ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 4, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2004-02-02

Reporting Person: JOHNSON PETER J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-02	Common Stock	A	212.118	—	Acquired	38112.2	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	228.82	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under the dividend reinvestment feature of ALLETE's stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan and based on plan information as of January 31, 2004.