UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 14, 2014

EXCO RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 368-2084

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 14, 2014, EXCO Resources, Inc. (“EXCO”) entered into that certain Second Amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2014, by and among EXCO, as borrower, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Second Amendment”).

The Second Amendment amended EXCO’s existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2013, as amended (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), to, among other things, amend certain definitions, representations, warranties and covenants and add certain non-financial covenants, including increasing the amount of permitted cash dividends to the holders of EXCO’s common stock from $50.0 million to $75.0 million. Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended by the Second Amendment), EXCO may, subject to certain conditions, declare and pay cash dividends on its common stock in an amount not to exceed $75.0 million in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.

A description of the material terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement can be found in EXCO’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 31, 2013 and August 19, 2013, and a description of the material terms of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement can be found in EXCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 28, 2013, which descriptions are incorporated by reference. The foregoing description of the Second Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

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Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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