XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 22, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2013-02-20

Reporting Person: FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-20	Common Stock	A	27107.413	—	Acquired	219320.289	Direct
2013-02-20	Common Stock	F	9656.210	$28.29	Disposed	209664.079	Direct
2013-02-20	Common Stock	F	3411.203	$28.30	Disposed	206252.876	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-20	Phantom Stock	$0	A	141300	Acquired	2018-02-20	Common Stock (141300)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1398.094	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$0		Common Stock (0)	8173.048	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,105.60 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of 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 (Feb. 20, 2013).

F4: Security converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F5: One-third of the award vests on Feb. 20, 2016 and the remaining two-thirds vests on Feb. 20, 2018.

F6: Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of reporting persons employment.

F7: Stock equivalent units held under the Xcel Energy Deferred Compensation Plan as of the most recent plan statement (Feb. 20, 2013).