UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Aug. 29, 2019

Commission File Number	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter; State of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number				IRS Employer Identification Number
001-3034	XCEL ENERGY INC.				41-0448030
	(a Minnesota corporation)
	414 Nicollet Mall
	Minneapolis	Minnesota		55401
	(612)		330-5500

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share	XEL	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. £

Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously disclosed, in November 2018, Xcel Energy entered into equity forward agreements in connection with a public offering of 9.36 million shares of Xcel Energy common stock, which included an over allotment of 1.22 million shares. Under the equity forward agreements, Xcel Energy had the right to elect physical, cash or net share settlement for all or a portion of its obligations under the agreements.

On Aug. 29, 2019, Xcel Energy settled the equity forward agreements by physically delivering the 9.36 million shares of common equity and receiving cash proceeds of $453.1 million. The forward price used to determine cash proceeds received by Xcel Energy at settlement was calculated based on the November 2018 public offering price of Xcel Energy’s common stock, adjusted as provided in the equity forward agreements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Aug. 30, 2019	Xcel Energy Inc. (a Minnesota corporation)
	/s/ Sarah W. Soong
	Sarah W. Soong
	Vice President and Treasurer