XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 17, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2011-11-16

Reporting Person: HART CATHY J (VP & Corporate Secretary)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-16	Phantom Stock	$0	A	11.614	Acquired		Common Stock (11.614)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	9839.804	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Between March 2, 2011 and November 16, 2011, the reporting person acquired approximately 297.500 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 November 16, 2011.

F2: Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of reporting persons employment.