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Item 9A — Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Xcel Energy maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in
reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within
the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. In addition, the disclosure controls and procedures ensure that information
required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management, including the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief
financial officer (CFO), allowing timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of Dec. 31, 2011, based on an evaluation
carried out under the supervision and with the participation of Xcel Energy’s management, including the CEO and CFO, of the
effectiveness of its disclosure controls and the procedures, the CEO and CFO have concluded that Xcel Energy’s disclosure
controls and procedures were effective.
Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
No change in Xcel Energy’s internal control over financial reporting has occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Xcel Energy’s internal control over financial reporting. Xcel
Energy maintains internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the financial
reporting. Xcel Energy has evaluated and documented its controls in process activities, general computer activities, and on an
entity-wide level. During the year and in preparation for issuing its report for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011 on internal controls
under section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Xcel Energy conducted testing and monitoring of its internal control over
financial reporting. Based on the control evaluation, testing and remediation performed, Xcel Energy did not identify any material
control weaknesses, as defined under the standards and rules issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and as
approved by the SEC and as indicated in Management Report on Internal Controls herein.
Item 9B — Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10 — Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information required under this Item with respect to Directors and Corporate Governance is set forth in Xcel Energy Inc.’s Proxy
Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference. Information with respect to
Executive Officers is included in Item 1 to this report.
Item 11 — Executive Compensation
Information required under this Item is set forth in Xcel Energy Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference.
Item 12 — Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information required under this Item is contained in Xcel Energy Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference.
Item 13 — Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information required under this Item is contained in Xcel Energy Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference.
Item 14 — Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Information required under this Item is contained in Xcel Energy Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference.