Xcel Energy (XEL)

COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AND 5% SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 1, 2007, for: (a) each director and nominee for director; (b) the executive officers set forth in the Summary Compensation Table (the “Named Executive Officers”); (c) the directors and executive officers as a group; and (d) each beneficial holder of more than 5% of our voting securities. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power (or shares such powers with his or her spouse) with respect to the shares set forth in the following table. None of the individual directors or officers or the nominees for director listed in the Beneficial Ownership Table below owned more than 0.17% of Xcel Energy’s common stock. None of these individuals owns any shares of Xcel Energy’s preferred stock.

The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 1, 2006, for: (a) each director and nominee for director; (b) the Named Executive Officers set forth in the Summary Compensation Table; (c) the directors and executive officers as a group; and (d) each beneficial holder of more than 5% of our voting securities. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power (or shares such powers with his or her spouse) with respect to the shares set forth in the following table. None of the individual directors or officers or the nominees for director listed in the Beneficial Ownership Table below owned more than 0.55% of Xcel Energy’s common stock. None of these individuals owns any shares of Xcel Energy’s preferred stock.