-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FkVzbWT262KIKS1DL3X3U1gon9ocb9sfkL64wa/5c8QTnJTG1nD70ACrT0UiJVmc DPCCvZx9XYbGJu5zbItLqg== 0000950123-10-026306.txt : 20100507 0000950123-10-026306.hdr.sgml : 20100507 20100319134227 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-026306 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100319 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000860413 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 810331430 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 30918 STREET 2: 401 NO 31ST STREET CITY: BILLINGS STATE: MT ZIP: 59116-0918 BUSINESS PHONE: 4062555300 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM OF MONTANA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930615 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm corresp
March 19, 2010
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
         
 
  Re:   First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
Form S-1, filed January 15, 2010
Amendment No. 1, filed March 2, 2010
Amendment No. 2, filed March 10, 2010
File No. 333-164380
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     In accordance with Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that, subject to the following sentence, the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), be accelerated so that it will become effective at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrant requests that the Registration Statement not be declared effective at such time unless the Registrant has, through counsel, previously confirmed to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance on or prior to such date that it does not intend to rescind this request.
         
  Very truly yours,

FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Terrill R. Moore    
    Terrill R. Moore
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer 		  
 

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