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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2018
 
 
 
Commission File
Number
 
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter; State of
Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and
Telephone Number
 
IRS Employer
Identification
Number
001-3034
 
XCEL ENERGY
 
41-0448030
 
 
(a Minnesota corporation)
 
 
 
 
414 Nicollet Mall
 
 
 
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
 
 
 
 
(612) 330-5500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Xcel Energy Inc. (the Company) held its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2018. At the meeting shareholders:

•
elected all 12 directors nominated by the Board of Directors;
•
approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as set forth in the 2018 proxy statement; and
•
ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes
Against
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Vote
Richard K. Davis
 
368,457,375
 
9,188,545
 
1,720,036
 
65,232,395

Ben Fowke
 
369,414,424
 
6,256,025
 
3,695,506
 
65,232,395

Richard T. O’Brien
 
375,744,866
 
2,712,291
 
908,799
 
65,232,395

David K. Owens
 
375,675,524
 
2,781,002
 
909,430
 
65,232,395

Christopher J. Policinski
 
375,622,257
 
2,841,933
 
901,766
 
65,232,395

James T. Prokopanko
 
375,521,601
 
2,840,825
 
1,003,530
 
65,232,395

A. Patricia Sampson
 
369,401,285
 
7,030,747
 
2,933,355
 
65,232,964

James J. Sheppard
 
375,398,818
 
3,043,441
 
923,697
 
65,232,395

David A. Westerlund
 
372,373,443
 
5,182,928
 
1,809,585
 
65,232,395

Kim Williams
 
375,730,385
 
2,703,902
 
931,099
 
65,232,964

Timothy V. Wolf
 
374,348,022
 
4,076,826
 
941,108
 
65,232,395

Daniel Yohannes
 
375,309,461
 
3,142,762
 
913,733
 
65,232,395


Proposal 2 — Advisory vote on executive compensation

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
358,092,895
 
18,355,357
 
2,917,135
 
65,232,964

Proposal 3 — Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Votes Abstained
436,614,354
 
6,422,188
 
1,561,809






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

May 18, 2018
Xcel Energy Inc.
(a Minnesota corporation)
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Judy M. Poferl
 
Judy M. Poferl
 
Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Executive Services