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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): December 31, 2008
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Montana   000-49733   81-0331430
 
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File No.)   Identification No.)
         
401 North 31st Street, Billings, MT
  59116
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
(406) 255-5390
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
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o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 31, 2008, First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (the “Registrant”) completed the sale of all of the outstanding stock of i_Tech Corporation (“i_Tech”), the Registrant’s wholly-owned technology services subsidiary. The outstanding stock of i_Tech was purchased by Fiserv Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiserv Inc., pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) dated December 15, 2008. The Purchase Agreement was previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2008.

 


 

SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 7, 2009
         
  FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
 
 
  By:       /s/ LYLE R. KNIGHT    
    Lyle R. Knight   
    President and Chief Executive Officer