ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 1, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2005-01-28

Reporting Person: SMITH NICK (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-28	Common Stock	A	158.18	—	Acquired	4161.3	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16.67	Indirect
Common Stock	666.67	Indirect
Common Stock	990	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Total shown reflects the one-for-three reverse stock split effective at 12:00 noon EDT on September 20, 2004.