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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): July 17, 2001
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MONTANA 33-64304 81-0331430
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) File No.) Identification No.)
401 NORTH 31ST STREET, BILLINGS, MT
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(406) 255-5390
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1. Not Applicable.
Item 2. Not Applicable.
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
Effective July 17, 2001, First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. and
Subsidiaries (the "Company") appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company's principal accountants. The Company's Board of
Directors approved this action upon recommendation of the
Company's Audit Committee.
No consultations or communications, written or oral, regarding
the application of accounting principles to specified
transactions, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit
opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial
statements took place between the Company and Ernst & Young LLP
during the two years ended December 31, 2000 or in the
subsequent interim period through July 17, 2001.
Item 5. Not Applicable.
Item 6. Not Applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Not Applicable.
Item 8. Not Applicable.
Item 9. Not Applicable.
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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: July 17, 2001
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
By: /s/ THOMAS W. SCOTT
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Thomas W. Scott
Chief Executive Officer