XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 4, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2005-03-02

Reporting Person: SPARBY DAVID M (VP, Xcel Energy Services Inc.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-02	Common	A	1216.00	—	Acquired	16087.60	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
ESSOP	2681.76	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 649.18 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: Between January 1, 2004 and January 31, 2005, the reporting person acquired 244.50 shares of Xcel Energy common stock under the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of January 31, 2005.