UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2020

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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Montana		001-34653	81-0331430
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
401 North 31st Street
Billings,	MT		59116-0918
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, no par value	FIBK	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 19, 2020, First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing the declaration of a special dividend to common shareholders of $0.60 per share, that is payable March 12, 2020 to shareholders of record of the Company as of March 2, 2020.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibit Number	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated February 19, 2020.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 19, 2020

FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
By:	/s/ KEVIN P. RILEY
	Kevin P. Riley
	President and Chief Executive Officer