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For Immediate Release
 
 
Contact:
  
Marcy Mutch
  
NASDAQ: FIBK
 
  
Chief Financial Officer
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
(406) 255-5322
investor.relations@fib.com
  
www.FIBK.com

    
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. Reports Improved Core Earnings
and Strong Loan Growth
                

Billings, MT - October 26, 2015 - First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK) reports third quarter 2015 net income of $20.2 million, or $0.44 per share. This compares to net income of $22.2 million, or $0.49 per share, during second quarter 2015, and $19.2 million, or $0.42 per share, during third quarter 2014. During third quarter 2015, the Company recorded non-core expenses of $5.6 million, including $5.0 million of legal and settlement expenses and $566 thousand of acquisition costs. Exclusive of non-core expenses, third quarter 2015 core net income was $23.6 million, or $0.52 per share, as compared to $22.2 million, or $0.49 per share, during second quarter 2015, and $22.3 million, or $0.49 per share, during third quarter 2014.

THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS    
        
Core pre-tax, pre-provision net income of $36.9 million, a 5.2% increase over the prior quarter and a 6.7% increase from the same period in the prior year.
    
Organic loan growth of 5.9% year-over-year, total loan growth of 6.6% year-over-year.
    
Loan to deposit ratio of 73.6% as of September 30, 2015, compared to 69.8% a year ago.
    
Net interest margin ratio of 3.47% was unchanged from the prior quarter.
    
Improvement in non-performing assets, which declined to 0.90% of total assets as of September 30, 2015, as compared to 1.01% of total assets as of June 30, 2015.
        
Successful completion of the acquisition of Absarokee Bancorporation, Inc. and integration of United Bank operations into First Interstate Bank.
        
“We delivered a strong performance in the third quarter with positive trends across most areas of the Company,” said Kevin Riley, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. “Our loan growth was solid across most of the major portfolios. We had strong deposit inflows, good expense management and further improvement in asset quality. As a result, we generated a 7% increase in core pre-tax, pre-provision income compared to the third quarter of 2014," Riley continued. "We also had a smooth integration of United Bank’s operations and we are realizing the synergies we projected for this acquisition. We are continuing to see good loan demand entering the fourth quarter, which should help us to deliver future strong performance for our shareholders,” said Riley.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

On October 6, 2015, the Executive Committee of the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.20 per common share payable on November 13, 2015 to shareholders of record as of November 2, 2015. This dividend equates to a 2.9% annual yield based on the $27.41 average closing price of the Company's common stock during third quarter 2015.


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ACQUISITION

On March 26, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Absarokee Bancorporation, Inc. ("Absarokee"), a Montana-based bank holding company that operated one subsidiary bank, United Bank, with branches located in three Montana communities adjacent to the Company's existing market areas. The acquisition was completed on July 24, 2015 for cash consideration of $7.2 million. Immediately subsequent to the acquisition, United Bank was merged with and into the Company's existing bank subsidiary, First Interstate Bank. As of the date of the acquisition, Absarokee had total assets of $73 million, loans of $38 million and deposits of $64 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
            
Net Interest Income. The Company's net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased $1.0 million to $67.4 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $66.4 million during second quarter 2015, primarily due to the combined impact of one additional accrual day during the third quarter, loan growth and a shift in the mix of interest earning assets from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans.

The yield on average loans decreased 6 basis points to 4.83% during the third quarter of 2015, as compared to 4.89% during second quarter 2015, partially due to quarter-over-quarter reductions in recoveries of charged-off interest and interest accretion related to the early pay-off of acquired loans. The impact of the reduction in loan yield was more than offset by a 3.0% increase in average loans outstanding during third quarter 2015, as compared to second quarter 2015. Interest accretion related to the fair valuation of acquired loans contributed $1.4 million of interest income during third quarter 2015, of which $307 thousand was related to early payoffs. This compares to interest accretion of $1.6 million of interest income during second quarter 2015, of which $470 thousand was related to early payoffs. Recoveries of charged-off loan interest were $679 during third quarter 2015, as compared to $753 during second quarter 2015.

The Company's net interest margin ratio remained stable at 3.47% during the second and third quarters of 2015. Exclusive of the accelerated interest accretion related to early payoffs of acquired loans and the impact of recoveries of charged-off interest, the Company's net interest margin ratio increased 2 basis points to 3.42% during third quarter 2015, as compared to 3.40% during second quarter 2015, due to a shift in the mix of interest earning assets from lower yielding investment securities to higher yielding loans.
 
Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income decreased $1.3 million, or 4.1%, to $30.5 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $31.8 million during second quarter 2015, primarily due to decreases in other income and income from the origination and sale of mortgage loans.

Other income decreased $1.0 million, or 36.8%, to $1.8 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $2.8 million during second quarter 2015. Included in second quarter 2015 other income was a one-time gain of $863 thousand on the sale of land. In addition, reductions in deferred compensation plan returns also contributed to the decrease in other income during third quarter 2015, as compared to second quarter 2015.

Income from the origination and sale of loans decreased $819 thousand, or 9.3%, to $8.0 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $8.8 million during second quarter 2015. Included in second quarter 2015 results was a $410 thousand gain on the sale of seasoned portfolio loans. Refinancing loans accounted for approximately 26% of the Company's loan production during third quarter 2015, as compared to 35% during second quarter 2015.

Partially offsetting decreases in other income and income from the origination and sale of loans were increases in service charges on deposit accounts and wealth management revenues. Service charges on deposit accounts increased $326 thousand, or 8.0%, to $4.4 million during third quarter 2015, compared to $4.1 million during second quarter 2015, primarily due to the implementation of revenue enhancement strategies.

Wealth management revenues increased $336 thousand, or 6.9%, to $5.2 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $4.9 million during second quarter 2015. This increase was the result of the addition of new wealth management customers.

Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $3.5 million, or 5.7%, to $65.5 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $62.0 million during second quarter 2015.

During third quarter 2015, the Company recorded non-core expenses of $5.6 million, including $5.0 million of legal and settlement costs and $566 thousand of acquisition costs related to the Absarokee acquisition.


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Salaries and wages expense decreased $633 thousand, or 2.4%, to $25.5 million during third quarter 2015, compared to $26.1 million during second quarter 2015, primarily due to lower incentive compensation accruals, which were partially offset by additional salaries and wages expense.

Employee benefits expense decreased $758 thousand, or 9.4%, to $7.3 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $8.1 million during second quarter 2015, primarily due to reductions in deferred compensation plan returns and decreases in payroll taxes as employees meet compensation tax limits.

Other expenses decreased $705 thousand, or 4.2%, to $16.3 million during third quarter 2015, as compared to $17.0 million during second quarter 2015. During third quarter 2015, the Company recorded valuation write-downs aggregating $806 thousand related to two vacated bank buildings held for sale. These write-downs were partially offset by a decrease of $467 thousand in advertising expense due to timing of advertising campaigns and lower fraud losses, which declined $185 thousand during third quarter 2015, as compared to second quarter 2015. Second quarter 2015 other expenses included a one-time contract termination expense of $876 thousand related to a change in payment service provider.

BALANCE SHEET
    
Total assets increased $218 million, or 2.6%, to $8.6 billion as of September 30, 2015, from $8.4 billion as of June 30, 2015. Approximately $73 million of the increase was attributable to the Absarokee acquisition. The remaining increase was primarily due to the deployment of funds, which were generated primarily though organic deposit growth, into loans and interest bearing deposits in banks.

Total loans increased $73 million, or 1.4%, to $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2015, from $5.1 billion as of June 30, 2015. Approximately $38 million, or 50.4%, of this increase was attributable to the Absarokee acquisition. All major loan categories, except commercial loans, experienced organic growth.

Commercial real estate loans increased $47 million, or 2.7%, to $1,751 million as of September 30, 2015, from $1,704 million as of June 30, 2015. Approximately $12 million of the increase was attributable to the Absarokee acquisition. Management attributes the remaining organic growth in commercial real estate loans to continuing customer business expansion in the Company's market areas.

Construction real estate loans increased $16 million, or 4.0%, to $419 million as of September 30, 2015, from $403 million as of June 30, 2015, with approximately $1.2 million of the increase attributable to the Absarokee acquisition. The most notable growth occurred in residential construction loans, which grew $11 million, or 11.4%, to $112 million as of September 30, 2015, from $101 million as of June 30, 2015. Management attributes growth in residential construction loans to increased demand for housing in the Company's market areas.

Agricultural loans increased $12 million, or 8.6%, to $155 million as of September 30, 2015, from $143 million as of June 30, 2015. Approximately $7 million of the increase was attributable to Absarokee acquisition. The remaining organic growth in agricultural loans was primarily due to seasonal increases in credit lines.

Consumer loans grew $33 million or 4.1%, to $832 million as of September 30, 2015, from $799 million as of June 30, 2015, with approximately $3 million attributable to the Absarokee acquisition. Indirect consumer loans grew organically $27 million, or 4.5%, to $616 million as of September 30, 2015, from $589 million as of June 30, 2015, due to the combined impact of heightened consumer demand for recreational vehicles and increased dealer volume resulting from the Company's expansion efforts within its existing market areas.

Commercial loans decreased $40 million, or 4.9%, to $779 million as of September 30, 2015, from $819 million as of June 30, 2015. Exclusive of commercial loans acquired in the Absarokee acquisition, commercial loans decreased $45 million, or 5.4%, from June 30, 2015 to September 30, 2015, primarily due to the repayment of several loans due to business consolidations and seasonal pay-downs of existing credit lines.

Total deposits grew $231 million, or 3.4%, to $7.0 billion as of September 30, 2015, from $6.8 billion as of June 30, 2015. Exclusive of $64 million in deposits acquired in the Absarokee acquisition, total deposits returned to more normalized levels as of September 30, 2015, following a seasonal decline during second quarter 2015. As of September 30, 2015, the mix of total deposits was 26% non-interest bearing demand, 30% interest bearing demand, 27% savings and 17% time.

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ASSET QUALITY
    
Non-performing assets declined $7 million, or 8.3%, to $78 million, or 0.90% of total assets, as of September 30, 2015, from $85 million, or 1.01% of total assets, as of June 30, 2015. Non-accrual loans decreased $5 million, or 6.3%, to $66 million as of September 30, 2015, from $71 million as of June 30, 2015, primarily due to the paydown of the loans of one commercial real estate borrower, the partial charge-off of the loans of one land development borrower and the upgrade of the loans of one commercial real estate borrower to accrual status.

OREO decreased $3.7 million, or 31.8%, to $8.0 million as of September 30, 2015, from $11.8 million as of June 30, 2015. During third quarter 2015, the Company recorded OREO additions of $984 thousand, wrote down the value of OREO properties by $73 thousand and sold OREO properties with carrying values of $4.7 million.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.1 million during third quarter 2015, compared to $1.3 million during second quarter 2015. The lower provision for loan losses recorded during third quarter 2015, as compared to second quarter 2015, is reflective of the decline in non-performing and criticized loans combined with reductions in historical loss rates. The Company's allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period end loans declined slightly to 1.43% as of September 30, 2015, from 1.50% as of June 30, 2015, partially due to the acquisition of Absarokee loans, which were initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of the related allowance for loan losses.

STOCK REPURCHASE

Pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Company's Board of Directors on January 22, 2015, the Company repurchased and retired 200,000 shares of it Class A common stock during third quarter 2015. These shares were purchased in open market transactions at an aggregate weighted average purchase price of $26.23 per share. On September 24, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors reauthorized the repurchase of up to one million shares of the Company's Class A common stock under the stock repurchase program.

Third Quarter 2015 Conference Call for Investors

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2015 results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Mountain Time) on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Participants may join the call by dialing 1-877-507-0356 or by logging on to www.FIBK.com. The call will be recorded and made available for replay after 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. Mountain Time) on October 27, 2015 through 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Mountain Time) on November 26, 2015, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (using conference ID 10073446). The call will also be archived on our website, www.FIBK.com, for one year.
    
About First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
    
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. is a financial and bank holding company incorporated in 1971 and headquartered in Billings, Montana. The Company operates 81 banking offices, including detached drive-up facilities, in 45 communities in Montana, Wyoming and western South Dakota. Through First Interstate Bank, the Company delivers a comprehensive range of banking products and services to individuals, businesses, municipalities and other entities throughout the Company's market areas.


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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder, that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Any statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, beliefs, or future performance or events constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are identified as those that include words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “trend,” “objective,” “continue” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “may” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, estimates and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any results, performance or events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this report: continuing or worsening business and economic conditions, adverse economic conditions affecting Montana, Wyoming and western South Dakota, credit losses, lending risk, adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, impairment of goodwill, changes in interest rates, access to low-cost funding sources, dependence on the Company’s management team, ability to attract and retain qualified employees, governmental regulation and changes in regulatory, tax and accounting rules and interpretations, failure of technology, inability to meet liquidity requirements, failure to manage growth, competition, ineffective internal operational controls, environmental remediation and other costs, reliance on external vendors, litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibilities, failure to effectively implement technology-driven products and services, soundness of other financial institutions, inability of our bank subsidiary to pay dividends, implementation of new lines of business or new product or service offerings, change in dividend policy, volatility of Class A common stock, decline in market price of Class A common stock, dilution as a result of future equity issuances, uninsured nature of any investment in Class A common stock, voting control of Class B stockholders, anti-takeover provisions, controlled company status, and subordination of common stock to Company debt.
These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our results.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we do not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.





















First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
P.O. Box 30918     Billings, Montana 59116     (406) 255-5390
www.FIBK.com

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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Summary
(Unaudited, $ in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
2015
 
2014
INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARIES
 
3rd Qtr
 
2nd Qtr
 
1st Qtr
 
4th Qtr
 
3rd Qtr
Net interest income
 
$
66,330

 
$
65,288

 
$
64,325

 
$
65,516

 
$
65,082

Net interest income on a fully-taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis
 
67,400

 
66,399

 
65,381

 
66,585

 
66,129

Provision for loan losses
 
1,098

 
1,340

 
1,095

 
118

 
261

Non-interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other service charges, commissions and fees
 
11,095

 
11,173

 
9,867

 
11,429

 
10,458

Income from the origination and sale of loans
 
7,983

 
8,802

 
5,906

 
5,554

 
7,346

Wealth management revenues
 
5,233

 
4,897

 
4,937

 
4,775

 
5,157

Service charges on deposit accounts
 
4,379

 
4,053

 
3,944

 
4,432

 
4,331

Investment securities gains (losses), net
 
23

 
46

 
6

 
(19
)
 
(8
)
Other income
 
1,769

 
2,799

 
3,122

 
5,190

 
2,079

Total non-interest income
 
30,482

 
31,770

 
27,782

 
31,361

 
29,363

Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and wages
 
25,460

 
26,093

 
25,349

 
23,717

 
25,914

Employee benefits
 
7,312

 
8,070

 
7,780

 
6,812

 
7,841

Occupancy, net
 
4,413

 
4,529

 
4,492

 
4,770

 
4,534

Furniture and equipment
 
3,849

 
3,703

 
3,793

 
4,120

 
3,338

Outsourced technology services
 
2,520

 
2,593

 
2,463

 
2,468

 
2,346

Other real estate owned income, net
 
(720
)
 
(823
)
 
(61
)
 
(61
)
 
(58
)
Core deposit intangible amortization
 
842

 
855

 
854

 
855

 
688

Non-core expenses (income)
 
5,566

 
(7
)
 
70

 
2,368

 
5,052

Other expenses
 
16,260

 
16,965

 
14,852

 
16,604

 
15,303

Total non-interest expense
 
65,502

 
61,978

 
59,592

 
61,653

 
64,958

Income before taxes
 
30,212

 
33,740

 
31,420

 
35,106

 
29,226

Income taxes
 
10,050

 
11,518

 
10,440

 
12,330

 
10,071

Net income
 
$
20,162

 
$
22,222

 
$
20,980

 
$
22,776

 
$
19,155

Core net income**
 
$
23,610


$
22,189

 
$
21,020

 
$
24,260

 
$
22,302

        Core pre-tax, pre-provision net income**
 
$
36,853

 
$
35,027

 
$
32,579

 
$
37,611

 
$
34,547

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PER COMMON SHARE DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income - basic
 
$
0.45

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.43

Net income - diluted
 
0.44

 
0.49

 
0.46

 
0.49

 
0.42

Core net income - diluted
 
0.52

 
0.49

 
0.46

 
0.53

 
0.49

Cash dividend paid
 
0.20

 
0.20

 
0.20

 
0.16

 
0.16

Book value at period end
 
20.70

 
20.32

 
20.13

 
19.85

 
19.40

Tangible book value at period end**
 
15.94

 
15.58

 
15.36

 
15.07

 
14.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At period-end
 
45,345,007

 
45,506,583

 
45,429,468

 
45,788,415

 
45,672,922

Weighted-average shares - basic
 
45,150,104

 
45,143,122

 
45,378,230

 
45,485,548

 
44,911,858

Weighted-average shares - diluted
 
45,578,978

 
45,606,686

 
45,840,191

 
46,037,344

 
45,460,288

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SELECTED ANNUALIZED RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
0.94
%
 
1.06
%
 
1.00
%
 
1.05
%
 
0.93
%
Core return on average assets**
 
1.10

 
1.06

 
1.00

 
1.12

 
1.09

Return on average common equity
 
8.60

 
9.68

 
9.38

 
10.09

 
8.55

Core return on average common equity**
 
10.07

 
9.66

 
9.40

 
10.75

 
9.96

Return on average tangible common equity**
 
11.20

 
12.65

 
12.35

 
13.34

 
11.17

Net FTE interest income to average earning assets
 
3.47

 
3.47

 
3.43

 
3.38

 
3.55

Core efficiency ratio**
 
61.12

 
63.14

 
63.04

 
59.71

 
62.07



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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Summary - continued
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
 
 
2015
 
2014
BALANCE SHEET SUMMARIES
 
Sept 30
 
Jun 30
 
Mar 31
 
Dec 31
 
Sept 30
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
708,295

 
$
506,434

 
$
637,803

 
$
798,670

 
$
819,963

Investment securities
 
2,067,636

 
2,139,433

 
2,340,904

 
2,287,110

 
2,169,774

Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
1,750,797

 
1,704,073

 
1,670,829

 
1,639,422

 
1,686,509

Construction real estate
 
419,260

 
403,228

 
406,305

 
418,269

 
367,420

Residential real estate
 
1,020,445

 
999,038

 
997,123

 
999,903

 
957,282

Agricultural real estate
 
163,116

 
158,506

 
156,734

 
167,659

 
158,940

Consumer
 
831,961

 
799,126

 
768,462

 
762,471

 
745,482

Commercial
 
778,648

 
819,119

 
754,149

 
740,073

 
736,908

Agricultural
 
154,855

 
142,629

 
117,569

 
124,859

 
136,587

Other
 
1,712

 
2,905

 
377

 
3,959

 
2,316

Mortgage loans held for sale
 
55,686

 
75,322

 
55,758

 
40,828

 
62,938

Total loans
 
5,176,480

 
5,103,946

 
4,927,306

 
4,897,443

 
4,854,382

Less allowance for loan losses
 
74,256

 
76,552

 
75,336

 
74,200

 
74,231

Net loans
 
5,102,224

 
5,027,394

 
4,851,970

 
4,823,243

 
4,780,151

Premises and equipment, net
 
190,386

 
189,488

 
192,748

 
195,212

 
207,181

Goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)
 
215,843

 
215,958

 
216,815

 
218,870

 
218,799

Company owned life insurance
 
185,990

 
177,625

 
154,741

 
153,821

 
152,761

Other real estate owned, net
 
8,031

 
11,773

 
15,134

 
13,554

 
18,496

Mortgage servicing rights, net
 
15,336

 
14,654

 
14,093

 
14,038

 
13,894

Other assets
 
110,789

 
103,459

 
104,334

 
105,418

 
100,333

Total assets
 
$
8,604,530

 
$
8,386,218

 
$
8,528,542

 
$
8,609,936

 
$
8,481,352

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing
 
$
1,832,535

 
$
1,757,641

 
$
1,757,664

 
$
1,791,364

 
$
1,637,151

Interest bearing
 
5,203,259

 
5,046,760

 
5,210,495

 
5,214,848

 
5,322,348

Total deposits
 
7,035,794

 
6,804,401

 
6,968,159

 
7,006,212

 
6,959,499

Securities sold under repurchase agreements
 
437,533

 
469,145

 
462,073

 
502,250

 
432,478

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
67,062

 
62,272

 
58,335

 
72,006

 
63,713

Long-term debt
 
43,089

 
43,068

 
43,048

 
38,067

 
36,882

Subordinated debentures held by subsidiary trusts
 
82,477

 
82,477

 
82,477

 
82,477

 
102,916

Total liabilities
 
7,665,955

 
7,461,363

 
7,614,092

 
7,701,012

 
7,595,488

Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
309,167

 
313,125

 
310,544

 
323,596

 
321,132

Retained earnings
 
623,967

 
612,875

 
599,727

 
587,862

 
572,362

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
5,441

 
(1,145
)
 
4,179

 
(2,534
)
 
(7,630
)
Total stockholders' equity
 
938,575

 
924,855

 
914,450

 
908,924

 
885,864

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
8,604,530

 
$
8,386,218

 
$
8,528,542

 
$
8,609,936

 
$
8,481,352

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL RATIOS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total risk-based capital
 
15.25
%
*
15.37
%
 
15.43
%
 
16.15
%
 
16.34
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
 
13.80

*
13.88

 
13.94

 
14.52

 
14.71

Tier 1 common capital to total risk-weighted assets
 
12.49

*
12.55

 
12.58

 
13.08

 
12.89

Leverage Ratio
 
10.13

*
10.11

 
9.73

 
9.61

 
10.42

Tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets**
 
8.62

 
8.68

 
8.39

 
8.22

 
8.07




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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Summary - continued
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
 
 
2015
 
2014
ASSET QUALITY
 
Sep 30
 
Jun 30
 
Mar 31
 
Dec 31
 
Sep 30
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
74,256

 
$
76,552

 
$
75,336

 
$
74,200

 
$
74,231

As a percentage of period-end loans
 
1.43
%
 
1.50
%
 
1.53
%
 
1.52
%
 
1.53
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs (recoveries) during quarter
 
$
3,394

 
$
124

 
$
(41
)
 
$
149

 
$
4,296

Annualized as a percentage of average loans
 
0.26
%
 
0.01
%
 
%
 
0.01
%
 
0.36
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Non-performing assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Non-accrual loans
 
$
66,359

 
$
70,848

 
$
73,941

 
$
62,182

 
$
71,915

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
 
3,357

 
2,153

 
5,175

 
2,576

 
1,348

Total non-performing loans
 
69,716

 
73,001

 
79,116

 
64,758

 
73,263

Other real estate owned
 
8,031

 
11,773

 
15,134

 
13,554

 
18,496

Total non-performing assets
 
77,747

 
84,774

 
94,250

 
78,312

 
91,759

As a percentage of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and OREO
 
1.50
%
 
1.66
%
 
1.91
%
 
1.59
%
 
1.88
%
Total assets
 
0.90
%
 
1.01
%
 
1.11
%
 
0.91
%
 
1.08
%
    
ASSET QUALITY TRENDS
Provision for Loan Losses
 
Net
Charge-offs (Recoveries)
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
Accruing Loans 30-89 Days Past Due
 
Accruing TDRs
 
Non-Performing Loans
 
Non-Performing Assets
Q3 2012
$
9,500

 
$
13,288

 
$
99,006

 
$
48,277

 
$
35,428

 
$
127,270

 
$
167,241

Q4 2012
8,000

 
6,495

 
100,511

 
34,602

 
31,932

 
110,076

 
142,647

Q1 2013
500

 
3,107

 
97,904

 
41,924

 
35,787

 
100,535

 
133,005

Q2 2013
375

 
(249
)
 
98,528

 
39,408

 
23,406

 
105,471

 
128,253

Q3 2013
(3,000
)
 
2,538

 
92,990

 
39,414

 
21,939

 
96,203

 
114,740

Q4 2013
(4,000
)
 
3,651

 
85,339

 
26,944

 
21,780

 
96,671

 
112,175

Q1 2014
(5,000
)
 
(1,032
)
 
81,371

 
41,034

 
19,687

 
89,778

 
106,372

Q2 2014
(2,001
)
 
1,104

 
78,266

 
24,250

 
23,531

 
80,660

 
97,085

Q3 2014
261

 
4,296

 
74,231

 
38,400

 
20,956

 
73,263

 
91,759

Q4 2014
118

 
149

 
74,200

 
28,848

 
20,952

 
64,758

 
78,312

Q1 2015
1,095

 
(41
)
 
75,336

 
40,744

 
16,070

 
79,116

 
94,250

Q2 2015
1,340

 
124

 
76,552

 
31,178

 
15,127

 
73,001

 
84,774

Q3 2015
1,098

 
3,394

 
74,256

 
38,793

 
16,702

 
69,716

 
77,747

    
CRITICIZED LOANS
Special Mention
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful
 
Total
Q3 2012
$
223,306

 
$
229,826

 
$
66,179

 
$
519,311

Q4 2012
209,933

 
215,188

 
42,459

 
467,580

Q1 2013
197,645

 
197,095

 
43,825

 
438,565

Q2 2013
192,390

 
161,786

 
52,266

 
406,442

Q3 2013
180,850

 
168,278

 
42,415

 
391,543

Q4 2013
159,081

 
154,100

 
45,308

 
358,489

Q1 2014
174,834

 
161,103

 
31,672

 
367,609

Q2 2014
160,271

 
155,744

 
29,115

 
345,130

Q3 2014
156,469

 
156,123

 
39,450

 
352,042

Q4 2014
154,084

 
163,675

 
34,854

 
352,613

Q1 2015
140,492

 
156,887

 
37,476

 
334,855

Q2 2015
155,707

 
159,899

 
31,701

 
347,307

Q3 2015
155,157

 
163,846

 
24,547

 
343,550


*Preliminary estimate - may be subject to change.
**See Non-GAAP Financial Measures included herein for a discussion regarding core net income, pre-tax, pre-provision net income, tangible book value per common share, core return on average assets, core return on average common equity, return on average tangible common equity, tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets and core efficiency ratio.

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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Average Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Rate
Interest earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1) (2)
$
5,141,484

$
62,577

4.83
%
 
$
4,991,416

$
60,911

4.89
%
 
$
4,751,928

$
61,445

5.13
%
Investment securities (2)
2,097,835

8,927

1.69

 
2,319,636

9,642

1.67

 
2,094,449

8,953

1.70

Interest bearing deposits in banks
471,682

342

0.29

 
369,345

271

0.29

 
548,794

374

0.27

Federal funds sold
2,876

4

0.55

 
3,168

5

0.63

 
1,909

3

0.62

Total interest earnings assets
7,713,877

71,850

3.70

 
7,683,565

70,829

3.70

 
7,397,080

70,775

3.80

Non-earning assets
781,559

 
 
 
743,545

 
 
 
753,324

 
 
Total assets
$
8,495,436

 
 
 
$
8,427,110

 
 
 
$
8,150,404

 
 
Interest bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
$
2,086,112

$
528

0.10
%
 
$
2,086,443

$
524

0.10
%
 
$
2,100,931

$
532

0.10
%
Savings deposits
1,924,612

645

0.13

 
1,874,508

624

0.13

 
1,751,595

616

0.14

Time deposits
1,150,223

2,068

0.71

 
1,175,753

2,091

0.71

 
1,217,023

2,339

0.76

Repurchase agreements
433,007

55

0.05

 
448,810

53

0.05

 
439,739

52

0.05

Other borrowed funds
6



 
7



 
1,781

27

6.01

Long-term debt
43,200

544

5.00

 
43,039

538

5.01

 
36,886

482

5.18

Subordinated debentures held by subsidiary trusts
82,477

610

2.93

 
82,477

600

2.92

 
89,142

598

2.66

Total interest bearing liabilities
5,719,637

4,450

0.31

 
5,711,037

4,430

0.31

 
5,637,097

4,646

0.33

Non-interest bearing deposits
1,787,419

 
 
 
1,739,329

 
 
 
1,570,121

 
 
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
58,623

 
 
 
55,515

 
 
 
54,722

 
 
Stockholders’ equity
929,757

 
 
 
921,229

 
 
 
888,464

 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
8,495,436

 
 
 
$
8,427,110

 
 
 
$
8,150,404

 
 
Net FTE interest income
 
67,400

 
 
 
66,399

 
 
 
66,129

 
Less FTE adjustments (2)
 
(1,070
)
 
 
 
(1,111
)
 
 
 
(1,047
)
 
Net interest income from consolidated statements of income
 
$
66,330

 
 
 
$
65,288

 
 
 
$
65,082

 
Interest rate spread
 
 
3.39
%
 
 
 
3.39
%
 
 
 
3.47
%
Net FTE interest margin (3)
 
 
3.47
%
 
 
 
3.47
%
 
 
 
3.55
%
Cost of funds, including non-interest bearing demand deposits (4)
 
 
0.24
%
 
 
 
0.24
%
 
 
 
0.26
%

(1)
Average loan balances include non-accrual loans. Interest income on loans includes amortization of deferred loan fees net of deferred loan costs, which is not material.
(2)
Interest income and average rates for tax exempt loans and securities are presented on an FTE basis.
(3)
Net FTE interest margin during the period equals the difference between annualized interest income on interest earning assets and the annualized interest expense on interest bearing liabilities, divided by average interest earning assets for the period.
(4)
Calculated by dividing total annualized interest on interest bearing liabilities by the sum of total interest bearing liabilities plus non-interest bearing deposits.




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FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Average Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, $ in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Rate
Interest earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1) (2)
$
5,010,251

$
183,305

4.89
%
 
$
4,512,726

$
171,656

5.09
%
Investment securities (2)
2,236,581

28,209

1.69

 
2,098,125

27,341

1.74

Interest bearing deposits in banks
462,262

1,002

0.29

 
425,489

830

0.26

Federal funds sold
2,412

11

0.61

 
1,658

7

0.56

Total interest earnings assets
7,711,506

212,527

3.68

 
7,037,998

199,834

3.80

Non-earning assets
759,169

 
 
 
695,924

 
 
Total assets
$
8,470,675

 
 
 
$
7,733,922

 
 
Interest bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
$
2,087,241

$
1,558

0.10
%
 
$
1,940,007

$
1,556

0.11
%
Savings deposits
1,894,132

1,897

0.13

 
1,681,782

1,810

0.14

Time deposits
1,181,931

6,334

0.72

 
1,179,735

6,872

0.78

Repurchase agreements
453,610

162

0.05

 
444,952

181

0.05

Other borrowed funds
5



 
475

27

7.60

Long-term debt
41,469

1,596

5.15

 
36,897

1,431

5.19

Subordinated debentures held by subsidiary trusts
82,477

1,800

2.92

 
84,723

1,778

2.81

Total interest bearing liabilities
5,740,865

13,347

0.31

 
5,368,571

13,655

0.34

Non-interest bearing deposits
1,750,152

 
 
 
1,473,003

 
.
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
60,149

 
 
 
49,879

 
 
Stockholders’ equity
919,509

 
 
 
842,469

 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
8,470,675

 
 
 
$
7,733,922

 
 
Net FTE interest income
 
199,180

 
 
 
186,179

 
Less FTE adjustments (2)
 
(3,237
)
 
 
 
(3,234
)
 
Net interest income from consolidated statements of income
 
$
195,943

 
 
 
$
182,945

 
Interest rate spread
 
 
3.37
%
 
 
 
3.46
%
Net FTE interest margin (3)
 
 
3.45
%
 
 
 
3.54
%
Cost of funds, including non-interest bearing demand deposits (4)
 
 
0.24
%
 
 
 
0.27
%

(1)
Average loan balances include non-accrual loans. Interest income on loans includes amortization of deferred loan fees net of deferred loan costs, which is not material.
(2)
Interest income and average rates for tax exempt loans and securities are presented on an FTE basis.
(3)
Net FTE interest margin during the period equals the difference between annualized interest income on interest earning assets and the annualized interest expense on interest bearing liabilities, divided by average interest earning assets for the period.
(4)
Calculated by dividing total annualized interest on interest bearing liabilities by the sum of total interest bearing liabilities plus non-interest bearing deposits.





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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
        
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP, this release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures that management uses to provide supplemental perspectives on capital adequacy, operating results, performance trends and financial condition. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies because other companies may not calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. As a result, the usefulness of these measures to investors may be limited, and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
    
The Company adjusts certain capital adequacy measures to exclude intangible assets except mortgage servicing rights. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures, which are intended to complement the capital ratios defined by banking regulators, are useful to investors in evaluating the Company's performance due to the importance that analysts place on these ratios and also allow investors to compare certain aspects of the Company's capitalization to other companies.

The Company also adjusts earnings and certain performance ratios to exclude certain non-core revenues and expenses, including investment securities net gains or losses, acquisition expenses consisting primarily of travel expenses and professional fees, and nonrecurring litigation expenses. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in evaluating operating trends by excluding amounts which the Company views as unrelated to its normalized operations. These non-core income and expense adjustments may be presented before or net of estimated income tax expense.

In addition, the Company adjusts net income to exclude income tax expense and provision for loan losses. Management believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors in evaluating operating trends by excluding pre-tax amounts which the Company views as fluctuating widely based on economic conditions.

The following table reconciles the above described non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as of the dates indicated.

(Unaudited, $ in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
2015
 
2014
As Of or For the Quarter Ended
 
Sep 30
 
Jun 30
 
Mar 31
 
Dec 31
 
Sep 30
Net income
 
$
20,162

 
$
22,222

 
$
20,980

 
$
22,776

 
$
19,155

Add back: income tax expense
 
10,050

 
11,518

 
10,440

 
12,330

 
10,071

Add back: provision for loan losses
 
1,098

 
1,340

 
1,095

 
118

 
261

Pre-tax, pre-provision net income
 
$
31,310

 
$
35,080

 
$
32,515

 
$
35,224

 
$
29,487

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
20,162

 
$
22,222

 
$
20,980

 
$
22,776

 
$
19,155

Adj: investment securities (gains) losses, net
 
(23
)
 
(46
)
 
(6
)
 
19

 
8

Plus: acquisition & nonrecurring litigation expenses
 
5,566

 
(7
)
 
70

 
2,368

 
5,052

Adj: income taxes
 
(2,095
)
 
20

 
(24
)
 
(903
)
 
(1,913
)
Total core net income
(A)
23,610

 
22,189

 
21,020

 
24,260

 
22,302

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
20,162

 
$
22,222

 
$
20,980

 
$
22,776

 
$
19,155

Add back: income tax expense
 
10,050

 
11,518

 
10,440

 
12,330

 
10,071

Add back: provision for loan losses
 
1,098

 
1,340

 
1,095

 
118

 
261

Adj: investment securities (gains) losses, net
 
(23
)
 
(46
)
 
(6
)
 
19

 
8

Plus: acquisition & nonrecurring litigation expenses
 
5,566

 
(7
)
 
70

 
2,368

 
5,052

Core pre-tax, pre-provision net income
 
$
36,853

 
$
35,027

 
$
32,579

 
$
37,611

 
$
34,547

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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2015
 
2014
As Of or For the Quarter Ended
 
Sep 30
 
Jun 30
 
Mar 31
 
Dec 31
 
Sep 30
Total non-interest income
 
$
30,482

 
$
31,770

 
$
27,782

 
$
31,361

 
$
29,363

Adj: investment securities (gains) losses, net
 
(23
)
 
(46
)
 
(6
)
 
19

 
8

Total core non-interest income
 
30,459

 
31,724

 
27,776

 
31,380

 
29,371

Net interest income
 
66,330

 
65,288

 
64,325

 
65,516

 
65,082

Total core revenue
(B)
$
96,789

 
$
97,012

 
$
92,101

 
$
96,896

 
$
94,453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-interest expense
 
$
65,502

 
$
61,978

 
$
59,592

 
$
61,653

 
$
64,958

Less: acquisition & nonrecurring litigation expenses
 
(5,566
)
 
7

 
(70
)
 
(2,368
)
 
(5,052
)
Core non-interest expense
(C)
$
59,936

 
$
61,985

 
$
59,522

 
$
59,285

 
$
59,906

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total quarterly average stockholders' equity
(D)
$
929,757

 
$
921,229

 
$
907,293

 
$
895,605

 
$
888,464

Less: average goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)
 
(215,829
)
 
(216,457
)
 
(218,511
)
 
(218,407
)
 
(208,346
)
Average tangible common stockholders' equity
(E)
$
713,928

 
$
704,772

 
$
688,782

 
$
677,198

 
$
680,118

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity, period-end
 
$
938,575

 
$
924,855

 
$
914,450

 
$
908,924

 
$
885,864

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)
 
(215,843
)
 
(215,958
)
 
(216,815
)
 
(218,870
)
 
(218,799
)
Total tangible common stockholders' equity
(F)
$
722,732

 
$
708,897

 
$
697,635

 
$
690,054

 
$
667,065

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
8,604,530

 
$
8,386,218

 
$
8,528,542

 
8,609,936

 
8,481,352

Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights)
 
(215,843
)
 
(215,958
)
 
(216,815
)
 
(218,870
)
 
(218,799
)
Tangible assets
(G)
$
8,388,687

 
$
8,170,260

 
$
8,311,727

 
$
8,391,066

 
$
8,262,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total quarterly average assets
(H)
$
8,495,436

 
$
8,427,110

 
$
8,489,413

 
$
8,586,418

 
$
8,150,404

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total common shares outstanding, period end
(I)
45,345,007

 
45,506,583

 
45,429,468

 
45,788,415

 
45,672,922

Weighted-average common shares - diluted
(J)
45,578,978

 
45,606,686

 
45,840,191

 
46,037,344

 
45,460,288

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core earnings per share, diluted
(A/J)
$
0.52

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.53

 
$
0.49

Tangible book value per share, period-end
(F/I)
15.94

 
15.58

 
15.36

 
15.07

 
14.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized net income
(K)
$
79,991

 
$
89,132

 
$
85,086

 
$
90,361

 
$
75,995

Annualized core net income
(L)
93,670

 
89,000

 
85,248

 
96,249

 
88,481

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core return on average assets
(L/H)
1.10
%
 
1.06
%
 
1.00
%
 
1.12
%
 
1.09
%
Core return on average common equity
(L/D)
10.07

 
9.66

 
9.40

 
10.75

 
9.96

Return on average tangible common equity
(K/E)
11.20

 
12.65

 
12.35

 
13.34

 
11.17

Tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets
(F/G)
8.62

 
8.68

 
8.39

 
8.22

 
8.07

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core non-interest expense
(C)
$
59,936

 
$
61,985

 
$
59,522

 
$
59,285

 
$
59,906

Less: amortization of core deposit intangible
 
(842
)
 
(855
)
 
(854
)
 
(855
)
 
(688
)
Adj: OREO (expense) income
 
720

 
823

 
61

 
61

 
58

Non-interest expense for core efficiency ratio
(M)
$
59,814

 
$
61,953

 
$
58,729

 
$
58,491

 
$
59,276

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total core revenue
(B)
$
96,789

 
$
97,012

 
$
92,101

 
$
96,896

 
$
94,453

Add: FTE adjustments
 
1,070

 
1,111

 
1,056

 
1,069

 
1,047

Total core revenue for core efficiency ratio
(N)
$
97,859

 
$
98,123

 
$
93,157

 
$
97,965

 
$
95,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core efficiency ratio
(M/N)
61.12
%
 
63.14
%
 
63.04
%
 
59.71
%
 
62.07
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        

12