FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Peracchi Christopher C.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
8/19/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

EXCO RESOURCES INC [XCO]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

12377 MERIT DRIVE, SUITE 1700

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks /

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75251       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock   127303   (1) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)     (2) 6/3/2023   Common Stock   50000   $8.30   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)     (2) 8/13/2023   Common Stock   37600   $7.68   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (3)   (3) Common Stock   30382   $0.00   D    
Performance Share Units     (4)   (4) Common Stock   300000   $0.00   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes shares of restricted common stock issued to Mr. Peracchi pursuant to the EXCO Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). Unvested shares of restricted stock are subject to forfeiture, accelerated vesting and other restrictions as more fully set forth in the Plan and each agreement pursuant to which restricted shares were issued.
( 2)  This option is fully vested and currently exercisable.
( 3)  Represents performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vest at a rate between 0% and 200% of the target number of RSUs (the number of RSUs listed herein) during a three-year performance cycle beginning on July 1, 2014 and ending on July 1, 2017 based on the issuer's relative total shareholder return in comparison to the total shareholder return of a predetermined peer group over the performance cycle. The RSUs were issued to Mr. Peracchi pursuant to the Plan and the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated July 1, 2014 and are subject to forfeiture, accelerated vesting and other restrictions as more fully set forth in these agreements.
( 4)  Represents performance-based share units ("PSUs") that vest at a rate between 0% and 150% of the target number of PSUs (the number of PSUs listed herein) during a three-year performance cycle beginning on July 1, 2016 and ending on July 1, 2019 based on the issuer's relative total shareholder return in comparison to the total shareholder return of a predetermined peer group over the performance cycle. 25% of the PSUs shall be eligible to vest on July 1, 2017 and the remaining 75% of the PSUs shall be eligible to vest on July 1, 2019. The PSUs were issued to Mr. Peracchi pursuant to the Plan and the Performance-Based Share Unit Award Agreement dated July 1, 2016. The PSUs may be settled, at the issuer's discretion, in cash or shares of common stock, and are subject to forfeiture, accelerated vesting and other restrictions as more fully set forth in these agreements.

Remarks:
Vice President, acting Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Peracchi Christopher C.
12377 MERIT DRIVE
SUITE 1700
DALLAS, TX 75251

See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ Christopher C. Peracchi 8/29/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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