Edgar Filing: SCOTT JAMES R

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SCOTT JAMES R

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC [FIBK]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PO BOX 7113

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2012

(Street)

BILLINGS, MT 59103

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								17,764	I	By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽¹⁾

08/14/2012

J⁽²⁾

562

03/05/2010⁽¹⁾

12/31/2029⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

562

$ 0

2,357,071

By Trust

Class B Common Stock

$ 0 ⁽¹⁾

08/14/2012

J⁽²⁾

562

03/05/2010⁽¹⁾

12/31/2029⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

562

$ 0

44,543

By Spouse

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCOTT JAMES R PO BOX 7113 BILLINGS, MT 59103	X	X

Signatures

/s/ TERRILL R. MOORE, Attorney-in-Fact for Reporting Person		08/15/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 5, 2010, the Company recapitalized its existing common stock. The recapitalization included, among other things, a redesignation of existing common stock as Class B common stock, a four-for-one split of Class B common stock, and the creation of a new class of common stock designated as Class A common stock, which is listed on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol "FIBK". The Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time into Class A Common stock on a share for share basis at the descretion of the holder. The conversion feature of the Class B common stock does not expire.
(2)	On August 14, 2012, a charitable remainder unitrust of which the reporting person is a beneficiary, distributed to each the reporting person and his spouse 558 shares of FIBK Class B common stock in satisfaction of the trust's obligation to pay $7,868 to each the reporting person and his spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the FIBK stock held by the trust except to the extent of he and his wife's pecuniary interest therein.

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