SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION
under Rule 24 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
APPLICATION/DECLARATION ON FORM U-1
OF XCEL ENERGY INC.
(File No. 70-10096)
This Certificate of Notification is filed by Xcel Energy Inc. (“Xcel Energy”), a Minnesota corporation, in connection with the transactions proposed in the Application-Declaration filed on Form U-1, as amended (the “Application”), in File No. 70-10096 and authorized by the order of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued on May 29, 2003 (Release No. 35-27681). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Application. Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Act, Xcel Energy hereby certifies that on June 25, 2003 the Board of Directors of Xcel Energy declared a quarterly dividend of 18.75 cents per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on July 20, 2003 to shareholders of record on July 7, 2003. All or a portion of such dividend will be paid from capital and/or unearned surplus of Xcel Energy.
| Exhibits | ||
| F-2 | Past Tense Opinion of Counsel |
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EX-F-2 Past Tense Opinion of Counsel | ||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, the undersigned company has duly caused this document to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Xcel Energy Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Richard C. Kelly | |||
| Richard C. Kelly | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Dated: July 2, 2003