form8k.htm
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 22, 2013
 
Xcel Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
001-3034
  
41-0448030
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
  
 
414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  
55401
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (612) 330-5500
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Xcel Energy Inc. (the Company) held its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders on May 22, 2013. At the meeting shareholders:

 
·
elected all 12 directors nominated by the Board of Directors;
 
·
ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013;
 
·
approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as set forth in the 2013 proxy statement; and
 
·
did not approve a shareholder proposal presented at the meeting on the separation of the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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
  
Gail Koziara Boudreaux
   335,943,064     3,941,229     2,189,070     70,986,377  
Fredric W. Corrigan
   336,010,264     3,849,151     2,213,948     70,986,377  
Richard K. Davis
   336,550,604     3,323,540     2,199,219     70,986,377  
Benjamin G.S. Fowke III
   328,124,680     9,053,189     4,895,494     70,986,377  
Albert F. Moreno
   334,137,134     5,703,529     2,232,700     70,986,377  
Richard T. O’Brien
   336,718,583     3,110,036     2,244,744     70,986,377  
Christopher J. Policinski
   333,696,331     6,122,668     2,254,364     70,986,377  
A. Patricia Sampson
   333,666,486     5,815,211     2,591,665     70,986,377  
James J. Sheppard
   336,509,441     3,340,611     2,223,310     70,986,377  
David A. Westerlund
   336,410,291     3,394,835     2,268,237     70,986,377  
Kim Williams
   336,462,720     3,452,405     2,158,237     70,986,377  
Timothy V. Wolf
   336,546,847     3,201,983     2,324,532     70,986,377  

Proposal 2 — Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.

Votes For
    
Votes Against
    
Votes Abstained
  
406,397,224     4,798,320     1,864,196  

Proposal 3 —Advisory vote on executive compensation.

Votes For
    
Votes Against
    
Votes Abstained
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
320,569,118     16,829,399     4,670,584     70,990,639  

Proposal 4 — Shareholder proposal on the separation of the role of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Votes For
    
Votes Against
    
Votes Abstained
    
Broker Non-Votes
  
71,751,660     266,469,051     3,848,390     70,990,639  
 
 
 
 

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 24, 2013
Xcel Energy Inc.
 
(a Minnesota corporation)
   
 
/s/ Judy M. Poferl
 
Judy M. Poferl
 
Vice President and Corporate Secretary