-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UhbkrleBblrqTa2XnbPkYgEWDYdlM5BK7iU+c4S7vl4ZlBlbRVCAo5fg9Joc6Q9t 23nCMZNpoXr351Cpc828ow== 0000066756-06-000061.txt : 20060718 0000066756-06-000061.hdr.sgml : 20060718 20060718172601 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000066756-06-000061 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060712 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060718 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060718 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLETE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000066756 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 410418150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 W SUPERIOR ST CITY: DULUTH STATE: MN ZIP: 55802-2093 BUSINESS PHONE: 2182795000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 W SUPERIOR STREET CITY: DULUTH STATE: MN ZIP: 55802-2093 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLETE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000901 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MINNESOTA POWER INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MINNESOTA POWER & LIGHT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DeVinck Steven Q CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001368998 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03548 FILM NUMBER: 06967815 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 218-279-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET CITY: DULUTH STATE: MN ZIP: 55802-2093 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 3 2006-07-12 0 0000066756 ALLETE INC ALE 0001368998 DeVinck Steven Q 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET DULUTH MN 55802 0 1 0 0 Controller Common Stock 1121.13 D Common Stock 448.69 I By RSOP Trust Common Stock 104.35 I By Spouse as Custodian for Minor Child Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 23.79 2005-02-03 2013-02-03 Common Stock 487 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 37.76 2014-02-02 Common Stock 872 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 41.35 2015-02-01 Common Stock 1756 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 44.15 2016-02-01 Common Stock 1756 D This option vests in three equal installments. One-third vested on February 2, 2005, one-third vested on February 2, 2006 and one-third will vest on Febuary 2, 2007. This option vests in three equal installments. One-third vested on February 1, 2006, one-third vested on Febuary 1, 2007 and the remaining one-third will vest on February 1, 2008. This option will vest in three equal installements on February 1, 2007, February 1, 2008 and February 1, 2009. Steven Q. DeVinck 2006-07-14 EX-24 2 poadevinck.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR STEVEN Q. DEVINCK 
Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Deborah A. Amberg, Ingrid K. Johnson, Christopher D. Anderson, Lyssa S. Supinski, and Bethany M. Owen, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of ALLETE, Inc. (Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.



The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of July 12, 2006.







/s/ Steven Q. DeVinck

Steven Q. DeVinck
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