ALLETE Executive Annual Incentive Plan Form of Award Effective 2012 [Eligible Executive Employees] Target Award Opportunity Base Salary$TimesAward Opportunity (percent of base salary)%EqualsTarget Award$ Performance Levels and Award Amounts Goal Performance LevelPayout as Percent of Target AwardAward AmountSuperior200%$Target100%$Threshold37.5%$Below Threshold%$ Goals GoalWeightingFinancial GoalsNet Income Attributable to ALLETE50%Cash from Operating Activities25%Strategic & Operational Positioning Goals25%100% Compensation Subject to Compensation Recovery Policy

EX-10.(H)4 2 exhibit10h412-31x2011.htm ALLETE EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN FORM OF AWARDS EFFECTIVE 2012 Exhibit 10(h)4 12-31-2011


Exhibit 10(h)4

ALLETE Executive Annual Incentive Plan
Form of Award
Effective 2012
[Eligible Executive Employees]

Target Award Opportunity


Base Salary
$
 
 
Times
 
 
 
Award Opportunity (percent of base salary)
%
 
 
Equals
 
 
 
Target Award
$

Performance Levels and Award Amounts


Goal Performance Level
Payout as Percent of
Target Award
Award Amount
Superior
200%
$
Target
100%
$
Threshold
37.5%
$
Below Threshold
—%
$


Goals

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighting
 
Financial Goals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
50%
 
 
Cash from Operating Activities
 
25%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Strategic & Operational Positioning Goals
 
 
 
  25% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100%

Compensation Subject to Compensation Recovery Policy

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