ALLETE Inc. Files 8-K for Other Events

TL;DR

ALLETE filed a routine 8-K for 'Other Events' on Oct 5.

AI Summary

ALLETE, Inc. filed an 8-K on October 6, 2025, reporting an event that occurred on October 5, 2025. The filing is categorized under 'Other Events' and does not specify any material agreements, acquisitions, or executive changes, suggesting a routine or administrative update.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates a routine update or event for ALLETE, Inc. that does not appear to involve significant financial transactions or strategic shifts based on the limited information provided.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is categorized as 'Other Events' and lacks details on significant financial or operational changes, indicating a low immediate risk.

Key Players & Entities

• ALLETE, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• October 5, 2025 (date) — Date of Earliest Event Reported
• October 6, 2025 (date) — Date of Report
• Duluth, Minnesota (location) — Principal Executive Offices

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Filing Documents

• ale-20251005.htm (8-K) — 31KB
• 0000066756-25-000084.txt ( ) — 145KB
• ale-20251005.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• ale-20251005_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 21KB
• ale-20251005_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 13KB
• ale-20251005_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events. Stub Period Dividend As previously disclosed, on May 5, 2024, ALLETE, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Alloy Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), and Alloy Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and becoming a subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the consummation of the Merger (the "Closing"), the Company is entitled to declare a "stub period" dividend to holders of the Company's common stock as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") equal to the product of (1) the number of days from the record date for payment of the last quarterly dividend paid by the Company prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (2) a daily dividend rate determined by dividing the amount of the last quarterly dividend paid prior to the Effective Time by ninety-one (91) (the "Stub Period Dividend"). On October 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") fixed the close of business on October 16, 2025 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining the holders of the Company's common stock entitled to be paid the Stub Period Dividend, if the Stub Period Dividend is declared by the Board. As of the date hereof, the Board has not declared the Stub Period Dividend or fixed the amount of the Stub Period Dividend or its payment date. In order to be paid the Stub Period Dividend, if declared, holders of the Company's common stock must hold their shares to Closing. The amount and payment date of the Stub Period Dividend, if declared, will be disclosed by the Company pr

01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Description 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with disclosures under the heading: "Forward-Looking Statements" located on page 2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. 1

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements This Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the proposed acquisition of the Company, payment or timing of dividends, if any, regulatory approvals, the expected timetable for completing the proposed transaction and any other statements regarding the Company's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts. This information may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the timing to consummate the proposed transaction; the risk that the conditions to closing of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied; the risk that a regulatory approval that may be required for the proposed transaction is not obtained or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; and the diversion of management's time on transaction-related issues. When used in this Form 8-K, or any other documents, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "target," "could," "goal," "intend," "objective," "plan," "project," "seek," "strategy," "target," "may," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management at the time that these statements were prepared and are inherently uncertain. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainti

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ALLETE, Inc. October 6, 2025 /s/ Colin B. Anderson Colin B. Anderson Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller 3

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