XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 25, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2012-02-22

Reporting Person: Wilensky Scott M (Sr. VP & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-22	Common Stock	A	24689.989	—	Acquired	39396.252	Direct
2012-02-22	Common Stock	F	4825.088	$26.43	Disposed	34571.164	Direct
2012-02-22	Common Stock	F	3150.902	$26.50	Disposed	31420.262	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3970.127	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 142.248 shares of stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to reinvestment of phantom stock dividends.

F2: A fractional share interest was sold.

F3: Shares held in the Xcel Energy Stock Fund under the Xcel Energy 401(K) Savings Plan as of the most recent plan statement (December 31, 2011).