X0306 4 2017-02-21 0 0000072903 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0001530607 Savage Jeffrey S 414 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 0 1 0 0 SVP & Controller Common Stock 2017-02-21 4 A 0 3893.252 0 A 8422.998 D Common Stock 2017-02-21 4 M 0 1758.740 A 10181.738 D Common Stock 2017-02-21 4 F 0 2666.696 42 D 7513.746 D Common Stock 2294.730 I 401(k) Restricted Stock Units 2017-02-21 4 M 0 1758.740 0 D Common Stock 1758.740 0 D Phantom Stock 2017-02-21 4 A 0 5153 0 A Common Stock 5153 27276.711 D This amount also includes 7.725 shares of stock acquired since the reporting person's last report pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends. Restricted stock units and phantom shares are settled in common stock on a one-for-one basis. A fractional share interest was settled in cash in connection with the settlement of restricted stock and performance share unit awards and the withholding of shares for taxes. Shares held in the Xcel Energy Stock Fund under the Xcel Energy 401(K) Savings Plan as of the most recent plan statement (February 21, 2017). Number of shares and units shown reflects the reinvestment of dividend equivalents since the original grant of 1,583 units. Award vested on December 31, 2016 but was settled in shares of common stock on February 21, 2017. 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"). The number of shares of phantom stock reflects additional shares credited upon the deemed reinvestment of dividend equivalents as well as minor adjustments due to the unitized nature of the Plan's Issuer stock fund. Tara M. Stoffel, Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey S. Savage 2017-02-23