Hunton & Williams Advises on Xcel Energy Inc. - $500 Million offering of Senior Notes

Hunton & Williams LLP advised Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint-booking running managers on an SEC registered offering by Xcel Energy Inc. (“Xcel”) of $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2017 and $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2025.

Xcel is a holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in the utility business. Xcel’s continuing operations included the activity of four wholly owned utility subsidiaries that serve electric and natural gas customers in eight states. These utility subsidiaries are Northern States Power Company-Minnesota, Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin, Public Service Company of Colorado and Southwestern Public Service Co., and serve customers in portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

The Hunton & Williams LLP team included Pete O’Brien, Steve Friend and Adam O’Brian.