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accession: "0000072903-24-000111"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XEL"
cik: "0000072903"
company_name: "XCEL ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T09:27:12.136115+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xcel Energy shareholders approve 2024 Equity Incentive Plan reserving 12M shares, elect directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, reserving 12,000,000 shares for equity awards.
- All 13 director nominees elected; top vote getter Timothy Welsh with 416,213,850 votes for.
- Say-on-pay advisory approval: 327,887,688 for, 89,832,381 against.
- 2024 Plan approved: 389,539,485 for, 28,446,769 against.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor: 454,535,691 for, 15,975,246 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072903-24-000111
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XEL
- cik: 0000072903
- company_name: XCEL ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290324000111/0000072903-24-000111-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290324000111/xel-20240522.htm

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