ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 3, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2009-02-02

Reporting Person: WELTY CLAUDIA SCOTT (Sr. VP Support & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-02-02	Common Stock	A	1263	—	Acquired	8233.99	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7945.48	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under ALLETE's stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan and ALLETE's employee stock purchase plan, and is based on plan information available as of January 31, 2009.

F2: Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under ALLETE's retirement savings and stock ownership plan (RSOP) and is based on RSOP plan information available as of January 31, 2009.