Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 6, 2022, Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("Xcel Energy"), issued $700,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 4.60% Senior Notes, Series due June 1, 2032 pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated May 3, 2022, by and among Xcel Energy and Barclays Capital Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein. The notes are being issued pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-255446). A prospectus supplement relating to the offering and sale of the notes was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2022. The notes will be governed by Xcel Energy's Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2000, as supplemented, between Xcel Energy and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as trustee, and the Supplemental Indenture No. 16, dated as of May 6, 2022.

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. 16, dated as of May 6, 2022, by and
            between Xcel Energy Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as
            successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as trustee,
            creating $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.60% Senior
            Notes, Series due June 1, 2032.

5.01          Opinion of Amy L. Schneider regarding the validity of the notes.

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

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