ALLETE INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Barbara A. Nick

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barbara A. Nick”): 37,078,282 for, 546,299 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,177,037 for, 0 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Bethany M. Owen

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bethany M. Owen”): 36,398,850 for, 1,241,310 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,110,260 for, 66,777 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Charlene A. Thomas

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charlene A. Thomas”): 37,054,522 for, 571,206 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,169,385 for, 7,652 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Charles R. Matthews

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charles R. Matthews”): 36,875,190 for, 730,906 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,177,037 for, 0 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Douglas C. Neve

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas C. Neve”): 36,313,154 for, 1,308,168 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,163,722 for, 13,315 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: George G. Goldfarb

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: George G. Goldfarb”): 36,675,972 for, 948,407 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,163,722 for, 13,315 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James J. Hoolihan

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James J. Hoolihan”): 36,561,998 for, 1,051,589 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,163,722 for, 13,315 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Madeleine W. Ludlow

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Madeleine W. Ludlow”): 36,031,275 for, 1,581,716 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,146,518 for, 30,519 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert P. Powers

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert P. Powers”): 36,971,931 for, 650,248 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,177,037 for, 0 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Susan K. Nestegard

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Susan K. Nestegard”): 36,630,748 for, 978,792 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “All nominees for director were elected by the following votes.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 93 asset managers below reported 18,177,036 for, 1 against, 10,581 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 5, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among ALLETE, Inc. (the "Company"), Alloy Parent LLC ("Parent") and Alloy Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and approve the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "Merger");

The 105 asset managers below reported 21,697,615 for, 7,139 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO ALLETE'S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO MODIFY CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE SERIAL PREFERRED STOCK A AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE TERMS AGREED UPON IN THE MERGER AGREEMENT.

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to modify certain terms relating to the Serial Preferred Stock A as contemplated by the terms agreed upon in the Agreement and P”): 36,573,874 for, 670,734 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to modify certain terms relating to the Serial Preferred Stock A as contemplated by the terms agreed upon in the Merger Agreement was approved.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 18,196,229 for, 0 against, 1,000 abstained.

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The 3 asset managers below reported 42,984 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF MAY 5, 2024 (THE MERGER AGREEMENT"), BY AND AMONG ALLETE, INC. (THE &QUOTCOMPANY"), ALLOY PARENT LLC (&QUOTPARENT") AND ALLOY MERGER SUB LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PARENT (&QUOTMERGER SUB"), AND APPROVE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING THE MERGER OF MERGER SUB WITH AND INTO THE COMPANY (THE &QUOTMERGER"). "

The 2 asset managers below reported 6,670 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE ANY MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING TO A LATER DATE, IF PRESENTED, INCLUDING TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND APPROVE THE MERGER AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL MEETING.

The 106 asset managers below reported 19,803,432 for, 1,887,773 against, 18,436 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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The 3 asset managers below reported 42,984 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF THE ALLETE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the ALLETE Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan”): 35,924,163 for, 1,497,081 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The ALLETE Executive Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan was approved.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 18,153,080 for, 28,388 against, 0 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation”): 35,919,484 for, 1,455,491 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The advisory resolution on executive compensation was approved.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 94 managers: 18,159,379 for, 22,570 against, 10,581 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 304 managers: 17,783,083 for, 337,860 against, 542 abstained, 1,422 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable by the Company to our named executive officers in connection with the Merger; and

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 104 managers: 20,811,714 for, 763,784 against, 39,767 abstained, 21,444 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 291 managers: 18,091,105 for, 2,289,548 against, 20,374 abstained, 1,007 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 42,984 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 4 managers: 906,872 for.

The 3 asset managers below reported 520 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as ALLETE's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

ALLETE INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025”): 43,938,439 for, 888,110 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 94 asset managers below reported 18,181,147 for, 802 against, 10,581 abstained.

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