Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 1, 2020, Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), issued $600,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 3.40% Senior Notes, Series due June 1, 2030 pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 27, 2020, by and among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein. The notes are being issued pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-224333). A prospectus supplement relating to the offering and sale of the notes was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020. The notes will be governed by the Company's Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2000, as supplemented, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and the Supplemental Indenture No. 13, dated as of April 1, 2020.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with that offering and sale for incorporation by reference into the registration statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




  (d) Exhibits


 Exhibit         Description

   4.01            Supplemental Indenture No. 13, dated as of April 1, 2020, by and
                 between Xcel Energy Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
                 as Trustee, creating $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
                 3.40% Senior Notes, Series due June 1, 2030.

   5.01            Opinion of Scott M. Wilensky regarding the validity of the notes.


   104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                 document).

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