SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Rome Amanda J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

414 NICOLLET MALL

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS

55401

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XCEL ENERGY INC [ XEL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Group President, Utilitie

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/20/2024		A		4,138.731⁽¹⁾	A	$0	27,086.233⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	02/20/2024		M		3,494.468	A	⁽³⁾	30,580.701	D
Common Stock	02/20/2024		F		2,807.199⁽⁴⁾	D	$59.07	27,773.502	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	02/20/2024		M			3,494.468⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	3,494.468	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the settlement of performance share unit awards for the 2021-2023 performance period.

2. The amount includes 69.242 shares of stock acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends since the reporting person's last report.

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

4. Represents the withholding of shares to satisfy tax obligations upon the settlement of the 2021-2023 performance share unit awards and restricted stock unit awards. Fractional share interests were settled in cash.

5. Number of units shown reflects the reinvestment of 295.468 dividend equivalents since the original grant of 3,199 units on January 4, 2021.

6. Award vested on December 31, 2023 but was settled in shares of common stock on February 20, 2024.

	Kristin L. Westlund, Attorney in Fact for Amanda J. Rome	02/22/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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