SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Van Abel Brian J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

414 NICOLLET MALL

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS

55401

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2020

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

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Chief Financial Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	17,224.785	D
Common Stock	13.573⁽¹⁾	I	401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	1,285.794	⁽⁵⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	66.723	⁽⁵⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	1,104.453	⁽⁵⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1,342.037	⁽⁵⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	1,347	⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Estimate of the number of shares held in the Xcel Energy stock fund under the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan as of the most recent plan statement (March 26, 2020). This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the price of Xcel Energy stock.

2. Award vests on December 31, 2020.

3. Award vests on December 31, 2021.

4. Award vests on December 31, 2022.

5. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit may be settled in one share of Xcel Energy common stock or in the cash value thereof, or a combination of cash and shares, in the discretion of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee.

	Gioia M. Gentile, Attorney in Fact for Brian J Van Abel	04/02/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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