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PART II
Item 5 — Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Quarterly Stock Data
Xcel Energy Inc.’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The trading symbol is XEL. The number of
common shareholders of record as of Dec. 31, 2011 was approximately 76,498. The following are the reported high and low sales prices
based on the NYSE Composite Transactions for the quarters of 2011 and 2010 and the dividends declared per share during those
quarters.
2011 High Low Dividends
First quarter ................................................. $ 24.67 $
23.17 $
0.2525
Second quarter .............................................. 25.39 23.38 0.2600
Third quarter ................................................ 25.60 21.20 0.2600
Fourth quarter ............................................... 27.78 23.48 0.2600
2010 High Low Dividends
First quarter ................................
..................
$
21.76 $
19.82 $ 0.2450
Second quarter ................................
...............
22.14 19.81 0.2525
Third quarter ................................
.................
23.28 20.47 0.2525
Fourth quarter ................................
................
24.36 23.02 0.2525
Xcel Energy Inc.’s Articles of Incorporation place restrictions on the amount of common stock dividends it can pay when preferred stock
is outstanding. On Oct. 31, 2011, Xcel Energy Inc. redeemed all series of its preferred stock. See Item 7 and Note 4 to the consolidated
financial statements for further discussion of Xcel Energy Inc.’s dividend policy.
The following compares our cumulative TSR on common stock with the cumulative total return of the EEI Investor-Owned Electrics
Index and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index over the last five fiscal years (assuming a $100 investment in each
vehicle on Dec. 31, 2006, and the reinvestment of all dividends).
The EEI Investor-Owned Electrics Index currently includes 55 companies and is a broad measure of industry performance.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Xcel Energy Inc., The EEI Investor-Owned Electrics,
and The S&P 500
* $100 invested on Dec. 31, 2006 in stock and index — including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal years ending Dec. 31.
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Xcel Energy Inc. ...............
$
100
$
102 $
88 $
106 $
123 $
150
EEI Investor-Owned Electrics ...
100
117 86 96 102 123
S&P 500 .......................
100
105 66 84 97 99
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Information required under Item 5 — Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans is contained in Xcel
Energy Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference.