UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): January 27, 2005
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
| Montana | 33-64304 | 81-0331430 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 401 North 31st Street, Billings, MT | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| (406) 255-5390 | ||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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| Item 8.01 Other Events. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 27, 2005, the Board of Directors of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. passed a resolution to increase quarterly dividends to common shareholders to $0.48 per common share until further notice. Previously, dividends to common shareholders were $0.42 per common share each calendar quarter.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 27, 2005
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ LYLE R. KNIGHT | |||
| Lyle R. Knight | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||