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Ex10-1

		
			Exhibit 10.1
		

		
			 
		

		
			ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
		

		
			LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
		

		
			PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE
		

		
			Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Antero Resources Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“you” or the “Participant”) an award (this “Award”) of Performance Share Units (the “PSUs”) subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Performance Share Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						Participant:

					
					
						[___________________________________]

				
	
					
						Date of Grant:

					
					
						[___________]

				
	
					
						Target PSUs:

					
					
						[___________] PSUs (the “Target Amount PSUs”)

				
	
					
						Performance Period:

					
					
						[___________] to [___________]

				
	
					
						Earning of PSUs:

					
					
						Subject to the Agreement, the Plan and the other terms and conditions set forth herein, the PSUs shall become earned in the manner set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto so long as you remain continuously employed by the Company from the Date of Grant through [___________].

				

		
			 
		

		
			By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Performance Share Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”).  You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice.  You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations arising under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice.  This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
		

		
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			IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.
		

		
			 
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						    

					
					
						ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						By:

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						John Giannuala

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Vice President – Human Resources and Administration

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						PARTICIPANT

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						[Name of Employee]

				

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

			SIGNATURE PAGE TO

		

		

			PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE

		

		

		
			EXHIBIT A
		

		
			PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT
		

		
			This Performance Share Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached (the “Date of Grant”) by and between Antero Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [__________________] (“Employee”).  Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.
		

		
			1.         Award.  Effective as of the Date of Grant, the Company hereby grants to Employee the number of PSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.  To the extent earned, each PSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock (“Common Stock”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan; provided, however, that, depending on the level of performance determined to be attained with respect to the Performance Goals, the number of shares of Common Stock that may be earned hereunder in respect of this Award may range from [___]% to [___]% of the Target Amount PSUs.  Unless and until the PSUs have become earned in the manner set forth in the Grant Notice and this Agreement, Employee will have no right to receive any Common Stock or other payments in respect of the PSUs.  Prior to settlement of this Award, the PSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.
		

		
			2.         Earning of PSUs.
		

		
			(a)        Following [___________], the Committee will determine the level of achievement of the Performance Goals for the Performance Period.  The number of PSUs, if any, that actually become earned for the Performance Period will be determined by the Committee in accordance with the Grant Notice (and any PSUs that do not become so earned shall be automatically forfeited).  Unless and until the PSUs have become earned and been settled in accordance with Section 3, Employee will have no right to receive any dividends or other distributions with respect to the PSUs.  In the event of the termination of Employee’s employment prior to [___________], except as otherwise provided in Section 2(b)  and 2(c) below, all of the PSUs (and all rights arising from such PSUs and from being a holder thereof), will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and will be automatically forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.
		

		
			(b)        [___________]
		

		
			(c)        [___________]
		

		
			3.         Settlement of PSUs.  As soon as administratively practicable following the Committee’s determination of the level of achievement of the Performance Goals for the Performance Period, but in no event later than 60 days following [___________], Employee (or Employee’s permitted transferee, if applicable) shall be issued a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of PSUs subject to this Award that become earned based on the level
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			Exhibit A-1

		

		

		
			of achievement of the Performance Goals as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 2.  Any fractional PSU that becomes earned hereunder shall be rounded down at the time shares of Common Stock are issued in settlement of such PSU.  No fractional shares of Common Stock, nor the cash value of any fractional shares of Common Stock, will be issuable or payable to Employee pursuant to this Agreement.  All shares of Common Stock issued hereunder shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares to Employee or by entering such shares in book-entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  The value of shares of Common Stock shall not bear any interest owing to the passage of time.  Neither this Section 3 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.
		

		
			4.         Rights as Stockholder.  Neither Employee nor any person claiming under or through Employee shall have any of the rights or privileges of a holder of shares of Common Stock in respect of any shares that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such shares have been issued or recorded in book entry form on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered in certificate or book entry form to Employee or any person claiming under or through Employee.
		

		
			5.         Tax Withholding.  To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of the PSUs results in compensation income or wages to Employee for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, the Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold (or cause one of its Affiliates to deduct or withhold), or to require Employee to remit to the Company (or one of its Affiliates), an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such event.  In satisfaction of the foregoing requirement, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Company or one of its Affiliates shall withhold, or cause to be surrendered, from any remuneration (including any of the shares of Common Stock that may be issuable under this Agreement) then or thereafter payable to Employee an amount equal to the aggregate amount of taxes required to be withheld with respect to such event.  If such tax obligations are satisfied through net settlement or the surrender of previously owned shares of Common Stock, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of shares of Common Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to the PSUs, as determined by the Committee.  Employee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of the PSUs or disposition of the underlying shares of Common Stock and that Employee has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that none of the Board, the Committee, the Company or any of its Affiliates have made any representation or warranty as to the tax consequences to Employee as a result of the receipt of the PSUs, the earning of the PSUs or the forfeiture of any of the PSUs.  Employee represents that Employee is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			Exhibit A-2

		

		

		
			6.         Non-Transferability.  During the lifetime of Employee, the PSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Common Stock underlying the PSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed.  Neither the PSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Employee or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.
		

		
			7.         Compliance with Securities Law.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Common Stock hereunder will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Common Stock may then be listed.  No shares of Common Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Common Stock may then be listed.  In addition, shares of Common Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained.  As a condition to any issuance of Common Stock hereunder, the Company may require Employee to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.
		

		
			8.         Legends.  If a stock certificate is issued with respect to shares of Common Stock delivered hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed.  If the shares of Common Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
			9.         Execution of Receipts and Releases.  Any issuance or transfer of shares of Common Stock or other property to Employee or Employee’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder.  As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require Employee or Employee’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			Exhibit A-3

		

		

		
			not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to earned PSUs.
		

		
			10.       No Right to Continued Employment or Awards.
		

		
			(a)        For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered to be employed by the Company as long as Employee remains an Employee, or an employee of a corporation or other entity (or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation or other entity) assuming or substituting a new award for this Award.  Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is specifically provided that Employee shall be considered to have terminated employment with the Company at the time of the termination of the “Affiliate” status of the entity or other organization that employs Employee.  Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the PSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon Employee the right to continued employment by, or a continued service relationship with, the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity, or affect in any way the right of the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity to terminate such employment at any time.  Unless otherwise provided in a written employment agreement or by applicable law, Employee’s employment by the Company, or any such Affiliate, or any other entity shall be on an at-will basis, and the employment relationship may be terminated at any time by either Employee or the Company, or any such Affiliate, or other entity for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause or notice.  Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate, and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.
		

		
			(b)        The grant of the PSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be at the sole discretion of the Company.
		

		
			11.       Notices.  Any notices or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing.  In the case of Employee, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if hand delivered to Employee at Employee’s principal place of employment or if sent by registered or certified mail to Employee at the last address Employee has filed with the Company.  In the case of the Company, such notices or communications shall be effectively delivered if sent by registered or certified mail to the Company at its principal executive offices.
		

		
			12.       Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature.  In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, Employee agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company.  Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which Employee has access.  Employee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver,
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			Exhibit A-4

		

		

		
			and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.
		

		
			13.       Agreement to Furnish Information.  Employee agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.
		

		
			14.       Entire Agreement; Amendment.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the PSUs granted hereby; provided ̧ however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment and/or severance agreement between the Company (or an Affiliate or other entity) and Employee in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement.  Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of Employee shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both Employee and an authorized officer of the Company.
		

		
			15.       Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.
		

		
			16.       Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without Employee’s consent.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon Employee and Employee's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the PSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.
		

		
			17.       Clawback.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any Securities and Exchange Commission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all shares of Common Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.
		

		
			18.       Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or pdf attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.
		

		
			
		

		
			

		 

		

			Exhibit A-5

		

		

		
			19.       Severability.  If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
		

		
			20.       Code Section 409A.  None of the PSUs or any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are intended to constitute or provide for a deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”). Nevertheless, to the extent that the Committee determines that the PSUs may not be exempt from Section 409A, then, if Employee is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Committee, at a time when Employee becomes eligible for settlement of the PSUs upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following Employee’s separation from service and (b) Employee’s death.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by Employee on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.
		

		
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			EXHIBIT B
		

		
			PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT PERFORMANCE GOAL
		

		
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			Exhibit B-1Exhibit

Exhibit 4(c)(3)
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

ALLETE, Inc.
(formerly Minnesota Power & Light Company
and formerly Minnesota Power, Inc.)
TO
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(formerly The Bank of New York 
(formerly Irving Trust Company))

AND
ANDRES SERRANO

(successor to Richard H. West, J. A. Austin, E. J. McCabe, 
D. W. May, J. A. Vaughan, W. T. Cunningham, 
Douglas J. MacInnes, Ming Ryan, and Philip L. Watson)

As Trustees under ALLETE, Inc.’s Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of September 1, 1945

_____________ Supplemental Indenture
Providing, among other things, for
First Mortgage Bonds, ____% Series due ________________
(___________ Series)

Dated as of ______________
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

    

________________________ SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS INDENTURE, dated as of ______________, by and between ALLETE, Inc. (formerly Minnesota Power & Light Company and formerly Minnesota Power, Inc.), a corporation of the State of Minnesota, whose post office address is 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 (hereinafter sometimes called the “Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company)), a corporation of the State of New York, whose post office address is 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286 (hereinafter sometimes called the “Corporate Trustee”), and Andres serrano (successor to Richard H. West, J. A. Austin, E. J. McCabe, D. W. May, J. A. Vaughan, W. T. Cunningham, Douglas J. MacInnes, Ming Ryan and Philip L. Watson), whose post office address is c/o The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286 (said Andres Serrano being hereinafter sometimes called the “Co-Trustee” and the Corporate Trustee and the Co-Trustee being hereinafter together sometimes called the “Trustees”), as Trustees under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of September 1, 1945, between the Company and Irving Trust Company and Richard H. West, as Trustees, securing bonds issued and to be issued as provided therein (hereinafter sometimes called the “Mortgage”), reference to which Mortgage is hereby made, this indenture (hereinafter sometimes called the “_____________ Supplemental Indenture”) being supplemental thereto:
Whereas, the Mortgage was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of October 16, 1957, was executed and delivered under which J. A. Austin succeeded Richard H. West as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of April 4, 1967, was executed and delivered under which E. J. McCabe in turn succeeded J. A. Austin as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, under the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1975, to which reference is hereinafter made, D. W. May in turn succeeded E. J. McCabe as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage; and
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of June 25, 1984, was executed and delivered under which J. A. Vaughan in turn succeeded D. W. May as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of July 27, 1988, was executed and delivered under which W. T. Cunningham in turn succeeded J. A. Vaughan as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, on May 12, 1998, the Company filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota changing its name from Minnesota Power & Light Company to Minnesota Power, Inc. effective May 27, 1998; and
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of April 15, 1999, was executed and delivered under which Douglas J. MacInnes in turn succeeded W. T. Cunningham as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and

Whereas, on May 8, 2001, the Company filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota changing its name from Minnesota Power, Inc. to ALLETE, Inc.; and
Whereas, under the Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2010, to which reference is hereinafter made, Ming Ryan in turn succeeded Douglas J. MacInnes as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage; and
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of August 1, 2012, was executed and delivered under which Philip L. Watson in turn succeeded Ming Ryan as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage effective at the close of business on August 6, 2012, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and 
Whereas, an instrument, dated as of July 31, 2015, was executed and delivered under which Andres Serrano in turn succeeded Philip L. Watson as Co-Trustee under the Mortgage effective at the close of business on August 14, 2015, and such instrument was filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, by the Mortgage the Company covenanted, among other things, that it would execute and deliver such supplemental indenture or indentures and such further instruments and do such further acts as might be necessary or proper to carry out more effectually the purposes of the Mortgage and to make subject to the lien of the Mortgage any property thereafter acquired and intended to be subject to the lien thereof; and
Whereas, for said purposes, among others, the Company executed and delivered the following indentures supplemental to the Mortgage:
	
		
	Designation
	Dated as of

	First Supplemental Indenture
	March 1, 1949

	Second Supplemental Indenture
	July 1, 1951

	Third Supplemental Indenture
	March 1, 1957

	Fourth Supplemental Indenture
	January 1, 1968

	Fifth Supplemental Indenture
	April 1, 1971

	Sixth Supplemental Indenture
	August 1, 1975

	Seventh Supplemental Indenture
	September 1, 1976

	Eighth Supplemental Indenture
	September 1, 1977

	Ninth Supplemental Indenture
	April 1, 1978

	Tenth Supplemental Indenture
	August 1, 1978

	Eleventh Supplemental Indenture
	December 1, 1982

	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
	April 1, 1987

	Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture
	March 1, 1992

	Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
	June 1, 1992

	
		
	Designation
	Dated as of

	Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture
	July 1, 1992

	Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
	July 1, 1992

	Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture
	February 1, 1993

	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture
	July 1, 1993

	Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture
	February 1, 1997

	Twentieth Supplemental Indenture
	November 1, 1997

	Twenty‐first Supplemental Indenture
	October 1, 2000

	Twenty-second Supplemental Indenture
	July 1, 2003

	Twenty-third Supplemental Indenture
	August 1, 2004

	Twenty-fourth Supplemental Indenture
	March 1, 2005

	Twenty-fifth Supplemental Indenture
	December 1, 2005

	Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture
	October 1, 2006

	Twenty-seventh Supplemental Indenture
	February 1, 2008

	Twenty-eighth Supplemental Indenture
	May 1, 2008

	Twenty-ninth Supplemental Indenture
	November 1, 2008

	Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture
	January 1, 2009

	Thirty-first Supplemental Indenture
	February 1, 2010

	Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture
	August 1, 2010

	Thirty-third Supplemental Indenture
	July 1, 2012

	Thirty-fourth Supplemental Indenture
	April 1, 2013

	Thirty-fifth Supplemental Indenture
	March 1, 2014

	Thirty-sixth Supplemental Indenture
	June 1, 2014

	Thirty-seventh Supplemental Indenture
	September 1, 2014

	Thirty-eighth Supplemental Indenture
	September 1, 2015

	Thirty-ninth Supplemental Indenture
	April 1, 2018

	Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
	March 1, 2019

	*
	 

which supplemental indentures were filed and recorded in various official records in the State of Minnesota; and
Whereas, the Company has heretofore issued, in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, the following series of First Mortgage Bonds:
	
			
	Series
	Principal
Amount
  Issued  
	Principal
Amount
Outstanding

	3-1/8% Series due 1975
	$26,000,000
	None

	3-1/8% Series due 1979
	4,000,000
	None

	3-5/8% Series due 1981
	10,000,000
	None

	4-3/4% Series due 1987
	12,000,000
	None

	6-1/2% Series due 1998
	18,000,000
	None

	8-1/8% Series due 2001
	23,000,000
	None

	10-1/2% Series due 2005
	35,000,000
	None

	8.70% Series due 2006
	35,000,000
	None

	* Here will be inserted additional outstanding series.
	 
	 

	
			
	Series
	Principal
Amount
  Issued  
	Principal
Amount
Outstanding

	8.35% Series due 2007
	50,000,000
	None

	9-1/4% Series due 2008
	50,000,000
	None

	Pollution Control Series A
	111,000,000
	None

	Industrial Development Series A
	2,500,000
	None

	Industrial Development Series B
	1,800,000
	None

	Industrial Development Series C
	1,150,000
	None

	Pollution Control Series B
	13,500,000
	None

	Pollution Control Series C
	2,000,000
	None

	Pollution Control Series D
	3,600,000
	None

	7-3/4% Series due 1994
	55,000,000
	None

	7-3/8% Series due March 1, 1997
	60,000,000
	None

	7-3/4% Series due June 1, 2007
	55,000,000
	None

	7-1/2% Series due August 1, 2007
	35,000,000
	None

	Pollution Control Series E
	111,000,000
	None

	7% Series due March 1, 2008
	50,000,000
	None

	6-1/4% Series due July 1, 2003
	25,000,000
	None

	7% Series due February 15, 2007
	60,000,000
	None

	6.68% Series due November 15, 2007
	20,000,000
	None

	Floating Rate Series due October 20, 2003
	250,000,000
	None

	Collateral Series A
	255,000,000
	None

	Pollution Control Series F
	111,000,000
	None

	5.28% Series due August 1, 2020
	35,000,000
	 35,000,000

	5.69% Series due March 1, 2036
	50,000,000
	 50,000,000

	5.99% Series due February 1, 2027
	60,000,000
	 60,000,000

	4.86% Series due April 1, 2013
	60,000,000
	None

	6.02% Series due May 1, 2023
	75,000,000
	75,000,000

	6.94% Series due January 15, 2014
	18,000,000
	None

	7.70% Series due January 15, 2016
	20,000,000
	None

	8.17% Series due January 15, 2019
	42,000,000
	None

	4.85% Series due April 15, 2021
	15,000,000
	15,000,000

	5.10% Series due April 15, 2025
	30,000,000
	30,000,000

	6.00% Series due April 15, 2040
	35,000,000
	35,000,000

	4.90% Series due October 15, 2025
	30,000,000
	30,000,000

	5.82% Series due April 15, 2040
	45,000,000
	45,000,000

	3.20% Series due July 15, 2026
	75,000,000
	75,000,000

	4.08% Series due July 15, 2042
	85,000,000
	85,000,000

	1.83% Series due April 15, 2018
	50,000,000
	None

	3.30% Series due October 15, 2028
	40,000,000
	40,000,000

	4.21% Series due October 15, 2043
	60,000,000
	60,000,000

	3.69% Series due March 15, 2024
	60,000,000
	60,000,000

	4.95% Series due March 15, 2044
	40,000,000
	40,000,000

	3.40% Series due July 15, 2022
	75,000,000
	75,000,000

	5.05% Series due July 15, 2044
	40,000,000
	40,000,000

	3.02% Series due September 15, 2021
	60,000,000
	60,000,000

	3.74% Series due September 15, 2029
	50,000,000
	50,000,000

	4.39% Series due September 15, 2044
	50,000,000
	50,000,000

	2.80% Series due September 15, 2020
	40,000,000
	40,000,000

	
			
	Series
	Principal
Amount
  Issued  
	Principal
Amount
Outstanding

	3.86% Series due September 16, 2030
	60,000,000
	60,000,000

	4.07% Series due April 16, 2048
	60,000,000
	60,000,000

	4.08% Series due March 1, 2029
	70,000,000
	70,000,000

	4.47% Series due March 1, 2049
	30,000,000
	30,000,000

	*
	 
	 

which bonds are also hereinafter sometimes called bonds of the First through ________**.Series, respectively; and
Whereas, Section 8 of the Mortgage provides that the form of each series of bonds (other than the First Series) issued thereunder and of coupons to be attached to coupon bonds of such series shall be established by Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and that the form of such series, as established by said Board of Directors, shall specify the descriptive title of the bonds and various other terms thereof, and may also contain such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Mortgage as the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, cause to be inserted therein expressing or referring to the terms and conditions upon which such bonds are to be issued and/or secured under the Mortgage; and
Whereas, Section 120 of the Mortgage provides, among other things, that any power, privilege or right expressly or impliedly reserved to or in any way conferred upon the Company by any provision of the Mortgage, whether such power, privilege or right is in any way restricted or is unrestricted, may (to the extent permitted by law) be in whole or in part waived or surrendered or subjected to any restriction if at the time unrestricted or to additional restriction if already restricted, and the Company may enter into any further covenants, limitations or restrictions for the benefit of any one or more series of bonds issued thereunder, or the Company may cure any ambiguity contained therein, or in any supplemental indenture, or may establish the terms and provisions of any series of bonds (other than said First Series) by an instrument in writing executed and acknowledged by the Company in such manner as would be necessary to entitle a conveyance of real estate to record in all of the states in which any property at the time subject to the lien of the Mortgage shall be situated; and
Whereas, the Company now desires to create ____ new series of bonds and (pursuant to the provisions of Section 120 of the Mortgage) to add to its covenants and agreements contained in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, certain other covenants and agreements to be observed by it and to alter and amend in certain respects the covenants and provisions contained in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented; and
Whereas, the execution and delivery by the Company of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture, and the terms of the bonds of the ___________ Series, hereinafter referred to, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company by appropriate resolutions of said Board of Directors;

               * Here will be inserted additional outstanding series.
** Here will be inserted the most recent outstanding series.

Now, Therefore, This Indenture Witnesseth:
That the Company, in consideration of the premises and of One Dollar to it duly paid by the Trustees at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in further evidence of assurance of the estate, title and rights of the Trustees and in order further to secure the payment of both the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the bonds from time to time issued under the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, according to their tenor and effect and the performance of all the provisions of the Mortgage (including any instruments supplemental thereto and any modification made as in the Mortgage provided) and of said bonds, hereby grants, bargains, sells, releases, conveys, assigns, transfers, mortgages, pledges, sets over and confirms (subject, however, to Excepted Encumbrances) unto The Bank of New York Mellon and Andres Serrano, as Trustees under the Mortgage, and to their successor or successors in said trust, and to said Trustees and their successors and assigns forever, all property, real, personal and mixed, of the kind or nature specifically mentioned in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, or of any other kind or nature acquired by the Company after the date of the execution and delivery of the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented (except any herein or in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, expressly excepted), now owned or, subject to the provisions of subsection (I) of Section 87 of the Mortgage, hereafter acquired by the Company (by purchase, consolidation, merger, donation, construction, erection or in any other way) and wheresoever situated, including (without in anywise limiting or impairing by the enumeration of the same the scope and intent of the foregoing or of any general description contained in this ____________ Supplemental Indenture) all lands, power sites, flowage rights, water rights, water locations, water appropriations, ditches, flumes, reservoirs, reservoir sites, canals, raceways, dams, dam sites, aqueducts, and all other rights or means for appropriating, conveying, storing and supplying water; all rights of way and roads; all plants for the generation of electricity by steam, water and/or other power; all power houses, gas plants, street lighting systems, standards and other equipment incidental thereto, telephone, radio and television systems, air-conditioning systems and equipment incidental thereto, water works, water systems, steam heat and hot water plants, substations, lines, service and supply systems, bridges, culverts, tracks, ice or refrigeration plants and equipment, offices, buildings and other structures and the equipment thereof; all machinery, engines, boilers, dynamos, electric, gas and other machines, regulators, meters, transformers, generators, motors, electrical, gas and mechanical appliances, conduits, cables, water, steam heat, gas or other pipes, gas mains and pipes, service pipes, fittings, valves and connections, pole and transmission lines, wires, cables, tools, implements, apparatus, furniture and chattels; all municipal and other franchises, consents or permits; all lines for the transmission and distribution of electric current, gas, steam heat or water for any purpose including towers, poles, wires, cables, pipes, conduits, ducts and all apparatus for use in connection therewith; all real estate, lands, easements, servitudes, licenses, permits, franchises, privileges, rights of way and other rights in or relating to real estate or the occupancy of the same and (except as herein or in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, expressly excepted) all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to all other property of any kind or nature appertaining to and/or used and/or occupied and/or enjoyed in connection with any property hereinbefore or in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, described.
Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, prescriptions, servitudes and appurtenances belonging or in anywise appertaining to the aforesaid property or any part thereof, with the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders and (subject to the provisions of Section 57 of the Mortgage) the tolls, rents, revenues, issues, earnings, income, product and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title and interest and claim whatsoever, at law as well as in equity, which the Company now has or may hereafter acquire in and to the aforesaid property and franchises and every part and parcel thereof.
It is hereby agreed by the Company that, subject to the provisions of subsection (I) of Section 87 of the Mortgage, all the property, rights, and franchises acquired by the Company (by purchase, consolidation, 

merger, donation, construction, erection or in any other way) after the date hereof, except any herein or in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, expressly excepted, shall be and are as fully granted and conveyed hereby and by the Mortgage and as fully embraced within the lien hereof and the lien of the Mortgage as if such property, rights and franchises were now owned by the Company and were specifically described herein or in the Mortgage and conveyed hereby or thereby.
Provided that the following are not and are not intended to be now or hereafter granted, bargained, sold, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, hypothecated, affected, pledged, set over or confirmed hereunder and are hereby expressly excepted from the lien and operation of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture and from the lien and operation of the Mortgage, namely:  (1) cash, shares of stock, bonds, notes and other obligations and other securities not hereafter specifically pledged, paid, deposited, delivered or held under the Mortgage or covenanted so to be; (2) merchandise, equipment, apparatus, materials or supplies held for the purpose of sale or other disposition in the usual course of business; fuel, oil and similar materials and supplies consumable in the operation of any of the properties of the Company; all aircraft, rolling stock, trolley coaches, buses, motor coaches, automobiles and other vehicles and materials and supplies held for the purpose of repairing or replacing (in whole or part) any of the same; all timber, minerals, mineral rights and royalties; (3) bills, notes and accounts receivable, judgments, demands and choses in action, and all contracts, leases and operating agreements not specifically pledged under the Mortgage or covenanted so to be; the Company’s contractual rights or other interest in or with respect to tires not owned by the Company; (4) the last day of the term of any lease or leasehold which may hereafter become subject to the lien of the Mortgage; (5) electric energy, gas, steam, ice, and other materials or products generated, manufactured, produced or purchased by the Company for sale, distribution or use in the ordinary course of its business; (6) the Company’s franchise to be a corporation; and (7) any property heretofore released pursuant to any provisions of the Mortgage; provided, however, that the property and rights expressly excepted from the lien and operation of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture and from the lien and operation of the Mortgage in the above subdivisions (2) and (3) shall (to the extent permitted by law) cease to be so excepted in the event and as of the date that either or both of the Trustees or a receiver or trustee shall enter upon and take possession of the Mortgaged and Pledged Property in the manner provided in Article XIII of the Mortgage by reason of the occurrence of a Default as defined in Section 65 thereof.
To have and to hold all such properties, real, personal and mixed, granted, bargained, sold, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, set over or confirmed by the Company as aforesaid, or intended so to be, unto the Trustees and their successors and assigns forever.
In trust nevertheless, for the same purposes and upon the same terms, trusts and conditions and subject to and with the same provisos and covenants as are set forth in the Mortgage, as supplemented, this _____________ Supplemental Indenture being supplemental thereto.
And it is hereby covenanted by the Company that all the terms, conditions, provisos, covenants and provisions contained in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, shall affect and apply to the property hereinbefore described and conveyed and to the estate, rights, obligations and duties of the Company and Trustees and the beneficiaries of the trust with respect to said property, and to the Trustees and their successors in the trust in the same manner and with the same effect as if said property had been owned by the Company at the time of the execution of the Mortgage, and had been specifically and at length described in and conveyed to said Trustees by the Mortgage as a part of the property therein stated to be conveyed.
The Company further covenants and agrees to and with the Trustees and their successors in said trust under the Mortgage as follows:

ARTICLE I
___________ Series of Bonds
Section 1.  There shall be a series of bonds designated “____% Series due ________________” (herein sometimes referred to as the “___________ Series”), each of which shall also bear the descriptive title “First Mortgage Bond”, and the form thereof, which shall be established by Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, shall contain suitable provisions with respect to the matters hereinafter in this Section specified.  Bonds of the ___________ Series shall be dated as in Section 10 of the Mortgage provided, mature on ________________, be issued as fully registered bonds in denominations of ________ Dollars and, at the option of the Company, in any multiple or multiples of _________ Dollars (the exercise of such option to be evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof) and bear interest from ____________ (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve thirty-day months) [at the rate of ____% per annum, payable semi-annually on ________ and __________ of each year]**    Bracketed material to be changed if bonds of the Series to which this Supplemental Indenture shall relate shall bear interest at a rate which may be changed during the life of such bonds or if such bonds shall bear interest payable other than semi-annually., commencing ______________, the principal of and interest on each said bond to be payable at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.
Any payment of principal of or interest on any bond of the ___________ Series that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; provided that if the maturity date of any such bond of the ___________ Series is a date other than a Business Day, the payment otherwise due on such maturity date shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.
[Redemption provisions, if any, will be inserted here.]

(I)    At the option of the registered owner, any bonds of the ___________ Series, upon surrender thereof for cancellation at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, together with a written instrument of transfer wherever required by the Company duly executed by the registered owner or by his duly authorized attorney, shall (subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Mortgage) be exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of bonds of the same series of other authorized denominations.
Bonds of the ___________ Series shall be transferable (subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Mortgage) at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.  The Company shall not be required to make transfers or exchanges of bonds of the ___________________ Series for a period of ten (10) days next preceding any designation of bonds of said series to be prepaid, and the Company shall not be required to make transfers or exchanges of any bonds of said series designated in whole or in part for prepayment.
Upon any exchange or transfer of bonds of the ___________ Series, the Company may make a charge therefor sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or taxes or other governmental charge, as provided in Section 12 of the Mortgage, but the Company hereby waives any right to make a charge in addition thereto for any exchange or transfer of bonds of the ___________ Series.

After the delivery of this ___________ Supplemental Indenture and upon compliance with the applicable provisions of the Mortgage and receipt of consideration therefor by the Company, there shall be an initial issue of bonds of the ___________ Series for the aggregate principal amount of $__________.
[ARTICLE II
Consent to Amendments
Section 1.  Consent to Amendments  Each initial and future holder of bonds of the ___________ Series, by its acquisition of an interest in such bonds, irrevocably (a) consents to the amendments set forth in Article IV of the Thirty-first Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, without any other or further action by any holder of such bonds, and (b) designates the Corporate Trustee, and its successors, as its proxy with irrevocable instructions to vote and deliver written consents on behalf of such holder in favor of such amendments at any bondholder meeting, in lieu of any bondholder meeting, in any consent solicitation or otherwise.
ARTICLE III
Reservation of Right to Amend Sections 35(a) and 101 of the Mortgage
Section 1.  The Company reserves the right, without any vote, consent or other action by the holders of bonds of the ___________________ Series, or any subsequent series, to amend the Mortgage, as herein or heretofore supplemented as follows:
(A) By deleting from Section 35(a) the phrase “having its principal office and place of business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York” and the word “such” at the location in said Section 35(a) at which such word first appears.
(B) By adding the following at the end of the first sentence of Section 101:
“; provided however, that if all of the bonds at that time Outstanding are registered as to principal and interest or as to principal only, such notice shall be sufficiently given if mailed, postage prepaid to each such registered owner of bonds at his/her last address appearing on the registry books, on or before the date of on which the first publication of such notice would otherwise have been required.”

ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section [1].  Section 126 of the Mortgage, as heretofore amended, is hereby further amended by adding the words “and ________________,”** after the words “and ______________.”*** 
Section [2]. Subject to the amendments provided for in this _____________ Supplemental Indenture, the terms defined in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, shall, for all purposes of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture, have the meanings specified in the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented.
Section [3]. The holders of bonds of the ___________ Series consent that the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of bonds of the ___________ Series entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.  If a record date is fixed, those persons who were holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such persons continue to be holders after such record date.  No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.
Section [4]. The Trustees hereby accept the trusts herein declared, provided, created or supplemented and agree to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein and in the Mortgage set forth and upon the following terms and conditions:
The Trustees shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely.  In general, each and every term and condition contained in Article XVII of the Mortgage shall apply to and form part of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture with the same force and effect as if the same were herein set forth in full with such omissions, variations and insertions, if any, as may be appropriate to make the same conform to the provisions of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture.
Section [5]. Whenever in this ______________ Supplemental Indenture any party hereto is named or referred to, this shall, subject to the provisions of Articles XVI and XVII of the Mortgage, as heretofore supplemented, be deemed to include the successors or assigns of such party, and all the covenants and agreements in this _____________ Supplemental Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company, or by or on behalf of the Trustees shall, subject as aforesaid, bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of such party whether so expressed or not.
Section [6].  Nothing in this _____________ Supplemental Indenture, expressed or implied, is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and the holders of the bonds and coupons Outstanding under the Mortgage, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture or any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof, and all the covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements in this _____________ Supplemental Indenture contained by and on behalf of the Company shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and of the holders of the bonds and of the coupons Outstanding under the Mortgage.

**    Here will be inserted the maturity date of the most recent series of bonds.
***     Here will be inserted the maturity date of the series of bonds issued immediately before the most recent series of bonds

Section [7]. This _____________ Supplemental Indenture shall be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section [8]. The Company, the mortgagor named herein, by its execution hereof acknowledges receipt of a full, true and complete copy of this _____________ Supplemental Indenture.

In witness whereof, ALLETE, Inc. has caused its corporate name to be hereunto affixed, and this instrument to be signed and sealed by its President, one of its Vice Presidents, or its Treasurer, and its corporate seal to be attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries for and in its behalf, all in the City of Duluth, Minnesota, and The Bank of New York Mellon has caused its corporate name to be hereunto affixed, and this instrument to be signed and sealed by one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Vice Presidents and its corporate seal to be attested by one of its Assistant Treasurers, one of its Vice Presidents or one of its Assistant Vice Presidents, and Andres Serrano has hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal, all in The City of New York, as of the day and year first above written.

ALLETE, Inc.                        Attest:                    
By                                                                                                        
       [Name]                        [Name]
[Title]                        [Title]
                        

Trustees’ Signature Page Follows

The Bank of New York Mellon,
as Trustee
By                                              
[Name]
[Title]

Attest:
                                          
[Name]
[Title]

                                                                   L.S.
Andres Serrano
Executed, sealed and delivered by The Bank of New
York Mellon and Andres Serrano in the presence of:

________________________________
________________________________

___________ Supplemental Indenture dated as of ____________
To Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of September 1, 1945
Trustees’ Signature Page

STATE OF MINNESOTA        )
                                                  ) SS
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS        )

On this ______ day of _________________________, 20__, the foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by __________________________________ of ALLETE, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, on behalf of the Company.

NOTARIAL STAMP OR SEAL

________________________________________

STATE OF MINNESOTA        )
                                                  ) SS
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS        )

On this ______ day of ________________________, 20__, the foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by __________________________________ of ALLETE, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, on behalf of the Company.
NOTARIAL STAMP OR SEAL

________________________________________

State of New York    )
)  ss:
County of New York    )
On this ______ day of __________________________, 20__, the foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by _____________________________ and ____________________________, the ___________________________________ and ______________________________________, respectively, of The Bank of New York Mellon, the corporation named in the foregoing instrument.
Given under my hand and notarial seal this ____ day of _____________________, 20__.
                    
Notary Public, State of New York

State of New York    )
)  ss:
County of New York    )
On this ______ day of _____________________________, 20__, the foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by Andres Serrano, the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument.
Given under my hand and notarial seal this ____ day of _____________________________, 20__.
    
Notary Public, State of New York

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