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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 21, 2025

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Xcel Energy Inc. (Xcel Energy) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2025. At the meeting, shareholders:

•elected all 11 directors nominated by the Board;

•approved, on an advisory basis, Xcel Energy’s executive compensation as set forth in the 2025 Proxy Statement; and

•ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Xcel Energy’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

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

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.