XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 26, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2011-02-23

Reporting Person: Hill Clyde Riley (President and CEO, SPS)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-23	Common Stock	A	4677.859	—	Acquired	4677.859	Direct
2011-02-23	Common Stock	F	1762.859	$23.62	Disposed	2915	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6937.029	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: A fractional share interest was sold.

F2: Between February 25, 2010 and February 23, 2011, the reporting person acquired approximately 4,867.699 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 February 23, 2011.