Minnesota
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1-3548
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41-0418150
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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¨
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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(a)
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Financial
Statements of Business Acquired – Not applicable
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(b)
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Pro
Forma Financial Information – Not applicable
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(c)
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Shell
Company Transactions – Not applicable
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(d)
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Exhibits
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·
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our
ability to successfully implement our strategic
objectives;
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·
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our
ability to manage expansion and integrate acquisitions;
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prevailing
governmental policies, regulatory actions, and legislation including those
of the United States Congress, state legislatures, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the
Public Services Commission of Wisconsin, and various local and county
regulators, and city administrators, allowed rates of return, financings,
industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and
facilities, real estate development, operation and construction of plant
facilities, recovery of purchased power, capital investments and other
expenses, present or prospective wholesale and retail competition
(including but not limited to transmission costs), zoning and permitting
of land held for resale and environmental rules and
regulation;
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the
potential impacts of climate change on our Regulated Utility
operations;
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effects
of restructuring initiatives in the electric industry;
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economic
and geographic factors, including political and economic
risks;
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changes
in and compliance with laws and policies;
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weather
conditions;
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natural
disasters and pandemic diseases;
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war
and acts of terrorism;
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wholesale
power market conditions;
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population
growth rates and demographic patterns;
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effects
of competition, including competition for retail and wholesale
customers;
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changes
in the real estate market;
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pricing
and transportation of commodities;
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changes
in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;
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unanticipated
project delays or changes in project costs;
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availability
and management of construction
materials and skilled construction labor for capital
projects;
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unanticipated
changes in operating expenses, capital and land
development expenditures;
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global
and domestic economic conditions;
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our
ability to access capital markets and bank financing;
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·
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changes
in interest rates and the performance of the financial
markets;
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our
ability to replace a mature workforce and retain qualified, skilled and
experienced personnel; and
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the
outcome of legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or
criminal) and settlements that affect the business and profitability of
ALLETE.
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ALLETE,
Inc.
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February
19, 2008
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/s/
Steven Q. DeVinck
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Steven
Q. DeVinck
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Controller
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