ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 17, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2012-05-17

Reporting Person: Adams Robert John (VP Bus. Dev; Chief Risk Ofcr)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-17	Common Stock	S	1000	$38.97	Disposed	4115.44	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9466.22	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, all based on plan information available as of April 30, 2012.

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 April 30, 2012.