XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Feb 22, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2014-02-19

Reporting Person: SPARBY DAVID M (Senior VP and Group President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-02-19	Common Stock	A	1902.016	—	Acquired	121355.378	Direct
2014-02-19	Common Stock	F	1283.016	$29.69	Disposed	120072.362	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-02-19	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	5288	Acquired	2016-12-31	Common Stock (5288)	Direct
2014-02-19	Phantom Stock	$0	A	27375	Acquired		Common Stock (27375)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4653.295	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: A fractional share interest was sold in connection with the vesting of the award. This amount also includes 4,394.353 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: Shares held in the Xcel Energy Stock Fund under the Xcel Energy 401(K) Savings Plan as of the most recent plan statement (Dec. 31, 2013).

F3: Security converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F4: Award vests on Dec. 31, 2016.

F5: Phantom stock representing long-term incentive award payments deferred into the Xcel Energy Deferred Compensation Plan that are held in the Xcel Energy common stock fund and are payable in shares of Xcel Energy common stock upon distribution.