XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 30, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2016-03-28

Reporting Person: WESTERLUND DAVID A (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-28	Stock Equivalent Units	$0	A	654.863	Acquired		Common Stock (654.863)	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 654.863 stock equivalent units, 545.719 were granted at a price of $41.23 per unit in connection with the reporting person's election to defer receipt of quarterly cash director retainers, and 109.144 were granted at no cost to the reporting person as a 20% premium on the amount of such retainer.

F3: Includes 786.990 shares of stock equivalent units acquired pursuant to reinvestment of stock equivalent unit dividends.