XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2016

May 19, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2016-05-19

Reporting Person: SAMPSON A PATRICIA (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-05-19	Stock Equivalent Units	$0	A	3367.423	Acquired		Common Stock (3367.423)	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: Includes 4,212.998 shares of stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to reinvestment of stock equivalent unit dividends.