| <NonNumbericText> <table style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',times,serif;"> <tr> <td> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="4"><b>11. Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits </b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy offers various benefit plans to its employees. Approximately 50 percent of employees that receive benefits are represented by several local labor unions under several collective-bargaining agreements. At Dec. 31, 2009: </font></p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">NSP-Minnesota had 2,119 and NSP-Wisconsin had 405 bargaining employees covered under a collective-bargaining agreement, which expires at the end of 2010. NSP-Minnesota also had an additional 222 nuclear operation bargaining employees covered under several collective-bargaining agreements, which expire at various dates through September 2010. </font><font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">PSCo had 2,124 bargaining employees covered under a collective-bargaining agreement, which expires in May 2014.</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">SPS had 795 bargaining employees covered under a collective-bargaining agreement, which expires in October 2011.</font></dd></dl> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Effective Jan. 1, 2009, Xcel Energy adopted new guidance on employers' disclosures about pension and postretirement benefit plan assets. The new guidance expands employers' disclosure requirements for benefit plan assets, including investment policies and strategies, major categories of plan assets, and information regarding fair value measurements consistent with the disclosures for entities' recurring fair value measurements prescribed by </font><font size="2"><i>ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements</i></font><font size="2">. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><i>ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements</i></font><font size="2"> establishes a hierarchal framework for disclosing the observability of the inputs utilized in measuring fair value. The three levels defined by the hierarchy and examples of each level are as follows:</font></p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Level 1 — Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets as of the reporting date. The types of assets included in Level 1 are highly liquid and actively traded instruments with quoted prices, such as common stocks listed by the New York Stock Exchange. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Level 2 — Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, but are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. The types of assets included in Level 2 are typically either comparable to actively traded securities or contracts or priced with models using highly observable inputs, such as corporate bonds with pricing based on market interest rate curves and recent trades of similarly rated securities. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Level 3 — Significant inputs to pricing have little or no observability as of the reporting date. The types of assets included in Level 3 are those with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as asset and mortgage backed securities, for which subjective risk-based adjustments to estimated yield and forecasted prepayments are significant inputs. </font></p></li></ul> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><br /></font><font size="4"><b>Pension Benefits <br /></b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy has several noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans that cover almost all employees. Benefits are based on a combination of years of service, the employee's average pay and social security benefits. Xcel Energy's policy is to fully fund the actuarially determined pension costs recognized for ratemaking and financial reporting purposes, subject to the limitations of applicable employee benefit and tax laws, into an external trust over time. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy bases its investment-return assumption on expected long-term performance for each of the investment types included in its pension asset portfolio. Xcel Energy considers the actual historical returns achieved by its asset portfolio over the past 20-year or longer period, as well as the long-term return levels projected and recommended by investment experts. The historical weighted average annual return for the past 20 years for the Xcel Energy portfolio of pension investments is 8.98 percent, which is greater than the current assumption level. The pension cost determination assumes a forecasted mix of investment types over the long term. Investment returns in 2009 were above the assumed level of 8.50 percent while returns in 2008 and 2007 were below the assumed level of 8.75 percent. Xcel Energy continually reviews its pension assumptions. In 2010, Xcel Energy will use an investment-return assumption of 7.79 percent.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The assets are invested in a portfolio according to Xcel Energy's return, liquidity and diversification objectives to provide a source of funding for plan obligations and minimize the necessity of contributions to the plan, within appropriate levels of risk. The principal mechanism for achieving these objectives is the allocation of assets to selected asset classes, given the long-term risk, return, and liquidity characteristics of each particular asset class. There were no significant concentrations of risk in any particular industry, index, or entity, however, a higher weighting in equity investments can increase the volatility in the return levels achieved by pension assets in any year. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The following table presents the target pension asset allocations for 2009 and 2008: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 20%; WIDTH: 60%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="9"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2008 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Domestic and international equity securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">24</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">52</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Long duration fixed income securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">34</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Short to intermediate fixed income securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">19</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">25</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Alternative investments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">18</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">23</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Cash</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">100</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">100</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">In 2009, Xcel Energy engaged J.P. Morgan's Pension Advisory Group to evaluate the allocation of the total assets in the master pension trust, taking into consideration the funded status of each individual pension plan provided by Xcel Energy. The investment strategy employed during 2009 is based on plan-specific investment recommendations that seek to minimize potential investment and interest rate risk as a plan's funded status increases over time. The investment recommendations result in a greater percentage of short-to-intermediate term and long-duration fixed income securities being allocated to specific plans having relatively higher funded status ratios, and a greater percentage of growth assets being allocated to plans having relatively lower funded status ratios. The aggregate asset allocation presented in the table above for the master pension trust results from the plan-specific strategies. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><br /></font><font size="4"><b>Pension Plan Assets <br /></b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels, pension plan assets that are measured at fair value as of Dec. 31, 2009: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="9"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Level 1 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Level 2 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Level 3 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Total </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="11"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Cash equivalents</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">221,971</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">221,971</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Short-term investments & money market securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">324,683</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">324,683</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Derivatives</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">11,606</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">11,606</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Government securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">94,949</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">94,949</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Corporate bonds</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">522,403</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">522,403</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Asset-backed & mortgage-backed securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">191,831</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">191,831</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Common stock</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">89,260</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">89,260</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Private equity investments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">82,098</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">82,098</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Commingled equity and bond funds</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,014,072</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,014,072</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Real estate</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">66,704</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">66,704</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Securities lending collateral obligation and other</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(170,251</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(170,251</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">89,260</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,019,433</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">340,633</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,449,326</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The following table presents the changes in Level 3 pension plan assets for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="9"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Jan. 1, 2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Realized and<br /> Unrealized<br /> Gains (Losses)</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Purchases,<br /> Issuances, and<br /> Settlements<br /> (net)</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Dec. 31, 2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="11"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Asset-backed & mortgage-backed securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">244,008</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">151,755</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(203,932</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">191,831</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Real estate</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">109,289</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(43,207</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">622</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">66,704</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Private equity investments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">81,034</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(5,682</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6,746</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">82,098</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">434,331</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">102,866</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(196,564</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">340,633</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Benefit Obligations</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">A comparison of the actuarially computed pension-benefit obligation and plan assets, on a combined basis, is presented in the following table: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="72"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="72"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2008 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="5"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Accumulated Benefit Obligation at Dec. 31</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,676,174</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,435,513</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 11pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Obligation at Jan. 1</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,598,032</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,662,759</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">65,461</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">62,698</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Interest cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">169,790</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">167,881</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Plan amendments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(35,341</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Actuarial loss (gain)</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">223,122</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(47,509</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Benefit payments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(191,433</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(247,797</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Obligation at Dec. 31</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,829,631</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,598,032</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Fair value of plan assets at Jan. 1</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,185,203</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">3,186,273</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Actual return (loss) on plan assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">255,556</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(788,273</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Employer contributions</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">200,000</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">35,000</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Benefit payments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(191,433</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(247,797</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Fair value of plan assets at Dec. 31</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,449,326</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,185,203</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Funded Status of Plans at Dec. 31:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Funded status</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(380,305</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(412,829</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Noncurrent assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">15,612</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Noncurrent liabilities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(380,305</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(428,441</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net pension amounts recognized on consolidated balance sheets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(380,305</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(412,829</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Amounts Not Yet Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net loss</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,432,370</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,220,721</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Prior service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">42,883</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">102,842</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,475,253</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,323,563</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Amounts Related to the Funded Status of the Plans Have Been Recorded as Follows Based Upon Expected Recovery in Rates:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Regulatory assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,413,774</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,268,879</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Deferred income taxes</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">25,101</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">22,294</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net-of-tax accumulated other comprehensive income</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">36,378</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">32,390</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,475,253</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,323,563</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Measurement date</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">Dec. 31, 2009</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">Dec. 31, 2008</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Significant Assumptions Used to Measure Benefit Obligations:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Discount rate for year-end valuation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.75</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Expected average long-term increase in compensation level</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Mortality table</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">RP 2000</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">RP 2000</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">At Dec. 31, 2009, Xcel Energy's pension plans, in the aggregate, had plan assets of $2.4 billion and projected benefit obligations of $2.8 billion. At Dec. 31, 2008, one of Xcel Energy's pension plans had plan assets of $259.9 million, which exceeded projected benefit obligations of $244.3 million and all other Xcel Energy plans in the aggregate had plan assets of $1.9 billion and projected benefit obligations of $2.4 billion. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Cash Flows</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">Cash funding requirements can be impacted by changes to actuarial assumptions, actual asset levels and other calculations prescribed by the funding requirements of income tax and other pension-related regulations. These regulations did not require cash funding for 2007 through 2009 for Xcel Energy's pension plans and are not expected to require cash funding in 2010. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy accelerated its planned 2010 contribution of $100 million based on available liquidity, bringing its total pension contributions to $200 million during 2009. </font></p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Voluntary contributions were made to the PSCo Bargaining Pension Plan of $173 million in 2009, $35 million in 2008 and $35 million in 2007. </font><font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Voluntary contributions were made to the NCE Non-Bargaining Pension Plan of $27 million in 2009. No voluntary contributions were made to the plan during 2007 or 2008. </font><font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Pension funding contributions for 2011, which will be dependent on several factors including, realized asset performance, future discount rate, IRS and legislative initiatives as well as other actuarial assumptions, are estimated to range between $100 million to $150 million. </font></dd></dl> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Plan Amendments</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">The decrease of the projected benefit obligation for the plan amendment is due to a change in the average earnings calculation resulting from negotiations with the PSCo Bargaining Pension Plan. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Benefit Costs</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">The components of net periodic pension cost (credit) are: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="9"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2008 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2007 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="8"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">65,461</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">62,698</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">61,392</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Interest cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">169,790</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">167,881</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">162,774</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Expected return on plan assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(256,538</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(274,338</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(264,831</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Amortization of prior service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">24,618</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">20,584</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">25,056</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Amortization of net loss</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">12,455</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">11,156</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">15,845</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net periodic pension cost (credit)</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">15,786</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(12,019</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">236</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">(Costs) credits not recognized due to effects of regulation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(2,891</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">9,034</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">9,682</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net benefit cost (credit) recognized for financial reporting</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">12,895</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(2,985</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">9,918</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 11pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Significant Assumptions Used to Measure Costs:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Discount rate for year-end valuation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.75</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.25</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Expected average long-term increase in compensation level</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Expected average long-term rate of return on assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">8.50</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">8.75</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">8.75</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Pension costs include an expected return impact for the current year that may differ from actual investment performance in the plan. The return assumption used for 2010 pension cost calculations will be 7.79 percent. The cost calculation uses a market-related valuation of pension assets. Xcel Energy uses a calculated value method to determine the market-related value of the plan assets. The market-related value begins with the fair market value of assets as of the beginning of the year. The market-related value is determined by adjusting the fair market value of assets to reflect the investment gains and losses (the difference between the actual investment return and the expected investment return on the market-related value) during each of the previous five years at the rate of 20 percent per year. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy also maintains noncontributory, defined benefit supplemental retirement income plans for certain qualifying executive personnel. Benefits for these unfunded plans are paid out of Xcel Energy's operating cash flows. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><br /></font><font size="4"><b>Defined Contribution Plans <br /></b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy maintains 401(k) and other defined contribution plans that cover substantially all employees. Total contributions to these plans were approximately $21.9 million in 2009, $17.9 million in 2008 and $21.8 million in 2007. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><br /></font><font size="4"><b>Postretirement Health Care Benefits <br /></b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy has a contributory health and welfare benefit plan that provides health care and death benefits to most Xcel Energy retirees. </font></p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The former NSP discontinued contributing toward health care benefits for nonbargaining employees retiring after 1998 and for bargaining employees of NSP-Minnesota and NSP-Wisconsin who retired after 1999. </font><font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy discontinued contributing toward health care benefits for former NCE nonbargaining employees retiring after June 30, 2003. </font><font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Employees of NCE who retired in 2002 continue to receive employer-subsidized health care benefits. </font><font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Nonbargaining employees of the former NCE who retired after 1998, bargaining employees of the former NCE who retired after 1999 and nonbargaining employees of NCE who retired after June 30, 2003, are eligible to participate in the Xcel Energy health care program with no employer subsidy. </font></dd></dl> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">In 1993, Xcel Energy adopted accounting guidance regarding other non-pension postretirement benefits and elected to amortize the unrecognized accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) on a straight-line basis over 20 years. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Regulatory agencies for nearly all of Xcel Energy's retail and wholesale utility customers have allowed rate recovery of accrued postretirement benefit costs. The Colorado jurisdictional postretirement benefit costs deferred during the transition period are being amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the 15-year period from 1998 to 2012. NSP-Minnesota also transitioned to full accrual accounting for postretirement benefit costs, with regulatory differences fully amortized prior to 1997. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Plan Assets</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">Certain state agencies that regulate Xcel Energy's utility subsidiaries also have issued guidelines related to the funding of postretirement benefit costs. SPS is required to fund postretirement benefit costs for Texas and New Mexico jurisdictional amounts collected in rates and PSCo is required to fund postretirement benefit costs in irrevocable external trusts that are dedicated to the payment of these postretirement benefits. Also, a portion of the assets contributed on behalf of nonbargaining retirees has been funded into a sub-account of the Xcel Energy pension plans. These assets are invested in a manner consistent with the investment strategy for the pension plan. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Xcel Energy bases its investment-return assumption for the postretirement health care fund assets on expected long-term performance for each of the investment types included in its asset portfolio. The assets are invested in a portfolio according to Xcel Energy's return, liquidity and diversification objectives to provide a source of funding for plan obligations and minimize the necessity of contributions to the plan, within appropriate levels of risk. The principal mechanism for achieving these objectives is the allocation of assets to selected asset classes, given the long-term risk, return, and liquidity characteristics of each particular asset class. There were no significant concentrations of risk in any particular industry, index, or entity. Investment-return volatility is not considered to be a material factor in postretirement health care costs. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels, postretirement benefit plan assets that are measured at fair value as of Dec. 31, 2009: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="9"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Level 1 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Level 2 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Level 3 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Total </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="11"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Cash equivalents</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">165,291</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">165,291</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Short term investments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,226</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,226</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Derivatives</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,937</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,937</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Government securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,538</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,538</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Corporate bonds</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">60,416</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">60,416</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Asset-backed & mortgage-backed securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,371</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,371</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Preferred stock</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">540</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">540</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Registered investment companies (mutual funds)</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">89,296</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">89,296</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Securities lending collateral obligation and other</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,074</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,074</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">329,318</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,371</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">384,689</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The following table presents the changes in Level 3 postretirement benefit plan assets for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Jan. 1, 2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Realized and<br /> Unrealized<br /> Gains </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Purchases,<br /> Issuances, and<br /> Settlements<br /> (net)</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Dec. 31, 2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="11"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Asset-backed & mortgage-backed securities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">78,693</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,051</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(27,373</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,371</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Benefit Obligations</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">A comparison of the actuarially computed benefit obligation and plan assets for Xcel Energy postretirement health care plans that benefit employees of its utility subsidiaries is presented in the following table: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="73"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="73"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2008 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="5"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Obligation at Jan. 1</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">794,597</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">830,315</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,665</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,350</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Interest cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">50,412</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">51,047</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Medicare subsidy reimbursements</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">3,226</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6,178</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Plan amendments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(27,407</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Plan participants' contributions</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">13,786</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">13,892</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Actuarial gain</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(47,446</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(46,827</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Benefit payments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(62,931</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(65,358</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Obligation at Dec. 31</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">728,902</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">794,597</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 11pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Fair value of plan assets at Jan. 1</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">299,566</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">427,459</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Actual return (loss) return on plan assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">72,101</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(132,226</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Plan participants' contributions</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">13,786</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">13,892</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Employer contributions</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">62,167</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,799</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Benefit payments</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(62,931</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(65,358</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Fair value of plan assets at Dec. 31</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">384,689</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">299,566</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 11pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Funded Status of Plans at Dec. 31:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Funded status</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(344,213</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(495,031</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Current liabilities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(2,240</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(4,928</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Noncurrent liabilities</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(341,973</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(490,103</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net pension amounts recognized on consolidated balance sheets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(344,213</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(495,031</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 11pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Amounts Not Yet Recognized as Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net loss</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">189,743</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">305,844</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Prior service credit</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(33,886</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(9,205</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Transition obligation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">44,035</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">58,479</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">199,892</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">355,118</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="73"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="73"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2008 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="5"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Amounts Related to the Funded Status of the Plans Have Been Recorded as Follows Based Upon Expected Recovery in Rates:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Regulatory assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">190,172</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">343,662</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Deferred income taxes</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">3,943</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,659</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net-of-tax accumulated other comprehensive income</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,777</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6,797</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Total</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">199,892</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">355,118</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Measurement date</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">Dec. 31, 2009</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">Dec. 31, 2008</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Significant Assumptions Used to Measure Benefit Obligations:</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Discount rate for year-end valuation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.75</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Mortality table</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">RP 2000</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">RP 2000</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Effective Dec. 31, 2009, Xcel Energy reduced its initial medical trend assumption from 7.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The ultimate trend assumption remained unchanged at 5.0 percent. The period until the ultimate rate is reached is three years. Xcel Energy bases its medical trend assumption on the long-term cost inflation expected in the health care market, considering the levels projected and recommended by industry experts, as well as recent actual medical cost increases experienced by Xcel Energy's retiree medical plan. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">A 1-percent change in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have the following effects: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 20%; WIDTH: 60%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="93"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> <div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; WIDTH: 83pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars) <!-- COMMAND=ADD_SCROPPEDRULE,83pt --></b></font></div></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">1-percent increase in APBO components of Dec. 31, 2009</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right"><font size="2">68,659</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">1-percent decrease in APBO components of Dec. 31, 2009</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right"><font size="2">(58,133</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">1-percent increase in service and interest components of the net periodic cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right"><font size="2">6,673</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">1-percent decrease in service and interest components of the net periodic cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right"><font size="2">(5,542</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Cash Flows</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">The postretirement health care plans have no funding requirements under income tax and other retirement-related regulations other than fulfilling benefit payment obligations, when claims are presented and approved under the plans. Additional cash funding requirements are prescribed by certain state and federal rate regulatory authorities, as discussed previously. Xcel Energy contributed $62.2 million during 2009 and $55.6 million during 2008 and expects to contribute approximately $45.4 million during 2010. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Plan Amendments</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">The decrease of the projected benefit obligation for the plan amendment is due to a change in the medical experience rate resulting from negotiations with the PSCo Bargaining Postretirement Health Care Plan. </font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b><i>Benefit Costs</i></b></font><font size="2"><b> — </b></font><font size="2">The components of net periodic postretirement benefit costs are: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" width="9"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2009 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2008 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>2007 </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="8"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,665</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,350</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,813</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Interest cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">50,412</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">51,047</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">50,475</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Expected return on plan assets</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(22,775</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(31,851</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(30,401</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Amortization of transition obligation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">14,444</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">14,577</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">14,577</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Amortization of prior service cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(2,726</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(2,175</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">(2,178</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">)</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Amortization of net loss</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">19,329</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">11,498</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">14,198</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net periodic postretirement benefit cost</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">63,349</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">48,446</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">52,484</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Additional cost recognized due to effects of regulation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">3,891</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">3,891</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">3,891</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="0"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Net benefit cost recognized for financial reporting</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">67,240</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">52,337</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">56,375</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2.25pt double; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Significant Assumptions Used to Measure Costs</b></font><font size="2">:</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Discount rate for year-end valuation</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.75</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.25</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6.00</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2">%</font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Expected average long-term rate of return on assets (before tax)</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">7.50</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">7.50</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">7.50</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"><br /></font><font size="4"><b>Projected Benefit Payments <br /></b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The following table lists Xcel Energy's projected benefit payments for the pension and postretirement benefit plans: </font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="6"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="65"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Projected<br /> Pension Benefit<br /> Payments</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Gross Projected<br /> Postretirement<br /> Health Care<br /> Benefit<br /> Payments </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Expected<br /> Medicare<br /> Part D<br /> Subsidies</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Net Projected<br /> Postretirement<br /> Health Care<br /> Benefit<br /> Payments </b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="11"><font size="1"><b>(Thousands of Dollars)</b></font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">2010</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">238,929</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">58,738</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">4,901</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">53,837</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">2011</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">230,833</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">60,202</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,184</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,018</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">2012</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">234,256</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">60,665</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,529</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,136</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">2013</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">237,817</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">60,785</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">5,841</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">54,944</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">2014</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">244,160</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">61,260</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6,075</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">55,185</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">2015-2019</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">1,256,824</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">313,040</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">33,598</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">279,442</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div></td></tr></table> </NonNumbericText> |