XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2012-11-02

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-02	Common Stock	I	10554.632	$27.90	Disposed	0	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-02	Phantom Stock	$27.90	I	4934.489	Disposed		Common Stock (4934.489)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	72072.247	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,952.284 shares of common stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of common stock dividends.

F2: Represents shares of phantom stock in the Xcel Energy Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Amounts deferred to the Plan are payable in cash following termination of reporting persons employment.