UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
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Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 2010
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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 1-3548
MINNESOTA POWER AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
ALLETE, Inc.
30 West Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802-2093
(Name of issuer of securities
held pursuant to the Plan and
the address of its principal
executive office)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Annual Report on Form 11-K/A constitutes Amendment No. 1 (the Amendment) to Minnesota Power and Affiliated Companies Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 10, 2011. This Amendment is being filed solely to include the previously omitted Exhibit 23. Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Form 11-K as originally filed.
ALLETE 2010 RSOP Form 11-K/A
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ALLETE, Inc., as plan administrator, has duly caused this amendment to the annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Minnesota Power and Affiliated Companies
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Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
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By:
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ALLETE, Inc., its Plan Administrator
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June 15, 2011
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/s/ Alan R. Hodnik
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Alan R. Hodnik
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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ALLETE 2010 RSOP Form 11-K/A
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
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23
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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ALLETE 2010 RSOP Form 11-K/A
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Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-162890) on Form S-8 of ALLETE, Inc. of our report dated June 10, 2011, with respect to the statements of the net assets available for benefits of the Minnesota Power and Affiliated Companies Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010, and the related supplemental schedules as of December 31, 2010, which report appears in the December 31, 2010, annual report on Form 11-K and Form 11-K/A of the Minnesota Power and Affiliated Companies Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan.
/s/ Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP
Reilly, Penner & Benton LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 15, 2011