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Item
5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 6, 2017, Gail K. Boudreaux notified Xcel Energy Inc. that she is resigning from the Board of Directors of Xcel Energy Inc. effective December 31, 2017 due to other professional time commitments.
A copy of the Press Release announcing this change to the Board of Directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
