ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Apr 5, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2011-04-04

Reporting Person: SHIPPAR DONALD J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-04	Common Stock	S	1000	$39.27	Disposed	15790	Direct
2011-04-04	Common Stock	S	2000	$39.26	Disposed	13790	Direct
2011-04-04	Common Stock	S	2000	$39.25	Disposed	11790	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23554	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading polan adopted by the reporting person on December 15, 2010.

F2: Includes 784 shares previously owned indirectly and held by the RSOP Trust in connectoin with ALLETE's retirement savings and stock ownership plan. Also reflects 4,934 shares previously held directly, now held indirectly by Trust.

F3: Includes 4,934 shares previously held directly.