XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 24, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2006-02-22

Reporting Person: FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III (Vice President and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-22	Common Stock	A	11115	—	Acquired	30360.18	Direct
2006-02-22	Common Stock	F	4746.1	$19.095	Disposed	25613.18	Direct

Footnotes

F1: A fractional share interest was sold.