secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK:        0000072903
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T13:23:37+00:00
Accession:  0000072903-26-000147
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Xcel Energy elects Peter Carter, Delta Air Lines president, to board of directors
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- Peter Carter, 63, elected to Xcel Energy board effective July 29, 2026.
- Carter has served as President of Delta Air Lines since April 2026; previously EVP and Chief Legal Officer.
- Board size increased from 10 to 11; Carter will serve on Audit and Governance, Compensation and Nominating committees.
- Carter is independent and will receive standard non-employee director compensation, prorated to the 2027 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290326000147/0000072903-26-000147-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290326000147/xel-20260729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-26-000147

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