ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 25, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2012-01-23

Reporting Person: DeVinck Steven Q (Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-23	Common Stock	A	590	—	Acquired	4976.49	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4914.51	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions pursuant to the dividend equivalent feature of restricted stock grants under ALLETE's executive long-term incentive compensation plan based on plan information available as of January 1, 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 January 23, 2012.