
 Savings        53,426      40,845      39,596      41,910      44,713
 Time
  deposits     332,790     322,899     303,316     289,825     287,439
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Total
   retail
   deposits $  652,147  $  652,296  $  638,633  $  626,617  $  623,431
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Asset Quality Information
 Dollars in thousands

                               For the Quarter Ended
            ----------------------------------------------------------
             3/31/2008  12/31/2007   9/30/2007   6/30/2007   3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Gross loan
  charge-
  offs      $      646  $      332  $      599  $      141  $      206
 Gross loan
  recoveries       (52)        (47)        (33)        (45)        (87)
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Net loan
    charge-
    offs    $      594  $      285  $      566  $       96  $      119
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Net loan
  charge-offs
  to average
  loans
  (annualized)    0.22%       0.11%       0.23%       0.04%       0.05%

 Allowance
  for loan
  losses    $    9,598  $    9,192  $    8,727  $    8,768  $    7,783
 Allowance
  for loan
  losses as a
  percentage
  of period
  end loans       0.88%       0.86%       0.88%       0.91%       0.83%

 Nonperforming
  assets:
   Nonper-
    forming
    loans   $   13,957  $   10,333  $    6,916  $    7,307  $    4,474
   Foreclosed
    properties
    and other
    repossessed
    assets       2,205       2,058         815         851          43
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
     Total  $   16,162  $   12,391  $    7,731  $    8,158  $    4,517
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Nonperforming
  loans to
  period end
  loans           1.28%       0.97%       0.69%       0.76%       0.48%
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
 Nonperforming
  assets to
  period end
  assets          1.11%       0.86%       0.58%       0.64%       0.36%
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Nonperforming Loans by Type
 Dollars in thousands
                               For the Quarter Ended
            ----------------------------------------------------------
             3/31/2008  12/31/2007   9/30/2007   6/30/2007   3/31/2007
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Commercial $      695  $      716  $      712  $      124  $       48
 Commercial
  real estate    5,095       4,346         582          84          84
 Construction
  and
  development    3,694       2,016       2,557       4,177       2,781
 Residential
  real estate    4,247       3,012       2,871       2,683       1,504
 Consumer          226         243         194         239          57
            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total
    nonper-
    forming
    loans   $   13,957  $   10,333  $    6,916  $    7,307  $    4,474
            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Average Balance Sheet, Interest Earnings & Expenses and Average Rates
 Q1 2008 vs Q1 2007
 Dollars in thousands

                           Q1 2008                     Q1 2007
                --------------------------  --------------------------
                 Average   Earnings/ Yield/  Average   Earnings/ Yield/
                 Balances   Expense   Rate   Balances   Expense   Rate
 -----------------------------------------  --------------------------

 ASSETS
 Interest
  earning
  assets
   Loans, net of
    unearned
    interest
     Taxable    $1,073,218  $19,949   7.48% $  928,979  $18,665   8.15%
     Tax-exempt      8,949      183   8.22%      8,917      173   7.87%
   Securities
     Taxable       251,767    3,196   5.11%    208,315    2,577   5.02%
     Tax-exempt     50,426      879   7.01%     47,289      814   6.98%
    Interest
     bearing
     deposits
     other banks
     and Federal
     funds sold        456        3   2.65%        446        5   4.55%
                ----------  -------   ----  ----------  -------   ----
 Total interest
  earning assets 1,384,816   24,210   7.03%  1,193,946   22,234   7.55%

 Noninterest
  earning assets
   Cash & due
    from banks      12,613                      13,099
   Premises &
    equipment       22,110                      22,332
   Other assets     35,585                      26,993
   Allowance for
    loan losses     (9,533)                     (8,135)
                ----------                  ----------
     Total
      assets    $1,445,591                  $1,248,235
                ==========                  ==========

 LIABILITIES AND
  SHAREHOLDERS'
  EQUITY

 Liabilities
 Interest bearing
  liabilities
   Interest
    bearing
    demand
    deposits    $  207,661  $   930   1.80% $  221,924  $ 2,066   3.78%
   Savings
    deposits        46,551      195   1.68%     46,407      217   1.90%
   Time deposits   506,036    5,999   4.77%    556,525    6,745   4.92%
   Short-term
    borrowings     108,898      919   3.39%     72,415      958   5.37%
   Long-term
    borrowings
    and
    subordinated
    debentures     409,938    4,877   4.78%    196,005    2,653   5.49%
                ----------  -------   ----  ----------  -------   ----
                 1,279,084   12,920   4.06%  1,093,276   12,639   4.69%
 Noninterest
  bearing
  liabilities
   Demand
    deposits        64,472                      61,288
   Other
    liabilities      9,604                      11,881
                ----------                  ----------
     Total
      liabil-
      ities      1,353,160                   1,166,445

 Shareholders'
  equity            92,431                      81,790
                ----------                  ----------
   Total
    liabilities
    and
    shareholders'
    equity      $1,445,591                  $1,248,235
                ==========                  ==========

 NET INTEREST
  EARNINGS                  $11,290                     $ 9,595
                            =======                     =======

 NET INTEREST
  YIELD ON
  EARNING ASSETS                      3.28%                       3.26%
                                      ====                        ====


 SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SMMF)
 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to
  GAAP Financial Measures

                                                For the Quarter Ended
                                              -------------------------
  Dollars in thousands                        3/31/2008       3/31/2007
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Income from continuing operations -
  excluding changes in fair value of
  interest rate swaps                           $3,380          $2,792

   Changes in fair value of interest rate swaps    705             226
   Applicable income tax effect                   (261)            (84)
                                                ------          ------
                                                   444             142
                                                ------          ------
 GAAP income from continuing operations         $3,824          $2,934
                                                ======          ======


            

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