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EX-4 - THIRTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE - ALLETE INCexhibit_4.htm
EX-99 - FURNISHED ALLETE, INC. FIRST QUARTER 2010 PRESS RELEASE - ALLETE INCexhibit_99.htm
EX-10.B - ALLETE NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR COMPENSATION - ALLETE INCexhibit_10b.htm
EX-10.A - AMENDMENT TO THE ALLETE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN - ALLETE INCexhibit_10a.htm
EX-31.B - CFO 302 CERTIFICATION - ALLETE INCexhibit_31b.htm
EX-31.A - CEO 302 CERTIFICATION - ALLETE INCexhibit_31a.htm
10-Q - ALLETE 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 - ALLETE INCfirstquarter_10-q.htm


Exhibit 32


Section 1350 Certification of Periodic Report
By the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, each of the undersigned officers of ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE), does hereby certify that:
 
1.  
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ALLETE for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010, (Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and
 
2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ALLETE.
 


Date:  April 30, 2010                                                                 Donald J. Shippar                                                                        
 
Donald J. Shippar
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer




Date:  April 30, 2010                                                                 Mark A. Schober                                                                        
 
Mark A. Schober
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability pursuant to that section. Such certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that ALLETE specifically incorporates it by reference.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to ALLETE and will be retained by ALLETE and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.