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Section 16 Insider Trades

Date Filer Title Filing Type Shares Traded Price Total Held
Jan 28, 2005 Director Form 4 Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 189 -- 9,788
Jan 28, 2005 VP Invest. Rel./Corp. Comm. Form 4 Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 602 -- 1,072
Jan 28, 2005 Sen.VP, CFO & Corp. Treasurer Form 4 Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 1,659 -- 5,952
Jan 28, 2005 Sr. VP Support & CAO Form 4 Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 608 -- 4,547
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 $16.60 8,644
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 $15.88 9,894
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,293 $18.85 11,187
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 1,588 $40.91 9,599
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 -- --
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 -- --
Jan 14, 2005 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,293 -- --
Jan 10, 2005 President ALLETE Properties Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 2,327
Jan 10, 2005 President ALLETE Properties Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 1,012
Jan 07, 2005 President ALLETE Properties Form 4 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security 100 $38.48 1,135
Dec 02, 2004 Director Form 4 Other acquisition or disposition -- -- 110
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 $16.60 14,904
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 $15.88 16,154
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 $25.08 17,404
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,293 $25.45 18,697
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,293 $18.85 19,990
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,293 $27.40 21,283
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,293 $29.79 22,576
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 646 $26.91 23,222
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 -- --
Nov 30, 2004 Director Form 4 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 1,250 -- --

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