Trading Policy Restrictions. Stock Option exercises and other actions taken with respect to Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s insider trading policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time.

Claw-back Policy. Each Award Opportunity granted, and each Long-Term Incentive Bonus paid, pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Claw-back Policy.

The Administrator and each Eligible Participant will ensure that all actions taken and decisions made by the Administrator or an Eligible Participant, as the case may be, pursuant to this Plan comply with any Applicable Laws and policies of the Company relating to insider trading or “blackout” periods.

Stock Ownership Policy. If you are an Executive Officer of the Company or a member of its Operating Committee, as a condition to receiving this Award, you agree that you are subject to the Company’s stock ownership policy, as may be amended from time to time, and that as a result, you may be required to hold, including after your retirement, all or a portion of any shares of Common Stock issued to you pursuant to this Award in order to achieve compliance with such stock ownership policy.

Insider Trading Policy. The Employee acknowledges that the Parent is publicly-held and, as a result, has implemented inside information policies designed to preclude its employees and those of its subsidiaries and affiliates from violating the federal securities laws by trading on material, non-public information or passing such information on to others in breach of any duty owed to the Company, or any third party. The Employee shall promptly execute any agreements generally distributed by the Parent or Company to its employees requiring such employees, including the Employee, to abide by its inside information policies.

CompensatIOn ReCoupmenT Policy. Annual Incentive Awards granted under this Plan shall be subject to any compensation recoupment policy that the Company may adopt from time to time that is applicable by its terms to the recipient of such award.

Title Insurance Policy. The Building Loan Mortgage shall constitute a valid first Lien on the Property for the full amount of the Building Loan advanced to and

Compensation Recovery Policy. The Grant is subject to the terms of any compensation recovery policy or policies established by ALLETE as may be amended from time to time (“Compensation Recovery Policy”). ALLETE hereby incorporates into the Grant the terms of the Compensation Recovery Policy.

Medtronic’s policy requires you to maintain Medtronic stock equal to six (6) times annual salary. Unless noted otherwise by an equity grant agreement, you must retain 75% of the after-tax shares following settlement of equity compensation awards, including stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting, until the stock ownership requirement is met.

Investment Purposes. By executing this Award, you represent and warrant to the Company that any Shares issued to you pursuant to this Award will be for investment for your own account and not with a view to, for resale in connection with, or with an intent of participating directly or indirectly in, any distribution of such Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.