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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 3

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*
(Last, First, Middle)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
  Guenthner, Kevin
  March 26, 2003
 
  1006 Aronson Avenue

(Street)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check All Applicable)
    First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (no ticker or trading symbol)
  o  Director
o  10% Owner
x  Officer (give title below)
o  Other (specify below)
  Billings, MT 59102
(City)         (State)        (Zip)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
  Chief Information Officer
   
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
                x  Form filed by One Reporting Person
o  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
 
Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

 


 


Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

  Common Stock     834     D   By Self

  Common Stock     1,433     I   By 401(K) Plan

           

           

           

           

           

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Table II — Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
Derivative
Security

(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying Derivative Security

(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or
Exercise Price
of Derivative
Security
5. Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)

(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

      Date
Exer-
cisable
Expi-
ration
Date
 
Title
Amount
or
Number
of Shares
           

  Stock Option   2-19-02 3-15-08   Common Stock 880 $42.00   D   N/A

  Stock Option   2-19-02 3-15-09   Common Stock 990 $42.00   D   N/A

  Stock Option   2-19-02 3-15-10   Common Stock 1,100 $42.00   D   N/A

  Stock Option   2-19-02 3-15-11   Common Stock 1,100 $42.00   D   N/A

  Stock Option(1)   1-31-02 1-31-12   Common Stock 1,000 $42.00   D   N/A

  Stock Option(1)   1-29-03 1-28-13   Common Stock 1,300 $45.00   D   N/A

         

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Options vest over a three year period: 25% on date of grant and 25% each year for three years

/s/ Kevin Guenthner   March 26, 2003

**Signature of Reporting Person
 
Date


 
**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
 

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