Compensation Recovery Policy. To the extent that any compensation paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement is considered “incentive-based compensation” within the meaning 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.

Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy. The Company’s Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy, as may be amended from time to time, shall apply to the Units, any Shares delivered hereunder and any profits realized on the sale of such Shares to the extent that you are covered by such policy. If you are covered by such policy, the policy may apply to recoup Units awarded, any Shares delivered hereunder or profits realized on the sale of such Shares either before, on or after the date on which you become subject to such policy.

Compensation Recovery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, you acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and the award described herein (and any settlement thereof) are subject to # the terms and conditions of the Company’s clawback policies as may be in effect from time to time, including specifically to implement Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any applicable rules or regulations promulgated thereunder (including applicable rules and regulations of any national securities exchange on which the Shares may be traded) (the “NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy”), and that, to the extent the NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy, by its terms, is applicable to your Units, relevant sections of this Agreement shall be (if necessary) deemed superseded by and subject to the terms and conditions of the NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy from and after the effective date thereof; and # forfeiture to or reimbursement of the Company under the circumstances and to the extent provided in Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 if you are one of the individuals expressly subject to such [Section 304]. Further, by accepting the Units covered by this Agreement, you # consent to be bound by the terms of this Section 7 and the NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy, as applicable, # agree and acknowledge that you are obligated to and will cooperate with, and will provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in any effort to recover or recoup any compensation or other amounts subject to clawback or recovery pursuant to this Section 7, the NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy and/or applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or other Company policy, and # agree that the Company may enforce its rights under this Section 7 and the NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy through any and all reasonable means permitted under applicable law as it deems necessary or desirable under the NYSE Compensation Clawback Policy.

Compensation Recovery. Any amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that Parent and/or the Company has adopted, adopts or is otherwise required by law to adopt, whether pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Parent’s securities are listed, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and/or other applicable law.

Compensation Recovery. This Award shall be subject to recovery under the Company’s compensation recovery policy, as may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, or any similar policy that the Company may adopt from time to time. For avoidance of doubt, compensation recovery rights to Shares issued under this Agreement shall extend to any proceeds realized by the Grantee upon the sale or other transfer of such Shares.

The Administrator may cancel, rescind, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict the Award at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Plan.

Compensation Recovery (Recoupment). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Participant who becomes subject to the Company’s recoupment policy as adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and amended from time to time (“Recoupment Policy”) may have all or a portion of his or her benefit under this Plan forfeited and/or all or a portion of any distributions payable to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary recovered by the Company.

“Policy” means this Compensation Recovery Policy.

Annual Incentive Plan Compensation is subject to recoupment as defined in the Compensation Recovery policy.