ALLETE to announce first quarter financial results May 1

DULUTH, Minn.-ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) will announce its financial results for the first quarter of 2009 before the stock markets open on Friday, May 1, 2009.

Following the release, ALLETE Chairman, President and CEO Donald J. Shippar and ALLETE Chief Financial Officer Mark A. Schober will present an overview of results for the first quarter of 2009 during a conference call beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling (719) 325-4780 or by listening to a Web cast on ALLETE's Web site, www.allete.com.

ALLETE's corporate headquarters are located in Duluth, Minnesota. More information about the company is available at www.allete.com.