XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2019

Feb 21, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2019-02-19

Reporting Person: Poferl Judy M. (SVP, Corp Secretary, Exec Svcs)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-02-19	Common Stock	A	152.062	—	Acquired	16430.062	Direct
2019-02-19	Common Stock	M	2157.281	—	Acquired	18587.343	Direct
2019-02-19	Common Stock	F	779.343	$53.46	Disposed	17808.00	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-02-19	Phantom Stock	$0	A	6318.00	Acquired		Common Stock (6318.00)	Direct
2019-02-19	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	2157.281	Disposed		Common Stock (2157.281)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock units and phantom shares are settled in common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: Fractional share interests relating to the settlement of restricted stock and performance share unit awards and relating to share withholding for taxes were settled in cash.

F3: Shares of phantom stock become payable in accordance with the reporting person's distribution election made under the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan").

F4: The number of shares of phantom stock reflects additional shares credited upon the deemed reinvestment of dividend equivalents as well as minor adjustments due the unitized nature of the Plan's Issuer stock fund.

F5: Number of shares and units shown reflects the reinvestment of dividend equivalents since the original grant of 1,961 units.

F6: Award vested on December 31, 2018 but was settled in shares of common stock on February 19, 2019.