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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Three year period ending 2002
FORM U-12(I)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT)
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(i) OF PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF
1935 BY A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A REGISTERED HOLDING
COMPANY OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT CONTEMPLATES
ONLY ROUTINE EXPENSES AS SPECIFIED IN RULE 71(b)
1. Name and business address of person filing statement.
Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 3400, Chicago,
Illinois 60610
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the
undersigned proposes to act in matters included within the exemption provided
by paragraph (b) of Rule U-71.
Peter D. Clarke, Debra J. Schnebel, Robert J. Joseph, Robert L.
Capizzi, Alfonso McMillian, Jr., Nancy Laethem
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
undersigned is regularly employed or retained.
Xcel Energy Inc. and subsidiaries
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or
retained by each of the companies named in item 3, and brief description of
nature of services to be rendered in each such position or relationship.
Legal counsel for corporate and securities matters, including
matters under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
5. (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated to
be received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or others,
directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the undersigned, from each
of the companies designated in item 3. (Use column (a) as supplementary
statement only.)
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Salary or other
compensations
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Name of recipient: Received To be received Person or company
(a) (b) from whom received
or to be received
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Gardner, Carton & Douglas - Regular hourly Xcel Energy Inc.
billing rates
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(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary.
Hourly billing rates plus routine expenses
6. (TO BE ANSWERED IN SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT ONLY. SEE INSTRUCTIONS.)
Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in item 2, above,
during the calendar year in connection with the activities described in item
4, above, and the source or sources of reimbursement for same.
(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client: $
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses:
(Signed) Gardner, Carton & Douglas
Date: September 12, 2000 By: /s/ Peter D. Clarke
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Peter D. Clarke, Partner
