ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2011-02-22

Reporting Person: SHIPPAR DONALD J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	600	$37.55	Disposed	25340	Direct
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	700	$37.54	Disposed	24640	Direct
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	300	$37.56	Disposed	24340	Direct
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	500	$37.50	Disposed	23840	Direct
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	400	$37.47	Disposed	23440	Direct
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	300	$37.48	Disposed	23140	Direct
2011-02-22	Common Stock	S	1500	$37.44	Disposed	21640	Direct
2011-02-23	Common Stock	S	700	$37.56	Disposed	20940	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	745.86	Indirect
Common Stock	18620	Indirect

Footnotes

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