XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 5, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2003-08-01

Reporting Person: BRUNETTI WAYNE H (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-01	Phantom Stock	$0.00	A	69.83	Acquired	1988-08-08	Common (69.83)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of reporting person's employment.