As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration No. 333-76825 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) MONTANA 81-0331430 (State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) organization) 401 North 31st Street, Billings, Montana 59116 (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC., AS AMENDED FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN, AS AMENDED, AND FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full titles of plans) Terrill R. Moore Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. 401 North 31st Street Billings, Montana 59116 (Name and address of agent for service) (406) 255-5390 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) With Copy to: Holland & Hart LLP Attn: Dennis M. Jackson, Esq. 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 295-8115 EXPLANATORY NOTE This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 333-76825) is being filed solely for the purpose of amending the exhibit list to include the Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 19, 2002 (Exhibit 4.27) and to replace Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., as amended December 31, 1994 and all amendments thereto (Exhibits 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24 and 4.25) with Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., as amended and restated effective January 1, 2001 and the first amendment thereto (Exhibits 4.28 and 4.29). PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. EXHIBITS Regulation S-K Exhibit Document 4.1(1) Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated February 27, 1986 4.2(2) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated September 19, 1996 4.3(2) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated September 19, 1996 4.4(3) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated October 7, 1997 4.5(6) Bylaws of the Registrant 4.5(4) Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant dated March 18, 1999 4.6(5) Specimen of common stock certificate of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. 4.7(7) Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members 4.17(1) Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan of the Registrant, as amended. 4.18(7) Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Registrant, dated May 1, 1998. 4.19* First Interstate Stockholders' Agreements with Scott family members. 4.20* Form of Charity Shareholder's Agreement with charitable shareholders. 4.26* Form of Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 24, 2001. 4.27 Form of Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 19, 2002. 4.28 Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., as amended and restated effective January 1, 2001. 2 Regulation S-K Exhibit Document 4.29 First Amendment to Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., dated March 28, 2002. 5* Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP, as to the legality of securities being registered. 23.1* Consent of KPMG LLC, Independent Certified Public Accountants. 23.2* Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (contained in Exhibit 5) 24 Power of Attorney (included on page 6 of this Registration Statement) (1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-84540. (2) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 1, 1996. (3) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-37847. (4) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, No. 033-64304. (5) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-3250. (6) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-25633. (7) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-53011. * Previously filed. SIGNATURES 1. REGISTRANT Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Billings, State of Montana, on August 28, 2002. First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. By: /s/ Thomas W. Scott ----------------------------------- Thomas W. Scott Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Thomas W. Scott and Terrill R. Moore, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, to sign on his behalf individually and in the capacity stated below, and to perform any acts necessary to be done in order to file all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with this Registration Statement or the amendments thereto and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 3 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 28, 2002. SIGNATURE TITLE /s/ Homer A. Scott, Jr. Chairman of the Board ---------------------------------------- Homer A. Scott, Jr.** /s/ Dan S. Scott Director ---------------------------------------- Dan S. Scott** /s/ James R. Scott Vice Chairman of the Board ---------------------------------------- James R. Scott** /s/ Sandra Scott Suzor Director ---------------------------------------- Sandra Scott Suzor** /s/ John M. Heyneman, Jr. Director ---------------------------------------- John M. Heyneman, Jr.** /s/ Joel T. Long Director ---------------------------------------- Joel T. Long** /s/ Lyle R. Knight President and Chief Operating Officer, Director ---------------------------------------- Lyle R. Knight** /s/ Terry W. Payne Director ---------------------------------------- Terry W. Payne** /s/ James W. Haugh Director ---------------------------------------- James W. Haugh** /s/ Thomas W. Scott Chief Executive Officer and Director ---------------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) Thomas W. Scott /s/ C. Gary Jennings Director ---------------------------------------- C. Gary Jennings** /s/ Robert L. Nance Director ---------------------------------------- Robert L. Nance** /s/ Elouise C. Cobell Director ---------------------------------------- Elouise C. Cobell** /s/ Richard A. Dorn Director ---------------------------------------- Richard A. Dorn** /s/ Larry F. Suchor Director ---------------------------------------- Larry F. Suchor** /s/ William B. Ebzery Director ---------------------------------------- William B. Ebzery** /s/ David H. Crum Director ---------------------------------------- David H. Crum** /s/ Terrill R. Moore Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer ---------------------------------------- (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Terrill R. Moore 4 **By Power of Attorney: /s/ Terrill R. Moore ----------------------------------- Terrill R. Moore Attorney-in-Fact 2. SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC., AS AMENDED AND RESTATED Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustee has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Billings, State of Montana, on August 28, 2002. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., as amended and restated /s/ Richard A. McCann ----------------------------------- By: Richard A. McCann Its: Trustee 5 FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. EXHIBITS INDEX Exhibit Number Document ------- -------- 4.1(1) Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated February 27, 1986 4.2(2) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated September 19, 1996 4.3(2) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated September 19, 1996 4.4(3) Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant dated October 7, 1997 4.5(6) Bylaws of the Registrant 4.5(4) Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant dated March 18, 1999 4.6(5) Specimen of common stock certificate of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. 4.7(7) Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members 4.17(1) Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan of the Registrant, as amended. 4.18(7) Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Registrant, dated May 1, 1998. 4.19* First Interstate Stockholders' Agreements with Scott family members. 4.20* Form of Charity Shareholder's Agreement with charitable shareholders. 4.26* Form of Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 24, 2001. 4.27 Form of Shareholder's Agreement for non-Scott family members dated August 19, 2002. 4.28 Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., as amended and restated effective January 1, 2001. 4.29 First Amendment to Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Employees of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., dated March 28, 2002. 5* Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP, as to the legality of securities being registered. 23.1* Consent of KPMG LLC, Independent Certified Public Accountants. 23.2* Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (contained in Exhibit 5) 24 Power of Attorney (included on page 6 of this Registration Statement) 6 (1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-84540. (2) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 1, 1996. (3) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-37847. (4) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, No. 033-64304. (5) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-3250. (6) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-25633. (7) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-53011. * Previously filed. 7