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19FEB200809122349
PART II
Item 5 — Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Quarterly Stock Data
Xcel Energy’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The trading symbol is XEL. The
following are the reported high and low sales prices based on the NYSE Composite Transactions for the quarters of
2007 and 2006 and the dividends declared per share during those quarters.
High Low Dividends
2007
First Quarter ................................ $24.94 $22.75 $0.2225
Second Quarter .............................. 25.03 19.97 0.2300
Third Quarter ............................... 22.41 19.59 0.2300
Fourth Quarter .............................. 23.50 20.70 0.2300
2006
First Quarter ................................ $19.61 $17.91 $0.2150
Second Quarter .............................. 19.76 17.80 0.2225
Third Quarter ............................... 21.05 18.96 0.2225
Fourth Quarter .............................. 23.63 20.56 0.2225
Book value per share at Dec. 31, 2007, was $14.70. The number of common shareholders of record as of Dec. 31,
2007 was 91,000. Xcel Energy’s Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for certain restrictions on the payment of
cash dividends on common stock.
At Dec. 31, 2007 and 2006, the payment of cash dividends on common stock was not restricted. For further discussion
of Xcel Energy’s dividend policy, see Liquidity and Capital Resources under Item 7.
The following compares our cumulative total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total return of
the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index, and the EEI Investor-Owned Electrics Index over the last five
fiscal years (assuming a $100 investment in each vehicle on Dec. 31, 2002, and the reinvestment of all dividends).
The EEI Investor-Owned Electrics Index currently includes 61 companies and is a broad measure of industry
performance.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Xcel Energy, The S&P 500
and The EEI Investor-Owned Electrics
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Dollars
Xcel Energy EEI Electrics S&P 500
* $100 invested on 12/31/02 in stock or index — including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal years ending December 31.
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Xcel Energy ..................... $100 $162 $181 $193 $252 $256
S&P 500 ...................... 100 129 143 150 173 183
EEI Investor-Owned Electrics .......... 100 123 152 176 213 248
See Item 12 for information concerning securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.
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