XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2021

Feb 18, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2021-02-16

Reporting Person: Prager Frank P (SVP, Strategy, Planning & Ext.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-02-16	Common Stock	A	2195.856	—	Acquired	35667.856	Direct
2021-02-16	Common Stock	M	910.148	—	Acquired	36578.004	Direct
2021-02-16	Common Stock	F	1372.004	$61.54	Disposed	35206	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-02-16	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	910.148	Disposed		Common Stock (910.148)	Direct
2021-02-16	Phantom Stock	$	A	533	Acquired		Common Stock (533)	Direct

Footnotes

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

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

F3: Number of units shown reflects 22.919 additional units due to the reinvestment of dividend equivalents since the award was originally reported on Form 3.

F4: Award vested on December 31, 2020 but was settled in shares of common stock on February 16, 2021.

F5: Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of common stock.

F6: Shares of phantom stock become payable in accordance with the reporting person's distribution elections made pursuant to the Xcel Energy Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Subject to certain timing restrictions and other limitations based on the source of the amount deferred, the reporting person may generally transfer some or all of the balance in the Plan's Company stock account into an alternative Plan investment account.