## Shareholder Information 

## HEADQUARTERS 

414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 

## INTERNET ADDRESS 

xcelenergy.com 

## STOCK TRANSFER AGENT 

Wells Fargo Shareowner Services 161 North Concord Exchange South St. Paul, Minn. 55075 Telephone: 1-877-778-6786, toll free 

## REPORTS AVAILABLE ONLINE 

Financial reports, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Xcel Energy’s Report to Shareholders, are available online at xcelenergy.com; click on Investor Relations. Other information about Xcel Energy, including our Code of Conduct, Guidelines on Corporate Governance, Corporate Responsibility Report and Committee Charters, also are available on the Internet at xcelenergy.com/AboutUs. 

## S T O C K E X C H A N G E L I S T I N G S AND TICKER SYMBOL 

Common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol XEL. The 7.6% Junior Subordinated Notes, Series due 2068 are listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol XCJ. In newspaper listings, it appears as XcelEngy. 

## INVESTOR RELATIONS 

Internet address: xcelenergy.com or contact Paul Johnson, Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Management, at 612-215-4535 or Jack Nielsen, Director, Investor Relations, at 612-215-4559. 

## SHAREHOLDER SERVICES 

Internet address: xcelenergy.com or contact Tara Heine, Assistant Corporate Secretary, at 612-215-5391, or email tara.m.heine@xcelenergy.com. 

## CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

Xcel Energy has filed certifications of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2011 that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It has also filed with the New York Stock Exchange the CEO certification for 2011 required by section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange’s rules relating to compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance listing standards. 

To contact the Board of Directors, send an email to boardofdirectors@xcelenergy.com. 

You also may direct questions to the Corporate Secretary’s Department at CorporateSecretary@xcelenergy.com. 

## Fiscal agents 

## XCEL ENERGY INC. 

Transfer Agent, Registrar, Dividend Distribution, Common Stock Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, 161 North Concord Exchange, South St. Paul, Minn. 55075 

## Trustee - Bonds 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., MAC N2666-140, 45 Broadway – 14th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10006 

## Xcel Energy Directors 

Gail Koziara-Boudreaux $^{ 1,4}$ Executive Vice President of United Health Group CEO, United Healthcare 

Fredric W. Corrigan  $^{2, 4}$ Retired CEO and President The Mosaic Company 

Richard K. Davis  $^{3, 4}$ Chairman, President and CEO U.S. Bancorp 

Ben Fowke Chairman, President and CEO Xcel Energy Inc. 

Albert F. Moreno  $^{1, 3}$ Retired Senior Vice President and General Counsel Levi Strauss & Co. 

Christopher J. Policinski  $^{2, 4}$ President and CEO Land O’ Lakes, Inc. 

A. Patricia Sampson  $^{1, 2}$ CEO, President and Owner The Sampson Group, Inc. 

James J. Sheppard  $^{3, 4}$ Independent Consultant Former Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison 

David A. Westerlund $^{2, 3}$ Retired Executive Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary Ball Corporation 

Kim Williams  $^{1, 3}$ Retired Partner Wellington Management Company LLP 

Timothy V. Wolf  $^{1, 4}$ President Wolf Interests, Inc. 

## Board Committees: 

1. Audit 

2. Governance, Compensation and Nominating 

3. Finance 

4. Nuclear, Environmental and Safety 

