SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Executive Officer Management Incentive Plan for 2016

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EXHIBIT 10.1
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Executive Officer Management Incentive Plan
for 2016
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the Executive Officer Management Incentive Plan for 2016 (“2016 MIP”) is to incent and reward select members of Summit Financial Group, Inc.’s and its subsidiaries’ (collectively hereafter, “Summit’s”) management team for their exceptional performance, while still balancing risk with reward.
PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility for participation in the 2016 MIP is extended to the following executive officers (“Eligible Participants”):
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
 
Summit Community Bank, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
 
President
Chief Financial Officer
 
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Accounting Officer
 
Chief of Credit Administration
To be eligible to receive a 2016 MIP payment, Eligible Participants must be employed for the entirety of 2016. If an otherwise Eligible Participant separates from employment at Summit for any reason, voluntarily or involuntarily, prior to January 1, 2017, no incentive will be paid to such Eligible Participant.
MIP COMPUTATION
The 2016 MIP computation is based upon Summit achieving a targeted annual return on average tangible equity (“ROATE”). For purposes of the 2016 MIP, Summit’s ROATE is to be calculated on a consolidated basis for the year ended 2016, as follows:
Net Income + (Amortization of Intangibles x 0.63)
Average Shareholders’ Equity - Average Intangibles
For purposes of the 2016 MIP, Summit’s targeted ROATE for 2016 is 10.00 to 10.99 percent. If Summit’s actual ROATE for 2016 is within this targeted range, each Eligible Participant will receive an incentive payment equal to 25% of their respective annual base salary as of January 1, 2016 (the “Targeted Incentive”).
If Summit’s actual ROATE for 2016 is greater than the targeted range, Eligible Participants will be eligible to receive an incentive that is greater than the Targeted Incentive; conversely, if Summit’s actual ROATE for 2016 is less than the targeted range, Eligible Participants will be eligible to receive an incentive that is less than the Targeted Incentive.







The formula to compute each Eligible Participant’s incentive payment under the 2016 MIP is as follows:

Eligible
Participant’s    
Annual Base    
Salary on    
January 1, 2016
 
 
 
 
MIP Multiplier
 
Eligible Participants 2016 MIP Incentive
 
 
 
 
 
X
25%
X
 
=
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The MIP Multiplier to be used for purposes of the above formula varies based upon Summit’s actual ROATE for 2016, as follows:
Summit’s Actual    
ROATE for 2016
 
MIP
Multiplier
 
Less than 8%
 
0%
8.00% to 8.99%
 
80%
9.00% to 9.99%
 
90%
10.00% to 10.99%
Target
100%
11.00% to 11.99%
 
127%
12.00% to 12.99%
 
162%
13.00% to 13.99%
 
195%
14.00% and greater
 
210%

In addition to the 2016 MIP incentives which may be awarded to Eligible Participants in accordance with the above formula, an additional incentive totaling no more than $40,000 may be awarded at the discretion of Summit’s Chief Executive Officer, in whole or in part, to one or more deserving Summit employees who are not Eligible Participants.
OTHER MIP TERMS
No incentive under the 2016 MIP will be made, if at December 31, 2016 through the time of payment of the 2016 MIP incentive, Summit or any affiliate is subject to any active or pending, formal or informal, agreement or enforcement action to which any bank regulatory authority is a party, including but not limited to a memorandum of understanding, written agreement, or order of cease and desist.
PAYMENT OF INCENTIVES
The 2016 MIP incentive will be calculated after January 1, 2017 and paid as soon as practicable following Summit’s public release of its 2016 earnings, but no later than March 31, 2017.








INTERPRETATIONS, AMENDMENTS OR DISCONTINUATION
All interpretations of or amendments to the 2016 MIP will be made at the sole discretion of Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Summit Financial Group, Inc. Board of Directors. The 2016 MIP may be discontinued or revised by the Compensation and Nomination Committee at any time.