XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 30, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2015-12-28

Reporting Person: OBRIEN RICHARD T (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-12-28	Stock Equivalent Units	$0	A	839.396	Acquired		Common Stock (839.396)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each stock equivalent unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. Whole stock equivalent units are payable in shares of common stock following termination of a reporting person's service as a director; fractional units are payable at such time in cash.

F2: Of the 839.396 stock equivalent units, 699.496 were granted at a price of $35.74 per unit in connection with the reporting person's election to defer receipt of quarterly cash director retainers, and 139.900 were granted at no cost to the reporting person as a 20% premium on the amount of such retainer.

F3: Includes 243.232 shares of stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to reinvestment of stock equivalent unit dividends.