Support Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021, by and among each of the shareholders of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. listed therein

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Exhibit 10.1

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This Support Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 15, 2021, is entered into by and among each of the undersigned shareholders (each, a “Shareholder”, and collectively, the “Shareholders”) of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., a Montana corporation (“FIBK”).  The obligations of each Shareholder hereunder shall be several and not joint.

WHEREAS, certain Shareholders are members of the Scott Family FIBK Shareholder Group and in such capacity have adopted a committee charter for the purposes of formalizing the efforts of the members to reach consensus on matters of importance to them with respect to FIBK, including matters requiring the vote of the shareholders of FIBK;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, between FIBK and Great Western Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GWB”), GWB will be merged with and into FIBK, with FIBK as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, each Shareholder owns beneficially or of record, and has the power to vote or direct the voting of, the shares of Class A common stock, no par value per share, of FIBK (the “Class A Common Stock”) and the shares of Class B common stock, no par value per share, of FIBK (the “Class B Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) set forth next to such Shareholder’s name on Schedule B hereto (all such shares, the “Existing Shares”);

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of FIBK has unanimously determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are in the best interests of FIBK and FIBK’s shareholders and declared the Merger Agreement advisable, and has resolved to recommend that FIBK’s shareholders approve the Merger Agreement and the FIBK Articles Amendment and submit the Merger Agreement and the FIBK Articles Amendment to FIBK’s shareholders for approval; and

WHEREAS, the Shareholders are supportive of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, and have determined that it is in their best interests to enter into this Agreement to provide for their collective support for the Merger Agreement and such transactions and this Agreement is intended to be for the benefit of each of FIBK and GWB, and each of FIBK and GWB is an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement and shall have the right to directly enforce the obligations of the parties hereto, and this Agreement is further a condition and inducement for GWB and FIBK to enter into the Merger Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.
Definitions.  Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Merger Agreement.


2.
Effectiveness; TerminationThis Agreement shall be effective upon signing.  This Agreement shall automatically terminate and be null and void and of no effect upon (and may only be terminated upon) the earliest to occur of the following: (a) termination of the Merger Agreement for any reason in accordance with its terms, (b) FIBK or the Board of Directors of FIBK having made a Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Merger Agreement (provided that such Recommendation Change is approved by the Board of Directors of FIBK, including the vote of a majority of the independent directors then serving on the Board of Directors of FIBK) or (c) any amendment, modification or waiver of the Merger Agreement that either (i) changes the amount of the Merger Consideration or (ii) changes Section 6.12 (Corporate Governance) or Section 6.20 (Conversion of FIBK Class B Common Stock) of the Merger Agreement, or the FIBK Articles Amendment or the FIBK Bylaws Amendment, in each case of this clause (ii) in a manner that is material and adverse to the Shareholders and, in each case, without the consent of the Shareholders; provided that (i) this Section 2 and Sections 10 through 16 hereof shall survive any such termination and (ii) such termination shall not relieve any party of any liability or damages resulting from any willful or material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth herein.

3.
Support AgreementFrom the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the Closing or (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Support Period”), each Shareholder irrevocably and unconditionally hereby agrees that at any meeting (whether annual or special and each postponement, recess, adjournment or continuation thereof) of FIBK’s shareholders, however called, and in connection with any written consent of FIBK’s shareholders, each Shareholder shall (i) appear at such meeting or otherwise cause all of such Shareholder’s Existing Shares and all other shares of Common Stock or voting securities over which such Shareholder has acquired, after the date hereof, beneficial or record ownership and the power to vote or direct the voting thereof (including any shares of Common Stock acquired by means of purchase, dividend or distribution, or issued upon the exercise of any stock options to acquire Common Stock or the conversion of any convertible securities, or pursuant to any other equity awards or derivative securities (including any FIBK Equity Awards) or otherwise) (together with the Existing Shares, the “Shares”), as of the applicable record date, to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum, and (ii) vote or cause to be voted (including by proxy or written consent, if applicable) all such Shares (A) in favor of the approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”), (B) in favor of the FIBK Articles Amendment, (C) in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of FIBK’s shareholders to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement, the Transactions or the FIBK Articles Amendment, (D) against any Acquisition Proposal, and (E) against any action, proposal, transaction, agreement or amendment of the FIBK Articles of Incorporation or FIBK Bylaws, in each case of this clause (E), which would reasonably be expected to (1) result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of FIBK contained in the Merger Agreement, or of a Shareholder contained in this Agreement, or (2) prevent, impede, delay, interfere with, postpone, discourage or frustrate the purposes of or adversely affect the consummation of the Transactions, including the Merger.  Each Shareholder agrees to exercise all voting or other determination rights such Shareholder has in any trust or other legal entity to carry out the intent and purposes of such Shareholder’s obligations in this paragraph and otherwise set forth in this Agreement.  Each Shareholder represents, covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, such Shareholder (x) has not entered into, and shall not enter into during the Support Period, any support or voting agreement or voting trust or similar agreement with respect to the Shares that would be inconsistent with such Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement and (y) has not granted, and shall not grant during the Support Period, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to the Shares except any proxy to carry out the intent of and the Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement and any revocable proxy granted to officers or directors of FIBK at the request of the FIBK Board of Directors in connection with election of directors or other routine matters at any annual or special meeting of the FIBK shareholders.  Each Shareholder represents, covenants and agrees that it has not entered into and will not enter into any agreement or commitment with any person the effect of which would be inconsistent with or otherwise violate any of the provisions and agreements set forth herein.

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4.
Transfer Restrictions Prior to the MergerEach Shareholder hereby agrees that such Shareholder will not, from the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the end of the Support Period or (b) approval of the Merger Agreement and the FIBK Articles Amendment by the shareholders of FIBK by the Requisite FIBK Vote, directly or indirectly, offer for sale, sell, transfer, assign, give, convey, tender in any tender or exchange offer, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or dispose of (by merger, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of, any of the Shares, or any legal or beneficial interest therein, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law (any of the foregoing, a “Transfer”); provided, that each Shareholder may Transfer Shares (i) for bona fide estate planning purposes to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the FIBK Articles) of such Shareholder so long as the transferee, prior to the date of Transfer, agrees in a signed writing to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Shares, and such Shareholder provides at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (which shall include the written consent of the transferee agreeing to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Agreement) to FIBK and GWB, in which case such Shareholder shall remain responsible for any breach of this Agreement by such transferee and (ii) to the extent set forth on Schedule A hereto.

5.
Representations of each Shareholder.  Each Shareholder represents and warrants as follows: (a) such Shareholder has full legal right, capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform such Shareholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Shareholder and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder in accordance with its terms, and no other action is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Shareholder or the performance of such Shareholder’s obligations hereunder; (c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Shareholder does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with or violate any law or result in any breach of or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the Shares pursuant to, any agreement or other instrument or obligation binding upon such Shareholder or the Shares, nor require any authorization, consent or approval of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity (other than an amendment to such Shareholder’s Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission); (d) such Shareholder beneficially owns and has the power to vote or direct the voting of the Shares, including all of such Shareholder’s Existing Shares as set forth on, and in the amounts set forth on, Schedule B hereto, which as of the date hereof constitute all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Shareholder and represent the number of shares and voting power indicated on Schedule B hereto; (e) such Shareholder beneficially owns the Shares free and clear of any proxy, voting restriction, adverse claim or other Lien (other than (i) any restrictions created by this Agreement or under applicable federal or state securities laws or disclosed on such Shareholder’s Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or (ii) Liens arising out of pledges of Shares to secure outstanding amounts under existing credit facilities as set forth on Schedule A hereto); and (f) such Shareholder has read and is familiar with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the other agreements and documents contemplated herein and therein.  Each Shareholder agrees that such Shareholder shall not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Shareholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing, impairing, delaying or adversely affecting the performance by such Shareholder of such Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement.  As used in this Agreement, the terms “beneficial owner,” “beneficially own” and “beneficial ownership” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

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6.
PublicityEach Shareholder hereby authorizes GWB and FIBK to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure in connection with the Merger, including in the S-4, the Joint Proxy Statement or any other filing with any Governmental Entity made in connection with the Merger, each Shareholder’s identity and ownership of the Shares and the nature of each Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement; provided that, prior to any such announcement or disclosure, as well as any other disclosure that references the Shareholders (individually or as a group), GWB and FIBK shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Shareholders (through their counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP) with the opportunity to review and comment on any references to any individual Shareholder or the Shareholders generally in such announcement or disclosure and consider such comments in good faith.  Each Shareholder agrees to notify GWB as promptly as practicable of any inaccuracies or omissions in any information relating to such Shareholder that is so published or disclosed.  The applicable Shareholders shall promptly and in accordance with applicable law amend their Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose this Agreement and shall provide a draft of such amendment to GWB and FIBK for their review and comment.

7.
Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person not a party to this Agreement any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement shall, or shall be construed or deemed to, constitute a Transfer of any Shares or any legal or beneficial interest in or voting or other control over any of the Shares or as creating or forming a “group” for purposes of the Exchange Act, and all rights, ownership and benefits of and relating to the Shares shall remain vested in and belong to each Shareholder, subject to the agreements of the parties set forth herein.  This Agreement is intended to create, and creates, a contractual relationship and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or other like relationship between the parties.

8.
Assignment; Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise and, except as provided herein, shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder; provided, however, that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each of FIBK and GWB is an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement, this Agreement is intended to be for the benefit of each of FIBK and GWB and each of FIBK and GWB shall have the right to directly enforce the obligations of the parties hereto (including by seeking any remedy available pursuant to Section 9), and each may rely on the representations and warranties of the parties hereto set forth in Section 5; provided, further, that any action by FIBK or GWB to enforce this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions with respect to governing law, jurisdiction, venue, and waiver of jury trials set forth in Sections 10 and 14.

9.
Remedies/Specific Enforcement.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that this Agreement is intended to be legally binding and specifically enforceable pursuant to its terms and that each party would be irreparably harmed if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms and that monetary damages would not provide an adequate remedy in such event.  Accordingly, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any party of any provision contained in this Agreement, in addition to any other remedy to which the other parties may be entitled whether at law or in equity (including monetary damages), each other party shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, and each party hereby waives any defense in any action for specific performance or an injunction or other equitable relief that a remedy at law would be adequate.  Each party further agrees that no party shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this paragraph, and each party irrevocably waives any right such party may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

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10.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflict of law principles (except that matters relating to the corporate laws of the State of Montana shall be governed by such laws).  Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of Delaware) (the “Chosen Courts”), and, solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding will be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 11.

11.
Notice.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by e-mail transmission (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation), if to a Shareholder, to its address set forth on Schedule B hereto.

12.
Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto.  The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

13.
Amendments; Waivers.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified or waived if, and only if, such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and signed (a) in the case of an amendment or modification, by each Shareholder, and (b) in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided, that this Agreement may not be amended or modified and no provision may be waived without the prior written consent of each of FIBK and GWB.  No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

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14.
Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AT THE TIME OF INSTITUTION OF THE APPLICABLE LITIGATION, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT:  (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) THE PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (III) THE PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) THE PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 14.

15.
No Representative Capacity.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement applies solely to each Shareholder in such Shareholder’s capacity as a shareholder of FIBK, and, to the extent a Shareholder serves as a member of the board of directors or as an officer of FIBK, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or affect any actions or omissions taken by such Shareholder in such Shareholder’s capacity as a director or officer and not as a shareholder.

16.
Counterparts.  The parties may execute this Agreement in one or more counterparts, including by facsimile or other electronic signature.  All the counterparts will be construed together and will constitute one Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties and is effective as of the date first set forth above:

SHAREHOLDERS:

 
RISA KAE SCOTT
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Risa K Scott  
   
Name: Risa K Scott, as an individual
 
       
 
NBAR5 S
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Risa K Scott  
   
Name: Risa K Scott
 
   
Title:   Authorized Signatory
 
       
     
 
RISA K. SCOTT & JOHN HEYNEMAN JR.,
TTEES FBO RISA K SCOTT EXEMPTION
TRUST UNDER THE SCOTT FAMILY 1996
TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Risa K Scott  
   
Name: Risa K Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
RISA K SCOTT TRUST AGENCY
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Risa K Scott  
   
Name: Risa K. Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
RISA K SCOTT TTEE RISA K SCOTT
TRUST DTD 12/4/15
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Risa K Scott  
   
Name: Risa K Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 

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JAMES R. SCOTT
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott, as an individual
 
       
 
FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY VITALITY
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
   
Title:   Director
 
       
 
JAMES F HEYNEMAN
CONSERVATORSHIP, JAMES SCOTT,
CONSERVATOR
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
   
Title:   Conservator
 
       
 
JAMES R SCOTT TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
       
 
JAMES R AND CHRISTINE M SCOTT
FOUNDATION
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
 
Title:   President  
     
 
JS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
   
Title:   Managing Partner
 

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SETRU & CO., CUSTODIAN FOR THE
JAMES R SCOTT TRUST, JAMES R SCOTT
& FIB CO-TTEEs
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
       
 
SETRU & CO., CUSTODIAN FOR THE
JAMES F. HEYNEMAN TRUST, JAMES
SCOTT & FIRST INTERSTATE WEALTH
MANAGEMENT CO-TTEEs
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James R. Scott  
   
Name: James R. Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
JOHN HEYNEMAN
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Heyneman Jr.  
   
Name: John M. Heyneman Jr., as an individual
 
       
 
JOHN HEYNEMAN JR.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Heyneman Jr.  
   
Name: John M. Heyneman Jr., as an individual
 
       
 
RAE ANN MORSS & JOHN HEYNEMAN
JR., TRUSTEES FBO RAE ANN MORSS
EXEMPTION TRUST UNDER THE SCOTT
FAMILY 1996 TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Heyneman Jr.  
   
Name: John M. Heyneman Jr.
 
   
Title:   Co-Trustee
 

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RIKI RAE SCOTT DAVIDSON & JOHN
HEYNEMAN JR., TRUSTEES FBO RIKI
SCOTT DAVIDSON EXEMPTION TRUST
UNDER THE SCOTT FAMILY 1996 TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Heyneman Jr.  
   
Name: John M. Heyneman Jr.
 
   
Title:   Co-Trustee
 
     
 
SETRU & CO., CUSTODIAN FOR THE
JOHN M HEYNEMAN JR. TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Heyneman Jr.  
   
Name: John M. Heyneman Jr.
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
       
 
TOWANDA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Heyneman Jr.  
   
Name: John M. Heyneman Jr.
 
   
Title:   Managing Partner
 
       
 
JULIE SCOTT ROSE
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose, as an individual
 
       
 
ELIZABETH LAUREN SCOTT ROSE TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trust Advisor
 

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FIRST INTERSTATE BANK & JULIE
SCOTT ROSE, CO-TTEES OF THE JOAN D
SCOTT TRUST DTD 10/16/12
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
HARPER GRACE SCOTT TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
HARRISON WILLIAM SCOTT TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
HOLLAND ELIZABETH SCOTT TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
IXL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Designated member
 
     
 
JULIANA SARAH SCOTT ROSE TRUST
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trust Advisor
 

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JULIE A SCOTT ROSE TRUSTEE OF THE
JULIE A SCOTT ROSE TRUST DATED 5-14-2002
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
THOMAS W SCOTT
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
THOMAS W SCOTT TRUST DTD 8/22/95,
THOMAS W SCOTT TRUSTEE
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Julie Scott Rose  
   
Name: Julie Scott Rose
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
HOMER SCOTT JR.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Homer Scott Jr.  
   
Name: Homer Scott Jr., as an individual
 
       
 
HOMER SCOTT JR. TRUST DTD 12/4/78
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Homer Scott Jr.  
   
Name: Homer Scott Jr.
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
SETRU & CO., CUSTODIAN FOR THE
SEVENTH AMENDMENT &
RESTATEMENT OF TRUST AGREEMENT
OF HOMER SCOTT JR DTD 5/21/10,
HOMER SCOTT JR & FIB CO-TTEES
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Homer Scott Jr.  
   
Name: Homer Scott Jr.
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 

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SHERIDAN STADIUM FOUNDATION
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Homer Scott Jr.  
   
Name: Homer Scott Jr.
 
   
Title:   Board President
 
     
 
SETRU & CO., CUSTODIAN FOR THE
SUSAN SCOTT HEYNEMAN 2008
REVOCABLE TRUST, SUSAN HEYNEMAN
& FIB CO-TTEES
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Susan Scott Heyneman  
   
Name: Susan Heyneman
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
JAMES R SCOTT JR.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James Scott Jr.  
   
Name: James R. Scott Jr., as an individual
 
       
 
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK TTEE FOR
DANA S ANDERSSON GST EXEMPT
TRUST NO 1 DTD 12/11/2020
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James Scott Jr.  
   
Name: James R. Scott Jr.
 
   
Title:   Authorized Signatory
 
     
 
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK TTEE FOR
JAMES R SCOTT JR. GST EXEMPT TRUST
NO 1 DTD 12/11/2020
 
       
 
By:
/s/ James Scott Jr.  
   
Name: James R. Scott Jr.
 
   
Title:   Authorized Signatory
 

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JONATHAN SCOTT
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jonathan Scott  
   
Name: Jonathan Scott, as an individual
 
       
 
JONATHAN SCOTT AS TRUSTEE OF THE
JONATHAN R SCOTT TRUST DATED AS
OF 4/21/04
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jonathan Scott  
   
Name: Jonathan Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
JEREMY PAUL SCOTT
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jeremy Paul Scott  
   
Name: Jeremy Paul Scott, as an individual
 
       
 
JEREMY SCOTT TTEE, JEREMY SCOTT
REVOCABLE TRUST DTD 6/25/15
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jeremy Paul Scott  
   
Name: Jeremy Paul Scott
 
   
Title:   Trustee
 
     
 
NBAR5 Limited Partnership
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Jeremy Paul Scott  
   
Name: Jeremy Scott
 
 
Title:   Managing Member  

[Support Agreement Signature Page]


Schedule A

Permitted Transfers

1)          Shares to be transferred for charitable gifts and estate tax payments

 
Family Member
B Shares to be
Converted and
Contributed
Existing A
Shares to be
Contributed
Existing A
Shares to
be Sold
B Shares to be
Transferred
Pursuant to Estate
Administration
Total Shares
Impacted
 
Risa Scott
11,500
-
-
-
11,500
 
Foundation for
Community
Vitality*
13,000
-
-
-
13,000
 
James R. Scott
13,000
-
-
-
13,000
 
Homer Scott, Jr.
-
13,000
-
-
13,000
 
Homer Scott, Jr.
-
-
8,000
-
8,000
 
Thomas Scott
Trust (Julie Rose
– Trustee)
-
-
-
89,500
89,500
           
148,000
 
*James R. Scott –
Board Member
         
         
Total Family 
B Shares 
19,549,126
         
Percentage Impacted 
0.76%


2)          Shares pledged pursuant to existing revolving credit facilities
 
Entity
Class A
Class B
Shares
Pledged
 
Setru & Co., Custodian for
the James R Scott Trust,
James R Scott & FIB Co-
TTEEs
-
                  1,057,496 
395,000 
 
John Heyneman Jr.
-
                       30,000 
11,700 
 
Thomas W Scott Trust Dtd
8/22/95, Thomas W Scott
Trustee
-
                  1,758,995 
105,000 
 
Setru & Co., Custodian for
the Seventh Amendment &
Restatement of Trust
Agreement of Homer Scott
Jr Dtd 5/21/10, Homer Scott
Jr & FIB Co-TTEEs
-
                  1,737,084 
1,737,084 
 
Setru & Co., Custodian for
the Susan Scott Heyneman
2008 Revocable Trust,
Susan Heyneman & FIB
Co-TTEE
-
                     646,756 
322,500 
 
Jonathan Scott as Trustee of
the Jonathan R Scott Trust
Dated as of 4/21/04
-
                     380,000 
380,000 


Schedule B

Shareholder Information

Name of Shareholder
Existing Shares
Total Voting Power
Percentage
Represented by
Shareholder’s
Existing Shares
Address for Notices
Class A
Class B
Risa K Scott TTEE Risa
K Scott Trust Dtd 12/4/15
-
264,308
0.916%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Risa Kae Scott
-
587
0.002%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
NBAR5 S
-
135,776
0.470%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Risa K. Scott & John
Heyneman Jr., TTEEs
FBO Risa K Scott
Exemption Trust Under
the Scott Family 1996 Trust
-
85,836
0.297%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Risa K Scott Trust
Agency
85
-
0.000%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
NBar5 Limited
Partnership
-
3,416,108
11.837%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Setru & Co., Custodian
for the James R Scott
Trust, James R Scott &
FIB Co-TTEEs
-
1,985,462
6.880%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
James R Scott Trust
35,723
-
0.025%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
James R. Scott
28,839
-
0.020%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
James R and Christine M
Scott Foundation
-
35,240
0.122%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103


JS Investments Limited
Partnership
-
1,901,036
6.587%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
John Heyneman Jr.
6,814
-
0.005%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Foundation for
Community Vitality
16,598
322,641
1.129%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
James F Heyneman
Conservatorship, James
Scott, Conservator
-
73,002
0.253%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Setru & Co., Custodian
or the James F
Heyneman Trust, James
Scott & First Interstate
Wealth Management Co-
TTEEs
-
7,096
0.025%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Setru & Co., Custodian
for the John M
Heyneman Jr. Trust
-
139,921
0.485%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
John Heyneman
-
15,000
0.052%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Riki Rae Scott Davidson
& John Heyneman Jr.,
Trustees FBO Riki Scott
Davidson Exemption
Trust Under the Scott
Family 1996 Trust
-
85,836
0.297%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Rae Ann Morss & John
Heyneman Jr., Trustees
FBO Rae Ann Morss
Exemption Trust Under
the Scott Family 1996
Trust
-
85,836
0.297%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Towanda Investments
Limited Partnership
-
1,085,792
3.762%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Julie Scott Rose
-
1,933
0.007%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103


Julie A Scott Rose
Trustee of the Julie A
Scott Rose Trust Dated 5-
14-2002
-
397,210
1.376%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
First Interstate Bank &
Julie Scott Rose, Co-
TTEEs of the Joan D
Scott Trust Dtd 10/16/12
-
10,424
0.036%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
IXL Limited Liability
Company
-
222,528
0.771%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Juliana Sarah Scott Rose
Trust
131,731
-
0.091%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Elizabeth Lauren Scott
Rose Trust

131,731
-
0.091%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Holland Elizabeth Scott Trust
94,863
-
0.066%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Harper Grace Scott
Trust
94,863
-
0.066%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Harrison William Scott Trust
94,863
-
0.066%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Thomas W Scott Trust
Dtd 8/22/95, Thomas W
Scott Trustee
-
1,758,995
6.095%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Thomas W Scott
205
-
0.000%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Setru & Co., Custodian
for the Seventh
Amendment &
Restatement of Trust
Agreement of Homer
Scott Jr Dtd 5/21/10,
Homer Scott Jr & FIB
Co-TTEEs
-
1,961,232
6.796%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Homer Scott Jr. Trust
Dtd 12/4/78
21,500
-
0.015%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103


Sheridan Stadium
Foundation
5,960
-
0.004%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Homer Scott Jr.
26,193
-
0.018%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Setru & Co., Custodian
for the Susan Scott
Heyneman 2008
Revocable Trust, Susan
Heyneman & FIB Co-
TTEEs
-
646,756
2.241%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
First Interstate Bank
TTEE for Dana S
Andersson GST Exempt
 Trust No 1 Dtd
12/11/2020
-
25,642
0.089%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
First Interstate Bank
TTEE for James R Scott
Jr. GST Exempt Trust No
1 Dtd 12/11/2020
-
25,642
0.089%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Jonathan Scott as Trustee
of the Jonathan R Scott
Trust Dated as of 4/21/04
-
540,731
1.874%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
 Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Jonathan Scott
4,160
265
0.004%
Attn: Tim Leuthold, c/o
Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Jeremy Paul Scott
-
14,024
0.049%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
Jeremy Scott TTEE,
Jeremy Scott Revocable
Trust Dtd 6/25/15
-
42,918
0.149%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103
James R Scott Jr.
7,583
97,853
0.344%
Attn: Tim Leuthold,
c/o Scott Family Services,
PO Box 7113, Billings,
MT 59103