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): May 20, 2015
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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 59101
(Address of principal executive offices)
(406) 255-5390
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On May 20, 2015, First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (the “Registrant”) held an annual meeting of its shareholders. The proposals voted upon at the annual meeting and the voting results for each proposal are as follows:
Proposal No. 1 – To elect as directors the nominees proposed by the board of directors of the Registrant, to three-year terms expiring in 2018, or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
||||||||||||
| Ed Garding |
114,062,484 | 1,502,901 | 36,638 | 3,409,660 | ||||||||||||
| David L. Jahnke |
114,492,035 | 1,099,494 | 10,494 | 3,409,660 | ||||||||||||
| Ross E. Leckie |
115,281,073 | 310,242 | 10,708 | 3,409,660 | ||||||||||||
| James R. Scott |
106,935,974 | 8,654,864 | 11,185 | 3,409,660 | ||||||||||||
| Randall I. Scott |
106,822,767 | 8,768,949 | 10,307 | 3,409,660 | ||||||||||||
| Teresa A. Taylor |
115,249,712 | 342,046 | 10,265 | 3,409,660 | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker non-votes | |||
| 115,043,569 | 351,101 | 207,353 | 3,409,660 | |||
Proposal No. 3 – To approve the First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. 2015 Equity and Incentive Plan.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker non-votes | |||
| 113,032,339 | 1,408,284 | 1,161,400 | 3,409,660 | |||
Proposal No. 4 – To ratify the appointment of McGladrey LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes | |||
| 118,552,701 | 373,869 | 85,113 | 0 | |||
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: May 26, 2015
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ ED GARDING | |
| Ed Garding | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||