XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 4, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2009-12-02

Reporting Person: SPARBY DAVID M (VP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-02	Common Stock	M	20712	$19.3125	Acquired	70882.78	Direct
2009-12-02	Common Stock	S	20712	$20.4325	Disposed	50170.78	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-02	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.3125	M	20712	Disposed	2009-12-12	Common Stock (20712)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Price is the volume weighted average selling price of all purchases by the reporting person on the transaction date. Actual prices ranged from $20.38 to $20.47. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F2: Includes 1,857.34 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F3: The option vested in three equal installements on January 26, 2001, 2002, 2003.