X0609 4 2026-09-28 0 0000072903 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0001647706 Carter Peter W false 414 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 1 0 0 0 0 Common Stock 2026-09-28 4 A 0 403.638 0 A 2222.378 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 403.638 stock equivalent units, 336.365 were granted at a price of $69.80 per unit in lieu of the reporting person's quarterly cash retainer, and 67.273 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 Peter W. Carter 2026-09-30