Shareholder Information 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 xcelenergy.com Wells Fargo Shareowner Services  161 North Concord Exchange  South St. Paul, Minn. 55075  Telephone: 1-877-778-6786, toll free 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. 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. 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.  Internet address: xcelenergy.com or contact Tara Heine, Assistant Corporate  Secretary, at 612-215-5391, or email tara.m.heine@xcelenergy.com. 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. Transfer Agent, Registrar, Dividend Distribution, Common Stock  Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, 161 North Concord Exchange, South St. Paul, Minn. 55075 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., MAC N2666-140, 45 Broadway – 14th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10006 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 Xcel Energy Directors HEADQUARTERS INTERNET ADDRESS STOCK TRANSFER AGENT REPORTS AVAILABLE ONLINE S T O C K E X C H A N G E L I S T I N G S AND TICKER SYMBOL INVESTOR RELATIONS SHAREHOLDER SERVICES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Fiscal agents XCEL ENERGY INC. Trustee - Bonds 