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)   February 25,
2009





SOMERSET HILLS
BANCORP


(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)





New
      Jersey
            000-50055
            22-3768777(State
      or other jurisdiction
            (Commission
            (IRS
      Employerof
      incorporation)
            File
      Number)
            Identification
      No155
      Morristown RoadBernardsville, New
      Jersey
            
            07924(Address
      of principal executive offices)
            
            (Zip
      Code)











Registrant's
telephone number, including area code  (908)
221-0100








[ ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)





[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)





[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))





[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))













Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.





(d)





(1)  On
February 25, 2009, Mr. William F. Keefe was appointed to serve as a director of
the Registrant and of Somerset Hills Bank (the “Bank”), a subsidiary of the
Registrant.  Since January 2008, Mr. Keefe, 50, has served as a Senior
Portfolio Manage at TSP Capital Management Group, LLC (“TSP”), where his
responsibilities include client development, portfolio structuring and various
client service functions, as well as selection of domestic and international
equity opportunities.  TSP provides investment services to
individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations
and business entities.  Prior to joining TSP, Mr. Keefe was a Senior
Vice President and Treasurer of United Trust Bank from August 2002 until March
2004, and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First
Morris Bank and Trust from March 2004 until June 2007.





(2)  There
are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Keefe and any other persons
pursuant to which Mr. Keefe was selected as a Director.





(3)  Mr.
Keefe has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board of Directors of
the Registrant or the Bank, however it is currently expected he will be named to
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Registrant and the Asset
and Liability Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank.





(4)  There
are no “related party transactions” between Mr. Keefe and the Registrant or the
Bank which require disclosure.





(5)  There
are no material plans, contracts or other arrangements (or amendments thereto)
to which Mr. Keefe is a party, or in which he participates, that was entered
into or amended, in connection with Mr. Keefe being appointed as a director of
the Registrant and the Bank.





Item
8.01                    Other
Events.





On
February 25, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Mr. Keefe to the to the Board of Directors of the Registrant and
the Bank.





Attached
and being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Somerset
Hills Bancorp dated February 25, 2009.





Item
9.01                    Financial
Statements and Exhibits





(d)           Exhibits.  The
following is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form
8-K:





99.1           Press
Release dated February 25, 2009














SIGNATURES





Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Somerset Hills
Bancorp, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.








SOMERSET HILLS
      BANCORP(Registrant)Dated:
      February 25, 2009
              By:
              /s/  Stewart E.
      McClure, Jr.STEWART
      E. MCCLURE, JR.President,
      Chief Executive Officerand
      Chief Operating Officer








EXHIBIT
INDEX





CURRENT REPORT ON FORM
8-K








Exhibit
      Number
            Description
            Page99.1
            Press
      Release dated February 25, 2009 with respect to the appointment of William
      F. Keefe to the Board of Directors of the Registrant and the
      Bank.
            5