X0303 4 2011-03-01 0 0000072903 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0001206908 FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III 414 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 1 1 0 0 President and COO Common Stock 2011-03-01 4 F 0 3185.351 23.75 D 118578.304 D Common Stock 972.188 I 401(k) Phantom Stock 0 Common Stock 0 6488.491 D A fractional share interest was sold. Between February 24, 2011 and March 2, 2011, the reporting person acquired approximately 372.374 shares of Xcel Energy common stock under the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of March 2, 2011. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of reporting persons employment. The reporting person acquired 816.863 shares of Xcel Energy phantom stock under the Xcel Energy Deferred Compensation Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of March 2, 2011. Tara M. Heine, Attorney in Fact for Benjamin G.S. Fowke III 2011-03-03