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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNDER</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>XCEL ENERGY INC.</B><BR>
<I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>(State or other jurisdiction</I></FONT></TD>
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<B>41-0448030</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><I>of incorporation or organization)</I></FONT></TD>
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<I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>800 Nicollet Mall<BR>
Suite&nbsp;3000<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2023</B><BR>
<I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>XCEL ENERGY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN<BR><br>
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.<BR>
EMPLOYEES&#146; SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR<BR>
BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>GARY R. JOHNSON</B><BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Xcel Energy Inc.<BR>
800 Nicollet Mall, Suite&nbsp;3000<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2023<BR>
(612)&nbsp;330-5500<BR>
<I>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copy of all communications to:</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ROBERT J. JOSEPH, ESQ.</B><BR>
Jones Day<BR>
77 West Wacker<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60601<BR>
(312)&nbsp;269-4176
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock (par value $2.50 per
share)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">3,000,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$38,610,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$3,123.55</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount
of interests to be offered pursuant to the employee benefit plans
described herein as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction affecting the Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on
the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Xcel Energy
Inc. Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April&nbsp;11, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">One right to purchase Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock automatically trades
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of
registering an additional (i)&nbsp;2,160,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock
to be issued pursuant to the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan and (ii)&nbsp;840,000
shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the New
Century Energies, Inc. Employees&#146; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for
Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees.

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c75954exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1 Opinion of Counsel Re: Legality of Shares</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c75954exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents as filed by Xcel Energy Inc.
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;),
the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan (formerly known as the Xcel
Energy Retirement Savings Plan)
(the &#147;401(k) Plan&#148;) and the New Century
Energies, Inc. Employees&#146; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit
Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (the &#147;Employees&#146; Saving and
Stock Ownership Plan&#148; and, together with the 401(k) Plan, the &#147;Plans&#148;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) are incorporated herein by
reference:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The 401(k) Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the fiscal
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Employees&#146; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan&#146;s Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in
its Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;13, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, each document filed by the Registrant and the Plans pursuant
to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended after the date hereof, and prior to the termination of the offering
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supercedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superceded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.

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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.

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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the &#147;Minnesota Act&#148;), unless
the articles of incorporation or by-laws otherwise provide, directors and
officers will be indemnified against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements
and expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with legal
proceedings to which they are made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason
of their present or former status as a director or officer, if they received no
improper personal benefit, in the case of any criminal proceeding, they had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful, and, generally
speaking, they reasonably believed their conduct to be in, or not opposed to,
the corporation&#146;s best interests.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By-laws of the Registrant provide indemnification to directors and
officers to the full extent provided by the Minnesota Act.

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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

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to Exhibit&nbsp;4.01 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;1-0304) filed
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(File No.&nbsp;333-48590) filed on October&nbsp;25, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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5.1
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5.2
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">The Registrant hereby undertakes that it: (i)&nbsp;will submit or
has submitted the 401(k) Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and (ii)&nbsp;has made or will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k)
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23.1
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*
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Previously filed as indicated and incorporated by reference</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="13%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="13%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="8%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)
or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be in the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">The Registrant

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota.

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<B>XCEL ENERGY INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ RICHARD C. KELLY</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><hr size="1" noshade>Richard C. Kelly</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Date: April&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ WAYNE H. BRUNETTI<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Wayne H. Brunetti</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief <BR> Executive
Officer and Director<BR>
<I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I>
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ RICHARD C. KELLY<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard C. Kelly</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
<I>(Principal Financial Officer)</I>
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ DAVID E. RIPKA<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">David E. Ripka</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Controller<BR>
<I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I>
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ C. CONEY BURGESS<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
C. Coney Burgess</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;8, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DAVID A. CHRISTENSEN<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David A. Christensen</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ROGER R. HEMMINGHAUS<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Roger R. Hemminghaus</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;13, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ A. BARRY HIRSCHFELD<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
A. Barry Hirschfeld</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;8, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DOUGLAS W. LEATHERDALE<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Douglas W. Leatherdale</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ALBERT F. MORENO<BR>
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Albert F. Moreno</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;9,
2003&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ MARGARET R. PRESKA<BR>
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Margaret R. Preska</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ A. PATRICIA SAMPSON<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
A. Patricia Sampson</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ALLAN L. SCHUMAN<BR>
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Allan L. Schuman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">/s/ RODNEY E. SLIFER<BR>
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Rodney E. Slifer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;7, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">The 401(k) Plan

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned consist of all the members of the Committee having the
responsibility for the administration of the 401(k) Plan. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the 401(k) Plan has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of
Minnesota, on April&nbsp;14, 2003.

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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2"><B>XCEL ENERGY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By:<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ CATHY J.
HART&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u><BR>
Name: Cathy J. Hart<BR>
Title: Vice President &#38; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By:<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ RICHARD
C. KELLY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u><BR>
Name: Richard C. Kelly<BR>
Title: Vice President &#38; Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">The Employees&#146; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned consist of all the members of the Committee having the
responsibility for the administration of the Employees&#146; Savings and Stock
Ownership Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Employees&#146; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on
April&nbsp;14, 2003.

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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2"><B>NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEES&#146;<BR>
SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR<BR>
BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER<BR>
NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By:<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ CATHY J.
HART&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u><BR>
Name: Cathy J. Hart<BR>
Title: Vice President &#38; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By:<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ RICHARD
C. KELLY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u><BR>
Name: Richard C. Kelly<BR>
Title: Vice President &#38; Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
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By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
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Opinion of Counsel regarding legality of shares.</FONT></TD>
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The Registrant hereby undertakes that it: (i)&nbsp;will submit or
has submitted the&nbsp;401(k) Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and (ii)&nbsp;has made or will
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
XCEL ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MINNESOTA
(State or other jurisdiction
41-0448030
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
800 Nicollet Mall
Suite 3000
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2023
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
XCEL ENERGY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.
EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR
BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
(Full title of the plan)
GARY R. JOHNSON
Vice President and General Counsel
Xcel Energy Inc.
800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 3000
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2023
(612) 330-5500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy of all communications to:
ROBERT J. JOSEPH, ESQ.
Jones Day
77 West Wacker
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 269-4176
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount to
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
be Registered(1)
Per unit(2)
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock (par value $2.50 per
share)
3,000,000
$12.87
$38,610,000
$3,123.55
Rights to Purchase Common Stock
(par value $2.50 per share)(3)
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount
of interests to be offered pursuant to the employee benefit plans
described herein as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction affecting the Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on
the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Xcel Energy
Inc. Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 11, 2003.
(3)
One right to purchase Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock automatically trades
with each share of Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of
registering an additional (i) 2,160,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock
to be issued pursuant to the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan and (ii) 840,000
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the New
Century Energies, Inc. Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for
Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees.
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PART II
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 Opinion of Counsel Re: Legality of Shares
EX-23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
EX-23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents as filed by Xcel Energy Inc.
(the "Registrant"),
the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan (formerly known as the Xcel
Energy Retirement Savings Plan)
(the "401(k) Plan") and the New Century
Energies, Inc. Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit
Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (the "Employees' Saving and
Stock Ownership Plan" and, together with the 401(k) Plan, the "Plans") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") are incorporated herein by
reference:
(1)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2002;
(2)
The 401(k) Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001;
(3)
The Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan's Annual
Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001; and
(4)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2002.
In addition, each document filed by the Registrant and the Plans pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended after the date hereof, and prior to the termination of the offering
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supercedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superceded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superceded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not Applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (the "Minnesota Act"), unless
the articles of incorporation or by-laws otherwise provide, directors and
officers will be indemnified against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements
and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with legal
proceedings to which they are made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason
of their present or former status as a director or officer, if they received no
improper personal benefit, in the case of any criminal proceeding, they had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful, and, generally
speaking, they reasonably believed their conduct to be in, or not opposed to,
the corporation's best interests.
By-laws of the Registrant provide indemnification to directors and
officers to the full extent provided by the Minnesota Act.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
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ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
4.1*
Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.01 to the Registrant's Form 8-K (File No. 1-0304) filed
on August 21, 2000).
4.2*
By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-48590) filed on October 25, 2000).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel regarding legality of shares.
5.2
The Registrant hereby undertakes that it: (i) will submit or
has submitted the 401(k) Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and (ii) has made or will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k)
Plan.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.
*
Previously filed as indicated and incorporated by reference
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration
Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be in the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota.
XCEL ENERGY INC.
By:
/s/ RICHARD C. KELLY
Richard C. Kelly
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 14, 2003
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ WAYNE H. BRUNETTI
Wayne H. Brunetti
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief
Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
April 14, 2003
/s/ RICHARD C. KELLY
Richard C. Kelly
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
April 14, 2003
/s/ DAVID E. RIPKA
David E. Ripka
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
April 14, 2003
/s/ C. CONEY BURGESS
C. Coney Burgess
Director
April 8, 2003
/s/ DAVID A. CHRISTENSEN
David A. Christensen
Director
April 14, 2003
/s/ ROGER R. HEMMINGHAUS
Roger R. Hemminghaus
Director
April 13, 2003
/s/ A. BARRY HIRSCHFELD
A. Barry Hirschfeld
Director
April 8, 2003
/s/ DOUGLAS W. LEATHERDALE
Douglas W. Leatherdale
Director
April 14, 2003
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/s/ ALBERT F. MORENO
Albert F. Moreno
Director
April 9,
2003
/s/ MARGARET R. PRESKA
Margaret R. Preska
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ A. PATRICIA SAMPSON
A. Patricia Sampson
Director
April 14, 2003
/s/ ALLAN L. SCHUMAN
Allan L. Schuman
Director
April 7, 2003
/s/ RODNEY E. SLIFER
Rodney E. Slifer
Director
April 7, 2003
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The 401(k) Plan
The undersigned consist of all the members of the Committee having the
responsibility for the administration of the 401(k) Plan. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the 401(k) Plan has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of
Minnesota, on April 14, 2003.
XCEL ENERGY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ CATHY J.
HART
Name: Cathy J. Hart
Title: Vice President & Corporate Secretary
By:
/s/ RICHARD
C. KELLY
Name: Richard C. Kelly
Title: Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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The Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
The undersigned consist of all the members of the Committee having the
responsibility for the administration of the Employees' Savings and Stock
Ownership Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership Plan has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on
April 14, 2003.
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEES'
SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR
BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER
NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
By:
/s/ CATHY J.
HART
Name: Cathy J. Hart
Title: Vice President & Corporate Secretary
By:
/s/ RICHARD
C. KELLY
Name: Richard C. Kelly
Title: Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1*
Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.01 to the Registrant's Form 8-K (File No. 1-0304) filed
on August 21, 2000).
4.2*
By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-48590) filed on October 25, 2000).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel regarding legality of shares.
5.2
The Registrant hereby undertakes that it: (i) will submit or
has submitted the 401(k) Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and (ii) has made or will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k) Plan.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.
*
Previously filed as indicated and incorporated by reference