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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;25, 2003
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, DC 20549<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Montana</B><BR>
(State or other Jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>81-0331430</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">400 North 31st Street, Billings, Montana 59116<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. 2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Terrill R. Moore<BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.<BR>
401 North 31st Street<BR>
Billings, Montana 59116<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(406)&nbsp;255-5390<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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<TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common
Stock<br>
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    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">750,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">46.00</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">34,500,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">2,791.05</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any
additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, no par value, which
are issued or become issuable under the First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
2001 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act, based
upon the latest appraised value of $46.00 per share as of December&nbsp;31,
2002, for 750,000 shares reserved for issuance under the First Interstate
BancSystem, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">1. REGISTRANT</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed pursuant to General
Instruction E for Form&nbsp;S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), to register 750,000 additional shares of the registrant&#146;s
common stock available for issuance pursuant to the First Interstate
BancSystem, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended. This Registration
Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-69490), and all
exhibits thereto, which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September&nbsp;17, 2001.
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Post-Effective
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, No.&nbsp;333-76825.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Billings, State of Montana, on June&nbsp;24, 2003.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ LYLE R. KNIGHT<BR>
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Lyle R. Knight<BR>
President and Chief Operating Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature to
this Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Thomas W. Scott and Terrill R. Moore, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, to sign on his
behalf individually and in the capacity stated below, and to perform any acts
necessary to be done in order to file all amendments and post-effective
amendments to this Registration Statement, and any and all instruments or
documents filed as part of or in connection with this Registration Statement or
the amendments thereto and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and
confirm all that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, shall do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on June&nbsp;24, 2003.
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Homer A. Scott, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ RANDALL I. SCOTT
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Randall I. Scott</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JAMES R. SCOTT
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James R. Scott</FONT></TD>
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Vice Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ SANDRA SCOTT SUZOR<HR size="1" noshade>
Sandra Scott Suzor</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOHN M. HEYNEMAN, JR.
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John M. Heyneman, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Joel T. Long</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Lyle R. Knight</FONT></TD>
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President and Chief Operating Officer, Director</FONT></TD>
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Terry W. Payne</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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James Haugh</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Thomas W. Scott</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
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C. Gary Jennings</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ROBERT L. NANCE
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Robert L. Nance</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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Julie A. Scott</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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Elouise C. Cobell</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Richard A. Dorn</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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Michael J. Sullivan</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ WILLIAM B. EBZERY
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William B. Ebzery</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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David H. Crum</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ TERRILL R. MOORE
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Terrill R. Moore</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2003
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Montana
(State or other Jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
81-0331430
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
400 North 31st Street, Billings, Montana 59116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. 2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of plan)
Terrill R. Moore
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
401 North 31st Street
Billings, Montana 59116
(Name and address of agent for service)
(406) 255-5390
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
maximum aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
price per share(2)
offering price
registration fee
Common
Stock
(no par value)
750,000
$
46.00
$
34,500,000
$
2,791.05
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any
additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, no par value, which
are issued or become issuable under the First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
2001 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
(2)
Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based
upon the latest appraised value of $46.00 per share as of December 31,
2002, for 750,000 shares reserved for issuance under the First Interstate
BancSystem, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURES
1. REGISTRANT
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBITS INDEX
EX-4.12 Shareholder's Agreement
EX-5 Opinion and Consent of Holland & Hart LLP
EX-23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
EX-23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed pursuant to General
Instruction E for Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), to register 750,000 additional shares of the registrant's
common stock available for issuance pursuant to the First Interstate
BancSystem, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended. This Registration
Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 333-69490), and all
exhibits thereto, which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 17, 2001.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. EXHIBITS
Regulation S-K
Exhibit
Document
4.11(1)
Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 19, 2002
4.12
2001 Stock Option Plan of the Registrant, as amended
5
Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP, as to the legality of securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.3
Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (contained in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on page 3 of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-76825.
SIGNATURES
1. REGISTRANT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Billings, State of Montana, on June 24, 2003.
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
By: /s/ LYLE R. KNIGHT
Lyle R. Knight
President and Chief Operating Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature to
this Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Thomas W. Scott and Terrill R. Moore, and each of them, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, to sign on his
behalf individually and in the capacity stated below, and to perform any acts
necessary to be done in order to file all amendments and post-effective
amendments to this Registration Statement, and any and all instruments or
documents filed as part of or in connection with this Registration Statement or
the amendments thereto and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and
confirm all that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, shall do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on June 24, 2003.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
Homer A. Scott, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
/s/ RANDALL I. SCOTT
Randall I. Scott
Director
/s/ JAMES R. SCOTT
James R. Scott
Vice Chairman of the Board
/s/ SANDRA SCOTT SUZOR
Sandra Scott Suzor
Director
/s/ JOHN M. HEYNEMAN, JR.
John M. Heyneman, Jr.
Director
Joel T. Long
Director
/s/ LYLE R. KNIGHT
Lyle R. Knight
President and Chief Operating Officer, Director
Terry W. Payne
Director
James Haugh
Director
/s/ THOMAS W. SCOTT
Thomas W. Scott
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
C. Gary Jennings
Director
/s/ ROBERT L. NANCE
Robert L. Nance
Director
/s/ JULIE A. SCOTT
Julie A. Scott
Director
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SIGNATURE
TITLE
Elouise C. Cobell
Director
Richard A. Dorn
Director
Michael J. Sullivan
Director
/s/ WILLIAM B. EBZERY
William B. Ebzery
Director
David H. Crum
Director
/s/ TERRILL R. MOORE
Terrill R. Moore
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit
Document
4.11(1)
Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 19, 2002
4.12
2001 Stock Option Plan of the Registrant, as amended
5
Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP, as to the legality of securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.3
Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (contained in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on page 3 of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-76825.
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