X0609 4 2026-06-28 0 0000072903 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0001711665 Welsh Timothy A false 414 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 1 0 0 0 0 Common Stock 2026-06-28 4 A 0 468.065 0 A 17486.534 D Retainer granted in the form of stock equivalent units payable in whole shares of common stock following termination of the reporting person's service as director and fractional units are payable at such time in cash. Of the 468.065 stock equivalent units, 390.054 were granted at a price of $82.23 per unit in lieu of the reporting person's quarterly cash retainer, and 78.011 were granted at no cost to the reporting person as a 20% premium on the amount of such retainer. Kristin L. Westlund, Attorney in Fact for Timothy A. Welsh 2026-06-30