secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK:        0000072903
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000072903-25-000273
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Xcel Energy elects Maria Demaree to board of directors
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- Maria Demaree, 57, elected to Xcel Energy board effective Dec. 17, 2025; board expands from 11 to 12 members.
- Demaree is SVP, Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation and CIO at Lockheed Martin; over 30 years at the company.
- She will serve on Audit Committee and Operations, Nuclear, Environmental and Safety Committee.
- Compensation prorated from start date to 2026 annual meeting; consistent with other non-employee directors.
- No related-party transactions or familial relationships with other directors/officers.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290325000273/0000072903-25-000273-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290325000273/xel-20251217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-25-000273

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