X0306 4 2017-03-01 0 0000072903 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0001206908 FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III 414 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 1 1 0 0 Chairman, President and CEO Common Stock 2017-03-01 4 F 0 7490.983 43.71 D 553780.409 D Common Stock 1965.865 I 401(k) Withholding of stock to satisfy tax withholding obligation on vesting of an award of restricted stock under the Xcel Energy Executive Annual Incentive Award Program that were included in the common stock holdings reported by the reporting person on Form 4 filed on February 23, 2017. A fractional share interest was settled in cash in connection with the vesting of the restricted stock award 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). Tara M. Stoffel, Attorney in Fact for Benjamin G.S. Fowke III 2017-03-03