Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Crandell Donnie R.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLETE (ALE)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
    Director                                       10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)

Exec. VP; President ALLETE Water Services         

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

1000 Color Place
 

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
of Reporting Person,
if an entity (voluntary)

 

4. Statement for
Month/Day/Year
2/3/03

(Street)

Apopka, FL 32703

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
 		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
    Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(Month/ Day/
Year)

2A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned Follow-
ing Reported Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 & 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock

2/3/03

 

A

 

2851.76

A

 

21572.11(1)

D

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8371.70(2)

I

By RSOP Trust

Common Stock

2/3/03

 

A

 

1441.48

A

 

7768.83(3)

I

By Spouse
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship Form
of Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

20.51

2/3/03

 

A

 

28125

 

see below(4)

2/3/13

Common Stock

28125

 

28125

D

 

Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy

20.51

2/3/03

 

A

 

3571

 

see below(4)

2/3/13

Common Stock

3571

 

3571

I

By Spouse

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under the dividend reinvestment feature of ALLETE's employee stock purchase plan, and is based on plan information available as of February 3, 2003.
(2) Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under ALLETE's retirement savings and stock ownership plan, and is based on plan information available as of February 3, 2003.
(3) Includes shares acquired under ALLETE's retirement savings and stock ownership plan, stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan, and employee stock purchase plan, all in exempt transactions, and all based on plan information available as of February 3, 2003.
(4) The option vests annually, 50% in 2004 and 50% in 2005.
  By: /s/ Ingrid K. Johnson
             Ingrid K. Johnson f/k/a Ingrid Kane-Johnson for Donnie R. Crandell
**Signature of Reporting Person		 February 5, 2003
Date

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