Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None of the Company’s directors or officers adopted, modified, or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025.

On Feb. 24, 2026, the Company approved a new executive severance and change in control plan. Under the plan, a participant whose employment is terminated under certain circumstances will receive severance benefits (consisting of base salary, target annual incentive and certain retirement and health benefits), which are then applied to a multiple. The multiple applied to the severance benefits is 2 for the CEO and 1.5 for the other executive officers. If the participant is terminated within two years following a change in control, the multiple applied to the severance benefits is 3 for the CEO and 2 for the other executive officers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the severance multiple applied for a change in control termination impacting our currently serving executive vice presidents will be 3. The Xcel Energy Inc. Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan which goes into effect on March 1, 2026 is filed as Exhibit 10.33 hereto.