UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Xcel Energy Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Minnesota |
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41-0448030 |
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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55401 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which |
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7.60% Junior Subordinated Notes, due 2068 |
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New York Stock Exchange, Inc. |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-134660
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information under the heading “Description of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities” included in the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 8, 2008 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Registration No. 333-132936) and the information under the heading “Supplemental Description of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities” of the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement dated January 11, 2008 as filed with the Commission on January 14, 2008 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2008, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008). |
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Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated January 16, 2008, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the Form of Global Security of the 7.60% Junior Subordinated Note, due 2068, attached thereto as Exhibit A (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.02 to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008). |
(Signature Page Follows)
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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XCEL ENERGY INC. |
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/S/ Cathy J. Hart |
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Name: Cathy J. Hart |
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Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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Date: January 29, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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4.1 |
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Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2008, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008). |
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Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated January 16, 2008, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the Form of Global Security of the 7.60% Junior Subordinated Note, due 2068, attached thereto as Exhibit A (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.02 to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008). |
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